Having bought truth dear, we must not sell it cheap, not the least grain of it for the whole world. Roger Williams More Quotes by Roger Williams More Quotes From Roger Williams When He send, His messengers will go, His prophets will prophesy, though all the world should forbid them. Roger Williams prophet messengers world If any refuse to obey the common laws and orders of the ship concerning their common peace or preservation; if any shall mutiny or rise up against their commanders and officers; if any should preach or write that there should be no commanders or officers because all are equal in Christ, therefore no master or officers, no laws nor orders, nor corrections nor punishments - I say I never denied that in such cases, the commander may judge, resist, compel, and punish such transgressors according to their deserts and merits. Roger Williams law writing order If the civil magistrate be a Christian, a disciple or follower of the meek Lamb of God, he is bound to be far from destroying the bodies of men for refusing to receive the Lord Jesus Christ: for otherwise he would be ignorant of the sweet end of Christ's coming, which was to save the bodies and souls of men. Roger Williams christian sweet jesus When in doubt, try nutrition first. Roger Williams doubt trying firsts It is only the Lord who is able to give [unbelievers] repentance and recover them out of Satan's snare. Roger Williams satan able giving While I deplored and denounced the incivilities of Quakerism in my day (such as the going naked in public by some at sundry times), my position regarding their religious views was, "They will answer to God, at their own peril, in the great day approaching [that is, the day of divine judgment]." Roger Williams great-day religious views 'Tis but worldly policy and compliance with men and times (God's mercy overruling) that holds your hands from the murdering of thousands and ten thousands, were your power and command as great as the bloody Roman emperors' formerly was. Roger Williams mercy men hands All men of conscience or prudence ply to windward, to maintain their wars to be defensive. Roger Williams plies men war It is but little of the world yet that hath heard the lost estate of mankind and of a Savior, Christ Jesus; and as yet the fullness of the gentiles has not come, and probably shall not until the downfall of the Papacy. Roger Williams littles world jesus Is it possible that since I hunt, I may be hunting for the life of my Savior and the blood of the Lamb of God? I have fought against many differing sorts of conscience. Is it beyond all possibility and hazard that I have not fought against God, and that I have not persecuted Jesus in some of them? Roger Williams hunting blood jesus The Christian church [in its true identity] does not persecute; any more than a lily scratches the thorns, or a lamb pursues and tears the wolves, or a turtledove hunts the hawks and eagles, or a chaste and modest virgin fights and scratches like whores and harlots. Roger Williams eagles fighting christian Whatever tumults and strifes await God's witnesses, it remains clear that the doctrine of persecution for the sake of conscience is most evidently and lamentably contrary to the doctrine of Christ Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Roger Williams prince-of-peace doctrine jesus Some eminent witnesses of God's truth believe that before the downfall of Antichrist [which virtually all Reformers construed to be Romanism], England must once again bow down her fair neck to his proud usurping yoke and foot. Roger Williams bows feet believe The magistrates of whom Paul wrote were natural, ungodly, persecuting, and yet lawful magistrates, to be obeyed in all lawful civil things. Roger Williams magistrates natural They're world vehicles. Parts are made everywhere and they're put together somewhere. Roger Williams politics I want this president to succeed and I think America does too, and I'm going to do everything I can to help him, this is big moment in the history of our country to dismantle this horrible Obamacare. Roger Williams politics Sometimes love is hard. The more you practice loving yourself, it becomes second nature. Love yourself no matter what.” Roger Williams Accept the true and accurate history of what Rhode Island participated in, because Rhode Island's out in the open. Roger Williams
