Many man's scruples lie almost wholly about obedience to authority and compliance with indifferent customs, but very seldom … - John Tillotson

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John Tillotson

Many man's scruples lie almost wholly about obedience to authority and compliance with indifferent customs, but very seldom about the dangers of disobedience and unpeaceableness and rending in pieces the Church of Christ by needless separations and endless divisions.

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