Who will venture to place the authority of Copernicus above that of the Holy Spirit?

While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.

The principle exercise which the children of god have is to pray. For in this way they give true proof of their faith.

All men were created to busy themselves with the labor for the common good.

The happiness promised us in Christ does not consist in outward advantages-such as leading a joyous and peaceful life, having rich possessions, being safe from all harm, and abounding with delights such as the flesh commonly longs after. No, our happiness belongs to the heavenly life!

Without knowledge of self there is no knowledge of God Our wisdom, in so far as it ought to be deemed true and solid Wisdom, consists almost entirely of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves. But as these are connected together by many ties, it is not easy to determine which of the two precedes and gives birth to the other.

I don't need to compromise my principles, because they don't have the slightest bearing on what happens to me anyway.