Let the ground of all thy religious actions be obedience; examine not why it is commanded, but observe it because it is commanded. True obedience neither procrastinates nor questions.


Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles (ed. 1844)

Francis Quarles Quotes

Let the ground of all thy religious actions be obedience; examine not why it is commanded, but observe it because it is commanded. True obedience...

Let the ground of all thy religious actions be obedience; examine not why it is commanded, but observe it because it is commanded. True obedience...

Let the ground of all thy religious actions be obedience; examine not why it is commanded, but observe it because it is commanded. True obedience...

Let the ground of all thy religious actions be obedience; examine not why it is commanded, but observe it because it is commanded. True obedience...