A great fear, when it is ill-managed, is the parent of superstition; but a discreet and well-guided fear produces religion.


The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying (ed. 1706)


A great fear, when it is ill-managed, is the parent of superstition; but a discreet and well-guided fear produces religion.

A great fear, when it is ill-managed, is the parent of superstition; but a discreet and well-guided fear produces religion.

A great fear, when it is ill-managed, is the parent of superstition; but a discreet and well-guided fear produces religion.

A great fear, when it is ill-managed, is the parent of superstition; but a discreet and well-guided fear produces religion.