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TMP: Truly insidious Moral Piety from the Heartland posted by Eric Melin on April 9, 2009
TMP: Truly insidious Moral Piety from the Heartland » Scene-Stealers 2009
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Piety is another important Christian act, which must first be shown in the home.
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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Piety is "Reverence of parents or friends, accompanied with affection and devotion to their honor and happiness."
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Piety is another important Christian act, which must first be shown in the home.
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Piety is "Reverence of parents or friends, accompanied with affection and devotion to their honor and happiness."
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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Piety is applied to the reverential discharge of filial duties; as the parental relation is the earthly representation of God our heavenly Father's relation to us.
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Piety is the root of all charity; to render to each his own, as well to our neighbor, as to God.
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Piety is disgraced in all the shows of it, if there be not charity.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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Piety is the only sure way to prosperity and pleasure; this is a certain truth, and yet few will believe it.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Piety from the teeth outward is no difficult thing.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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