Sentence examples for exercise of charity from inspiring English sources

In the penultimate paragraph of the "Treatise," Spinoza insists that "the state can pursue no safer course than to regard piety and religion as consisting solely in the exercise of charity and just dealing, and that the right of the sovereign, both in religious and secular spheres, should be restricted to men's actions, with everyone being allowed to think what he will and to say what he thinks".

The story of Jesus requires all Christians to believe at least six impossible things before breakfast; Catholics, however, must also accept that the son of God saw fit to entrust an institution that would be endemically beset by corruption and cruelty with the dissemination of his Gospel, the administration of his sacraments and the exercise of his charity.

These questions exercised the minds of charity workers at last night's Charityfair debate.

Telling cancer patients to "take it easy" may cause them to miss out on the benefits of exercise, a charity has warned.

Tammany Hall, also called Tammany, the executive committee of the Democratic Party in New York City historically exercising political control through the typical boss-ist blend of charity and patronage.

"Slaves of charity, Thomas.

Acts of charity were plentiful.

She is "an actual mother of charity".

This isn't a question of charity.

He called exorcism "a form of charity".

Objects of charity are not guests".