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Mere excitements of mind on the subject of religion, however powerful, unless they arise from the known truth of God, are never safe. Excitement, however sudden or great, is not to be feared or deprecated, if it is originated simply by the truth, and will be guided by the truth. All other excitements are pernicious. It is easy to produce them, but their consequences are sad. A true history of spurious revivals would be one of the most melancholy books ever written.

Ichabod Spencer — A Pastor's Sketches; or, Conversations with Anxious Inquirers Respecting the Way of Salvation, 7th ed. (New York: M. W. Dodd, 1851), sketch "Excitement," p. 181

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A Pastor's Sketches; or, Conversations with Anxious Inquirers Respecting the Way of Salvation, 7th ed. (New York: M. W. Dodd, 1851), sketch "Excitement," p. 181
Ichabod Spencer, A Pastor's Sketches; or, Conversations with Anxious Inquirers Respecting the Way of Salvation, 7th ed. (New York: M. W. Dodd, 1851), sketch "Excitement," p. 181 (archive.org) - A Pastor's Sketches; or, Conversations with Anxious Inquirers Respecting the Way of Salvation, 7th ed. (New York: M. W. Dodd, 1851), sketch "Excitement," p. 181
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