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If we are to take the Pharisee’s rule, and determine a man’s piety by his creed, and by the number and length of his prayers, then piety will be the cheapest thing in the market, and as worthless as it is cheap.
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Mann critiques superficial measures of piety, suggesting true faith is more than outward displays.
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