Error damns as well as vice

Error is the adultery of the mind; it stains the soul.
Error damns as well as vice. A man may as well
die by poison—as by pistol.

Truth distinguishes a Christian from the world, as
chastity distinguishes a virtuous woman from a harlot.
We have not a richer jewel to trust God with than our
souls; nor He a richer jewel to trust us with than His
truths.


Thomas Watson 1669