His enemies.’.. ‘God’s church is now an anvil, but remember.. it is an anvil which has
worn out many hammers. Christianitychurch see also the BLOOD of the martyrs is the seed of the Church; where GOD builds a
church, the Devil will build a chapel; he is a GOOD dog who goes to church; the NEARER the
church, the farther from God.
churchyard see a GREEN Yule makes a fat churchyard.CIRCUMSTANCES alter cases1678 T. RYMER Tragedies of Lost Age 177 There may be circumstances that alter
the case, as when there is a sufficient ground of partiality. 1776 W. HEATH Memoirs
(1798) 92 Our General reflected for a moment, that as circumstances alter cases, Gen.
Washington.. might possibly wish for some aid. 1895 J. PAYN In Market Overt xxxix.
Circumstances alter cases even with the best of us, as was shown in a day or two in the
conduct of the Lord Bishop. 1938 A. CHRISTIE Appointment with Death xiii. It is
undoubtedly true that circumstances alter cases. I do feel.. that in the present
circumstances decisions may have to be reconsidered. 1998 ‘C. AIRD’ Stiff News (2000)
v. 56 ‘I didn’t say anything before,’ the Matron murmured awkwardly, ‘because I
couldn’t imagine that it could be important.’ ‘Circumstances alter cases,’ said Crosby
prosaically. circumstancescircus see if you can’t RIDE two horses at once, you shouldn’t be in the circus.cite see the DEVIL can quote Scripture for his own ends.city see if every man would SWEEP his own doorstep the city would soon be clean.A CIVIL question deserves a civil answer1853 T. C. HALIBURTON Sam Slick’s Wise Saws II. ii. Give a civil answer to a civil
question. 1858 S. A. HAMMETT Piney Woods Tavern xxvii. The Squire there asked me a
civil question, and that desarves a civil answer,—at least that’s manners where I come
from. 1935 E. GREENWOOD Pins & Needles xi. ‘Thank you for those few words,’ Aunt
said effusively. ‘I’ve got what I wanted—a civil answer to a civil question.’