John Tillotson

John Tillotson

John Tillotson (October 1630 – 22 November 1694) was an Archbishop of Canterbury (1691–1694).

Attributed

• If God were not a necessary Being of himself, he might almost seem to be made for the use and benefit of men.
  • Compare: "Si Dieu n'existait pas, il faudrait l'inventer" (translated: "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him", Voltaire, Épître à l'Auteur du Livre des Trois Imposteurs (November 10 1770).

• To give children good instruction, and a bad example, is but a beckoning to them with the head to show them the way to heaven, while we take them by the hand and lead them in the way to hell.
  • Archbishop John Tillotson as quoted by John Charles Ryle, Anglican Bishop of Liverpool (1880–1900).