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An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.

Benjamin Whichcote

No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
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Christian Good Human Nature
Truth is not only a man’s ornament but his instrument; it is the great man’s glory, and the poor man’s stock: a man’s truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.
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Credit Letters Men
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
It is hypocrisy for man to make any other use of his religion, or the credit of it, than to sanctify and save his soul.
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Hypocrisy Men Soul
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
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Evil Good Measure Some Themselves
A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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Done Guilt Mind
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin

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