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Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.

Benjamin Whichcote

He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.
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Delight Friend Friends True
The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
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Democracy Men Passion
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
None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Reform Religion Thinking
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
Repentance doth alter a man’s case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.
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Men Repentance Should
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
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Degrees Heaven Religion
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth

Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.

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