The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEEntrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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He that does not repent, sins again.
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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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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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The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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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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