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A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.

Benjamin Whichcote

Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
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
The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
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Approach Flower Soul Sun
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
If a man will be righteous and equal, let him see, with his neighbour’s eyes, in his own case; and with his own eyes, in his neighbour’s case.
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Cases Eye Men
Those who live not by law would be justified by Custom: but, as common practice is the worst teacher that ever was, so the truth and goodness of things is not to be estimated by the entertainment and acceptance they find in the world.
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Acceptance Law Teacher
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
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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Atheism Atheist Thinking

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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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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