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Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.

Benjamin Whichcote

God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
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
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
Every man is born with the faculty of reason and the faculty of speech, but why should he be able to speak before he has anything to say?
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Able Men Speak Speech
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
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
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
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
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue

Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.

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Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.

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