None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEChrist is God clothed with human nature.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
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God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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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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Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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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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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.
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