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The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.

Benjamin Whichcote

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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.
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Becoming Mercy Submission
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
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
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
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
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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