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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

A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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Grace Law Men
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Carrie Idol Men
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
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
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
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
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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Ends Life Wish
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
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Darkness Light Mysterious

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

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