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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.

Benjamin Whichcote

Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
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
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
Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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Deeds Immortal Sometimes Temptation
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
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
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
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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Firsts Impossible Men
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together

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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