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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.

Benjamin Whichcote

Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
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Degrees Heaven Religion
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
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
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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
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
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Reform Religion Thinking
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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Christian Good Human Nature
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation

The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.

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