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The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
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
Repentance doth alter a man’s case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.
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Men Repentance Should
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
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
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
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
A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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Done Guilt Mind
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
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
It is hypocrisy for man to make any other use of his religion, or the credit of it, than to sanctify and save his soul.
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Hypocrisy Men Soul

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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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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