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The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
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
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
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 most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Knowledge Known Knows Least
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
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
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
Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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Atheism Atheist Thinking
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
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
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent

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