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He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.

Benjamin Whichcote

Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God 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
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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Delight Friend Friends True
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
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
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
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
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 good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
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

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