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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.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
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
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
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
Truth is not only a man’s ornament but his instrument; it is the great man’s glory, and the poor man’s stock: a man’s truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.
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Credit Letters Men
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
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
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
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking

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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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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