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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

Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.
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Christian Men Understanding
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
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
If a man will be righteous and equal, let him see, with his neighbour’s eyes, in his own case; and with his own eyes, in his neighbour’s case.
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Cases Eye 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
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
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
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust

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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