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An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
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Learning Taught Teacher
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
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
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
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
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
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
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
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

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