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Believe things, rather than man.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
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
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
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
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
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
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Ends Life Wish
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
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
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
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

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