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Believe things, rather than man.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
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
It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
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Firsts Impossible Men
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
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
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
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
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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
Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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Deeds Immortal Sometimes Temptation
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust

Believe things, rather than man.

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