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Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.

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
Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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Atheism Atheist Thinking
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
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
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
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
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
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
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
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
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
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
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
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder

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