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God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
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
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
Those who live not by law would be justified by Custom: but, as common practice is the worst teacher that ever was, so the truth and goodness of things is not to be estimated by the entertainment and acceptance they find in the world.
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Acceptance Law Teacher
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
Every man is born with the faculty of reason and the faculty of speech, but why should he be able to speak before he has anything to say?
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Able Men Speak Speech
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 does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
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
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament

God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.

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