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

Benjamin Whichcote

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 is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
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
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
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Approach Flower Soul Sun
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
It is hypocrisy for man to make any other use of his religion, or the credit of it, than to sanctify and save his soul.
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Hypocrisy Men Soul
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
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
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 Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work

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

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