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He that does not repent, sins again.

Benjamin Whichcote

God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.
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Delight Friend Friends True
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
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
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
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
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Knowledge Known Knows Least
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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
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
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion

He that does not repent, sins again.

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