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The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
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
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
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
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
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
The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
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Darkness Light Mysterious
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
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
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower

The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.

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