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A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.

Benjamin Whichcote

Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
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
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
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
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
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 of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
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
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
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
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
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
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin

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