Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEFear is prophetical of evil.
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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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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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Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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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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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
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God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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