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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.

Benjamin Whichcote

He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
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
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
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 repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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Grace Law Men
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells

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