Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEMan is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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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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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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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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God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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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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There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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