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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.

Benjamin Whichcote

What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Knowledge Known Knows Least
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
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
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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Atheism Atheist Thinking
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
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
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
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
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
A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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Done Guilt Mind
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

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