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A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.

Benjamin Whichcote

Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
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Evil Good Measure Some Themselves
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
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
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
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
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
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
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Degrees Heaven Religion
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
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
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
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use

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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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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