Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEA guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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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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Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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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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