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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

When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
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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Deeds Immortal Sometimes Temptation
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
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
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
None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Reform Religion Thinking
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
The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
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Democracy Men Passion
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
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
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain

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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