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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.

Benjamin Whichcote

The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTE

Knowledge Known Knows Least
Truth is not only a man’s ornament but his instrument; it is the great man’s glory, and the poor man’s stock: a man’s truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.
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Credit Letters Men
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
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
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
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
Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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Grace Law Men
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
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
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Darkness Light Mysterious
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
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
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
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
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
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
Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.
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Christian Men Understanding
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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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Delight Friend Friends True
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men

No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.

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