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The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.

Benjamin Whichcote

Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
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
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
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Christian Good Human Nature
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
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
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
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 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
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Carrie Idol Men
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul

The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.

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