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

Benjamin Whichcote

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
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
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
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
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
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
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells

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