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

Benjamin Whichcote

Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
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
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
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
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
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
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
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.
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Becoming Mercy Submission

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

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