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Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.

Benjamin Whichcote

None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTE

Good Opportunity Temptation
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
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
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
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
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
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
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
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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Done Guilt Mind
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
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Learning Taught Teacher
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

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