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

Benjamin Whichcote

It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
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
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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Atheism Atheist Thinking
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
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
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
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
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
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament

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