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

Benjamin Whichcote

Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
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
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
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
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
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Darkness Light Mysterious
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
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

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