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Christ is God clothed with human nature.

Benjamin Whichcote

No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Knowledge Known Knows Least
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
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
The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
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Democracy Men Passion
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
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
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
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
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle 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
Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
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Ends Life Wish
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None

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