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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.

Benjamin Whichcote

It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
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
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
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
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
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
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
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
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
Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
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Christian Good Human Nature
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness

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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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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