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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

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
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
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
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
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
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
Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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Grace Law Men

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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