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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

The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
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
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
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
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
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
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
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
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
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
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder

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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