Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEDid 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.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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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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Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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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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