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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

A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
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
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
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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Cases Eye Men
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
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
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
Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
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Evil Good Measure Some Themselves
It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
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Firsts Impossible Men
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles

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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