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Benjamin Whichcote

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
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
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 is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
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
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
It is hypocrisy for man to make any other use of his religion, or the credit of it, than to sanctify and save his soul.
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Hypocrisy Men Soul
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
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Approach Flower Soul Sun
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some

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