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Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.

Benjamin Whichcote

None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.
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Becoming Mercy Submission
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
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
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
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
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
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
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Degrees Heaven Religion
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

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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