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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

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
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
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
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
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
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
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
Every man is born with the faculty of reason and the faculty of speech, but why should he be able to speak before he has anything to say?
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Able Men Speak Speech
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin

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