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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.

Benjamin Whichcote

Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
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
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
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
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
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
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
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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Democracy Men Passion
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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Deeds Immortal Sometimes Temptation
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
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
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
Those who live not by law would be justified by Custom: but, as common practice is the worst teacher that ever was, so the truth and goodness of things is not to be estimated by the entertainment and acceptance they find in the world.
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Acceptance Law Teacher

The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.

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