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There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
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
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
Truth is not only a man’s ornament but his instrument; it is the great man’s glory, and the poor man’s stock: a man’s truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.
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Credit Letters Men
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
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
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
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
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

There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.

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