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

Benjamin Whichcote

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
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
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
The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Knowledge Known Knows Least
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
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 base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
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
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
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
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
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
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Learning Taught Teacher
Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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Atheism Atheist Thinking
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
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder

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

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