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The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.

Benjamin Whichcote

The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
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 more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
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Darkness Light Mysterious
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
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
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
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
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
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
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
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Carrie Idol Men

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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