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No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
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
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
It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.
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Becoming Mercy Submission
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
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
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
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
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness

No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.

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