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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.

Benjamin Whichcote

It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
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Firsts Impossible Men
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
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Reform Religion Thinking
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
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
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
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
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
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
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
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
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
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
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
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
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
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
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
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

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