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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.

Benjamin Whichcote

Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
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
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
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 Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
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
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
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Ends Life Wish
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
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
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise

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