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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.

Benjamin Whichcote

Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
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
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
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
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
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
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
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
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
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
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
Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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Grace Law Men
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way

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