Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEWhat is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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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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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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The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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That power is in vain which is never in use.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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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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An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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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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He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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He that does not repent, sins again.
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Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
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Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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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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Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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