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Repentance doth alter a man’s case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
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
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
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
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
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
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking

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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