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That power is in vain which is never in use.

Benjamin Whichcote

An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
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
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Carrie Idol Men
Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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Deeds Immortal Sometimes Temptation
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
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
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
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
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 repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
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
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem

That power is in vain which is never in use.

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