A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEHe that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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Believe things, rather than man.
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It is hypocrisy for man to make any other use of his religion, or the credit of it, than to sanctify and save his soul.
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Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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A benefactor is a representative of God.
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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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Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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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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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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