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Every man is born with the faculty of reason and the faculty of speech, but why should he be able to speak before he has anything to say?

Benjamin Whichcote

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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Credit Letters Men
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.
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Christian Men Understanding
None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Reform Religion Thinking
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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Hypocrisy Men Soul
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
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
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
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
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
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
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States

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