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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.

Benjamin Whichcote

None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
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 nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
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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Democracy Men Passion
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
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
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
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
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Christian Good Human Nature
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
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
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
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?
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Able Men Speak Speech
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
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
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men

Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.

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