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Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.

Benjamin Whichcote

We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
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
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
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
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Evil Good Measure Some Themselves
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
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.
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Becoming Mercy Submission
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
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
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 is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament

Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.

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