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None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
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
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
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
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
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
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
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
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Firsts Impossible Men
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self

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