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Benjamin Whichcote

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
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
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
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
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
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
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
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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Delight Friend Friends True
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 human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
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Approach Flower Soul Sun
An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Carrie Idol Men
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking

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