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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.

Benjamin Whichcote

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The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
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
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
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
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
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
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
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
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
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
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
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
If a man will be righteous and equal, let him see, with his neighbour’s eyes, in his own case; and with his own eyes, in his neighbour’s case.
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Cases Eye Men
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
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
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue

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