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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

That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
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
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
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
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
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
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
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness

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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