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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.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
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
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
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
Truth is not only a man’s ornament but his instrument; it is the great man’s glory, and the poor man’s stock: a man’s truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.
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Credit Letters Men

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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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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