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An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
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
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
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
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
He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
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Learning Taught Teacher
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
Those who live not by law would be justified by Custom: but, as common practice is the worst teacher that ever was, so the truth and goodness of things is not to be estimated by the entertainment and acceptance they find in the world.
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Acceptance Law Teacher
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
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
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Reform Religion Thinking
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
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
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men

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