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He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.

Benjamin Whichcote

We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
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
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
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
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
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
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe 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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Becoming Mercy Submission
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
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
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
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

He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.

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