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Believe things, rather than man.

Benjamin Whichcote

A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
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
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
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
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
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
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
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service

Believe things, rather than man.

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