An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEVirtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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He that does not repent, sins again.
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Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
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Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Believe things, rather than man.
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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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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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