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The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
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
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
Every man is born with the faculty of reason and the faculty of speech, but why should he be able to speak before he has anything to say?
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Able Men Speak Speech
Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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Grace Law Men
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
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 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 base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
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
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom

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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