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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

That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
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
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
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
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
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
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
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
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
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
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
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 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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