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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

An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Carrie Idol Men
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
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
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
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
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
Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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Deeds Immortal Sometimes Temptation
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
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
Truth is not only a man’s ornament but his instrument; it is the great man’s glory, and the poor man’s stock: a man’s truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.
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Credit Letters Men
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin

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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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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