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God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.

Benjamin Whichcote

The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTE

Democracy Men Passion
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
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
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
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Ends Life Wish
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
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
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
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
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion

God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.

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