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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.

Benjamin Whichcote

What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Reform Religion Thinking
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
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
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
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
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Christian Good Human Nature
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
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

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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