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He that does not repent, sins again.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
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
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Knowledge Known Knows Least
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
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
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Darkness Light Mysterious
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
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self

He that does not repent, sins again.

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