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The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.

Benjamin Whichcote

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 State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.
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Christian Men Understanding
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
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
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
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
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
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
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
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
Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
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Evil Good Measure Some Themselves

The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.

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