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Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.

Benjamin Whichcote

None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
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
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
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
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
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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Atheism Atheist Thinking
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
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
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

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