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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

Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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Deeds Immortal Sometimes Temptation
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
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
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
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
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 sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
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
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament

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