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A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
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
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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
An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Carrie Idol Men
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
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
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
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
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Firsts Impossible Men
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves

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