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When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
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
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
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
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
Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.
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Delight Friend Friends True
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
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
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
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
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
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
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Learning Taught Teacher

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