Benjamin Whichcote
Benjamin Whichcote
Benjamin Whichcotewas a British Establishment and Puritan divine, Provost of King's College, Cambridge, and leader of the Cambridge Platonists...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Benjamin Whichcote quotes about
heaven religion doe
Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
thinking religion reform
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.
religion contention unnatural
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
political religion politics
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
longest measures strongest
The longest sword, the strongest lungs, the most voices, are false measures of truth.
eternity expect god greater happiness rejoice
Expect no greater happiness in Eternity, than to rejoice in God
work devil laziness
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
men repentance cases
Repentance doth alter a man's case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.
law righteousness self-righteousness
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
eye men cases
If a man will be righteous and equal, let him see, with his neighbour's eyes, in his own case; and with his own eyes, in his neighbour's case.
men self selfishness
Let not a man's self be to him all in all.
sin shame
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
temptation deeds wonder
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.
trust trust-nobody
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.