Benjamin Whichcote Quotes About Religion

Quotes about: Religion

• Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.

  Benjamin Whichcote

  Political, Religion, Principles

• There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.

  Benjamin Whichcote

  Religion, Contention, Unnatural

  Benjamin Whichcote (1753). “Moral and religious aphorisms collected from the manuscript papers of the reverend and learned Doctor Whichcote; and published in 1703, by Dr. Jeffery. Now re-published, with very large additions, ... by Samuel Salter, ... To which are added, Eight letter”, p.128

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

  Benjamin Whichcote

  Heaven, Religion, Degrees

  Benjamin Whichcote, Anthony Tuckney (1753). “Moral and religious aphorisms [collected by J. Jeffery from the papers of B. Whichcote]. Now re-publ., with additions, by S. Salter. To which are added, Eight letters: which passed between dr. Whichcote, and dr. Tuckney”, p.52

• 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.

  Benjamin Whichcote

  Thinking, Religion, Reform

  Benjamin Whichcote (1753). “Moral and religious aphorisms collected from the manuscript papers of the reverend and learned Doctor Whichcote; and published in 1703, by Dr. Jeffery. Now re-published, with very large additions, ... by Samuel Salter, ... To which are added, Eight letter”, p.95

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