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
charity benefactors representatives
A benefactor is a representative of God.
passion men democracy
The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
learning way teach
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
evil good-and-evil be-good
Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
believe men belief
Believe things, rather than man.
political religion politics
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
christian men understanding
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.
atheist thinking atheism
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.
may wells
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
belief old-testament denominations
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
heaven moments hours
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
mind guilt done
A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
fear evil
Fear is prophetical of evil.
needs repent angry
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.