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
prayer real done
All is not done when we have spoken to God by prayer; our petitions are to be pursued with real endeavours.
light darkness mysterious
The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light--so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
becoming mercy repentance
It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.
doe sin repentance
He that does not repent, sins again.
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.
men willpower blind
Will, without reason, is a blind man's motion; will, against reason, is a madman's motion.
lying mean riches
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
soul virtue natural
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
trust trust-nobody
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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.
sin shame
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
men self selfishness
Let not a man's self be to him all in all.
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.