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
flower soul sun
The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
men soul good-man
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
men hypocrisy soul
It is hypocrisy for man to make any other use of his religion, or the credit of it, than to sanctify and save his soul.
work devil laziness
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
law righteousness self-righteousness
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
sin shame
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
lying mean riches
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
doe sin repentance
He that does not repent, sins again.
angel repentance pardon
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
teacher learning taught
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.
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.
light darkness mysterious
The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light--so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
together may reason
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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.