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If the Church is a living body united to the same head, governed by the same laws, and pervaded by the same Spirit, it is impossible that one part should be independent of all the rest.

Charles Hodge

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Charles Hodge
Age: 80 †
Born: 1797
Born: December 27
Died: 1878
Died: June 19
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