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Men would pray better if they lived better. They would get more from God if they lived more obedient and well-pleasing to God.

Edward McKendree Bounds

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Edward McKendree Bounds
Age: 78 †
Born: 1835
Born: August 15
Died: 1913
Died: August 24
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E. M. Bounds
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