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Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue.

Francis Quarles

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Francis Quarles
Age: 52 †
Born: 1592
Born: May 8
Died: 1644
Died: September 8
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Havering
Ears
Literature
Heaven
Find
Sinners
Sinner
Finds
Tongue

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