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If thou wouldst be justified, acknowledge thine injustice. He that confesses his sin, begins his journey toward salvation. He that is sorry for it, mends his pace. He that forsakes it, is at his journey's end.

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
Begins
Confesses
Salvation
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Thou
Forsake
Sorry
Thine
Sin
Justified
Toward
Pace
Journey
Acknowledge
Mends
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Injustice
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