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Conduct is the grand test of character. Words are one great evidence of the condition of the heart.
J. C. Ryle
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J. C. Ryle
Age: 84 †
Born: 1816
Born: May 10
Died: 1900
Died: June 10
Anglican Priest
Bishop Of Liverpool
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Macclesfield
Cheshire
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John Ryle
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