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The Word of God is ROCK. All else is sand.

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
Cricketer
Writer
Macclesfield
Cheshire
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Prosperity is a great mercy, but adversity is a greater one, if it brings us to Christ.
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