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Of all the doctrines of the Bible none is so offensive to human nature as the doctrine of God's sovereignty.

J. C. Ryle

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J. C. Ryle
Age: 84 †
Born: 1816
Born: May 10
Died: 1900
Died: June 10
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Macclesfield
Cheshire
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