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As to myself, if I were not a Calvinist, I think I should have no more hope of success in preaching to men, than to horses or cows.

John Newton

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John Newton
Age: 82 †
Born: 1725
Born: July 24
Died: 1807
Died: December 21
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London
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Though the island of Great Britain exhibits but a small spot upon the map of the globe, it makes a splendid appearance in the history of mankind, and for a long space has been signally under the protection of God and a seat of peace, liberty and truth.
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Let me endeavor to lead you out of yourself: let me invite you to look unto Jesus.
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What Thou wilt, when Thou wilt, how Thou wilt. I had rather speak these three sentences from my heart in my mother tongue than be master of all the languages in Europe.
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The midsummer sun shines but dim, The fields strive in vain to look gay But when I am happy in Him December's as pleasant as May.
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What will it profit a man if he gains his cause and silences his adversary if at the same time he loses that humble, tender frame of spirit in which the Lord delights, and to which the promise of his presence is made?
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Whether men are pleased or not, we will, we must, worship the Lamb that was slain.
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