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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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John Newton
Age: 82 †
Born: 1725
Born: July 24
Died: 1807
Died: December 21
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