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When men live as if there were no God, it becomes expedient for them that there should be none.

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John Tillotson
Age: 64 †
Born: 1630
Born: October 10
Died: 1694
Died: November 22
Archbishop Of Canterbury
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Live
Men
Expedient
None
Atheism
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