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We have no cause to be ashamed of the Gospel of Christ but the Gospel of Christ may justly be ashamed of us.

John Tillotson

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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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