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A man who knows that he lives in sin against God will not be inclined to come daily into the presence of God.

Jonathan Edwards

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Jonathan Edwards
Age: 54 †
Born: 1703
Born: October 5
Died: 1758
Died: March 22
Clergyman
Philosopher
Theologian
Writer
East Windsor
Connecticut
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Sin
Lives
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Men
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