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There is a difference between having a rational judgment that honey is sweet, and having a sense of its sweetness

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
Judgment
Sweet
Difference
Differences
Sense
Sweetness
Honey
Rational

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