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A man may as well hew marble without tools, or paint without colors or instruments, or build without materials, as perform any acceptable service without the graces of the Spirit, which are both the materials and instruments in the work.

Joseph Alleine

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Joseph Alleine
Age: 34 †
Born: 1634
Born: April 8
Died: 1668
Died: November 17
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