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The will is a beast of burden. If God mounts it, it wishes and goes as God wills if Satan mounts it, it wishes and goes as Satan wills Nor can it choose its rider... the riders contend for its possession.

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Martin Luther
Age: 62 †
Born: 1483
Born: November 10
Died: 1546
Died: February 18
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