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So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did not only sigh but roar.

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Matthew Henry
Age: 51 †
Born: 1662
Born: October 18
Died: 1714
Died: June 22
Author
Theologian
Writer
Sir y Fflint
Extremity
Roar
Anguish
Sigh
Pain
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