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Shallows where a lamb could wade and depths where an elephant would drown.

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Matthew Henry
Age: 51 †
Born: 1662
Born: October 18
Died: 1714
Died: June 22
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Theologian
Writer
Sir y Fflint
Lambs
Drown
Elephants
Depths
Depth
Shallows
Would
Lamb
Wade
Elephant

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