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As if men did not die fast enough, they are ingenious at finding out ways to destroy one another.

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Matthew Henry
Age: 51 †
Born: 1662
Born: October 18
Died: 1714
Died: June 22
Author
Theologian
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Sir y Fflint
Men
Findings
Finding
Fast
Ways
Dies
Another
Enough
Ingenious
Way
Destroy

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