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Brown bread and the Gospel is good fare.

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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
Bread
Good
Fare
Brown
Gospel

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