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They that pray in the family do well they that pray and read the Scriptures do better but they that pray, and read, and sing do best of all.

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Matthew Henry
Age: 51 †
Born: 1662
Born: October 18
Died: 1714
Died: June 22
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Anger cannot rest in the bosom where love reigns.
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Brotherly love is still the distinguishing badge of every true Christian.
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We should take heed of pride it is a sin that turned angels into devils.
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A man that is endued with the powers of reason, by which he is capable of knowing, serving, glorifying, and enjoying his Maker, and yet lives without God in the world, is certainly the most despicable and the most miserable animal under the sun.
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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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