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Do nothing till thou hast well considered the end of it.

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Matthew Henry
Age: 51 †
Born: 1662
Born: October 18
Died: 1714
Died: June 22
Author
Theologian
Writer
Sir y Fflint
Wells
Well
Nothing
Hast
Till
Considered
Thou
Ends

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