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Be short in all religious exercises. Better leave the people longing than loathing.

Nathanael Emmons

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Nathanael Emmons
Age: 95 †
Born: 1745
Born: April 20
Died: 1840
Died: September 23
Theologian
East Haddam
Connecticut
Longing
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Leave
Religious
Religion
Better
Loathing
People
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