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If they can see you love them, you can say anything to them.

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Richard Baxter
Age: 76 †
Born: 1615
Born: November 12
Died: 1691
Died: December 8
Philosopher
Poet
Theologian
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Rowton
Shropshire
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Love

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God takes men's hearty desires and will, instead of the deed, where they have not power to fulfill it but he never took the bare deed instead of the will.
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Prayer must carry on our work as much as preaching he preacheth not heartily to his people that will not pray for them.
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