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Our little time of suffering is not worthy of our first night's welcome home to Heaven.

Samuel Rutherford

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Samuel Rutherford
Died: 1661
Died: March 29
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I assure you by the Lord, your adversaries shall get no advantage against you, except you sin, and offend your Lord, in your sufferings.
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