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When you and I are inclined to nestle down in indolence and self indulgence. God stirs up our nests and bids us fly upward.

Theodore L. Cuyler

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Theodore L. Cuyler
Age: 87 †
Born: 1822
Born: January 1
Died: 1909
Died: January 1
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Theodore Ledyard Cuyler
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Tears never yet saved a soul. Hell is full of weepers weeping over lost opportunities, perhaps over the rejection of an offered Saviour. Your Bible does not say, Weep, and be saved. It says, Believe, and be saved. Faith is better than feeling.
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