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The first evil choice or act is linked to the second and each one to the one that follows, both by the tendency of our evil nature and by the power of habit, which holds us as by a destiny

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Tryon Edwards
Age: 84 †
Born: 1809
Born: August 7
Died: 1894
Died: January 4
Theologian
Hartford
Connecticut
Habit
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Choices
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Evil
Tendency
Nature
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Power
Tendencies
Firsts
Destiny
First
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