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What a sublime doctrine it is, that goodness cherished now is eternal life already entered on!

William Ellery Channing

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William Ellery Channing
Age: 62 †
Born: 1780
Born: April 7
Died: 1842
Died: October 2
Pastor
Preacher
Theologian
Newport
Rhode Island
Reverend William Ellery Channing
Entered
Sublime
Doctrine
Goodness
Eternal
Already
Life
Cherished

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