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Christ hath told us He will come, but not when, that we might never put off our clothes, or put out the candle.

William Gurnall

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William Gurnall
Age: 62 †
Born: 1617
Born: January 1
Died: 1679
Died: October 12
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Candle
Hath
Clothes
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Christ

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