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Self is the root, the tree, and the branches of all the evils of our fallen state.

William Law

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William Law
Age: 75 †
Born: 1686
Born: January 1
Died: 1761
Died: April 9
Theologian
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King's Cliffe
Northamptonshire
Sin
Tree
Religious
State
Evils
Evil
Root
Christian
Branches
States
Fallen
Self
Roots

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