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... removed from a son , than whom few ever stood more in need of a mother's care , and none could have repaid it more ... removal took place is not exactl WILLIAM COWPER . 9.
... removed from a son , than whom few ever stood more in need of a mother's care , and none could have repaid it more ... removal took place is not exactl WILLIAM COWPER . 9.
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... removal . The just inference , therefore , seems to be , that he left the paternal roof , it may almost be said , for ever , within a very brief period after his first irreparable loss . Some doubt also attaches to the exact situation ...
... removal . The just inference , therefore , seems to be , that he left the paternal roof , it may almost be said , for ever , within a very brief period after his first irreparable loss . Some doubt also attaches to the exact situation ...
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... removed , he deemed Christian obedience to consist in abstaining from all attempt to regain the favour of God . Hence , after his second recovery , he never attended the ordinances of public worship , and , so far as appears , never ...
... removed , he deemed Christian obedience to consist in abstaining from all attempt to regain the favour of God . Hence , after his second recovery , he never attended the ordinances of public worship , and , so far as appears , never ...
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