Quotemeal: May. 16th, 1957

Thursday, May 16, 1957

"We read not that Christ ever exercised force but once; and that was to drive profane ones out of his Temple, not to force them in."
— John Milton

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Illustration of John Milton — "We read not that Christ ever exercised force but once; and that was to drive profane ones out of his Temple, not to force them in."

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'A Sufficient Answer' (Ro. 7:21-8:1)
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