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God doesn’t care what you’re not. He cares who you are. You are His, you come from the Master, and when He… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
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And in that hour, The seeds of cruelty, that since have swell'd To such gigantic and enormous growth, Were sown in human… — William Cowper Copy Share Image
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The trifle now inscribed with your name. was occasioned by a particular fact; but to the disgrace of human nature, the subject… — Thomas Day Copy Share Image
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