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First, he who hath received True Grace needs more grace: our lives need to be still reformed, and our hearts still to be cleansed, the soul is such a vessel as continually is gathering in and sending out what is corrupt and evil.

Obadiah Sedgwick — The Anatomy of Secret Sins (on Psalm 19:12)

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The Anatomy of Secret Sins (on Psalm 19:12)

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