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A firm persuasion of the superintendence of Providence over all our concerns is absolutely necessary to our happiness. Without it, we cannot be said to believe in the Scripture, or practise anything like resignation to his will.

William Cowper — William Cowper, letter to his cousin (Lady Hesketh), in The Works of William Cowper: His Life, Letters, and Poems (Internet Archive worksofwilliamco00cowp).

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