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Study the covenant of grace and the merits of Christ, and be troubled if you can: you are interested in such a covenant that accepts purposes for performances, desires for deeds, sincerity for perfection, the righteousness of another—namely that of Jesus Christ—as if it were your own alone.

Christopher Love — Last letter to his wife from the Tower of London

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Christopher Love, Last letter to his wife from the Tower of London, August 22, 1651
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