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  rushthepoasters.</p>

  butofallthis,brotherthosinhisquietever</p>

  heard.hehadhisnuscriptsandhisohoughtsand</p>

  heented.hepouredhisloveofgodintoalittle</p>

  volu.hecalledittheitationofchrist.ithassince</p>

  beentranslatedintorelanguagesthananyotherbook</p>

  savethebible.ithasbeenreadbyquiteasnypeople</p>

  aseverstudiedtheholyscriptures.ithasinfluehe</p>

  livesofuntlessl</p>

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