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John Newton was an English writer known for his religious work 'The Parable of the Prodigal Son'. Born on July 24, 1725, he passed away on December 21, 1807. Newton's life was marked by transformation, moving from a tobacco merchant to a devout Christian and a priest in the Church of England.

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“To be humble, and like a little child, afraid of taking a step alone, and so conscious of snares and dangers around us as to cry to Him continually to hold us up that we may be safe, is the sure, the infallible, the only secret of walking closely with Him.”

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Author:John Newton

“If the Lord be with us, we have no cause of fear. His eye is upon us, His arm over us, His ear open to our prayer - His grace sufficient, His promise unchangeable.”

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Book:The Works of the Rev. John Newton ... to which are Prefixed Memoirs of His Life, &c

Source: The Works of the Rev. John Newton ... to which are Prefixed Memoirs of His Life, &c

“"What Thou wilt, when Thou wilt, how Thou wilt." I had rather speak these three sentences from my heart in my mother tongue than be master of all the languages in Europe.”

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Book:The works of the Rev. John Newton ...: containing, an authentic narrative, etc., letters on religious subjects, cardiphonia, discourses intended for the pulpit, sermons preached in the parish church of Olney, a review of ecclesiastical history, Olney hymns, poems, Messiah, occasional sermons, and tracts, to which are prefixed, Memoirs of his life, &c. by the Rev. John Cecil

Source: The works of the Rev. John Newton ...: containing, an authentic narrative, etc., letters on religious subjects, cardiphonia, discourses intended for the pulpit, sermons preached in the parish church of Olney, a review of ecclesiastical history, Olney hymns, poems, Messiah, occasional sermons, and tracts, to which are prefixed, Memoirs of his life, &c. by the Rev. John Cecil

“By affliction prayer is quickened, for our prayers are very apt to grow languid and formal in a time of ease.”

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Book:Letters: Including Several Never Before Published

Source: Letters: Including Several Never Before Published

“I look upon prayer-meetings as the most profitable exercises (excepting the public preaching) in which Christians can engage. They have a direct tendency to kill a worldly, trifling spirit, and to draw down a Divine blessing upon all our concerns, compose differences, and enkindle (at least maintain) the flames of Divine love amongst brethren.”

Source: The Works of the Rev. J. Newton ...: With the Memoirs of the Author and General Remarks on His Life, Connections, and Character