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“Madam, when you are come to the other side of the water, and set down your foot on the shore of glorious eternity, and look back to the water and to your wearisome journey, and shall see in that clear glass of endless glory nearer to the bottom of God's wisdom, you shall then be forced to say, "If God had done otherwise with me than He hath done, I had never come to the enjoying of this crown of glory.”

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Book:Letters of Samuel Rutherford
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Samuel Rutherford
Samuel Rutherford

Samuel Rutherford was a 17th-century Scottish theologian and writer whose works had a profound impact on religious and political fields, particularly within the Protestant movement. He is known for his contributions to Christian ethics and political theory. more

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