“What must be the knowledge of Him, from whom all created minds have derived both their power of knowledge, and the innumerable objects of their knowledge! What must be the wisdom of Him, from whom all things derive their wisdom!”
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Timothy Dwight IV
Timothy Dwight IV was an American author, theologian, and educator, born on May 14, 1752, in Connecticut, and died on January 11, 1817. He was a witness to the American Revolutionary War and an important figure in American literature and religious thought. more
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