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“No one ever said at the end of his days; 'I have read my bible too much, I have thought of God too much, I have prayed too much, I have been too careful with my soul'”

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J. C. Ryle
J. C. Ryle

J. C. Ryle, the Bishop of Liverpool, was born on May 10, 1816, and died on June 10, 1900. He was a prominent religious leader in 19th-century England, known for his deep biblical scholarship and steadfast propagation of Christian faith. more

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