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“God works powerfully, but for the most part gently and gradually.”

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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. more

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

“A soul disengaged from the world is a heavenly one; and then are we ready for heaven when our heart is there before us.”

World Heart Soul Heaven Ready Heavenly

Author:John Newton

“Experience is the Lord's school, and they who are taught by Him usually learn by the mistakes they make that in themselves they have no wisdom; and by their slips and falls, that they have no strength.”

School Fall Mistake Lord Taught Slips

Author:John Newton

“But by the grace of God I am what I am”

Grace Grace Of God God's Grace I Am What I Am

Author:John Newton

“If it were possible for me to alter any part of his plan, I could only spoil it.”

Ifs Plans Spoil

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