Joseph Alleine, p. 621.
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There is no surer evidence of an unconverted state than to have the things of the world uppermost in our aim, love, and estimation.
— Joseph Alleine on Worldliness
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Source: Wikiquote: "Worldliness" (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895): Quotes reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895).)
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About Joseph Alleine
Joseph Alleine (baptised 8 April 1634 – 17 November 1668) was an English Puritan Nonconformist pastor and author of many religious works.
About Joseph Alleine
Joseph Alleine (baptised 8 April 1634 – 17 November 1668) was an English Puritan Nonconformist pastor and author of many religious works.
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