The Spirit of Slumber which the Poison of the old Serpent has brought upon the children of Men is to be deplored exceedingly.
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I will now teach my son Increase (and others of my children) the way of raising a lesson out of every verse in his reading of the Bible and of turning it into a Prayer and engage him (and them) unto a daily Course in reading the Bible in such a way
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