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{{quote | text=By one hour's intimate access to the throne of [[grace]], where the [[Lord]] causes his glory to pass before the soul that seeks him, you may acquire more true spiritual knowledge and comfort, than by a day or a week's converse with the best of men, or the most studious perusal of many folios.}}
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{{summary | text=John Newton (1725 - 1807) was an English clergyman and writer who wrote the [[hymn]] "[[Amazing Grace (song)|Amazing Grace]]" after converting to [[Christianity]] abandoning his participation in the slave trade.}}
 
{{summary | text=John Newton (1725 - 1807) was an English clergyman and writer who wrote the [[hymn]] "[[Amazing Grace (song)|Amazing Grace]]" after converting to [[Christianity]] abandoning his participation in the slave trade.}}
  

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By one hour's intimate access to the throne of grace, where the Lord causes his glory to pass before the soul that seeks him, you may acquire more true spiritual knowledge and comfort, than by a day or a week's converse with the best of men, or the most studious perusal of many folios.

John Newton (1725 - 1807) was an English clergyman and writer who wrote the hymn "Amazing Grace" after converting to Christianity abandoning his participation in the slave trade. (Read more)




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