Quote#Peace
The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve the purity…
Quote byMatthew Henry · 1662–1714
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 148..
English (original)
The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve the purity of it.
— Matthew Henry
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