becauseHElives
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"My memory is nearly gone, but I remember two things, that I am a great sinner, and that Christ is a great Saviour."
He died in London December 21, 1807 but left his executors instructions for his epitaph. It reads in part,
"John Newton, Clerk, once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slaves in Africa, was, by the rich mercy of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the faith he had long labored to destroy."
john newton
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Strive to enter in at the strait gate:for many, I say unto you will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. ( Luke 13:24 )
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