Men turn their faces to hell, and hope to get to heaven; why don't the…

Charles Spurgeon
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Men turn their faces to hell, and hope to get to heaven; why don't they walk into the horsepond, and hope to be dry?. ✨ Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1884). John Ploughman's Talk and Pictures; Or Plain Advice for Plain People: In One Volume
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Men turn their faces to hell, and hope to get to heaven; why don't they walk into the horsepond, and hope to be dry?. ✨ Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1884). John Ploughman's Talk and Pictures; Or Plain Advice for Plain People: In One Volume

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