As rivers, the nearer they come to the ocean whither they tend, the mo…

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As rivers, the nearer they come to the ocean whither they tend, the more they increase their waters, and speed their streams; so will grace flow more fully and freely in its near approaches to the ocean of glory. ✨ John Owen (2001). The Person of Christ, p.433, Sovereign Grace Publishers,
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