But there are not a few who would be indignant at having their belief …

George MacDonald
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But there are not a few who would be indignant at having their belief in God questioned, who yet seem greatly to fear imagining Him better than He is. ✨ George MacDonald, Rolland Hein (2004). Life Essential: The Hope of the Gospel, p.93, Regent College Publishing
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But there are not a few who would be indignant at having their belief in God questioned, who yet seem greatly to fear imagining Him better than He is. ✨ George MacDonald, Rolland Hein (2004). Life Essential: The Hope of the Gospel, p.93, Regent College Publishing

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