“It is neglect of the Bible which makes so many a prey to the first false teacher whom they hear.”

— J.C. Ryle

Matthew VII: 12–20, pp. 68–69
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: St. Matthew (1856)

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Anglican bishop 1816–1900

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