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John Gill's Exposition on Colossians 3:21

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, etc.] (See Gill on “<490604>Ephesians 6:4”). lest they be discouraged; or disheartened and dispirited; their spirits be broke through grief and trouble, and they become indolent, sluggish, and unfit for business; or, despairing of having any share in the affections of their parents, disregard their commands, instructions, and corrections, and grow obdurate, stubborn, and rebellious.
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