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John Gill's Exposition on Deuteronomy 8:12

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, etc.] Not only once and again, but continually, day after day, being indulged with great plenty: and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt [therein]; who for forty years had only dwelt in tents, moving from place to place in the wilderness.
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