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Wesley's Explanatory Notes on Acts 20:37

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John Wesley (1703–1791) · 18th-century historical commentary
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They all wept - Of old, men, yea, the best and bravest of men, were easily melted into tears; a thousand instances of which might be produced from profane as well as sacred writers. But now, notwithstanding the effeminacy which almost universally prevails, we leave those tears to women and children. Acts 20:38
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