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Wesley's Explanatory Notes on Esther 4:2

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John Wesley (1703–1791) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Sackcloth - Lest it should give the king any occasion of grief and trouble. But what availed, to keep out the badges of sorrow unless they could have kept out the causes of sorrow too? To forbid sackcloth to enter unless they could likewise forbid sickness, and trouble, and death? Esther 4:4
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