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What must be the knowledge of Him, from whom all created minds have derived both their power of knowledge, and the innumerable objects of their knowledge! What must be the wisdom of Him, from whom all things derive their wisdom!

Timothy Dwight IV

It is impossible for the mind which is not totally destitute of piety, to behold the sublime, the awful, the amazing works of creation and providence — the heavens with their luminaries, the mountains, the ocean, the storm, the earthquake, the volcano, the circuit of the seasons, and the revolutions of empires — without marking in them all the mighty hand of God, and feeling strong emotions of reverence toward the Author of these stupendous works.

Timothy Dwight IV

Actors are a nuisance in the earth, the very offal of society.

Timothy Dwight IV

The Bible is a window in this prison-world, through which we may look into eternity.

Timothy Dwight IV

Timothy Dwight IV

Timothy Dwight IV

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Born: May 14, 1752

Died: January 11, 1817 (aged 64)

Bio: Timothy Dwight was an American academic and educator, a Congregationalist minister, theologian, and author. He was the eighth president of Yale College.

Known for:

Travels in New England and New York
Theology Explained and Defended
Thoughts of and for the Inner Life: Sermons

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