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I do not believe it is possible for any one to read that book earnestly from its beginning, and think of popish, or non-popish, or of anything but the man whom it presents and brings to us.
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Morley asserts that a sincere reading of a particular book transcends sectarian views, focusing instead on the essence of its message.
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