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Ye reformers, look at France--behold the crimes which have risen up to demand the vengeance of God--see the woes which you have brought on the race of man, and tremble lest your works should follow you?
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Daggett warns reformers to consider the consequences of their actions by reflecting on the turmoil in France.
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