God's merits are so transcendent that it is not surprising … - Samuel Butler

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God's merits are so transcendent that it is not surprising his faults should be in reasonable proportion.

Samuel Butler

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Samuel Butler (December 4, 1835 – June 18, 1902) was a British satirist, most famous for his novels Erewhon and The Way of All Flesh.

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God's merits are so transcendent that it is not surprising his faults should be in reasonable proportion. - Samuel Butler

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