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It is, however, plain from Scripture, and in accordance with the faith of the universal church, that multitudes of the baptized perish.
A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians 1797-1878 1860
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That the Spirit is so connected with baptism that it is the only channel through which he communicates the benefits of redemption, so that all the unbaptized perish.
A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians 1797-1878 1860
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I only say this: men do not need to wait until they die before they 'perish.'
Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV Alexander Maclaren 1868
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Bacon was not easily satisfied with his work; even when he published he did so, not because he had brought his work to the desired point, but lest anything should happen to him and it should "perish."
Bacon John Morley 1852
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"empty wilderness"; and, not having strength to regain their road, bitterly disappointed, they "perish."
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