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Because therefore they are Thy words and true, I ", "authority_tier": "father", "source": "Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ (c. 1418-1427)", "readable": false, "generated": false}, {"id": "card_n_d18d91fc909c", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_04_14: The Voice of the Disciple O how great is the abundance of Thy sweetness, O Lo...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "The Voice of the Disciple O how great is the abundance of Thy sweetness, O Lord, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee. 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