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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

2920 William Stoughton 1631-1701 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2920
AUTHOR:William Stoughton (1631–1701)
QUOTATION:God sifted a whole nation that he might send choice grain over into this wilderness. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Election Sermon at Boston, April 29, 1669.
 
Note 1.
God had sifted three kingdoms to find the wheat for this planting.—Henry W. Longfellow: Courtship of Miles Standish, iv. [back]
 


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