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Every one, though born of God in an instant, yet undoubtedly grows by slow degrees.

— John Wesley

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As quoted in an 1856 edition of Works

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Every one, though born of God in an instant, yea, and sanctified in an instant, yet undoubtedly grows by slow degrees.

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