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O, Father of Mercies and God of all comfort,(1) I give thanks unto Thee, ", "authority_tier": "father", "source": "Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ (c. 1418-1427)", "readable": false, "generated": false}, {"id": "card_n_9cdbed99b3bd", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_02_01: The kingdom of God is within you,(1) saith the Lord.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "The kingdom of God is within you,(1) saith the Lord. Turn thee with all thine heart to the Lord and forsake this miserable world, and thou shalt find rest unto thy soul. 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