Elizabeth Gaskell quote: His laws once broken, His justice and the very nature of those laws bring the immutable retribution; but if we ...

His laws once broken, His justice and the very nature of those laws bring the immutable retribution; but if we turn penitently to Him, He enables us to bear our punishment with a meek and docile heart, ‘for His mercy endureth forever.

~ Elizabeth Gaskell ~

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