A few nights after his conversion he asked how long this Gospel had been known in England. He was told that we had known it for some hundreds of years." What! " said he, amazed; "is it possible that for hundreds of years you have had the knowledge of those glad tidings in your possession, and yet have only now come to preach it to us? My father sought after the Truth for more than twenty years, and died without finding it. Oh, why did you not come sooner? . Hudson Taylor
About This Quote

This quote comes from the life of Anne Hutchinson, who was one of the first to be called a witch. She was very much against the idea of being a follower of Christ. However, it was not until she came to understand the truth about Christ that she began to change her ways.

Source: A Retrospect

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