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In the book "A Treatise on the Nature and Use of the Old and New Testaments" by Jeremiah Burroughs, he states that everyone knows that ignorance of Scripture is a serious problem, but few people know how to fix it. According to this book, a person who has a knowledge of the Scriptures will never fall into error. However, those who do not have a knowledge of the Scriptures will fall into heresy.
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