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title: 'Plumer on Joy in the Lord'
type: post
author: 'R. Andrew Myers'
date: 2024-09-08
url: https://confessional.org/blog/2024-plumer-on-joy-in-the-lord
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# Plumer on Joy in the Lord

“True piety promotes joyfulness just in proportion as it is fervent, constant, and full of devout meditation.” — [**William S. Plumer**](/authors/william-swan-plumer), *Vital Godliness: A Treatise on Experimental and Practical Piety* (1864), p. 527