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title: 'An Encouragement to Persevere by J.W. Alexander'
type: post
author: 'R. Andrew Myers'
date: 2025-08-13
url: https://confessional.org/blog/2025-an-encouragement-to-persevere-by-j-w-alexander
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# An Encouragement to Persevere by J.W. Alexander

“Each instant of present labour is to be graciously repaid with a million ages of glory.” — [**James W. Alexander**](/authors/james-waddel-alexander), *Thoughts on Preaching* (1861), p. 76