# “That monster Self” by John Newton

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- Published: 2019-08-02T12:00:02-05:00
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“That monster Self has as many heads as Hydra, as many lives as a cat. It is more
than 25 years since I hoped it was fast nailed to the cross, but alas it is alive
still mixing with and spoiling everything I do.”

–John Newton, [_Wise Counsel: John Newton’s Letters to John Ryland Jr._](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1848710534?tag=toletaupanre-20),
Ed. Grant Gordon (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 2009), 70.

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