# “Oh it is a mercy that people need not be learned in order to receive the Gospel” by John Newton

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- Published: 2019-08-05T12:00:59-05:00
- Author: tollelege

“Oh it is a mercy that people need not to be learned men, fine reasoners, metaphysicians,
in order to receive the Gospel and be happy!”

–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), 155.

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