Who said “I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.”?

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Oliver Cromwell. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceLetter to the general assembly of the Church of Scotland (3 August 1650)

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“I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.”
— Oliver Cromwell
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Cromwell, O. (n.d.). I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/16068-i-beseech-you-in-the-bowels-of-christ/

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Cromwell, Oliver. “I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/16068-i-beseech-you-in-the-bowels-of-christ/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Cromwell, Oliver. “I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/16068-i-beseech-you-in-the-bowels-of-christ/.

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