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dren of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman, in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the con- gregation. Ver. 7. And when Phi- nehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javeUn in his hand.
"' 1 Cor. xi. 20. When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper. Ver. 21. For in eating every one tak- eth before other his own supper : and one is hungry, and another i« drunken. ,
* Jer. vii. 8. Behpld, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit, Ver. 9. Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear false- ly, and burn incense unto Baal, and
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Q. 152. What doth every sin deserve at the hands of Godf
A. Every sin, even the least, being against the sovereignty', goodness ^^ and holiness of God % and against his righteous
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walk after other gods whom ye know not; Ver. 10. And come and sund before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abomi. nations ? Prov. vii. 1 4. I have peace- offerings with me ; this day have I paid my vows. Ver. 15. Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee. John xiii. 27. And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him. That thou doest, do quickly. Ver. 30. He then, hav- ing received the sop, went im- mediately out : —
y Ezra ix. 13. And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this ; Ver. 14. Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of those abomina- tions? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us?—
2 '2 Sam. xvi, 22. So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house, and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all I«rael. 1 Sam. ii. 22. Now Eli was ▼ery old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel, and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the con- gregation. Ver. 23. And he said"un-
to them, Why do ye such things ? for 1 hear of your evil dealings by all this people. Ver. 24. Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear ; ye make the Lord's people te trans- gress,
152. * James ii. 10. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet of- fend in one point, he is guilty of all. Ver. 11. For he that said, Do not comnut adultery, said also, Do not kill—
b lixod. XX. 1. God spake all these words, saying, Ver. 2. I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
^ Hab. i. IS. Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity : wherefore look- est thou upon them that deal trea- cherously, and boldest thy tongiie when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he ? Lev,