- Why have we:
- "Now when all¹ the princes,ª and all¹ the people,ª which¹ had enteredª° into the covenant,ª heardª° that every oneª should let¹ his manservant,ª and every oneª¹ his maidservant,ª goª° free,ª that none¹ should serveª° themselves of them any more,¹ then they obeyed,ª° and let [them] go.ª° ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Ye¹ have not¹ hearkenedª° unto¹ me, in proclaimingª° liberty,ª every oneª to his brother,ª and every manª to his neighbour:ª behold,¹ I proclaimª° a libertyª for you, saithª° the LORD,ª to¹ the sword,ª to¹ the pestilence,ª and to¹ the famine;ª and I will makeª° you to be removedª°² into all¹ the kingdomsª of the earth.ª" {Jer 34:10-17} + "Whenª the¹ uncleanª spiritª is goneª° out ofª a man,ª he walkethª° throughª dryª places,ª seekingª° rest;ª andª findingª° none,ª he saith,ª° I will returnª° untoª myª houseª whenceª I came out.ª° ... Thenª goeth¹ he,²° andª takethª° [to him] sevenª otherª spiritsª more wickedª than himself;ª andª they enter in,ª° and¹ dwellª° there:ª andª the¹ lastª [state] of thatª manª isª° worseª than the¹ first.ª" {Lke 11:24-26} + "Forª ifª after they have escapedª° the¹ pollutionsª of the¹ worldª throughª the knowledgeª of the¹ Lordª andª Saviourª Jesusª Christ,ª they are²°¹ againª entangledª° therein,ª and²¹ overcome,ª²°° the¹ latter endª is¹ worseª with themª than the¹ beginning.ª ... Butª it is happenedª° unto themª according¹ to² the¹ trueª proverb,ª The dogª [is] turned²° to² his own² vomit² again;ª°¹¹¹ andª the sowª that was washedª° toª her wallowingª in the mire.ª" {2Pe 2:20-22}
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