"Neitherªª is¹ there²° salvationª inª anyª other:ª forª there isª° noneª otherª nameª underª heavenª givenª° amongª men,ª wherebyªª weª mustª° be saved.ª°" {Act 4:12} + "I do²° notª frustrateª° the¹ graceª of God:ª forª ifª righteousnessª [come] byª the law,ª thenª Christª is deadª° in vain.ª" {Gal 2:21} + "Forª as many asª areª° ofª the worksª of the lawª areª° underª the curse:ª forª it is written,ª° Cursedª [is] every oneª thatª continuethª° notª inª all thingsª which² are writtenª° inª the¹ bookª of the¹ lawª to doª° them.ª ... Christª hath redeemedª° usª fromª the¹ curseª of the¹ law,ª being madeª° a curseª forª us:ª forª it is written,ª° Cursedª [is] every oneª that hangethª° onª a tree:ª" {Gal 3:10-13} + "Butª the¹ scriptureª hath concludedª° allª underª sin,ª thatª the¹ promiseª byª faithª of Jesusª Christª might be givenª° to them that believe.ª°" {Gal 3:22} + "Andª they sungª° a newª song,ª saying,ª° Thou artª° worthyª to takeª° the¹ book,ª andª to openª° the¹ sealsª thereof:²¹ forª thou wast slain,ª° andª hast redeemedª° usª to Godª byª thyª bloodª out ofª everyª kindred,ª andª tongue,ª andª people,ª andª nation;ª" {Rev 5:9}; The region east of Jordan was nearly as long as that on the west, and therefore three cities were appointed in each division. One or other of these cities would be within half a day's journey of every part of the land; and as it would rarely happen that the avenger of blood would be on the spot, and none had a right to assault or detain the manslayer, at least if no malicious intention was manifest, the unhappy men would, therefore, get the start of their adversaries, and very few of them be overtaken before they gained the place of refuge. But then they must forsake their families, employments, most important interests, and dearest comforts; and they must neither loiter nor yield to weariness, nor regard difficulties, nor slacken their pace, till they had got safe within the walls of the city. The Jewish writers inform us, that to afford every facility to those who thus fled for their life, the road to these cities was always preserved in good repair; and way-posts, upon which was inscribed REFUGE were placed wherever needful, that they might not so much as hesitate for a moment.