- Ye are witnesses:
- Ye have been sufficiently apprised of the difficulties in your way - of God's holiness, and the nature of his service - your own weakness, inconstancy, and insufficiency - your need of the Divine help, and the hope of assistance held out in the law - and the awful consequences of apostasy, and now ye make your choice. Remember then that ye are witnesses against yourselves; and your own conscience will be witness, judge, and executioner. "Thou hast avouchedª°¹ the LORDª this dayª to be¹ thy God,ª and to walk²°¹ in his ways,ª and to keepª° his statutes,ª and his commandments,ª and his judgments,ª and to hearkenª° unto his voice:ª" {Deu 26:17} + "Thine own mouthª condemnethª° thee, and not¹ I:¹ yea, thine own lipsª testifyª° against thee." {Job 15:6} + "Andª he saithª° unto him,ª Out¹ of² thine ownª mouthª will I judgeª° thee,ª [thou] wickedª servant.ª Thou knewestª° thatª Iª wasª° an austereª man,ª taking upª° thatª I laid²° not² down,ª°¹ andª reapingª° thatª I did²° notª sow:ª°" {Lke 19:22}
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