- Because:
- "How¹ canst thou say,ª° I am not¹ polluted,ª° I have not¹ goneª° afterª Baalim?ª seeª° thy wayª in the valley,ª knowª° what¹ thou hast done:ª° [thou art] a swiftª dromedaryª traversingª° her ways;ª" {Jer 2:23} + "Wherefore¹ will ye pleadª° with¹ me? ye all¹ have transgressedª° against me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 2:29} + "I¹ am cleanª without¹ transgression,ª I¹ [am] innocent;ª neither¹ [is there] iniquityª in me." {Job 33:9} + "He that coverethª° his sinsª shall not¹ prosper:ª° but whoso confessethª° and forsakethª° [them] shall have mercy.ª°" {Prv 28:13} + "Wherefore¹ have we fasted,ª° [say they], and thou seestª° not?¹ [wherefore] have we afflictedª° our soul,ª and thou takest no knowledge?ª°¹ Behold,¹ in the dayª of your fastª ye findª° pleasure,ª and exactª° all¹ your labours.ª" {Isa 58:3} + "Forª Iª was aliveª° withoutª the lawª once:ª butª when the¹ commandmentª came,ª° sinª revived,ª° andª Iª died.ª°" {Rom 7:9}
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