- if then:
- From this verse to "Therefore have I¹ also¹ madeª° you contemptibleª° and baseª before all¹ the people,ª according² as¹¹ ye have not¹ keptª°¹ my ways,ª but have been partialªª° in the law.ª" {Mal 2:9}, the prophet reproves the priests and people for sacrificing the refuse of beasts; and denounces punishment against the former for not teaching the people their duty in this respect. "And thou shalt sayª° unto¹ Pharaoh,ª Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Israelª [is] my son,ª [even] my firstborn:ª ... And I sayª° unto¹ thee, Let¹ my sonª go,ª° that he may serveª° me: and if thou refuseª° to let him go,ª° behold,¹ I¹ will slayª°¹ thy son,ª [even] thy firstborn.ª" {Exd 4:22-23} + "Hear,ª° O heavens,ª and give ear,ª° O earth:ª for¹ the LORDª hath spoken,ª° I have nourishedª° and brought upª° children,ª and they¹ have rebelledª° against me." {Isa 1:2} + "But now,¹ O LORD,ª thou¹ [art] our father;ª we¹ [are] the clay,ª and thou¹ our potter;ª° and we all¹ [are] the workª of thy hand.ª" {Isa 64:8} + "They shall comeª° with weeping,ª and with supplicationsª will I leadª° them: I will cause them to walk²°¹ by¹ the riversª of watersª in a straightª way,ª wherein they shall not¹ stumble:ª° for¹ I am¹ a fatherª to Israel,ª and Ephraimª [is] my firstborn.ª" {Jer 31:9} + "After this mannerª thereforeª prayª° ye:ª Ourª Fatherª whichª art inª heaven,ª Hallowed¹ be²° thyª name.ª" {Mtt 6:9} + "Forª ifª ye forgiveª° menª theirª trespasses,ª yourª heavenlyª Fatherª will alsoª forgiveª° you:ª ... Butª if²°¹ ye forgiveª° not²¹ menª theirª trespasses,ª neitherª will yourª Fatherª forgiveª° yourª trespasses.ª" {Mtt 6:14-15} + "Be¹ ye²° thereforeª merciful,ª asª yourª Fatherª alsoª isª° merciful.ª" {Lke 6:36} + "Andª whyª call¹ ye²° me,ª Lord,ª Lord,ª andª doª° notª the things whichª I say?ª°" {Lke 6:46} + "Andª ifª ye call onª° the Father,ª who² without respect of persons² judgethª°¹ according¹ to² every man'sª work,ª passª° the¹ timeª of yourª sojourningª [here] inª fear:ª" {1Pe 1:17}
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