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- "Whatª shall we sayª° then?ª Shall we continueª° in sin,ª thatª graceª may abound?ª°" {Rom 6:1} + "So Manassehª made²°¹ Judahª and the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalemª to err,ª° [and] to doª° worseª than¹ the heathen,ª whom¹ the LORDª had destroyedª° beforeª¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª ... And prayedª° unto¹ him: and he was intreatedª° of him, and heardª° his supplication,ª and brought him againª° to Jerusalemª into his kingdom.ª Then Manassehª knewª° that¹ the LORDª he¹ [was] God.ª" {2Ch 33:9-13} + "For thy name's² sake,¹¹ O LORD,ª pardonª° mine iniquity;ª for¹ it¹ [is] great.ª" {Psa 25:11} + "Come¹ now,²°¹ and let us reason together,ª° saithª° the LORD:ª though¹ your sinsª be¹ as scarlet,ª they shall be as whiteª° as snow;ª though¹ they be redª° like crimson,ª they shall be¹ as wool.ª" {Isa 1:18} + "Thou hast boughtª° me no¹ sweet caneª with money,ª neither¹ hast thou filledª° me with the fatª of thy sacrifices:ª but¹ thou hast made me to serveª° with thy sins,ª thou hast weariedª° me with thine iniquities.ª ... I,¹ [even] I,¹ [am] he¹ that blotteth outª° thy transgressionsª for mine own sake,¹ and will not¹ rememberª° thy sins.ª" {Isa 43:24-25} + "And I saw,ª° when¹ for¹ all¹ the causesª whereby¹ backslidingª Israelª committed adulteryª° I had put her away,ª° and givenª°¹ her¹ a billª of divorce;ª yet her treacherousª° sisterª Judahª fearedª° not,¹ but went²°¹ and played the harlotª° also.¹ ... Turn,ª° O backslidingª children,ª saithª° the LORD;ª for¹ I¹ am marriedª° unto you: and I will takeª° you oneª of a city,ª¹ and twoª of a family,ª¹ and I will bringª° you to Zion:ª" {Jer 3:8-14} + "Thou¹ also,¹ which¹ hast judgedª° thy sisters,ª bearª° thine own shameª for thy sinsª that¹ thou hast committed more abominableª° than¹ they:² they are more righteousª° than¹ thou: yea, be thou confoundedª°¹ also,¹ and bearª° thy shame,ª in that thou hast justifiedª° thy sisters.ª" {Ezk 16:52} + "Nevertheless I¹ will rememberª°¹ my covenantª with¹ thee in the daysª of thy youth,ª and I will establishª° unto thee an everlastingª covenant.ª ... That¹ thou mayest remember,ª° and be confounded,ª° and never¹ openª thy mouthª any more¹ becauseª¹ of thy shame,ª when I am pacifiedª° toward thee for all¹ that¹ thou hast done,ª° saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 16:60-63} + "Then will I sprinkleª° cleanª waterª upon¹ you, and ye shall be clean:ª° from all¹¹ your filthiness,ª and from all¹¹ your idols,ª will I cleanseª° you. ... Not¹ for your sakes¹ doª° I¹ [this], saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª be it knownª° unto you: be ashamedª° and confoundedª° for your own ways,ª¹ O houseª of Israel.ª" {Ezk 36:25-32} + "Who¹ [is] a Godª like unto thee,¹ that pardonethª° iniquity,ª and passeth byª°¹ the transgressionª of the remnantª of his heritage?ª he retainethª° not¹ his angerª for ever,ª because¹ he¹ delightethª° [in] mercy.ª ... He will turn again,ª° he will have compassionª° upon us; he will subdueª° our iniquities;ª and thou wilt castª° all¹ their sinsª into the depthsª of the sea.ª" {Mic 7:18-19} + "Butª go¹ ye²° and learnª° whatª [that] meaneth,ª° I willª° have mercy,ª andª notª sacrifice:ª forª I am²° notª comeª° to callª° the righteous,ª butª sinnersª toª repentance.ª" {Mtt 9:13} + "Whereforeªª I sayª° unto thee,²¹ Herª sins,ª which² are many,²¹ are forgiven;ª° forª she lovedª° much:ª butª to whomª littleª is forgiven,ª° [the same] lovethª° little.ª" {Lke 7:47} + "Andª oneª of the¹ malefactorsª which were hangedª° railed²° on¹ him,ª saying,ª° Ifª thouª beª° Christ,ª saveª° thyselfª andª us.ª ... Andª Jesusª saidª° unto him,ª Verilyª I sayª° unto thee,ª To dayª shalt thou beª° withª meª inª paradise.ª" {Lke 23:39-43} + "The¹ thiefª comethª° not,ª butª for toª steal,ª° andª to kill,ª° andª to destroy:ª° Iª am comeª° thatª they might haveª° life,ª andª that they might haveª° [it] more abundantly.ª" {Jhn 10:10} + "ª Know¹ ye²° notª thatª the unrighteousª shall²° notª inheritª° the kingdomª of God?ª Be²° notª deceived:ª° neitherª fornicators,ª norª idolaters,ª norª adulterers,ª norª effeminate,ª norª abusers of themselves with mankind,ª ... Andª suchª wereª° some¹ of you:² butª ye are washed,ª° butª ye are sanctified,ª° butª ye are justifiedª° inª the¹ nameª of the¹ Lordª Jesus,ª andª byª the¹ Spiritª of ourª God.ª" {1Co 6:9-11} + "Toª the praiseª of the gloryª of his²¹ grace,ª whereinªª he hath made²° us² acceptedª°¹ inª the¹ beloved.ª° ... Whereinª he hath aboundedª° towardª usª inª allª wisdomª andª prudence;ª" {Eph 1:6-8} + "Andª youª [hath he quickened], who wereª° deadª in trespassesª andª sins;ª ... Evenª when weª wereª° deadª in sins,ª hath quickened us together¹ with²° Christ,² (by¹ graceª ye areª° saved;)ª°" {Eph 2:1-5} + "Who² wasª° beforeª a blasphemer,ª andª a persecutor,ª andª injurious:ª butª I obtained mercy,ª° becauseª I didª° [it] ignorantlyª° inª unbelief.ª ... Howbeitª for this² causeª¹ I obtained mercy,ª° thatª inª meª firstª Jesusª Christª might shew forthª° allª longsuffering,ª forª a patternª to them which should hereafterª° believeª° onª himª toª lifeª everlasting.ª" {1Tm 1:13-16} + "Forª we¹ ourselves² alsoª wereª°²° sometimesª foolish,ª disobedient,ª deceived,ª° servingª° diversª lustsª andª pleasures,ª livingª° inª maliceª andª envy,ª hateful,ª [and] hatingª° one another.ª ... Thatª being justified¹ by²° hisª grace,ª we should be madeª° heirsª according¹ to² the hopeª of eternalª life.ª" {Tts 3:3-7}
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