- the understanding:
- "Have respectª° unto the covenant:ª for¹ the dark² places¹ of the earthª are fullª° of the habitationsª of cruelty.ª" {Psa 74:20} + "Their idolsª [are] silverª and gold,ª the workª of men'sª hands.ª ... They that makeª° them are¹ like unto them;¹ [so is] every one¹ that¹ trustethª° in them." {Psa 115:4-8} + "They have not¹ knownª° nor¹ understood:ª° for¹ he hath shutª° their eyes,ª that they cannot see;ª°¹ [and] their hearts,²¹ that they cannot understand.ª°¹ ... He feedethª° on ashes:ª a deceivedª° heartª hath turned him aside,ª° that he cannot¹ deliverª°¹ his soul,ª nor¹ say,ª° [Is there] not¹ a lieª in my right hand?ª" {Isa 44:18-20} + "To whom¹ will ye likenª° me, and make [me] equal,ª° and compareª° me, that we may be like?ª° ... Rememberª° this,¹ and shew yourselves men:ª° bring [it] againª° to¹ mind,ª O ye transgressors.ª°" {Isa 46:5-8} + "Andªª the¹ timesª of this ignoranceª Godª winked¹ at;²° but nowª commandethª° allª menª every whereª to repent:ª°" {Act 17:30} + "Deliveringª° theeª fromª the¹ people,ª andª [from] the¹ Gentiles,ª untoª whomª nowª I sendª° thee,ª ... To openª° theirª eyes,ª [and] to turnª° [them] fromª darknessª toª light,ª andª [from] the¹ powerª of Satanª untoª God,ª that¹ theyª may receiveª° forgivenessª of sins,ª andª inheritanceª amongª them¹ which are sanctifiedª° by faithª that¹ is inª me.ª" {Act 26:17-18} + "Because² that,¹ when they knewª° God,ª they glorifiedª° [him] notª asª God,ª neitherª were thankful;ª° butª became vainª° inª their²¹ imaginations,ª andª their²¹ foolishª heartª was darkened.ª° ... Andª changedª° the¹ gloryª of the¹ uncorruptibleª Godª intoª an imageª made like² to¹ corruptibleª man,ª andª to birds,ª andª fourfooted beasts,ª andª creeping things.ª" {Rom 1:21-23} + "Andª even asª they did²° notª likeª° to retainª° Godª inª [their] knowledge,ª Godª gave²° them² overª°¹ toª a reprobateª mind,ª to doª° those things which are²° not² convenient;ª°¹" {Rom 1:28} + "Forª after² that¹ inª the¹ wisdomª of Godª the¹ worldª byª wisdomª knewª° notª God,ª it pleasedª° Godª byª the¹ foolishnessª of preachingª to saveª° them that believe.ª°" {1Co 1:21} + "Inª whomª the¹ godª of thisª worldª hath blindedª° the¹ mindsª of them which believe not,ª lestª² the¹ lightª of the¹ gloriousª gospelª of Christ,ª whoª isª° the imageª of God,ª should shineª° unto them.ª" {2Co 4:4} + "Howbeitª then,ª² when¹ ye knewª° notª God,ª ye did serviceª° unto them which by natureª areª° noª gods.ª" {Gal 4:8} + "Notª inª the lustª of concupiscence,ª evenª asª the¹ Gentilesª which² knowª° notª God:ª" {1Th 4:5}
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