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- "Wherefore the Lordª said,ª° Forasmuchª¹ as this¹ peopleª draw nearª° [me] with their mouth,ª and with their lipsª do honourª° me, but have removed²° their heart² farª°¹ from¹ me, and their fearª toward¹ me is¹ taughtª° by the preceptª of men:²¹" {Isa 29:13} + "Hearª° ye this,¹ O houseª of Jacob,ª which are calledª° by the nameª of Israel,ª and are come forthª° out of the watersª¹ of Judah,ª which swearª° by the nameª of the LORD,ª and make mentionª° of the Godª of Israel,ª [but] not¹ in truth,ª nor¹ in righteousness.ª ... For¹ they call²° themselves¹ of the holyª city,ª¹ and stay²° themselves¹ upon¹ the Godª of Israel;ª The LORDª of hostsª [is] his name.ª" {Isa 48:1-2} + "Cryª° aloud,ª spareª° not,¹ lift²° up¹ thy voiceª like a trumpet,ª and shewª° my peopleª their transgression,ª and the houseª of Jacobª their sins.ª ... 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 58:1-3} + "Also, thou¹ sonª of man,ª the childrenª of thy peopleª still are talkingª° against² thee by¹ the wallsª and in the doorsª of the houses,ª and speakª° oneª to¹ another,ª every oneª to¹ his brother,ª saying,ª° Come,ª° I pray you,¹ and hearª° what¹ is the wordª that cometh forthª° from¹¹ the LORD.ª ... And, lo,¹ thou [art] unto them as a very lovelyª songª of one that hath a pleasantª voice,ª and can play well²° on an instrument:ª°¹ for they hearª°¹ thy words,ª but they doª° them not.¹" {Ezk 33:30-32} + "Bewareª²° ofª false prophets,ª whichª comeª° toª youª inª sheep'sª clothing,ª butª inwardlyª they areª° raveningª wolves.ª" {Mtt 7:15} + "Woeª unto you,ª scribesª andª Pharisees,ª hypocrites!ª forª ye are like²° unto¹ whitedª° sepulchres,ª whichª indeedª appearª° beautifulª outward,ª butª are within² fullª°¹ of deadª [men's] bones,ª andª of allª uncleanness.ª ... Even soª yeª alsoª² outwardlyª¹ appearª° righteousª unto men,ª butª withinª ye areª° fullª of hypocrisyª andª iniquity.ª" {Mtt 23:27-28} + "An instructorª of the foolish,ª a teacherª of babes,ª which hastª° the¹ formª of knowledgeª andª of the¹ truthª inª the¹ law.ª ... Forª the¹ nameª of Godª is blasphemedª° amongª the¹ Gentilesª throughª you,ª asª it is written.ª°" {Rom 2:20-24} + "Butª if¹ any²¹ provide²° not² for¹¹ his own,ª andª speciallyª for those of his own house,ª he hath deniedª° the¹ faith,ª andª isª° worse¹ than² an infidel.ª" {1Tm 5:8} + "They professª° that they knowª° God;ª butª in worksª they denyª° [him], beingª° abominable,ª andª disobedient,ª andª untoª everyª goodª workª reprobate.ª" {Tts 1:16}
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