Verses:
1, 2:
To such:
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3:
let them look to truths and goods;
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4:
let them not believe that the church is with them;
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5, 6:
unless they live according to the commandments, and do no violence to the Word,
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7:
goods and truths do not cause them to be a church.
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8-10:
If the life is contrary to the commandments, there is no church worship.
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11:
The church of the Lord is not with those who profane holy things.
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12-15:
By such profanation the destruction of the church is brought about, as elsewhere, so also here.
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16:
Intercession is of no avail,
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17-19:
because it is certain that they profane the truths and goods of heaven.
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20:
Hence is the destruction of all.
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21-24:
They rely on externals of worship, which are of no account, because they have no internals of worship.
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25, 26:
They have obstinately rejected internals, even from the beginning.
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27-31:
Since their reformation is vain, everything of their worship is rejected, because they profane all things of the church.
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32, 33:
They will be cast into hell, where there is nothing but falsity and evil.
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34:
Thus that church will perish.
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