The Preacher's Complete Homiletic Commentary on the Books of the Bible, Volume 13 (of 32) The Preacher's Complete Homiletic Commentary on the Book of the Proverbs

xx. 11 declares that the old sinner's "bones are full of the sins of

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his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust." Augustine, after experience, says: "While lust is being served the habit is formed, and whilst the habit is not being resisted necessity is formed."--_Fausset._

Verse 23. Surely it is most just that he who lived without following instruction should die without having instruction; he that in his life would not do as he was instructed, deserveth that at death he should not be instructed what to do.--_Jermin._

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