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I. MAN IS CONSTITUTED TO AVOID TRANSGRESSION. This is taught by —

1. Physical science.

2. Moral consciousness.

3. Common experience.

II. MAN IS PUNISHED FOR EACH TRANSGRESSION.

1. Each sinful act increases sinful desire.

2. Each sinful act weakens spiritual strength. As the sinful desire weakens, the power of resistance diminishes. A reed that has been overcome by the rushing torrent finds it more difficult to stand erect before the next.

3. Each single act is living in the memory.

III. MAN IS PUNISHED BY AN ETERNAL LAW WHICH CONDEMNS TRANSGRESSION.

1. This is a law additional to, but in harmony with, his constitution.

2. This is a law to be satisfied only by atonement.

(The Congregational Pulpit.)

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KJV: Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.

WEB: Good understanding wins favor; but the way of the unfaithful is hard.