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Of Revelation I will not speak at length, for this is not the place for theological discussion; I only remark in passing that the idea of punishment for wrong-doing is not, as some sciolists imagine, confined to the Old Testament, though there it is seen in its most startling form; in the New Testament it is exhibited, alike by St. Paul and by St. Paul's Master, as a manifestation of love--not vindictive, but remedial. The disciplining love of a human father is used to illustrate the Divine dealings with insubordinate mankind. About Nature we need scarcely argue.
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In the physical world there is no forgiveness of sins, and rebellion against the laws of righteous living brings penal consequences which no one can mistake. And yet again, has History any more unmistakable lesson than that
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? Froude was right.
gpt
Injustice and falsehood may be long-lived, but doomsday comes at last to them, in French Revolutions and other terrible ways.
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It was the dispassionate judgment of philosophy on crime. When the convicted murderer exclaimed,
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Don't condemn me to death; I am not fit to die! a great Judge replied,
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I know nothing about that; I only know that you are not fit to live