Deuteronomy 29:19

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19 `And it hath been, in his hearing the words of this oath, and he hath blessed himself in his heart, saying, I have peace, though in the stubbornness of my heart I go on, in order to end the fulness with the thirst.


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By Alexander Payne

Verse 19. And it comes to pass that when he who is regenerating hears from the Word the warning of the inevitable punishment which follows evil, that he flatters himself that all will be well with him, though he follows the leadings of his unregenerate will, thus from ignorance of truth accepting a manifestly absurd dogma as true doctrine, namely, that salvation is possible for any one who neglects the laws given to enable him to obtain salvation; or that anything can save or be put as a substitute for patiently working out and doing the commandments of the Lord: