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Εαν δε ειπης εν τη καρδια σου, Τα εθνη ταυτα ειναι πλεον πολυαριθμα παρ' εμε· πως δυναμαι να εκδιωξω αυτα;
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Εαν δε ειπης εν τη καρδια σου, Τα εθνη ταυτα ειναι πλεον πολυαριθμα παρ' εμε· πως δυναμαι να εκδιωξω αυτα;
Napsal(a) Alexander Payne
Verse 17. If the thought shall arise in the mind that the hereditary evils of the soul are more powerful than the new regenerate will, how can they possibly be driven out?
491. The same things are meant by 'sons and daughters' in verses 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 26, 30, of this chapter, but the character of a Church determines that of its 'sons and daughters', or goods and truths. Here they are truths and goods that men perceived most clearly, for they have regard to the Most Ancient Church, the head and forefather of all other Churches that followed after it.