- vile unto thee:
- That is, be beaten so cruelly, that, by retaining the marks, he become contemptible in the eyes of his brethren. Amendment, and not this, was the object of the punishment. We should hate and despise the sin, but not the sinner. "Wherefore¹ are we countedª° as beasts,ª [and] reputed vileª° in your sight?ª" {Job 18:3} + "Butª as soon asª thisª thyª sonª was come,ª° which² hath devouredª° thy² livingª withª harlots,ª thou hast killedª° for himª the¹ fattedª calf.ª" {Lke 15:30} + "Andª he spakeªª° thisª parableª untoª certainª which² trustedª° inª themselvesª thatª they wereª° righteous,ª andª despisedª° others:ª ... I fastª° twiceª in the¹ week,ª I give tithesª° of allª thatª I possess.ª°" {Lke 18:9-12} + "Forª ifª there comeª° untoª yourª assemblyª a manª with a gold ring,ª inª goodlyª apparel,ª andª there come inª° alsoª a poor manª inª vileª raiment;ª ... Andª ye have respectª° toª him that wearethª° the¹ gayª clothing,ª andª sayª° unto him,ª Sitª° thouª hereª in a good place;ª andª sayª° to the¹ poor,ª Standª° thouª there,ª orª sitª° hereª underª myª footstool:ª" {Jms 2:2-3}
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