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I. IT HAS COST HIM ENOUGH ALREADY. Sin never yields —

1. Real pleasure.

2. Solid satisfaction.

II. IT IS CONTRARY TO THE DESIGNS OF ETERNAL LOVE.

III. ITS PUNISHMENT IS VERY GREAT. It —

1. Destroys peace of mind.

2. Obscures fellowship with Jesus.

3. Hinders prayer.

4. Brings darkness over the soul.

IV. IT CRUCIFIES THE LORD AFRESH AND PUTS HIM TO AN OPEN SHAME. Can you bear that thought?

(C. H. Spurgeon.)

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KJV: For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

WEB: For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection;