Homilist Psalm 78:30-31 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,… Fleshly lust not only "wars against" but kills men. I. Slays PHYSICALLY. An inordinate gratification of animal appetites saps the constitution and brings the body to a premature grave. II. Slays INTELLECTUALLY. It slays the elasticity, the freedom, the vigour of the intellect. How often, in the case of the gourmand and the voluptuary, does the brain run into fat, and the whole intellect into greasy mud. III. Slays MORALLY. It slays — 1. Purity of love. 2. Tenderness of conscience. 3. Force of moral purpose. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,WEB: They didn't turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths, |
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