21. These things hast thou done, and I kept silence. No swift judgment overthrew the sinner—longsuffering reigned. Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself. The inference
drawn from the Lord’s patience was infamous: the cuplrit thought his judge to
be one of the same order as himself. He offered sacrifice, and deemed it
accepted; he continued in sin, and remained unpunished. What will not men
imagine of the Lord? But I will reprove thee. At last I will break
silence and let thee know my mind. And set them in order before thine eyes.
I will marshal thy sins in battle array. I will make you see them; I will put
them down item by item, classified and arranged. You will know that I was never
blind or deaf. I will make you perceive what you have tried to deny. I will
leave the seat of mercy for the throne of judgment, and there will I let you
see how great the difference between you and me.
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