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 * Law against sacrificing children to Moloch, Of children that
 curse their parents. (1-9) Laws repeated, Holiness enjoined.
 (10-27)

 #1-9 Are we shocked at the unnatural cruelty of the ancient
 idolaters in sacrificing their children? We may justly be so.
 But are there not very many parents, who, by bad teaching and
 wicked examples, and by the mysteries of iniquity which they
 show their children, devote them to the service of Satan, and
 forward their everlasting ruin, in a manner even more to be
 lamented? What an account must such parents render to God, and
 what a meeting will they have with their children at the day of
 judgment! On the other hand, let children remember that he who
 cursed father or mother was surely put to death. This law Christ
 confirmed. Laws which were made before are repeated, and
 penalties annexed to them. If men will not avoid evil practices,
 because the law has made these practices sin, and it is right
 that we go on that principle, surely they should avoid them when
 the law has made them death, from a principle of
 self-preservation. In the midst of these laws comes in a general
 charge, Sanctify yourselves, and be ye holy. It is the Lord that
 sanctifies, and his work will be done, though it be difficult.
 Yet his grace is so far from doing away our endeavours, that it
 strongly encourages them. Work out your salvation, for it is God
 that worketh in you.

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 #10-27 These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was
 needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to
 God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of
 deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of
 God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with
 unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.