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Iniquity is not the better, but much the worse, for being enacted by law; nor will it excuse those that practise it to say that they did but do as they were bidden.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Iniquity is a hateful thing; it is that abominable thing which the Lord hates, and which his pure and jealous eye cannot endure to look upon.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Iniquity is daring enough even when human laws are against it, which often prove too weak to give an effectual check to it; but how insolent, how mischievous, is it when it is backed by a law!
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Iniquity is found in their end of the town, among the inhabitants of Maktesh, a low part of
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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So Brethren in Iniquity, we have spun a fine Thread, the Rump's all in all now; rules the Rost, and has sent for the General with Sissers and Rasor.
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On the other hand, a personage called Iniquity, Vice, or some such name, was among the first characters to take stand in Moral-Plays, as a personification of the evil tendencies in man.
Shakespeare His Life Art And Characters Hudson, H N 1872
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On the other hand, a personage called Iniquity, Vice, or some such name, was among the first characters to take stand in Moral-Plays, as
Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Henry Norman Hudson 1850
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'Iniquity' literally means 'twisting,' or 'something twisted,' and is thus the opposite of 'righteousness,' or rather of what is
Expositions of Holy Scripture Alexander Maclaren 1868
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"Iniquity," Greek, "lawlessness"; defiant rejection of God's law (compare Note, see on [2455] Zec 5: 9, Zec
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It also takes a bit of the charge out of this ultimate confrontation between Shining Virtue and Blackest Iniquity that it came down to a fierce game of dominoes, but still, that's very Survivor.
Tallulah Morehead: Survivor 22: Rerun Island: Russell Blows It, Mansweater Sucks It, and Big Mouth Stamps It. Tallulah Morehead 2011
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..making sure that iniquity doesn't strip you of your priestly clothing, you will walk in the consistent power of consecration. - "The Threshing Floor"
October 1, 2010