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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on 1Cor 7:9
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
1Cor 7:9 · Douay-Rheims
“But if they do not contain themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to be burnt.”
On this verse:
“if they cannot contain--that is, "have not continency." burn--with the secret flame of lust, which lays waste the whole inner man. (Compare AUGUSTINE [Holy Virginity]). The dew of God's grace is needed to stifle the flame, which otherwise would thrust men at last into hell-fire.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.