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George Leo Haydock, on Heb 12:15
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Heb 12:15 · Douay-Rheims
“Looking diligently, lest any man be wanting to the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up do hinder, and by it many be defiled.”
On this verse:
“Be wanting to the grace of God, by resisting and abusing his favours, or by falling from the grace of God received. — Lest any root of bitterness, &c. He means scandalous wicked persons, by whom others are infected, defiled, and corrupted. (Witham)”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.