2. Blasphemes God by accusing Him of unjust anger.
3. Will not escape just punishment. (Naegelsbach.)
Denial of guilt
At one of our seaside resorts, a cab proprietor was fined £10 and costs for not having licences for twenty-seven carriages. His excuse was that they were relics of antiquity, kept to lend out while others underwent repair. Some make a like plea when their sins are discovered: they do not sin as a regular business, though it is true they keep some of the old relics of antiquity. If we keep the devil’s carriages, even under such a pretence, we will find them turn into funeral cars ere long. Do not keep wine in the cellar, and you will not drink it. He who has a pistol may shoot. “Make not provision for the flesh” (Rom_13:14). “Neither give place to the devil” (Eph_4:27). Do not keep even an old stool for him. Away with all his furniture. “Old things are passed away.”
