| Leviticus 23:29
| Every soul that is not afflicted on this day, shall perish from among his people:
| Every. It was difficult for any grown-up person to be entirely guiltless, amid such a variety of precepts, (Menochius) which St. Peter says neither they nor their fathers could bear, Acts 15:10: and St. James (iii.) observes, in many things we all offend. If any proved so happy as to keep without blame, (Luke 1:6.; Haydock) they were bound, at least, to grieve for the injury done to God by their fellow-members. See Daniel 9:5. (Menochius)
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