The bond of iniquity

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"I perceive that you are in the gall of bitterness,
and in the bond of iniquity." Acts 8:23

If you would arm and fence yourselves against 
sin, then look upon sin as the soul's bonds.

Iniquity is a chain, a bond. Now, bonds and 
chains gall the body, and so does sin the soul. 
As poor captives are held fast in their chains, 
so are sinners in their sins.

For as bonds tie things together, so does 
sin tie the sinner and the curse together. 
Sin binds the sinner and wrath together. 
Sin links the sinner and hell together.

Ah! There is no bondage like soul bondage, 
no slavery like soul slavery.  

Ah, friends! you should never look upon your 
sins—but you should look upon them as your 
bonds; yes, as the worst bonds that ever were!
All other chains are golden chains, chains of pearl, 
compared to those chains of iron and brass, those 
chains of lust, with which you are bound. Ah! who 
can thus look upon his chains—his sins—and not 
loathe them, and not labor for freedom from them? 

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