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and unjust" (Acts 24:15), Jerusalem, in shame,will face Sodom and Samaria, confounded andabased by the fact that her evil practices justified,excused and "comforted" Sodom and Samaria.Likewise ecclesiasticism, the clergy and theirfollowing of "best people", will be in shame overthe fact that their iniquity was an incentive to theevil doing of the baser elements of Christendom.Ezekiel 16:56-59.For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned bythy mouth in the day of thy pride. Before thywickedness was discovered, as at the time ofthy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and allthat are round about her, the daughters of thePhilistines, which despise thee round about.Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thineabominations, saith the Lord. For thus saiththe Lord God; I will even deal with thee asthou hast done, which hast despisedFM446the oath in breaking the covenant.— Among aproud and corrupt "best" people it was a tabooedsubject even to mention the depravities of the"worser kind"; but in the last two score years ofmerciless "muckraking" and publicity of"Christian" criminality in choir lofts, SundaySchool rooms, church "studies", belfries, orphanasylums and convents, "the wickedness wasdiscovered" of clergy and church people, and sowidely published that the heathen religions(daughters of Syria and of the Philistines) havecome to know about it and to despise so-called"Christianity." Christendom has despised its vowof consecration to God and the Covenant ofGrace, by which "We, as Isaac was, are thechildren of the Promise." (Gal. 4:28), and underwhich she was betrothed to Christ. God will dealwith Christendom in like manner as Christendomhas dealt with God.GOD'S AFTER BLESSING.Ezekiel 16:60.Nevertheless, I will remember My covenantwith thee in the days of thy youth, and I will