And behold, there came a leper and worshiped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
And such since thou canst make thine own content, Strive, Wroth, to live long innocent.
And the glory of His coming thou canst learn, 0 king, from that which is called among them the evangelic scripture, if thou wilt read it.
But if thou hast not living water, baptize into other water; if thou canst not in cold, in warm.
But thou that canst not read, canst not read, canst then but heare?
Canst thou stand in his sight, who is of " purer eyes than to behold iniquity "?
He considers that this fundamental rule or imperative " act on a maxim which thou canst will to be law universal " supplies a sufficient criterion for determining particular duties in all cases.
I know thou canst keep me from ever sinning more.
Nay, I dare not; I am not sure thou canst.
Thou canst not present any service or sacrifice that will at all avail thee for averting the Divine wrath or winning the Divine favor.