he that lives in sin, imitates the devil; for the devil was a sinner from the beginning. for this purpose the son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

and I am afraid, God will humble me when I come again among you, and I shall bewail many who have formerly sinned, and have not yet repented of their impurity, their fornication, and dissoluteness.

the prayer that proceeds from faith, shall save the sick; the Lord will raise him up, and his sins that may have been the occasion, shall be forgiven.

Transgresseth

for by the observation of the law no one shall be justified in his sight, since it is the law that takes cognizance of sin.

because the effect of the law is punishment: for if there had been no law, there could have been no transgression.

but partiality is iniquity; and the law will convict the offender of transgression.

For

every thing that is contrary to virtue, is a sin: but every sin is not a mortal sin:

Do we then conclude, that the law is the cause of sin? by no means; but I should not have had such a notion of sin, had it not been for the law: for I should not have known concupiscence was a sin, unless the law had said, "thou shalt not covet."