He that despiseth — The commandments we gave. Despiseth God — Himself. Who hath also given you his Holy Spirit — To convince you of the truth, and enable you to be holy. What naked majesty of words! How oratorical, and yet with what great simplicity! — a simplicity that does not impair, but improve, the understanding to the utmost; that, like the rays of heat through a glass, collects all the powers of reason into one orderly point, from being scattered abroad in utter confusion.
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1 Thessalonians 4:8
8 He therefore that despiseth,c despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.