For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
For if that first testament had been faultless: if it had not been imperfect, and all those sacrifices and ceremonies insufficient for the justification, salvation, and redemption of mankind, there would have been no need of a second. (Witham)