Henry would read and think about it. Henry needed to see that judgement always follows on from sinful acts. Another text that should have caused this scholarly king to take stock of what he was doing is found in 1 Corinthians 6:16, where the apostle Paul writes to the Christian church: ‘Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” ’ Licentious living is condemned in the Bible, and it does
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