reflect how Pilate sought to excuse himself for his most wicked
deed by washing his hands. But he did not escape the guilt
itself.—Matt. xxvii. 24. How often dost thou seek to conceal thy
sins, and to make excuses for them? So doing thou dost rather
increase than diminish them.
_Affections._
“I will confess against myself my injustice to the Lord.”—Ps. xxxi. 6.
“O God, Thou knowest my foolishness: and my offences are not hid from
Thee.”—Ps. lxviii. 6.
“Man cannot be justified compared with God. If he will contend with Him,
he cannot answer Him one for a thousand.”—Job ix. 2, 3.