8 Because it was not permitted to them to loose its seal: for the power that was over the seal was greater than they. (ODE)
Odes of Solomon 23:8
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19 to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken. 20 For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.” 21 The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling…
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