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Wesley's Explanatory Notes on Nehemiah 13:17

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John Wesley (1703–1791) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Nobles - Their chief men and rulers; whom he charges with this sin, because though others did it, it was by their countenance or connivance: probably too by their example. If the nobles allowed themselves in recreations, in idle visits and idle talk on the sabbath day, the men of business would profane it by their worldly employments, as the more justifiable of the two. Nehemiah 13:19
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