Note (return) — Chapter XV
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"Lust and violence beget lust and violence, and vengeance too, at the appointed time." 940 "Impiety multiplies and perpetuates itself." 941 "The sinner pays the debt he contracted, ends the career that he begins," 942 "and drinks to the dregs the cup of cursing which he himself had filled." 943 Conscience is the instrument in the hands of Justice and Vengeance by which the Most High inflicts punishment. The retributions of sin are "wrought out by God."