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naked, and I hid myself. Naked indeed! The man who went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among Thieves was stripped of this World's Goods, but Adam had been robbed of the Likeness of God. But that King Who is Most High and yet most Gracious, awaited his Repentance, and gave him the Opportunity of returning to Him. Yet in his wretchedness he inclined his Heart to evil Words, and to making excuses for Sin. And thus he increased his guilt, and heaped up punishment, treasur