The Fulfillment of one Duty will not Excuse the Neglect of another.
By Scott
Let me ask, Where did a man of your natural sagacity pick up the strange notion of the performance of one duty compensating for the neglect of another? Not from the Scriptures; for, if any keep the whole law and offend in one point, he is guilty of all. Not from the measures of human government; for if you break one law, they do not inquire whether you have broken others, or kept them, but condemn the transgressor of one. Not from your dealings with your neighbors: you would think him a poor customer who would suppose that, by paying for one article, he compensated for defrauding you of another. Not from reason; for, assuredly, we can pay God no more than his due, when we do all that he commands. Even then we are but unprofitable servants.—Scott.