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This was an illustration

"This was a picture" or "This was a symbol"

for the present time

"for now"

that are now being offered

"that the priests now offer"

are not able to perfect the worshiper's conscience

"are not able to make the worshiper free from guilt". A person's conscience is his knowledge of right and wrong. It is also his awareness of whether or not he has done wrong. If he knows he has done wrong, we say that he feels guilty.