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begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should

not perish, but have everlasting life. JOHN iii. 16.

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He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. LUKE xvi. 10.

Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. JOHN iv. 14.

Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. - JOHN vi. 35.

Whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, He shall not lose his reward. MARK ix. 41.

For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. - MARK X. 45.

They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick I came not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. MARK ii. 17.

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By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, have love one to another. - JOHN Xiii. 35. If ye love me, keep my commandments. — JOHN xiv. 15.

JESUS AND THE LITTLE ONES.

AND they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall not enter therein.

And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. - MARK X. 13-16.

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. MATT. xviii. 10, 14.

And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?

But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.

And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

And he took a child, and set him in the midst of

them and when he had taken him in his arms, he

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Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the MARK ix. 33-37, 42.

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BIBLE BENEFICENCE.

EVERY good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. JAMES i. 17.

Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee. DEUT. xvi. 17.

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The poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. — DEUT. xv. 11.

Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days.

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. ECCL. xi. 1, 2.

The liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. - Isa. xxxii. 8.

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And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday.ISA. lviii. 10.

And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. ISA. lviii. 11.

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. — PROV. XI. 25.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. PROV. xiii. 7.

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Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase.

So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. PROV. iii 9, 10.

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Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give unto your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. LUKE vi. 38.

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He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity for God loveth a cheerful giver.—2 Cor. ix. 6, 7.

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him,

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that there be no gatherings when I come. —

xvi. 2.

Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. - GAL. vi. 2.

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THE CROWN OF GLORY.

IN that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people. ISA. xxviii. 5.

Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. REV. ii. 10 1. c.

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Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. ISA. lxii. 3.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. JAMES i. 12.

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. — 1 PETER V. 4.

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that day and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. — 2 TIм. iv. 8.

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