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words of God; for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

P. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hands.

S. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners.

P. God having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless us in turning away every one of us from his sins. S. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people; and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, in the house of his servant David.

P. As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began.

S. To give knowledge of salvation unto his people, by the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us:

P. To give light to them that sit in dark

ness and in the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.

LESSON XXXV.

PROMISES OF THE GOSPEL.

S. Blessed are the poor in spirit;
P. For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
S. Blessed are they that mourn;

P. For they shall be comforted.

S. Blessed are the meek;

P. For they shall inherit the earth.

S. Blessed are they which do hunger and

thirst after righteousness;

P. For they shall be filled.

S. Blessed are the merciful;
P. For they shall obtain mercy.
S. Blessed are the pure in heart;
P. For they shall see God.

S. Blessed are the peacemakers;

P. For they shall be called the children of God.

S. Whosoever shall confess me before men, him will I confess before my Father in heaven;

P. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Fa

ther who is in heaven.

S. My sheep hear my voice and follow me, and I will give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. P. My Father which gave them me is greater than all, and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

S. I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter;

P. Even the Spirit of truth, that he may abide with you for ever.

S. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give

unto you.

P. Not as the world giveth, give I unto

you.

S. Verily, verily I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.

P. Whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die.

S. In my Father's house are many mansions. I go to prepare a place for you. P. And if I go and prepare a place for you,

I will come again and receive you unto myself, that where I am, there ye may be also.

S. The hour is coming in the which all that are in their graves shall hear the voice of the Son of Man, and shall come forth:

P. They that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of condemnation.

S. When the Son of Man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory, and before him shall be gathered all nations;

P. And he shall separate them from one another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats.

S. Then shall the king say unto them on ' his right hand,

P. Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

LESSON XXXVI.

CHRISTIAN DISPOSITIONS.

S. If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

P. Mercy is better than sacrifice; and to love our neighbor as ourself is more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices. S.. I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you: P. That ye may be the children of your Father in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

S. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord,

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