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296 EISTOIZY OF THE NEW TESTAIIIERT.
2. I-Ie then spokc to His apostles : " Amen, I say unto
you, ~vl~atsoevcr gon sllall bin cl upoa earth, shall bo bound
also in hcaven; ~tnd what.thocvcr you shall loose on earth,
shall lc Iooscd also in heaven." J\rl~crcupon Yctcr asked
Jcms : I' Lord, how often ~hdl my brollicr off'cnd mc, and I
forgive him ? till seven times? " But Jcsns al~srrcrcd : I
say not to ihee till scven times, but till fie17cllty tirncs sc17en."
By this He meant that there is to be no limit to our forgiveness
of injuries. Thcrcuporl Jesus relded
3. The Parable of the Unforgiving i3er*vad.--'c The kingdom
of hcnven is likcncd to a king who rrould take an nccount of
hie servants. W11cn be had bcgun to tnlie the nccount, one
was brought to him t,hnt owed bim ten thou.u~d tale11ts.l As
he had not ndierewith to ptly it., his lord comnrl~i~ded that
he dlould bc sold, and his wiIe md children, arid a11 that
hc had, and p:lym:nt to he made."
4. " But that servant, falling down, bcsought him, saying :
Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.' Now tlie
lord of that servant, being moved with compnssion, let him
go, and foforgave l~irn the debt. But 1vhc11 that se~s:tnt 1~a.5
gollc out, bc found onc of hi8 fcllnw-st?rva~~ls that utomctl llixn a
hundred pence, and, Inying hold of him, he throttled him,
saying : L Pay what thon owest ! ' ?'
6. 6t Then his fellow-servant, filling down, bcsought him,
saying : ' Ha~w pslience wit11 mo, and I mill pay thee all.'
Yet hc would not; but trer~G rind cast lii~n illto pridc~n G11 he
shoulcl pay the debt. Kow, his fellow sen~nnts, suoiag dlat
was dose, wcre very much gricved; allcl. thcy came ancl told
their Iorc3 all that was done.''
6, tr Then his lord called him, and sdd to him : ' Thou
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