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368 IIISTOIZY OF TRR XISIV TESTANEXT.
Wt~tlier, and of thc Son, :~~zcl of thc Holy Ghost ; teaclling
tl~cin to ob~jcrve all tliing~ nh:~tsocvcr I hs1.e co~nr~~nndc
you. And, behold, I an1 with you dl days, eve11 to the consummation'
of the world."
3. L' He that Lelieveth, and is baptised, shall bc saved; but
he that bclicvoth not, shall bc conrlemned. And these signs
fillall follorv them thsl believe. In My n;tlne thcy shall cast
out devils; they shall speak with new tongues ; they tillall
talrc up serpents ; and if they ~haIl drinlr ally deadly thing,
it sllall not hurt tl~cm.'> IIe then ttank thern to hInnnt
Olivot, raised 1113 His bancls nad Mevvecl tllcrn.
4. Tlien He begtul to asccntl, ailcl soon a cloud llicl Him
from their sight. Whilst thry stood looking sorrowf~rlly
aftcr Hini, two nngelu appcnrtd to t11enz in shinillg ~vhit,c
garments, saying : '' Ye men of Gnlilcc, why stand yuulooking
up to heaven ? This Jesus who is talccn np fro111 you into
heaven, so shall 1Ie come, ns yon have seen IIiril going
into hcm~en."
b. Heariiig these words, t1.1e apostles fell donm and adored
God, and returned to Jerusrtlem, praising and blessing God.
Many other things which Jesus did are not related in the
Gospel; for St. John thinlis that if thcy were all ~vrittci~, tl~c
world itself would not be nblc to contain all the books. But
this much has been written, that ttwe may bclieve that Jesus
is the So11 of God ; and that, believing, me may have life in
His name.
QUESTIONS.
l. What did Jesusoften do after His resurrection P Of what did IIe
speak to them? On what day did I-Ie manifest Hitn~elf for the last
time to Ilis.zpostles? What did EIecomurand them to do? 2 and 3.
Whither did ITc take them? Urhst did He then say to tothe1117
tF71iat did Hc then do? 4. WThat didHc then begin lo do ? What
soon hid Him from their sight P Whilst they stood looking upnftcr
Him, who appeared to thcm? What did the angels say? 5. 1Iearing
those words, what did the apostlcs do? What are not rclatcd in
the gotjpel? For wbnt reason (foes St. John thinlr so? Butwhy
has this much been wnttcn?
l Coasb~arr~ro~, termination, end.