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A CHRISTIAN ROMANCE. gl/<br />

"whosoever desireth not the Scriptures, being a<br />

"king, hath rejected God Almighty, but whosoever<br />

"loveth the voice of the Scriptures loveth His<br />

"commandments. For the Scriptures illumine the<br />

"eyes of the hearts of kings and governors, and<br />

"prayer and the Scriptures are the mirror of the<br />

"heart of a king. Drunkenness and idle play ob-<br />

"scure the heart of a king, but the instruction of Advice<br />

"the wise, and almsgiving to the poor make the<br />

"heart of a king to shine; the multiplying of words<br />

"and of idle stories obscureth the heart of a king.<br />

"As clouds obscure the light of the moon even so<br />

"doth the thought of fornication blacken the heart<br />

"of a king, and it maketh his head to reel like<br />

"the sickness caused by wine.<br />

"O king, whom wouldst thou fear among men<br />

"if thou dost not fear God Almighty, Who hath<br />

"made thee to be king over His people.'* Do thou<br />

"shew favour unto Him even as He hath shewn<br />

"favour unto thee, for He hath made thee the<br />

"head of peoples who tremble [p. 323] at the sound<br />

"of thy voice, therefore do thou tremble at the<br />

"voice of the Scriptures of God Almighty. Peoples<br />

"and foreign folk fear thee, therefore do thou fear<br />

"the Lord thy God; nations and governors submit<br />

"unto thee, saluting and submitting unto thy royal<br />

"decree. Do thou submit thyself and make thyself<br />

"a servant unto God Almighty with all thy heart;<br />

"give unto Him and He will add to thee; hearken<br />

"unto Him and He will hearken unto thee; make<br />

"thyself a steward and He will find treasure for

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