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A CHRISTIAN ROMANCE. 523<br />

"He doeth that which is good to every one that<br />

"believeth and putteth his confidence in Him, even<br />

"so He will not scatter the sheep nor destroy the Advice<br />

"lambs of him whom God hath placed to be their*""^^<br />

"shepherd, and not one of them shall perish; but<br />

"God hath confidence in His flock and in the<br />

''noble creation which He hath made. How good<br />

"and pleasant is it for kings and governors to<br />

"continue in spotless purity, and in love, and in<br />

"peace, and in righteousness of judgment, and in<br />

"showing mercy to the poor, and in not causing<br />

"them to cry out, and in saving him that is alone<br />

"and in misery!<br />

"These are the things which shall be good for<br />

"you before God Almighty in the day when He<br />

"will reward the righteous and the sinners, and<br />

"when He entereth into judgment with them, when<br />

"the mother shall not be able to deliver her child,<br />

"when the earth shall give up the things which<br />

"have been committed to it, when the heavens<br />

"and the earth shall glow with fervent heat, when<br />

"everything shall be revealed, when everything<br />

"shall be on fire, when the hidden things of creation<br />

"shall be revealed, and when the mountains shall<br />

"melt like wax in the midst of the fire. Then shall<br />

"reign with Him those who have wrought that<br />

"which is good, and their joy and the days of<br />

"their life shall never end. And what measure<br />

"and what limit shall there be to the days and<br />

"to the joy of the righteous, and of the bishops,<br />

"and of the priests, and of the monks who have<br />

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