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A CHRISTIAN ROMANCE. 527<br />

their blood is like unto the blood of vipers which<br />

gnaw the body of their mother in the womb and The author's<br />

[then] come forth, and like that of mad dogs which<br />

men slay before they bite and destroy their neigh-<br />

bours. So likewise is it with those who have trans-<br />

gressed against God Almighty, for their reward<br />

will find them, even as it is written, but those who<br />

work the will of God Almighty shall be saved.<br />

And concerning them, Philo, the Archbishop [of<br />

Alexandria,] saith, "Their blood shall never drop<br />

"upon the earth, for for their sakes the Son of God<br />

"Almighty came down from heaven, and shed His<br />

"blood upon the Cross for the redemption of all<br />

"[the people of] the world who do His will, so that<br />

"sins [which demanded] the shedding of blood might<br />

"not be imputed unto those who place their faith<br />

"in God Almighty and in their king. These shall<br />

"sit down on the right and on the left hand of<br />

"[p. 331] the king, and those who have counselled<br />

"him rightly shall be saved, together with their<br />

"king, even as it is written, 'There is safety in<br />

"'the prayer of an anointed king even among the<br />

"'foe.' And if the king doeth that which was<br />

"wrongly advised by those who counselled him<br />

"[to do] evil, the sin shall not' be imputed unto<br />

"him, but the error of those who counselled him<br />

"to do evil shall rest with them, and their sin shall<br />

"be reckoned unto them, and they shall themselves<br />

"bear their own punishment.''<br />

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