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A CHRISTIAN ROMANCE. .__ 529<br />

ones and meditate upon the judgment of his Lord, Theauthor-e<br />

and upon the salvation of his own soul? Ye could<br />

not bring evil counsel to him, and ye could not<br />

corrupt his heart, for he is the dwelling-place of<br />

God Almighty, and nothing whatsoever can bring<br />

evil into his heart; for no man reigneth of his<br />

own strength unless God Almighty willeth it. Keep<br />

yourselves and behave righteously in every good<br />

work in order that ye may obtain a reward from<br />

your king and the salvation of your souls from<br />

God Almighty. For fleeting is [your] habitation<br />

in this world which groweth old and perisheth,<br />

and it cannot obtain its own redemption; and<br />

nothing abideth in this world except God Al-<br />

mighty, Whose days alone cannot be counted, and<br />

Whose dominion cannot be overthrown. His habi-<br />

tation is in the heights of heaven, and every<br />

creature submitteth to the voice of His power,<br />

because He is the king over all, and to Him<br />

honour and glory are meet for ever and ever.<br />

Amen.<br />

CHAPTER XXVII.<br />

Now <strong>Alexander</strong> first of all shaped aright the<br />

actions of his own body, and then God Almighty <strong>Alexander</strong>'s<br />

shaped for him aright the things which concerned lyTJ'.<br />

his soul; and <strong>Alexander</strong> shaped aright the kingdom<br />

of his Lord unto the ends of the earth, and then<br />

God Almighty became his helper in everything<br />

which he asked from Him. [p. 333] Every day<br />

would he rise up to wage war if he heard of any<br />

XXX<br />

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