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A CHRISTIAN ROMANCE. 553<br />

"Paradise of unspeakable joy, and their days<br />

"shall never end, and their joy shall never fail.<br />

"Sinners shall [endure] everlasting sorrow and<br />

"unquenchable fire, because they continued in all<br />

"the lusts of their bodies, and because they did<br />

"not walk in the desire of their souls, and for<br />

"this reason they shall be punished exceedingly;<br />

"but the righteous put away the lust of their bodies<br />

"and walked in the desire of their souls, and there-<br />

"fore they shall rejoice and be glad for ever and<br />

"for ever. And now, I have much which I could<br />

"tell thee, but my body faileth and becometh weak,<br />

"and the hour of my death hath drawn nigh and<br />

"hath come; keep thyself [all] the days of thy<br />

"life, and fail not in repentance, and make fair<br />

"thy place of habitation so that thy light may<br />

"not pass away without repentance."<br />

Then <strong>Alexander</strong> cried out and said, "O my<br />

"Lord, my refuge and my place of habitation, Death of<br />

"receive my soul in peace." And a sound like<br />

unto thunder was heard, saying, "Come in peace<br />

"into [p. 353]<br />

the kingdom of heaven." And a<br />

spiritual hand, which shone with light mightier<br />

than the light of the sun, appeared, and his soul<br />

went forth and took its rest in glory. To God<br />

Almighty be praise, and may His compassion and<br />

mercy be upon us for ever and for ever. Amen.<br />

Here endeth the History of <strong>Alexander</strong> the king.<br />

May his prayer and his blessing be with his beloved<br />

for ever and for ever! Amen.<br />

AAAA<br />

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