13 I charge thee in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession;

14 That thou keep the commandment, without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

15 Which in its own times He shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of them that rule as kings, and Lord of them that rule as lords.

16 Who only hath immortality, dwellinn in light unapproachable; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power eternal. AMEN.

HEBREWS, I0:19-25.

AVING therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,

20 By the way which He dedicated for us, a new and living way, thro the veil, that is to say, His flesh;

21 And having a great priest over the house of God;

22 Let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our body washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for He is faithful that promised.

24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;

25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the custom of some is: but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh.

Selection 40.

FIRST EPISTLE OF PETER.

1.

LESSED be the God and Father of

BLE

our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

4 Unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in Heaven for you,

5 Who by the power of God are guarded thro faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

13 Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

14 As children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignor

ance.

2.

11 Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

12 Having your behaviour seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

3.

8 Be ye all likeminded, sympathetic, loving as brethren, tender-hearted, humbleminded:

9 Not rendering evil for evil, or re

viling for reviling: but contrariwise blessing.

14 But and if ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessèd are ye. And fear not their fear, neither be troubled:

15 But sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord, being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear;

16 Having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

17 For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for welldoing than for evil-doing.

18 Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that He might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but quickened in the spirit.

4.

12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as tho a strange thing happened unto you:

13 But insomuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of His glory also ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.

14 If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessèd are ye; because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.

15 For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men's matters:

16 But if a man suffer as a Christian,

let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this Name.

5.

5 Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another; for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time;

7 Casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He careth for you.

8 Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

9 Whom withstand stedfast in your faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished in your brethren who are in the world.

10 And the God of all grace, who called you unto His eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, stablish, strengthen you.

11 TO HIM BE THE DOMINION FOR EVER AND EVER. AMEN.

Selection 41.

FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN.

1.

HIS is the message which we have heard from Him, and announce unto you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.

6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteous

ness.

10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

2.

15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

3.

1 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God: and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him

not.

2 Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if He shall be manifested, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him even as He is.

3 And every one that hath this hope

7 Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

9 Herein was the love of God manifested unto us, that God hath sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live thro Him.

10 Herein is love, not that we loved God: but that He loved us, and sent His Son the propitiation for our sins.

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

5.

1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God; and whosoever loveth Him that begat loveth Him also that is begotten of Him.

2 Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and do His commandments.

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments, and His commandments are not grievous.

4 For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world, and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, our faith.

peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands;

10 And they cry with a great voice, saying, Salvation unto our God which sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb.

11 And all the angels were standing round about the throne, and about the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell before the throne on their faces, and worshiped God, saying, Amen:

12 Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, These which are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and whence came they?

14 And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15 Therefore are they before the throne of God; and they serve Him day and night in His temple; and He that sitteth on the throne shall spread His tabernacle over them.

16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat;

17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall be their Shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

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19:5--16.

a voice came forth from the throne, saying, Give praise to our God, all ye His servants, ye that fear Him, the small and the great.

6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, saying, Hallelujah! for the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth!

7 Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto Him; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath made herself ready.

8 And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are true words of God.

10 And I fell down before his feet to

worship him. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus: worship God; for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

11 And I saw the Heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and He that sat thereon, called Faithful and True; and in righteousness He doth judge and make war.

12 And His eyes are a flame of fire, and upon His head are many diadems; and He hath a name written, which no one knoweth but He Himself.

13 And He is arrayed in a garment sprinkled with blood: and His name is called The Word of God.

14 And the armies which are in Heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure.

15 And out of His mouth proceedeth a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God.

16 And He hath on His garment and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of Heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He shall dwell with them, and they shall be His peoples, and God Himself shall be with them, their God.

4 And He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more; the first things are passed away.

5 And He that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write; for these words are faithful and true.

6 And He saith unto me, They are come pass, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

7 He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be My son.