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64 THE PRECEPTS OF JESUS.

kingdom of God ; and all these things shall be added
unto you. Fear not, little flock ; for it is your Father's
^ood pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell that ye have,
and give alms ; provide yourselves bags which wax not
old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no
thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where
your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Let your
loins be girded about, and your lights burning ; and ye
yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when
he will return from the wedding ; that when he cometh
and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
Blessed ate those servants, whom the lord when he
•cometh shall find watching : verily I say unto you, That
he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to
it eat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he
shall come in the second watch, or come in the third
watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. And
this know, that, if the good man of the house had known
what hour the thief would come,he would have watched,
and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
Be ye therefore ready also : for the Son of man cometh
at an hour when ye think not. Then Peter said unto
him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even
to all ? And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful
?.nd wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over
his household, to give them their portion of meat in due
season ? Blessed*is that servant, whom his lord when he
cometh shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you,
that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. But
and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth
his coming ; and shall begin to beat the men-servants
and maidens, and to eat a-nd drink, and to be drunken ;
 
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