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Chapter 7
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Глvа, з~”
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And when I had made an end of speaking these words, there was sent unto me the angel who had been sent unto me the nights afore:
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И$ бы'сть е^гда` сконча'хъ гл~ъ слове'съ сиX, посла'нъ е^сть къ мнњ` а%гг~лъ. и^же послаn бы'сть къ мнњ`. въ прежняя нощи
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and he said unto me, Up, Ezra, and hear the words that I am come to tell thee.
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и^ рече къ мнњ воста'ни е%здра, и^ слы'ши словеса` иXже прїидо'хъ гл~ати тебњ`.
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And I said, Speak on, my Lord. Then he said unto me, There is a sea set in a wide place, that it might be broad and vast.
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и^ рекохъ, гл~и г~и мо'и” И$ рече къ мн^њ. мо'ре поста'влено е^сть въ простра'н#нњ мњстњ да бы'сть глђбо'ко и^ беZмњрно”
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But the entrance thereof shall be set in a narrow place so as to be like a river;
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Бђ'детъ же е^мђ и^ вхоD в тњснњ мњ'стњ поста'вленъ, дабы подо'бно рњкаM.
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whoso then should desire to go into the sea to look upon it, or to rule it, if he went not through the narrow, how could he come into the broad?
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кт^о бо хотя'щи хо'щетъ вънити` в мо'ре и^ ви'дњти е^го и^ли господовати и^мъ. а%ще не про'идетъ тњсноты въ ширинђ ка'ко прїити мо'жетъ,
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Another thing also: There is a city built and set in a plain country, and full of all good things;
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и^ па'ки и%но” ГраD созда'нъ е^сть и^ поста'влеn на мњстњ по'лстMњ е^сть же пол#нъ всњхъ бл~гомъ.
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but the entrance thereof is narrow, and is set in a dangerous place to fall, having a fire on the right hand, and on the left a deep water:
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въсхоD е^готњ'снъ и^ въ стромленїи` поста'вленъ бысть ѓ^деснђю б^о ѓ%гнь, ѓ^шђю'ю во'да глђбока.
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and there is one only path between them both, even between the fire and the water, so small that there could but one man go there at once.
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стеѕя же е^сть е^дна токъмо междђ и^хъ поста'влена. и^же б^њ междђ ѓ^гнеM и^ водо'ю, е^диn ток#мо стђпень чл~чїи можаше воместити.
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If this city now be given unto a man for an inheritance, if the heir pass not the danger before him, how shall he receive his inheritance?
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сего ради а%ще дасться граD сїи чл~кђ въ достоя'нїе. и^ не прїидеT л^и никогDа выше положенаh стремленїа, како прїимеT достоанїе свое
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And I said, It is so, Lord. Then said he unto me, Even so also is Israel’s portion.
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и^ рекоX, та'ко г~и. и^ реq ко мнњ та'ко е^сть і^и^л~ь ча'сть
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Because for their sakes I made the world: and when Adam transgressed my statutes, then was decreed that now is done.
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ра'ди и^хъ б^о сътвори'лъ вњ'къ и^ ко'гда престђпи'лъ е^сть а^да'мъ положе'нїе мое. сђжде'но бы'сть чт^о сътво'рено е^сть.
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Then were the entrances of this world made narrow, and sorrowful and toilsome: they are but few and evil, full of perils, and charged with great toils.
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и^ бы'сть входы томђ вњ'кђ тњ'сны и^ болезне'ны и^ трђ'дны. ма'ло же и^ лђка'вы и^ бњднымъ по'лни, и^ трђ'домъ вели'киM и^ вели'кимъ дњ'ломъ поDпе'рты.
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For the entrances of the greater world are wide and sure, and bring forth fruit of immortality.
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и^же бо'льши вњ'кђ вхо'ды простра'нны и^ станови'ты. и^ сътворя'ющи безъсмр~тныи пло'дъ.
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If then they that live enter not these strait and vain things, they can never receive those that are laid up for them.
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а^ще б^о входя'ще не бы'ша въшли` и^же живђтъ. тњсна и^ сђетна сїя, не възмогђтъ прїя'ти и^же сђть преDставленна.
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Now therefore why disquietest thou thyself, seeing thou art but a corruptible man? and why art thou moved, whereas thou art but mortal?
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и^ нн~њ б^о въскђ'ю т^ы смђти'шися е^гда` бђ'дешъ растлњ'нъ. и^ чт^о мятешися т^ы е^гда` бђ'дешъ смр~тенъ
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and why hast thou not considered in thy mind that which is to come, rather than that which is present?
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и^ въскђ'ю не прїя'лъ е^си въ срDцы твоеM чт^о е^сть прише'ствїе н^о что` настоя'щее.
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Then answered I and said, O Lord that bearest rule, lo, thou hast ordained in thy law, that the righteous should inherit these things, but that the ungodly should perish.
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эTвњщаX и^ рњ'хъ. влDко г~и, се расмотри'лъ е^си зако'нъ твои. ја%ко пра'веднїи въслњдђ'ются, нечести'выи же поги'бнђтъ.
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The righteous therefore shall suffer strait things, and hope for wide: but they that have done wickedly have suffered the strait things, and yet shall not see the wide.
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пра'веDнїи же но'сятъ тњснотђ ё^пова'ющи простра'нная” И$же б^о нечести'во сътвори'ша. и^ тњсноты` пострада'ша и^ простра'нная не ё^зрятъ.
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And he said unto me, Thou art not a judge above God, neither hast thou understanding above the Most High.
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и^ реq ко мнњ` нњ'сть сђдїи па'че б~а ни ра'зђмъ наD вы'шняго.
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Yea, rather let many that now are perish, than that the law of God which is set before them be despised.
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поги'бнђтъ б^о мно'ѕи настоя'щїи. ја%же не по'мнится и^же преDставле'нъ е^сть бж~їи зако'нъ.
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For God straitly commanded such as came, even as they came, what they should do to live, and what they should observe to avoid punishment.
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повелњва'ющи б^о повелњ` б~ъ грядђщиM. когда прїидо'ша чт^о сътворя'ющи живђтъ. и^ чт^о въздержа'щи да не въз#казня'тся
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Nevertheless they were not obedient unto him; but spake against him, and imagined for themselves vain things;
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тїи б^о не сђть совњтова'нїи проти'вишася е^мђ. и^ положи'ша себњ помышле'нїа сђетнаа.
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and framed cunning devices of wickedness; and said moreover of the Most High, that he is not; and knew not his ways:
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и^ преDста'виша себњ ѓ^бхоженїе грњхоv. и^ вы'ше гл~аше вы'шнемђ не бы'ти. и^ пђти` е^го не позна'ша,
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but they despised his law, and denied his covenants; they have not been faithful to his statutes, and have not performed his works.
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и^ зако'нъ е^го ё^ничижи'ша, и^ ѓ^бњща'нїе е^го эTверго'ша. и^ в зако'нњ е^го вњры не и^мњша и^ дњ'ла е^го не съверши'ша.
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Therefore, Ezra, for the empty are empty things, and for the full are the full things.
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того ра'ди е%здра пра'зденъ пра'здным#. и^ по'лн# по'лнымъ,
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For behold, the time shall come, and it shall be, when these tokens, of which I told thee before, shall come to pass, that the bride shall appear, even the city coming forth, and she shall be seen, that now is withdrawn from the earth.
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с^е вре'мя прїидетъ и^ бђдетъ когда прїидђтъ зна'менїя, и^же преDреко'хъ тебњ`. и^ ја^ви'тся жена` и^ ја^вля'ющи пока'жется и^же нн~њ покрыва'ется земля`
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And whosoever is delivered from the aforesaid evils, the same shall see my wonders.
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и^ вся'къ и^же и^збавле'нъ е^сть эT преDрече'ныхъ лђка'выхъ. тои ё^зри'тъ ди'вная моя`.
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For my son Jesus shall be revealed with those that are with him, and they that remain shall rejoice four hundred years.
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эTкры'етъ бо ся сн~ъ мои і^с~ с тњми и^же с ни'мъ сђть. и^ ё^блажа'тся и^же ё^ставле'ни сђть в лњтњхъ у~.
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After these years shall my son Christ die, and all that have the breath of life.
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и^ бђ'детъ по лњтњхъ сихъ и^ ё%мреT сн~ъ мои х~с. и^ вс^и и^же дыха'нїе и^мTђ чл~цы.
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And the world shall be turned into the old silence seven days, like as in the first beginning: so that no man shall remain.
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и ѓ^брати'тся вњ'къ въ дре'внее молъча'нїе, дн~їи се'дьмъ” ја%ко въпрьвыхъ сђдњхъ тако да никт^о ѓ^ста'нется,
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And after seven days the world, that yet awaketh not, shall be raised up, and that shall die which is corruptible.
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и^ бђдетъ по дн~ехъ седми` и^ възбђ'дится” чт^о не е^ще` бди'тъ вњкъ и^ ё^мретъ растлњнъ.
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And the earth shall restore those that are asleep in her, and so shall the dust those that dwell therein in silence, and the secret places shall deliver those souls that were committed unto them.
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и^ земля` въздае'тъ и^же на не'и спя'тъ. и^ пра'хъ и^же на нем# млъча'нїе ѓ^бита'етъ, и^ храни'лища въздаю'тъ, и^же в ни'хъ преда'ни сђть дш~и”
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And the Most High shall be revealed upon the seat of judgment, and compassion shall pass away, and long-suffering shall be withdrawn:
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И$ эTкры'ется вы'шнїи на прsтлњ сђдїя и^ про'идђтъ бњды, и^ длъжная събира'ются.
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but judgment only shall remain, truth shall stand, and faith shall wax strong:
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сђдїя же самъ ѓ^ста'нетъ, и%стинна ста'неT и^ вњра възмо'жетъ.
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and the work shall follow, and the reward shall be shown, and good deeds shall awake, and wicked deeds shall not sleep.
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и^ дњло въслњдђ'ется и^ м#зды` ска'жђтся и^ пра'вды бдя'тъ, и^ непра'вды не владђю^тся.
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And the pit of torment shall appear, and over against it shall be the place of rest: and the furnace of hell shall be shown, and over against it the paradise of delight.
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и^ реко'хъ. прьвыи а^враа'мъ ради содо'млянъ моли'лъся. и^ мољ=сїи за эTц~ы в пђсты'ни съгрњш#ша.
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And then shall the Most High say to the nations that are raised from the dead, See ye and understand whom ye have denied, or whom ye have not served, or whose commandments ye have despised.
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і^ и^же по не'мъ за і^и^л~я въ дн~и а^ха'за и^ само'ила,
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Look on this side and on that: here is delight and rest, and there fire and torments. Thus shall he speak unto them in the day of judgment:
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и^ дв~дъ за съкрђше'нїе. и^ соло'монъ за и^хъ и^же прїидо'ша въ ѓ^сщ~енїе,
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This is a day that hath neither sun, nor moon, nor stars;
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і^ и^лїя за тњхъ и^же до'жDъ прїяша и^ за ме#ртва да ѓ^живи'тъ.
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neither cloud, nor thunder, nor lightning; neither wind, nor water, nor air; neither darkness, nor evening, nor morning;
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і^ е^зекїя за' люди въ дн~и сенахери'ма и^ мно'зи за мно'гихъ.
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neither summer, nor spring, nor heat, nor winter; neither frost, nor cold, nor hail, nor rain, nor dew;
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а^ще б^о нн~њ когда тлњнно възрасло`. и^ непра'вда ё^мно'жена е^сть. и^ моли'шася пра'вїи за нечести'выхъ. въскђю нн~њ та'ко не бђдетъ,
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neither noon, nor night, nor dawn; neither shining, nor brightness, nor light, save only the splendor of the glory of the Most High, whereby all shall see the things that are set before them:
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и^ эTвњща` къ мн^њ и^ рече. настоя'щемђ вњкђ нњсть конца`, слава в немъ безъпреста'ни пребыва'етъ. ради того молишася за не'мощны.
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for it shall endure as it were a week of years.
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дн~и б^о сђдныи, бђдеT коне'цъ вре'мени сего. и^ нача'ло вре'мени прише'ствїа бесме'ртнаго в неMже проше'лъ растлњнна
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This is my judgment and the ordinance thereof; but to thee only have I shown these things.
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эTрњше'нїя е^сть толкова'нїя, эTсњче'но е^сть невњрїе. възрасте' же пра'вда въз#сїяна е^сть и%стинна
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And I answered, I said even then, O Lord, and I say now: blessed are they that are now alive and keep the statutes ordained of thee.
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тогда б^о никто'же мо'жет# спsти е^го и^же поги'бе. ни эTрњши'ти и^же связа`,
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But as touching them for whom my prayer was made, what shall I say? for who is there of them that are alive that hath not sinned, and who of the sons of men that hath not transgressed thy covenant?
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и^ эTвњща'хъ и^ реко'хъ. се` сло'во мое прьвое и^ послњднее, ја^ко лђчши быs не да'ти зеMлю а^да'мђ и^л^и е^гда ё^же дана бысть въздержа'ти е^го да не съгрњши'тъ.
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And now I see, that the world to come shall bring delight to few, but torments unto many.
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чт^о б^отребњ е^сть чл~комъ в настоя'щеM жи'тїи и^ въ ско'рби. и^ мерътвымъ ё^пова'ти ка'знемъ.
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For an evil heart hath grown up in us, which hath led us astray from these statutes, and hath brought us into corruption and into the ways of death, hath shown us the paths of perdition and removed us far from life; and that, not a few only, but well nigh all that have been created.
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ЭO чт^о сътвори'лъ а^да'ме” а^ще б^оты` съгрњши'лъ е^си нњсть сътворе'но е^ді'нотвое паде'нїе, н^о и^ на'ше и^же эT тебе` прїидо'хом#.
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And he answered me, and said, Hearken unto me, and I will instruct thee; and I will admonish thee yet again:
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что' ботребњ наM а^ще ѓ^бњща'но е^сть бесмр~тъное вре'мя. мы' же смр~тная дњла съдњловаеM,
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for this cause the Most High hath not made one world, but two.
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и^ ја%ко преDречено е^сть наM вњчныя ё^пова'нїя. мы` б^о стропти'вы и^ сђ'етни сътворе'ни е^смы`.
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For whereas thou hast said that the just are not many, but few, and the ungodly abound, hear the answer thereunto.
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и^ ја%ко преDста'влена сђть намъ жили'ща здравле'ни и^ станови'ты. мы б^о лђка'во жили` е^смы`.
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If thou hath choice stones exceeding few, wilt thou set for thee over against them according to their number things of lead and clay?
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и^ ја%ко преDставле'на е^сть сла'ва вышня'го защити'ти иX и^же поздњ` пожи'ша. мы же стропо'тныя пђти` ходи'хоM.
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And I said, Lord, how shall this be?
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и^ ја%ко повњсться ра'и е^мђже плодъ нерастлњнъ преDстои^тъ, в не'мъже е^сть станови'тая и^ враче'вная.
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And he said unto me, Not only this, but ask the earth, and she shall tell thee; entreat her, and she shall declare unto thee.
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мы' бо не вни'демъ въ небл~года'рныX б^о мњстехъ пожи'хомъ.
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For thou shalt say unto her, Thou bringest forth gold and silver and brass, and iron also and lead and clay:
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и^ ја%ко на звњзда'хъ свњтя'тъ лица` и^хъ и^же въздержа'нїя и^мя'хђ. наши б^о лица на мра'цњхъ черныхъ,
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but silver is more abundant than gold, and brass than silver, and iron than brass, lead than iron, and clay than lead.
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ни б^о помы'слихомъ живђщи когда безако'ннотворя'щи чт^о и^мамы по сме'рти терпњти.
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Judge thou therefore which things are precious and to be desired, whatso is abundant or what is rare.
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и^ эTвњща`, и^ рече” Си^ е^сть помышле'нїе подвигненїе чт^о подви'гнетъ и^же на земли` рожде'нъ е^сть чл~къ,
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And I said, O Lord that bearest rule, that which is plentiful is of less worth, for that which is more rare is more precious.
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да а^ще ѓ^би'женъ бђдетъ да тръпи'тъ чт^о ре'клъ е^си. а^ще же победи'тъ прие'млетъ чт^о гл~ю
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And he answered me, and said, Weigh within thyself the things that thou hast thought, for he that hath what is hard to get rejoiceth over him that hath what is plentiful.
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ја%ко се'и е^сть живоT ја%же мољ=сїи рече е^гда` жи'тъ, к лю'демъ гл~ющи, и^збери` себњ живо'т# и^ да живе'шъ.
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So also is the judgment which I have promised: for I will rejoice over the few that shall be saved, inasmuch as these are they that have made my glory now to prevail, and of whom my name is now named.
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не вњроваша же е^мђ н^о ни по не'мъ прoркомъ, н^о ни мн^њ и^же гл~алъ е^смь и^мъ.
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And I will not grieve over the multitude of them that perish; for these are they that are now like unto vapor, and are become as flame and smoke; they are set on fire and burn hotly, and are quenched.
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ја%ко не бы'сть скорбъ въ погђбле'нїе и^хъ, ја%ко прише'ствїе е^сть ра'дости на ниX и^хже совњтно е^сть сп~сенїе.
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And I answered and said, O thou earth, wherefore hast thou brought forth, if the mind is made out of dust, like as all other created things?
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и^ эTвњща'хъ и^ рекохъ” Вњмъ г~и
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For it were better that the dust itself had been unborn, so that the mind might not have been made therefrom.
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ја%ко званъ е^си вышнїи милосердъ, чт^о любится тњми и^же жи'тїе сътворя'ютъ по зако'нђ е^го,
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But now the mind groweth with us, and by reason of this we are tormented, because we perish and know it.
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и^ тръпели'въ е^сть, ја%котерпњнїемъ подае'тъ си'мъ и^же съгрњши'ша ја^ко свои'ми дњлы.
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65
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Let the race of men lament and the beasts of the field be glad; let all that are born lament, but let the four-footed beasts and the cattle rejoice.
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въздатель е^сть ја%ко б^о да'ти хо'щетъ за пра'во и^спроше'нїе.
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For it is far better with them than with us; for they look not for judgment, neither do they know of torments or of salvation promised unto them after death.
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и^ мно'го млsрдъ всњмъ ја%же настоя'ще сђть, і^ и'же минђша і^ е^же бђдђще сђть”
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67
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For what doth it profit us, that we shall be preserved alive, but yet be afflicted with torment?
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А$ще б^о не ё^мно'жиT млsрдїя свое^го, не ѓ^живе'тся вњкъ с тњми` и^же въслњдя'хђ на'нь, и^ даеT
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68
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68
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For all that are born are defiled with iniquities, and are full of sins and laden with offenses:
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ја%ко а^ще не да'сть эT блгsти свое'я, да ѓ^блегча'тся сїи и^же въ безако'нїе сътвори'ша эT свои^хъ безако'нїи, не възмо'жетъ десятоты'сящная ча'сть ѓ^живи'ти чл~комъ.
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69
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and if after death we were not to come into judgment, peradventure it had been better for us.
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и^ сђдїя а^ще невњдњтъ симъ и^же ѓ^чище'ни сђть сло'вомъ е^го, и^ ѓ^чи'ститъ мно'жество рве'нїя
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70
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70
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And he answered me, and said, When the Most High made the world, and Adam and all them that came of him, he first prepared the judgment and the things that pertain unto the judgment.
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не ё& б^о ѓ^ста'вили бы ся въ бесчи'сленное мно'жеството'кмо ма'ло ѕњло”
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71
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And now understand from thine own words, for thou hast said that the mind groweth with us.
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72
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They therefore that dwell upon the earth shall be tormented for this reason, that having understanding they have wrought iniquity, and receiving commandments have not kept them, and having obtained a law they dealt unfaithfully with that which they received.
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73
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What then will they have to say in the judgment, or how will they answer in the last times?
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74
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For how great a time hath the Most High been long-suffering with them that inhabit the world, and not for their sakes, but because of the times which he hath foreordained!
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75
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And I answered and said, if I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, show this also unto thy servant, whether after death, even now when every one of us giveth up his soul, we shall be kept in rest until those times come, in which thou shalt renew the creation, or whether we shall be tormented forthwith.
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76
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And he answered me, and said, I will show thee this also; but join not thyself with them that are scorners, nor number thyself with them that are tormented.
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77
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For thou hast a treasure of good works laid up with the Most High, but it shall not be shown thee until the last times.
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78
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For concerning death the teaching is: When the determinate sentence hath gone forth from the Most High that a man should die, as the spirit leaveth the body to return again to him who gave it, it adoreth the glory of the Most High first of all.
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79
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And if it be one of those that have been scorners and have not kept the way of the Most High, and that have despised his law, and that hate them that fear God,
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80
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these spirits shall not enter into habitations, but shall wander and be in torments forthwith, ever grieving and sad, in seven ways.
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81
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The first way, because they have despised the law of the Most High.
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82
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The second way, because they cannot now make a good returning that they may live.
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83
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The third way, they shall see the reward laid up for them that have believed the covenants of the Most High.
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84
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The fourth way, they shall consider the torment laid up for themselves in the last days.
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85
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The fifth way, they shall see the dwelling places of the others guarded by angels, with great quietness.
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86
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The sixth way, they shall see how forthwith some of them shall pass into torment.
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87
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The seventh way, which is more grievous than all the aforesaid ways, because they shall pine away in confusion and be consumed with shame, and shall be withered up by fears, seeing the glory of the Most High before whom they have sinned while living, and before whom they shall be judged in the last times.
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88
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Now this is the order of those who have kept the ways of the Most High, when they shall be separated from the corruptible vessel.
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89
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In the time that they dwelt therein they painfully served the Most High, and were in jeopardy every hour, that they might keep the law of the lawgiver perfectly.
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90
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Wherefore this is the teaching concerning them:
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91
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First of all they shall see with great joy the glory of him who taketh them up, for they shall have rest in seven orders.
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92
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The first order, because they have striven with great labor to overcome the evil thought which was fashioned together with them, that it might not lead them astray from life into death.
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93
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The second order, because they see the perplexity in which the souls of the ungodly wander, and the punishment that awaiteth them.
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94
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The third order, they see the witness which he that fashioned them beareth concerning them, that while they lived they kept the law which was given them in trust.
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95
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The fourth order, they understand the rest which, being gathered in their chambers, they now enjoy with great quietness, guarded by angels, and the glory that awaiteth them in the last days.
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96
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The fifth order, they rejoice, seeing how they have now escaped from that which is corruptible, and how they shall inherit that which is to come, while they see moreover the straitness and the painfulness from which they have been delivered, and the large room which they shall receive with joy and immortality.
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97
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The sixth order, when it is shown unto them how their face shall shine as the sun, and how they shall be made like unto the light of the stars, being henceforth incorruptible.
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98
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The seventh order, which is greater than all the aforesaid orders, because they shall rejoice with confidence, and because they shall be bold without confusion, and shall be glad without fear, for they hasten to behold the face of him whom in their lifetime they served, and from whom they shall receive their reward in glory.
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99
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This is the order of the souls of the just, as from henceforth is announced unto them, and aforesaid are the ways of torture which they that would not give heed shall suffer from henceforth.
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100
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And I answered and said, shall time therefore be given unto the souls after they are separated from the bodies, that they may see that whereof thou hast spoken unto me?
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101
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And he said, Their freedom shall be for seven days, that for seven days they may see the things whereof thou hast been told, and afterward they shall be gathered together in their habitations.
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102
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And I answered and said, if I have found favor in thy sight, show further unto me thy servant whether in the day of judgment the just will be able to intercede for the ungodly or to entreat the Most High for them,
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103
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whether fathers for children, or children for parents, or brethren for brethren, or kinsfolk for their next of kin, or friends for them that are most dear.
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104
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And he answered me, and said, Since thou hast found favor in my sight, I will show thee this also: The day of judgment is a day of decision, and displayeth unto all the seal of truth; even as now a father sendeth not his son, or a son his father, or a master his slave, or a friend him that is most dear, that in his stead he may be sick, or sleep, or eat, or be healed:
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105
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so never shall anyone pray for another in that day, neither shall one lay a burden on another, for then shall all bear every one his own righteousness or unrighteousness.
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106
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And I answered and said, How do we now find that first Abraham prayed for the people of Sodom, and Moses for the fathers that sinned in the wilderness:
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107
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and Joshua after him for Israel in the days of Achan:
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108
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and Samuel in the days of Saul; and David for the plague: and Solomon for them that should worship in the sanctuary:
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109
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and Elijah for those that received rain; and for the dead, that he might live:
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110
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and Hezekiah for the people in the days of Sennacherib: and many for many?
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111
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If therefore now, when corruption is grown up, and unrighteousness increased, the righteous have prayed for the ungodly, wherefore shall it not be so then also?
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112
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He answered me, and said, This present world is not the end; the full glory abideth not therein: therefore have they who were able prayed for the weak.
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113
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But the day of judgment shall be the end of this time, and the beginning of the immortality to come, wherein corruption is passed away,
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114
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intemperance is at an end, infidelity is cut off, but righteousness is grown, and truth is sprung up.
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115
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Then shall no man be able to have mercy on him that is cast in judgment, nor to thrust down him that hath gotten the victory.
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116
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I answered then and said, this is my first and last saying, that it had been better that the earth had not given thee Adam: or else, when it had given him, to have restrained him from sinning.
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117
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For what profit is it for all that are in this present time to live in heaviness, and after death to look for punishment?
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118
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O thou Adam, what hast thou done? For though it was thou that sinned, the evil is not fallen on thee alone, but upon all of us that come of thee.
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119
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For what profit is it unto us, if there be promised us an immortal time, whereas we have done the works that bring death?
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120
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And that there is promised us an everlasting hope, whereas ourselves most miserably are become vain?
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121
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And that there are reserved habitations of health and safety, whereas we have lived wickedly?
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122
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And that the glory of the Most High shall defend them that have led a pure life, whereas we have walked in the most wicked ways of all?
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123
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And that there shall be shown a paradise, whose fruit endureth without decay, wherein is abundance and healing, but we shall not enter into it,
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124
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for we have walked in unpleasant places?
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125
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And that the faces of them that have used abstinence shall shine above the stars, whereas our faces shall be blacker than darkness?
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126
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For while we lived and committed iniquity, we considered not what we should have to suffer after death.
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127
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Then he answered and said, This is the condition of the battle, which man that is born upon the earth shall fight;
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128
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that, if he be overcome, he shall suffer as thou hast said: but if he get the victory, he shall receive the thing that I say.
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129
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For this is the way whereof Moses spake unto the people while he lived, saying, Choose thee life, that thou mayest live.
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130
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Nevertheless they believed not him, nor yet the prophets after him, no, nor me who have spoken unto them;
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131
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so that there shall not be such heaviness in their destruction, as there shall be joy over them that are persuaded to salvation.
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132
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I answered then and said, I know, Lord, that the Most High is now called merciful, in that he hath mercy upon them that are not yet come into the world;
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133
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and compassionate, in that he hath compassion upon those that turn to his law;
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134
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and long-suffering, for that he long suffereth those that have sinned, as his creatures;
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135
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and bountiful, for that he is ready to give rather than to exact;
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136
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and of great mercy, for that he multiplieth more and more mercies to them that are present, and that are past, and also to them that are to come;
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137
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(for if he multiplied not his mercies, the world would not continue with them that dwell therein;)
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138
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and one that forgiveth, for if he did not forgive of his goodness, that they that have committed iniquities might be eased of them, the ten thousandth part of men would not remain living;
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139
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and a judge, for if he did not pardon them that were created by his word, and blot out the multitude of offenses,
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140
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there would peradventure be very few left in an innumerable multitude.
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