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VII. RESPONSIVE READING.

F thy brother trespass against thee seven times in a day, forgive him; and if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him. And I say not unto thee until seven times, but until seventy times seven.

Love your enemies; bless them that curse you; do good to them that hate you; and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you.

Take heed that ye do not your acts of righteousness before men, to be seen of them; otherwise ye have no reward of your Father who is in heaven.

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. Even so a good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth good things; and an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth evil things.

Wherefore by their fruits shall ye know them.

Verily, I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. But fear not; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

And I say unto you, There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

All things, therefore, whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them.

This is my commandment, That ye love one another.

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IX. PRAYER.

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GOD, who didst send Thy word to speak in the prophets and live in Thy Son, we thank Thee for Jesus, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life to our souls. We bless Thee that he came to seek and to save that which was lost; that he went about doing good; that he was the friend of the friendless; that he comforted the mourner, and bade the penitent depart in peace. We thank Thee for all the triumphs which attend his name. Especially do we praise Thee that we who have been born in a Christian land have such happy homes, such loving parents and kind friends, and that we enjoy so many and so great privileges of every kind.

May we now and always, O our Father, show forth our gratitude in lives devoted to Thy service. May that mild and affectionate spirit which Jesus breathed, flow into all our hearts, that we may help and bless our fellow-men, and make everybody around us happy. So shall we be true disciples, having within us the same heavenly mind which was in Jesus, and, like him, rejoicing always to do our Father's will. AMEN.

X. HYMN.

Eleventh Service.

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LIFE ETERNAL.

I. INTRODUCTORY SENTENCES.

EHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God!

Beloved, now are we children of God. And it doth not yet appear what we shall be; but we know that when it shall be made to appear, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.

And every one that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as He is pure.

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III. RESPONSIVE READING.

E are not strangers or servants, but children of the household of God.

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Thou wilt show me the path of life; in Thy presence is fulness of joy.

Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

The kingdom of God is within you.

The Lord of heaven and earth dwelleth not in temples made with hands.

To be spiritually minded is life and peace.

The living Father sent me ; and I live because of the Father.

Lord, to whom shall we go?

Thou hast the words of eternal life.

Be perfected, - live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us.

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V. PRAYER.

GOD, Fountain of all life, we thank Thee that we live and move and have our being in Thee. The world presses hard upon us, and we might faint and die if we were alone. But we are not alone, for the Father is with us. When the scenes of this world shall fade, Thy love will fold us to sleep; and when we awake in the life to come, we shall be still with Thee, for in Thy love we shall live forever. Thou art from everlasting the same; Thy years shall not fail. Our Father, help us to a deeper trust in the life everlasting, from the lesson of this one day. May we feel that this love which is now, ever shall be; this work of life is the work Thou hast given us to do, and when it is done Thou wilt give us more: this love, that makes all our life so glad, flows out of the deep fountain of God, for God is love, and we shall love forever. Oh, set these lessons deep in our hearts; help us day by day to see some rays of the eternal day that will break upon us at the last. May the gospel of Thy Son, the whisper of Thy Spirit, unite to make our faith in life eternal strong and clear. AMEN.

VI. HYMN.

Twelfth Service.

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GOD OUR LIFE.

I. INTRODUCTORY SENTENCES.

H, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. Then ye shall call upon me, and go in peace; ye shall pray to me, and I will hear you; ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye search for me with all your heart.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

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II. HYMN." THOUGH FAINT, YET PURSUING."

DR. GAUNTLETT.

Though faint, yet pur-su-ing, we go on our way; The Lord is our Leader, His word is our stay:

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