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"The Biblical Index. I"

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the whole Interior family, by fur
nishing for publication the following
remarkable verses on "The Books
of the Bible:"
In Genesis the world was made by Gods
creative hand;
In Exodus the Hebrews marched to gain
the promised land
Levticus contains the law, holy, just and
good;
Numbers records the tribes enrolled; all
sons of Abraham's blood.
Moses in Deuteronomy records Gods nigh.
ydeeds;
Brave Joshua into Canaan's land the host of
Israel leads,
In Judges their rebellion oft provokes the
Lord to smite:
But Ruth records the faith of one well
pleasing in his sight.
In First and Second Samuel, of Jesse's son
We read;
Ten tribes in First and Second Kings re-
volted from his seed.
The First and Second Chronicles see Judah
captive made,
But Ezra leads a remnant back, by princely
Cyrus aid.
The city walls of Zion Nehemiah builds
again,
While Esther saves her people from the
plots of wicked men.
In Job we read how faith will live beneath
atflction's rod;
And David's Psalms are precious songs to
every child of God.
The Proverbs like goodly string of choic'
est pearls appear.
Ecclesiastes teaches man how vain are all
things here,
The mystic song of Solomon exalts sweet
Sharon's Rose;
While Christ, the Saviour and the King, the
"rapt Isaiah" shows.
The warning jeremiah apostate Israel
scorns;
His plaintive Lamentations then their aw-
fuldownfall mOurns.
Ezekiel tells in wondrous words of dazzling
mysteries;
While kings and empires yet to come, Dan
iel in vision sees.
Of judgement and of mercy Hosea loves
to tell.
Joel describes the blessed days when God
with man shall dwell.
Among Tekoa's herdsmen Amos received
his call;
While Obadiah prophesies of Edom's final
fall.
Jonah enshrines wondrous type of Christ
our risen Lord.
Micah pronounces Judah lost-lost but
again restored.
Nahum declares on Nneveh just judgement
shall be poured.
A view of Chaldea's coming doom, Habak
kuk's visions give.
Next, Zephaniah warns the Jews to turn, re
pent and live.
Haggai wrote to those who saw the temple
built again,
And Zachariah prophesied of Christ's trium
plant reign.
Malachi was the last who touched the high
prophetic chord;
It's final notes sublimely show the coming
of the Lord.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John the hol,
gospel wrote,
Describing how the Saviour died, his lif
and all he taught.
Acts proves how God the apostles owne,
with signs in every place.
St. Paul in Romans teaches us how man i
saved by grace.
The apostle, in Corinthians, instructs, ex
horts, reproves.
Galations shows that faith, in Christ alon
the Father loves.
Ephesians and Philippians tell what Chris
tians ought to be.
Colossans bids us live to God and for etei
nifty.
In Thessalonians we are taught the LOr
will come from heaven,
In Timothy and Titus a bishops rule
given.
Philemon marks Christians love, whic
only Christians know.
Hebrews reveals the gospel prefgured b
the law.
James teaches, without holiness, faith
but vain and dead.
st. Peter points the narrow way in whic
the saints are led.
John, in his three epistles, on love d
lights to dwell.
St Jude gives awful warning OF judgemen
wrath and hell.
The Revelation prophesies of that treme
dous day
When Christ--and Christ alone-shall |
the trembling sinners stay.
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Jacobs Sermon.