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to 40 to the land which God had
chosen for him
Say on" urged Lycius.
Listen. then. for We will praise the
famous men Of history. We will tell
OF the men through whom from the
beginning the Lord hath had great
glory and hath show, his power. Such
as did bear rule in their kingdoms,
men renowned for their power. giving
counsel by their understanding. and
declaring prophecies. Leaders OF the
people by their counsels. and by their
knowledge of learning. meet for the
people. wise and eloquent In their in
-uctions. Even such as found out
musical tunes. and recited verses IN
writing: rich mSn furnished with
ability. living peaceably in their habit
tations All these were honored in
their generations and were the glory
OF their times
Thou dost make me eager to hear
their names And as thou spcakesI
may Il not be well II but write down
thy Words and sulting the action
to the words he reached into the re-
cc-scs ~ hts tunic aud brought forth
his parchment and stylus. and spread
ing the former out upon n smooth
topped stone lying conveniently near
he looked up with a nod to Indicate
that he was ready for Jesus to begin.
Very well. II thou art 30 minded"
responded Jesus, graciously. Let us
N hnFYa srfflI Kras h.4ffa- kAssNa nth
than Enoch the son OF Adam. who
pleased the Lord and was translated.
being an example OF repentance TO all
generations. Noah was found perfect
and righteous. and In the time OF
wrath he was preserved. Therefore
was he left as a remnant unto the
earth when the food came. An ever.
lasting covenant was made with him.
that all flesh should perish no more
by the food
Jesus paused. and Lycius. looking
up. asked. thoughtfully:
DO these illustrate types OF thy
Gods mercy?"
Yea. both kept by God. One taken
from the iniGuity OF the world because
he had chosen to walk with God. The
other preserved In the world. even
while God punished the unbelieving
in the world. But We must hasten
We come to the great Abraham. who
marks another great dlspensation in
the plan and purposes OF God. lie IL
was who was the father OF many peo-
pie And In glory was there none like
unto him. He kept the law OF the
most high. and was in covenant with
him. and he established his covenant
with him In his flesh. and when he
was proved he was found faithful
Therefore did God assure him by an
oath that he would bless the nations
in his seed. and that he would multi
| ply him as the dust OF the earth and
exalt his seed rs the stars. and cause
/ them to inherit from sea to sea and
from tho river unto the utmost part
of the land"
when shall that time be.- eagerly
asked Lycius. 1T surely cannot
speak OF the present time Is 1t past
or future7'
This Is the time yet TO be- spoke
/ Jesus. with conhdsncs. For with
Isaac did the Lord establish likewise
his covenant. that the blessing should
extend to all men And upon Isaac's
| son Jacob did he cause to rest the
covenant. acknoN Lodging him in ths
blessing which his father gave him
and establishing him in the heritage
And TO his twelve sons did be divide
their portions And long years after
ward the Lord brought out Of the
children Of Isaac a merciful man.
which found favor in the sight OF all
men. even that Moses. who was be-
loved of God and men. and whose
memorial Is blessed. He was made
! like to the glorious saints. and was
magnifed. so that his enemies stood
in fear OF him. By the word Of this
man Moses did he cause wonders to
cease, and made him glorious in tho
sight Of kings. and gave him a com.
mandment for his people. and showed
him part OF his glory. And he ex-
alted his brother Aaron a holy man.
to uphold his hands. and he estab-
lished him in the priesthood forever"
So Jesus continued speaking and
naught was heard beside the voice
save the scratch OF the stylus of
Lycius over the parchment
And as they returned In the dusk
of the evening Jesus turned to Lycins
and asked.
And what are thou going to do with
the writing
Wait" was the response, thou
shalt see.-