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CHAPTER IX.

NEW TESTAMENT.

JESUS AND PAUL.

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.

And seeing the multitudes he went up into a mountain; and when he was set, his disciples came unto him.

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God. Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God.

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

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Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Ye have that it hath been said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil; but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

And if a man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not thou away.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy :

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you;

That ye may be the children of your Father which art in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans so?

And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which art in heaven is perfect.

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And when thou prayest thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

But when ye pray use not vain repetitions as the heathen do; for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask him.

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Therefore, all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.-Jesus.

CHARITY-Or Love.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Charity never faileth; but whether there be prophecies they shall fail; whether there be tongues they shall cease; whether there be knowledge it shall vanish away.

For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

For now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

And now abideth faith, hope, and charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.-Paul.

CHAPTER X.

AL KORAN.

PRECEPTS OF MOHAMMED.

EXTRACTS.

The pious is he who believeth in God, and who giveth his money to the needy. Those who perform their covenant with men in adversity (or excessive poverty) and affliction or disease, and do what is right (according to God's law) shall have their reward.

-The service of God is the similitude of a grain that hath produced seven ears-in each ear, a hundred grains.

—A kind speech, and forgiveness, are better than alms which harm or reproach followeth.

-Turn away evil by that which is better (as anger by patience, and ignorance by mildness, and evil conduct by forgiveness), and lo! he between whom and thyself was enmity shall become as though he were a warm friend; but none is endowed with this disposition except those who have been patient, and none except him who hath great good fortune.

-Verily, God commandeth justice and the doing of good, and the giving unto the relation; and he forbiddeth wickedness and iniquity and oppression. He admonisheth you that you may reflect.

-Give the orphans when they come of age their substance, and render them not in exchange bad for good, and devour not their substance by adding it to your own; for this is a great sin.

-Those who do evil ignorantly, and then repent speedily, to them will God be turned, for God is knowing and wise. -The honest women are obedient, careful in the absence of their husbands, for that God preserveth them by commit

ting them to the care and protection of the men. Seek not an occasion of quarrel against them. Show kindness unto parents, and relations, and orphans, and the poor, and your neighbor. Verily, God will not wrong any one, and if it be a good action, he will recompense it with a great reward.

-Those who believe and do that which is right, we will bring into gardens watered by rivers; therein shall they remain forever.

And ye also are allowed to marry free women, living chastely with them, neither committing fornication, nor taking them for concubines. Observe justice when ye appear as witnesses, and let not hatred toward any induce you to do wrong, but act justly.

—Show kindness unto your parents, whether the one or both of them attain to old age with thee; speak respectfully unto them, and submit to behave humbly toward them, out of tender affection.

Give unto him who is of kin to you his due, and also to the poor and the traveler; and waste not thy substance profusely. Let not thy hand be tied up to thy neck; neither open it with an unbounded expansion, lest thou become worthy of reprehension, and be reduced to poverty.

Meddle not with the substance of the orphan, unless it be to improve it. Perform your covenant; and give full measure, when you measure aught, and weigh with a just balance.

Walk not proudly in the land.

He who forgiveth, and is reconciled unto his enemy, shall receive his reward.

-Whosoever resigneth himself unto God, being a worker of righteousness, taketh hold of a strong handle; and unto God belongeth the issue of all things.

-Whosoever desireth excellence; unto God doth all excel, lence belong; unto him ascendeth the good speech; and the righteous work will he exaft.

Let not men laugh each other to scorn, who peradventure may be better than themselves; neither let women laugh

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