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process of puriication, feel propensity to
evade the literal and obvious meaning of the
precept. But when we reflect that it ema
mated from God of love, who. ain the
likeness Of sinful hesh." prayed for his en-
emics, even for those whose evils had nailed
him to the cross, we feel at once the pro-
priety and necessity of its strict observance
in the christian life and practice. IF God
so loved the world" when it was sunk in the
lowest depths Of wickedncss--if such was
the love of Christ for sinners-shall We, who
are at best sinners also, presume to cast the
first stone of hatred and condemnation a
gainst them' Our Lord said to his disci-
Piles, Love your enemies bless them that
curse you; and pray FOR them which de-
spitefully use you and persecutc you that
you may be the children of your father
which is in heaven for he maketh his sun
20 rise on the evil and on the good, and send
eth rain on the just and on the unjust"
Now, none but men in the love of evil could
be enemies of Chrst's disciples; no others
could curse, hate, or persecute them. But
the disciples were commanded to love even
such men, and to do them all possible good,


in order that they, the disciples, might be
the children Of God. Let not then, sinful


man, worm of the dust, say to his brother
worm. "stand BY thyscif; come not near to
me, for / an holicr than thou"