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31~ TilE BrltlriG.TIME 0 .. J.IPE.
.T udea. lle was seen in Knzarcth, not a.~ one
who:'C head is coycrcd with the frosts of many
winters, but as n chiltl Ly his motller's side, as
a boy in his f,'lthe.r's shop, and a.~ a youth at
his allotted worlc IIi~ time of life WM jU.'it
that which we cOlilcllll'latc with the deepest
iuterest.
Can you think with illJint~rence of the fact,
that .JC.':iUS once f;tooo, iu age, exactly whero
you now stand? The precise number ofwceks,
and mOllth~, amI YC~lrH which have g'onc over
yonr hend:" wcnt over his also, Your circumstancf''s
at this l..:ritical period, he canuot o\'crlook
j he remcrnbers his own at the same peri-
od of life.
2. 1.£t me name some of those YIRTUE."',
which the cxnmp1e of Christ inculc:ltl's fur tho
young. A wide HellI opens here, inviting our
cntrnncc, nml prollli~illg richlr to reward OUf
examination. The character of .Tc::ln~was one
grand constellation of excellencies, embracing
cvcrythiug pure, ,11111 trur., nnd lovely, ana of
good report. It i." ndnptCtI to all fIlcn, and all
coul~trie.s, and all climes. 1 can uwell only on
a few items.
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