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(Ezek. 44:29-30.) The Great Company they areto love, and to them they must be loyal.— Deut.14:27-29.The people must be thoroughly cleansed inconscience. (Ezek. 44:9). They are to put awayall their former defilements and abominationsand are to worship and serve God throughout theTimes of Restitution and thereafter, observingthat holy period as a solemn feast to the Lord.(Ezek. 43:6-7; 46:1-3, 9-10; 45:17.) They are toconsecrate themselves daily, with thankfulness,with repentance and restitution for sin, and withvows fulfilled.— Ezek. 44:29-30; 45:1, 13-25;46:19-24; Zech. 14:20-21.Duties of PrinceThe duties of the ruling Ancient Worthies willbe: to remove violence and exploitation, executejudgment and justice and take away all formerexactions imposed upon the people. (Ezek 45:8-9). They are to see that the commercialintercourse of the people is on a just and equalbasis for all. (Ezek. 45:10-12).They will receive taxes or offerings from thepeople, with special attention to the spiritualofferings symbolized by the things offered.(Ezek. 45:13-16). The land they are to keep holy,as they will their own condition of favoredperfection, symbolized by the land. (Ezek. 48:21-22). Certain ones for special merit— such as anyduring the Gospel Age who lived up to theirconsecrations as mere believers, not being taughtthe things of the Spirit, and as those throughdevoted loyalty making special progress duringthe Millennium— they may cause to have thesame honored position as themselves, which willbe permanent if the recipients manifest the spiritof sonship, but lasting only to the close of the1,000 years to those failing to show this spirit.(Ezek. 46:16-17).They will be privileged, as favored participantsin the application of the Sin Offering merit, to goin and out of the outer court east gate— as in theplace of Christ— and there to feed upon the meatin due season from Christ's bounty. (Ezek. 44:1-