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Even as  a dying  father’s  last  words  are  indelibly  imprinted  on his  children’s  memory  as  a precious  legacy,  so  ought  we  to  observe and take  to  heart  the  words  which  our  Lord  spoke  on  the  Cross. His first word  thus  uttered  was  one  of  intercession  for  His  deadly  enemies. Robbed of  His  liberty  of  action,  and  nailed  to  the  Cross,  it  might  have been thought  that  He  was  powerless  to  do  anything  more  for  His  people. His Hands,  which  had  distributed  benefits,  are  made  fast  to  the  Cross; His Feet,  which  went  about  so  untiringly  in  search  of  sinners,  can  move no more;  His  Head  is  incapable  of  further  movement,  being  bowed