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 things  will  be  added  unto  you. You will  no  longer stray away  from  your  Saviour,  selfish,  ungrateful, unforgiving. No longer  will  you,  covered  with moral leprosy,  need  to  cry  from  afar:  "  Unclean,  unclean," or,  "Jesus,  Master,  have  mercy  on  me," but turning  from  sin  and  its  occasions,  to  Christ,  you will hold  Him  fast  here  for  a  while,  and  hereafter  in heaven  forever  and  ever.

Ex. : I.  Body  and  soul. II. Self-preservation. III. Sinners and saints.

I. Soul  exists:  1. Image of  God. 2.  Life  principle. 3. Truth  and  justice.

II. Soul's value:  1. Compared to  world. 2. Christ's  reply. 3. Riches,  honors,  pleasures.

III. In itself:  1. Richly endowed. 2. Devil's  estimate. 3. God's  estimate.

Per.: 1. Saints. 2. Single, married,  old. 3. Worldling, drunkard, impure.

Seek ye,  therefore,  first  the  eternal  salvation  of thine  immortal  soul,  and  a  merciful  God  will  provide all  other  things  necessary  for  the  temporal  support of  thy  perishable  body. In these  words,  my Brethren,  is  contained  a  brief  resume  of  the  entire lesson of  to-day's  Gospel. Therein we  are  first tacitly reminded  that  every  human  being  born  into