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Rh spirit which are his." The godly are represented therein, as the light of the world. And they are called upon in all their relations, whether domestic, civil or religious, to let their light shine, that others seeing their good works may be led to glorify their Father in heaven. In the words that immediately follow the text, the apostle clearly shows what effect the sentiment therein contained should have upon us: "''But this I say, brethren, the time is short. It remaineih therefore, that they that have wives be as though they had none, and they that weep as though they wept not, and they that rejoice as though they rejoiced not, and they that buy as though they possessed not, and they that use this world as not abusing it, for the fashion of this world passeth away.''"

We learn from this subject, the importance of setting a proper estimate on all earthly things—of regarding them as they really are, fleeting and swiftly