Sermon on the Mount XIV

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Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast - not - thou made an hedge about him, - and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

    But put forth thine hand now, and touch all - that he hath, and he will curse thee to - thy face. . .

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

. . .For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt - my throne above the stars of God:

Thou hast multiplied - thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and - flieth away.

Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth - they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them. . . .

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And I will put enmity - between thee and the work-man, and between - thy seed - and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

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And Lamech said unto his wives, Ad-ah - and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

. . .There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom - hath not thy wickedness passed continually?

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

And he said, Take now - thy son, - thine only son Isaac, whom - thou lov-est, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer - him there for a - burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

But I say unto you, - Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

That ye may be the children of your Father - which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

pub-li-can

(publi-kn)n. 1. Chiefly British. The keeper of a public house or tavern. 2. A collector of public taxes or tolls in the ancient Roman Empire. 3. A collector of taxes or tribute from the public.[Middle English, tax collector, from Old French, from Latin publicanus, from publicum, public revenue, from neuter of publicus, public. See PUBLIC.]

              Excerpted from American Heritage Dictionary

In antiquity, publicans (Greek τελώνης telōnēs; Latin publicanus (singular); publicani (plural)) were public contractors, in which role they often supplied the Roman legions and military, managed the collection of port duties, and oversaw public building projects. In addition, they served as tax collectors for the Republic (and later the Roman Empire), bidding on contracts (from the Senate in Rome) for the collection of various types of taxes. Importantly, this role as tax collectors was not emphasized until late into the history of the Republic (c. 1st century BC). The publicans were usually of the class of equites.

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For if - ye love them which love you, - what reward have ye? do not even the Re-publicans - the same? . . .

And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated - from off the earth.

And he stayed yet other -seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not - again unto him any more.

If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.

. . . And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the Re-publicans - so?

Because - I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

He is the Rock, his work - is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity,  - just and right - is he.

Be ye – there-fore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven - is perfect.

ISamuelyeaon-AmAllah