Sermon on the Mountain VX

Secret

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas,

and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: - yea, I have cursed them already, - because ye do not lay it to heart.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, - to be seen of them: other-wise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

Where-fore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand? Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.

There-fore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly.

The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

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He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes - from seeing evil;

He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

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And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.

He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.

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There-fore when thou do-est thine alms, do not sound a trumpet be-fore thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues. . .

They, and every beast - after - his kind, and all the cattle - after - their kind, . .

. . . and in the streets, that they may have - glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

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Behold, - I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him: - But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

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But when thou do-est alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

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He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant. I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust. My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death; - Not for any injustice in mine hands: - also my prayer is pure.

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And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth?-  this breach be upon thee: - there-fore his name was called Pharez.

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And when thou pray-est, - thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may - be seen of men. . .

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But bring your young-est brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall - not die. And they did so.

And they said one to an-other, We are - verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; - there-fore is this distress come upon us.

Verily I say unto you, They have - their reward.

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Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

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But thou, - when thou pray-est, enter into thy closet,

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And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou may-est know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

For Jacob  my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God - beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known - me:

That they may know - from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none be-side me. I am the Lord, and there is none else.

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.

Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the Lord have created it.

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and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father - which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

ISamuelyeaon-AmAllah