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Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee (111:11) But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: (111:12) And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. Luke 14:7-14 (111:13) What a treasure are these words of Christ! To what heights of humility and compassion has the Lord called us in this simple, eternal parable! What a glorious world we would behold were the peoples thereof to take to heart these blessed exhortations! (111:14) And all this, from words
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