[Page 22] Man was at first made in a state of bliss; but by sin he fell from that good state into a state of Woe and misery

Christ our blessed Lord came down from heaven, to save man from sin, and to give life to the soul; a life that will never end.

His birth was mean and low, his life was meek, and humble.

It is by, and thro' him we hope to live in bliss and joy, when this life ends.

Let us all, by the help of his grace, strive to be like him, to be good as he was good, meek as he was meek and low in our own eyes.

He taught the right way to heaven, and pointed out the path that leads to peace.

In return for such great goodness, the Jews, by wicked hands, slew him, nailing him on a cross.

Thus died the son of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, in order to save mankind!

[Page 23] His body was laid in the grave: For our sake, he passed thro' the valley of death, that we might live and become heirs of heaven and children of God,

And all this was done, as it had been spo­ken, of the Lord, by the prophet.

Behold a virgin shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins.

The Angel of the Lord came unto Mary and said unto her, Fear not Mary, for thou hast found favour with God.

And behold thou shalt conceive and bring forth a son, and he shall be great, and shall be called, The Son of the Highest.

And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his Kingdom there shall be no end.

And the child Jesus grew, and became strong in spirit; filled with wisdom and the grace of God was upon him.

[Page 24] And when he was twelve years old, he went up with his parents to the feast, after the cu­stom of the Jews:

And when the days of the feast were over, the people went home, but the child Jesus was still in the city, and his parents knew it not.

And when they had gone a day's journey, they found he was not with them; then they sought him amongst their kinsfolk.

And when they found him not, they turned back again to the city:

And after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors hearing them, and asking them questions

And all that heared him, were amazed at his knowledge and answers.

When his parents saw him they said unto him, Son, why hast thou dealt thus with us? behold we have sought thee with sorrow. And he said unto them;

How is it that ye sought me, knew ye not, that I must perform the work that my father sent me to do?

[Page 25] Then he went down with Joseph and his mother, Mary, and was subject unto them.

In those days came John the Baptist, preach­ing in the desert, saying, repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the tree, every tree, therefore, which bring­eth not forth good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire.

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins, and he did eat locust and wild honey.

And John said unto them all; I indeed bap­tize you with water; but one greater than I cometh, he shall baptize you with the Holy­Ghost.

Whose fan is in his hand, and he will ga­ther the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire.

Now Jesus began to preach, and to do many wonders; healing the sick, the lame and the blind.

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[Page 29] Matt. 25, 31. When the Son of man shall come in his glory and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory;

And before him shall be gathered all nations; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left.

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you, from the foundation of the world; for I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

[Page 30] And the king shall answer and say unto them. Verily I say unto you, in as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand. Depart from me, ye cursed into everlast­ing sire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was an hungred, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

Then shall they also answer him, saying Lord, when saw we thee an hung [...]red, or a thirst or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, In as much as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting pu­nishment; but the righteous into life eternal.