10 light, which shineth more and more unto the perfect day." "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace." 1o At last, Job reached the close of his life; and he died full of days, and full of wealth, and honours. Death concludes the history of every one. All must lie down and die. 66 "By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed upon all, for that all have sinned." 99 11 So he was gathered into the heavenly garner, "as a shock of corn is gathered in its season, fully ripe." Happy is the man, who, like Job, "is old, and full of days;" and is ready to leave this world for a better. When the voice is heard that calls him into eternity, he will say, as Simeon did, “Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation!" 12 QUESTIONS. 1. How did our Lord heal the poor man, who had been ill thirty-eight years? 2. When we pray for others, and try to do them good, what are we doing? 3. What does God hear? 4. How should we forgive those who have done us harm? 5. What is God able to do? 6. Mention the friend who always loves those who love him, and at all times? 7. What does St. John say of relieving the needy? 8. What may a man be and have, and not be blessed? 9. Who are they whom the Lord blesses? 10. Whom should we mark? 11. How did sin and death come into the world? 12. What did Simeon say? STORY X. THE KING AND THE FALSE PROPHET. PART I. BALAK, the king of Moab, heard that the people of Israel were coming near his country, and he and his subjects were very much afraid; for they had been told how, by the help of their God, they had cut off many wicked nations. The king did not know what to do; but after thinking some time, he resolved by some craft to get their God not to care for them any longer; and then he thought he could do what he pleased with them. He had heard of a famous man, who pretended to be religious, whose name was Balaam; he lived at a great distance from Moab. This false teacher, |