watchtower: november 1, 1939 article on "neutrality"

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NEUTRALITY


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NEUTRALIY

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AH is the God f God f with you al" 5: 3 the vryo of saniy ·o." (1 Thesan

23) Jovh is not pacfis, h r gr-ly df. I own due t Jhoh aginst th wh blpm h ho ps f ch ner yu 20) vh Gd corvy ao or pels wh h if ld.

«h Pac", h

kngdm fnly i pai r l b tpeac. (Isih 2) But Ch t ' mak r f i rg-

zion d wl -ln - rn- -

"Nu m o f to covsy wh ,

r re t ul . I � ch,'l l u gt o j ce nfr.


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E EEThe posin of Jehova's witnes :hould be

dnitly p on must be furd by te Scriptes \

Can, w o hrHad ong the comandls f h AligyGd, w therfo l vo kgdom f God, wh ! Y h t no h ii His cur iou prov A ho ly

o d b dint Gd's comas vn Ju h bl Son f G, J commad. A so h fol- ehov' s, wold. 1 4 1

h ar a e ( on o o uy h dcl

h ura. l b cul r c of nat J -vah's "itne, but poi cys m c� v o y a du po y k h

R UR ll UH

h J , cm y d k x g o (1 2: 21) Whev ew

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Gd' prf ' A m Go t a oby. Th J ok icp,l on h m o b Gd. C ys:


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"They not t rl, not f lh\o1'ld. Jon is leo apy evrn who bcm a ra Chistan prved by wods, f : "Neh al, bu fr v mug (o 17: 2 d e ti o Jehova,n ts re oow in Ju : "A u n m l vn.o wl. An f gh b sac� 7:

The mnon by ss co f th upvin Sa (2 Chs 4: ; oh 2 30 wld Sa, cdhv d ib ed and d n

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cmly eo P 3: 7) vh adc o Go M H . o-ganiza y e o par in the cl frs wo, h h

dmic. T s o t : e gn y d ;n o d -g S] o world '-

Frr s g Lor sc

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s p no T ] o o; wrd, h ou [ Ch Js] o 15: 1

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:a ht th ue fowrs o Chr Jesu, ralChitn a d by t n o erth is cnu- prf h such must be nutral oer h ato gd w w e Sm o ios o atc a h Uit S, rd oai b h Und al t be f t ty. Thy a p wd cu av ml aig e w va' e l o - f h wtc: i t Jh' nm k, ad h h s Jeu , m's k" d k h F' m. h wi� - r h ho Govn t AgGd Ch Ju h K. Sat a a o n t . (JI· 12; U S Lr hl 1'i8 ao, k ad" i e f n n e Ch, ; A [th l� h J] l t e 24 79 h\h8 a l a pm o f h o

TH TH JO\'

l h e to se h V} h idm s wh

shl In 2 (AD) Ch R d a - Ki Ti Kg-d h t comng. Chrt s wa l


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e was earth. He di ot s fowers to h goverment or anyis of the contove, bu e mpati-cy l is true fowr dev slv

enrly o Go's kingm, gdupn hm th c alys ing for h cm- ful prat f "Th ki-om . Thy wil be do i 6: 10,

e a ao h ldsek r i sl g, he

t i h : "B y kgm a i gheosn [a THE nt emocy, lin F oh ic grnH 1 hl be ad uo yu! (Matth 3) T h ay, t ]; Ch Jus Jehv, d k

d f r gins ay pi geme w n . G lu gaizs d F a,"W x o l a" ec "W ul h ; a f Te aiJ od' m b Cs T fl-ow i e o t wfl R h g o o r

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and religon th, and ot ne o such ats is for the TheocratiGvmn ,ov but all Te a- a pu h our for cme

al and picl gi. S a them-Blvs "C o they ar aU p kgdom G by Ct .Tesu Every gousit ude a pa n h is l wd; xpl wy th t if \'Id t hat l a Jss

f fr " h dgu Asm [ · 0 Gd of Cri , bu

gn o v h Toci Grn cizp n dy i faul vnl ov

Cng s Frmay k, o I old o C · ll yu n i h

hi; wh d i t w ll w gy s mid a g [rl, olic d l]) F z s n [A.RV]

m h ls w lk f t Le Ci" (Pp 18-2) Mk o twe sas iii wo a o t .

L i t it h ? N b ca, Ji �t

r: to nd , d J w. g imf it i ld . p o c l"

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On ld of us d no that is uder e upr-viso t DeL Hc th Ohad nt en msel wit h a o h w:

F we k a aerh eh: e f no cal,bt gty Gd o pg dw o nhs; astig ni, vy iga xalh i kwldge Go [thgrt HERC GOVERNMT], and bg thh b o Chrs [he K

TCCY]." (2 orth 10 3-5 Te 1in ic c o h h bj: "Fr ou i cw lo u tm, h ocs a over darkworld · spirtul h l y an h wrfe"· ha

T o o oe io i n h o h flw C f , s t

. nly, nd o a l aa o h a coven o b au t Alh G Kg Kgm. ' Cii m o -r le

T tn. of h h fh h

a l T C al a i to hs pcf rh aoly. It i v o r-n mak p t L l o b u h a

f o m. ts pad y itfl to Go' m h omm fm Jha ct of a

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sek gheusn, th wihu rga to -o such may be s1j to. Thy comfto those ae king h r wy, b drito tm the n d kngdom Almghy l ir th ephai Go i kgdm t nl l10 or ma-. I 6 ,2; MHw 8-2) � whov ond G's wl Cris : "Y c r . God" i h Su O h gv h d h l. (Is 43 8 Ocil f h ao h wh th l my hav apreciton of stm hnbr th Tao th wold d v

Crg [ a c\' g '; d v fr a fl�hJ ut ca h w m, e dic. k h v pr f wh ? o G m u h p f G." 2

T f old u d l dncio b o ol G} Jv b o ex Cr Ct a o Go d kd; t Ch igly h eg - h p u , 1 ry f Sci-e : riu aee u Al-


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NEULIY FOHDW

Jehova us t Israelt o set up whic fre;Hldow i and great Thocy,

kingdom by Chrst Isac nd Job repsntaiv of Jv G, hee lwy n r f . hm tig d w g bw e nd Gm hir o l Sodm n Gmra, d gcoi betwn Abrham and Lot, his p-

w, her, o pr t . � 4; 1-3) t e n-dg al Dyr o i hi roy d , A Pu vads, becu w. u ay of h - bu he my z cid L, "go 2

'h Am pu the v L bcaus a - be fiul v AlyCo 's v l GOlI' sva i j t of 1l t o Th L cpih b r Aram

s uy Jo fow p « c kn Slm wi d h

ih b an B Am ig d pos of hvn ea; bl m ig hh e m d.

of 8h' liy n t a a h wa i ie h i o fac are re y u o p o l k m y.(Ge 21 A


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the servant· any erthly king, but ha e ws SCv d pte of Jehva Gd, greatTHEOCRA. bhm's urli th facth he was woll y dvt o THEOCAI GVRN-, d 1fr God s im s "rnd. rv 1it ogAbrah, wit: "By ojr e lnd o strange n dllg bli Isc and Jcb h h m p; fo h lk cy [om] funi�, oe ul mk God. � 910.

T rp ov sgr io ac iv nil pli Almg o l t wi h m w ncmbt. H w

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of gom l G'8 -, th HEAT THEOCRAY; cor hi: "T p e o as , so many h k i mul, t wh i y inurbl. Te i

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i ie b ing m f r (l h, b [] o 1 - eUT1h. Hrw 1 �J a )

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oo . n l lv r t d oj w Og: F y u k y _

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uly they had ben of tha counry fm they came out, they mig av had opprun rund." .

ol ve t hos rs n cam b sluing r thus nn va God. A w i h ? Te Srp


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only aon for any of th folwers ChistJsu to w b upn te s y migt bearwitnes o n f Jeva Gd d prMm kgm. B mag osluy enly neutlin h crvrs w h , s th OT wite8s f M ga l coisn, ma thir g-iy, e faithulns o Alg Gd K.

Thr as h ar o 'wiee ere p f l, but, vg cn d lhy G ig c o s l y pr o h ld. " i[ z pr hygs] y w cm I f cov- f g pe, d ,; w i CI J mtee e ad g b e C N g b-z , nd hu C and upn o Je h ." E 0

B c k s cnovs d ps k- I e i i k h ihc Cs t Set r ns v n n r F e n y i . W s o y pp "'-C -

v o Al Gd or " h -

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divie human lg ; ey proagndist for eith side of the wi fc.

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They ar spt and t from uch ad eoly h wts f Jehova. Qd bis THEOCRGVlNM, and c y mus sand alof rmevry nti of hs wd T k-m Gd, wthou doiDg o ey cno ft-ful rciv i Ovl lvio if.To h odE o th o S evrlasng -ro ; bei o Ali) m evlinf Wh h m h ' ? Ty u be w e L y cr) pg pel is Kg Km

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h c h ws oI g atin i@ Ior wr bt r .l n nd hc aCi j '\ n Su UPIJ: ov Sp- Th o � " gz y polc l Up. T o'sl , y t gr OCRAT o o i: h e THEORAYh hl u wo 018

mm o o o d h pltc Js T : :ihfu G s eh o fo l toac o, e : "A d wih t Lr hy ; h ys Lo o om bg f t �\' " 12) "\Vh M d h o tr wn h h n h e o mb cid I. D

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3 8) Jhvh , the HEO h ule at ypica n Isa n his wi only e ti.

T g o Is d ony Ce ee v dvl-hp a w thre we gJov d . ' o n o Abrhamand o his ed fr (s 13 : 1 5 18- ;Pm 05 : 2) CiB, w gn ofued psi G's co e

nd t v d r

t o d r y . T xcpo wa h pl f volur uhml o f h wh t pec ele h h f Gd n . ' r gn e e n by h dtio Jy d.

Dro 7 : 1 ; Exo 4 h me me a e a ado Chs Ju, r r by f h g o Joh h y o at as n.' .Jo cp 9 0; 3

w nl f w G v

gn y toy uhzd h k e f b fm. nc w Il r g- ha fAih hd JS k o of e t, a g hi fm Go Chi o f A-y ( 6 Il v

t c l th. T la htbe t y f ro oh ' w b n o Al G,d hi de o h cae a o ( u 5 S ar

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wer henc God heard answeTd payers il peol as l01g as they im. was not gnted o them by ao oftr ioT i qupmcnt, bl bcaus God x-d ligy power behalf. (Josu10: 4) King Dvd carid t G m n tak-i s f h ir d c g sgn t yi >m·I 8; Kg 21) Tu GrDavd, Cit tk poo f T

Wh h r viaed i cn h h b p,�d y h y id viry ov m d c th Iali Gd h o y nd v ISa the vcoy. Jud 6 7ll hs pd o ISTo YJ were

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u f Ca h (1 COTha10: ) No of "Cdo v aa IioY g t by gr Thc,v Cr p of a cl T f ovry" o q b '

wl ayp

u:fa Isal,wh uaihu ol by o t G "Chitdom s-1d in o, a-ho fo Alm d pv d l t b- a wr;

ur O jlo taIS

n. T , uld jf C i g i loul k aS aK8i vf fn a o o ain dy j "Ct


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eath desir o enga n o th h ar and i duty of Gd's covenatpeol t rmain y nutal s wars. gio led, formig prt of thi ev o n

ha Ci ul ing the xpnc f as y, Th motpfu rganizo o t ateps jsf w s bw Ro HrTcy ofAut0iy urgs I vius an t o o Eidny y av ve-k r w pously od s bi Sm s m t Har an pubsh t o o ib , o : "Her, alo to o a c d pl Old-Testamni. h It d h ; Go od th i pci an8 b1 T f H upm wh o n Ia�; b h ag w o o n a wi (tlLuS in )f n hih y uht. ' vi w a cu posr a,o o m v: thm o o c cmt a H. Noae g r i n ." V d h hg " ', IV 2

Cy h o n orn , lc varo s n v "C pUao el l o 'o ae t l . hft t in aic i


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mait teir o with epars wicked

T Spts i n or authoriy f Crs ega a fo tn gne, f O ta l s natos a } e g ee o h g f wIO is d AlmgyG s, w J ppv wf h pu k po�n Od f thir r

yd m by he

Lord w n uhz x waI o y m.

Se

D2 37.

Wc hl lan "' invade b n Ir% wre rz n v a c ivs. p xmp un

e c pcs v b S a AYT, d w Ja lyap€d o y p b a { foug bals m Kn18: 9-f; 19: 36 2 Chols 4 5) ht8! Gd p r gU t

a te n-hr upn. J, 6

r rg bn n o ol n on r h Isl r n -in r al g u

.v W y l rly h fed d d o G hl K2 C 35: 20-1) T u gvi pc tecy by : e Teocy e gu.

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Ther i no so-caled "Chrisan nao" of "Christendom a is a theocry, of,bcu not oe of ch nais t Ruler. h a d ardgt man's lw. such aton had Jov Go lrt pl ow ul n lws_T law f poicl gvrm s no oca.S Gd mnds al f ot pl o kepmlv o from wod a thby vl nil d hy o hi kgo so in o o of G is ude oblg o arm fo o plitca o pii nr o Gd' o gv- ot con. 'he e d t xr wl o Al d bu o uize y l f lg and mkig Excly i te Su : "J -wd M igd o of Chrso t] ino f is , l vt g, I hd o b - J w i y kgm nt o

hc [ uc f Ct]" (Jh : (6) A h o h cr:8 t tio o Jhov, poh e i w hianc." (Plm _ t i h l "Cht hs ho Gd n bt a h G gv-

m by C

i h e i i n. Mw 2 r o Cia a y al p o . W o H fy Ao o J


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Crist Jeu Sm faitul Christan recny bn h pres anoc, xcud, a p t d, c hy w no r h

ma f Htle

T exd prved isngy t THEOCRI M s an a l v-sg; gt Hi wil .

evlation -

h vl o Jhh G b Crt .Je K w s ivisble o uma 6,7) a o wh pt io o-cl, jl eh. f o' Th l

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L coud _ o e v n ooy coflt bwe Nhe u tr " of ·ri a a n no C t

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Th a on b ugn, g. (1 Cnhan 10-3;3: 4) I h


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"pacist my proely dend one fuse to gh any d a rcumstn. TheCO\�ant Gd God's pol authrz to g h w agit he THEOC- GVRN1I'. Nmi fJudah ws in m c oil the PerngO\·rnm. i buidg u miar P. aid ral l sd. 11 - vod h J\ ai -G (Nm ops crd g g Jer v p- yg t A-mg. Tfo' rmd th va f Gd, k an c yr b" 4

Lkw Zubl, Jeho-v buld t pl z 1 di iml f miry df� f Med-Ps; d a remd nurl Zb ac , e f Ezr 6-24) J G b�d b work of fx.Lkwis ,1a' we y in cag T T b ar f - t cli a Ki, by r he ki cd t i s n-G, iKd wd cddm ; i e


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r "Dmof Rlign, Septbr 15 93

Being entirly eural as bewn th aios f th do py to Gd r as agait do n md y f earth!y govmn, f arme f no gi ar, .eh Gd, by Christ Ju, s h o w: 'Ty o m e s e

10) God's pol a nw !v prc-ly d l gvems, a wuld bl o fo on gv-m as gin a an a f c hl m Gd's kigd. ho's wis p i wh al url erth gv h l cml�o all sd t anTHE Y or ta uc pi v-m e o S.

Je p c h n Kig n t k o c i

T b. H co-an Chri ,Jeu o e i owad ll su u ld h ot l h i 4 "T LORD d hu i hn k fot-s. h LO of y of Z; rl h (Pl Hw 0 2 3 A h d o e wrla o. i i l a v n h a (Mhw 4 8),


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nor l faitul "cs ae o h otar he comn tm o go abutmns a he naios preach t1e d w, gv-ing tsoy h Sa' wld d a e kgm f rgu i hd, wic Ha Jv' n b be6 popl. (M 24: 14) T nd f San'wo me ad Gd y C u ks a coy usg l i ppr bl C J Jh o. P 2 8.

T l by O\a cv p ow b s t ty h h pvlg all o t mo Ctn f, wd , t s an ty i r h rf n f r. he ea pop

Go mt kp lUd o a t e o d tr g. E o m i -op t Gd h r.

Jh plil k I r anll atis e al ai

" e , o ea; a, p rh h h; h l t m fo F L his uy up h h uey m hhlv h er" (Ii 2J 5: 31 2 Zhn 8 H

R 7, 18.

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Je us epiliy l t oe t f vm o e

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g gt sytem of g e coray, Jhva Kin is now prest, jand separating h ol of a n w set i o , bdi oe clas, dg

as d the diobn 0 o , did "a. (Me 5 31-40) Th quo u wch e div ak pa h ll uc indus s b r we r : A yo or e Thtl by t J th Kg? D y o coayfvo ct o S' le ca

d go ls f w? Eh u us o m.

Jv's B p fom to n-Th, ad a a t. T i J' rl i h "h o omo Ch H Rl

d w y sup wh . 9) T fhul C Jsu n l u p y mi ff Jov nd N i e o a , c asGd nn peo1 to b u o g h

to . (Pl 83 218; 0) A t a on io th o a ol ya p mut x b a ay o- o

W s h o th Tho a e h ws

n ti "on b t mt y t "gol e im? anr q l all G an w dy ut b w h? u a

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w them spdily. whn Sonf comeh, ll he ith on the arth ?"Luk 18; B

if some nati of earth rtf deart y cinl DW hvry na h h g Gd d 'hecrati gvnm. Bcs hy p kgd os w wok h ll uh o c x Lord b jume xeeh; ikd s s o O . T a hl, al nis [(Hbw) ] a d." 16 n Jvh i py: 0 L l r; [( Hbw) " o] g. Pu f L o hmlv o 9 h [ ; l ; upn v o d o h ll [n n n ypc -"Plm 6 m 3 5 (I G 1,2; v

l 17, 8) b ily cn ' or y e- cd u g for y o bh gi V Tf oo

op .W q b

wg e nt l v k , piculy

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those w ar devot o God, an whm theyhave ld bcaus faithul o Jeov God.(ni 9 4-6, 17 ) Te l j kUing fany hum - s ' x-cutn. (Exos 2: ) N n i wrongful tking,of f hr, w U8 disrga Gd's . : "The is ! f; · v PRS j\]! rd·, broke th v� (oveat" I 24 5.

UNSPD

The h a or h HECY wh v ma ol d i f Al-mgy Gd, HOCR kp thmv o h is natios T t gl' THEOCRA;as J pliy decr: "Th v orl Say h y ruh; y o r." (J 7 . 17) By Jv' W y cmp b � T uc 'kp s ' d. (Ja: U b xi p w r h oh Ti in truth ty g. Bch C015 A h p Auzd Tf Bb. : 7, w "l wh( JOy h T con i x "F O p olbo Gd F, i o i h s i c h pd m h wl." J 1 27 M·' Sy

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CNSRIPl

Wt he realms of waing ts ter bare mny who hv dot sl t Jv Godan i kingdm by Chs Jeu. To pciv an b nri h man-powr a a . t s ad po-i o ac , abu tue nls i y Public as w o o d hering aplictos fo ly vi uded a ap-c h lti n f J' i ir p, the "oh sp" L, h ra THEOCRA, Ci J. od duce Chri to wihd r .pc fr x ia f qu: "W o ak (" O u Ci o gv wb Lr g b c Spl , by w vd. I r c h nr sold g, ut h hmlf : a Eac u d fO himsl lin Gd n C hi' i f mh T b o f h ,'n f Jh d uri�

gi

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Chri. i l -'n h wl m k : "H s n w m in ; M-w 2

Nl o w K s

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gt. (Mk 9: 40) T tx v f x hrmy. S a, ptn r ' o K k a K a k T no( rnd t s

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e fowing tok · thes o wutteed b Chrit "W y bIkd t theole is mother and i brethn stood wt-out, dsirng speak with ' T said uno

, Behld, ! h -Qu, deing o spak '( B swerd sa u Who s ? aw y A hndtow](l 1 R ]( ], Br my my F \OV � il f myFt H 1l v


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to myse agint uch l,and my brethn, d I do s..Nm 4 4.

s the Cr rly im fo

ighous pc.

RS' PN

ps of low o J forth Scripes. Su fw C Jesu cmpise. On 'UEHOAY agn ha hl govermnt. I for

th TRI GVRNM K h i n g o o c h h h enm o o v h i ward G o vh D h y wiked (J D 2: 5) Thf o o S ca b ful d to G, and o om

Jv t

o ul (P 2 2;Rli 1: 17) Chs J o po Jehva coutig h j . o" wrk" x pl ' Tocy e i e d s ( 28: 1; Mhw -) Th L" p", t" ( 7: 9-1) k r ad h h K. T " o b q d G' , sr c," h A I H HY O e\o e o E OCY t e o t

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m kll y e hcanse of tir ul- bt uc the promi�c of .f ecv c d v TO,1hvh must prov i ig iy ga Tcra

d to his Kg. Nne w (b'd TcacGm n is Kg wl [ear cn dto . He wil Gd d \ i (Isaih 8: 13, 4)Le ll atu e i C pkn o hm: "An o t kllh u no bl t kl h soul; b ahr wh ; e to � by

(Mw 0 28 B d , h ame h Hv" 4 13)I e il G n e - d at Lrd li t o mp w Sn' ztn ea Tui Cni i � wh n tl v a rClc f t( rn 15 , 2) fou-in , h lat F d Gi f o obey , mk ougC J S. J 3 16; a6: "Slv b o J o o y oganz o t'l!. P 3 8

m pri h Rb hs p erng t :A g l p t ; f I m sa e L,o r J' 19

h v kn eir f THEORA n

t rg n ei y Go oi dl ut l Al w d' s l l ar ao, d aoll f h a ER d Kg

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