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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE WISE MEN FROM THE EAST. Their royal presents in their hands behold The sun's rich birth, myrrh, frankincense, and gold- With these the monarch of both worlds they meet These and themselves they prostrate at his feet. HEROD was an Eclomite, and was made king of Judea by the rulers of the Roman state. Christ was born in his reign. We read in Mathew ii. 1, 2, There came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. These wise men are called Magi, or Magicians. The Jews re- garded not Christ, but these Gentiles sought him. They found out Christ by the same star they had seen in their own country. By the first appearance of the star, they were given to understand where they might inquire for this King; then it disappeared. They traced the matter as far as they could.they were upon their journey to Bethlehem, but how shall they find him when they come thither ? Here they were at a loss, when behold, the star which they saw in the east, appeared again, and went before them. Now they saw they were not deceived, and had not taken this long journey in vain. God was with them, and the tokens of his presence and favour cannot but fill the souls of those who know how to value Ihem, with joy unspeakable. They found a cottage was his palace, and his own poor mother all the retinue he had Is this the Saviour of the world? Is this the King of the Jews; nay, and the Prince of the kings of the earth ? Yes, this is he, who, though he was rich, yet, for our sakes, became thus poor. However, these wise men did not think themselves baffled in their inquiry; but, as having found the King they sought, they presented themselves first, and then their gifts to him. Every indica...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217548755 |
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| ISBN-10 | 021754875X |
| Weight | 0.40 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.28 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 116 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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