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THE

RELIGION

OF

MOSES AND THE PROPHETS

AND OF

JESUS CHRIST,

In the Words of the Bible;

ARRANGED

IN SHORT SECTIONS, FOR THE USE OF YOUNG PEOPLE,

AND OF ALL

IN HEATHEN AND FALSE WORSHIPPING COUNTRIES,

WHO HAVE HEARD OF, AND ARE ANXIOUS TO BE ACQUAINTED WITH THOSE
LAWS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,

WHICH GOD HAS GIVEN HIS RATIONAL CREATURES FOR THE

GOVERNMENT OF THEIR ACTIONS HERE;

AND FOR THE CAREFUL OBSERVANCE OF WHICH, HE HAS GRACIOUSLY
PROMISED A GREAT REWARD HEREAFTER.

BY I. NICHOLSO BODLEV

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" As new born babes, desire the sincere milk of the handy grow
thereby."-1 PETER, ch. ii. ver. 2.

LONDON:

PUBLISHED BY

B. FELLOWES, LUDGATE STREET.

1832.

164.

LONDON:

R. CLAY, PRINTER, BREAD-STREET-HILL.

TO CHRISTIANS,

TO JEW S,

AND TO

ALL WHO HAVE HEARD OF,

OR YET MAY HEAR OF,

Christ and his Gospel.

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HOLD FAST THE FORM OF SOUND WORDS-GOD IS NO

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RESPECTER OF PERSONS; BUT IN EVERY NATION, HE

THAT FEARETH HIM, AND WORKETH RIGHTEOUSNESS, IS

ACCEPTED OF HIM. - REFUSE, THEREFORE, PROFANE

AND OLD WIVES FABLES, AND EXERCISE YOURSELVES UNTO GODLINESS."

I. NICHOLSON.

PREFACE.

ACCORDING to recent reports made by Bible societies, a sum, considerably exceeding a million of money, has been expended in the great work of disseminating the Sacred Writings. The experience, however, of more than twenty years, very clearly proves, that this expense, and the active labours of those employed in this praiseworthy undertaking, have not produced beneficial effects, equal to the expectations of the

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