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Fear not, thou mother of the children, for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord.
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For thy help will I send My servants Isaiah and Jeremiah, after whose counsel I have sanctified and prepared for thee twelve trees laden with divers fruits,
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and as many fountains flowing with milk and honey, and seven mighty mountains whereupon there grow roses and lilies, whereby I will fill thy children with joy.
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"Do right to the widow, judge for the fatherless, give to the poor, defend the orphan, clothe the naked,
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heal the broken and the weak, laugh not a lame man to scorn, defend the maimed, and let the blind man come into the sight of My clearness.
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Keep the old and young within thy walls.Œ
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Wheresoever thou findest the dead, take them and bury them, and I will give thee the first place in My resurrection.
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"Abide still, O My people, and take thy rest, for thy quietness shall come.
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Nourish thy children, O thou good nurse, establish their feet.
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As for the servants whom I have given thee, there shall not one of them perish; for I will require them from among thy number.
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Be not weary; for when the day of trouble and heaviness cometh, others shall weep and be sorrowful, but thou shalt be merry and have abundance.