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The third order, they see the witness which he who formed them bears concerning them, that while they were alive they kept the law which was given them in trust.
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The first order, because they have striven with great effort to overcome the evil thought which was formed with them, that it might not lead them astray from life into death.
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The second order, because they see the perplexity in which the souls of the ungodly wander, and the punishment that awaits them.
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The third order, they see the witness which he who formed them bears concerning them, that while they were alive they kept the law which was given them in trust.
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The fourth order, they understand the rest which they now enjoy, being gathered into their chambers and guarded by angels in profound quiet, and the glory which awaits them in the last days.
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The fifth order, they rejoice that they have now escaped what is corruptible, and shall inherit what is to come; and besides they see the straits and toil from which they have been delivered, and the spacious liberty which they are to receive and enjoy in immortality.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.