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THE RESURRECTION
He prepares a number of poisoned arrows, and watches for an opportunity to get once more within. His hope is with Be- setting Sin, and often would he have re- taken it, but for the King himself. At last, when all the toil of earthly war- fare is at an end, the shout of victory arises, "We have fought a good fight, we have finished our course, we have kept the faith; thanks be to God who giveth us the victory through Jesus Christ our Lord." Now after many years have rolled over this palace, its walls begin to crum- ble, its battlements to decay, its beams and rafters begin to loosen, its gates move
