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Show -AC'lliril K AND lll.fcVilM,. Whan lb Havior bad called lilt Apoatlta and wna Itiatruotlng them, aa ttatad In Ih reourd by Matthew, II adruonlehed them Ihuti lie that luva b lather or mother more than tne la lint wurlhr of uia; ami ha that lotetli aon ur lUoirliler mora than ma lauol ouitliy of am. Ami he lh.it Ukelh not hie or and followalh altar mo, la nullwotlhy of ma. Ha that rlndatb hia Ufa ahall loan lt anil ha that luaetb bta lllo for my aaka ahall tliul II. Her waa a leeaon of lu aioildoe they suit be willing to make for Ih reward that He promlatd thara aa th Havior of mauklnd; their love lor Hnu wat lo be greater than that ef parent for child or ohlld for parent, to make litem worthy of lb glorloue boon of trual Uvea that waa t b given to Ilia faithful follower.; and th tail ol Ibat luva waa la lb poailblllly Ihil Iheythould b called upon to lot their llvaa fur II la take lha eeorllV-e re-quired re-quired waa a wllllngnaea (0 relmquleh all that aeemtd detlrable In Ibla life far tha take of obtaining Ibe promlaea of lha kingdom of heaven In th Uf to com. In teceleliig Hit doctrine, Hi Apoi. ilea oomprebeaded that "taorlflce brlnga furth Ih bletalngaof heaveu;1 their wllllugneat to make II waa the only meant ot aaourlng Ibe extllatlou Ibey aought. It waa the grtal Idea taught by Ibe atonement lUtlf, that the prloe ntuil tie paid lor th bleaili.g recotved that lb wurk niuet bdou lo obtain th reward. Through lb alonatuent waa wrought out lb ail. vatlun af lh world, and by lh gnat Haorlfloe ataoolotad therewith iho Lurd let au example or period wllllngnaaa lo do all of that charaolar thai oould ba rtqulrad ol lliru, Th hutory ol the Twelve anciently provai that Ihey aoceptai Ihla prluol. pie lu Ita lullnet; ami the rtoord ol to timet drmouatralee 111 epplloeltou lo tha body of the Cburuh alio. Iu latter llmra Hi rule baa been lha aaiiu. The l-atter-day M.ltila have beau oallad upon to make many aaurl. tloea on behalf of Ibatioipul tlioy have reoelvetj; and tbi-y aroougulxant of tha faul that whatever may be required at (heir bauda la thli ragard muat b done, even lu in laylug down of Ihalr llvia, If they would reculv lb grant reward, Tbla prlnutpl uf aaorllloe la on whloh It dltplayoj throughout nature aa completely aa It la aet forth iu rallgluu, It la a requirement atao. elated with tveiy law of tile (lotpel, acoorultig to Hi extent. In the law of tltliiiia, lur lailano", there la a call for one-teiilh of a 1 eriou'o Inluraul or lu-crvaaa lu-crvaaa annually; anJ fur l payment uf one-tenth ther la pmiuliiij a r-watd r-watd of miii-h greater value, whan ineuitired by a wurlaly Handera there la lb rewurd I r the amount ol th aacrlflce aa well aa fjr Ilia wllllngneil with which It la mi 'e. In nature wc have au llluatratlou of tha tame prlu-0 prlu-0 pie aa oue of never-aiidlng prugreat. The farmer who would ratio a crop mutl in. I oh ly tacrlftco time aud labor la P epanuii the field, but alto a purtlou of gram lur plauilng, and lu returu fur hit labor and lha properly mrr n-d.red n-d.red li tecurea a much greater hai-vetl hai-vetl limn the qnantliy of teed grain. Fir the brat rt.ultt there mutl ba the wllltiiKtieae dltplayed In Ilia work of cnltlva'lin aa wall at t:ie aaad to tfarmlnaie and brine forth the plant. lle'errlng to the prlvitlont t'.io Himtl heva undertone, and the ble"-lint ble"-lint that have accrual ti them In ojn-a ojn-a tjuri oe of their alherence li the faith, It It lometimsa tald that tboy have lint mail any eaoriflc when the Whole 11 til la looked over. If the word auorlfloe mi-ant no more then n lott, tbla atatr. raanl would ba accural; but alnce Iht meaning ol the word It rntlt y differ-enl, differ-enl, lint way of 1 rrai nllng Iba one I. a mMekei, I f a perton were to rerrorm alaLur, ur t rellnqulili aome'.btng of v:ue, wllh.ul being eatlifaclorlly re warden, that would not I making a ten lice. Ham flit 11 nni lott; It I--c'u Iti th oauta and eflecl, and t' e eflrcl la gain. Literally II mtaua tu urrender anything for Iba take af obtaining ob-taining aomelhlng Ueainad mora dc-airable; dc-airable; to give up eomw valued objenl In order to eerure a higher object, li th deeir-d Incrette b nut uLtilriJ then H ere la a failure of real tacrifloe, although the pera in may auataiu Inn. lu the true mllgloua aente of Iba w in', than, tho l.ttter-day Halati keve m:a great aacrifleea, and have the evidence thareof la tne manifold bleulugi Ihey eoloy. Tbua laorlflno In obadiecoe to the lawa of heaven brlnge fertli Ibe bloia-lagi bloia-lagi therJ; ror thete mutt come lo mekth aacrtflc perfact, aluc thay are part nf lh ooudltlon or contract under which lb original lelloqulah-mentor lelloqulah-mentor aurrender ol a detlrable thiug le mad. Aa Ih Hatlor die. area lo elleol, Ihoa who loal thalr properly, their dear relative-, or their live, fur Hia(Jopelfa aakv, by tha Imraoiab a lawa of Ibat Usepel had Ibalr luaa lrau-formed lrau-formed lat a gain, and th wbotoao-IIjb wbotoao-IIjb beamaaaorl(1t!a;whlle tboaewho refuaed lo glv up what tbay ha 1 lorlueeabaof that which wat mora daalrabi, thereby blocked their own prugreat, aud wbea th Inevitable rulet of ohange were applied, laat thai which Ihey had thought lo retain. The Haiutl who oompreheod tbla pnuo p'e do not bealiatv, Iharefore, lo obttrve vary reqinreaieiil of aacrlflo when H la preaanied to Iheui, atrlviug lo render obedieuc lo th lawa ol (iod aa the lawa if the unlverte, and "taklut oy-lully oy-lully th deepening of their goodt' when II la demanded In Ih tervlc uf in Almighty, that may might obla'a a"iiiore excellviii rawarJ." |