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shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters fail not.” 68 : 11.

Jesus saith, “ Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Mat. 11 : 28. Did ever man speak so ? Who else but God can give rest to the weary and heavy laden spirit? “My presence shall go with thee,” saith Je- hovah, “ and I will give thee rest.” Ex. 33 : 14. “ Look unto me and be ye saved all the ends of the earth ; for I am God, and there is none else.” Is. 45 : 22 : “ a just God and a Savior, there is none besides Me.”

Thus we may look unto, and come unto, Jesus atid Jehovah at the same time, because they are not two, but one and the same Divine Being. So shall we find heavenly rest.

Jesus tells his disciples, “I will not leave you comfortless ; I will come to you” John 14 : 18. Without me ye can do nothing.” John 16 : 6. “As the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself.” 6 : 26. He saith to the Jews “Ye will not come to me that ye might have life” 5 : 40. He says, “ All things that the Father hath are mine.” 16 : 15. “ All mine are thine and thine are mine, and I am glori- fied in them.” 17 : 10. “ I am the way, and the truth, and the life — If ye had known Me, ye should have known my Father also ; and

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