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I. THAT GOOD MEN ARE OFTEN BROUGHT INTO CONTACT WITH BAD MEN.

1. Irrespective of moral character.

2. Irrespective of mental temperament.

3. Irrespective of social position.And why?

1. That men may be imbued with the ideas of a common manhood,

2. That class prejudices may be destroyed,

3. That charity may be developed.

4. That life may become a unity.

II. THAT WHEN GOOD MEN ARE BROUGHT INTO CONTACT WITH BAD MEN THE MEETING SHOULD BE EDUCATIONAL TO BOTH.

1. The companionship of the good should be influential to the moral improvement of the bad.

2. The companionship of the bad should inspire the good with feelings of gratitude and humility. Good men might have been far otherwise.

III. THAT WHEN GOOD MEN ARE BROUGHT INTO CONTACT WITH BAD MEN THE MEETING IS NOT ALWAYS VALUED AS IT OUGHT TO BE, AND ITS OPPORTUNITY FOR GOOD IS OFTEN UNIMPROVED. Lessons:

1. That a good life is a heavenly ministry.

2. That good men should seek to influence the bad aright.

3. That good men may learn lessons from wicked lines.

(J. S. Exell, M. A.)

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KJV: And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.

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