that you may love him, and that he would cause you to hate sin, and
to do his will.

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THE SHEEP.

When Sheep wander from their fold, they will not find their way back
again at night, unless they are driven home. Dogs, and many other
animals, can find their way home, but sheep cannot find their way to
their fold. "All we, like sheep have gone astray." Christ is the good
Shepherd; he will take care of those who love him; for he laid down his
life for his sheep.

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THE LION.

The Lion is one of the strongest and fiercest of wild beasts. The Bible
says, "The righteous are bold as a lion." But wicked men are strong
also: the Psalmist prayed that God would "save him from the lion's
mouth." You recollect about Daniel in the lions' den;--God sent an angel
and shut the lions' mouths.

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THE TIGER.

The Tiger is a native of Africa. He is a very fierce beast. Angry
persons are often compared to the tiger; and certainly they resemble
furious wild beasts. Perhaps they do not intend to do harm, but they
often do a great deal of mischief; therefore "leave off contention
before it be meddled with."

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THE SERPENT

"O what an ugly Serpent!" says some little boy or girl who is reading
this book. Do you remember who it was that took the form of a serpent,
and tempted our first parents to sin against God? Read the account of it
in the third chapter of the book of Genesis; and remember, when you sin
against God, you resemble the "old serpent, the Devil."

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THE REINDEER.

The Reindeer is an inhabitant of cold countries. The Laplanders find
them very serviceable; they draw their sledges over the snow and ice for
them, and their skins make a warm covering from the cold. How wonderful
are the works of God! There is nothing made in vain.

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The prophet Isaiah tells us, that "the wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf, and the young
lion, and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them."
Isaiah xi. These words foretell that blessed time when Satan shall be
chained for a thousand years, and Christ shall reign throughout the
earth. That period is called the Millenium.

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