ul.

23. It is thine to judge each according to his rank,
And according to his deeds,
That they may accompany thee at the Judgment,
In the presence of THE KING.

24. It is thine to exhort the aged,
Upon whom have fallen disease and grief,
That they beseech the Son of THE KING
With torrents of gushing tears.

25. It is thine to instruct the young people,
That they come not to evil--
That the dark demon drag them not
Into the stinking death-house.

26. It is thine to return thanks
To every one in turn
Who performs his work
In the holy, pure Church.

27. It is thine to reprove the silly,
To rebuke the hosts,
To convert the disorderly to order,
And the stubborn wretched ignorant.

28. Patience, humility, prayers,
Fast and cheerful abstinence,
Steadiness, modesty, calmness,
From thee besides are due.

29. To teach all men in truth
Is no trifling achievement;
Unity, forgiveness, purity,
Rectitude in all that is moral.

30. Constant in preaching the Gospel
For the instruction of all persons;
The sacrifice of the body of the great Lord
Upon the holy altar.

31. One who does not observe these
Upon this earthly world,
Is not the heir of the Church,
But he is the enemy of God

32. He is a thief and a robber:
So declares THE KING;
It is through the side of the Church,
Should he enter into it.

33. He is wild, like unto a doe,
He is an enemy all hateful;
It is he that seizes by force
The Queen of the Great King.

34. After having seized her by force,
It is then he devours her;
He is the enemy of truth;
He is manifested in his concealment.

35. I do not myself think
(It is true, and no falsehood)
That the land of the living he shall reach,
He who gives her unto him.

36. It were better for the young priest
To seek the pure Christ;
He cannot be in unity with us
Until he submits to obedience and law.

37. Those who are of one mind
To violate the king,
Shall be together punished in the pains of hell
Unto all eternity.

OF THE DUTIES OF A PRIEST.

38. If you be a priest, you will