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I. THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST'S MESSAGE TO HIS FRIENDS.

1. Its benignity.

2. Authority.

3. Personality.

4. Suitability.

II. THE BEST WAY TO CONVEY CHRIST'S MESSAGES.

1. Unostentatiously.

2. Prudently.

3. Plainly.

4. Promptly.

III. THE TREATMENT OF CHRIST'S MESSAGES BY HIS FRIENDS.

1. Mary listened to it.

2. Was influenced by it.

3. Obeyed it at once.

(Stems and Twigs.)

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KJV: And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

WEB: When she had said this, she went away, and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, "The Teacher is here, and is calling you."