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distinction is made. Sin, all sin requires an atonement, 

 and this could only be made by one who was " holy, 

 harmless, and undefiled." And such a one appears in 

 the Lord Jesus Christ, of whom there were so many 

 types under the law of Moses. 



" The lamb, the dove, set forth 



His perfect innocence, 

 Whose blood, of matchless worth, 



Should be the soul's defence; 

 For he who can for sin atone, 

 Must have no failings of his own." 



In Europe, the pigeons become greatly reduced in 

 number, and are confined to its w^arm and temperate 

 districts, when the corn-plants flourish, and the oak and 

 the beech yield their perfect fruit ; and even from 

 thence they are obliged to migrate to warmer latitudes, 

 when the ground is congealed by frost, or covered with 

 snow. 



The voice, or notes, of these birds are few ; much akin 

 to each other in all the species, and consist of guttural 

 sounds, or frequently repeated cooings. In some birds 

 of the family their tone is plaintive and tender, in others 

 they are hoarse and rather unpleasant. 



When a field is sown with peas, flocks of pigeons may 

 often be observed picking up those which lie on the 



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