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ed with forgetting his commandments, he is bound 

 and caft into pits of maggots, or pits of fire, where 

 he is to remain eternally. 



Whoever keeps God's commandments, behaves 

 well in all respects : he will neither injure, abufe, 

 beat, nor kill, any person, nor seize their effects, 

 nor plunder them, nor waste their grain, nor their 

 money, nor their clothes, nor quarrel with any one \ 

 but praises God morning and evening; which last, 

 the women also do. He will be charitable, clothe 

 and feed the poor, and observe the festivals in 

 God's name, with the proper expence of grain, 

 money, and clothes. God, for the juft disposal of 

 the goods he had granted, for keeping his com- 

 mandments, and praying, summons the righteous 

 person into his presence, on his having enjoyed this 

 world long enough. On his appearance, he is asked 

 how he dealt with men, and how they behaved to 

 him. Having rendered his account, as well of what 

 he bestowed and received as of what he ate; that 

 he injured nobody, but praised God morning and 

 evening, — God anfwers, " I saw that you behaved 

 well, and kept my commandments ; I will exalt 

 you ; in the mean time remain with me." After a 

 short sojourn, he is fent to earth, to be born of wo- 

 man again, and to be a Rata, Dewan, or Cutwall, with 

 abundance of worldly goods and territory, ^hould 

 he forget to praise God in his exaltation, and give 

 not meat to the hungry, but oppress the poor, God, 

 in his wrath, will destroy him, snatch him away, 

 and accuse him of neglecling his commandments, 



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