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me I have gained my soul with my body, because without any doubt 

 we shall rise on that day in the brightness of tlie sun, that is, in the 

 glory of Christ Jesus our Redeemer, as sons of the living God joint- 

 heirs with Christ, and conformed to His image that will be, since of Him 

 and through Him and in Him are all things. To Him he glory for ever 

 and ever. Amen. For in Him we shall reign. 



60. For that sun which we behold, by the command of God, rises 

 daily for our sakes ; but it will never reign, nor will its splendour 

 endure ; but all those who worship it shall go in misery to sore 

 punishment. We, on the other hand, who believe in and worship 

 the true sun, Christ, who will never perish, nor will anyone tvho doeth 

 His will, but he will abide for ever, as Christ ivill alide for ever, who 

 reigneth with God the Father Almighty and with the Holy Spirit, 

 before the worlds, and now, and for ever and ever. Amen. 



61. Lo ! again and again I shall briefly set forth the words of ray 

 confession. I testify in truth, and in exaltation of heart hefore God and 

 His holy angels, that I never had any cause except the Gospel and His 

 promises for ever returning to that nation from whence previously 

 I scarcely escaped. 



62. But I pray those who believe and fear God, whosoever shall 

 have deigned to look upon or receive this writing which Patrick the 

 sinner, unlearned as everybody knows, composed in Ireland, that no 

 one ever say it was my ignorance that did whatever trifling matter I 

 did, or proved in accordance with God's good pleasure, but judge ye, 

 and let it be most truly believed that it was the gift of God. And 

 this is my confession before I die. 



