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Those who lead a chaste life will enjoy special distinction in Heaven. 
Virginal souls will be near to the throne of God; they will stand around 
the Lamb and follow Him whithersoever He goeth. They will sing a new 
canticle that no man could say (Apoc. xiv). God will crown the chaste 
souls (Cant. iv. 8), that is, He will confer upon them a special and singu¬ 
lar glory. The chaste generation triumpheth forever (Wisd. iv. 2). 
I®ear1. 
A silvery or bluish white, hard, smooth, lustrous substance, usually 
roundish, found inside the shells of several species of mollusks, particu¬ 
larly the pearl oyster. 
“The Pearl Without Price.” 
HE kingdom of Heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls. 
Who when he had found 07ie pearl of great price , went his way, and 
sold all that he had, and bought it.” (St. Matt. xiii. 45, 46.) 
This great treasure alluded to by Christ in his parable of the pearls, 
signifies the blessings of Christianity which far surpass all the riches of 
this world. He who has found this great treasure of faith and grace is for¬ 
tunate indeed. He rejoices, and guards his treasure jealously, and is will¬ 
ing to give up everything rather than lose the faith and grace of God. 
