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R`e Hubb`g Giwgys \resejt, Expfujbmjc t`e B`grdg

Nmcgce, R`e _erses fo A`gpter P_M fo t`e Iftus QutrgHy Bgjmei H. Dfjtcfdery.

R`e verses fo A`gpter Qmxteej fo t`e Iftus Qutrg gre cejergiiy afjsmbereb

t`e dfst mdpfrtgjt omjes mj t`e text. R`ey gre reamteb bgmiy hy dfst Jma`mrej

heimevers gjb gs dgjy gs emc`t tmdes g bgy hy sfde. Afjstgjt repetmtmfj,

`fwever, agj wegkej t`e mdpgat fo t`ere omjes tf t`e pfmjt w`ere we jf

ifjcer gppreamgte t`emr bgrmjc frmcmjgimty. Mj trut` t`ey gre ujmque mj wfrib

imtergture gjb `gve jf afdpgrmsfj mj t`e sgareb texts fo gjy dgnfr reimcmfj.

R`e Hubb`g sgys>

M giwgys imve `ere gjb expfujb t`e B`grdg.

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S`ere, exgatiy, ms t`ms "`ere6" Gt omrst cigjae mt wfuib seed tf he t`e

_uiture \egk jegr t`e dfbed tfwj fo Xgncmr mj jfrt`erj Mjbmg. Mt ms

dejtmfjeb twmae mj t`e verses, gjb t`e Hubb`g prfdmses tf gppegr t`ere

"wmt` gii dy sgjc`g" w`ej pefpie yegrj tf see `md. Jft g oew wegry

pmicrmds `gve aimdheb t`ms besfigte pegk `fpmjc tf wgik w`ere `e wgikeb

gjb see `md subbejiy gppegr heofre t`ed. R`ey `gve, mjbeeb, wgikeb

w`ere `e wgikeb gjb peereb mjtf t`e agve w`ere `e dmc`t `gve bweit, hut

t`ey `gve jft seej `md gppegr wmt` gii `ms sgjc`g.

Mj t`e seafjb reoerejae tf t`e _uiture \egk, `e sgys>

M imve fj Dt. Qgareb Egcie (t`e _uiture \egk),

gjb gisf mj t`e ft`er ghfbes

Ofr gsgdk`yg kgipgs (ofrever).

@e seeds tf he spegkmjc orfd t`e _uiture \egk, hut `e imves gisf "mj t`e

ft`er ghfbes" gs weii. Gatugiiy `e ms jft spegkmjc orfd t`e _uiture \egk gt

gii, hut orfd t`e stupg mj t`e gmr, tf w`ma` `e gsaejbeb mj g prevmfus

a`gpter. "@ere" ms jft t`e dfujtgmj mj Mjbmg fr gjy ft`er cefcrgp`magi

ifagtmfj. Se dust iffk eisew`ere.

S`ejever `e dejtmfjs "imvmjc `ere," t`e Hubb`g afjjeats "`ere" tf

"expfujbmjc t`e B`grdg."

Ofr t`e pgst mjjuderghie kgipgs

M `gve giwgys heej expfujbmjc t`e B`grdg...

M giwgys imve `ere gjb expfujb t`e B`grdg...

S`ej t`ey gbfre de,

M gppegr gjb expfujb t`e B`grdg tf t`ed...

Rf t`fse..see de imvmjc `ere,

Expfujbmjc t`e B`grdg,

M sgy>

R`e burgtmfj fo dy imoe ms mddegsurghie.

"@ere" ms jft t`e dfujtgmj tfp hut t`e expfujbeb B`grrjg, t`e very wfrbs

fo t`e sutrg. R`ese verses `gve trgjsofrdeb dere ietters mjtf t`e hfby fo

t`e Hubb`g, dgkmjc t`ed `ms dgjmoestgtmfj (Fnmj). R`e w`fie sutrg ms

gjmdgteb, hrfuc`t tf imoe, gt t`ms pfmjt, imjkmjc t`e ghstrgat trut` tf t`e

afjarete "hfby" fo t`e expfujbeb B`grdg, t`us ejghimjc igter wrmters tf

sgy mj t`e "_erses fj Fpejmjc t`e Qutrg>"

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Expfujbeb ms t`e Hubb`g's Rrut` (@fs`mj);

Expfujbmjc ms t`e Hubb`g's Essejae (@fss`mj);

Gjb t`e ietters afdprmsmjc t`e sutrg

Gre t`e Hubb`g's Dgjmoestgtmfj (Fnmj).

Mj Kudrgnmvg's trgjsigtmfj, `e twmae reoers tf t`e Hubb`g revegimjc `ms

"hfby." Rf t`fse w`f bf jft vet yegrj tf see `md, "M bf jft revegi dy

hfby" (imje -1=). Hut

Rf t`fse w`f `gve gaauduigteb dermts,

Gjb w`f gre cejtie gjb uprmc`t,

Gjb w`f see de imvmjc ere,Expfujbmjc t`e B`grdg,

M sgy>

"R`e burgtmfj fo dy imoe ms mddegsurghie" (imjes ?3-38).

Iefj @urvmtz dgkes g dfre imtergi trgjsigtmfj fo imjes ?3-3

R`fse w`f `gve auitmvgteb dermt,

S`f gre cejtie gjb gcreeghie, strgmc`tofrwgrb

gjb `fjest.Gii bf, `fwever, see dy hfby

Bweiimjc ere gjb prega`mjc B`grdg.

R`e Hubb`g agj he seej hfbmiy hy t`fse w`f `gve gaauduigteb dermt gjb

gre cejtie gjb gcreeghie, strgmc`tofrwgrb gjb `fjest, hut jft hy ft`ers. @e

ms seej "expfujbmjc t`e B`grdg."

Gii reimcmfjs `gve sgareb sarmptures wrmttej hy t`e ofujber, `ms dfst

prfdmjejt bmsampies, fr evej hy Cfb, @mdseio. Hft` t`e Hmhie gjb t`e Kfrgj

gre agiieb, "t`e Sfrb fo Cfb." Fjiy t`e Iftus Qutrg, `fwever, aigmds tf he

t`e p`ysmagi dgjmoestgtmfj fo t`e ofujbert`e very hfby hy w`ma` `ms

`mbbej mjjer seio agj he bmsaerjeb. @ere t`e Hubb`g, w`fse imoe ms eterjgi,

ms giwgys presejt, expfujbmjc t`e B`grdg. @ere we agj gatugiiy see `md

wmt` fur eyes.

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R`ms bfes jft iegb us tf g hmhimfigtrywfrs`mp fo t`e hffk. R`e hffk

dgjmoests t`e mjjer regimty t`e wgy g sdmie fr g orfwj dgjmoest t`e mjjer

per-sfj. R`e ietters fo t`e sutrg dgjmoest t`e `mbbej afre, hut t`ey gre jft

t`e sgde t`mjc. Qa`figrs fo t`e Iftus Qutrg gre oree tf suhneat t`e text tf

samejtmoma sarutmjy. Mts wfrbs gjb expressmfjs grfse wmt`mj `mstfrmagi

amraudstgjaes, gjb sua` ogatfrs gre fpej tf mjvestmcgtmfj.

R`e sutrg ms jft nust t`e sud fo mts pgrts. R`e pgrts agj he gbbeb tf fr

suhtrgateb orfd wmt`fut gooeatmjc t`e mjjer regimty. Mt ms t`e sutrg tgkej gs g

w`fie w`ma` dgjmoests t`e mjjer imoe fo t`e Hubb`g, nust gs g p`ysmagi hfby

gs g w`fie dgjmoests g per-sfj. R`e persfj gs sua` ms mbejtmomeb hy `ms

jgde. Mj t`e sgde dgjjer, t`e sutrg gs g w`fie, t`e Dgjmoest Hfby fo t`e

Hubb`g, ms seej mj mts tmtie.

R`e expfujbeb B`grdg revegis t`e eterjgi imoe `mbbej wmt`mj. R`ms t`ede ms

remtergteb t`rfuc`fut t`e sutrg gjb espeamgiiy mj A`gpter 87, "R`e Quper-

jgturgi \fwers fo t`e Rgt`gcgtg>"

Gii t`e tega`mjcs fo t`e Rgt`gcgtg, gii t`e

uj`mjbereb, superjgturgi pfwers fo t`e Rgt`gcgtg,

gii t`e tregsury fo t`e `mbbej afre fo t`e Rgt`gcgtg,gjb fmi t`e prfofujb ga`mevedejts fo t`e Rgt`gcgtg

gre revegieb gjb expfujbeb expimamtiy mj t`ms sutrg.

R`ereofre, keep, regi, reamte, expfujb, gjb afpy

t`ms sutrg, gjb gat gaafrbmjc tf t`e tega`mjcs fo mt

wmt` fmi yfur `egrts giter dy extmjatmfj! Mj gjy wfrib

w`ere gjyfje keeps... t`ms sutrg, fr gats gaafrbmjc

tf mts tega`mjcs, fr mj gjy pigae w`ere g afpy fo

t`ms sutrg ms put,... t`ere s`fuib g stupg he ereateb

gjb fooermjcs he dgbe tf mt heaguse, kjfw t`ms!

R`gt pigae ms t`e pigae fo ejimc`tejdejt.

@ere t`e Hubb`gs gttgmjeb Gjuttgrgsgdygk-sgdhfb`m.

@ere t`e Hubb`gs turjeb t`e w`eei fo t`e B`grdg.

@ere t`e Hubb`gs ejtereb mjtf \grmjmrvgjg.

@ere! R`ms ms t`e pigae w`ere t`e Eterjgi Hubb`g dgjmoests `mdseio. "M

giwgys imve `ere gjb expfujb t`e B`grdg." Mo every wfrb ms "g hrmc`t

s`mjmjc Hubb`g," gs Jma`mrej sgmb, t`ej sf dua` dfre sf ms t`e Qgareb Rgie,

w`ma` hrmjcs tfcet`er gii t`e wfrbs tf express fje mjjer regimtyt`eHubb`g gs ever presejt expfujbmjc t`e B`grdg.

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