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 THE TESTIMONY. 
 
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 "Dig farther and thou shalt find more." 
 
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 It must be asked, and it must be answered, "What is this big 
 book ? and what is anybody's pretence for giving it to the pub- 
 lic ? The first question only needs any care, and needs not many 
 words. 
 
 This big book is not another book of reference : nothing less. 
 It is no concordance of subjects, nor collection of beauties. It 
 has not its fellow in the market ; or if it have, it is a fellow that 
 nobody knows. 
 
 It is a gathering of facts for the purposes of induction. It is 
 a setting together of the mass of Scripture testimony on each 
 of the grand points of Scripture teaching; in the hope that when 
 the whole light of the scattered rays is flung on the matter, the 
 truth may be made manifest. 
 
 In their ordinary arrangement, the Bible forces may be said 
 to charge in " dispersed order ;" here they seem to stand as in 
 the old Macedonian phalanx, shoulder to shoulder, with shields 
 locked. Certainly the phalanx order would never have done 
 the Bible work. But it may have its own proper ends. 
 
 I don't doubt some heads have been shaken at the idea of 
 such work being done by a woman. 
 
 No woman set about it, in the first place ; it was but a girl 
 and a child. And they had little knowledge of the theological 
 world, and certainly no meaning to enlighten anybody except 
 themselves. The thing fell out on this wise. 
 
 One Sabbath evening, my little sister, in a spirit of weary 
 good intentions, asked of my father to give her something to do on 
 
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 IV AKOTE OP ADVISEMENT 
 
 Sundays. My fatlier pondered the matter a little ; and tlien turn- 
 ing round to the table, sketched off the list of subjects, — or points 
 of belief, — on which the following work has grown up. These he 
 gave my sister and me, telling us to begin with the first chapter 
 of Genesis and see what the Bible said about them'. 
 
 This list has never been changed, except by the addition of 
 one head, which afterward, upon ftdl trial and consideration, was 
 stricken out again. It stands, in the matter and order of its di- 
 visions, just as it stood at first. 
 
 Now were we launched upon a delightful independent voyage 
 of discovery, for which we trimmed our sails with great gravity. 
 What a little rag of a sail we had to begin with, to be sure ! 
 But Avith that we went humbly and carefully to work. We were 
 not bold nor presumptuous mariners. 
 
 ' One chapter a day was all we took. We searched that care- 
 fully, and noted down with miser eagerness everything which 
 seemed to us to have an important bearing upon any point in our 
 scheme. On Sunday we indulged ourselves with two chapters. 
 Then we compared notes, and sent each other back to look for 
 what either had missed ; gave each the other the advantage of 
 her discoveries, her light, her better counsel. And at intervals, 
 in those days, we submitted our notes to the overlooking and 
 ovcrjudging of my father; holding long, very interested, and' 
 doubtless very profound, discussions about them. 
 
 But by dint of this practice we ourselves grew daily in the 
 power of judging; and not only that, but the skill and the power 
 of seeing too ; till by the time we were half through the Bible, 
 we were just fit to begin again at the beginning. And so we did, 
 I know not how many times, starting back from different 
 points in our progress ; for still sight and skill grew with the use 
 of them, and the Bible seemed a mine never to be explored. We 
 know it to be so now ; and have given up all hope, or wish, ever
 
 TO THE EEADER. 
 
 to see the last ore fetclied out of that depth, and obliged to yield 
 up its treasures to earthly eyes. ' Many a bit we passed in our igno- 
 rance, in the days when we could see no metal but what glitter- 
 ed on the surface ; and many a good time we went back again, 
 long afterward, and broke our rejected lump with great exulta- 
 tion to find it fat with the riches of the mine. 
 
 That we thought ourselves enriched in the course of this busi- 
 ness, was of necessity. The next thing was to show what we 
 had got. If we could, we would have taken every soul through 
 the mine to gather for himself But as we could not do that, it 
 seemed worth while to set forth our collection ; though none can 
 possibly be so good to any one as that he has made himself. 
 "Where the best things are not possible, the best may be made 
 of those that are." 
 
 To examine the whole gathered testimony of the Bible on 
 any point, is one thing ; and to go take it oneself at the mouths 
 of the Bible writers, is a very different thing. But in both ways 
 two results may be arrived at ; the exceeding strength of their 
 united evidence, and the strange harmony with which it is given. 
 Unhke as they were, and very unlike as were their occasions and 
 ways of saying the same thing. Those gentle and scattered rays 
 of truth so many coloured, and so easy perhaps to deal with 
 separately, brought together are an exceeding white light, " a 
 light above the brightness of the sun." 
 
 To go through the Bible as we have gone through it, is like 
 seeing in a vision the Bible witnesses called to appear and 
 give testimony ; — and suppose it were by the uplifting of the hand. 
 There is the stern finger of Moses, then the quietly attesting sign 
 of the writer of history ; David's hand is on high, with a cymbal 
 in it ; the prophet of Lamentations passes by, covered with sack- 
 cloth, and his head down ; but his hand is up; Isaiah's is waved in 
 exultation ; and there is the triumphing gesture of St. Paul, and
 
 vi A NOTETOTHE READER. 
 
 the outstretched arms of St. John. In sorrow or in joy, they are 
 all at one, and so are you with them, before the last has 
 given his testimony. They are all at one, though centuries rolled 
 away between the time when one lay down in the dust and the 
 next lifted his head upon a changed world. Though this "a 
 golden crown had on," and that other was "in weariness and 
 painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in cold and 
 nakedness ;" though one was " learned in all the wisdom" of the 
 politest people, and another was a prime minister in the gTcatest 
 heathen kingdom, and another made and mended the nets by 
 which he gained his bread on the little inland water that washed 
 the walls of Capernaum. They all sing the same song; they all 
 know the same knowledge ; and they all esteem it with one ac- 
 cord, "beyond their chief joy." 
 
 It would be too much to say that in the following work we 
 have always given in each case the lohole Bible testimony. I 
 believe we could never do that. But we have gathered all the 
 strong passages that we could find. Except in one or two in- 
 stances where they out-numbered their importance, and in two or 
 three other instances where the subjects were very nearly bound 
 with other subjects, and to have given the whole array of pas- 
 sages under each head would have been to repeat more than was 
 ncedfid. It is taken for granted that the student will go from 
 one to the other. 
 
 If we were asked how we estimate this book, we should an- 
 swer with one breath, "Beyond price !" We cannot hope that 
 it shall be tlie same thing to others. But we believe that it will 
 be very much what they choose to make it. The only spirit to 
 make anything of the Bible, is that of the man who after all was 
 a wise man when he said, " Lord, my God, I am but a little 
 child !"
 
 Co lit cuts. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE ^ . . . 1 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR 37 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 93 
 
 GOD'S OMNISCIENCE 114 
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT 137 
 
 god's SOVEREIGNTY 185 
 
 GOD'S REGARD FOR HIS OWN GLORY 243 
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE 283 
 
 GOD'S GOODNESS 340 
 
 CHRIST ADMINISTERS THE DIVINE GOVERNMENT ON EARTH ... . . 369 
 
 CHRIST'S PROPHETIC OFFICE 404 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE 419 
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 469 
 
 man's FREEDOM 493 
 
 MAN'S FALL 530 
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN 534 
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN 574 
 
 THE PREVALENCE OF SIN 609 
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN 624 
 
 REPENTANCE 648 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 669 
 
 IMPORTANCE OF FAITH 703 
 
 SALVATION BY FAITH 727
 
 Vlii CONTENTS. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 IMPUTATION OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 735 
 
 JUSTIFICATION 742 
 
 SANCTIFICATION 761 
 
 DUTY OF HOLINESS - 761 
 
 THE RESURRECTION 784 
 
 THE JUDGMENT 798 
 
 HEAVEN, TVHAT? 815 
 
 HELL, WHAT? 835
 
 I. 
 
 €^t tiinnt Maturt 
 
 In the beginning (3o\i crcateb tlic l)eaDcn anb tl)c cartl). 
 
 And the earth was without form, and void ; and darkness was upon 
 the face of the deep : and the Spirit of God moved upon the fece of 
 
 the waters, ^nb ©ob saib, £et tljerc be iigl)t : aub tl)cre roas 
 
 liglit. 
 
 And God said, Let tl0 niake man in oor image, after our hke- 
 ness : and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over 
 the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and 
 over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God 
 created man in \]13 OtUU image, in the image of God created he 
 him ; male and female created he them. 
 
 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of 
 US, to know good and evil. 
 
 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which 
 the children of men builded. And the Lord said, Behold, the peo- 
 ple is one, and they have all one language ; and this they begin to 
 do : and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have 
 imagined to do. Go to, let US go down, and there confound their 
 language, that they may not understand one another's speech. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, 
 saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old ? Js OUg- 
 tl)ing too l)arb for i\)C £orb? At the time appointed I will re- 
 turn unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have 
 a son. 
 
 And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there 
 on the name of the Lord, tl)e COCrlastittg ®ob. 
 
 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest 
 of Midian : and he led the flock to the back side of the desert, and 
 came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. And the angel of 
 the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a 
 bush ; and he looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, and 
 the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn 
 aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And 
 when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto 
 him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses : and he 
 said, Here am L And he said, jJHratD ttOt uigl) t)ill)Cr : ^JUt off 
 
 Gen. i. 1-a. 
 
 Gen. i. 26, 27. 
 
 Gen. lii. 22. 
 
 Gen. xi. 5-7. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xviii. 13, 14. 
 
 Gen. xxi. 33. 
 
 Ex. ill, 1-6.
 
 THE DIVINE NATUEE. 
 
 Ex. iii. 13-15. 
 
 Ex. vi. 2, 3. 
 
 Ex. XV. 1-12. 
 
 Exod. XV. 18, 
 
 Exwliig, 
 xxxiii. 12-14. 
 
 tl)j} sl)ocs from off tl}B feet; for tl)c place tDl)crcon tljon stanb- 
 
 est is l)0lri grounli. Moreover he said, I am the God of thy fa- 
 ther, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 
 And Moses hid his face ; for he was afraid to look upon God. 
 
 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the chil- 
 dren of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of y(nir fi^thers 
 hath sent me unto you ; and they shall say to me. What is his 
 name ? what shall I say unto them ? And God said unto Moses, I 
 AM THAT I AM : And he said. Thus shalt thou say unto the children 
 of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And God said moreover 
 unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The 
 Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, 
 and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name 
 forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. 
 
 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord : 
 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob by the 
 name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAII was I not 
 known to them. 
 
 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the 
 Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath tri- 
 umphed gloriously ; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into 
 the sea. The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my 
 salvation : he is my God, and I will prepare him a habitation ; 
 my father's God, and I will exalt him. The Lord is a man of war : 
 the Lord is his name. Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he 
 cast into the sea : his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red 
 sea. The dejiths have covered them : they sank into the bottom 
 as a stone. Thy right hand, Lord, is. become glorious in power : 
 thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. And in 
 the greatness of thine excellency thou hast oveithrown them that 
 rose up against thee : thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed 
 them as stubble. And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were 
 gathered together, the floods stood upright a.s a heap, and the 
 depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. The enemy said, I 
 will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil : my lust shall 
 be satisfied upon them ; I will draw my sword, mine hand shall 
 destroy thorn. 3;i)ou biiiGt bloiD uiitl) tl)n ruiub, tl}c sea concrcb 
 
 tl]Cnt : they sank as lead in the migliLy waters. Who is like unto 
 thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious ill l)oli- 
 ncGs, fearful in praises, iioiug tooiibers ? Thou stretchedst out 
 thy right hand, the earth swallowed tliem. 
 
 The Lord shall reign forever and ever. 
 
 And Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayost unto me, Bring 
 up this people : and thou hast not let me know wliom thou wilt 
 send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou 
 hast also found grace in my sight. Now therefore I prav tliee, if
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 3 
 
 I have found grace in thy sight, show me now thy way, that I may 
 know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that 
 this nation is thy people. 
 
 And he said, iHji prc0encc sljall go roiti) tijcc, and I will 
 give thee rest. 
 
 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. 
 
 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I 
 "will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee : and will be gracious to 
 whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew 
 mercy. And he said. Thou canst not see my face : for tljcrc sl)oU no 
 man see me anb line. And the Lord said. Behold, there is a place 
 by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock : and it shall come to pass, 
 while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the 
 rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by : and I 
 will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts : but 
 my face shall not be seen. 
 
 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me ? I 
 took thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast blessed them 
 altogether. And he answered and said. Must I not take heed to 
 speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth ? And Balak 
 said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from 
 whence thou mayest see them : thou shalt see but the utmost part 
 of them, and shalt not see them all : and curse me them from thence. 
 
 And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pis- 
 gah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every 
 altar. And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-oflering, 
 while I meet the LORD yonder. And the Lord met Balaam, and 
 put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus. 
 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt-ottering, 
 and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What 
 hath the Lord spoken ? And he took up his parable, and said. Rise 
 up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor : (23ob is 
 
 not a man, tl)at l)e sl]ouli» lie; ncitljer tljc son of man, tljat l)c 
 
 sljoulb repent : hath he said, and shall he not do it i or hath he 
 spoken, and shall he not make it good 2 Behold, I have received com- 
 mandment to bless : and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it. 
 
 Take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou for- 
 get the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they de2">art from 
 thy heart all the days of thy life : but teach them thy sons, and thy 
 sons' sons : specially the day that thou stoodest before the Lord thy 
 God in Horeb, when the Lord said unto me. Gather me the people 
 together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn 
 to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that 
 they may teach their children. And ye came near and stood under 
 the mountain ; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst 
 of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. And the 
 Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire : ye heard the 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxiii. 18-23. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xxiii. 11-20. 
 
 Dent, 
 iv. O-VJ. I
 
 THE DIVINE NATUEE. 
 
 Deut. iv. 39. 
 
 Deut. vii. 9. 
 
 Deut. vii. 21. 
 Deut. X. 17. 
 
 Deut. 
 xxviii. 58. 
 
 Dent, 
 xxxii. 1-4. 
 
 Deut. 
 xxxll. 40. 
 
 Deut. 
 
 xxxiii. 26,27. 
 
 voice of the words, but satD Ito siltlilitubc ; only ye heard a voice. 
 And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you 
 to perform, even ten commandments ; and he wrote them uj)on two 
 tables of stone. And the Lord commanded me at that time to 
 teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the 
 land whither ye go over to possess it. Take ye therefore good heed 
 unto yourselves ; (for ye saw 110 manner of simiUtnbc on the 
 day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the 
 fire ;) lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the 
 similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, the likeness 
 of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl 
 that flieth in the air, the likeness of anything that creepeth on the 
 ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the 
 earth : and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou 
 seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of 
 heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which 
 the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole 
 heaven. 
 
 Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that 
 the Lord [)C is ©ob in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath : 
 there is none else. 
 
 Know that the Lord thy God, he is God, tl)C faitl)ful (E>ob, 
 which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and 
 keep his commandments to a thousand generations. 
 
 The Lord thy God is among you, a inigl)tl} ^ob onb terrible. 
 
 The Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great 
 God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor 
 taketh reward. 
 
 If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that 
 are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and 
 fearful name THE LORD THY GOD ; then the Lord will make thy 
 plagues wondeiful. 
 
 Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, 
 the words of my mouth. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my 
 speech shall distil its tlie dew, as the small rain upon the tender 
 herb, and as the showers upon the grass: because 1 wi|] publish 
 the name of the Lord : ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 
 
 lie is the Rock, |)is toork is :perfcct ; for all his ways are 
 judgment: a God of truth atid without iniijuity, just and right is he. 
 
 I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, j| Uyc forCUCr. If I 
 whet my glittering sword, &c. 
 
 There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon 
 the licav.'ii in thy h<'lp, and in his excellency on the sky. (Tljc 
 eternal (5ob is thy refuge, and undfrnoath are the everlasting arms.
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 There is none Ijolg as the Lord : for there is none beside thee : 
 neither is there any rock like our God. 
 
 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned : for I have trans- 
 gressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words ; because I 
 feared the people, and obeyed their voice. Now therefore, I pray 
 thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship 
 the Lord. And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee : 
 for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath re- 
 jected thee from being king over Israel. And as Samuel turned 
 about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it 
 rent. And Samuel said unto him. The Lord hath rent the kingdom 
 of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of 
 thine that is better than thou. And also tl)e Strcitgtl) of Jsriicl 
 toill not lie UOl" repent : for he is not a man, that he should 
 repent. 
 
 ®l)OXt art great, £orb ©Oii : for there is none like thee, 
 neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have 
 heard with our ears. 
 
 And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence 
 of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward 
 heaven : and he said. Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, 
 in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and 
 mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart: 
 who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou prom- 
 isedst him : thou spakest also with tln^ mouth, and hast fulfilled it 
 with thine hand, as it is this day. Therefore now, Lord God of Is- 
 rael, keep with thy servant David my father that thoji promisedst 
 him, saying. There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on 
 the tlirone of Israel ; so that thy children take heed to their way, that 
 they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. And now, 
 God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou 
 spakest unto thy serv^ant David my father. But will God indeed 
 dwell on the earth? behold t!)C IjeaDcu mib Ijeanen of l]cawcns 
 cannot contain tl^ce : how much less this house that I have builded. 
 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his sup- 
 plication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, 
 which thy servant prayeth before thee to-day : That thine eyes may 
 be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of 
 which thou hast said. My name shall be there : that thou mayest 
 hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this 
 place. And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and 
 of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place : and 
 hear thou in l)cauen tl)J] litDcUinn-place : and when thou hearest, 
 forgive. 
 
 That all the people of the earth may know that tl)C iTorb is 
 (5ob, and that there is none cloc. 
 
 1 Sam. ii. 2. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 XV. 24-29. 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 vii. 22. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 viii. 22-30. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 viii. CO.
 
 6 
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 1 Kinsjs, 
 xviii. 17-40. 
 
 And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said 
 unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel ? And he answered, I 
 have not troubled Israel ; but thou and thy father's house, in that ye 
 have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and thou hast fol- 
 lowed Baalim. Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel 
 unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, 
 and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's 
 table. 
 
 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the 
 prophets together unto mount Carmel. And Elijah came unto all 
 the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions ? if 
 the Lord be God, follow him : but if Baal then follow him. And 
 the people answered him not a word. Tlien said Elijah unto the 
 people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord ; but Baal's pro- 
 phets are four hundred and fifty men. Let them therefore give us 
 two bullocks ; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and 
 cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I 
 will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire 
 under: and call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the 
 name of the Lord : and the God that answereth by fire, let him be 
 God. And all the people answered and said, It is Avell spoken. And 
 Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for 
 yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name 
 of your gods, but put no fire under. And they took the bullock which 
 was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal 
 from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal hear us. But there 
 was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the 
 altar which was made. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah 
 mocked them, and said, Cry aloud : for he is a god : either he is 
 talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or poradvcnture he 
 sleepeth, and must be awaked. Ami they cried aloud, and cut them- 
 selves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood 
 gushed out upon them. And it came to pass, wlien mid-day was 
 past, and they prophesied until the time of the oftering of the even- 
 ing sacrifice, that there was neitlier voice, nor any to answer, nor any 
 that regarded. 
 
 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And 
 all the peojile came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of 
 the Lord that was broken down. And Elijah took twelve stones, 
 according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto 
 whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy 
 name: and with the stones he built an altar in the name of the 
 Lord : and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would con- 
 tain two measures of seed. And lie put the wood in order, and cut 
 the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said. Fill four 
 barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the 
 wood. And he s;ii<l, l)o it the second time. And they did it the 
 second time. An<l he said. Do it the third time. And they did it
 
 THE DIVINE NATUEE, 
 
 the third time. And the water ran round about the altar ; and he 
 filled the trench also -with water. And it came to pass at tlae time 
 of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came 
 near and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be 
 known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy 
 servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Hear 
 me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the 
 Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. 
 
 Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, 
 and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water 
 that was in the trench. And when all the people saw it, they fell 
 on their faces : and they said, The Lord, he is the God ; the Lord, he 
 is the God. And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; 
 let not one of them escape. And they took them : and Elijah 
 brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. 
 
 All the gods of the people are idols : but tl)C iioxh mabc tl)C 
 \)cavcx\3. 
 
 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of 
 the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the 
 king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains 
 over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and pos- 
 session of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the 
 mighty men, and with all the valiant men unto Jerusalem. Then 
 David the king stood up upon his feet, and said. Hear me, my brethren, 
 and my peojile : As for me, I had in mine heart to build a house 
 of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool 
 of our God, and had made read}" f<*r the building: but God said 
 
 unto me, (I[|]ou sl)alt Hot builb n l)onsc for mx) name, because 
 tl)OU l)ast been a man of roar, anb Ijast sl)eb bloob. Howbeit 
 the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father 
 to be king over Israel forever. 
 
 Our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who 
 keepest covenant and mercy. 
 
 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear re- 
 ceived a little thereof. 
 
 In thoughts fr(3m the \asions of the night, when deep sleep f^xUeth 
 on men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my 
 bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of 
 my flesh stood uj). It stood still, but I could not discern the form 
 thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I 
 heard a voice saying. Shall mortal man be more just than God? 
 shall a man be more pure than his maker? Behold, he put no trust 
 in his servants ; and his angels he charged with folly. 
 
 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hard- 
 ened himself against him, and hath prospered? Which removeth 
 the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his 
 
 1 Ch. xvi. 2G. 
 
 1 Chronicles, 
 xxviii. 1-4. 
 
 Neh. ix. 32. 
 
 Job, 
 iv. 12-18. 
 
 Job, ix. 4-12.
 
 8 
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 Job, xi. 7-9. 
 
 Job, xiii. II. 
 
 Job, XV. 15. 
 
 Job, 
 xxii. 2, 3, 4. 
 
 Job. 
 xxiii. 1-3, 
 8-10, 13. 
 
 Job, 
 XXV. 4, 5. 
 
 Job, 
 xxvi. 6-14. 
 
 anger; which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars 
 thereof tremble; which commandeth the sun and it riseth not, and 
 sealeth up the stars ; which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and 
 treadeth upon the waves of the sea ; which inaketh Arcturus, Orion, 
 and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south ; which doeth great 
 things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number Lo, he 
 goeth by me, and I see him not ; he passeth on also, but I perceive 
 him not. Behold, he taketh away ; who can hinder him ? Who 
 will say unto him, What doest thou? 
 
 Canst thou by searching find out God ? canst thou find out the 
 Almighty unto perfection ? It is as high as heaven ; what canst 
 thou do? deeper than hell ; what canst thou know? The measure 
 thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. 
 
 Shall not his excellency make you afraid, and his dread fall 
 upon you? 
 
 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints ; yea, the heavens are 
 not clean in his sight. 
 
 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be 
 profitable unto himself? Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that 
 thou art righteous ? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways 
 perfect ? Will he reprove thee for fear of thee ? will he enter with 
 thee into judgment? 
 
 Then Job answered and said, Even to-day is my complaint 
 bitter : my stroke is heavier than my groaning. Oh that I knew 
 Avhere I might find him ! that I might come even to his seat ! * * 
 * * * * Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; and back- 
 ward, but I cannot perceive him : on the left hand, where he doth 
 work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right 
 hand, that I cannot see him: but he kuoweth the way that I 
 take :****** But he is in one mind, and who can turn 
 him ? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. 
 
 How can man be justified with God ? or how can he be clean 
 that is born of a woman ? Behold even to the moon, and it shineth 
 not ; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight. 
 
 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. 
 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the 
 earth upon nothing. He bindeth uj) the waters in his thick clouds ; 
 and the cloud is not rent under them. He holdcth back the face 
 of his throni', and spreadeth liis cloud upon it. llv hath compassed 
 the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. 
 The ]>illars of heaven tremble, and are astonished at his reproof. 
 lie divideth the sen with his power, and by his understanding he 
 smiteth through the proud. By his Spirit he liath garnished the 
 heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. Lo, these are 
 parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard of him? but 
 the thimder of his power who can understand?
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 Elihu spake moreover, and said, Thinkest thou this to be 
 right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's ? For 
 thou saidst. What advantage will it be unto thee ? and. What profit 
 shall I have if I be cleansed from my sin ? I will answer thee, and 
 thy companions with thee. Look unto the heavens, and see ; and 
 behold the clouds which are higher than thou. If thou sinnest, 
 what doest thou against him ? or if thy transgressions be multi- 
 plied, Avhat doest thou unto him ? If thou be righteous, what givest 
 thou him ? or what receiveth he of thine hand ? Thy wickedness 
 may hurt a man as thou art : and thy righteousness may profit the 
 son of man. 
 
 Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the 
 number of his years be searched out. 
 
 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous 
 works of him which is perfect in knowledge? How thy garments 
 are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind ? Hast 
 thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten 
 looking-glass ? Teach us what we shall say unto him ; for we can- 
 not order our speech by reason of darkness. Shall it be told him 
 that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up. 
 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds : but 
 the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. Fair weather cometh out 
 of the north : with God is terrible majesty. Touching the Almighty, 
 we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, 
 and in plenty of justice : he will not afflict. Men do therefore fear 
 him : he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. 
 
 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirhvind, and said, 
 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge ? 
 
 Gird up now thy loins like a man ; for I wall demand of thee, and 
 answer thou me. Where wast thou when I laid the foundations 
 of the earth ? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid 
 the measures thereof, if thou knowest ? or who hath stretched the 
 line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? 
 or who laid the corner-stone thereof: when the morning stars 
 sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy ? Or who 
 shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued 
 out of the womb ? When I made the cloud the garment thereof, 
 and thick darkness a swaddling band for it, and brake up for it 
 my decreed place, and set bars and doors, and said, Hitherto shalt 
 thou come, but no further : and here shall thy proud waves be 
 stayed? Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and 
 caused the day-spring to know his place ; that it might take hold 
 of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of 
 it ? It is turned as clay to the seal ; and they stand as a garment. 
 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm 
 shall be broken. Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea ? or 
 hast thou walked in the search of the depth ? Have the gates of 
 
 Job, 
 
 XXXV. 1- 
 
 Job, 
 xxxvi. 26. 
 
 Job, 
 
 xxxvii. 
 
 16-23, and 
 
 xxxviii. 
 
 1-20.
 
 10 
 
 THE DIVINE NATUEE. 
 
 Job, \[. 9-14. 
 
 Job xlii. 1-6. 
 
 Vs. ii. 1-9. 
 
 Ps. V. 4, 5, 6. 
 
 Psalm vii. 11. 
 
 I'salin ix. 7. 
 
 death been opened unto thee ? or hast thou seen the doors of the 
 shadow of death ? Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth ? 
 declare if thou knowest it ah. Where is the way where Hght 
 dwelleth ? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, that thou 
 shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know 
 the paths to the house thereof? 
 
 Hast thou an arm like God ? or canst thou thunder with a voice 
 like him ? Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency ; and 
 array thyself with glory and beauty. Cast abroad the rage of thy 
 wrath ; and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. Look 
 on every one that is proud, and bring him low ; and tread down 
 the wicked in their place. Hide them in the dust together ; and 
 bind their faces in secret. Then will I also confess unto thee that 
 thine own rio-ht hand can save thee. 
 
 Then Job answered the Lord, and said, 
 
 I know that thou canst do everything, and that no thought can 
 be withholdon from thee. Who is he that hideth counsel without 
 knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things 
 too wonderful for me, which I knew not. 
 
 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak : I will demand of thee, 
 and declare thou unto me. I have heard of thee by the hearing 
 of the ear : but now mine eye seeth thee : wherefore I abhor my- 
 self, and repent in dust and ashes. 
 
 WTiy do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain 
 thing ? The kings of tlie earth set themselves, and the rulei-s take 
 counsel together, against the Lord, ailb against his Anointed, say- 
 ing. Let us break tljcif bands asunder, and cast away tl]cir cords 
 from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh : the Lord 
 shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his 
 wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my 
 King upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: ll)C 
 Corb hath said unto tttC, Thou art my Son ; this day have I begot- 
 ten thee. Ask of me, and J shall give tl)CC the heathen for thiue 
 inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 
 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them 
 in pieces like a potter's vessel. 
 
 Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness ; neither 
 shall evil dwell with thee. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: 
 thou hatest all workers of iniquity. Thou shalt destroy them that 
 speak leasing : the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. 
 
 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked 
 every day. 
 
 The Lord shall endure forever. 
 
 Psalm xi. 4. The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven 
 
 his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 11 
 
 As for God, |)is tuan is perfect : the word of the Lord is tried : 
 he is a buckler to all those that trust in liini. For who is God save 
 the Lord ? or who is a rock save our God ? 
 
 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting' the soul : the testi- 
 mony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes 
 of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart : the commandment of 
 the Loi'd is pure, enlightening- the eyes. The fear of the Lord is 
 clean, enduring forever: the judgments of the Lord are true and 
 righteous altogether. 
 
 Thou art l)oly, thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. 
 
 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lift up, ye everlast- 
 ing doors ; and the King of glory shall come in. 
 
 Who is this King of glory ? the Lord strong and mighty, the 
 Lord mighty in battle. 
 
 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; even lift them up, ye everlasting 
 doors ; and the King of glory shall come in. 
 
 Who is this King of glory ? the Lord of hosts, he is the King 
 of glory. Selah. 
 
 Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glor}'- 
 and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name ; 
 worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. The voice of the Lord 
 is upon the waters : the God of glory thundereth : the Lord is upon 
 many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful ; the voice of the 
 Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars ; 
 yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. He maketh them 
 also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. 
 The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire. The voice of the 
 Lord shaketh the wilderness ; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of 
 Kadesh. The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and 
 disco vereth the forests : and in his temple doth every one speak of 
 his glory. The Lord sitteth upon the flood ; yea, the Lord sitteth 
 King forever. The Lord will give strength unto his people ; the 
 Lord will bless his people with peace. 
 
 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous : for praise is comely for 
 the upright. Praise the Lord Avith harp : sing unto him with the 
 psaltery and an instrument of ten string's. Sing unto him a new 
 song ; play skilfully with a loud noise. For the word of the Lord 
 is right ; and all his works are done in truth. He loveth riofhteous- 
 ness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. 
 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made ; and all the host 
 of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of 
 the sea together as an heap : he layeth up the depth in store- 
 houses. Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of 
 the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done ; 
 he commanded, and it stood fast. 
 
 Thy mercy, Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness 
 reacheth unto the clouds. Thy righteousness is like the great 
 
 Psalm, 
 xviii. 30, 31. 
 
 Ps. xix. 
 
 Ps. xxii. 3. 
 
 Psalin, 
 xxiv. 7-10. 
 
 Psalm, xxix. 
 
 Psalm, 
 xxxiii. 1-9. 
 
 Psalm, 
 XXX vi. 5-9.
 
 12 
 
 THE DIVINE NATUKE. 
 
 Psalm, 
 xlv. 1-7. 
 
 Psalm, 
 xlvii. 1, 2. 
 
 Psalm, 
 Lxviii. S'i-So. 
 
 Ps. Ixxi. 19. 
 
 Ps. Ixxvi. ■ 
 
 Psalm, 
 Lxxvii. 13-1'J. 
 
 mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou pre- 
 servest man and beast. How excellent is thy lovincf-kindness, O 
 God ! therefore the children of men put their trust under the 
 shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the 
 fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river 
 of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light 
 shall we see light. 
 
 My heart is inditing a good matter : I speak of the things 
 which I have made touching the King : my tongue is the pen of a 
 ready writei*. 
 
 Thou art fairer than the children of men : grace is poured into 
 thy lips: therefore (J5ob hath blessed tl)CC forever. Gird thy sword 
 upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. 
 And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meek- 
 ness and righteousness ; and thy right hand shall teach thee terri- 
 ble things. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's ene- 
 mies ; whereby the people fall under thee. Thy throne, © ©ob, 
 is forever and ever : the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 
 (£l)OU lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore, Oob, 
 tl)n (6ob, hath anointed ti)CZ with the oil of gladness above thy 
 fellows. 
 
 O clap your liands, all ye people, shout unto God with the 
 voice of triumph. For the Lord Most High is terrible ; he is a great 
 King over all the earth. 
 
 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth ; O sing praises unto 
 the Lord; Selah: to him that rideth upon the heavens of lioavens, 
 which were of old ; lo, he duth send out his voice, and that a mighty 
 voice. Ascribe ye strength unto God : his excellency is over Israel, 
 and his strengtli is in the clouds. O God, thou art terrible out of 
 thy holy places : the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and 
 power unto his people. Blessed be God. 
 
 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done 
 great things : O God, who is like unto thee ! 
 
 Thou, even thou art to be feared : and who may stand in thy 
 sight when once thou art angry ? 
 
 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary : who is so great a God 
 as our (Jod? Thou art the God that doest wonders : thou hast de- 
 clared thy strength among the i)eople. Thou hast with thine arm 
 redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah. The 
 waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw tliee: they were afraid: 
 the depths also Avere troubled. The clouds poured out water : the 
 skies sent out a sound : thine arrows also went abroad. The voice 
 of thy thunder was in the heaven : the lightnings lightened the 
 world': the earth trembled and shook. Thy way is in the sea, and 
 thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
 
 THE DIVINE KATUKE. 
 
 13 
 
 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHO- 
 VAH, art the Most High over all the earth. 
 
 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord ; neither 
 are there any works like unto thy works. All nations whom thou 
 hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord ; and shall 
 glorify thy name. For thou art great, and doest wondrous things : 
 thou art God alone. 
 
 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord : thy faith- 
 fulness also in the congregation of the saints. For who in the 
 heaven can be compared unto the Lord ? who among the sons of 
 the mighty can be likened unto the Lord ? God is greatly to be 
 feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of 
 all them that are about him. O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong 
 Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee? 
 Thou rulest the raging of the sea : when the waves thereof arise, 
 thou stillest them. Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that 
 is slain ; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. 
 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine : as for the world, and 
 the fullness thereof, thou hast founded them. The north and the 
 south thou hast created them : Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in 
 thy name. Thou hast a mighty arm : strong is thy hand, and high 
 is thy right hand. Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy 
 throne : mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 
 
 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone 
 out of my lips. 
 
 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. 
 Before the mountains were brouofht forth, or ever thou hadst formed 
 the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlastmg, thou 
 art God. Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest. Return, ye 
 children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as 
 yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. 
 
 The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty ; the Lord is 
 clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world 
 also is established, that it cannot be moved. Thy throne is estab- 
 lished of old : thou art from everlasting. The floods have lifted up, 
 O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice ; the floods lift up their 
 waves. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many 
 waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. Thy testimonies 
 are very sure : holiness becometh thine house, Lord, forever. 
 
 The Lord is great, and greatly to be praised : he is to be feared 
 above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols : but the 
 Lord made the heavens. Honour and majesty are before him ; 
 strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. Give unto the Lord, 
 ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength. 
 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name : bring an ottering, 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxiii. 18. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxvi. 8-10. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxix. 5-14. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxix. 34. 
 
 Ps. xc. 1-4. 
 
 Psalm xciii. 
 
 Psalm 
 xcvi. 4-9.
 
 14 
 
 THE DIVINE NATUEE. 
 
 Psalm xcvii. 
 1-9. 
 
 P3. xcix. 3. 
 Ps. xcix. 5. 
 
 Ps. xcix. 9. 
 
 Ps. cii.ll, 12. 
 
 Ps. cii. 24-27. 
 
 P8. civ. 1-9. 
 
 and come into his courts. O worship the Lord in the beauty of 
 hohness : fear before him, all the earth. 
 
 The Lord reigneth ; let the earth rejoice ; let the multitude of 
 isles be glad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about him : 
 righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. A 
 fire goeth before him, and burnetii up his enemies round about. 
 His lightnings enlightened the world ; the earth saw, and trembled. 
 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the pres- 
 ence of the Lord of the whole earth. The heavens declare his 
 righteousness, and all the people see his glory. Confounded be all 
 they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols : wor- 
 ship him, all ye gods. Zion heard, and was glad ; and the daugh- 
 ters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O Lord. For 
 thou, Loi-d, art high above all the earth : thou art exalted far above 
 all gods. 
 
 Let them praise thy great and terrible name ; for it is holy. 
 
 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool ; for 
 he is holy. 
 
 Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill ; for the 
 Lord our God is holy. 
 
 My days are like a shadow that declineth ; and I am with- 
 ered like grass. But thou, O Lord, shalt endure forever ; and thy 
 remembrance unto all generations. 
 
 I said, my God, take me not away in the midst of my days ; 
 thy years are throughout all generations. Of old hast thou laid 
 the foundation of the earth : and the heavens are the woi-k of thy 
 hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure : yea, all of them 
 shall wax old like a garment ; as a vesture shalt thou change them, 
 and they shall be changed : but thou art the same, and thy years 
 shall have no end. 
 
 Bless the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, tliou art very 
 great ; thou art clothed with honour and majesty : who coverest 
 thyself with light as with a garment : who stretchest out the heav- 
 ens like a curtain : who layetli the beams of his chambei-s in the 
 waters: avIio maketli the clouds his chariot : who walketh upon the 
 wings of the wind : who makotli his angels spirits ; his ministers a 
 flaming fire : who laiil the foundations of the earth, that it should 
 not be removed forever. Thou coveredst it with the deep as with 
 a garmont : the waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke 
 they fled ; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. They go 
 up by the mountains ; they go down by the valleys unto the place 
 which thou hast founded for them. Thou hast set a bound that 
 they may not pass over ; that they turn not again to cover the 
 earth.
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 15 
 
 ®I)C Corft said unto ttlj} £or&, Sit thou at my right hand, 
 until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 
 
 ®I)C iloxh hath sworn, and will not repent, ®|)Ott art a priest 
 forever after the order of Melchizedek. 
 
 The works of his hands are verity and judgment ; all his com- 
 mandments are sure. They stand fast forever and ever, and are 
 done in truth and uprightness. He sent redemption unto his peo- 
 ple : he hath commanded his covenant forever : holy and reverend 
 is his name. 
 
 The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the 
 heavens. Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on 
 high, who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in 
 heaven, and in the earth ? 
 
 praise the Lord, all ye nations ; praise him, all ye people, 
 for his merciful kindness is great toward us : and tlje trnti) of tl)C 
 Corb cnbltrctl] forcocr. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 Forever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven. Thy faithful- 
 ness is unto all generations. 
 
 1 will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my 
 help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and 
 earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : he that keepeth 
 thee will not slumber. Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither 
 slumber nor sleep. 
 
 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit ? or whither shall I flee 
 from thy presence ? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : 
 if I make my bed in hell, behold thou art there. If I take the 
 wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the 
 sea ; even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall 
 hold me. If I say. Surely the darkness shall cover me ; even the 
 night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from 
 thee ; but the night shineth as the day : the darkness and the light 
 are both alike to thee. 
 
 All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord ; and thy saints shall 
 bless thee. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and 
 talk of thy power ; to make known to the sons of men his mighty 
 acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. Thy kingdom is 
 an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all 
 generations. 
 
 The Lord shall reign forever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all 
 generations. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 He telleth the number of the stars ; he calleth them all by 
 their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power : his under- 
 standinof is infinite. 
 
 o 
 
 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary : praise him 
 in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts : 
 
 Ps. ex. 1. 
 
 Ps. ex. 4. 
 
 Ps. exi. 7-9. 
 
 Ps. cxiii. 4-6. 
 
 Psalm cxvii. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxix. 89, 90. 
 
 Ps. cxxl. 1-4. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxxxix. 7-12. 
 
 Psalm 
 exlv. 10-13. 
 
 Ps. cxlvi. 10. 
 
 Psalm 
 exlvii.4, 5. 
 
 Psalm cl.
 
 16 
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 XXX. 4, 5. 
 
 Eccl. iii. 14. 
 
 Eccl. V. 2. 
 
 Ecclesiastes, 
 viii. It), 17. 
 
 Is. vi. 1-5. 
 
 Isaiah, vi. 8. 
 
 Is. XXV. 1. 
 
 Is. XX vi. 4. 
 
 praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with 
 the sound of the trumpet : praise him with the psaltery and harp. 
 Praise him with the timbrel and dance : praise him with stringed 
 instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals ; 
 praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals. Let everything that 
 hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended ? who hath 
 gathered the wind in his lists ? who hath bound the waters in a 
 garment ? who hath established all the ends of the earth ? what 
 is his name, ailb tDl)at is l)is SOU's tiamc, if thou canst tell ? 
 
 Every word of God is pure : he is a shield unto them who put 
 their trust in him. 
 
 I know that whatsoever God doeth, it shall be forever : no- 
 thing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it : and God doeth 
 it, that men should fear before him. 
 
 Be not rash with with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be 
 hasty to utter anything before God : for God is in heaven, and 
 thou upon earth : therefore let thy words be faw. 
 
 When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the 
 business that is done upon the earth (for also there is that neither 
 day nor niglit seeth sleep with his eyes) : then I beheld all the 
 work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is 
 done under the sun : because though a man labour to seek it out, 
 yet he shall not find it ; yea, further, though a wise man think to 
 know it, yet shall he not be able to find it. 
 
 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sit- 
 ting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the 
 temple. Above it stood the seraphims : each one had si.x wings ; 
 with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, 
 and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said. 
 Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts : the whole earth is full of 
 his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him 
 that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. 
 
 Then said I, Woe is me ! for I am undone, because I am a man 
 of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean 
 lips ; for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. 
 
 I heard the voice of the Lord, saying. Whom shall J[ send, 
 and who will go for ns ? Then said I, Here am I ; send me. 
 
 < ) Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy 
 namo ; for tin m hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old 
 are faitlifulnos.s and truth. 
 
 Trust ye in the Lord forever : for in the Lord JEHOVAH is 
 everlasting strength.
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE, 
 
 17 
 
 iTnr^ is not in me : who would set the briers and thorns 
 against me in battle ? I would go through them, I would burn 
 them together. 
 
 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, 
 and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust 
 of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, 
 and the hills in a balance ? Who hath directed the spirit of the 
 Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him ? With whom took 
 he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path 
 of judgment, and taught liiin knowledge, and shewed to him the 
 way of understanding ? Behold, the nations are as a drop of a 
 bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance : behold, 
 he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. And Lebanon is not 
 sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-of- 
 fering. All nations before him are as nothing ; and they are counted 
 to him less than nothing, and vanity. 
 
 To whom then will ye liken God ? or what likeness vnll ye 
 compare unto him ? The workman melteth a graven image, and the 
 goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. He 
 that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that 
 will not rot ; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a 
 graven image that shall not be moved. Have ye not known ? have 
 ye not heard ? hath it not been told you from the beginning ? have ye 
 not understood from the foundations of the earth ? It is he that 
 sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are 
 as grasshoppers ; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and 
 spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in ; that bringeth the princes 
 to nothing ; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. Yea, 
 they shall not be planted : yea, they shall not be sown : yea, their 
 stock shall not take root in the earth : and he shall also blow 
 upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take 
 them away as stubble. To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I 
 be equal ? saith the Holy One. Lift np your eyes on high, and 
 behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host 
 by number : he calleth them all by names, by the greatness of his 
 might, for that he is strong in power ; not one faileth. Why say- 
 est thou, O Jacob, and speakest, Israel, My way is hid from the 
 Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God ? 
 
 Hast thou not known ? hast thou not heard, that the ever- 
 lasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth 
 not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 
 
 Behold my servant, whom I uphold ; mine elect, in whom my 
 soul delighteth ; J[ have put mg Spirit upon |)im : he shall bring 
 forth judgment to the Gentiles. 
 
 3 tl)C £orb have called tl)Ce in righteousness, and will hold 
 
 Is. xxvii. 4. 
 
 Is-, xl. 12-28. 
 
 Is. xlii. 1. 
 
 Is. xlii. 6.
 
 18 
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 I8.xliii. 8-13, 
 
 Is. xliv. C-8. 
 
 Is. xliv. 34. 
 
 Is. xlv. 5-lQ. 
 
 thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of 
 the people, for a light of the Gentiles. 
 
 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf 
 that have ears. Let all the nations be gathered together, and let 
 the people be assembled : who among them can declare this, and 
 shew us former things ? let them bring forth their witnesses, that 
 they may be justified ; or let them hear, and say. It is truth. 
 Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I lia\e 
 chosen : that ye may know and beheve me, and understand that 
 I am he : before me there was no God formed, neither shall there 
 be after me. I, even I, am the Lord ; and beside me there is no 
 sa\'iour. I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, 
 when there was no Strang*^ god among you : therefore ye are my 
 witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God. Yea, before the day 
 was, I am he : and there is none that can deliver out of mv 
 hand : I will work, and who shall let it ? 
 
 Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his Redeemer 
 the Lord of hosts ; I am the first, and I am the last ; and besides 
 me there is no God. And who, a.s I, shall call, and shall declare 
 it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient peo- 
 ple ? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them 
 shew unto them. Fear ye not, neither be afraid : have not I t<;ld 
 thee from that time, and have declared it ? ye are even my witness- 
 es. Is there a God beside me ? yea, there is no God ; I know 
 not any. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord thy Kedeemer, and he that formed thee 
 from tlie womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that 
 stretcheth forth the heavens alone ; that spreadeth abroad the earth 
 by myself. 
 
 I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God be- 
 side me : I [rifded thee, thoujrh thou hast not known me : that 
 they may know from the rising of the sun, ;ind from the west, that 
 there is none beside me. I am the Lord and tlure is none else. 
 I form the light, and create darkness : I make ])eace and create 
 evil : I the Lord do all these things. Drop down, ye heavens, from 
 above, and let the skies pour down righteousness : let tlie earth 
 open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness 
 spring up together ; I the Lord have created it. Woe unto him 
 him that striveth with his Maker ! Let the potsherd strive with the 
 pot'iherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fa.shioneth 
 it, AVliat niakest thou i or tliv work, lie hath no liaiids ? Woe 
 unto him that saitli uiitu his fatiier, Wiiat begettest thou? or to 
 the woman. What hiust thou brought forth ? Thus .saith the Lord, 
 the Holy <^^ne of Israel, an<l his Maker, Ask me of things to come 
 concerning inv sons, ami concerning the work of my hands com- 
 mand ye me. I have made the earth, and created man upon it ;
 
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 I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their 
 host have I commanded. 
 
 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, God of Israel, the 
 Saviour. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord that created the heavens ; God himself 
 that formed the earth and made it ; he hath established it, he 
 created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited : I am the 
 Lord, and there is none else. 
 
 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that 
 are escaped of the nations : they have no knowledge that set up the 
 wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. 
 Tell ye, and bring them near ; yea, let them take counsel together : 
 who hath declared this from ancient time ? who hath told it from 
 that time ? have not I the Lord ? and there is no God else beside 
 me ; a just God and a Saviour ; there is none beside me. Look 
 unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth : for I am God, 
 and there is none else. 
 
 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare 
 me, that we may be like ? They lavish gold out of the bag, and 
 weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith ; and he maketh 
 it a god : they fall down, yea, they worship. They bear him upon 
 the shoulder, they carry him and set him in his place, and he stand- 
 eth ; from his place shall he not remove : yea, one shall cry unto 
 him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. Re- 
 member this, and shew yourselves men : bring it again to mind, 
 
 ye transgi-essors. Remember the former things of old : for I 
 am God, and there is none else ; I am God, and there is none like 
 me. Declarinof the end from the beofiuninw, and from ancient times 
 the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and 
 
 1 will do all my pleasure. 
 
 As for our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the £)o[\) 
 ®ne of Israel. 
 
 Hearken unto me, Jacob and Israel, my called ; I am he ; 
 I am the. first, I also am the last. Mine hand also hath laid the 
 foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the 
 heavens : when I call unto them they stand up together. 
 
 My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither ai-e your ways my 
 ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the 
 earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts 
 than your thoughts. 
 
 Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, 
 whose name is Holy ; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him 
 also that is of a contrite and humble spirit. 
 
 ®I)C Spirit of tl)C tov^ ©ob is upon me; because tl)C Corb 
 hath anointed mc to preach g(5od tidings unto the meek ; he hath 
 sent me to bind up the broken-hearted. 
 
 Is. xlv. 15. 
 
 Is. xlv. 18. 
 
 la. xlv. 20-22. 
 
 Is. xlvi. 5-10. 
 
 Is. xlvii. 4. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xlviii. 12, 13. 
 
 Is. It. 8, 9. 
 
 Is. Ivii. 15. 
 
 Is. Ixi. 1.
 
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 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 Ixiii. 10, 11. 
 
 Id. Ixvi. 1, 2. 
 
 Jer. X. 1-16. 
 
 Joroinlah, 
 XTtlll. "23, iM. 
 
 But they rebelled, and vexed his Holy Spirit: therefore he was 
 turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. Then he 
 remembered tlio days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where 
 is he that brought them up out of the soa witli the she])lierd of his 
 flock? where is he that put l)is tjoln Spirit U)itl)in l)im. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is 
 my footstool : where is the house that ye build unto me ? and where 
 is the place of my rest ? For all those things hath mine hand made, 
 and all those things have been, saith the Lord. 
 
 Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto yon, house 
 of Israel : Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, 
 and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven ; for the heathen are 
 dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vaiu: for 
 one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the 
 workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold ; 
 they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 
 They are upright as the palm-tree, but speak not : thej' must needs 
 be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them ; for they 
 cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good. Forasmuch 
 as there is none like unto thee, O Lord ; thou art great, and thy 
 name is great in might. Who would not fear thee, O King of na- 
 tions ? for to thee doth it appertain : forasmuch as among all the 
 wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none 
 like unto thee. But they are altogether brutish and foolish : the 
 stock is a doctrine of vanities. Silver spread into plates is brought 
 from Tarshisli, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the woi'kman, 
 and of the hands of the founder : blue and purple is their clothing: 
 they are all the work of cunning men. But the Lord is the true 
 God, he is the livins: God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath 
 the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide 
 his indignation. Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have 
 not mad'^ the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from 
 the earth, and from under these heavens. He hath made the earth 
 by his power, he hath established the world by bis wisdom, and 
 hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. When he uttereth 
 his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the lieavens, and he 
 causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth ; he maketh 
 lightniiig-s with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treas- 
 ures. Every man is brutish in his knowledo-o : evorv founder is 
 contoundeil by the graven iman-e : fur his molten imaire is falsehood, 
 and there is no breath in them. They are vanity, and the work 
 of errors: in the time of their visitation tliey shall perish. The 
 portion of J.-icob is not like them ; for he is the former of all 
 things; un<l Israel is the rod of liis inheritance: the Lord of hosts 
 is his name. 
 
 Am I a God at hand, saitli the Lord, and not a God afar 
 off? Can any liidt! himself in secret places tliat 1 shall not see
 
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 21 
 
 him ? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth ? saith the 
 Lord. 
 
 Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the Jer.xxx-ii.i7. 
 earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing 
 too hard for thee. 
 
 Thou, O Lord, remainest forever ; thy throne from generation 
 to generation. 
 
 At the end of the days I Nebucliadnezzar lifted up mine eyes 
 unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I 
 blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth 
 forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his king- 
 dom is from generation to generation : and all the inhabitants of 
 the earth are reputed as nothing : and he doeth according to his 
 will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth : 
 and none can stay his hand, or say unto him. What doest thou ? 
 
 He is the living God, and steadfast forever, and his kingdom 
 that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even 
 unto the end. 
 
 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of 
 days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his 
 head like the pure wool : his throne was like the fiery flame, and 
 his wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth 
 from before him : thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten 
 
 thousand times ten thousand stood befoi-e him : I 
 
 saw in the night visions, and behold, OUC like tl)C Sojt ff lUilU 
 came Avith the clouds of heaven, and ramc tcr tI)C "!Ancicnt of 
 brtllS, and they brought him near before him. And there was 
 given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, 
 nations, and languages, should serve him : his dominion is an ever- 
 lasting dominion, which sliall not pass away, and his kingdom, that 
 which shall not be destroyed. 
 
 The great and dreadful God. 
 
 For lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, 
 and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morn- 
 ing daikness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, the 
 Lord, the God of hosts, is his name. 
 
 The Lord God of hosts is he that touclieth the land, and it 
 shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn : and it shall rise 
 up Avholly like a flood ; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of 
 Egypt. It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath 
 founded his troop in the eai-th ; he that calleth for the waters of 
 the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth : the Lord 
 is his name. 
 
 Thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, thongh thou be little among the 
 thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall |)c come forth unto mc 
 
 Lam. 5, 19. 
 
 Daniel, 
 iv. 34, 35. 
 
 Dan. vi. 20. 
 
 Daniel, 
 
 vii. 9, 10, 13, 
 
 14. 
 
 Dan. ix. 4. 
 A.mos, iv. 13. 
 
 Amos. 
 
 ix. 5, G. 
 
 Micah, V. 2.
 
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 THE DIVINE NATURE, 
 
 Hab. i. 13. 
 
 Zecliariab, 
 vii, 12, 13. 
 
 Mai. iii. 6. 
 
 John, 
 i. 1-4, 9. 
 
 John, i. 18. 
 Mark,!. 0-12. 
 
 John, 
 i. 3J-34. 
 
 John, 
 Hi. 1(^1.1. 
 
 John, 
 111. 16, 17. 
 
 that is to be Ruler in Israel ; whose goings forth have been from of 
 old, from everlasting. 
 
 Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look 
 on iniquity. 
 
 They made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should 
 hear the law, and the words whicli the Lord of liosts hath sent in 
 l)is Gpirit by the former prophets : therefore came a great wrath 
 from the Lord" of hosts. Therefore it is come to pass, that as |)c 
 cried, and they would not hear ; so they cried, and 3 would not 
 hear, saith the Lord of hosts. 
 
 I am the Lord, I change not. 
 
 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, 
 and the Word was God. The same Mas in the beginning with God. 
 All things were made by him ; and without him was not anything 
 made that was made. In him was life ; and the life was the light 
 
 of men That was the true Light, which lighteth 
 
 every man that cometh into the world. 
 
 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, 
 which is in the bosom of the Fathei', he hath declared him. 
 
 John was clothed with camel's haii", and with a girdle of a 
 skin about his loins ; and he did eat locusts and wild honey ; and 
 preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the 
 latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. 
 I indeed have baptized you with water; but [)C shall baptize you 
 tuitl} tl}C {)0[\) ©l)OSt. And it came to pass in those days, that 
 Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in 
 Jordan. And straightway coming up out of the Avater, he saw the 
 heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. 
 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved 
 Son, in whom I am well pleased. And immediately the Sj^irit 
 driveth him into the wildenies.s. 
 
 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending 
 from heavt-n like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him 
 not: but he tlii.t .^^ont me to baptize with water, the same said unto 
 me. Upon wlium thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining 
 on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Iloly Ghost. And 
 I saw and bare record, that this is the Son of God. 
 
 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, 
 and knuwest not these things ? Verily, verily, 1 say unto thee, We 
 speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen ; and ye re- 
 ceive not om- witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye 
 believe not, lu)W shall ye believe if I tell you of heavenly things? 
 And no man hath a.scended up to hfaven. but he that came down 
 from lieaven, even the Son of man luliici) io ill IjCiUicn. 
 
 God so loved the world, that ho gmic 1)10 oiiln bcgottcii Gon, 
 tliat Avhosoever believeth in him slioTiM not ih ri^h, Imi li;ive ever-
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 23 
 
 lasting life. For God sent uot his Son into the world to condemn 
 the world, but that the world through him might be saved. 
 
 He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that 
 God is true. For he Avliom God hath scUt, speaketh the words of 
 God: for tSob giveth not t\)C Spirit by measure unto liim. The 
 Father lotjctl) the Son, and |]atl) gincu all tilings into l)is l)nnb. 
 
 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, Avhich is called Sychar, 
 near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 
 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore being wearied with 
 his journey, sat thus on the well : and it was about the sixth hour. 
 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water : Jesus saith unto 
 her. Give me to drink. (For his disciples were gone away unto the 
 
 city to buy meat.) The woman saith unto him. Sir, 
 
 I perceive that thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in this 
 mountain ; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men 
 ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the 
 hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at 
 Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye Avorship ye know not what : 
 we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. ]3ut the 
 hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship 
 the Father in spirit and in truth : for the Father seeketh such to 
 worship him. God is a Spirit : and they that worship him, must 
 worship him in spirit and in truth. 
 
 The Father loveth the Son, and sheweth |)im all things that 
 
 l)iinselfdoeth. 
 
 As the Father |)atl) life in l)imself, so hath he given to the 
 Son to have life in himself. 
 
 1 have greater witness than that of John : for the works which 
 tl)e £atl)CX hath given mc to finish, the same works that I do, 
 bear witness of me that the Father hath sent me. And the Father 
 himself which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have 
 neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. 
 
 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him 
 how they might destroy him. But when Jesus knew it, he with- 
 drew himself from thence ; and great multitudes followed him, and 
 he healed them all ; and charged them that they should not make 
 him known : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias 
 the prophet, saying. Behold my servant whom I have cl)OSen ; 
 my beloved, in Avhom my soul is well pleased ; J[ will put ntn 
 spirit upon l)int, '<nd he shall show judgment to the Gentiles. 
 He shall not strive, nor cry ; neither shall any man hear his voice 
 in the streets. 
 
 Be ye perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is per- 
 fect. 
 
 After this manner pray ye : ©ur i^atljer tDl)icl) art in 
 
 I)eai3en. 
 
 Jolin, 
 iii. 33-35. 
 
 John, 
 iv. 5-8,19-24. 
 
 John, V. 20. 
 Jolia, y. 2G. 
 
 Joliii, 
 V. 3C, 37 
 
 Matthew, 
 xii. 14-19. 
 
 Matt. V. 48. 
 
 Matt. vi. 9.
 
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 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xi. 25-27. 
 
 Matt. X. 32. 
 
 John, 
 vi. 45, 46. 
 
 Mattliew, 
 xviii. 19, 20. 
 
 John, 
 viiL 13-19. 
 
 John, viil. 43. 
 
 J.)hn, 
 X. 17, 18. 
 
 John, 
 X. 27-39. 
 
 At that time Jesus answered and said, S thank tl)Ci% © i^fl- 
 thcr, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast liid these things 
 from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. 
 Even so. Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. 
 
 All things are delivered unto me of my Father ; and no man 
 knoweth the Son, but the Father ; neither knoweth any man the 
 Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal 
 him. 
 
 Whosoever shall confess me before men, him will S confess 
 also before ntjl £atl)CV which is in heaven. 
 
 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of 
 God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of 
 the Father, cometh unto me. Not that any man hath seen the 
 Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. 
 
 Again I say unto you. That if two of you shall agree on 
 earth, as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for 
 them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three 
 are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. 
 
 The Pharisees therefore said unto him. Thou bearest record of 
 thyself; thy record is not true. Jesus answered and said unto 
 them. Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true : for I 
 know whence I came, and whither I go : but ye cannot tell whence 
 I come, and whither I go. Ye judge after the flesh, I judge no 
 man. And yet if I judge, my judgment is true : for I am not alone, 
 but I and the Father that sent me. It is also written in your law, 
 that the testimony of two men is true, I am one that bear wit- 
 ness of myself ; and the Father that sent me beareth witness of 
 me. Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father ? Jesus an- 
 swered. Ye neither know me, nor my Father ; if ye had known 
 me, ye should have known my Father also. 
 
 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love 
 me : for I proceeded forth and came from God ; neither came I of 
 myself, but \)c sent me. 
 
 Therefore duth my Father louc me, because I lay down my 
 life, that I might take it again. No maii taketh it from me, but 
 I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have 
 power t') take it again. This commandment have 3 received of 
 mn £al[)cr. 
 
 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow 
 me : and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never per- 
 ish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand. My Father, 
 which gave tht-m mi', is greater than all ; and none is able to 
 pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one. 
 
 Tht-n the Jews took np stones again to stone him. Jesus an- 
 swereil thorn, Many g(jod works have I shewed you from my Fa- 
 ther ; for which of those works do ye stone me ? The Jews an-
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 25 
 
 swered liim saying, For a good work we stone thee not ; but for 
 blaspliemy, and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself 
 God. Jesus answered them, Is it not wiitten in your hiw, I said, 
 Ye are gods ? If he called them gods, unto whom the word of 
 God came, and the scripture cannot be broken, say ye of him 
 whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world. Thou blas- 
 pheniest, because I said, I am the Son of God ? If I do not the 
 works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though ye be- 
 lieve not me, believe the works ; that ye may know and believe 
 that the Father is in me, and I in him. Therefore they sought 
 again to take him ; but he escaped out of their hand. 
 
 Then said Jesus unto his disciples. Verily I say unto you 
 that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. 
 And again I say unto you, it is easier for a camel to go through 
 the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the king- 
 dom of God. When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly 
 amazed, saying, Who then can be saved ? But Jesus beheld them, 
 and said unto them, AVith men this is impossible, but toitl) (Sob 
 
 ail tl)ings arc ^jossiblc. 
 
 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one 
 running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall 
 I do that I may inherit eternal life ? And Jesus said unto him, 
 Why callest thou me good ? there is none good but one, that is 
 God. 
 
 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning 
 together, and perceiving that he had answeied them well, asked 
 him, Which is the first commandment of all ? And Jesus answered 
 him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear O Israel ; tl)C 
 Corb our (Bob is one £orb ; and thou shalt love the Lord thy 
 God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy 
 mind, and with all thy strength : this is the first commandment. 
 
 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the 
 
 Son of man should be glorified Now is my soul 
 
 troubled ; and what shall I say ? i^atl)Cr, Sfltie tlte from this 
 hour : but for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy 
 name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both 
 glorified it, and will glorify it again. 
 
 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou go- 
 est ; and how can we know the way ? Jesus saith unto him, I 
 am the way, the truth, and the life : no man cometli unto the 
 Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known 
 my Father also ; and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen 
 him. 
 
 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth 
 us. Jesus saith unto him. Have I been so long time with you, and 
 yet hast thou not known me, Philip ? he that hath seen me 
 hath seen the Father ; and how say est thou, then, Shew us the 
 
 Mftllhew, 
 xix. 23-26. 
 
 Mark, 
 X. 17, 18. 
 
 Mark, 
 xii. 28-30. 
 
 John, 
 xii. 23, 27, 28. 
 
 John, 
 xiv. 3-31.
 
 26 
 
 THE DIVINE NATUEE. 
 
 John, XT. 26. 
 
 John, xri. 7 
 
 Father ? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Fa- 
 ther in me ? the ^vords tliat I speak unto you, I speak not of my- 
 self ; but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Be- 
 Heve me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me : or else 
 believe me for the very w orks' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
 lie that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also ; and 
 greater works than these shall he do ; because I go UUtO tnn ScL- 
 tl)Cr. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will"! do, 
 that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any- 
 thing in my name, I will do it. 
 
 If ye love me, keep my commandments : and 3 will prail ll)e 
 i^at!}Cr, :^nd i)c shall give you another Comforter, that he may 
 abide with you forever ; even the Spirit of truti], whom tlie world 
 cannot receive, because itseeth him not, neither knoweth him : but 
 ye know him, for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I 
 will not leave you comfortless : I will come to you. Yet a little 
 while, and the world seeth me no more ; but ye see me : because 
 I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in 
 my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my com- 
 mandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me : and he 
 that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, 
 and will manifest myself to him. 
 
 Judas saith uuto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt 
 manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world ? Jesus answered 
 and said unto him. If a man love me he will keep my Avords : and 
 my Father will love him, and tDC ^vill come unto him, and make 
 our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my say- 
 ings : and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's 
 which sent me. These things have I sjjoken unto you, being yet 
 present with you. ]>ut the Comforter, which is tl)C ijoln i5l)0St, 
 whom tl)C i^iUijcr will send in ttin nJ^nie, he shall teadi you all 
 tliiiiixs, and brinfj all thinsfs to vour remembrance, whatsoever I 
 have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto 
 you : not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your 
 heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I 
 said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved 
 me ye would rejoice, because I said, I go uuto the Father ; for my 
 Father is gi-eater than I. And now I have told yen before it come 
 to pass, that when it is come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter 
 I will not talk much with you : for the prince of this world 
 Cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that the world may know 
 that I louc the Father; and as the Father Qavc mc comimuiii- 
 mcilt, fv.n so ] do. 
 
 WIi.-ii ti)C (Toinfortcr is come, whom jj will send unto you 
 from tl)C i"atl)Cr, 'vca the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth 
 from the Father, lie shall testify of me. 
 
 It is expedient for you that I go away : for if I go not away,
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE, 
 
 27 
 
 the Comforter will not come unto you ; but if I depart, jj toill 
 
 scnb l)im unto you. 
 
 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs : but the 
 time cometh when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, bat 
 I shall shew you plainly of the Father. At that day ye shall ask 
 in my name : and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father 
 for you : for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved 
 me, and have believed that I came out from God. I came forth 
 from the Father, and am come into the world : again, I leave the 
 world, and go to the Father. 
 
 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and 
 said. Father, the hour is come ; glorify thy Son, that thy Son als(j 
 may glorify thee : as thou has given him power over all flesh, that 
 he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And 
 this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, 
 and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. I have glorified thee on 
 the earth : I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. 
 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self, with the 
 glory wdiich I had with thee before the world was. I have mani- 
 fested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the 
 world : thine they were, and thou gavest them me ; and they have 
 kept thy word. Now they have known that all things whatsoever 
 thou hast given me are of thee. For I have given unto them the 
 w^ords which thou gavest me ; and they have received them, and 
 have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed 
 that thou didst send me. I pray for them : I pray not for the 
 world, but for them wliich thou hast given me ; for they are thine. 
 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine ; and I am glorified in 
 them. xVnd now I am no more in the world, but these are in the 
 world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own 
 name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as 
 we are. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy 
 name : those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them 
 is lost, but the son of perdition ; that the scripture might be ful- 
 filled. And now come I to thee, and these things I speak in the 
 world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have 
 given them thy word ; and the world hath hated them, because they 
 are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not 
 that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou 
 shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even 
 as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth : thy 
 word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have 
 I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify 
 myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Nei- 
 ther pray I for these alone ; but for them also which shall believe 
 on me through their word : that they all may be one, as thou. Fa- 
 ther, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us : that 
 
 John, 
 x\i. 25--28. 
 
 Jolin,3CTii.
 
 28 
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxvi. 36-44. 
 
 Mark, 
 xiv. 33-41. 
 
 the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which 
 thou gavest me I have given them, that they may be one, even as 
 we are one ; I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made 
 perfect in one ; and that the world may know that thou hast sent 
 me, and hast loved them as thou hast loved me. Father, I will that 
 they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am ; that 
 they may behold my glory which thou hast given me ; for thou 
 lovedst me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Fa- 
 ther, the world liath not known thee : but I have known thee, and 
 these have known that thou hast sent me. And 1 have declared 
 unto them thy name, and will declare it : that the love wherewith 
 thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them. 
 
 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, 
 and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yon- 
 der. And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, 
 and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then saith he unto 
 them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death : tarry ye 
 here, and watch with me. And he went a little further, and fell 
 on his face, and ^jriincb, saying, (I) mil i'lltljcr, if it bc possible, 
 
 let tl)is ri:p pass from inc : ncticrtl)cicss, not as J will, but 
 as tl)ou roilt. 
 
 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, 
 and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one 
 hour ? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation ; the 
 spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. lie went away again 
 the second time, and prayed, saying, (i> mX) i^atl)Cr, if tl)is £Up 
 
 max) not pass aujaii from mc, except 3 brink it, tl)ii roill be 
 bone. 
 
 And he came and found them asleep again : for their eyes 
 were heavy. And he left them, and went away again, and prajicb 
 t!)e tl)irb time, saying the same words. 
 
 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane : and 
 he saith to his disciples. Sit ye here, while I shall pray. And he 
 taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and began to be sore 
 amazed, and to be very heavy ; and saith unto them, My soul is 
 exceeding sorrowful unto death : tarry ye here, and watch. And 
 he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if 
 it were possible, the hour might pass from him. And he said, 
 Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee ; take away this cup 
 from me : nevertheless, nut what I will, but what thou wilt. 
 
 And he cometh and tindeth them sleeping, and saith unto Pe- 
 ter, Simon, sleepest thou ? couldest not thou watch one hour ? 
 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptjition. Tiie spirit truly 
 
 is rcadv, hut the ih-sh is weak. And 
 
 aifain 
 
 he went awav, and 
 
 prayed, ami spake the same words. And when he returned, he 
 foiuid them asleep again. (f(jr their eyes were heavy ;) neither wist 
 they what to answer liini. And he cometh the third time, and
 
 THE DIVINE NATUEE, 
 
 29 
 
 saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest 
 the hour is come. 
 
 it IS 
 
 enough, 
 
 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of 
 Olives; and his disciples also followed him. And when he was at 
 tlie place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into tempta- 
 tion. And he was withdrawn from them ahout a stone's cast, and 
 kneeled down, and prayed, saying. Father, if thou be willing, re- 
 move this cup from me : nevertheless, not my will but thine be 
 done. And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, 
 strengthening him. And being in an agony, he prayed more ear- 
 nestly ; and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood foiling 
 down to the ground. And when he rose up from prayer, and 
 was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow, 
 and said unto them, Why sleep ye ? rise and pray lest ye enter 
 into temptation. 
 
 Then Simon Peter, hanng a sword, drew it, and smote the 
 high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's 
 name was Malchus. Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword 
 into the sheath : the cup which mt} i^atl)er hath given me, shall 
 I not drink it ? 
 
 Thinkest thou that I cannot now ^raj3 tO m^ f(ll\)CX^ and 
 he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels ? 
 
 The high priest asked him, and said unto him. Art thou the 
 Christ, the Son of the Blessed ? And Jesus said, I am ; and ye 
 shall seethe Son of man sitting Oil t!)e rigl)t [)anb of potocr, and 
 coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his 
 clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses ? Ye have 
 heard the blasphemy. 
 
 And when they were come to the place which is called Cal- 
 vary, there they crucified him, and the malefoctors ; one on the 
 right hand, and the other on the left. Then said JfcSUS, i^at!)Cr, 
 forgiuc tllCtn : for they know not what they do. 
 
 It was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all 
 the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and 
 the vail of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had 
 cried with a loud voice, he said, i^ntljcr, into t\]\) hands J commit 
 my spirit : and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. 
 
 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping : and as she 
 wept she stooped down and looked into the sepulchre, and seeth 
 two angels in Avhite sitting, the one at the head, and the other at 
 the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, 
 Woman, why weepest thou ? She saith unto them. Because they 
 have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid 
 him. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and 
 saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto 
 
 Luke, 
 xxli. 39-46. 
 
 John, 
 xviii. 10, 11. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxvi. 53. 
 
 Mark, 
 xiv. 61-64. 
 
 Luke, 
 xxiii. 33, 34. 
 
 Luke, 
 xxiii. 44-46. 
 
 John. 
 XX. 11-22.
 
 30 
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 ^^atthew, 
 xxviii. 19. 
 
 Mark. 
 x^i. ly. 
 
 Acts, 
 ii. 32-36. 
 
 Act8, 
 V. .J9-3-2. 
 
 Acts, 
 ▼il. 4t!-.'A 
 
 Acts 
 vii. o4-M. 
 
 her, Woman, ■\\liy weepest thou ? whom seekest thou ? Slie, sup- 
 posing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne 
 him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. 
 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, 
 Rabboni, which is to say, Master. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me 
 not : for I am not yet ascended to my Father : but pf<> to my breth- 
 ren, and say unto them, I ascend unto nil} i^atl)Cl" '">'l JlOUt fd" 
 tl)Cr, and to mn (*?0& and jiour ©ob. Mary Magdalene came 
 and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had 
 spoken these things unto her. Then the same day at evening, being 
 the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the dis- 
 ciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood 
 in the midst, and saith imto them. Peace be imto you. And when 
 he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. 
 Then were the disciples glad Avhen they saw the Lord. Then said 
 Jesus to them again. Peace be unto you : as mtl i^atl)Cr hath sent 
 mc, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed 
 on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye tl)C i)olt] <Sl)OSt. 
 
 Go ye and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of 
 the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 So then, after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received 
 up into heaven, and sat on tl]C ligl)! I)anb of (Pob. 
 
 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 
 Therefore being l)y the right hand of God exalted, and having re- 
 ceived of tl)C i^ltl)Cr the promise of tl)C J^^Id ©IjOSt, \)C hath 
 shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. For David is not as- 
 cended into the heavens, but he saith himself. The Lord said unto my 
 Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thy foes thy footstool. 
 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath 
 made that same Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and 
 Christ. 
 
 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We 
 ought to obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised 
 up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree : |]iin hath CJ3ob 
 exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to 
 give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. And Ave are his 
 witnesses of these things ; and so is also the i^oljl (!5l)0St, whom 
 (Sob ()atl) Cjiucn to them that obey him. 
 
 The Most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands ; as 
 saith the pro])lict, Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool : 
 what house will ye Iniild me ? saith the Lord : or Avhat is the place 
 of my rest ? Hath not my hand made all these things ? 
 
 \N lien they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and 
 tlu-y gnashed on liim with their teeth. But he, being full of the 
 Holy tihost, look«;d up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 31 
 
 of God, and Jesus standing on tl}C rigl^t l)anb of (3oi. And 
 said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man stand- 
 ino- on the right hand of God. 
 
 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preach- 
 ing peace by Jesus Christ : (he is Lord of all :) that word, I say, 
 ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began 
 from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached ; hoAV (3oli 
 anointed JCSUS of Nazareth with tl)e i^olg ©l)OSt and with 
 power : who went about doing good, and healing all that were 
 oppressed of the devil ; for (Qiob was tDXtl) l)int. 
 
 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars-hill, and said. Ye men 
 of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For 
 as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with 
 this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore 
 ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. God that made 
 the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven 
 and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands ; neither is 
 worshipped Avith men's hands, as though he needed anything, see- 
 ing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things ; and hath made 
 of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of 
 the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the 
 bounds of their luibitation ; that they should seek the Lord, if 
 haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not 
 far from every one of us : for in him we live, and move, and have 
 our being ; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are 
 also his offspring. Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, 
 we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or sil- 
 ver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. 
 
 The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all un- 
 godliness and unriofhteousness of men, who hold the truth in un- 
 righteousness ; because that which may be known of God is mani- 
 fest in them ; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the in\asible 
 things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, 
 being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal 
 power and Godhead ; so that they are without excuse : because 
 that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither 
 were thankful ; but became vain in their imaginations, and their 
 foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, 
 they became fools, and changed the glory of the uncorruptible 
 God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, 
 and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. 
 
 God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which 
 be not, as though they were. 
 
 The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities : for we know not what 
 we should pray for as we ought : but the Spirit itself ttlClkctl) iu- 
 terccssiou for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And 
 
 Acts, 
 X. -36-38. 
 
 Acts, 
 xvii. 22-29. 
 
 Romans, 
 i. 18-23. 
 
 Rom. iv. 17. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 26, 27.
 
 32 
 
 THE DIVINE NATUKE. 
 
 Rom. viii. 32. 
 
 Rom.viii. 34. 
 
 Romans, 
 xi. 33-36. 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 ii. 'J-11. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 viii. 4-<5. 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 XV. iK-^. 
 
 2 Corinth, 
 xill. 14. 
 
 Gal. It. 4, 5. 
 
 he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the 
 Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints, according to 
 the will of God. 
 
 He that sparcb not l)is Oton Son, but delivered him up for 
 us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things ? 
 
 AVho is he that condemneth ? It is Christ that died, yea 
 rather, that is risen again, wlio is even at tl)C tigljt \)avib of (!5ob, 
 
 who also mokctt) intercession for as. 
 
 the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge 
 of God ! how unsearchable are his judgments, and liis ways past 
 finding out ! For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? or who 
 hath been his counsellor ? Or who hath first given to him, and it 
 shall be recompensed unto him again ? For of him, and through 
 him, and to him are all things : to whom be glory forever. Amen. 
 
 Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into 
 the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them 
 that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit; 
 for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 
 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of 
 man which is in him ? even so the things of God knoweth no man, 
 but the Spirit of God. 
 
 As concerning the eating of those things that are offered in 
 sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, 
 and that there is none other God but one. For tliough there be 
 that are called gods, whether in heaven or in eartli, (as there be 
 gods many, and lords many,) but to us there is but one God, the 
 Father, of whom are all things, and wo in him ; and one Lord 
 Jesus Christ,- by whom are all things, and we by him. 
 
 As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 
 But every man in his own order : Christ the first-fruits ; afterward 
 they that are Christ's at his coming. Then cometh the end, when 
 he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father ; 
 when he shall have put down all rule, and all authority, and power. 
 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The 
 last enemy that sliall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all 
 things under his feet. But when he .saith all things are ])Ut under 
 him, it is manifest that he is excepted which did i)ut all things 
 under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then 
 shall thf Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things 
 under him, that God may be all in all. 
 
 Tho grace of the Lord Jesus Chi-ist, and the love of God, and 
 the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. 
 
 Whon the fulness of the time was come, God sent fortl] his 
 Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that 
 were under the law.
 
 THE DIVINE JSTATURE, 
 
 33 
 
 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one 
 hope of your calling ; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God 
 and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 
 
 I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and 
 for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in 
 the flesh ; that their hearts might be comforted, being knit together 
 in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to 
 the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and 
 of Christ ; in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 
 . . . . In him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 
 
 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise 
 God, be honour and glory forever and ever. Amen. 
 
 There is one (J5o5, and one mcbiator bcttDCCu (!5oi> anb 
 
 men, the man Christ Jesus. 
 
 The blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord 
 of lords; who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which 
 no man can approach unto : whom no man hath seen, nor can see ; 
 to wdiom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. 
 
 Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father attb Christ 
 Jesus our Lord. 
 
 Li hope of eternal life, which God, tl)tlt cailtlOt iU^ promised 
 before the world began. 
 
 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time 
 past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken 
 unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by 
 whom also he made the worlds; who being the brightness of his 
 glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things 
 by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, 
 sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; being made 
 so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained 
 a more excellent name than they. For unto which of the angels 
 said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten 
 thee ? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me 
 a Son ? And again, when he bringeth in the first-begotten into the 
 world, he saitli. And let all the angels of God worship him. And 
 of the angels he saith. Who maketh his angels spirits, and his min- 
 istei-s a flame of fire. But unto the Son he saith. Thy throne, 
 God, is forever and ever : a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre 
 of thy kingdom : thou hast loved I'ighteousness, and hated iniquity ; 
 therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of 
 gladness above thy fellows. And Thou, Lord, in the beginning 
 hast laid the foundation of the earth ; and the heavens are the 
 works of thine hands. They shall perish; but thou remainest: 
 and they all shall wax old as doth a garment ; and as a vesture 
 shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed : but thou art 
 the same, and thy years shall not fail. 
 
 Eph. iv. 4-6. 
 
 Colossi ans, 
 ii."l-3, 9. 
 
 1 Tim. i. 17. 
 
 1 Tim. li. 5. 
 
 1 Timothy, 
 vi. 15, 16. 
 
 2 Tim. i. 2. 
 
 Titus, i. 2. 
 
 Heb. i. 1-12.
 
 34 
 
 THE DIVINE KATURE, 
 
 Heb. U. 10. 
 
 Heb. V. 5-8. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 vi. 13-18. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 ix. 13, 14. 
 
 Heb. xiii. 8. 
 
 J.imes, 
 i. 13, 14. 
 
 James, I. 17. 
 
 1 John, 
 1. 1-3. 
 
 1 John, I. 5. 
 
 It became liim, for K)l)om arc all tijiugs, ai\b bn rDl)om arc 
 all tljiUQS, in bringing many sons unto glorj', to make the Captain 
 of their salvation perfect througli sufterings. 
 
 Clirist glorified not liimself to be made an liigh priest ; but lie 
 that said unto him. Thou art mv Son, to-dav have I becfotten thee. 
 As lie saith also in another place, Thou art a priest forever after the 
 order of Melohisedec. Who in the days of his flesh, when he had 
 
 offcrcb up praters anb siipplications toitl} strong crning anb 
 
 tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and toas 
 l)carb in that he feared; though he were a Son, yet learned he obe- 
 dience by the things which he suftered. 
 
 When God made promise to Abraham, because l)e coulb 
 StDCar bn no greater, he sware by himself, saying, Surely bless- 
 ing I wiirbless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. And so, 
 after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men 
 verily swear by the greater : and an oath for confirmation is to them 
 an end of all strife. Wherein God, willing more abundantly to 
 show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, 
 confirmed it bv an oath : that by two immutable things, in which 
 it was impossible for (!3ob to lie, we might have a strong conso- 
 lation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set be- 
 fore us. 
 
 If the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer 
 sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh : 
 
 how much more shall the blood of Cljrist, who ti]rougl) t!)e eter- 
 nal Spirit offered himself without spot to (5ob, l)urge your con- 
 science from dead works to serve the living (xod i 
 
 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, and forever. 
 
 Let no man sav when he is tempted, I am tempted of (Jod ; 
 for God cannot be tempteb tniti) cuil, neither tempteth he any 
 man: but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his 
 own lust, and enticed. 
 
 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh 
 "down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, 
 neither shadow of turnino:. 
 
 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, 
 which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, 
 and our hands have handled, of the Woid of life: (for the life was 
 manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, an<l shew unto 
 you that •■ti-riial life which was toitl) tli>' Fatlu-r, and was manifestt^d 
 unto us;) that whieli we have seen and heard declare we unto yon, 
 that ye also may have fellowship with us : and truly our fellowshij) 
 is with the Father, aiih with his Son Jesus Christ. 
 
 Tliis is the message which we have heard of him, and declare 
 unto you, that <iod is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE, 
 
 85 
 
 If any man sin, we have an abuOCUtC with the Father, Jesus 
 Christ the righteous, 
 
 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, 
 but because ye know it, and that no he is of the trutli. Who is a 
 har but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ ? lie is antichrist, 
 that denieth th« Father and the Son. Wliosoever denieth the Son, 
 the same hatli not the Father: [but he that acknowledgeth the 
 Son hath the Father also.] Let tliat therefore abide in you, which 
 ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard 
 fi"om the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in 
 the Son, a\\b in the Father. And this is the promise that 1)C hath 
 promised us, even eternal life. 
 
 He that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he 
 in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit 
 which he hath gitJClt us. 
 
 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, 
 God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know 
 we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath giueit us 
 of his Spirit And we have seen and do testify, that the Father 
 sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall 
 confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he 
 in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath 
 to us. God is love : and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, 
 and God in him. 
 
 There are three that bear record in heaven, tlie Father, the 
 Woixi, and the Holy Ghost : and these three are one. 
 
 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of 
 Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, 
 he hatli botl) the Father and the Son. 
 
 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which (Sob gave unto |)iin, 
 to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. 
 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto 
 you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to 
 come. 
 
 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith 
 the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Al- 
 mighty. 
 
 I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven : and the 
 first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with 
 me ; which said. Come up hither, and I will shew thee things 
 which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the Spirit: 
 and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 
 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine 
 stone : and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight 
 like unto an emerald. And round about the throne were four and 
 twenty seats ; and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, 
 clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of 
 
 1 John, ii. 1. 
 
 I John, 
 li. 21-a5. 
 
 IJohn, iii.24. 
 
 1 John, 
 iv. 12-16. 
 
 1 John, V. 7. 
 
 2 John, 9. 
 
 Rev. i. 1. 
 
 Rev. i. 4. 
 
 Rev. i. 8. 
 
 Rev. iv.
 
 36 
 
 THE DIVINE NATURE. 
 
 Rev. X. 5, 6. 
 
 Revelations, 
 XV. 2-4. 
 
 Revelations, 
 xix. 5, 0. 
 
 Itev. xxl. 6. 
 
 Revelations, 
 xxi. 21-23. 
 
 Rev. xxW. 13. 
 
 ffold- 
 ings, 
 
 xiiid out of the throne proceeded lightnings, and thunder- 
 and voices. And there were seven lamps of fire burning be- 
 fore the throne, which are the ^even Spirits of God, And before 
 the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal : and in the 
 midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts 
 full of eyes before and behind. And tlie first beast was like a lion, 
 and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a 
 man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And the four 
 beasts had each of them six wings about him ; and they were full 
 of eyes Avithin : and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, 
 holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. 
 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to hira 
 that sat on the throne, who liveth forever and ever, the four and 
 twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and wor- 
 ship him that liveth forever and ever, and cast their crowns before 
 the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, Lord, to receive glory and 
 honour and power : for thou hast created all things, and for thy 
 pleasure they are and were created. 
 
 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the 
 earth, lifted up his hand to heaven, and sware by him that liveth 
 forever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein 
 are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and 
 the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer. 
 
 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire : and 
 them that had gotten the Aactorv over the beast, and over his image, 
 and over his mark, and over the numl>er of his name, stand on the 
 sea of glass, having the harps of God. And they sing the song of 
 Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lainb, saying. Great 
 and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Alniiglity ; just and true 
 are thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, 
 and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy : for all nations shall 
 come and worship before thee ; for thy judgments are made manifest. 
 
 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, 
 all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. 
 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the 
 voice of many waters, and as tlie voice of miohtv thunderinirs. 
 
 '»■ ' 
 
 saying. Alleluia : for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. 
 
 And he said unto me. It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, 
 the beginning and the end. 
 
 And tlie street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent 
 glass. And I saw no temple therein : for the Lord God Almighty 
 axiit the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of 
 the sun, iifitlitT of tlio moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God 
 did lighten it, iiub the Laml) is the light thereof. 
 
 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first 
 and tho last
 
 II. 
 
 Dintnitij nf tlje ianiniit 
 
 In the beginning CJ5oi> created the heaven and the earth. 
 
 And (©ob said, Let there be light : and there was light. 
 
 [In the beginning was tl)C iXlorb '!^U tilings 
 
 Vacvc mubc bg l)int ; aiid without him was not anything made that 
 was made.] 
 
 And they heard the voice of t\)C £ocb (3oh walking in the 
 garden in the cool of the day : and Adam and his wife hid them- 
 selves from the presence of tl)e Corb (Sob amongst the trees of 
 the garden. 
 
 [No man hath seen God at any time ; the only begotten Son, 
 which is in the bosom of the Father, |)C !)atl) bcclurcb tjittt. 
 
 Sfot that ang man Ijatl) seen tlie fai\]cty save he which is 
 
 of God, he hath seen the Father.] 
 
 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children : and she had 
 an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai 
 said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from 
 bearing : I pray thee go in unto my maid : it may be that I may 
 obtain children by her ; and Abram hearkened to the voice of 
 Sarai. And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Ilagar her maid the Egypt- 
 ian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and 
 gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. 
 
 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived : and when she 
 saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 
 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee : I have 
 given my maid into thy bosom ; and when she saw that she had 
 conceived, I was despised in her eyes : the Lord judge between 
 me and thee. But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in 
 thy hand ; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt 
 hardly with her, she fled from her face. 
 
 And tlje angel of tl)C £ovb found her by a fountain of water 
 in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. And he 
 said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou ? and whither wilt 
 thou go ? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. 
 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, 
 and submit thyself under her hands. And the angel of the Lord 
 said unto her, 3 will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not 
 
 Gen. i. 1. 
 
 Gen. i. 3. 
 
 John, i. 1, 3. 
 
 Gen. iii. 8. 
 
 John, i. 18. 
 John, vl. 46. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xvi. 1-14.
 
 38 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUE, 
 
 Gpnesis, 
 xvii. l-SSJ. 
 
 be numbered for multitude. And the angel of the Lord said unto 
 her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt 
 call his name Ishmael ; because the Lord hath hoard thy affliction. 
 And he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against eveiy man, 
 and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the 
 presence of all his brethren. And she called the name of the Lord 
 that spake unto her, Thou God seest me : for she said, Have I 
 also here looked after him that seeth me ? Wherefore the well 
 was called Beer-lahai-roi ; behold, it is between Kadesh and leered. 
 
 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, tl}C Corb 
 appeared to Qlbram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God ; 
 walk before me, and be thou peifect. And 1 will make my cove- 
 nant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedinglv. 
 And Abram fell on his face : and God talked with him, saying, As 
 for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father 
 of many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called 
 Abram ; but thy name shall be Abraham ; for a father of many 
 nations ha\'e I made thee. And I will make thee exceedini: fruit- 
 ful, and I will make nations of thee ; and kings shall come out of thee. 
 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy 
 seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to 
 be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give 
 unto tliee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a 
 stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession ; and 
 I will be their God. 
 
 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant 
 therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee, in their generations. This 
 is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy 
 seed after thee ; every man child among you shall be circumcised. 
 And ye shall circumcise the liesh of your foreskin ; and it shall 
 be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. And he that is 
 eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in 
 your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with 
 money of any stranger, which is not of thv seed. He that is born 
 in thy house, and he that is bougiit with tliy money, must needs be 
 circumcised : and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an ever- 
 lasting covenant. And the uncircumcised man child, whose flesh 
 of ills foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut ofl" from 
 his people; he hath broken my covenant. 
 
 And (iod said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt 
 not call lier name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And I will 
 bles8 her, and give thee a son also of her : yea, I will bless her, and 
 she shall be a mother of nations ; kings of people shall be of her, 
 Tiien Abraham fell upon his face, and laughet], and said in his 
 heart. Shall a ehilcl be born unto him that is an hundred years 
 old ? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear ? And Abra- 
 liam said unto God, () that Ishniael might liv.- before thee! And 
 G(xl said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a sou indeed ; and thou
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUK, 
 
 39 
 
 shalt call his name Isaac : and I will establish my covenant with 
 him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed alter him. And 
 as for Ishmael, I have heard thee : behold, I have blessed him, and 
 will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly : twelve 
 princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. But 
 my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bare unto 
 thee at this set time in the next year. And he left oft" talking with 
 
 him, and (5oir rociU up from QVbraljnm. 
 
 And tl)C £ori> appeared unto I)im [Abraham] in the plains 
 of Mamre : and he sat in the tent-door in the heat of the day ; 
 and he lift up his eyes and looked, and lo, three men stood by 
 him : and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent- 
 door, and bowed himself toward the ground, and said, My Lord, if 
 now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, 
 from thy servant : let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and 
 wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree : and I will fetch 
 a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts ; after that ye shall 
 pass on : for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, 
 So do, as thou hast said. And Abraham hiistened into the tent 
 unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine 
 meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. And Abra- 
 ham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and 
 gave it unto a young man ; and he hasted to dress it. And he 
 took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it 
 before them ; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. 
 
 And they said unto him. Where is Sarah thy wife ? And he 
 said. Behold, in the tent. And 1)C said, J[ will certainly return unto 
 thee according to the time of life ; and lo, Sarah thy wife shall have 
 a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent-door, which was behind him. 
 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age ; and 
 it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. Therefore 
 Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I 
 have pleasure, my lord being old also ? And the Lord said unto 
 Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying. Shall I of a surety 
 bear a child, which am old? Is anything too hard for the Lord ? 
 At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to tlietime 
 of life, and Sarah shall have a son. Then Sarah denied, saying, I 
 laughed not ; for she was afraid. And he said. Nay ; but thou 
 didst laugh. 
 
 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward So- 
 dom : and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 
 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which 
 I do ; seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty 
 nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him ? 
 For I know him, that he will command his children and his house- 
 hold after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do 
 justice and judgment ; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham 
 
 Genesis, 
 
 xviii. 1-33, 
 
 and 
 
 xLx. 1.
 
 40 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 that which he hath spoken of him. And the Lord said, Because 
 the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is 
 very grievous, I will go down now, and see whether they have done 
 altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me ; and 
 if not, I will know. And the men turned their faces from thence, 
 and went towards Sodom : but Abraham stood jet before the Lord. 
 
 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the 
 rigliteous with the wicked ? Peradventure there be fifty righteous 
 within the city : wilt thou also destroy and not spare the i)lace for 
 the fifty righteous that are therein ? That be tar from thee to do 
 after tliis manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked ; and that 
 the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee : shall 
 not the Judge of all the earth do right? And the Lord sai^l. If I 
 find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all 
 the place for their sakes. And Abraham answered and said. Be- 
 hold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which 
 am but dust and ashes : peradventure there shall lack rive of the 
 fifty righteous : wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five ? And 
 he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. And 
 he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be 
 forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. 
 And he said unto him. Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will 
 speak : peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he 
 said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. And he said. Behold 
 now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord : peradventure 
 there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy 
 it for twenty's sake. And he said. Oh, let not the Lord be angry, 
 and I will speak yet but this once : peradventure ten shall be found 
 there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ton's sake. And tl)C 
 Cotb tDCUt l)is tDilT), as soon as he had left communing with 
 Abraham ; and Abraham returned unto his place. 
 
 And there came tmo angels to Sodom at even. 
 
 And Jacob was left alone : and there wrestled a man with 
 him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he 
 prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh : 
 and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled 
 with him. And he said. Let me go, for the day breakoth. And he 
 said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto 
 him. What is thy name ? And lie said, Jacob. And he said. Thy 
 name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel : for as a prince hast 
 thou power with (r(jd and with men, and hast prevailed. And 
 Jacob jiski'd him, and said. Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he 
 said, A\'Iier.'tMre is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he 
 l)les.sfd him there. AihI Jacob called the name of the place Vcn- 
 
 Gcnesis, 
 xxxii. a-j-a). 
 
 • That Is, thf 
 face of Ood, 
 
 Genesis, 
 xlviU. 8-16. 
 
 iel :* for 3 |)rtUC SCCU Q?iob ftUC to fiUC.and my life is preserved. 
 
 And Israel beheld Josejiirs sons, and said, Who are the.se ] 
 And Joseph saiil unto his father, They are my sons, whom God
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 41 
 
 hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray 
 thee, unto me, and I will bless them. Now the eyes of Israel 
 were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them 
 near unto him ; and he kissed them, and embraced them. And Is- 
 rael said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face : and lo, God 
 hath shewed me also thy seed. And Joseph brought them out from 
 between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 
 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward 
 Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's 
 rio-ht hand, and broua'lit them near unto him. And Israel stretched 
 out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the 
 younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands 
 wittingly ; for Manasseh was the first-born. 
 
 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers 
 Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life 
 long unto this day, tl)e QltiQcl u)l)icl) rebccmcb tnc from nil cnil, 
 bless the lads ; and let my name be named on them, and the name 
 of my fathers Abraham and Isaac : and let them grow into a mul- 
 titude in the midst of the earth. 
 
 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest 
 of Midian : and he led the flock to the back side of the desert, and 
 came to the mountain of God, even toHoreb. And tllC '^ngcl of 
 tl]C jCorb appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of 
 a bush ; and he looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, and 
 the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn 
 aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And 
 when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, (S)Oh called unto 
 him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And 
 he said, Here am I. And "he said. Draw not nigh hither : put oft' 
 thy shoes from off thy feet ; for the place whereon thou standest 
 is holy ground. Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the 
 God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And 
 Moses hid his face ; for he was afraid to look upon God. 
 
 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, 
 that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philis- 
 tines, although that was near ; for God said, Lest peradventure the 
 people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt : but 
 God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of 
 the Red sea : and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of 
 the land of Egypt. And Moses took the bones of Joseph with 
 him : for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God 
 will surely visit you ; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence 
 with you. 
 
 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in 
 Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. And tl)e Corb went before 
 them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way ; and by 
 night in a pillar of fire, to give them light : to go by day and night. 
 
 Ex. iii. 1-6. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xiii. 17-22.
 
 42 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUE. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xiv. 19-25. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xix. 9, 16-20. 
 
 Exoilns, 
 
 XX. ll*-'Jl. 
 
 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of 
 fire by night, fioni before the people. 
 
 And t\)C angel of (Pob which -went before the camp of Israel, 
 removed, and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went 
 from before their foce, and stood behind them : and it came be- 
 tween the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel ; and it 
 was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to 
 these : so that the one came not near the other all the nia'ht. And 
 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea ; and the Lord caused 
 the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made 
 the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the children 
 of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground : and 
 the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their 
 left. 
 
 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them, to the 
 midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his 
 horsemen. And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the 
 Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of 
 fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians. And 
 took off their chariot-wheels, that they drave them heavily : so that 
 the Egyptians said. Let us flee from the face of Israel ; for the Lord 
 fighteth for them against the Egyptians. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick 
 cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and be- 
 lieve thee forever. And Moses told the words of the people unto 
 
 the Lord And it came to pass on the third 
 
 day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, 
 and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of tlie trumjjet 
 exceeding loud ; so that all the people that was in the camp trem- 
 bled. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to 
 meet with God ; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. 
 And mount Sinai was- altogether on a smoke, because tl)C ilovh 
 bcsccni)cb upon it in five : and the smoke thereof ascended as 
 the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. And 
 wlien the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and 
 louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. And the 
 Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount : and 
 the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses 
 went uj). 
 
 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, 
 and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and 
 when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar oft". And 
 they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear : but 
 let not God speak with us, lest we die. And Moses said unto the 
 peoplo, Fear not : for God is come to prove you, and that his fear 
 may be before your faces, that ye sin not. And tlie ))eople stood afar 
 off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness njljcrc ©ob IDilS.
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 43 
 
 Behold, I send an '^ngcl before thee, to keep thee in tlio wny, 
 and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware 
 of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not ; for he will not par- 
 don your transgressions: for mn Uflmc is ill l)im. But if thou 
 shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak ; then I will be 
 an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adver- 
 saries. For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in 
 unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the 
 Canaanites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites ; and I will cut 
 them otf. 
 
 [He said. Surely they are my people, children that will not lie : 
 so he was their Saviour. In all their affliction he was afflicted, and 
 tl)C ongcl of l)is presence saved them : in his love and in his 
 pity he redeemed them: and he bare them, and carried them all 
 the days of old.] 
 
 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and 
 Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel ; and 
 worship ye afar off. And Moses alone shall come near tl)e Cori) : 
 but they shall not come nigh ; neither shall the peo})le go up with 
 
 him Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, 
 
 and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: And they sflU) tl)C 
 (Sob of Jsracl : and there was under his feet as it were a paved 
 work of a sapphire-stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his 
 clearness. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid 
 not his hand : also they saw God, and did eat and driidf. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, 
 and be there : and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and 
 commandments which I liave written : that thou mayest teach 
 them. And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua : and Moses 
 went up into the mount of God. And he said unto the elders. 
 Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you : and behold, 
 Aaron and Hur are with you : if any man have any matters to do, 
 let him come unto them. And Moses went up into the mount, and 
 a cloud covered the mount. And the glory of the Lord abode upon 
 mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days : and the seven tli 
 
 day [)c calleb unto iHoses out of tl)c milist of tl^e clonb. 
 
 And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring tire on the 
 top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. And Moses 
 roent into tlje mibst of tl)c cloub, and gat him up into the mount : 
 and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. 
 
 And it came to pass when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, 
 that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent-door, 
 and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle. 
 And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the 
 cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, 
 and the LORD talked with Moses. And all the people saw the 
 cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle-door : and all the people rose 
 
 Exodii?, 
 xxiii. •20--J3. 
 
 Is. Ixiii. 8, 9. 
 
 Exodus, 
 
 xxiv. 1, 2 
 
 9-18. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxiii. 8-11.
 
 u 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUK. 
 
 Deiiteron. 
 xxxiv. 10. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxiv. 1-8. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xii. 1-9. 
 
 Numbers 
 xxii. 1-r.. 
 
 up and worshipped, every man in liis tent-door. And tl)C £orb 
 spilkc unto illoSCS face to face, as a man speaketh unto his 
 tVieiid. 
 
 [And there arose not a prophet since in Israel hke unto Moses, 
 whom the Lord knew face to face.] 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone 
 like unto the first : and I will write upon these tables the words 
 that were in the first tables which thou brakest. And be leady 
 in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, 
 and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount. And no 
 man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen through- 
 out all the mount : neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that 
 mount. 
 
 And he hewed two tables of stone, like unto the first; and 
 Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount 
 Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the 
 two tables of stone. And the Lord descended in the cloud, and 
 Stoob roiti) l)im tl)CrC, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. 
 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed. The Lord, 
 The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant 
 in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving in- 
 iquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear 
 the guilty ; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, 
 and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth 
 generation. And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward 
 the earth, and worshipped. 
 
 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the 
 Ethiopian woman whom he had married : for he had married an 
 Etliiopian woman. And they sai<l. Hath the Lord indeed spoken 
 only by Moses? liath he not spoken also by us? And the Lord 
 heard it. (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men 
 which were upon the face of the earth.) And the Lord spake sud- 
 denly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, (Jome out ye 
 three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three 
 came out. And the Lord came down in the pillar of the cloud, 
 and stood in the door of the tabernacle, anrl called Aaron and ^li- 
 riam : and thoy both came foi'th. And he said. Hear now my 
 words; If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make 
 myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a 
 dream. My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine 
 
 house. ilJitl) l)im luill 3 sjjcali VDOutl) to irtontl), even a\i}ia- 
 
 rciltllj, and not in dark speeches ; and tl)C similitubc of tllC Lorb 
 shall l)C bcl)olb : wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak 
 iigaJMst my servant Mo.ses ? And the anger of the Lord was kin- 
 dled again.st them; and lie departed. 
 
 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains 
 of Moab on this side Jordan bv Jericho.
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 45 
 
 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to 
 the Amorites. And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because 
 they were many : and Moab was distressed because of the children 
 of Israel. And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall 
 this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh 
 up the grass of the lield. And Balak the son of Zippor was king 
 of the Moabites at that time. He sent messengers therefore unto 
 Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land 
 of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a 
 people come out from Egypt : behold, they cover the face of the 
 earth, and they abide over against me : come now therefore, I pray 
 thee, curse me this people ; for they are too mighty for me : perad- 
 venture I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may 
 drive them out of the land : for I wot that he whom thou blessest 
 is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed. And the elders of 
 Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divina- 
 tion in their hand ; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto 
 him the words of Balak. And he said unto them. Lodge here this 
 night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak 
 unto me : and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. And God 
 came unto Balaam, and said. What men are these with thee ? And 
 Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, 
 hath sent unto me, saying. Behold, there is a people come out of 
 Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth : come now, curse me 
 them ; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive 
 them out. And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with 
 them ; thou shalt not curse the people : for they are blessed. And 
 Balaam rose up in the moi'uing, and said unto the princes of Balak, 
 Get you into your land : for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to 
 go with you. And the princes of Moab rose up, and they Avent 
 unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us. 
 
 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable 
 than they. And they caine to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith 
 Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from 
 coming unto me : for I will promote thee unto very great honour, 
 and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I 
 jjray thee, curse me this pe(>})le. And Balaam answered and said 
 unto the servants of 13alak, If Balak would give me his house full 
 of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my 
 God, to do less or more. Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also 
 here this night, that T may know what the Lord will say unto me 
 more. And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, 
 If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them ; but yet 
 the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. And 
 Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with 
 the princes of Moab. And (xod's anger was kindled because he 
 went: and tI)C augcl of tl]C Corb stood in the way for an adver- 
 sary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two
 
 46 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xxiii. 1-16. 
 
 servants were ■with liiui. And the ass saw the angel of the Lord 
 standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his liand : and the ass 
 turned aside out of the way, and went into the field : and Balaam 
 smote the ass, to turn her into the way. But the angel of the Lord 
 stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a 
 wall on that side. And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, 
 she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against 
 the wall : and he smote her again. And the angel of the Lord 
 went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to 
 turn either to the right hand or to the left. And when the ass saw 
 the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam : and Balaam's 
 anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. And the 
 Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What 
 have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times ? 
 And ]>alaam said unto the ass. Because thou hast mocked me: I 
 would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. 
 And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou 
 hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day ? was I ever wont to 
 do so unto thee ? And he said, Nay. Then the Lord opened the 
 eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the 
 way, and his sword drawn in his hand : and he bowed down his 
 head, and fell flat on his face. x\ud tl)C augcl of tl)C Corb said 
 unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times ? 
 behold, J[ went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse 
 before xtlC : and the ass saw me, and turned from me these thi-ee 
 times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain 
 thee, and saved her alive. And Balaam said unto the angel of the 
 Lord, T have sinned ; for I knew not that thou stoodest iu the way 
 against me : now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back 
 again. And the angel of the Lord said unto lialaam. Go with the 
 men : but only the word that M shall speak unto thee, that thou 
 shalt speak: so l^alaam went with the princes of Balak. 
 
 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and 
 prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. And Balak did as 
 Balaam had spoken ; and Balak and l^alaam offered on every altar 
 a bullock and a ram. And Balaam said unto I')ahd<, Stand by thy 
 burnt-oft'ering, and I will go; peradventure the Lord will come to 
 meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he 
 went to an high place. And 0ob lltCt jBaltiam : Hiid he said 
 unto liini, I have prepared seven altars, and I iiave offered upon 
 every altar a bullock and a ram. And the Lord put a word in 
 Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto r>aiak, and thus thou shalt 
 speak. And he returned unto him, and !o, he stood by his burnt- 
 sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moal). And he took up his para- 
 ble, and said, Halak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, 
 out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and 
 come, defy Israel. ILjw shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed ? 
 or how shall I defy whom the Lord hath not defied ? For from the
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 47 
 
 top of the rocks I see liirn, and from the hills I behold him : lo, the 
 people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the na- 
 tions. Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the 
 fourth part of Israel ? Let me die the death of the righteous, and 
 let my last end be like his ! 
 
 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me ? 
 I took thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast blessed 
 them altogether. And he answered and said. Must I not take heed 
 to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth ? And Balak 
 said unto him, Come, I pray'thee, with me unto another place, from 
 whence thou mayest see them : thou shalt see but the utmost part 
 of them, and shalt not see them all : and curse me them from 
 thence. 
 
 And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of 
 Pisgah, and built seven altars, and oftered a bullock and a ram on 
 every altar. And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy bui-nt- 
 offering, while I meet the LORD yonder. And t\)C £orb ttiet JB(T- 
 iciaitt, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, 
 and say thus 
 
 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, 
 he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set 
 his face toward the wilderness. And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and 
 he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes, and the 
 Spirit of God came upon him. And he took up his parable, and 
 said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes 
 are open hath said : he hath said, which heard the words of God, 
 which saw tl)C nision of tl)C ^Imigljtl], falling into a trance, but 
 having his eyes open : How goodly are thy tents, Jacob, and thy 
 tabernacles, O Israel ! And Balak's anger was kin- 
 dled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together : and Balak 
 said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, 
 thou hast altogether blessed them these three times. Therefore now 
 flee thou to thy place : I thought to promote thee unto great honour ; 
 but lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour. And Balaam 
 said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou 
 sentest unto me, saying. If Balak would give me his house full of 
 silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, 
 to do either good or bad of mine own mind ; but what the Lord 
 saith, that will I speak ? And now, behold, I go unto my people : 
 come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do 
 to thy people in the latter days. 
 
 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of 
 Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said : he 
 hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge 
 of the Most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling 
 into a trance, but having his eyes open : I shall see l)im, but not 
 now : I shall behold him, but not nigh : there shall come a Star out 
 of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the 
 
 Numbers, 
 xxiv. 1-5, 
 and 10-19,
 
 48 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 Joshua, 
 V. 13-15. 
 
 .Tud^os, 
 vi. li--24. 
 
 corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. And Edom 
 shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies ; 
 and Israel shall do valiantly. Out of Jacob shall come he that shall 
 have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city. 
 
 And it came to pass when Joshua was by Jericho, that he 
 lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there stood a man over 
 acrainst him with his sword drawn in his hand : and Joshua went 
 unto him, and said unto him. Art thou for tis, .or for our adversa- 
 ries ? And he said, Nay ; but as captain of the host of the Lord 
 am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and 
 bib tDOVSl)ip, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his 
 servant ? And the captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, 
 
 jCoosc tliji 5l)oc from off tl)2 toot, fortl)c \iiacc tDl)crcon tl)ou 
 
 Stunbcst is IjOln : and Joshua did so. 
 
 And there came an angcl of tl)C £oi"b, and sat under an 
 oak which was in Oplirah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite : 
 and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the wine-press, to hide it 
 from the Midianites. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto 
 him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man 
 of valour. And Gideon said unto him, O my Lord, if the Lord be 
 with us, why then is all this befallen us ? and where be all his mir- 
 acles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the Lord bring 
 us up from Egypt ? but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and deliv- 
 ered us into the hands of the Midianites. And tl)C Coi"b looked 
 upon him, and said. Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save 
 Israel from the hand of the Midianites : have not J[ sent thee ? 
 And lie said unto him, O my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel ? 
 behold, my family is jjoor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my fa- 
 ther's house. And the Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with 
 thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man. And he 
 said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew 
 me a sign that thou talkest with me. Depart not hence, I pray 
 thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set 
 it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again. 
 And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened 
 cakes of an ephah of flour : the flesh he put in a basket, and he 
 put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him und<'r the oak, 
 and prosi-nted it. And the angel of (jlod said unto him. Take the 
 flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and 
 pour out the broth. And he did so. Then tlie angel of the Lord 
 put forth the end of the stafl" that was in his hand, and touched the 
 flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the 
 rock, and consumed the flesii and the unleavened cakes. Then the 
 angel of the Lord departed out of his sight. And when (Jideon 
 perceived tliat he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O 
 Lord (iod I for because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to 
 face. And the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not:
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR, 
 
 49 
 
 thou slialt not die. Then Gideon built an altar there unto the 
 Lord, and called it Jehovah-shalom. 
 
 And the children of Israel did e\nl again in the sight of the 
 Lord ; and the Lord delivei-ed them into the hand of the Philistines 
 forty years. 
 
 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the 
 Danites, whose name was Manoah ; and his wife was barren, and 
 bare not. And the angcl of tl)C iiovh appeared unto the woman, 
 and said unto her, Behold, now, thou art barren, and bearest not : 
 but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. Now therefore beware, I 
 pray thee, and drink not wine, nor strong drink, and eat not any 
 unclean thing : for lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son ; and no 
 razor shall come on his head : for the child shall be a Nazarite unto 
 God from the womb : and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of 
 the hand of the Philistines. 
 
 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man 
 of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance 
 of an angel of God, very terrible : but I asked him not whence he 
 was, neither told he me his name : but he said unto me, Behold, 
 thou shalt conceive, and bear a son ; and now drink no wine nor 
 strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing : for the child shall be 
 a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death. 
 
 Then Manoah entreated the Lord, and said, O my Lord, let the 
 man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach 
 us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born. And God 
 hearkened to the voice of Manoah ; and the angel of God came 
 again unto the woman as she sat in the field : but Manoah her hus- 
 band was not with her. And the woman made haste, and ran, and 
 shewed her husband, and said unto him. Behold the man hath ap- 
 peared unto me, that came unto me the other day. And Manoah 
 arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto 
 him. Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman ? And he 
 said, I am. And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. 
 How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him ? 
 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Of all that I said 
 unto the woman, let her beware. She may not eat of anything 
 that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, 
 nor eat any unclean thing : all that I commanded her let her ob- 
 serve. 
 
 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, I pray thee, let 
 us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. And 
 the angel of tlie Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I 
 will not eat of thy bread : and if thou wilt offer a burnt-offering, 
 thou must offer it unto the Lord. £ox SWanoal] kltCU) UOt tijat 
 l)C roas an angel of tl)C iloxh. And Manoah said unto the angel 
 of the Lord, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to 
 pass, we may do thee honour ? And the angel of the Lord said unto 
 him, Why askest thou thus after my name, SCcing it is SCCrct? 
 
 Judges, 
 xiii. 1-23.
 
 50 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 iii. 1-10. 
 
 1 Samiic), 
 iii. l-J-i-'l. 
 
 1 Kill'.", 
 
 So Manoah took a kid, with a meat-offering, and offered it upon a 
 rook unto the Lord ; and the angel did wondrously, and Manoah 
 and his wife looked on. For it came to pass, when the flame went 
 up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord 
 ascended in the flame of the altar, and Manoah and his wife looked 
 on it, and fell on their faces to the ground. But the angel of the 
 Lord did no more appear to Manoah and his wife. Then Manoah 
 
 knctD tl)ot \}c teas an angel of tl)e £orir. And Manoah said 
 
 unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have sccn (5ob. 
 i^>ut his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he 
 would not have received a burnt-ofterinof and a meat-ofleriii"" at our 
 hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would 
 as at this time have told us such things as these. 
 
 And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. 
 And the word of the Lord was precious in those days ; there was 
 no open oision. And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was 
 laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could 
 not see ; and ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, 
 where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; 
 that the Lord called Samuel : and he answered, Here am L And 
 he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I ; for thou calledst me. And he 
 said, I called not ; lie down again. And he went and lay down. 
 And the Lord called yet again, Samuel. And Sanuiel arose and 
 went to Eli, and said. Here am I ; for thou didst call me. And he 
 answered, I called not, my son ; lie down again. Now Samuel did 
 not yet knOD) tl)C Corb, neither was t|)c UJOrb of tl)C iiox'b yet 
 i-evealed unto him. And the Lord called Samuel again the third 
 time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I ; for thou 
 didst call me. And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the 
 child. Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down : and it shall 
 be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord ; for thy servant 
 hi-arfth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. And tl)C 
 
 I! orb came, anh stoob anb calleb as at other times, Samuel, 
 Samuel, 'j'hen Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant hearetli. 
 
 And Samuel gi-ew, and the Lord was with him, and did let 
 none of his words tall to the ground. And all Israt-l, from Dan 
 even to JV'er-sheba, knew that Samufl was Fstablished to be a 
 prophet of the Lord. And tl)e £orb tippciireb again in Shiloh : 
 tor the I.ord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloli bjl t!)e UJOvb of 
 tl)c £orb. 
 
 And Aliab told Jczcbcl ail tliat Elijah had done, and withal 
 how he had slain all the j)roi)het.s with tlie sword. Tlien Jezebel 
 sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and 
 more also, if 1 make not thy life as the life of one of them by to- 
 morrow about this time. And when he saw that, he arose, and 
 went for his life, and came to lieer-slieba, which belongeth to Judah, 
 and left his servant there. But he himself went a day's journey
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 51 
 
 into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper-tree : 
 and he requested for himself that he might die : and said, It is 
 enough ; now, O Lord, take away my life ; for I am not better than 
 my fathers. And as he lay and slept under a juniper-tree, behold, 
 then an angel touched him, and said unto him. Arise and eat. And 
 he looked, and behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a 
 cruse of water at his head : and he did eat and drink, and laid him 
 down again. And the angel of the Lord came again the second 
 time, and touched him, and said. Arise and eat, because the journey 
 is too great for thee. And he arose, and did eat and drink, and 
 went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto 
 Horeb the mount of God. 
 
 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there ; and be- 
 hold, tl)e tOOrb of tl)C Corb came to him, and he said unto him, 
 What doest thou here, Elijah ? And he said, I have been very 
 jealous for the Lord God of hosts : for the children of Israel have 
 forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy 
 prophets with the sword ; and I, even I only, am left ; and they 
 seek my life, to take it away. And he said, Go forth, and stand 
 upon the mount before the Lord. And behold, the Lord passed by, 
 and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces 
 the rocks before the Lord ; but the Lord was not in the wind : and 
 after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earth- 
 quake : and after the earthquake a fire ; but the Lord was not in 
 the fire : and atler the fire a still small voice. And it was so, when 
 Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his foce in his mantle, and went 
 out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And behold, there 
 came a voice unto him, and said. What doest thou here, Elijah ? 
 And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts : 
 because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown 
 down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword ; and I, 
 even I only, am left ; and they seek my life, to take it away. And 
 the Lord said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness 
 of Damascus : and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king 
 over Syria. 
 
 For I know that my Redeemer liuctl), and that he shall stand 
 at the latter day upon the earth : and though after my skin worms 
 destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God : whom I shall 
 see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another ; though 
 my reins be consumed within me. 
 
 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing ? 
 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel 
 together, against the Lord, aitb against Ijis 'iAnointctJ, saying. 
 Let us break tl)Cir bands asunder, and cast away tl)cir cords from 
 us, lie that sitteth in the heavens shall lausfh : the Lord shall 
 have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his 
 wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my 
 
 Job, 
 xix. 25-27. 
 
 Psalm ii.
 
 52 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR, 
 
 Ps. ix. 7, 8. 
 
 John, V. 
 
 Psalm, 
 xxiii. 1-3. 
 
 John, 
 X. 1-lC. 
 
 King upon my holy hill of Zion, I will declare the bccrcc : the 
 Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son ; this day have I begot- 
 ten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine 
 inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth f(jr tliy possession. 
 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron ; thou shalt dash them in 
 pieces like a potter's vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings : 
 be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Scroc tl)C £orb with fear, 
 and rejoice with trembling. Hiss tl)e Son, lest i)e be angry, and 
 ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. 
 Blessed are all they that put their trust in |)int. 
 
 ^\)C £orb shall endure forever: \)e hath prepared his throne 
 for judgment. And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he 
 shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. 
 
 [iJI)C i'lUljCr inbgctl) no man ; but hath committed all judg- 
 ment unto the Son.] 
 
 ®I)C £orb is my shepherd ; I shall not want. He maketh 
 me to lie down in green pastures : he leadeth me beside the still 
 waters. He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the paths of 
 righteousness for his name's sake. 
 
 [Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the 
 door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same 
 is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door, is the 
 shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth ; and the sheep 
 hear his voice : and he calleth his own shocp by name, and leadeth 
 them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth 
 before them, and the sheep follow him : for they know his voice. 
 And a stranger will thev not follow, but will flee from him : for 
 they know not the voice of strangers. This parable spake Jesus 
 unto them : but they understood not what things they were which 
 he spake unto them. 
 
 Then said ijcsus mito them again. Verily, verily, I say unto 
 you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are 
 thieves and rol)bers : but the sheep did not hear them. I am the 
 door : by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go 
 in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometli not, but for to 
 steal, and to kill, and to destroy : I am come that they might have 
 lif<', and tli;it they might have it more abundantly. 3 Cim l\]C 
 900b sl)Cpl)Crb : the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 
 liut he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the 
 sheeji are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and 
 fleetfi ; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The 
 hireling tlecth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the 
 sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am 
 known of niiiif. As the Fatlier knoweth me, even so know I the 
 Father: and I lay down my life fur the sheep. And other sheep I 
 have, which are not of tliis fold : them also I must bring, and they 
 shall hear my voice : and there shall be one fold, and onc Gl]C}]l)crb.]
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUE. 
 
 53 
 
 My heart is inditing a good matter : I speak of the things 
 which I have made touching tl)C Kiltg : my tongue is the pen of 
 a ready wiiter. Thou art fairer than the children of men : grace 
 is poured into thy hps : therefore God hath blessed thee forever. 
 Gild thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory 
 and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously because 
 of truth and meekness and righteousness ; and thy right hand shall 
 teach thee terrible things. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of 
 the king's enemies ; whereby the people fall under thee. ®l)g 
 tl)ronc, ® (3oh, is forcucr aiib COCr: the sceptre of thy king- 
 dom is a right sceptre. Thou lovest righteousness and hatest wick- 
 edness : therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of 
 gladness above thy fellows. All thy garments smell of myrrh, and 
 aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made 
 thee glad. Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women : 
 upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. Hear- 
 ken, daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear : forget also 
 thine own people, and thy father's house; so shall the King greatly 
 desire thy beauty: for |)e is tl)2 Zovh ; a\\b U)Orsl)ip tl)Oll l)im. 
 
 ®1)C migljtn (!?ob, even t[)C £orb, hath spoken, and called 
 the earth from the lisino- of the sun unto the ofoinc: down thereof. 
 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Our God 
 shall come, and shall not keep silence : a fire shall devour before 
 him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. lie shall 
 call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that [)C may judge 
 his people. Gather my saints together unto me; those that have 
 made a covenant with me by sacrifice. And the heavens shall de- 
 clare his righteousness: for (J5ob is fubgc l)itn3clf. Selah. 
 
 hill as the 
 
 high 
 
 The hill of God is as the hill of liashan ; an 
 hill of Bashan. Why leap ye, ye high hills ? this is me mil wnicii 
 God desireth to dwell in : yea, the Lord will dwell in it forever. 
 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of an- 
 gels : the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. Thou 
 hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast 
 received gifts for men ; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord 
 God might dwell among them. Blessed be the Lord, who daily 
 loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. He 
 that is our God is the God of salvation ; and unto (*5ob tl)C Cofb 
 belong the issues from death. 
 
 [I am he that liveth, and was dead ; and behold, T am alive for 
 evermore, Amen; aitb Italic tl]C kcilS of l)cll nitb of beatl).] 
 
 Ai'ise, O God, judge the earth : for tl)OU shalt inherit all na- 
 tions. 
 
 [God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time 
 past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken 
 
 unto us by his Son, n)l)om l)c l)atl) appoiutcb l)cir of all tljings.] 
 
 Psalm 
 xlv. 1-11. 
 
 Pa. I. 1-6. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixviii. 15-20. 
 
 Rev. i. 18. 
 
 Ps. Ixxxii. 8. 
 
 Heb. i. 1,2.
 
 54 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 Ps. ex. 1, '.', 3. 
 
 I3. viii. 
 
 -10. 
 
 Matthew, 
 i. ltJ-23. 
 
 Is.viii.ll-lf. 
 
 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit tliou at my right hand, until 
 I make thine enemies tliy footstool. The Lord shall send the rod 
 of tljTl strength out of Zion : rule thou in the midst of thine ene- 
 mies." (Jl)]] people shall be willing in the day of tijn power, in the 
 beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning : thou hast the 
 dew of thy youth. 
 
 The Lord spake also unto me again, saying, Forasmuch .as this 
 people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in 
 Rezin and liemaliah's son; now therefore, behold, the Lord bring- 
 eth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even 
 the king of Assyria, and all his glory : and he shall come up over 
 all his channels, and go overall his banks : and he shall pass through 
 Judah ; he shall overtlow and go over, he shall reacli even to the 
 neck ; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of 
 tl)T} land, CD Jmmanucl. Associate your.selves, O ye people, and 
 ye shall be broken in pieces ; and give ear, all ye of far coimtries : 
 gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces ; gird yourselves, 
 and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it 
 shall come to nought ; speak the word, and it shall not stand ; for 
 
 ©ob is u)itl) us. 
 
 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise : When as his 
 mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, 
 she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her 
 husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public 
 example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought 
 on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him 
 in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou Son of David, fear not to take 
 unto thee Mary thy wife : for that which is conceived in her is of 
 the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt 
 call his name JESUS: for he shall .save his people from their sins. 
 Now all this was done, that it might be fultillcd which was spoken 
 of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with 
 child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name 
 (£lTimauucl, which being interpreted is, God with us. 
 
 For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong liand, and 
 instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, 
 .saying. Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people 
 shall say, A confedoracv ; neither fo:iv ve their fear, nor be afraid. 
 Sanctity tl)C llorb ot IjOGtS Ijimsclf; and let him be your fear, 
 and let him be yonr dread. And [)C shall be for a sanctuary : but 
 for n stone of stumbling anh for a rocU of offence to both the 
 
 houses ot Israt'l. tor ;i gju and for a sniuc to i\\>- inhabitants of 
 Jeru.salem. And many among them shall stumblc, tint) filll, iiub 
 be broken, anb be snareb, anb be taken. I'-ind up the testi- 
 mony, seal lln^ law ;iiiioiig n\v disrij)les. And 1 will wait upon the 
 Lord, that hidrth his fare from the house of Jacob, ami 1 will look 
 for liim. Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR, 
 
 55 
 
 are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, 
 which dwelleth in mount Zion. 
 
 [And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was 
 Simeon ; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the 
 consolation of Israel : and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it 
 was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see 
 death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came by 
 tlie Spirit into the temple ; and when the parents brought in the 
 child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, then took 
 he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest 
 thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word : for 
 mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared be- 
 fore the face of all people ; a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the 
 glory of thy people Israel. And Joseph and his mother marvelled 
 at those things which were spoken of him. And Simeon blessed 
 them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for 
 tllC fall anb rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign 
 which shall be spoken against. 
 
 And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught 
 the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests 
 and the scribes came upon him, with the elders, and spake unto 
 him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things ? 
 or who is he that gave thee this authority? And he answered and 
 said unto them, I will also ask you one thing ; and answer me : the 
 baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men ? And they rea- 
 soned with themselves, saying, If we shall say from heaven ; he will 
 say. Why then believed ye him not ? But and if we say, of men ; 
 all the people will stone us : for they be persuaded that John was 
 a prophet. And they answered that they could not tell whence it 
 was. And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what au- 
 thority I do these things. 
 
 Then began he to speak to the people this parable : A cei-tain 
 man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went 
 into a far country for a long time. And at the season he sent a 
 servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the t>uit 
 of the vineyard : but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away 
 empty. And again he sent another servant : and they beat him 
 also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. And 
 again he sent a third : and they wounded him also, and cast him 
 out. Then said the lord of the vineyard. What shall I do ? I will 
 send my beloved son : it maybe they will reverence him when they 
 see him. But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned 
 among themselves, saying, This is the heir : come, let us kill him 
 that the inheritance may be ours. So they cast him out of the 
 vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vine- 
 yard do unto them ? He shall come and destroy these husband- 
 men, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard 
 it, they said, God forbid. 
 
 I.itKe, 
 ii. 25-34. 
 
 lAiko, 
 XX. 1-18.
 
 56 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 ii. G-8. 
 
 Is. ix. 1-6. 
 
 Matthew, 
 iv. ia-17. 
 
 Is. xl. 3-5. 
 
 .If>Jin, 
 i. l>>-23. 
 
 And lie beheld them, and said, What is this then that is 
 written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become 
 the head of the corner ? it)l)OSOCUcr sl|aU fall upon t!}at StOUC, 
 cliall be broken : bnt onrol)omsocucr itsljall fall, it toill grinb 
 l)im to potobcr. 
 
 "Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, 1 lay 
 in Sion a chief corner-stone, elect, precious : and he that believeth 
 on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which be- 
 lieve, he is precious : but unto them which be disobedient, tlie stone 
 which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the 
 corner, and a StOUC of Stumbling, (ixxb a rock of offence, even 
 
 to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient.] 
 
 Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexa- 
 tion, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun, and 
 the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her 
 by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan in Galilee of the nations. 
 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light : they 
 that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the 
 light shined. Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased 
 the joy : they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and 
 as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. For thou hast broken 
 the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his 
 oppressor, as in the day of Midian. For every battle of the war- 
 rior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood ; but 
 this shall be with burning and fuel of fire. For unto us a child is 
 born, unto us a son is given : and the government shall be upon 
 his shoulder : and his name shall be calle*! Wonderful, Counsellor, 
 The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 
 
 [Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he 
 departed into Galilee ; and leaving Nazareth, |)c camc iiub bu3elt 
 in Cduperuaunt, which is upon the sea-coast, in the bonleis of 
 Zabulon and Nephthalim ; that it might be fulfilled which was 
 spoken by Esais the prophet, saying, The land of Zaimlon, and the 
 laud of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Gali- 
 lee of the Gentiles : the people which sat in darkness saw great 
 light : and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death, 
 light is sprung up. From that time ilcsUS bcgau to urcacl), and 
 to say. Repent; for the kingdom of heaven is at haiid.j 
 
 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness. Prepare ye the 
 way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for OUr 
 ©ob. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill 
 shall be made low : and the crooked shall be made straight, and 
 the rough places plain : and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, 
 and all fiesli shall see it together : for the mouth of the Lord hath 
 spoken it. 
 
 [And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and 
 Levites from Jerusalem, to a.sk him, Who art thou ? And he con-
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 57 
 
 fessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And 
 they asked him, What then? Art thou Ehas? And he saith, I 
 am not. Art thou that prophet ? And he answered, No. Then 
 said they unto him, Who art thou ? that we may give an answer 
 to them that sent us. 'What say est thou of thyself? He said, I 
 
 am tl)c iioicc of one crning in tl)c tDilbcrncss, illnkc straigl)t 
 
 tl)C UJrtg of tl)C iTovb, as said the prophet Esaias. 
 
 Ye yourselves bear me Avitness, tliat I said, I ani not tl)C 
 ^I)ri3t, but that I am sent bcfovc him.] 
 
 Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high 
 mountain : Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, Hft up thy 
 voice with strength ; lift it up, be not afraid ; say unto the cities of 
 Judah, |3cl)olb tlOUV (J5ob ! Behold the Lord God will come 
 with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him : behold, |)is 
 rcmarb is toitl) l)im, and his work before him. He shall feed 
 his flock like a shephei'd : he shall gather the lambs with his arm, 
 and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are 
 with young. 
 
 [And other sheep J[ have, which are not of this fold : them also 
 Jl must bring, and they shall hear my voice ; and there shall be 
 one fold, and one sl}Cpl)Crb. 
 
 And behold, I come quickly ; and mil rCUJarb is mt\) mC, 
 
 to give every man according as his work shall be.] 
 
 Remember these, Jacob and Israel ; for thou art my servant : 
 I have formed thee ; thou art my servant : O Israel, thou shalt not 
 be forgotten of me. I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy trans- 
 gressions, and as a cloud, thy sins : return unto me; for 3 l)tTUC 
 rcbccmcb tllCC. Sing, O ye heavens; for tl)C £orb l)atl] bonc 
 it : shout, ye lower parts of the earth : break forth into singing, ye 
 mountains, forest, and every tree therein : for the Lord hath re- 
 deemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel. 
 
 [As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father : and 
 3 Kin bomn mn life for t\]c sl)eep. 
 
 Ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as 
 silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition 
 from your fathers; but with tl)C precious bloob of (!ll)rist, as of 
 a lamb without blemish and without spot. 
 
 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, 
 Ije entered in once into the holy place, Ijtiuing obtaincb eternal 
 rebemption for us. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the 
 ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying 
 of the flesh : how much more shall the blood of Christ, tnljo through 
 the eternal Spirit offereb l)imsclf without spot to God, purge your 
 conscience from dead works to serve the living God ? 
 
 John, 111. 28. 
 
 Is. xl. 9-11. 
 
 John, X. 16. 
 
 Rev.xxii. 12. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xliv. 21-23. 
 
 John, X. 15. 
 
 1 Peler, 
 i. 18, 19. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 ix. 12-14.
 
 58 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xlv. -24. -25. 
 
 Is. Ixii. 1-5. 
 
 Is. lir. 5. 
 
 John, 
 iii. ao-'JO. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xix. G. 7. 
 
 nevplation, 
 x.xL 9, 10. 
 
 Is. Ixiil. 1-6. 
 
 Surely, shall one say, jjn tl)C Corb have I righteousness and 
 strength : even to him shall men come ; and all that are incensed 
 against liim shall be ashamed, jjn tl)C Corb shall all the seed of 
 Israel be justified, and shall glory. 
 
 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's 
 sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as 
 brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. And 
 the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory : 
 and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the 
 Lord shall name. Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand 
 of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. Thou 
 shalt no more be termed Forsaken : neither shall thy land any more 
 be termed Desolate : but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy 
 land Beulah : for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be 
 married. For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons 
 
 marry thee : and as tl)c bribcgroom vcjoicctl) ovcv tl)c bribe, 
 so shall thy God rejoice over thee. 
 
 For tl]2 iHttkcr is thine husband : tl)C Zoxh of IjOStS is 
 his name ; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel ; the God of 
 the whole earth shall he be called, 
 
 [Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples 
 and the Jews about purifying. And they came unto John, and said 
 unto him. Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom 
 thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come 
 to him. John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, ex- 
 cept it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, 
 that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. He 
 that hath the bride is the bridegroom : but the friend of the bride- 
 groom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because 
 of the bridegroom's voice : tt)is ITltt jOT) therefore is fulfilled. 
 
 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as 
 the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, 
 saying, Alleluia : for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let us 
 be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him : for the marriage of 
 tl)C Uamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 
 
 And there came unto me one of the seven angels, which had 
 the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, 
 saying. Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, tl)C £amb's wife. 
 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high moun- 
 tain, and sliewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descend- 
 ing out of heaven from God.] 
 
 Wlin is this thatcometh from Edom, with dvod garments from 
 Rozrali ? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the great- 
 ness of Ills strt-ngth ? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. 
 
 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments 
 like him that treadeth in the wine-fat?
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 59 
 
 I have trodden the wine-press alone ; and of the people there 
 was none with me : for I will tread them in mine anger, and tram- 
 ple them in my fury, and their blood shall be spriidded upon my 
 garments, and I will stain all my raiment. For the day of ven- 
 geance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. 
 And I looked, and there was none to li<'lp ; and I wondered that 
 there was none to uphold : therefore mine OIMII rttm brought sal- 
 vation unto me ; and my fury, it upheld me. And I will tread 
 down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, 
 and I will bring down their strength to the earth. 
 
 [And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse ; and he 
 that sat upon him Avas called Faithful and True, and in righteous- 
 ness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of 
 fire, and on his head were many crowns ; and he had a name writ- 
 ten, that no man knew, but he himself And he was clothed with 
 a vesture dipped in blood : and his name is called The Word of 
 God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon 
 white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of 
 his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the 
 nations : and he shall rule them with a rod of iron : and he tread- 
 eth the wine-press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 
 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, 
 KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. And I saw an an- 
 gel standing in the sun : and he cried with a loud voice, saying to 
 all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven. Come, and gather 
 yourselves together unto the supper of the great God ; that ye may 
 eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of 
 mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, 
 and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. 
 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, 
 gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, 
 and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him 
 the fjilse prophet that wrought miracles before liim, with which he 
 deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them 
 that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake 
 of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were slain with 
 the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded 
 out of his mouth : and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.] 
 
 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto 
 David a righteous Branch, and a King sliall reign and prosper, 
 and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days 
 Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely : and this is 
 llis name whereby [)c shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHT- 
 EOUSNESS. 
 
 [(iri)tist is the end of the law for righteousness to every one 
 that believeth.] 
 
 Revelation, 
 xix. 11-iJl. 
 
 Jercniiali, 
 xxiii. 5, 6. 
 
 Rom. X. 4.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUE. 
 
 Ezckid, 
 i. i!C-iS. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 viii. I— 1. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xliii. l-O. 
 
 Ileb. i. 1-3. 
 
 Daniel, 
 
 vii. 9, 10, 13, 
 
 14,27. 
 
 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the 
 Hkeiiess of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone : and 
 upon the Hkeness of the throne was the likeness as tl)C appearance 
 o'" a man above upon it. And I saw as the colour of ainber, as the 
 aj)pearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his 
 loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even down- 
 ward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness 
 round about. As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud 
 in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round 
 
 about. This was tl)c appearance of tl)c likeness of tl)c glorn 
 
 of tl)C Corb. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I 
 heard a voice of one that spake. 
 
 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in 
 the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders 
 of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell there 
 upon me. Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of 
 fire : from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire ; and 
 from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the 
 colour of amber. And he put forth the form of an hand, and took 
 me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between 
 the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to 
 Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the 
 north ; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provo- 
 keth to jealousy. And, behold, tl)e glorn of tl)e (5ob of JsracI 
 was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain. 
 
 Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that look- 
 eth toward the east: and behold, tl)e glorii of tl)c (5oi) of Jsrael 
 came from the way of the east : and his voice was like a noise of 
 many waters : and the earth sinned with his glory. And it was 
 according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even accord- 
 ing to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city : and 
 the visions were like the vision that 1 saw by the river Chebar ; 
 and I fell upon my face. And the glory of the Lord came into the 
 house by tlie way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. 
 So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court : 
 and behold, tl)e glorn of tlje Corb filled the house. And I heard 
 him speaking unto me out of the Ikhisc. 
 
 [God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in 
 time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days 
 spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all 
 thing-*, l)y wlioin also he made the worlds; who being tl)e brlgllt- 
 ncss of 1)15 glorn, and the express image of his person, and up- 
 holding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself 
 purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.] 
 
 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of 
 days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his 
 head like the pure wool : his throne was like the fiery flame, and
 
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 61 
 
 his wheels as burning fire, A fiery stream issued and came forth 
 from before him : thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten 
 thousand times ten thousand stood before him : the judgment was 
 
 set, and the books were opened I saw in the night 
 
 visions, and behold onc like tl)C Sou of ntttU came with the clouds 
 of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him 
 near before him. And there was given him domiiiion, and glory, 
 and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should 
 SCroc \)\xn : his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall 
 
 not pass away, anb l)is kingbom, tl]at mljicl) sljall not be bc- 
 
 Stvoneb And the kino-dom and dominion, and 
 
 the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be 
 given to the people of the saints of tl]C illost i^igl), whose kingdom 
 is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey 
 
 l)im. 
 
 And whiles I was speaking and praying, and confessing my 
 sin, and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication 
 before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God ; yea, 
 whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had 
 seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, 
 touched me about the time of the evening oblation. And he in- 
 formed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come 
 forth to give thee skill and understanding. At the beginning of 
 thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to 
 shew thee ; for tliou art greatly beloved : therefore understand the 
 matter, and consider the vision. Seventy weeks are determined 
 upon thy people and upon thy hoi}' city, to finish the transgi-ession, 
 and to make an end of sins, and to make reconcihation for iniquity, 
 and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision 
 and prophecy, and tO aiioiut tl)e ilXost i)Olll. Know therefore 
 and understand, that from the going forth of tlie commandment to 
 restore and to build Jerusalem unto the iUessiili) the Prince shall 
 be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks. 
 
 Thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the 
 thousands of Judah, yet out of thee sluill he come forth unto me 
 that is to be Ruler in Israel ; tDl)OSC goiugs forti) Ijliue bccil 
 
 from of olb, from euerlasting. 
 
 For thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Yet once, it is a little while, 
 and 1 will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the 
 dry land ; and I will shake all nations, and the Desire of all nations 
 shall come : and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of 
 hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of 
 
 hosts. ^\)c glorn of tl)i5 Uutcr l)ouse sljall be greater tlian 
 
 of tl)e former, saith the Lord of hosts : and in this place will I 
 give peace, saith the Lord of hosts. 
 
 [Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads 
 of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto 
 
 Daniel, 
 ix. SO-iJo. 
 
 Micah, V. 2. 
 
 Hag. 11. C-9. 
 
 1 Kinc;?, 
 viii. 1-11.
 
 62 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 Zechariah, 
 xii. G-10. 
 
 Zech. xiii. 7. 
 
 Mark, 
 xiv. 'ili, •/ 
 
 king Solomon in Jerusalem, that tliey miglit bring up the ark of 
 the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. 
 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon 
 at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 
 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 
 And they brought up the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of 
 the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the taber- 
 nacle, even tnose did the priests and the Levites bring up. And 
 king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled 
 unto him, were with him before the ark, saciificing sheep and oxen, 
 that could not be told nor numbered for multitude. And the priests 
 brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, into 
 the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the 
 wings of the cherubims. For the cherubims spread forth their two 
 wings over the place of tlie ark, and the cherubims covered the ark 
 and the staves thereof above. And they drew out the staves, that 
 the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the 
 oracle, and they were not seen without : and there they are unto 
 this day. There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of 
 stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a 
 covenant with the children of Israel, wdien they came out of the 
 land of Egypt. And it came to pass, when the priests wei-e come 
 out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord, so 
 that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud : 
 for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.] 
 
 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth 
 of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and 
 they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and 
 on the left : and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own 
 l>]ace, even in Jerusalem. The Lord also shall save the tents of 
 of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory 
 of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against 
 Judah, In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jeru- 
 salem ; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be iis 
 David ; and the house of David shall be as (5ob, flS tl)C augcl of 
 tl)C Corb before them. And it shall come to })ass in that day, that 
 I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem, 
 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants 
 of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they 
 shall look upon niC whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn 
 for l)im, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitter- 
 ness for him, as one one that is in bitterness for his first-born. 
 
 Awaki\ O swoid, against mn SI)Cpl)Crb, and against tl)C man 
 tl)iU is mi] fdloU), saith the Lord of hostij; smite the Shepherd, 
 and the sheep shall be scattered. 
 
 [And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the 
 mount (if Olives. And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be of-
 
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 fended bccatTSC 0f tltC this night : for it is written, I will smite the 
 shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.] 
 
 Behold, I will send my messenger, and lie shall prepare the 
 way before me : and tl)C Corb, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come 
 to |}iQ temple, even tl)C mcsscugcr of tl)C CODCUaitt, whom yc 
 delight in : behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. But 
 who may abide the day of his coming ? and who shall stand when 
 he appeareth ? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap. 
 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver : and he shall pu- 
 rify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they 
 may otier unto the Lord an ottering in righteousness. 
 
 There was in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain 
 priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia : and his wife was of 
 the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. And they 
 were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments 
 and ordinances of the Lord blameless. And they had no child be- 
 cause that Elisabeth was barren ; and they both were now well 
 stricken in years. And it came to pass, that while he executed the 
 priest's ofiice before God in the order of his course, according to 
 the custom of the pi'iest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he 
 went into the temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of 
 the people were praying without at the time of incense. And there 
 appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side 
 of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw him he was 
 troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him. 
 Fear not, Zacharias : for thy prayer is heard ; and thy wife Elisa- 
 beth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And 
 thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his 
 birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall 
 drink neither wine nor strong drink : and he shall be filled with 
 the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. And many of the 
 children of Israel shall he turn to tl)e Corb tl)cir (!5ob. And he 
 shall go before Ijim in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the 
 hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the 
 wisdom of the just ; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. 
 
 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and 
 prophesied, saying. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel : for he hath 
 visited and redeemed his people, and hath raised up an horn of 
 salvation for us, in the house of his servant David : as he spake by 
 the mouth of his holy piophets, which have been since the world 
 began : that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the 
 hand of all that hate us ; to perform the mercy promised to our 
 fathers, and to remember his holy covenant : the oath which he 
 sware to our father Abraham, that he would grant unto us, that we, 
 being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him 
 without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him, all the days 
 of our life. And thou, child, shalt be called tl)e propljCt of tl)C 
 
 Mai. iii. 1-3. 
 
 Luke, i. 5-17. 
 
 LuKe, 
 i. 67-76.
 
 64 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUE. 
 
 LuVc, 
 i. 2(}-yo. 
 
 T.iike, 
 ii. 1-11. 
 
 Mnllliow, 
 il. 1-11. 
 
 J^iglKStt f^"" tliou shalt go before the face of tl)C £orb to pre- 
 pare his ways. 
 
 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God 
 unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a 
 man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ; and the vir- 
 gin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her and said. 
 Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee : blessed 
 art thou amons; women. 
 
 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saving, and 
 cast in her mind wliat manner of salutation this should be. And 
 the angel said unto her. Fear not, Mary : for thou hast found favour 
 with God. And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and 
 bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be 
 great and shall be called the Son of the Highest ; and the Lord 
 God shall give unto him the throne of his father David. And he 
 shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom 
 there shall be no end. 
 
 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I 
 know not a man ? And the angel answered and said unto her, 
 The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the High- 
 est shall overshadow thee : therefore also that holy thing which 
 shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God. 
 
 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a de- 
 cree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And 
 this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 
 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Jo- 
 seph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into 
 Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, (because 
 he was of the house and lineage of David,) to be taxed with Mary 
 his espoused wife, being great with child. 
 
 And so it was, that while they were tliere, the days were ac- 
 complished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth 
 her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling-clothes, and laid 
 him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 
 And there were in the same countrv shepherds abiding in the field, 
 keeping watch over their fiock by night. And lo, the angel of the 
 Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round 
 aljout them; and they were sore afi-aid. And the angel said unto 
 tlicm, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, 
 which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day, in 
 the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 
 
 Now when Jesus was born in Bethleliem of Judea in tlie days 
 of Henid the king, lii-liold, there came wise men from the east to 
 Jerusah-m, sayiiii,', Where is he that is born Kinu- of the .lews? for 
 we have seen his star in the east, and are come to tDOloljip l)iin. 
 
 Wh'Mi HiTod the king had lieard these things, he was trou- 
 bled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 65 
 
 the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of 
 them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In 
 Bethlehem of Judea : for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou 
 Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes 
 of Juda : for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my 
 people Israel. 
 
 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, in- 
 quired of them diligently what time the star appeared. And he 
 sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently for the 
 young child ; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, 
 
 t\)at 3 mag come anb tnorsljip l)im also. When they had 
 
 heard the king, they departed ; and lo, the star, which they saw in 
 the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the 
 young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with ex- 
 ceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house, they 
 saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and 
 tt)Otsi)ipf)cb l)itn : and when they had opened their treasures, they 
 presented unto him gifts ; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 
 
 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God : 
 as it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before 
 thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee : the voice of one 
 crying in the wilderness. Prepare ye the way of i\)t iLorb, make 
 his paths straight. John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach 
 the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins. And there 
 went out unto him all the land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, 
 and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their 
 sins. And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle 
 of a skin about his loins ; and he did eat locusts and wild honey ; 
 and preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, 
 the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and un- 
 loose. I indeed have baptized you with water : but |)C sl)aU bap- 
 tise SOU toitl) tl)c l)olp (!3liosi. 
 
 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, 
 and the Word was (rod. The same was in the beginning with 
 God. All things were made by him ; and without him was not 
 anything made that was made. In him was life ; and the life 
 was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness ; and the 
 darkness comprehended it not. 
 
 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The 
 same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men 
 through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent 
 to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which light- 
 eth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and 
 
 the world was made by him, and the world knew him not 
 
 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld 
 his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace 
 and truth. John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was 
 
 Mark, i. 1-8. 
 
 John,, 
 i. 1-10, 14^5.
 
 66 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 John, 
 i. 31-34. 
 
 Jonn, 
 i. 43-50. 
 
 John, 
 ii. 18-:^'2. 
 
 John, 
 iii. 9-13. 
 
 John, iii. IG, 
 
 lie of whom I spake, He that cometh after me, is preferred before 
 me; for he was before me. 
 
 And I knew him not : but that he should be made manifest 
 to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. And John 
 bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a 
 dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not : but he that 
 sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom 
 thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, the 
 same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw and 
 bare record that this is the Son of God. 
 
 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and find- 
 eth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. Now Philip was of 
 Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Nathan- 
 ael, and saith unto him, We have found him of whom Moses in the 
 law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Jo- 
 seph. And Nathanael said unto him. Can there any good thing 
 come out of Nazareth ? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. 
 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him. Behold an 
 Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile ! Nathanael saith unto liim, 
 Whence knowest thou me ? Jesus answered and said unto him, 
 I>efore that Philip called thee, when thou was under the fig-tree, 
 3 SHU) tl)CC. Nathanael answered and saith unto him. Rabbi, thou 
 art the Son of God ; thou art the King of Israel. Jesus answei-ed 
 and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the 
 fig-tree, believest thou ? thou shalt see greater things than tliese. 
 
 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him. What sign shew- 
 est tliou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things ? Jesus an- 
 swered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days 
 3 will raise it up. Then said the Jews, I-'\)rty and six years was 
 this temple in building, atid wilt thou rear it up in three days? 
 l^ut he spake of the temple of his body. When therefore he was 
 risen from the dead, his discij)les remembered that he had said this 
 unto them : and they believed the scripture, anb tl)C ttiorb tuljicl) 
 iJcsus l}ab saib. 
 
 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things 
 be ? Jesus answered and said unto him. Art thou a master of Is- 
 rael, and knowest not these things ? Verily, verily, I say unto 
 thee. We speak that we do know, and testify that we liave seen ; 
 and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, 
 and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you of heavenly 
 things? And no man hath ascended up to ht-aven, l)ut he that 
 came down from heaven, even the Son <A' man U)l)icl) is in IjCtUUMl. 
 
 God so loved the world, that he gaoc l)is ouln begotten Son, 
 that whosoever believeth in him, shouM not perish, but have ever- 
 lasting life.
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 67 
 
 There arose a question between some of John's disciples and 
 the Jews about purifying. And they came unto John, and said 
 luito him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom 
 thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come 
 to him. John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, ex- 
 cept it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, 
 that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. 
 He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom : but the friend of the 
 bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly, be- 
 cause of the bridegroom's voice : this my joy therefore is fulfilled. 
 He must increase, but I must decrease, ^c tl)at COlttCtl) front 
 abooc is abooc all : he that is of the earth is earthly, and speak- 
 eth of the earth : he that cometh from heaven is above all. 
 
 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean 
 spirit ; and he cried out, saying. Let us alone ; what have we to do 
 with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth ? art thou come to destroy us ? 
 I know thee who thou art, the j^olg UDltC of God. And Jesus re- 
 buked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 
 
 viour. 
 
 [I am the Lord thy God, the ijolg ®nc of Israel, thy Sa- 
 
 \: 
 
 I am the Lord, your j^olg (!$nc, the Creator of Israel, your 
 King. 
 
 As for our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the ^olg 
 ©nc of Israel. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his ^olg 
 ®nc, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhor- 
 reth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also 
 shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the j^oi'Q 
 ®nc of Israel, and he shall choose thee. 
 
 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of 
 our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus ; whom ye delivered up, 
 and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined 
 to let him go. But ye denied the jl^oln ©lie and the Just, and 
 desired a murderer to be granted unto you. 
 
 And behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what 
 good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life ? And he said 
 unto him,"Why callest thou me good ? tl)ere is ttOltC QOOli bUt 
 
 one, tljat is, (5ob.] 
 
 When the even was come, they bi'ought unto him many that 
 were possessed with devils : and he cast out the spirits toitl) l)is 
 tDOtb, and healed all that were sick. 
 
 Therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay 
 him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath-day. But 
 Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. 
 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only 
 
 John, 
 iii. 25-31. 
 
 Mark, 
 i. 23-25. 
 
 Is. xliii. 3. 
 Is. xliii. 15. 
 Is. xlvii. 4. 
 Is. xlix. 7. 
 
 Acts, 
 iii. 13, 14. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xix. 16, 17. 
 
 Matt. viii. 16. 
 
 John, 
 V. 16, 17, 18.
 
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 DIVINITy OF THE SAVIOUE. 
 
 John, 
 V. 21-iJ3. 
 
 Is xlii. 8. 
 
 John, 
 V. 25, 26. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xii. 1-8. 
 
 Matt. xi. 27. 
 
 I>ukr, 
 xi. 14-20. 
 
 Mnrk, 
 V. I-IO. 
 
 had broken the Sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, 
 making himself equal with God. 
 
 As the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them ; even 
 so the Son quickeneth whom he will. For the Father judgeth no 
 man; but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: that all 
 
 men should jjonour t\]c Sott, cvcn as tl)C2 Ijonour tl)c i'atljcr. 
 
 [I am the Lord : that is my name : and ntjl glorn U)iU 3 not 
 gitJC to anotl)cr, neither my praise to graven images. J 
 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now 
 is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God : and 
 they that hear shall live. For as the Father IjatI) life ill l)imself, 
 so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself. 
 
 At tliat time Jesus went on the Sabbathday through the corn, 
 and his disciples were an hungered, and began to pluck the ears of 
 corn, and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto 
 him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon 
 the Sabbathday. But he said unto them, Have ye not read what 
 David did when he was an hungered, and they that were with him ; 
 how he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shew-bread, 
 which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were 
 with him, but only for the priests ? Or have ye not read in the 
 law how that on the Sabbath-days the priests in the temple profane 
 the Sabbath, and are blameless ? But I say unto you, that in this 
 place is OUC greater tljan tI]C temple. But if ye had known what 
 this meaneth, 1 will have mercy, and nut sacrilice, ye would not have 
 condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Corb £VC\l of 
 tl)e Gabbatl)-ba|}. 
 
 No man knoweth the Son, but the Father ; neither knoweth 
 any man tlie Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever tl)e Goil 
 
 tDill rctieal l)im. 
 
 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it 
 came to pass when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake ; and 
 the people wondered. But some of them said. He casteth out devils 
 through ]-5eelzebub the chief of the devils. And others, tempting 
 him, sought of him a sign from lieaven. But he, knowing their 
 thoughts, said unto them. Every kingdom divided against itself is 
 brougiit to desolation ; and a house divided against a house falietli. 
 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall liis kingdom 
 stand • because yp. say that I cast out devils through liJeolzebub. 
 And if I by lieelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast 
 them out? therefore shall they be your judges. But if I U)it!) tl)C 
 finger of (^ob cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is 
 conit; upon you. 
 
 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the 
 country of the Gadarenes. And when he was come out of the shiji, 
 immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUE. 
 
 69 
 
 spirit, who had his dwelling among the tombs ; and no man could 
 bind him, no, not with chains; because that he had been often 
 bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked 
 asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces ; neither could any 
 man tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the moun- 
 tains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. 
 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and IBOrsllipiJCb l)iltt, 
 and cried with a loud voice, and said, AVhat have I to do with 
 thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God ? I adjure thee by 
 God, that thou torment me not. For he said unto him. Come 
 out of the man, thou unclean spirit. And he asked him. What 
 is thy name ? And he answered, saying. My name is Legion : for 
 we are many. And he besought him much that he would not 
 send them away out of the country. 
 
 He that loveth father or mother more than ttte,,is not worthy 
 of me : and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not 
 worthy of me. 
 
 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a 
 ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the 
 
 multitudes 
 
 away, 
 
 And when had sent the multitudes 
 
 away. 
 
 he 
 
 went up into a mountain apart to pray : and when the evening was 
 come, he was there alone. But the ship was now in the midst of 
 the sea, tossed with waves : for the wind was contrary. And in 
 the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on 
 the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, 
 they were troubled, saying. It is a spirit ; and they cried out for 
 fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying. Be of good 
 cheer ; it is I ; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said. 
 Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And 
 he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, 
 he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind 
 boisterous, he was afraid ; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying. 
 Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, 
 and caught him, and said unto him, thou of little faith, where- 
 fore didst thou doubt ? And when they were come into the ship, 
 the wind ceased. Then they that were in the ship came and 
 U)Orsl)i|)|)cb l)im, saying. Of a truth thou art the Son of God. 
 
 They said unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we 
 may see, and believe thee ? what dost thou work ? Our fathers 
 did eat manna in the desert ; as it is written, He gave them bread 
 from heaven to eat. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I 
 say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven ; but my 
 Father giveth you the true breail fnnu heaven. For the bread of 
 God is he which coittctl) boUJU from licaucit, and giveth life 
 
 unto the world I came iiotDU from l)caucn, not 
 
 to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me 
 
 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread 
 
 Matt. X. 37. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xiv. 22-33. 
 
 John, 
 vi. 30-33, 38, 
 41-44, 5S-69.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUE. 
 
 Tiike, 
 ix. ii8-3(j. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xvi. 13-17. 
 
 wliicli came down from heaven. And they said, Is not this Jesus 
 the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know ? how is it 
 then that he saith, I came down from heaven ? Jesus therefore 
 answered and said unto them, Murmur not among 3-ourselves. No 
 man can come to me, excejit the Father which liuth sent me draw 
 
 him : and jl will raise him up at the last day This 
 
 is that bread which ctimc botDlt from llcatJClt ; not as your fe- 
 thers did eat raanna, and are dead ; he that eateth of this bread 
 shall live forever. These things said he in the synagogue, as he 
 taught in Caix?rnaum. Many therefore of his disciples, when they 
 had heard this, said. This is an hard saying ; who can hear it 1 
 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he 
 said unto them, Doth this offend you ? What and if ye shall see 
 the Son of man ascend up Bol)cre l)C tDiTS bcforc ? It is tlie spirit 
 that quiekeneth ; the flesh profiteth nothing : the words that I 
 speak unto you, they are spirit and they are life. But there are 
 some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning 
 who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. And 
 he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, ex- 
 cept it were given unto him of my Father. From that time many of 
 his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Then said 
 Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away ? Then Simon Peter 
 answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go ? thou hast the words 
 of eternal life. Anil we believe and are sure that thou art tljut 
 
 Qlbrist, tl)c Son of tijc Uoing (Sob. 
 
 And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he 
 took Peter, and John, and James, and went up into a mountain to 
 pray. And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was al- 
 tered, and his raiment was white and glistering. And behold, there 
 talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias : who ap- 
 peared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accom- 
 plish at Jerusalem. But Peter and they that were with him were 
 heavy with sleep : and when they were awake, they saw his glory, 
 and the two men that stood \vith him. And it came to pass, as 
 they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for 
 us to be here : and let us make three tabernacles : one for thee, 
 and one for Moses, and one for Elias : not knowing what he said. 
 While he thus spake, there came a cloud and overshadowed them : 
 and they feared as they entered into the cloud. And there came 
 a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son : hear 
 him. And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And 
 tht-y kt']»t it close, and told no man in those days any of tliose 
 things which they had seen. 
 
 When Jesus came into the coasts of Ciesarea Philippi, he 
 a.skod his di-scijiles, saying. Whom do men say that I, the Son of 
 man, am ? And they said, Some say that thou art John the I'.ip- 
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 saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am ? And Simon Peter 
 answered and said, Thou art tl]C QTIirist, tl)C SoU of tl)e liuiug 
 (J5>ob. And Jesus answered and said unto iiim, iJlessed art tliou, 
 Simon Bar-jona : for flcsl) lUlb bloob l)atl) not rcuculcb it ItlltO 
 tljC^t but my Father which is in heaven. 
 
 The Son of man shall come in tl)C glorgof l)is £'al[)CX, with 
 his angels ; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. 
 
 Whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, of him 
 shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in l)is Oton 
 jglorg, and in l)is i^atl)Cr's, and of the holy angels. 
 
 Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on 
 earth, as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for 
 them of my Fatlier which is in heaven. For where two or three 
 are gathered together in my name, tl)ere Um 3 i'l the midst of them. 
 
 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he whom 
 they seek to kill ? But lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say no- 
 thing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very 
 Christ? Howbeit, we know this man, whence he is: but tDl)cn 
 
 (jlljnst comctl), no man knotoctl) tol)cncc l)c is. Then cried 
 
 Jesus in the temjjle, as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and 
 ye know whence I am : and I am not come of myself, but he that 
 sent me is true, whom ye know not. But I know him ; for I am 
 from him, and he hath sent me. Then they sought to take him : 
 but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. 
 
 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of 
 the world : he that followeth me shall not Avalk in darkness, but 
 shall have the lio-ht of life. The Pharisees therefore said unto him, 
 Thou bearest record of thyself ; thy record is not true. Jesus an- 
 swered and said unto them. Though I bear record of myself, yet 
 my record is true : for I know whence I came, and whither I go ; 
 but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. Ye judge 
 after the llesh, I judge no man. And yet if I judge, my 
 judgment is true : for I am not alone, but I and the Father that 
 sent me. It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two 
 men is true. I am one that bear witness of myself; and the Fa- 
 ther that sent me, beareth witness of me. Then said they unto him. 
 Where is thy Father i Jesus answered. Ye neither know me nor 
 
 my Father: 'if nc Ijub knoton mc, nc sl)oulb l)iuic knoton mg 
 i*atl)cr also. 
 
 These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the 
 temple : and no man laid hands on him, for his hour was not yet 
 come. Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye 
 shall seek me, and shall die in your sins ; whither I go, ye cannot 
 come. Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith. 
 Whither I go, ye cannot come. And he said unto them. Ye are 
 from beneath ; I am from above : ye are of this world ; I am not 
 
 Ma'.t. XTi. 27. 
 
 Luke, ix. 20. 
 
 Mallhew, 
 xviii. 19, 20. 
 
 John, 
 vii. 25-30. 
 
 Jdlin, 
 
 viii. 12-25.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR, 
 
 .lohn, 
 viii. 41, 42. 
 
 John, 
 
 -59. 
 
 Luke, 
 X. 1, 17-13. 
 
 Luke, X. 22. 
 
 Jdlin, 
 Ix. 13, 30-30, 
 
 of this world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your 
 sins: for if ye believe not tl)at 3 am l)C, ye shall die in your sins. 
 Then said they unto him, Who art thou ? And Jesus saith unto 
 
 them, (Irucn tl)c same tijat J saib unto gou from tl)c beginning. 
 
 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We 
 be not born of fornication ; we have one Father, even God. Jesus 
 said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me : for I 
 proceeded forth and came from God ; neither came I of myself, but 
 he sent me. 
 
 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a 
 devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets ; and thou sayest, If a 
 man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. Art thou 
 greater than our father Abraham, which is dead ? and the i)rophets 
 are dead : whom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered. If I honour 
 myself, my honour is nothing : it is my Father that hontjureth me, 
 of whom ye say, that he is your God. Yet ye have not known 
 him ; but I know him : and if I should say, I know him not, I 
 shall be a liar like unto you : but I know him, and keep his saying. 
 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day : and he saw it, and 
 was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty 
 years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? Jesus said tmto them. 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you. Before Abraham was, 3 am. Then 
 took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and 
 went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so 
 passed by. 
 
 After these things, the Lord appointed other seventy also, and 
 sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, 
 
 whither he himself would come And the seventy 
 
 returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject 
 unto us tijrongi) tl)T) name. And he said unto them. I belield 
 Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, JJ gioc mito you 
 power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power 
 of the enemy : and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 
 
 All thinirs are delivered to me of my Father : and no man 
 knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, 
 but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. 
 
 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. 
 
 The man answered and said unto them, Why, 
 
 herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, 
 and yet he hath opened mine eyes. Now wu know that God heai- 
 eth not sinners : but if any man be a worshipper of God, and dooth 
 his will, him he heareth. Since the world began was it not heard 
 that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this 
 man were not of God, he could do nothing. They answered and 
 said unto him. Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou 
 teach us ? And they ciist him out. Jesus heard tliat they had
 
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 cast him out : and Avhen he had found him, he said unto him, 
 Dost thou believe on the Son of God ? He answered and said, 
 Who is he, Lord, that I might beheve on him ? And Jesus said 
 unto him. Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with 
 thee. And he said. Lord, I believe. %nb \]C tDOrsljippcb l)im. 
 And Jesus said. For Judgment I am come into this world ; that 
 they which see not might see ; and that they which see might be 
 made blind. 
 
 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father. 
 
 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my 
 life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but jj 
 lap it boron of tnnsclf. I have power to lay it down, and I have 
 power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my 
 Father. 
 
 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was 
 winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. Then 
 came the Jews round about him, and said unto him. How long dost 
 thou make us to doubt ? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 
 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not : the works 
 that I do in my Father's name, they bare witness of me. But ye 
 believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 
 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me : 
 and jj give unto them eternal life ; and they shall never perish, 
 neither shall any pluck them out of tnn hand. My Father, which 
 gave them me, is greater than all ; and none is able to pluck them 
 
 out of mo i^atl)cr's hand. J anb mo i^atl)er arc one. 
 
 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered 
 them. Many good works have I shewed you from my Father ; for 
 which of those works do ye stone me ? The Jews answered him, say- 
 ing, For a good work we stone thee not ; but for blasphemy, and be- 
 cause that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. Jesus answered 
 them. Is it not written in your law, I said. Ye are gods? If he 
 called them gods, unto whom thfi word of God came, and the scrip- 
 ture cannot be broken ; say ye of him whom the Father hath sanc- 
 tified, and sent into the world. Thou blasphemest ; because I said, 
 I am the Son of God ? If I do not the works of my Father, believe 
 me not. But if I do, though ye believe not me, beheve the works : 
 that ye may know and believe that tl)C i^atl)Cr is in VXC-, (Itib Jf 
 
 in l)im. 
 
 Therefore they sought again to take him ; but he escaped out 
 of their hand. 
 
 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest 
 them that are sent unto thee; how often would J have gathered 
 thy childien together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her 
 wings, and ye would not ! 
 
 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 
 saying. What think ye of Christ ? whose son is he ? They say unto 
 
 John, X. 15. 
 
 John, 
 X. 17, 18. 
 
 John, 
 X. 22-30. 
 
 Luke, 
 xiii. 34. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxii. 41-46
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUE. 
 
 Jolin, xii. 26. 
 
 Matthew, 
 iv. 8-JO. 
 
 .Tolin, 
 xii. 'M-Xi. 
 
 Jiiliii, 
 xii. 44, ■!.■). 
 
 Jiihn, 
 xiv. 7- J 4. 
 
 John, 
 xlv. l8-'23. 
 
 hiin, The son of David. He saitli unto tliem, How then doth Da- 
 vid in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, 
 Sit thou on my light hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool ? 
 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son ? And no man was 
 able to answer him a word, neither durst any man, from that day 
 forth, ask him any more questions. 
 
 If any man serve me, let him follow me ; and where I am, 
 there shall also my servant be : if any man scrOC lltC, him will my 
 Father honour. 
 
 [Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high moun- 
 tain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory 
 of them ; and saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if 
 thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, 
 Get thee hence, Satan : for it is written, Thou shalt worship the 
 Lord thy God and |)im onln sl)alt tl)OU sctue.] 
 
 Now is the judgment of this world : now shall the prince of 
 this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will 
 draw all men imto me. This he said, signifying what death he 
 should die. The people answered him. We have heard out of the 
 law that (jrijfist abibcti) forcucr : and how sayest thou, The Son 
 of man must be lifted up ? Who is this Son of man ? Then Jesus 
 said unto them. Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk 
 while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you : for he that 
 walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. 
 
 Jesus cried, and said. He that believeth on me, believeth not 
 on me, but on him that sent me: and []C tl)at SCCtl) IttC, SCCtI) 
 
 l)im tl)at scut mc. 
 
 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also : 
 and from henceforth ye know him, and |)aue SCCn l)im. Philip 
 saith unto him. Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Je- 
 sus saith unto him. Have I been .so long time with you, and yet 
 hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me, hath seen 
 the Father ; and how sayest thou then. Shew us the Father ? Be- 
 lievest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me ? 
 the words that I speak unto you, I speak not of myself: but the 
 Father, that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that 
 I am in the Father, and the Father in me : or else believe me for 
 the very works' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you," He that be- 
 lievetli on me, the works that I do shall he do also ; and greater 
 works than these sliall he do; because I go unto my Father. And 
 whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will 3 do, that the Fa- 
 ther may be jjloritied in the Son. If ye shall ask anything in my 
 
 name, I will do it. 
 
 I will not leave you comfortless: I will 
 little while, and the world seeth mc no more 
 
 come to you. Yet a 
 ; but ye see me : be-
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
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 cause I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I 
 am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my 
 commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me : and he 
 that loveth me, shall be loved of mj^ Fatlier, and I will love him, 
 and will matlifcst mnsclf to him. Judas saith unto him, (not 
 Iscariot,) Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, 
 and not unto the world ? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a 
 man love me, he will keep my words : and my Father will love 
 him, and tDC will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 
 
 He that hateth me, hateth my Father also. If I had not done 
 among them the works which none other man did, they had not 
 had sin : but now have they both seen and hated both me and my 
 Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled 
 that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. But 
 when the Comforter is come, whom J will send unto you from the 
 Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, 
 he shall testify of me. 
 
 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear 
 them now, Howbeit, when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will 
 guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but 
 whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak : and he will shew 
 you things to come. He shall glorify me : for he shall receive of 
 mine, and shall shew it unto you. ^\[ tl)inge tl)at tl)C fatl)er 
 l)atl) are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and 
 shall shew it unto you. A little while and ye shall not see me : 
 and again, a little while, and ye shall see me ; because I go to the 
 Father. 
 
 The Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and 
 have beheved that I came out from God. I came forth from the 
 Father, and am come into the world : again, I leave the world, and 
 go to the Father. His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest 
 thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. Now are we sure that thou 
 knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee : 
 by this Ave believe that tllOU camcst fortl) from ©ob. 
 
 Tliese words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and 
 said. Father, the hour is come ; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also 
 mav glorify thee : as thou hast given him power over all flesh, that 
 he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And 
 this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, 
 anh Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. I have glorified thee on 
 the earth : I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. 
 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self, roitl) tl)C 
 
 glorrj rDl)icl] 3 l)ab tnitli tlicc before tlje toorliJ mas. 
 
 Neither pray I for these alone ; but for them also which shall 
 believe on me through their word : that they all may be one ; as 
 thou. Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one 
 
 John, 
 XV. 23-26. 
 
 John, 
 xvi. 12-16. 
 
 John, 
 xvi. 27-30. 
 
 John, 
 xvii. 1-5. 
 
 John, 
 xv-ii. 20-24.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 Luke, 
 xxii. 0;}-71. 
 
 Malttiew, 
 xxvi. lJ2-(iG. 
 
 Mark, 
 xiv. 60-64. 
 
 John, 
 xix. 1-9. 
 
 in us : that the world may beheve that thou hast sent me. And 
 the glory which thou gavest me, I have given them ; that they may 
 be one, even as we are one; I in them, and thou in me, that they 
 may be made perfect in one ; and that the world may know that 
 thou hast sent me, and hast loved them as thou hast loved me. 
 Father, I will that they also whom thou hast given me be with me 
 where I am ; that they may behold my glory which thou hast given 
 me : for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. 
 
 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. 
 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, 
 and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? And 
 many other things blaspl)Cinousl2 spake they against him. And 
 as soon as it was day, the elders of the peoj^le and the chief priests 
 and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying, 
 Art thou the Chi'ist ? tell us. And he said unto them. If I tell you, 
 ye will not believe. And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, 
 nor let me go. Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right 
 hand of the power of God. Then said they all, Art thou then the 
 Son of God ? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am. And 
 they said, ll3l)at ttccb roc anil furti}Cr roitUCSa? for we ourselves 
 have heard of his own mouth. 
 
 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou 
 nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? But Jesus 
 held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, 
 I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be 
 the Christ the Son of God. Jesus saith unto him. Thou hast said : 
 nevertheless, I say unto you. Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man 
 sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of 
 heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, j^c l)tltl) 
 spoken blcispljCmn; what further need have we of witnesses? be- 
 hold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. What think ye ? They 
 answered and said. He is guilty of death. 
 
 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, 
 
 saying, answerest thou 
 
 nothing; ? 
 
 what is it which these witness 
 
 against thee? But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again 
 the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, 
 the Son of the Blessed ? And Jesus said, I am : and ye shall see 
 the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in 
 the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes, and 
 saith. What need we any further witnesses? Ye have heard the 
 blasphemy : what think ye ? And they all condemned him to be 
 guilty of death. 
 
 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged liim. And the 
 soldiers platted a crown of thorns, an<l put it on his head, and thoy 
 put on him a purple robe, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and 
 they smote him with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth 
 again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
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 ye may know I find no fault in him. Then came Jesus forth, 
 wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate 
 saith unto them, Behold the man ! When the chief priests there- 
 fore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, cru- 
 cify him. Pilate saith unto them. Take ye him, and crucify him : 
 for I find no fault in him. The Jews answered hi in, We have a 
 law, and by our law he ought to die, because \)C Itttlbc l)imsclf l\)C 
 Sou of ©ob. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was 
 the more afraid ; and went again into the judgment-hall, and saith 
 unto Jesus, Whence art thou ? J3ut ScSUS QilUC l)im ItO aUSlMCr. 
 
 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land 
 unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with 
 a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani ? that is to say. My 
 God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ? Some of them that 
 stood there, when they heard that, said. This man calleth for Elias. 
 And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it 
 with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. The 
 rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. 
 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the 
 ghost. And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in twain from 
 the top to the bottom : and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent ; 
 and the graves were opened, and many bodies of the saints which 
 slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resui-rection, and 
 went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Now when the 
 centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the 
 earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, 
 saying. Truly this was the Son of God. 
 
 In tlie end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the 
 first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary 
 to see the sepulchre. And behold, tliere was a great earthquake : 
 for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and 
 rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His counte- 
 nance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow. And for 
 fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And 
 the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye : for I 
 know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here : for 
 he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where tl)C £orb lay. 
 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead, 
 and behold, he goeth before you into Galilee ; there shall ye see 
 him : lo, I have told you. And they departed quickly from the 
 sepulchre with fear and great joy ; and did run to bring his disci- 
 ples word. And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus 
 met them, saying, All hail. And they came, and held him by the 
 feet, and n)orsl)ippcb him. 
 
 The same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when 
 the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of 
 the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxvii. 45-54. 
 
 M.ntthew, 
 xxviii. 1-9. 
 
 John, 
 XX. 19-i>-.'.
 
 78 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUK, 
 
 John, 
 XX. 26-29. 
 
 Luke, 
 xxiv. 44, 45. 
 
 Mark, 
 xvi. 14-J8. 
 
 Matlhevv, 
 xx\iii. 16-20. 
 
 Luko, 
 xxiv. 4<>-52. 
 
 Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he shewed unto 
 them his hands and his side. Then were the discijiles glad Avhen 
 they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto 
 you : as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when 
 he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Kc- 
 
 cciuc J1C tl)c i^o\\) ©l)ost. 
 
 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and 
 Thomas with them : then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and 
 stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then saith he to 
 Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands ; and reach 
 hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side; and be not faitliless, 
 but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, j\\x) 
 Corb i\nb mn (J3ob. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou 
 hast seen me, thou liast believed : blessed are they that have not 
 seen, and yet have beHeved. 
 
 And he said unto them. These are the words which I spake 
 unto you, while I w^as yet w^th you, that all things must be ful- 
 filled which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, 
 and in the psalms, concerning me. Then opened l)e their under- 
 standing, that they might understand the scriptures. 
 
 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, 
 and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, be- 
 cause they believed not them which had seen him after he was 
 risen. And he said unto them. Go ye into all the world, and preach 
 the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized, 
 shall be saved : but he that believeth not, shall be damned. And 
 these signs shall follow them that believe : jjn mi] Uamc shall they 
 cast out devils ; they shall speak with new tongiu's ; they shall take 
 up serpents ; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt 
 them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 
 
 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a 
 mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And when they saw 
 him, t\)CX) tDOtsl}i)l}]cb l)int : but some doubted. And Jesus came, 
 and spake unto them, saying. All power, is given unto me in heaven 
 and in earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them 
 in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Uoly (ihost ; 
 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded 
 you : and lo, jj am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. 
 Amen. 
 
 And behold J[ send the promise of my Father upon you ; but 
 tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power 
 from on high. And he led them out as far as to Bethany : and he 
 lifted up liis hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass while 
 he l)lesst:'d them, he was purt'-d from them, and carried up into 
 heaven. And tijcn U)OrGl)ippcIi l)im, «ind returned to Jerusalem 
 with great joy.
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 79 
 
 So then, after tl)C Corb liad spoken unto them, he was re- 
 ceived up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And 
 they went forth, and preached everj'where, tl)C Corb working with 
 them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. 
 
 Ye men of Israel, hear these words ; Jesus of Nazareth, a man 
 approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, 
 which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yom-selves also 
 know : him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and fore- 
 knowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have cruci- 
 fied and slain : whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains 
 of death : because it was not possible that he should be holden of 
 it. For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always 
 before my face ; for he is on my right hand, that I should not be 
 moved. 
 
 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the 
 hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from 
 his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at th^ gate 
 of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that 
 entered into the temple ; who, seeing Peter and John about to go 
 into the temple, asked an alms. And Peter fastening his eyes upon 
 him with John, said. Look on us. And he gave heed unto them, 
 expecting to receive something of them. Then Peter said. Silver 
 and gold have I none ; but such as I have give I thee : in tl)C 
 
 name of Jesus Qlljrist of ^a^arctl), rise up and walk. And he 
 
 took him by the right hand, and lifted him up : and immediately 
 his feet and ankle-bones received strength. And he, leaping up, 
 stood, and walked, and entered with them i nto the temple, walking, 
 and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him 
 walking and praising God : and they knew that it was he which 
 sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple : and they were 
 filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened 
 unto him. And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and 
 John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is 
 called Solomon's, greatly wondering. 
 
 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men 
 of Israel, why marvel ye at this ? or why look ye so earnestly on us, 
 as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man 
 to walk ? The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the 
 God of our fathers hath glorified his Son Jesus ; whom ye delivered 
 up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was deter- 
 mined to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One, and the Just, 
 and desired a murderer to be granted unto you ; and killed the 
 Prince of Hfe, whom God hath raised from the dead ; whereof we 
 are witnesses. And l)is nuiUC, through faith in his name, hath 
 made this man strong, whom ye see and know : yea, the faith 
 Avliich is by him, hath given him this perfect soundness in the pres- 
 ence of you all. 
 
 xvi. 19, i-'O. 
 
 Acts, 
 ii. 2-J-25. 
 
 Acts, 
 iii. 1-10.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 Acts, 
 iv. 5-12. 
 
 Acts, V. 31. 
 
 Acts, vli. 59. 
 
 Acts, 
 ix. 1-18. 
 
 And it came to pass on the morrow, tliat their rulers, and 
 elders, and scribes, and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and 
 John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the 
 high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. And when they 
 had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what 
 name have ye done this ? 
 
 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye 
 rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, if we this day be exam- 
 ined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means 
 he is made whole ; be it known unto you all, and to all the people 
 
 of Israel, that bn tl)c itrtmc of Jcsns €l)ristof ^a^arctl), whom 
 
 ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even bji jjim doth 
 this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which 
 wjis set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of 
 the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other : for there is 
 none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must 
 be saved. 
 
 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince 
 and a Saviour, for to gioc I'CpCUtnilCC to Israel, and forgiveness 
 of sins. 
 
 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Corb 
 Jfceus, rcreiuc tttn spirit. 
 
 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against 
 the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, and desired of 
 him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any 
 of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them 
 bound unto Jerusalem. 
 
 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus : and suddenly 
 there shined round about him a light from heaven : and he fell to 
 the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why per- 
 secutest thou me ? And he said, Who art thou, Lord i And tl)e 
 £orb said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee 
 to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, 
 Lord, what wilt thou have me to do ? And the Lord said unto him, 
 Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what tliou 
 must do. And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, 
 liearing a voice, but seeing no man. And Saul arose from the 
 earth ; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man : but they 
 led liiin by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. And he 
 wa.s throe days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. 
 
 And tiiere was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ana- 
 nias ; and to him said ll)C jlorb in a vision, Ananias. And he 
 said, Ik-hold, I am here Lord. And the Lord said unto him. Arise, 
 an<l go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the 
 liouse of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus: for behold, he i>ray- 
 etli, and hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in, 
 and putting his hand on him, that he might receive liis sight.
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR, 
 
 81 
 
 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, 
 how much evil he hath done to tljT) saints at Jerusalem : and here 
 he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all that cilU Oil t\)'Q 
 name. But the Lord said unto him. Go thy way : for he is a 
 chosen vessel unto mc, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and 
 kings, and the children of Israel. For I will shew him how great 
 things he must suffer for my name's sake. And Ananias went his 
 way, and entered into the house : and putting his hands on him, 
 said, brother Saul, the Lord (even Jesus that appeared unto thee 
 in the way as thou camest) hath sent me, that thou mightest re- 
 ceive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. And imme- 
 diately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales : and he received 
 sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. 
 
 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, 
 he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda, And there 
 he found a certain man named Enjeas, which had kept his bed 
 eight years, and was sick of the palsy. And Peter said unto him, 
 Enteas, Jesus QIl)ri6t makcti) tl)CC ml)Ok : arise, and make thy 
 bed. And he arose immediately. 
 
 And behold, immediately there were three men already come 
 unto the house where I was, sent from Csesarea unto me. And the 
 Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover, these 
 six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house : 
 and he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which 
 stood and said unto him. Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, 
 whose surname is Peter ; who shall tell thee words, whereby thou 
 and all thy house shall be saved. And as I began to speak, the 
 Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. Then re- 
 membered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed 
 baptized with water : but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. 
 Forasmuch then as (3oh gave them the like gift as he did unto 
 us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, what was I, that I could 
 withstand God ? 
 
 [And as the peojile were in expectation, and all men mused in 
 their hearts of John, whether lie were the Christ or not; John 
 answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water ; 
 but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am 
 not worthy to unloose : |)C shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost 
 and with fire.] 
 
 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, 
 Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus 
 was Christ. And when they opposed themselves, and blnS|)l)Ctncb, 
 he shook his raiment, and said unto them. Your blood be upon your 
 own heads : I am clean : fi-om henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. 
 
 Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock over the whicli 
 the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of 
 God, which [)t hath purchased with his own blood. 
 
 Acts, 
 ix. 32-34. 
 
 Acts, 
 xi. 11-17. 
 
 Luke, 
 lii. 15, 1& 
 
 Acts, 
 xviii. 5, 0. 
 
 Acts, XX. 28. 
 
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 82 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUE. 
 
 Acts, 
 
 xxi. 40, and 
 
 xxii. i-Hi. 
 
 Act.", 
 xxiii. il. 
 
 Romans, 
 i. 1-7. 
 
 And when he had given him license, Paul stood on the 
 stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when 
 there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the He- 
 brew tongue, saying. 
 
 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make 
 now unto you. (And when they heard that he spake in the He- 
 brew tongue to them, they kept the more silence : and he saith,) 
 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in 
 Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and 
 taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, 
 and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. And I 
 persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into 
 prisons both men and women. As also the high priest dotli bear 
 me witness, and all the estate of the elders ; from whom also I re- 
 ceived letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring 
 them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished. 
 And it came to pass, that as I made my journey, and was come 
 nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven 
 a great light round about me. And I fell unto the ground, and 
 heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me ? 
 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord ? And he said unto me, I 
 am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. And they that 
 were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid ; but they heard 
 not the voice of him that spake to me. And I said. What shall 
 I do. Lord ? And the Lord said unto me. Arise, and go into Da- 
 mascus, and there it shall be told thee of all things which are ap- 
 jtointed for thee to do. And when I could not see for the glory 
 of that liirht, beino; led bv the hand of them that were with me, 
 I came into Damascus. And one Ananias, a devout man according 
 to the law, having a good i-eport of all the Jews which dwelt there, 
 came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, IJrother Saul, receive 
 thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. And lie 
 said. The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest 
 know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice 
 of his mouth. For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what 
 thou hast seen and heard. And now why tarriest thou ? Arise, 
 and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling Oil tl)C unmcof 
 tl)e £orb. 
 
 And the night following tl)C fcorb stood by liiin, and said, Be 
 of good cheer, Paul : for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, 
 so must thou bear witness also at Rome. 
 
 I'.Hil, a GCnnint of Jcsns QTIlvist, called to be an apostle, 
 separati^d unto the gospel of (,i(jd, (which he had j)roinist'd afore 
 l>y his pro])liet.s in the holy scriptures,) concerning his Si>n .lesus 
 Christ our Lord, which was made of the .seed of David nccoibilig 
 to tl)C flcol) ; and declared to be the Son of God with jiower, ac- 
 cording Lu the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead :
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 83 
 
 by whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience 
 to the faith among all nations, for his name : among whom are ye 
 also the callcb ot 3cGVl5 (!ll)riGt : to all that be in Rome, beloved 
 of God, called to be saints : grace to you, and peace from God our 
 Father, aitb the Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 For what the law coidd not do, in that it was weak through 
 the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, 
 and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh. 
 
 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that 
 the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now, if any man have not the 
 Spirit of QIl)rist, he is none of his. 
 
 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing 
 me witness in the Holy Ghost, that I have great heaviness and 
 continual sorrow in my heart. For I could ■\\nsh that myself were 
 accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to 
 the flesh : who are Israelites ; to whom pertaineth the adoption, 
 and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and 
 the ser\nce of God, and the promises ; whose are the fathers, and 
 of whom, as concerning tl)C flC0l), Christ came, who is over all, 
 God blessed forever. Amen. 
 
 We shall all stand before the judgment-seat of (El)rist. For 
 it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, 
 and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us 
 shall give account of himself tO ©ob. 
 
 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will 
 of God, and Sosthenes our brother, unto the church of God which 
 is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to 
 be saints, with all that in every place call Upon tl)C ntXtnc of 3c~ 
 SUS Cl)vist OIXX Corb, both theirs and ours : grace be unto you, 
 and peace from God our Father, anb from the Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden 
 wisdom which God ordained before the world unto our glory; 
 which none of the princes of this world knew : for had they known 
 it, they would not have crucified tl)C £orb of glorg. 
 
 As concerning the eating of those things that are oftered in 
 sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, 
 and that there is none other God but one. For thouffh there be 
 that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be 
 gods many, and lords many :) but to us there is but one God, the 
 Father, of whom are all things, and we in him : and one Lord Je- 
 sus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. 
 
 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant 
 how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through 
 the sea ; and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the 
 sea ; and did all eat the same spiritual meat : and did all drink 
 the same spiritual drink : for they drank of that spiritual Rock 
 
 Rom. viii. 3. 
 
 Rom. viii. 9. 
 
 Romans, 
 ix. 1-5. 
 
 Romans, 
 xiv. 10-12. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 i. 1-3. 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 
 ii. 7, 8. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 viii. 4-6. 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 X. 1-9.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUE, 
 
 Numbers, 
 xxi. 4-0. 
 
 1 Cor. xii. 3. 
 
 1 Corintli. 
 XV. 45-47. 
 
 2 Corinth, 
 iv. 3-0. 
 
 2 Corinth. 
 V. lS-20. 
 
 2 Corinth, 
 xlii. 14. 
 
 Gal. 1. 1-3. 
 
 that followed them : and that Rock was Christ. But with many 
 of them God was not well pleased : for they were overthrown in 
 the wilderness. Now these things were our examples, to the intent 
 we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be 
 ye idolaters, as were some of them : as it is written,. The people 
 sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us com- 
 mit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day 
 three and twenty thousand. Neither let us tcmpt Qlljrist, OS SOmc 
 of tijcm also tcmptcb, and were destroyed of serpents. 
 
 [And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red 
 sea, to compass the land of Edom : and the soul of the people was 
 much discouraged because of the way. And the people spake 
 against (Sob, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us 
 up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness ? for there is no bread, 
 neither is there any water : and our soul loatheth this licrht bread. 
 And tl)C Corb sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit 
 the people ; and much people of Israel died.] 
 
 I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit 
 of God, calleth Jesus accursed : and that no man caw Sat) tl)at 
 
 Jesus is tl)c Corb, but bn ll)c j^oln ©Ijost. 
 
 The first man Adam was made a living soul, the last Adam 
 was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit, that was not first 
 which is spiritual, but that which is natural ; and afterward that 
 which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy : the 
 second man is tl)e Zovh from l)Caucn. 
 
 If our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost : in whom 
 the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe 
 not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, xd1)0 is tl)C imUQC 
 of ©ob, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, 
 but Christ Jesus the Lord ; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' 
 sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of dark- 
 ness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge 
 of the fflorv of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 
 
 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself 
 by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation : 
 to wit, that God wjis in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, 
 not imputing their trespasses unto them ; and hath oommittod unto 
 us thf word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for 
 Christ, as though (J3ob <lid beseech you by us: we pray you in 
 (tbrist's stead, be ye reconciled to God. 
 
 TIk' grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and 
 the comiiumion of the Uoly Ghost, be with you all. Amen. 
 
 Paul, an apostle (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus 
 Christ, anb God the Father, who raised him from the dead ;) and 
 all the brethren which are ^vith me, unto the churches of (ralatia : 
 grace be to you, and peace from God the Father, axib from our 
 Lord Jesus Christ.
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 85 
 
 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached 
 of me is not after tnon : for I neither received it of man, neither 
 was I taught it, but bg tl)c rcuclatioit of Jesus ®l)rist. 
 
 Unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure 
 of the gift of Christ. Wherefoi-e he saith, When he ascended up 
 on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. Now 
 that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the 
 lower parts of the earth ? He that descended is the same also that 
 ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things. 
 
 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus : who, 
 being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with 
 God : but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the 
 form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men : and being 
 found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedi- 
 ent unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also 
 hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above 
 every name : that at tl]C name of lesus every knee should bow, 
 of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth ; 
 and that every tongue should confess tl)at JesuS (El]ri5t is £orb, 
 to the glory of God the Father. 
 
 [Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth : for 
 H am ©ob, and there is none else. I have sworn by myself, the 
 word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, 
 That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.] 
 
 Our con\'ersafion is in heaven ; from whence also we look for 
 the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ : who shall change our vile body, 
 that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to 
 
 the working rDl]crebn l)c is able even to subbuc all tijings unto 
 Ijimself. 
 
 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be 
 partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light : who hath deliv- 
 ered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the 
 kingdom of his dear Son : in whom we have redemption through 
 his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: who is tl}e image of tt)C 
 inuisible ©ob, the first-born of every creature : for by him were 
 all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible 
 and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principali- 
 ties, or powers: all things were created by him, and for l]im : and 
 he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 
 
 [Thus saith tl)e £orb, The heaven is my throne, the earth is 
 my footstool : where is the house that ye build unto me ? and where 
 is the place of my rest? For all those things hath mine l)aub 
 made.] 
 
 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in 
 love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to 
 the acknowledgment of tl)e mnstcrii of (Sob, a\\b of tl)e i'atljer, 
 
 Gal. i. 11, 12. 
 
 Ephesians, 
 iv. 7-lt). 
 
 Philippians, 
 ii. j-U. 
 
 Is.xlv.2a,23. 
 
 Philippians, 
 iii. -'0, 21. 
 
 Col. i. 12-17. 
 
 Is. Ixvi. 1, 2. 
 
 Col. ii. 2, 3.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 Col. ii. 'J. 
 1 Thess. i. 1. 
 
 ITim. i.1,2. 
 
 1 Tim. iii. Iti, 
 
 1 Tim. iv. 10. 
 
 1 Timothy, 
 vi. 13-16. 
 
 Titus, i. 1-4. 
 
 Tltii«, 
 ii. 11-14. 
 
 Heb. I. 1-14. 
 
 lUlb of (JTIirist; in whom are liid all the treasures of Avisdom and 
 luiowledge. 
 
 In him dwolleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 
 
 Paul and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the 
 Thessalonians which is in God the Father, axib in the Lord Jesus 
 Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father attb 
 the Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God 
 our Saviour, a\\b Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope ; unto Tim- 
 othy, my own son in the faith ; Grace, mercy, and peace, from God 
 our Father aitb Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 
 AMthout controversy great is the mystery of godhness : God 
 was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, 
 preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up 
 into glory. 
 
 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we 
 trust in the living God toljo is tl)C Stiwiour of all men, especially 
 of those that believe. 
 
 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all 
 things, axib before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed 
 a good confession ; that thou keep this commandment without spot, 
 imrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ : which 
 in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, 
 the King of kings, and Lord of lords ; who only hath immortality, 
 dwelling in the light Avhich no man can approach unto : whom no 
 man hath seen, nor can see ; to Avhom be honour and power ever- 
 lasting. Amen. 
 
 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, ac- 
 cording to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the 
 truth which is after godliness ; in hope of eternal life, which God, 
 that cannot lie, promised before the world began ; but hath in due 
 times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed 
 unto me, according to the commandment of i^oh our SaoioiU"; 
 to Titus, mine own son after the common faith : Grace, mercy, and 
 peace, from God the Father, and the £orb JcSUS (Eljrist onr 
 Gauiour. 
 
 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to 
 all men, teaching us, tliat denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, 
 we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world ; 
 lookinii' tor that bl(.'ssc(l Impe, and the glorious ajipearing of the 
 
 great ^oh anb onr Sauiour Jesus (TljriGt; who gave himself 
 
 for u.s, that he might redeem us from all inii|uily, and purify uuto 
 l]imself i peculiar people, zealous of good works. 
 
 ( •(>(], who at snndrv times and in divers manners spake in time 
 past unto the fathers bv the prophets, hath in these last days
 
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 87 
 
 spoken unto us by liis Son, whom ho hath appointed heir of all 
 things, by whom also he made the workls ; who being the bright- 
 ness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and uphold- 
 ing all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself 
 purged our sins, sat down on the I'ight hand of the Majesty on 
 high ; being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by 
 inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. For unto 
 which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day 
 have I begotten thee ? And again, I will be to him a Father, and 
 he shall be to me a Son? And again, when he bringeth in the 
 first-begotten into the world, he saith. And let all the angels of God 
 worship him. And of the angels he saith. Who maketh his angels 
 spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. But unto the Son, he saith. 
 Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever : a sceptre of righteousness 
 is the sceptre of thy kingdom ; thou hast loved righteousness and 
 hated iniquity ; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee 
 with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in 
 the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth ; and the heavens 
 are the works of thine hands. They shall perish ; but thou remain- 
 est : and they all shall wax old as doth a garment ; and as a vesture 
 shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed ; but thou art 
 the same, and thy years shall not fail. But to which of the angels 
 said he at any time. Sit on my right hand, until I make thine ene- 
 mies thy footstool ? Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth 
 to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation ? 
 
 But now we see not yet all things put under him : but we see 
 Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the sutfering 
 of death, crowned with glory and honour ; that he by the grace of 
 God should taste death for every man. For it became him, for 
 whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many 
 sons unto glory, to make the Captain of their salvation perfect 
 through sufierings. For both Ije tl)nt saiUtifictl), and they who 
 are sanctified, are all of one : for which cause he is not ashamed to 
 call them brethren. 
 
 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, 
 consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Je- 
 sus ; who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses 
 was ftuthful in all his house. For this man was counted worthy of 
 more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded tlie house 
 hath more honour than the house. For every house is builded by 
 some man ; but he that built all things is God. And Moses verily 
 was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those 
 things which were to be spoken after ; but Christ as a Son OUCI" 
 Ijis own \)0tt5C; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confi- 
 dence, and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. 
 
 [And tl)C Corb came down in the pillar of the cloud, and 
 stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and ISIiriam : 
 
 Hebrews, 
 ii. 8-n. 
 
 Heb. iii. 1-6. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xii. 5-8.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 Ileb. iv. 3-8. 
 
 Heb. V. 8, 9. 
 
 Ileb. xiii. 8. 
 James, i. 1. 
 
 James, 
 ii. 1, 6, 7. 
 
 Acts, xi. i!6. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 i. 10, 11. 
 
 Peter, i. 21. 
 
 2 Tim. iii. 10. 
 
 2 Ptter, 
 1. 1-a. 
 
 and tliey both came forth. And he said, Hoar now my words : If 
 there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known 
 unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. My 
 servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all tttiuc llOUSC. With 
 him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently.] 
 
 For we which have believed do enter into the rest, as he said. 
 As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest : 
 although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. 
 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise. 
 And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. And in this 
 place again, If they shall enter into my rest. Seeing therefore it 
 remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was 
 first preached entered not in because of unbelief : again, he limit- 
 eth a certain day, saying in David, To-day, after so long a time ; as 
 it is said, To-dav, if ve will hear his voice, harden not vour hearts. 
 For if JcsnS i)a5 giocn tl)Cm rest, then would he not afterwaid 
 have spoken of another day. 
 
 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things 
 which he suftered ; and being made perfect, he became the author 
 of eternal salvation unto all them that obct) Ijint. 
 
 Jesus Christ the same yestei'day, and to-day, and forever. 
 
 James, a servant of God aub of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the 
 twelve tribes. 
 
 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, tl)e 
 
 Covb of iglor^, with respect of persons Do not 
 
 rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment-seats? 
 
 Do not they blas|)l)cmc tl)at toortl)ii name bn tl)c U)l)icl) nc are 
 calleb? 
 
 Tlie disciples were called (JCl)ristians first in Antioch. 
 
 Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched 
 diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you : 
 searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of QTIjrist which 
 was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the siitlerings 
 of Christ, and the glory that should follow. 
 
 [The propliecy came not in old time by the will of man : but 
 lioly men of God spake as they were moved by tl)C ijoljj (!5l)0St.] 
 
 [All scripture is given by inspiration of ©ob.] 
 
 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them 
 that have obtained hke precious faith with us through the right- 
 eousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ : grace and peace be 
 mtiltiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, atlb of Jesus 
 our Lord, according as jjig divine power hath given unto us all 
 things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowl- 
 edge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue.
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 89 
 
 That wliich was from the beginning, which we have heard, 
 which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, 
 and our hands have handled, of the Word of life ; (for the life was 
 manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto 
 you that eternal life which was with the Father, and was manifested 
 unto us ;) that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, 
 that ye also may have fellowship with us : and truly our fellowship 
 is with the Father, atlb with his Son Jesus Christ. And these 
 things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 
 
 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, 
 but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. Who is a 
 liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ ? He is antichrist, 
 that denieth tl)e i^dtljer axib tI}C Goit. Whosoever denieth the 
 Son, the same hath not tlie Father : [but he that acknowledgeth 
 the Son hath the Father also.] Let that therefore abide in you, 
 which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have 
 heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall con- 
 tinue in the Son, atib in the Father. And this is the promise 
 that |)c hath promised us, even eternal life. 
 
 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon 
 us, that we should be called the sons of God ! therefore the world 
 knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we 
 the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be : but 
 we know that, when |)e shall appear, we shall be like him ; for we 
 shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him, 
 purifieth himself, even as he is pure. Whosoever committeth sin 
 transgresseth also the law ; for sin is the transgression of the law. 
 And ye know that |)C was manifested to take away our sins ; and 
 in him is no sin. 
 
 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because Ije laid down his 
 life for us ; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 
 
 And we hare seen and do testily that the Father sent the Son 
 to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess tl)Clt 3c- 
 0tIS is tl)C Sott of (Qohf God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 
 
 There are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the 
 Word, and the Holy Ghost : and these three are one. 
 
 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hatl\ given 
 us an understanding, that we may know him that is true ; and we 
 
 are in l}im that is true, even in l)is Son lesus (Elirist, (|[i)is 
 
 is the true God, and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves 
 firom idols. Amen. 
 
 There are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of 
 old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace 
 of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, 
 axib our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 1 John, i. 1-4. 
 
 1 John, 
 ii. 21-:25. 
 
 1 John, 
 iii. 1-5. 
 
 1 John, 
 iii. 16. 
 
 1 John, 
 iv. 14, 15. 
 
 1 John, V. 7. 
 
 1 John, 
 V. 20, 21. 
 
 Jude 4.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUE. 
 
 Revelation. 
 
 i. 7-20, and 
 
 ii. 1. 
 
 Rev. ii. e. 
 
 Revelation, 
 ii. ld-23. 
 
 Behold, he cometh with clouds, and every eye shall see him, 
 and they also which pierced him : and all kindreds of the earth 
 shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. I am Alpha and 
 Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, 
 and Avhich was^and wliich is to come, the Almighty. 
 
 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, 
 and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that 
 is called Patmos, for the woi-d of God, and for the testimony of Jesus 
 Christ. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me 
 a great voice, as of a trumjjet, saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the 
 first and the last : and. What thou seest, write in a book, and send it 
 unto the seven churches which are in Asia ; unto Ephesus, and unto 
 Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, 
 and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. And I turned to see 
 the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven 
 golden candlesticks ; and in the midst of the seven candlesticks one 
 like unto the Son of man, clothed wath a garment down to the foot, 
 and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and his 
 hairs were Avhite like wool, as white as snow ; and his eyes were as 
 a flame of fire ; and his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in 
 a furnace ; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had 
 in his right hand seven stars : and out of his mouth went a sharp 
 two-edged sword : and his countenance was as the sun shineth in 
 his strength. 
 
 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid 
 his right hand upon me, sapng unto me. Fear not ; I am the first 
 and the last : I am he that liveth, and was dead ; and behold, I am 
 alive for evermore, Amen ; and have the keys of hell and of death. 
 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, 
 and the things which shall be hereafter ; the mystery of the seven 
 stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden 
 candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches : 
 and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven 
 churches. 
 
 Unto the angel of the church of Ejihesus write : These things 
 
 saith l)c tljtU l)oibctl) tl)c scticn stars in I)i5 rigl)! Ijanb, m\)o 
 loalkctl) in tl)c mibst of tl)c scucn golden canblcsticUs. 
 
 xVnd unto the angel of the church in Smyrna, write; These 
 things saith tlic first anb tl)c last, U)l]icl) toas bcab anb is 
 alloc. 
 
 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These 
 things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame 
 of fire, and his feet are like fine brass ; I know thy works, and char- 
 ity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and 
 the last to be more tlian the first: notwithstanding, I have a few 
 things against thee, because thou suft'erest that Avoman Jezebel, 
 whicli calleth hoi-self a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my ser-
 
 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 91 
 
 vants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. 
 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication, and she repented 
 not. Beliold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit 
 aduUery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their 
 deeds. And I will kill her children with death; a\\b nil tljC 
 
 cl)urcl]C0 s!)all knou) tl)nt 3 am lie roljicl) scnrcl)ctl) tl)C 
 
 reins ailb IjcartS : and I will give unto every one of you accord- 
 ing to your works. 
 
 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white rai- 
 ment ; and M toillnot blot out l)is name out of tl)c book of 
 life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his 
 angels. 
 
 [And Moses returned unto tl)C Zovh-, and said. Oh, this peo- 
 ple have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. 
 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin — ; and if not, blot me, I pray 
 thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. And tl)C Corb 
 said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will Jf 
 blot out of my book. 
 
 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship liim, [the 
 beast] whose names are not written in tlje book of life of tl)e 
 £amb slain from tl)e fonnbatiou of tlie raorlb. 
 
 And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defileth, 
 neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie ; but they 
 which are written in tl)e jiamb's book of life.] 
 
 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write ; These 
 things saith l)C tl)at is Ijolj}, l]e tljat is trne, he that hath the 
 key of David, he that openetli, and no man shutteth ; and shutteth, 
 and no man openeth. 
 
 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about 
 the throne and the beasts and the elders : and the number of them 
 was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands ; 
 saying with a loud voice. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to re- 
 ceive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and 
 glory and blessing. And every creature which is in heaven, and 
 on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and 
 all that are in them, heard I saying. Blessing, and honour, and 
 glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, anb 
 unto tl)e £amb, forever and ever. And the four beasts said. 
 Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped 
 him that liveth forever and ever. 
 
 And the seventh angel sounded ; and there were great voices 
 in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the 
 kingdoms of our £orb, anb of l)is (ill)rist ; and l)c shall reign 
 forever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before 
 God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worship})ed God, say- 
 ing, We give thee thanks, Lord God Almighty, which art, and 
 
 Rev. iii. 5. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxii. 31-33. 
 
 Rev. xiii. 8. 
 
 Rev. xxi. 27. 
 
 Rev. iii. 7. 
 
 Revelation, 
 V. 11-14. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xi. 15-17.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE SAVIOUR. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xvii. li-14. 
 
 Revelation, 
 XX. 11, 1-J. 
 
 Matthew, 
 XXV. 31-3i 
 
 Revelation, 
 xxi.l0,a2,23, 
 
 Rev. xxii. 1. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xxii. 3, 4. 
 
 Rev. xxii. 1^. 
 Rev. xxii. 6. 
 
 Rev. xxii. IG. 
 Rev. xxii. 20. 
 
 wast, and art to come ; because tl)OU liast taken to thee thy great 
 power, and hast reigned. 
 
 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which 
 have received no kingdom as yet ; but receive power as kings one 
 hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their 
 power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with 
 the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them : for he is Lord of 
 lords, and King of kings. 
 
 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from 
 whose fece the earth and the heaven fled away ; and there was 
 found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, 
 stand before ©ob ; and the books were opened. 
 
 [When tlie Son of man shall come in his glorv, and all the 
 holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his 
 glory : and before l)iin shall be gathered all nations : and he shall 
 separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep 
 from the goats.] 
 
 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high 
 mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, de- 
 scending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God. 
 
 And I saw no temple therein : for the Lord God 
 
 Almighty anh \\]C C-iimb are the temple of it. And the city had 
 no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it : for the 
 glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 
 
 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as 
 crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God atlb of the Lamb. 
 
 And there shall be no more curse : but the throne of God a\\b 
 of the Lamb shall be in it ; and Ijio servants shall serve him : 
 and they shall see his face ; and his name shall be in their fore- 
 heads. 
 
 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first 
 and the last. 
 
 And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true. 
 And the £orb (Bob of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew 
 unto his servants the things whicli must shortly be done. 
 
 3 jjesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things 
 in the churches. I am the root and the oft'spring of David, and the 
 bright and morning-star. 
 
 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly : 
 Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
 
 III. 
 
 Jitrinitij nf tljB I3nlt] ipiril 
 
 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And 
 the earth was without form, and void ; and darkness was upon the 
 face of the deep : and tl)C Spirit of (5oii tnoocb Upoit tl)C facc 
 
 of tl)e toatcrs. 
 
 And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the 
 Lord, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, 
 and set them round about the tabernacle. And the Lord came 
 down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that 
 was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders : and it came to 
 pass, that when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and 
 did not cease. 
 
 But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of 
 the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad ; and t\)C 
 Spirit rcstcb upon tljcm ; and they were of them that were writ- 
 ten, but went not out unto the tabernacle : and they prophesied in 
 the camp. And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, 
 Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. And Joshua the son 
 of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and 
 said. My lord Moses, forbid them. And Moses said unto him, En- 
 viest thou for my sake ? would God that all the Lord's people were 
 prophets, and that the Lord would put l)is Spirit UpOU t^ClU. 
 
 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in 
 
 his tents according to their tribes, and tl)C Spirit of (J3ob CrtUtC 
 upon l]itn. And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the 
 son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said. 
 
 The anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold 
 them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopota- 
 mia: and the childi-en of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eijjht 
 years. And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the 
 Lord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered 
 them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. And 
 
 tl)c Spirit of tl)c l!orb came upon l)im, cub l)e fubgcb Israel, 
 
 anb U)Cnt out to VaXV : and the Lord delivered Chushan-rishathaim 
 king of Mesopotamia into his hand ; and his hand prevailed against 
 Chushan-rishathaim. And the land had rest forty years. 
 
 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson. And 
 the child grew, and the Lord blessed him. And the Spirit of the 
 
 Gen. i. 1, 2. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xi. 24-29. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xxiv. 2, 3. 
 
 Judges, 
 iii. 8-11. 
 
 Judges, 
 xiii. 24, 2.5.
 
 u 
 
 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 Judges, 
 xiv. 5, 6. 
 
 JudEtea, 
 xiv. I'J. 
 
 Judges, 
 XV. 9-15. 
 
 Judges, 
 xvL 13-30. 
 
 Lord began to move liiiu at times in the camp of Dan, between 
 Zorali and Eslitaol. 
 
 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to 
 Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath : and beliold, a young 
 Hon roared against him. And tl)C Gpivit of tl)C Corb tamc 
 
 migljtilji upon l)im, mib l)c rent Ijim os Ijc monlb \)iwc rent a 
 
 kib, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or 
 his mother what lie had done. 
 
 And tl)e Spirit of tl)c Corb came upon l)im, anb l)c rocnt 
 botDU to "^^slikelon, anb slew tl)irtji men of them, and took 
 their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which ex- 
 pounded the riddle. 
 
 Then the Philistines went up and pitched in Judah, and 
 spread themselves in Lehi, And the men of Judah said, Why 
 are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Sam- 
 son are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us. Then 
 three thousand men of Judah went to the top of tlie rock Etam, 
 and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are 
 rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And 
 he said unto them. As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. 
 And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we 
 may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said 
 unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. 
 And they spake unto him, saying, No ; but we will bind thee fast, 
 and deliver thee into their hand : but surely we will not kill thee. 
 And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from 
 the rock. 
 
 And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against 
 him: and tl]e Spirit of tl)c Cocb came migljtiln upon l)im, anb 
 tlje corbs ll)at mere upon l)is arms became as flax that was 
 
 burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands. And he 
 found a new jaw-bone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took 
 it, and sletD a tl)OUSanb men therewith. 
 
 And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked 
 me, and told me lies ; tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. 
 And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head 
 with the web. And she fastened it with a ]iin, and said mito him, 
 The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his 
 sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web. 
 
 And she said unto him, ITow canst thou say, I love thee, when 
 thino heart is not with me ? Thou hast mocked me these three 
 times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth. And 
 it came to pass Avhen she pressed him daily with her words, and 
 urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death ; that he told her 
 all liis heart, and said unto her. There hath not come a razor upon 
 mine licad ; for I have been a Nazarite unto Ood from my mothei's 
 womb: if I be shaven, then ton strcngtl) roill go from me, and
 
 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
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 I shall become weak, and be like any other man. And when De- 
 lilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for 
 the lords of the Philistines, saying. Come up this once, for he hath 
 shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up 
 unto her, and brought money in their hand. And she made him 
 sleep upon her knees ; and she called for a man, and she caused 
 him to shave off the seven locks of his head ; and she began to 
 afflict him, and his strength went from him. And she said, the 
 Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, 
 and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. 
 
 And he wist not that tl)c £or5 tDiis bcpartcb from l)im. 
 
 But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought 
 him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass ; and he 
 did grind in the prison-house. Howbeit the hair of his head began 
 to o-row aofain after he was shaven. Then the lords of the Philis- 
 tines gathered them together, for to offer a great sacrifice unto 
 Dagon their God, and to rejoice : for they said. Our god hath de- 
 livered Samson our enemy into our hand. And when the people 
 saw him, they praised their god : for they said. Our god hath de- 
 livered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, 
 which slew many of us. And it came to pass, when their hearts 
 were merry, that they said. Call for Samson that he may make us 
 sport. xVnd they called for Samson out of the prison-house ; and 
 he made them sport : and they set him between the pillars. And 
 Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand. Suffer me 
 that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I 
 may lean upon them. Now the house was full of men and women ; 
 and all the lords of the Philistines were there : and there were upon 
 the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while 
 Samson made sport. And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, 
 Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strcngtl)cn ttlC, S 
 prai} tl)Ci% onln tl)is once, (5ob, that I may be at once 
 avenge dof the Philistines fur my two eyes. And Samson took 
 hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on 
 which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the 
 other Avith his left. And Samson said, Let me die with the Phil- 
 istines. And he bowed himself with all his might ; and the house 
 fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So 
 the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he 
 slew in his life. 
 
 Then Samuel took a Anal of oil, and poured it upon his head, 
 and kissed him, and said. Is it not because the Lord liath anointed 
 thee to be captain over his inheritance ? Wlien thou art departed 
 from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre 
 in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah ; and they will say unto thee. 
 The asses which thou wen test to seek are found : and lo, thy father 
 hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 X. 1-10.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 1 Saimiel, 
 xi. 1-7. 
 
 1 Suiniiel, 
 xvi. 1-H. 
 
 shall I do for my son ? Then shalt thou go on forward fi-om thence, 
 and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet 
 thee three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three 
 kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another car- 
 rying a bottle of wine : and they will salute thee, and give thee two 
 loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands. After 
 that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the 
 Philistines : and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither 
 to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down 
 from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and 
 a harp before them; and they shall prophesy: and tl]C Gpil'lt of 
 l\)C Corb toill come Xipon tIjCC, and thou shalt prophesy with 
 them, and shalt be turned into another man. And let it be, when 
 these siofiis are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee: 
 for ©ob is tnitl) tl)CC. And thou shalt go down before me to 
 Gilgal ; and behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt- 
 offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-oflerings : seven days shalt 
 thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do. 
 
 And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from 
 Samuel, God gave him another heart : and all those signs came to 
 pass that day. And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a 
 company of prophets met him ; and the Sj^irit of God came upon 
 him, and he prophesied among them. 
 
 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against 
 Jabesh-gilead : and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make 
 a covenant with us, and we will serve tliee. And Nahash the Am- 
 monite answered them. On this condition will I make a covenant 
 witli you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a 
 leproach upon all Israel. And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, 
 Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all 
 the coasts of Israel : and then, if there be no man to save us, we will 
 come out to thee. 
 
 Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the 
 tidings in the ears of his poo})le : and all the people liftinl up their 
 voices, and wept. And behold, Saul came after the herd out of the 
 field ; and Saul said. What aileth the people that they weep ? And 
 thoy told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh. And tl)C Sjjilit 
 of (*3ob tome ttpon Sanl when he heard those tidings, and his 
 anger was kindled greatly. And he took a yoke of oxen, and 
 hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of 
 Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not 
 ffiilh after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. 
 And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out 
 with one consent. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn 
 for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel ? fill 
 thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehem-
 
 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
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 ite : for I have provided me a king among his sons. And Samuel 
 said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the 
 Lord said. Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice 
 to the Lord. And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee 
 Avhat thou shalt do : and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I 
 name unto thee. And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, 
 and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at 
 his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably ? And he said, Peace- 
 ably : I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord : sanctify yourselves, 
 and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and 
 his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. 
 
 And it came to pass when they were come, that he looked on 
 Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him. But 
 the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the 
 height of his stature ; because I have refused him : for the LORD 
 seeth not as man seeth ; for man looketh on the outward appear- 
 ance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. Then Jesse called Abina- 
 dab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said. Neither hath 
 the Lord chosen this. Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. 
 And he said. Neither hath the Lord chosen this. Again Jesse made 
 seven of his sons to pass before Samuel : and Samuel said unto 
 Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these. And Samuel said unto 
 Jesse, Are here all thy children ? And he said, There remaineth 
 yet the youngest, and behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel 
 said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him : for we will not sit down 
 till he come hither. And he sent, and brought him in. Now he 
 was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to 
 look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him : for this is he. 
 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst 
 
 of his brethren : anb tl)c Spirit of tl)c Corb cixmc npon Dauib 
 
 from tijat buil fortoarb. So Samuel rose up, and went to 
 Ramah. 
 
 But tl)e Spirit of tlic €orb bcparteb from Snul, and an 
 
 evil spirit from the Lord troubled him. 
 
 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from 
 God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house : 
 and David played with his hand, as at other times : and there was 
 a javelin in Saul's hand. And Saul cast the javelin ; for he said, 
 I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided 
 out of his presence twice. And Saul was afraid of David, bccciUSC 
 
 tl)c Corb tons toitl) l)im, anb toas bcpartcb from Saul. 
 
 David, the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up 
 on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist 
 of Israel, said, ijljc Spirit of t\)C £orb spake by me, and l)is 
 word was in my tongue. (?[l)c (5ob of Jsracl said, tl}C Kock of 
 Ssriicl spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling 
 in the fear of God. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 xviii. 10-1.'. 
 
 2 Samuol, 
 xxiii. 1-3.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 1 Kinprs, 
 xviii. 7-li 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 XX. 13-10. 
 
 Nehemiali, 
 ix. 19, 20. 
 
 Neh. ix. 30. 
 
 .Int,, 
 
 xxxiii. 4. 
 Psalm li. 11, 
 
 Pg. cxxxix. 7, 
 Is. xi. 1, 2. 
 
 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, EHjah met him : and 
 lie knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my 
 lord Elijah ? And he answered him, I am ; go, tell thy lord, Be- 
 hold, Elijah is here. And he said. What have I sinned, that thou 
 wouldest dehver thy servant into the hand of Aliab to slay me ? 
 As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom whither 
 my lord hath not sent to seek thee : and when they said, He is not 
 there ; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they 
 found thee not. And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, 
 Elijah is here. And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone 
 from thee, that tl)C Spirit of tl)C £or5 sl)all carrg tijce whither 
 I know not ; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot 
 find thee, he shall slay me : but I thy servant fear the Lord from 
 my youth. 
 
 And all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones 
 their wives, and their children. 
 
 Then upon Jlalja^iel the son of Zechariah, the son of Be- 
 naiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons 
 of Asaph, came tl)C Spirit of tlje C-Orb in the midst of the con 
 gregation ; and he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants 
 of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, thus saith the Lord unto 
 you, Be not afraid or dismayed by reason of this great multitude; 
 for the battle is not yours, but God's. To-morrow go ye down 
 against them. 
 
 Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the 
 wilderness : the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by 
 day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, 
 to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go. (ILl)OU 
 
 gatjcst also tljn goob Spirit to instruct tlicm, and withheldest 
 
 not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their 
 thirst. 
 
 Many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against 
 thcMU by tl)n Spirit in thy prophets : yet would they not give ear : 
 therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the 
 lands. 
 
 STIjC Spirit of CPob I)atl) mabc mc, and the breath of the 
 Almighty hath given me life. 
 
 Cast me not away from tl)t] prCSCUCC ; and take not thy 
 Holy Spirit from me. 
 
 Whither shall I go from tl)J1 Spirit ? or whither shall I flee 
 from thy presence ? 
 
 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, 
 and ;t luaiuli >li;ill (^ri-,,\\ out, of his roots: aii'l t!)C Spirit of ll)C 
 Dorb sljilll vest upon l)im, the spirit of wisdom and undrrstaiid- 
 ing, the spirit of counsel and might, tlie spirit of knowledge and 
 of the fear of the Lord.
 
 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
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 The voice said, Cry. And lie said, What shall I cry ? All 
 flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the 
 field: the grass wherewith the flower fadeth : because the spirit of 
 the Lord bloweth upon it : surely the people is grass. 
 
 Who hath birectcb tlje Spirit of tljc £orb, or being his 
 counsellor hath taught him ? 
 
 Behold my servant, whom I uphold ; mine elect, in whom my 
 soul delighteth ; I have put mn Spirit Itpoit Ilim : he shall bring 
 forth judgment to the Gentiles. 
 
 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this ; I have not spoken in 
 secret from the beginning ; from the time that it was, there am I ; 
 and now the Lord God, aitb l)is Spirit, hath sent me. 
 
 So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and 
 his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come 
 
 in hke a flood, the Spirit of tl)c £orb sl)all lift up a stonborb 
 against l)im. 
 
 He said. Surely they are my people, children that will not lie : 
 so he was their Saviour. In all their affliction he was afflicted, 
 and the angel of his presence saved them : in his love and in his 
 pity he redeemed them ; and he bare them, and carried them all 
 the days of old. 
 
 But they rebelled, and vexch l)i3 i^olu Spirit : therefore he 
 was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. Then 
 he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, 
 Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shep- 
 herd of his flock? where is he that put l)is i^oln Spirit witljilt 
 l]im ? That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glo- 
 rious arm, dividing the waters before them, to make himself an 
 everlasting name ? That led them thi-ough the deep as an horse 
 in the wilderness, that they should not stumble ? As a beast goeth 
 down into the valley, tl)c Spirit of tl)C £orb causcb l)im to rest : 
 so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name. 
 
 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the 
 likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone : and 
 upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance 
 of a man above upon it. And I saw as the coloui- of amber, as the 
 appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of 
 his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even 
 downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had 
 brightness round about. As the appearance of the bow that is in 
 the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the bright- 
 ness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the 
 glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I 
 heard a voice of one that spake. 
 
 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I 
 Avill speak unto thee. And tl)C spirit cntCXCh ilttO me when he 
 
 Is. xl. 6, 7. 
 
 la. xl. 13. 
 
 Is. xlii. 1. 
 
 Is. xlvlii. 16. 
 
 Is. lix. 19. 
 
 Is. Ixiii. 8-14. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 
 i. 2(5-!*, and 
 
 ii. 1-3, and 
 
 iii. 10-15,
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 Ezckiel, 
 
 vlii. 1-4, and 
 
 xi. 1-.), 
 
 23-25. 
 
 spake unto me, axib set tnc Upou mn feet, that I heard him that 
 spake unto me. And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to 
 the children of Israel, to a lebellious nation that liath rebelled 
 against me : they and their fathers have transgressed against me, 
 
 even unto this very day Moreover he said unto 
 
 me. Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive 
 in thine heart, and hear with thine ears. And go, get thee to them 
 of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto 
 them, and tell them. Thus saith the Lord God ; whether they will 
 hear, or whether they will forbear. 
 
 Then t\)C spirit took tttC up, and I heard behind me a voice 
 of a great rushing, saying. Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his 
 place. I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures 
 that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against 
 them, and a noise of a great rushing. So tl)C Spirit lifteb me up, 
 anb took ine atoar), and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my 
 
 spirit; but tl)e l)anb~of ll)c £orb tuns strong upon tnc. Then 
 
 I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river 
 of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished 
 
 among them seven days 
 
 And tl)e l)anb of tljC £orb was there upon me; and he said 
 unto me. Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with 
 thee. Then I arose, and went forth into the plain : and behold, the 
 glory of the Lord stood there, as the glory whieli I saw by thf liver 
 of Chebar: and I fell on my face. Then tl)C Spirit CUtcreb iutO 
 mc, anb set me upon mn feet, anb spnkc toitl) mc, and said 
 
 unto me. Go, shut thyself within thine house, l^ut thou. O son of 
 man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee 
 with them, and thou shalt not go out among them : and 3 will 
 make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt 
 be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover : for they are a re- 
 bellious house. But when I speak with tliee, I will open thy mouth, 
 and thou shalt say unto them, (Jljns Stlitl) tl)C Uorb (i?ob. He 
 that heareth, let him hear ; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear : 
 for they are a rebellious house. 
 
 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in 
 the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders 
 of Judah sat before me, that \\)C Ijiiub of tl)e forb (J>ob fell tl)Crc 
 upon me. Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of 
 tire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and 
 from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the 
 colour of amber. And |)e put forth the form of an hand, and took 
 me by a lock of mine head ; and tl)C Spirit lifteb me IXp between 
 the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to 
 Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate tliat looketh toward the 
 north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh 
 to jealousy. And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, 
 according to the vision that I saw in the plain. ......
 
 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
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 Moreover, tI)C spirit liftcb tltc Itp, and brought me unto the 
 east gate of the Lord's house, which looketh eastward ; and behold 
 at the door of the gate five and twenty men ; among whom I saw 
 Jaazaniah tlie son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes 
 of the people. Then said 1)C unto me, Son of man, these are the 
 men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city : 
 which say. It is not near ; let us build houses : this city is the 
 caldron, and we be the flesh. Therefore prophesy against them, 
 prophesy, O son of man. And tljC Spirit of tI)C £orb fcU Upoit 
 me, anb saib ItntO mc, Speak; Thus saith the Lord; Thus have 
 ye said, O house of Israel : for I know the things that come into 
 
 your mind, every one of them Then did the 
 
 cherubiras litl up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the 
 glory of the God of Israel was over them above. And the glory 
 of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the 
 mountain which is on the east side of the city. Afterwards tl^e 
 spirit took mc up, and brought me in a vision bg tl)e Spirit of 
 (i5ob into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I 
 had seen went up from me. Then I spake imto them of the cap- 
 tivity all the things that the Lord had shewed me. 
 
 O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is tl)e Spirit of 
 tl)e £orb Struitcncb? are these his doings? do not my words 
 do good to him that'walketh uprightly? 
 
 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord ; and be 
 strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech the high priest; and be strong, 
 all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for 5 Cim JUitl) 
 gOtt, saith the Lord of hosts : according to the word that I cov- 
 enanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so mn Spirit re- 
 
 mainetl) among nou ; fear ye not. 
 
 Yea, they made their liearts as an adamant stone, lest they 
 should hear the law, and the words wliich the Lord of hosts hath 
 sent in l)is Spirit by the former prophets. 
 
 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was 
 Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the 
 consolation of Israel : and tl)C ijolg (51)001 voas npoil l)im. And 
 it was revealed unto hiin bjl tl)C l)oll} C!31)0St, that he should not 
 see death, before he had seen the J^ord's Christ. 
 
 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Naz- 
 areth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. And 
 straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens 
 opened, and tl)c Spirit like a bone bcsccnbing itpon l)im. And 
 
 there came a voice fi'om heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, 
 in whom I am well pleased. And immediately tijc Spirit briuctl) 
 l)im into the wilderness. 
 
 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of 
 the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw 
 
 Micah, ii. 7. 
 
 Hug. ii, 4, 5. 
 
 Zech. vii. 12. 
 
 Luke, 
 ii. 25, 20. 
 
 Mark, 
 i. 9-12. 
 
 Man. iii. 16, 
 .ind iv. 1.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIEIT. 
 
 Luke, 
 iii. ill, iH 
 
 Luke, iv. 1. 
 
 John, 
 . 3--', 33. 
 
 John, 
 iii. 5-8. 
 
 Luke, 
 V. 13, 1-1. 
 
 ^fallhew, 
 xii. ^i-Jki. 
 
 the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon hira : 
 
 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the 
 
 wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 
 
 Now when all the people Avere baptized, it came to pass, that 
 Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, and 
 the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, 
 and a voice came from heaven, which said. Thou art my beloved 
 Son ; in thee I am well pleased 
 
 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from Jordan, 
 and was led by the spirit into the wilderness. 
 
 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from 
 heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not : 
 but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, 
 Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on 
 him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 
 
 Jesus answered. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man 
 be born of water, and of tl^C Gpirit, he cannot enter into the king- 
 dom of God. That whicli is born of the flesh, is flesh; and tl)Clt 
 roljici) is born of tlic Spirit, is Spirit- Marvel not that I said 
 unto thee, Ye must be born again. The Avind bloweth where it 
 listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell 
 whence it cometh, and whither it goetli : so is every one that is 
 
 born of tl)c Spirit. 
 
 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed 
 from him for a season. And Jesus returned in t\)C poiDCr of l\)C 
 Spirit into Galilee : and there went out a fame of him through ail 
 the region round about. 
 
 Then was brought unto liim one possessed with a devil, blind 
 and dumb ; and he healed him, insomuch that tiie blind and dumb 
 both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said. 
 Is not this the son of David? ]h\t when the Pharisees heard it, 
 they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the 
 prince of the devils. And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto 
 them. Every kingdum di\ idcd against itself is brought to desolation ; 
 and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand. And 
 if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself ; how shall then 
 his kingdom stand? And if I by Jjcelzebub cast out devils, by 
 whom do your children cast them out ? therefore they shall be your 
 judges. P>ut if I cast out devils bt] tl]C Spirit of iPob, then the 
 kingdom of God is come unto you. (,)r else, liuw can one enter 
 into a strong man's house, and spoil his gocxls, except he first bind 
 the strong man ? and then he will spoil his house. He that is not 
 with me, is against me ; and he that gathereth not with me, scat- 
 tereth abroad. 
 
 Wherefore I say unto you. All manner of sin and blasphemy 
 shall be forgiven unto men : but tl)C bhispl]cnin iigainst tl)C t)oln
 
 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIKIT, 
 
 103 
 
 (!5l)ost Gl)aU not be forgiocn unta men. And whosoever 
 
 speaketli a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him : 
 but whosoever speaketh against tlie Holy Ghost, it shall not be for- 
 given him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. 
 
 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem, said. He 
 hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out 
 devils. And he called them unto him, and said unto them in par- 
 ables. How can Satan cast out Satan ? And if a kingdom be di- 
 \nded against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house 
 be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan 
 rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath 
 an end. No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil 
 his goods, except he will first bind the strong man ; and then he 
 will spoil his house. Verily I say unto you. All sins shall be for- 
 given unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they 
 shall blaspheme : but he that shall blaspheme against the Holy 
 Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation : 
 because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. 
 
 If I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast 
 them out? therefore shall they be your judges. But if I ttlitl) tl)e 
 finger of C!3ob cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is 
 come upon you. 
 
 Whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall 
 be forgiven him : but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy 
 Ghost, it shall not be forgiven. And when they bring you unto 
 the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no 
 thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say : 
 for ti)C i^oln ©IjOSt sl]aU teacl) JIOU in the same hour what ye 
 ought to say. 
 
 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves : be 
 ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware 
 of men : for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will 
 scourge you in their synagogues. And ye shall be brought before 
 governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and 
 the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, take no thought how 
 or what ye shall speak, for it shall be given you in that same hour 
 what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but tl]C Spirit 
 
 of jiour fat[)cv U)l)icl) speaketl) in jiou. 
 
 David himself said bx) tl)e £)0\Vi (51)05t, The Lord said to 
 my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy 
 footstool. 
 
 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no 
 thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate : 
 but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye : for 
 
 it is not ne tljat speak", but tlje i^oln (51)ost. 
 
 Marir, 
 " " -30. 
 
 lu. ; 
 
 Luke, 
 xi. Ut, -20. 
 
 Luke, 
 xii. 10-12. 
 
 Matthew, 
 X. l(;-iu. 
 
 Mark, xii. 36. 
 
 Mark, 
 xiii. 11.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 John, 
 xiv. 10, 17. 
 
 John, 
 xiv. 25, 26. 
 
 John, XV. 20. 
 
 John, 
 xvi. 5-15. 
 
 John, 
 XX. 21-23. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxviii. 18, 19. 
 
 Acts, i. 1, 2, 
 
 Act's 
 1. 15-17. 
 
 I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another (SToitt- 
 fortCl", that \)C ma}^ abide with you forever; even tl)C Spirit of 
 tX'UtI) ; whom the world cannot receive, because it set-th him not, 
 neither knoweth him : but ye know him ; for he dwelleth with you, 
 and shall be in you. 
 
 These things liave I spoken unto you, being yet present with 
 you. But the Comforter, which is the Iloly Ghost, whom the Father 
 will send in my name, []C shall teach you all things, and bring all 
 things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 
 
 When the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from 
 the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the 
 Father, he shall testify of me. 
 
 But now I go my way to him that sent me ; and none of you 
 asketh me. Whither goest thou ? But because I have said tliese 
 things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless 1 tell 
 }'ou the truth. It is expedient for you that I go away : for if I go 
 not away, tl)C QTomfovtcr will not come unto you; but if I depart, 
 I will send him unto you. And when Ijc is come, he will reprove 
 the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment : of sin, 
 because they believe not on me : of righteousness, because I go to my 
 Father, and ye see me no more; of judgment, because the prince 
 of this world is judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, 
 but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit, when l)c, tI)C Gpirit of 
 trutll is come, he will guide you into all truth : for he shall not 
 speak of himself: but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak : 
 and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he 
 shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that 
 the Father hath are mine : therefore said I, that he shall take of 
 mine, and shall shew it unto you. 
 
 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you : as my 
 Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said 
 this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Hcccinc lie tl)e 
 QoIt) (5l)05t. Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto 
 tlicin ; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. 
 
 And Jesus came, and spake unto them, saying, All power is 
 given unto me in lieaven and in earth. Go ye therefore and teach 
 all iiatinn^. baptizing thoin in the name of the Father, and of the 
 Son, anh of tl)C t}oln (5l)0St. 
 
 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that 
 Jesu.s began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was 
 talo'ii II]), aft.M- that he tljrougl) tl)C £}oln (*M)OSt had given com- 
 mandmoiits unto the apostles whom he iiad clioscn. 
 
 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the dis- 
 ciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an 
 himdivrl ;ind twenty,) ^\fu and brethren, this sciipturf Timst needs 
 have been fiiltill<d, which tl)C i^oix) (J31)0St by the mouth of
 
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 David S}]akc before concerning Judas, wliicli was guide to tliem 
 that took Jesus. For he was numbered with us, and had obtained 
 part of this ministry. 
 
 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all 
 with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound 
 from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the 
 house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them 
 cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And 
 they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with 
 other tongues, as tijc Spirit gave them utterance. 
 
 And being let go, they went to their own company, and re- 
 ported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto tliem. 
 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with 
 one accord, and said. Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, 
 and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is ; who, by the 
 mouth of thy servant David hast said. Why did the heathen rage, 
 and the people imagine vain things ? The kings of the earth stood 
 up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and 
 against his Christ. For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, 
 whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with 
 the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, for 
 to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be 
 done. And now. Lord, behold their threatenings : and grant unto 
 thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, by 
 stretching forth thine hand to heal ; and that signs and wonders 
 may be done by the name of thy lioly child Jesus. 
 
 And Avhen they had prayed, tl)C JllilCC U3as sl)akcn toljcrc 
 
 tl)ci] iDcrc asscmblcb togctiicr; anb tijct} were all tiUcii toitl) 
 
 tl)C ijoln <d)OSt, and they spake the word of God with boldness. 
 
 And the multitude of them that beHeved were of one heart 
 and of one soul : neither said any of them that aught of the things 
 which he possessed was his own ; but they had all things common. 
 An<l with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection 
 of the Lord Jesus : and great grace was upon them all. Neither 
 was there any among them that lacked : for as many as were pos- 
 sessors of lands or houses, sold them, and brought the prices of 
 the things that were sold, and laid them down at the apostles' feet : 
 and distribution was made unto every man according as he had 
 need. And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, 
 (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and 
 of the country of Cyprus, Jiaving land, sold it, and brought the 
 money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. 
 
 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, 
 sold a possession, and kept back part of the price, his wife also 
 being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the 
 ajjostles' feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine 
 heart tO lie tO tl)e i^olj] (5l)0St, and to keep back part of the 
 
 Acts, ii. 1-4. 
 
 Acts, 
 iv. 23-al. 
 
 Acts, 
 
 iv. 3-2-:t7 
 
 and V. 1-10.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE HOLT SPIRIT. 
 
 Acts, 
 Yii. 51-53. 
 
 Acta, 
 viii. 14-17. 
 
 Acts, 
 
 viii. y6-i29, 
 
 30-40. 
 
 price of the land ? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own ? 
 and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power ? why hast 
 thou conceived this thing in thine heart? tIjOU Ijast tlOt Hcb UUtO 
 men, but unto Cf3ob. And Ananias heaiing these words, fell 
 down, and g"ave up the ghost. And great fear came on all them 
 that heard these things. And the yountj men arose, wound him 
 up, and carried him out, and buried him. And it was about the 
 space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was 
 done, came in. And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether je 
 sold the laud for so much ? And she said. Yea, for so much. Then 
 Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together tC 
 tempt tl)C Spirit of tijc Corb ? behold the feet of them which 
 have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. 
 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the 
 ghost. And the young men came in, and found her dead, and 
 carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. 
 
 Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do 
 always rcsist tl)C l^oljl (!3l)0St : as your fathers did, so do ye. 
 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted ? and they 
 have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just 
 One ; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers ; 
 who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have 
 not kept it. 
 
 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that 
 Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter 
 and John ; who, when they were come down, prayed for them that 
 they might receive the Holy Ghost : (for as yet |)C UJrtS fallen 
 upon none of tl]em : only they were baptized in tiie name of the 
 Lord Jesus.) Thou laid they their hands on them, and they re- 
 ceived the Holy Ghost. 
 
 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying. Arise, 
 and go toward the south, unto the way that goeth down from Jeru- 
 salem unto Gaza, which is desert. And he arose, and went : and 
 behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under 
 Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her 
 treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, was returning, 
 and sitting in his chariot, read Esaias the prophet. Then tljC 
 Spirit saib unto pijilip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot. 
 And Philip ran tiiither to him, and heard him read the ])r()phet 
 Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest ? And he 
 said, How can I, except some man should guide me ? And he 
 desirf'fl IMiilip that he woidd come up and sit with him. The place 
 of the scripture which he read was this. He was led as a sheep to 
 the slaughter ; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened 
 he not his mouth : in his humiliation his judgment was taken 
 awav : and who shall declare his treneratinn ? for his life is taken 
 from the earth. And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, 1 pray
 
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 thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this ? of liimself, or of some 
 other man ? Then Philip opened his moutli, and began at the 
 same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus, And as they went 
 on their way, they came unto a certain water : and the eunuch said 
 See, here is water ; what doth hinder me to be baptized ? And 
 Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. 
 And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son 
 of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still ; and they 
 went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch : and 
 he baptized him. And when they were come up out of the water, 
 tl)c Spirit of tljcCorb nuigljt atoari pijilip, that the eunuch saw 
 him no more : and he went on his way rejoicing. But Philip was 
 found at Azotus. 
 
 Then had the churches rest throuofhout all Judea and Galilee 
 and Samaria, and were edified : and walking in the fear of the Lord, 
 and in tl)e comfort of tl)C i^olll (JMjOSt, were multiplied. 
 
 While Peter thought on the vision, tl)C Spirit saib UlttO l)itn, 
 Behold, three men seek thee. Arise therefore, and get thee down, 
 and go with them, doubting nothing : for Jf have sent them. 
 
 How God anointed Jesus of Nazaretli roit!) tl)C jQolll Cl)06t 
 and Avith power : who Avent about doing good, and healing all that 
 were oppressed of the devil ; for ©ob tDilS UJitl) l)im. 
 
 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain 
 prophets and teachers ; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called 
 Niger, and Lucius of Gyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought 
 up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. As they ministered to the 
 Lord, and fasted, tl)C {^o\x) (!3l]0St said. Separate mc Barnabas and 
 Saul for the work whei-eunto 3 have called them. And when they 
 had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them 
 away. So they bciUQ SCltt forti) bn tl)C I^oIt) C5l)0St, departed 
 unto Seleucia ; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. 
 
 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up and 
 said unto them. Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while 
 ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth 
 should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. And God, which 
 knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, gining tllCllt tl)C i^oln 
 C!5l}05t, even as he did unto us : and put no difference between us 
 and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 
 
 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell 
 you the same things by mouth. For it seemed good tO tl)C ^oljl 
 '©host, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these 
 necessary things. 
 
 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia, and the region 
 of Galatia, and were forbibbcit of tl)C (^oix) ©l)OSt to preach the 
 word in Asia ; after they were come to .Nlysia, they essayed to go 
 
 into Bithynia ; but tl)e Spirit snffcrcb tlicm not. 
 
 Acts, ix. 31. 
 
 Acts, 
 X. 19, 20. 
 
 Acts, X. 38. 
 
 Acts, 
 xiii. 1-4. 
 
 Acts, 
 XV. 7-9. 
 
 Acts, 
 XV. ir7, 28, 
 
 Acts, 
 xvi. 6, 7.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 Acls, 
 xix. l-<i. 
 
 Acts, 
 XX. a 23. 
 
 Acta, XX. 28. 
 
 Acls, 
 xxi. 10, 11. 
 
 Acts, 
 xxviii. 24-26. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 9-10. 
 
 And it came to pass, that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul 
 liaving passed through the upper coast, came to Ephesus ; and find- 
 ing certain disciples, he said unto them. Have ye received the Holy 
 Ghost .since ye believed ? And they said unto him, We have not 
 so much as heard tDl)Ctl)Cr tl)Cre bc aitjl £^oll1 C5l)0Gt. And he 
 said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized ? And they said, 
 Unto Jolin's baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with 
 the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should 
 believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Je- 
 sus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the 
 Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, tl)C 
 i)oll1 (5l)0St came on tijcm; and they spake with tongues, and 
 prophesied. 
 
 And now behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not 
 knowing the things that shall befall me there : save that tl}C i^oU) 
 (Sl)OSt toitUCSSCtl) in every city, saying that bonds and atflietions 
 abide me. 
 
 Take lieed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock over 
 the which tl)C i^olx) CJ$l]OSt hath made you overseers, to feed the 
 church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. 
 
 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from 
 Judea a certain prophet, named Agabus. And when he was come 
 unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, 
 and said, ijljus Silitl) tI)C i^oly (!M)OGt, So shall the Jews at Je- 
 rusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver 
 him into the hands of the Gentiles. 
 
 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some 
 believed not. And when they agreed not among themselves, they 
 departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake tl)C 
 ^o[\) ©l)OSt hy Esaias tlie prophet unto our fathers, saying. Go 
 unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not un- 
 derstand ; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive. 
 
 Ihit ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that tl)C 
 Sjlirit of (Sob dwell in you. Now, if any man have not the 
 Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the 
 body is dead because of sin ; but the Spirit is life because of right- 
 eousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the 
 dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also 
 quicken your mortal bodies bjl I)i6 Gpilit that dwelleth in you. 
 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors not to the flesh, to live after the 
 flesh. For if ye hve after the flesh, ye shall die : but if ye through 
 the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as 
 many as are Icb bn tl)C Gpirit of (Sob, they are the Sons of God. 
 For ye have not received tlie spiiit of bondage again to fear; but 
 ye have rereived the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, 
 Father. (Jljc G^iirit itGclf bcarcti) witness with our spirit, that 
 we are the children of God.
 
 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
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 Likewise tLe Spirit also lielpeth our infirmities : for we know 
 not wliat we should pray for as we ought : but the Spirit itself 
 Itmkctl) intercession for us with groanings which cannot be 
 uttered. And lie that searcheth tlie hearts knoweth what is tl)C 
 ttliub of tl)C Spirit, because i)e raaketh intercession for the saints, 
 accoi'ding to the will of God. 
 
 The kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, 
 and peace, and joy in tl)C ^oln (I51)0St. 
 
 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believ- 
 ing, that ye may abound in hope, tljtougl) tl)C pOlDCr of tl)C ijolB 
 (!31)0St. And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, 
 that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also 
 to admonish one another. Nevertheless, brethren, I have written 
 the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, be- 
 cause of the grace that is given to me of God, that I should be the 
 minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of 
 God, that the oft'ering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being 
 sanctificb bn tllC {^Ci^D C5>l)0St. I have therefore whereof I may 
 glory through Jesus Christ, in those things which pertain to God. 
 For I will not dare to speak of any of those thing-s which Christ 
 hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word 
 and deed, through mighty signs and wonders, bn tl^C potDCf of tl)C 
 Spirit of (Sob; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto 
 Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 
 
 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, 
 and for tl)C louc of tl)C Spirit, that ye strive together with me in 
 youi prayers to God for me. 
 
 As it is written. Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have 
 entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared 
 for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by 
 his Spirit; for tl)C Spirit SCtXrcljCtl) all tl)ings, yea, the deep 
 things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save 
 the spirit of man which is in him ? even so the things of God 
 knoweth no man, but ll)C Spirit of (!5ob. Now we have received, 
 not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God ; that we 
 might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which 
 things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teach- 
 eth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth ; comparing spiritual things 
 with spiritual. 
 
 Know ye not that ye are tl)C tcmpic of (6ob, and that tl)C 
 Spirit of (Sob brocllctl) in J]OU ? If any man defile the temple 
 of (ilod, him shall God destroy : for the temple of God is holy, 
 which temple ye are. 
 
 And such were some of you : but ye are washed, but ye are 
 sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and 
 
 b2 t\]ii Spirit of our (Sob. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 26, 27. 
 
 Rom. xiv. 17 
 
 Romans, 
 XV. 13-19. 
 
 Rom. XV. 30. 
 
 1 Corinlli. 
 ii. 9-13. 
 
 1 Coriiitl). 
 iii. 16, 17. 
 
 1 Cor. vi. 11.
 
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 1 Cor. vi. 19. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 xii. 1-13. 
 
 2 Corinth, 
 iii. 3-18. 
 
 What ! know ye not that your body is tI)C tcmplc of tl)C i^olll 
 (©l)OSt which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your 
 own ? 
 
 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you 
 ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these 
 dumb idols, even as ye were led. Wherefore I give you to under- 
 stand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God, calleth Jesus ac- 
 cursed : and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the 
 Holy Ghost. Now there are diversities of gifts, but t\)C samc 
 Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same 
 Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same 
 God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit 
 is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given b|] tl)C 
 Spirit the word of wisdom ; to another, the word of knowledge by 
 the same Spirit ; to another, faith by the same Spirit ; to another, 
 the gifts of healing by the same Spirit ; to another, the working of 
 miracles; to another, prophecy; to another, discerning of spirits; 
 to another, divers kinds of tongues ; to another, the interpretation 
 of tongues : but all these worketh that one and the self-same Spirit, 
 dividing to every man severally as l)C U)iU. For as the body is 
 one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, 
 being many, are one body : so also is Christ For by one Spirit are 
 we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, 
 whether we be bond or free ; and have been all made to drink into 
 one Spirit 
 
 Ye are our epistle wi-itten in our hearts, known and read of all 
 men : forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of 
 Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of 
 the living God ; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the 
 heart. And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward : not 
 that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; 
 but our sufficiency is of God ; who also hath made us able ministers of 
 the new testament ; not of the letter, but of the spirit : for the letter 
 killeth, but the spirit giveth life. But if the ministrati<jn of death, 
 written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children 
 of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory 
 of his countenance ; which glory was to be done away : how shall 
 not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? For if the 
 ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the minis- 
 tration of righteousness exceed in gloiy. For even that which was 
 made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory 
 that excelleth. For if that which is done away was glorious, much 
 more that which remaineth is glorious. 
 
 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use gi-eat plainness of 
 speech. And not Jis Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the 
 children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that 
 which is abolished : but their minds were blinded : for until this
 
 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 Ill 
 
 day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the 
 old testament ; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto 
 this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. Never- 
 theless, when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. 
 Now tl)C £orb is tijnt Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord 
 is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face beholding as in a 
 glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from 
 glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 
 
 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, 
 
 axxb tl)c rommunion of tl)c t^oln C!3l)ost, be with you all. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 But now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who sometimes were far off, are 
 
 made nigh by the blood of Christ For through 
 
 him we both have access bg one Spirit unto the Father. Now 
 therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow- 
 citizens with the saints, and of the household of God ; and are 
 built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ 
 himself being the chief corner-stone; in whom all the building 
 fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord : 
 in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God 
 tijrougl) tl)c Spirit. 
 
 Oricuc not tl)C f^olg Spirit of (5ob, whereby ye are sealed 
 unto the day of redemption. 
 
 Without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness : God 
 was manifest in the flesh, instifieb in tl)e Spirit, seen of angels, 
 preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up 
 into glory. 
 
 Now tI)C Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times 
 some shall depart from the faith. 
 
 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went 
 always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God : 
 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not 
 without blood, which he offiered for himself, and for the errors of 
 the people: tl)C i^O^S ©l]OSt this signifying, that the way into 
 the holiest of all was not yet made manifest. 
 
 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an 
 heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the 
 flesh : how much more shall the blood of Christ, who tl)rougl) tllC 
 eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your 
 conscience from dead works to serve the living God ? 
 
 By one offering he hath perfected forever them that are sanc- 
 tified. Whereof tl)e ^o\j) (5l)06t fllso 10 a toitness to us : for 
 after that he had said before, This is the covenant that I will make 
 
 2 Corinth, 
 xiii. 14. 
 
 Ephesians, 
 ii. 13, 18-23. 
 
 Eph. iv. 30. 
 
 1 Tim. iii. IG. 
 
 I Tim. Iv. 1. 
 
 Heb. ix. 6-8. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 ix. 13, 14. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 X. 14-10.
 
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 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 X. 28, '^. 
 
 I Peter, 
 i. JO-12. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 iii. 18, I'J. 
 
 I Peter, 
 iv. 14. 
 
 2 Peter, 
 i. 20, 21. 
 
 1 .lolin, 
 iii. 23, 24. 
 
 1 John, iv. 13, 
 
 1 .Idhn, 
 V. 0-U. 
 
 with them after those days, saith the Lord ; I will put my laws into 
 their hearts. 
 
 He that despised Moses law died without mercy under two or 
 three witnesses : of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he 
 be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, 
 and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanc- 
 tified, an unholy thing, and hath bonc bcspitc UlttO tl)C Spirit 
 
 of grace? 
 
 Of which salvation the prophets have infjuired and searched 
 diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you : 
 searching what, or what manner of time tl]C Spirit of (tlirist 
 which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand tlie 
 sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Unto whom 
 it was levealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did min- 
 ister the things which are now reported unto you by them that have 
 preached the gospel unto you toitl) tl)C ^olrj (!3l)05t QCUt botDU 
 front IjCnucri; which things the angels desire to look into. 
 
 Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, 
 that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but 
 qnickcncb bti tljc Spirit: by which also he went and preached 
 unto the spirits in prison. 
 
 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye ; for 
 the spirit of glory and of God rcstcti) Upou llOU. On their part 
 he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. 
 
 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any 
 private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by 
 the will of man : Init holy men of God spake as they were moved 
 
 bn tl)e ^o\\) (5l)05t. 
 
 And this is his commandment ; that we should believe on the 
 name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us 
 commandment. And he that keepeth his commandments, dwelloth 
 in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that |)C abideth in 
 us, brj tl)C Spirit which he hath given us. 
 
 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, bcCUUSC 
 l)c l)atl) giucn ns of l)is Spirit. 
 
 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ ; 
 not bv water oiilv. but by water and blood. And it is tllC Spirit 
 tl)lU bcarctl) UjitUCSS, because the Spirit is truth. For there are 
 three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the "Word, and the 
 Holy Ghost : and these three are one. And there are three that 
 bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood : and 
 these three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the 
 witness of God is greater: for this is tl)c luitUCGG of (?ob which 
 he hath testified f)f liis Son.
 
 DIVINITY OF THE HOLY SPIKIT. 
 
 113 
 
 He that hath an ear, let him hear what tl)C d:pi)rit saith unto 
 the churches. 
 
 And I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, 
 Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth : Yea, 
 aaitl) t\]C Spirit, that they may rest from their labours ; and their 
 works do follow them. 
 
 And t|)e Spirit and the bride say, Come. 
 
 Rev. iii. 2i. 
 
 Rev. xiv. 13. 
 
 Rev. xxii. 17.
 
 IV. 
 
 (0ni'B (DmiiiHrii^tirt. 
 
 Genesis,!. 31. 
 
 Gen. iv. 8-10. 
 
 Gen. \i. 5. 
 
 Gen. vii. 1. 
 
 Gen. xi. 1-8. 
 
 Gen. xiii. IX 
 
 Genesis, 
 xvi. 5-14. 
 
 And God saw everything that he had made : and behold, it 
 was very good. 
 
 And Cain talked with Abel his brother : and it came to pass 
 when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his 
 brother, and slew him. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother ? 
 And he said, I know not : Am I my brother's keeper ? And he 
 said, Wliat hast thou done? tl]C noicc of tl)2 brotl)Cr's bloob 
 
 crictl) nuto me from tl)c groiinb. 
 
 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the 
 earth, and that every imagination of tl]C tl)ongljts of l)is l)cart 
 was only evil continually. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house 
 into the ark : for tl)cc l)at)c 3 sccn fiqljtcous before me in this 
 generation. 
 
 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 
 
 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that 
 they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. 
 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn 
 them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had 
 they for mortar. And they said. Go to, let us build us a city, and 
 a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven ; and let us make us a 
 name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. 
 And tlie Lonl came boton to sec tl)c citn anb tl)e totoer, iDl)icl) 
 tlje cl)ilbvcn of men builbeli. And tiif L<>rd said, lU-hold, the 
 people is one, and they have all one language ; and this they begin 
 to do : and now notliiiig will be restrained from them, tDl)icl) tl)eil 
 l)at)e imagine!) to bo. Go to, let us go down, and there confound 
 their language, that tliey may not understand one another's speech. 
 So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all 
 the earth : and they left off to build the city. 
 
 The men of Sodom were wicked and siniters before tlje 
 £orb exceedingly. 
 
 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee : I liave 
 
 given my maid into thy bosom ; and wlien she saw tliat she had 
 
 I conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between
 
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 me and thee. But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in 
 thy hand ; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt 
 hardly with her, she fled from her face. 
 
 And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water 
 in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. And he 
 said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence earnest thou ? and whither wilt 
 thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress, Sarai. 
 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, 
 and submit thyself under her hands. And the angel of the Lord 
 said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not 
 be numbered for multitude. And the ang-el of the Lord said unto 
 her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call 
 his name Ishmael ; because the Lord luith heard thy affliction. And 
 he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man, and 
 every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence 
 of all his brethren. 
 
 And she called the name of the Lord that spake imto her, dTl^ou 
 tJ3ob SCCSt TttC ; for she said, Have I also here looked after him 
 that seeth me { Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi ;* be- 
 hold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. 
 
 And the Loi'd said. Shall I hide from Abraham that thing 
 which 1 do ; seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and 
 mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in 
 him? Fori kiiou) liim, tl]at l)c ujill commnnb l)is cfjilbrcn 
 
 anb Ijis l)0UScl)0lb nftcr l)iin, and they shall keep the way of the 
 Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring U2)on 
 Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. 
 
 And tlie Lord said. Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is 
 great, and because their sin is veiy grievous, I will go down now, 
 and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of 
 it, which is come unto me ; and if not, I will know. And the men 
 turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom : but Abra- 
 ham stood vet before the Lord. And Abraham drew near, and 
 said. Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked ? Per- 
 adventure there be fitly righteous within the city : w^ilt thou also 
 destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are 
 therein ? That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay 
 the righteous with the wicked ; and that the righteous should be 
 as the wicked, that be far from thee : Sliall not the Judge of all 
 the earth do right? And the Lord said, Jf 3 fiub ill Gobom 
 fiftn rigl)tCOUS U)itl)in tl)C citn, then I will spare all the place for 
 their sakes. 
 
 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides ? son- 
 in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast 
 in the city, bring them out of this place : for we will destroy this 
 
 place, because ti)c ctQ of tl)cm is ujttxcu great before tlje face 
 
 of tl)C l!0X"b ; and the Lord liatli sent us to destroy it. 
 
 * That is, 
 the irr/l of 
 him that lin- 
 rtk and seeth 
 mc. 
 
 Gene si; 
 xviii. 17- 
 
 'i6. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xix. 12, 13.
 
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 GOD'S OMNISCIENCE. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xxi. 9-19. 
 
 Gcuesis, 
 xxxi. 25-53. 
 
 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she 
 had borne unto Abraham, mocking. Wherefore she said unto 
 Abraham, Cast out this bond-woman and her son : for the son 
 of this bond-woman shall not be heir with mv son, even with 
 Isaac. And the thinij was very ffrievous in Abraham's sio-ht 
 
 Owe!) O 
 
 because of his son. And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be 
 grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bond- 
 woman ; in all that Sarah hath said vmto thee, heai-ken unto her 
 voice : for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. And also of the son 
 of the bond-woman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed. 
 
 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, 
 and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar (putting it on her 
 shoulder) and the child, and sent her away : and she departed, and 
 wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. And the water was 
 spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. 
 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way 
 oft', as it were a bow-shot : for she said. Let me not see the death 
 of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, 
 and wept. QVnb ©ob l)carb tl)c uoicc of tl)C lab ; and the 
 angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, 
 What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not; for God hath heard the 
 voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him 
 in thine hand : for I will make him a great nation. And God 
 opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water, and she went and 
 filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 
 
 Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent 
 in the mount : and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount 
 of Gilead. And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that 
 thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daugh- 
 ters, as captives taken with the sword ? Wherefore didst thou fiee 
 away secretly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that 
 I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tab- 
 ret, and with harp ? and hast not suff'ered me to kiss my sons, and 
 my daughters ? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing. It is in 
 the power of my hand to do you hurt : but tl)C (2>ob of TJOUl" frt- 
 tl)Cr spake unto mc t}CStcrnigl)t, saying. Take thou heed that 
 thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. And now, though 
 thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy 
 
 father's house ; yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods ? 
 
 And he searched, but found not the images. 
 
 And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban : and Jacob 
 answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass ? what is my 
 sin, tliat thou h.'ust so hotly pursued after me ? Whereas thou 
 hast searched all my stuft', what hast thou found of all thy house- 
 hold-stutf? set it liere before my brethren and thy brethren, that 
 they may judge betwixt us both. This twenty years have I been 
 with thee ; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young.
 
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 and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten. That which was 
 torn of beasts I brought not unto thee ; I bare the loss of it ; 
 of my hand didst thou require it, Avhether stolen by day or stolen 
 by night. Thus I was ; in the day the drought consumed me, 
 and the frost by night ; and my sleep departed from mine eyes. 
 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house : I served thee four- 
 teen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle : 
 and thou hast changed my wages ten times. Except the God 
 of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been 
 with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. (J5ob t)tltl) 
 seen mine nfifliction, and the labour of my hands, and rebuked 
 thee yesternight. 
 
 And Laban answered, and said unto Jacob, These daughters 
 are my daughters, and these children are* my children, and these 
 cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine ; and what 
 can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children 
 which they have borne ? Now therefore come thou, let us make 
 a covenant, I and thou ; and let it be for a witness between me 
 and thee. And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 
 And Jacob said unto his brethren. Gather stones ; and they took 
 stones, and made an heap : and they did eat there upon the heap. 
 And Laban called it' Jegar-saha-dutha : but Jacob called it" Ga- 
 leed ; and Laban said. This heap is a witness between me and 
 thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed : and 
 Mizpali ; for he said, (Jlje £orb toatcl) between me aiib tl)ee, 
 when we are absent one from another. If thou shalt afflict my 
 daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters ; 
 no man is with us ; see, (J3ob is toitness betwixt me and thee. 
 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, 
 which I have cast betwixt me and thee ; this heap be witness, and 
 this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, 
 and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, 
 for harm. The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God 
 of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of 
 his father Isaac. 
 
 And Er, Judah's first-born, was toicliCli in tl)e sigl^t of tI)C 
 Corb ; and the Lord slew him. 
 
 And it came to pass, in process of time, that the king of Egypt 
 died : and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and 
 they cried, and their cry came up unto God, by reason of the bondage. 
 And ©ob l)eatb tl]eir groaning, and God remembered his cove- 
 nant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. And God looked 
 upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them. 
 
 And the Lord said, jj l)ntic sureln seen tl)e affliction of mp 
 
 :people which are in Egypt, and liave heard their cry by reason of 
 their taskmasters ; for j knoU) tijeir SOrrOlBS : and I am come 
 down to deliv^er them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring 
 
 1 That is, 
 The heap of 
 witnesuJChaX, 
 
 2 That is, 
 The heap of 
 iDitness.liah. 
 
 C'cnesi;?, 
 x.\x\'iii. 7. 
 
 Exodus, 
 ii. 23-25. 
 
 Exodu.s, 
 iii. 7-10.
 
 118 
 
 GOD'S OMNISCIENCE. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xvi. 1-15. 
 
 them up out of that land, unto a good land and a large, unto a land 
 flowing with milk and honey ; unto the place of the Canaanites, 
 and the Ilittites, and the Amorites, and tlie Peiizzites, and the Iliv- 
 ites, and the Jebusites. Now therefore, behold, the crv of the chil- 
 dren of Israel is come unto me ; and I have also seen the oppres- 
 sion wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. Come now therefore, 
 and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth 
 my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt. 
 
 And they took their journey from Elim, and all tlie congrega- 
 tion of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, 
 which is between Elim and Sinai, on the tifteenth day of the second 
 month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. And the whole 
 congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and 
 Aaron in the wilderness : and the children of Israel said unto them. 
 Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of 
 Egypt, when we sat by tlie flesh-pots, and when we did eat bread 
 to the full : for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill 
 this whole assembly with hunger. 
 
 Then said the Lord unto Moses, Beliold, I will rain bread from 
 heaven for you ; and the people shall go out and gather a certain 
 rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in 
 my law, or no. And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day 
 they shall prepare that which they bring in ; and it shall be twice 
 as much as they gather daily. And Moses and Aaron said unto 
 all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the Lord 
 hath brought you out from the land of Egypt : and in the morning, 
 then ye shall see the glory of the Lord : for tl)nt \)C l)carctl) TlOUr 
 murmurings against tlje ilov^ : and what are we, that ye murmur 
 against us ? And Moses said, This shall be when the Lord shall 
 give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in tlie morning bread to 
 the full ; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye 
 murmur against him : and what are we ? your murmurings are not 
 against us, but against the Lord. 
 
 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congrega- 
 tion of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord: for []C 
 \)al\] Ijcavb nour murmurings. And it came to pass, as Aaron 
 spake unto the whole coULrrcy-ation of the children of Israel, that 
 
 111 o o ' 
 
 tiiey looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the 
 Lord appeared in a cloud. And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 
 ing, I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel ; spt'ak 
 unto thorn, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning 
 ye shall be filled with bread : and ye shall know that I am the Lord 
 your God. 
 
 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and cov- 
 ered the camp : and in the morning the dew lay round about the 
 host. And when the dew that lay was gone up, beliold, upon the 
 face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the
 
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 119 
 
 hoar frost on tlie ground : and when the children of Israel saw it, 
 they said one to another, It is manna : for tliey wist not what it 
 was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the Lord 
 liath given you to eat. 
 
 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people 
 on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none. And the 
 
 Lord said unto Mos.-s, ^ov3 long refuse Bc to keep mn rom- 
 
 manbmcntS axib mx) latOS ? See'^ for that the Lord hath given you 
 the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of 
 two days : abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of 
 his jjlace on the seventh day. 
 
 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. If thou af- 
 flict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, jj mill surclg 
 I)Car tl]cir cm; and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you 
 with the sword ; and your wives shall be widows, and your children 
 fatherless. 
 
 And when the people complained, it Msplctiscb tljc £orb, 
 anb tljC Corb Ijearb it : and his anger was kindled ; and the fire 
 of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in 
 the uttermost parts of the camp. And the people cried unto 
 Moses ; and roljcu iHoscs pruncb unto tl)C £orb, tl]e fire xoas 
 qnencl)eb. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with 
 thy fathei-s, and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the 
 .gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among 
 them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made 
 with them. Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that 
 day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and 
 they shall be devoured, and many edls and troubles shall befall 
 them, so that they will say in that day. Are not these enls come 
 upon us, because our God is not among us ? And I will surely hide 
 my face in that day for all the enls which they shall have wrought, 
 in that they are turned unto other gods. Now therefore write ye 
 this sono- for you, and teach it the children of Israel : put it in their 
 mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children 
 of Israel. For when I shall have brought them into the land which 
 I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey ; and 
 they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat ; then 
 will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and 
 break my covenant. And it shall come to pass, when many evils and 
 troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them 
 as a witness : for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their 
 
 seed : for 3 knovo tl)cir imagination roliici] tlicn go about, eoen 
 
 XlOViy before I have brought them into the land which I sware. 
 
 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed 
 thing : for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of 
 
 Exodus, 
 xvi. i.n-ii9. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxii. '23-24. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xi. 1. '2. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxxi. 1&-21. 
 
 .loshua, 
 vii. 1, 6-18.
 
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 1 Sam. li. 3. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 xiv. '.J3-W, 
 
 Zerali, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing, axib tl)C 
 anger of tl)C Corb tons kinblcb against the children of Israel. 
 
 And Joshua rent his clothes and fell to the 
 
 earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the even-tide, 
 he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads. And 
 Joshua said, Alas ! O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought 
 this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amor- 
 ites, to destroy us ? would to God we had been content, and dwelt 
 on the other side Jordan ! Lord, what shall I say, when Is- 
 rael turnetli their backs before their enemies ! For the Canaanites, 
 and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall ennron 
 us round, and cut oti" our name from the earth : and what wilt thou 
 do unto thy great name ? 
 
 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up ; wherefore liest 
 thou thus upon thy face ? Israel hath sinned, and they have also trans- 
 gressed my covenant which I commanded them : for tijcg l)iUiC 
 
 even taken of tl)c accurseb tl)ing, aub \)iwc also stolen, anb 
 bisscmblcb also, anb tl^eji Ijaoc put it even among tl)civ oran 
 
 stuff. Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their 
 enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they 
 were accursed : neither will I be with you any more, except ye de- 
 stroy the accursed from among you. Up, sanctify the people, and 
 say. Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow : for thus saith the Lord 
 God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O 
 Israel : thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take 
 away the accursed thing from among you. In the morning there- 
 fore ye shall be brought according to your tribes : and it shall be, 
 that the tribe which the Lord taketh shall come according to the 
 families thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take shall 
 come by households ; and the household which the Lord shall take 
 shall come man by man. And it shall be, that he that is taken 
 with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, lie and all that he 
 hath : because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and 
 because he hath wrought folly in Israel. 
 
 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by 
 their tribes ; and tl)C tribe of Jubal) was taken : and he brought 
 the family of Judah : and he took ll)C familT) of tI)C ^arl}itCS : 
 and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man ; and ^abbi 
 was taken : and he brought his household man by man ; an<l 
 "iAclian the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of 
 the tribe of Judah, was taken. 
 
 Talk no more so exceeding proudly ; let not arrogancy come 
 out of your mouth : for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by 
 him actions are weighed. 
 
 So the Lord saved Israel that day ; and the battle passed over 
 unto I'eth-aven. 
 
 And the men of Israel were distressed that dav : for Saul had
 
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 121 
 
 adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any 
 food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So 
 none of the people tasted any food. And all they of the land came 
 to a wood ; and there was honey upon the ground. And when 
 the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped : 
 but no man put his hand to his mouth ; for the people feared the 
 oath. But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people 
 with the oath: wherefore |)c put forti) tl)C £\\b of tljc rob tijat 
 
 ujas in Ijis l)onii, onb 'bippc'b it in an l)onc2-comb, anb put l)is 
 
 Ijrtnb to l)is tnouti) ; ;md Iiis eyes were enlightened. Then an- 
 swered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the 
 people with an oath, saying. Cursed be the man that eateth any 
 
 food this day 
 
 And Saul said. Let us go down after the Philistines by night, 
 and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man 
 of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. 
 Then said the priest. Let us draw near hither unto God. And Saul 
 asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines ? wilt 
 thou deliver them into the hand of Israel ? But |)C rtnsiDCrcb l}itn 
 not that day. And Saul said. Draw ye near hither all the chief 
 of the people : and know and see wherein this sin hath been this 
 day. For as the Lord liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in 
 Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man 
 among all the people that answered him. Then said he unto all 
 Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the 
 other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good 
 unto thee. Therefore Saul said unto the Lord God of Israel, Give 
 a perfect lot. And Saul flUb Souatl^aU were taken : but the 
 people escaped. And Saul said. Cast lots between me and Jonathan 
 my son. And Sonutljun was taken. Then Saul said to Jonathan, 
 Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, 
 I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in 
 mine hand, and lo, I must die. And Saul answered, God do so, and 
 more also : for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. 
 
 And it came to pass when they were come, that he looked on 
 Eliab, and said. Surely the Lord's anointed is before him. But the 
 Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the 
 heififht of his stature : because I have refused him : for the LORD 
 seeth not as man seeth ; for man looketh on the outward appear- 
 ance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 
 
 And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against 
 him ; and he said to Abiathar the priest. Bring hither the ephod. 
 Then said David, O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly 
 heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for 
 my sake. Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand ? 
 will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard ? Lord God of 
 Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the Lord said, i^c toill 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 xvi. li, 7. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 xxiii. 'J-i!!.
 
 122 
 
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 2 Samuel, 
 vii. 18-21. 
 
 I Chronicles, 
 xxviil. 9. • 
 
 1 Chrouicles, 
 xxix. 17. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xvi. 9. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 viii. 22-4a 
 
 come boron. Then said David, Will the men of Keilali deliver 
 me and my men into the hand of Saul ? And the Lord said, (E1)C2 
 
 raill bclincr tl)cc up. 
 
 Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose 
 and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. 
 And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah ; and he 
 forbare to go foilh. 
 
 Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he 
 said, Who am I, Lord God ? and what is my house, that thou 
 hast brought me hitherto? And this was yet a small thing in thy 
 
 sight, O Lord God; but tilou hast s^jolicu iilso of tl)ij scrnniu's 
 
 1)0USC for a great roijile to come. And is this the manner of 
 man, O Lord God ? And what can David say more unto thee ? for 
 thou, Lord God, knowest thy servant. For thy word's sake, and 
 according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, 
 to make thy servant know them. 
 
 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, 
 and serve him with a perfect heart, and witli a willing mind : for 
 the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imagina- 
 tions of the thoughts : if thou seek him, he will be found of thee ; 
 but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off forever. 
 
 I know also, my God, that thou tricst tl)C l]Cart, aitb IjilSt 
 pleasure in upngl)tncss. As for me, in the uprightness of mine 
 heiut 1 have Avillingly offered all these things : and now have I seen 
 with joy thy people, which are present liere, to offer willingly unto 
 thee. 
 
 The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole 
 earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is 
 perfect toward him. 
 
 And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the pres- 
 ence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands 
 toward lieaven : and he said. Lord God of Israel, there is no God 
 like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who kee[>est cove- 
 nant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their 
 heart : who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou 
 promisedst liim : tliou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast ful- 
 ! tilled it with thine hand, as it is this day. Therefore now, Lord 
 I God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou 
 promisedst him, saying. There shall not fail thee a man in my sight 
 to sit on tlie throne of Israel ; so that thy children take heed to 
 j their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. 
 I And now, () God of Israel, let thv word, I pray thee, be verified, whieh 
 ' thou sp.'ikest unto thy servant David my father. But will God in- 
 jdeed dwell on the earth? behold the heaven and heaven of heavens 
 cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I liave builded? 
 Yet liave thou respect unto the prayer of tliy servant, and to
 
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 123 
 
 his supplication, Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to 
 the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to-day : tl)at 
 
 tl)ine cr)CB mari be open toroarb tl)is l}onsc nigl)t anb bajj, 
 
 even toward tlie place of which tlmu hast said, My name shall 
 be there : that thou iiiayest hearken unto the prayer which thy 
 servant shall make toward this place. And hearken thou to the 
 supplication of thy servant, and of thy ])eople Israel, when they 
 shall jiray toward this place: and |)car tljOU in Ijcaoeil tl)n bujell- 
 ing-pltxce : nnd when thou hearest, forgive. 
 
 If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid 
 upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine 
 altar in this house : then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge 
 thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his 
 head ; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his 
 righteousness. 
 
 When thy j^eople Israel be smitten down before the enemy, 
 because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to 
 thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto 
 thee in this house : then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin 
 of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which 
 thou gavest unto their fathers. 
 
 When heaven is shut up and there is no rain, because they 
 have sinned against thee ; if they pray toward this place, and con- 
 fess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them : 
 > then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and 
 of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein 
 they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast 
 given to thy people for an inheiitance. 
 
 If there be in the land ftimine, if there be pestilence, blasting, 
 mildew, locust, or if there be caterpillar; if their enemy besiege 
 them in the land of their cities, whatsoever plague, whatsoever sick- 
 ness there be ; what prayer and supplication soever be made by any 
 man, or by all thy people Israel, wliich shall know every man the 
 plague of his own lieart, and spread forth his hands toward this 
 house : then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and forgive, 
 and do, and give to every man according to his ways, toljosc l)cart 
 ti)On liltOlDCSt ; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of 
 all the children of men ;) that they may fear thee all the days that 
 they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 
 
 If I sin, tl)cu tl)OU markcst mc, and thou wilt not acquit me 
 from mine iniquity. 
 
 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can 
 hinder him ? For he knoweth vain men : he seeth wickedness 
 also ; will he not then consider it ? 
 
 Will ye speak wickedly for God ? and talk deceitfully f(M- him ? 
 Will ye accept his person ? will ye contend for God ? Is it good 
 that he should search you out ? or as one man mocketh another, do 
 
 Job, X. 14. 
 
 Job, 
 xi. 10, 11. 
 
 Job, 
 xiii. 7-10.
 
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 1 Kings, 
 xiv. 1-5. 
 
 Job, 
 xiii. 15, 16. 
 
 Job, 
 xiii. 23-27. 
 
 Job, 
 Xiv. 16, 17. 
 
 Job, 
 xxii. 12-17. 
 
 Job, xxvi. 0. 
 
 Job, 
 
 xxviii. 3, 10, 
 
 11. 
 
 Job, 
 xxviii. 2()-24. 
 
 ye so mock him ? He will surely reprove you, if ye do scctctlt) 
 accept persons. 
 
 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. And Jero- 
 boam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that 
 thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam ; and get thee to 
 Shiloh : behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, wliich told me that 
 I should be king over this people. And take with thee ten loaves, 
 and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him : he shall tell 
 thee what shall become of the child. And Jeroboam's wife did so, 
 and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. 
 But Ahijah could not see ; for his eyes were set by reason of his 
 age. And the Lord said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam 
 Cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son ; for he is sick : thus and 
 thus shalt thou say unto her: for it sljall bc, tDl)Cn b\)C COmctI) 
 
 in, that sl)c sljall feign l)crsclf to bc anotlicr roomnn. 
 
 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him ; but I will main- 
 tain mine own ways before him. He also shall be my salvation : 
 
 for an Ijnpocrite 0l)aU not come before Ijim. 
 
 How many are mine iniquities and sins ? ntflke tnc tO kltOtD 
 mg transgression anb tnji sin. Wherefore hidest thou thy face, 
 and boldest me for thine enemy? Wilt thou break a leaf driven 
 to and fro ? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble ? For thou 
 writest bitter things against me, and makest WC tO posseSS tl)e 
 iniquities of mn Jiontl). Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, 
 and lookest narrowly unto all my paths ; tl)OU SCttest (I print 
 
 upon t\)c l)eels of mn feet. 
 
 For now thou numberest my steps : dost thou not watch over 
 my sin ? My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest 
 up mine iniquity. 
 
 Is not God in the height of heaven ? and behold the height of 
 the stars, how high they are ! And thou sayest, How doth God 
 know ? can he judge through the dark cloud ? Thick clouds are a 
 covering to him, that he seeth not ; and he walketh in the circuit 
 of heaven. Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have 
 trodden ? Wliich were cut down out of time, whose foundation 
 was overflown with a flood : wliich said unto God, Depart from us : 
 and what can the Almifjlitv do for tliem ? 
 
 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. 
 
 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection : 
 
 the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death 
 
 He cuttetli out rivers among the rocks ; and his eye seeth every 
 precious thing. He bindeth the floods from overflowing ; and the 
 thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. 
 
 Whence then cometh wisdom ? and where is the place of un- 
 derstanding ? Seeing it is liid from the eyes of all living, and
 
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 kept close from the fowls of the air. Destruction and death say, 
 We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. God understand- 
 eth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof For he 
 looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven. 
 
 Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps ? If I have 
 walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit ; let me be 
 weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. 
 
 His eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his 
 goings. There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the 
 workers of iniquity may hide themselves. 
 
 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous : but with 
 kings are they on the throne ; yea, he doth establish them forever, 
 and they are exalted. And if they be bound in fetters, and be 
 holden in cords of affliction ; then he sheweth them their work, and 
 their transgressions that they have exceeded. 
 
 Then Job answered the Lord, and said, I know that thou canst 
 do everything, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. 
 
 O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end : but es- 
 tablish the just : for tl)c rigI]tcons (?ob trictl] tl)c licarts anb 
 reins. My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. 
 
 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God ? he hath said in 
 his heart, Thou wilt not require it. ®l)OU \)ClGt SCen it ; for thou 
 beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand ; the poor 
 committeth himself unto thee ; thou art the helper of the fatherless. 
 
 The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in 
 heaven : his eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men. 
 
 Who can understand his errors ? cleanse thou me frottt SCCtCt 
 
 faults. 
 
 Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kind- 
 nesses ; for they have been ever of old. llcmcmbcr ItOt tl)C sius 
 of tnn tlOUtI), nor my transgressions. 
 
 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me ; try my reins and my 
 heart 
 
 The Lord looketh from heaven ; he beholdeth all the sons of 
 men. From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the in- 
 habitants of the earth. He fashioneth their hearts alike : he con- 
 sidereth all their works. 
 
 Lord, all mn bcsirc is before tl)ce; and my groaning is not 
 hid from thee. 
 
 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out 
 our hands to a strange god : shall not God search this out ? for he 
 knoweth the secrets of the heart. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxi. 4-6. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxiv. -21, SJ2. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxvi. 7-9. 
 
 Job, 
 xlii. 1, -2. 
 
 Ps. vii. 9, 10. 
 
 Vs. X. 13, 14. 
 
 Ps. xi. 4. 
 
 Ps. xix. I'i. 
 
 Par. XXV. 6, 7. 
 
 Ps. xxvi. 2. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxiii. 13-15. 
 
 Ps. xxxviii. 9. 
 
 Psalm, 
 xliv. 20, 21.
 
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 P3. hi. 8. 
 
 Pa. Ixv. 2. 
 P.S. Ixvi. 18. 
 Ps. Ixix. 5. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixix. 17-19. 
 
 Ps. xc. 8. 
 
 Psalin 
 xciv. 1-11. 
 
 Ps. cxvi. 15. 
 Ps. cxix. 108. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxxxix. 1-lG. 
 
 Thou tellest my wanderings : put thou my tears into thy bot- 
 tle : arc tl)cn not in tl)n book? 
 
 O tl}OU tl)iU l)Cari'St prancr, unto thee shall all fle^li come. 
 
 If I regard iniquity in tttn IjCflrt, the Lord will not hear me. 
 
 O God, thou knowest my foolishness ; and my sins are not 
 hid from thee. 
 
 Hide not thy face from thy servant ; for I am in trouble : hear 
 me speedily. Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it : deliver me 
 because of mine enemies. Thou hast known my reproach, and my 
 
 shame, and my dishonour : mine abucrsarics arc all before 
 tl)ec. 
 
 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, ottr 0CCret Sins in 
 
 the light of thy countenance. 
 
 Lord God, to whona vengeance belongeth ; O God, to whom 
 vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. Lift up thyself, thou judge of 
 the earth : render a reward to the proud. Lord, how long shall 
 the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph ? How long shall 
 they utter and speak hard things ? and all the workers of iniquity 
 boast themselves ? They break in pieces thy people, Lord, and 
 afflict thine heritage. They slay the widow and the stranger, and 
 murder the fatherless. Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither 
 shall the God of Jacob regard it. Understand, ye brutish among 
 the people : and ye fools, when will ye be wise ? He that planted 
 the ear, sljall []C not IjCar? he that formed the eye, shall he not 
 see ? He that chastiseth the Iieathen, shall not he correct ? he that 
 teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know ? The Lord knoweth 
 the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. 
 
 Precious in the sight of the Lord is tljC bciltl) of l)is saintS. 
 
 1 have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies : for all mil 
 
 roass arc before tljcc. 
 
 O Lord, tliou hast searched me, and known me. Thou know- 
 est my down-sitting and mine up-rising, thou uiiderstandest my 
 thought afar oft". Thou comj)assest my path and my lying down, 
 and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in 
 my tongue, but lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast 
 beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such 
 knowledwis too wonderful for me ; it ishiijh, 1 cannot attain unto it. 
 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit ? or whither sliall I flee from 
 thy presence ? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I 
 make my bed in hell, beliold, thou art there. If I take the wings 
 of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; even 
 tliere shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand sliall hold me. 
 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me : even the night shall 
 be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee : but 
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 alike to tliee. For thou Last possessed my reins : tliou hast cov- 
 ered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee ; for I am fear- 
 fully and wonderfully made : marvellous are thy works ; and that 
 my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, 
 when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest 
 parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being un- 
 perfect ; and in thy book all my members were written, which in 
 continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. 
 
 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know 
 
 my thoughts : and sec if tljcrc bc am toickcb tooii in tnc, and 
 
 lead me in the way everlasting. 
 
 The ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pon- 
 dereth ail l)is QOiltgs. 
 
 The eyes of the Lord are in CDCVg })lace, beholding the evil 
 and the good. 
 
 Hell and destruction are before the Lord : how much more 
 
 then tl)c l)cartg of ti)c cl)ilbrcn of men? 
 
 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes ; but the 
 Lord weigheth the spirits. 
 
 The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold : but the 
 Lord trieth the hearts. 
 
 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes : but the Lord 
 pondereth the hearts. 
 
 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and 
 those that are ready to be slain ; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew 
 it not ; boti) not \)C tijat ponbcrcti) tl)c Ijcart consiber it? and 
 he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it ? and shall not he 
 render to every man according to his works ? 
 
 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart 
 be glad when he stumbleth : lest tl)C ilorh SCC it, and it displease 
 him, and he turn away his wrath from him. 
 
 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat ; and if he 
 be thirsty, give him water to drink : for thou shalt heap coals of 
 fire upon his head, and tl)C liorb sl)all rCOjarb tl)CC. 
 
 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting 
 of judgment aqd justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: 
 
 for |)c tl)nt is Ingljcr tijan tl)c Ijiglicst rcgarbcti) ; and there 
 
 be higher than they. 
 
 The way of the just is uprightness : thou, most upright, dost 
 weigh the path of the just. 
 
 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, Israel, My Avay is 
 
 hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God ? 
 
 Hast thou not known ? hast thou not heard, that the everlast- 
 
 Psalm 
 cxxxix. 
 2:i, a4. 
 
 Prov. V. 21. 
 
 Prov. XV. 3. 
 
 Prov. XV. 11. 
 
 Prov. xvi. 2. 
 
 Prov. xvii. 3. 
 
 Prov. xxi. 2. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxiv. U, 12. 
 
 Pro\crbi, 
 xxiv. 17, 18. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxv. i;l, 22. 
 
 Eccl. V. 8. 
 
 Is. xxvi. 7. 
 
 Is. xl. 27, 28,
 
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 Is. xli. 1-4. 
 
 Is. xlii. 9. 
 Is.slviii.3-8. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 Ixvi. 1&-18. 
 
 Jer. vi. 6, 7. 
 
 Jer. xii. 3. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xvi. l(i-l«. 
 
 ing God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth 
 not, neither is weary ? there is no searchins: of his understanding. 
 
 Keep silence before me, O islands ; and let the people renew 
 their strength : let them come near ; then let them speak : let us 
 come near together to judgment. Who raised up the righteous 
 man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before 
 him, and made him rule over kings ? he gave them as the dust to 
 his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow. He pursued them, 
 and passed safely ; even by the way that he had not gone with his 
 feet. Who hath wrought and done it, calling tl)C gcucrutious 
 from tl)e beginning ? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I 
 am he. 
 
 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new thing's do 
 
 I declare: before ll]cn spring fortl), H tell nou of tijem. 
 
 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and 
 they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them : I did them 
 suddenly, and they came to pass. Because I knew that thou art 
 obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass ; I 
 have even from the beginning declared it to thee ; before it CiintC 
 to pass Jf sljeroeb it tl)ec : lest thou shouldest say, Mine id(;l hath 
 done them ; and my graven image, and my molten image, liath 
 commanded them. Thou hast heard, see all this ; and will not ye 
 declare it ? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even 
 hidden things, and thou didst not know them. They are created 
 now, and not from the beginning ; even before the day when thou 
 heardest them not ; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them. 
 Yea, thou heardest not ; yea, thou knewest not ; yea, fr(im that time 
 that thine ear was not opened: for J kneu) tl)at tl)OU tDOuliiest 
 bcal tiern treadjcrousln, and wast called a transgressor from the 
 womb. 
 
 By fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh : 
 and the slain of the Lord shall be many. They that sanctify them- 
 selves, and purifv themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the 
 midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, 
 shall be consumed together, saith the Lord. For Jf knou) tl)eir 
 roorks anb tl)eir tl)Ougl)ts; it shall come, that I will gather all 
 nations and tongues ; and they sliall come, and see my glory. 
 
 Thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Ilew ye down trees, and 
 cast a mount against Jerusalem : this is the city to be visitetl ; she 
 is wholly oppression in the midst of her. As a fountain casteth 
 out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and 
 spoil is heard in her ; before me continually is grief and wounds. 
 
 But thou, O Lord, knODoest me : thou hast seen me, and tried 
 mine heart toward thee. 
 
 l^ehold, r will send for many fishers, saith the Lord, and they 
 shall fish them ; and after will I send for many hunters, and they
 
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 shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out 
 
 of the holes of the rocks. For miitc cTics arc npou ail tlicir Eoajs : 
 
 they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from 
 mine eyes. And fii-st I will recompense their iniquity and their sin 
 double. 
 
 I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give 
 every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his 
 doings. 
 
 I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, 
 say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my 
 halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall pre- 
 vail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. But the 
 Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one : therefore my persecu- 
 tors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail ; they shall be greatly 
 ashamed ; for they shall not prosper : their everlasting confusion 
 shall never be forgotten. But, Lord of hosts, tl)at txiCGt t\)C 
 
 rigl)tcons, anh sccst tijc rnns anb tl)c Ijcart, let me see thy 
 
 vengeance on them : for unto thee have I opened my cause. 
 
 Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? 
 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him ? 
 saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth ? saith the Lord. 
 
 Thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men ; to 
 give every one according to his ways, and according to the fi-uit of 
 his doings. 
 
 And he brought me to the door of the court ; and when I 
 looked, behold a hole in the wall. Then said he unto me, Son of 
 man, dig now in the Avail : and when I had digged in the wall, 
 behold a door. And he said unto me. Go in, and behold the wicked 
 abominations that they do here. So I went in and saw ; and behold 
 every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the 
 idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about. 
 And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the 
 house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son 
 of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand ; and a thick 
 cloud of incense went up. Then said he unto me, Son of man, 
 hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in tl)C 
 bark, every man in tl)c cljambcrs of l)is imagcrn ? for they say, 
 The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth. 
 
 And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said unto me. 
 Speak ; Thus saith the Lord ; Thus have ye said, house of Israel : 
 
 for 3 knoxa lljc tijings tl)at come into nonr minb, cocrg one 
 of tijcm. 
 
 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Son of 
 man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it, and 
 say unto it, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, mount Seir, I am 
 against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I 
 
 Jer. xvii. 10. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 XX. 10-ia. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxiii. 23, 24. 
 
 Jer. xxxii. 19. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 Yiii. 7-12. 
 
 EzHk. xi. ; 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 
 XXXV. 1-3, 
 
 12, 13. 
 
 9
 
 130 
 
 GOD'S OMNISCIENCE. 
 
 Dan. ii. 1-29. 
 
 will make thee most desolate And thou shall 
 
 know that I am the Lord, and that 3 l)avc l)Cavb uU tl)1l bhispl)e- 
 mics which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, 
 saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume. Tims 
 with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied 
 your words against me : I have heard them. 
 
 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebu- 
 chadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and 
 his sleep brake from him. Then the king commanded to call the 
 magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, 
 for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before 
 the king. And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, 
 and my spii-it was troubled to know the dream. Then spake the 
 Chaldeans to the king in Syriac, king, live forever : tell thy ser- 
 vants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation. The king 
 answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me : 
 if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the inteipreta- 
 tion thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made 
 a dung-hill. But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation 
 thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: 
 therefore, shew me the dream, a;id the interpretation thereof. They 
 answered again and said. Let the king tell his servants the dream, 
 and we will shew the interpretation of it. The king answei'ed and 
 said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye 
 see the thing is gone from me. But if ye will not make known 
 unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you : for ye have 
 prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till tlie time 
 be changed : therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye 
 can shew me the interpretation therecjf. The Chaldeans answered 
 before the king, and said. There is not a man upon the earth that 
 can shew the king's matter : therefore there is no king, lord, nor 
 ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or 
 Chaldean, And it is a rare thing that the king rci^uireth, and 
 there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the 
 gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. For this cause the king 
 was angry and verj^ furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise 
 men of liabylon. And the decree went forth that the wise men 
 should be slain; and they .sought Daniel and his fellows to be 
 slain. 
 
 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wi.>;dom to Ariocli the 
 captain of the king's gua)'d, which was gone forth to slay tlie wise 
 men of liabylon : he answered and said to Arioch the king's cap- 
 tain. Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch 
 made the thing known to Daniel. Then Daniel went in, and de- 
 .sired of the kinir that he would mve him time, and that he would 
 shew the king the interpretation. Then l^aniel went to iiis iiouse 
 and made the thing known to TTaiiaiii;ili, Michael, and .Azarinli. his
 
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 companions : that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven 
 concerning this secret ; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish 
 with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 
 
 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. 
 Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. Daniel answered and 
 said, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever : for wisdom and 
 might are his : and he changeth the times and the seasons ; he re- 
 moveth kings, and setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom unto the 
 wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding; |)C XC- 
 
 mnilctl) tlic hccp a\\b secret tilings : l)c knotDctl) toliaf is in tl)e 
 btttrkncss, a\\b tl)c ligl)t btocllctl) toitl) l)im. 1 thank thee, and 
 praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom 
 and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired 
 of thee ; for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter. 
 Therefore, Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had 
 ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon : he went and said 
 thus unto him ; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon : bring me 
 in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation. 
 Then Arioch brouo-ht in Daniel before the king: in haste, and said 
 thus unto him, I have foimd a man of the captives of Judah, that 
 will make known unto the king the interpretation. The king an- 
 swered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou 
 able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and 
 the interpretation thereof? Daniel answered in the presence of the 
 king, and said. The secret which the king hath demanded cannot 
 the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the sooth-sayers, shew 
 unto the king; but there is a God in heaven tl^flt rcticalcti) SCcrctS, 
 
 anh makctl) knoton to tl)c king Ncbncljabnc^^ar u)l]at sljall be 
 
 in tl)C latter bans. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon 
 thy bed, are these ; as for thee, O king, thy thought§ came into 
 thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter : and 
 he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to 
 pass. 
 
 And whiles I was speaking, and })raying, and confesssing my 
 sin, and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication 
 before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God ; yea, 
 whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the n»an Gabriel, whom I liad 
 seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to flv swiftlv, 
 touched me about the time of the evening oblation. And he in- 
 formed me, and talked with me, and said, Daniel, T am now come 
 forth to give thee skill and understanding. QVt tl)e beginning of 
 tl)r) snppliciUions tl)e commanbmentcamefortl),andlamcorae 
 to shew thee ; for thou art greatly beloved. 
 
 And behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my 
 knees and upon the palms of my hands, and he said unto me, 6 
 Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak 
 unto thee, and stand upright : for unto thee am I now sent. And 
 
 Daniel, 
 ix. 20-23. 
 
 D.iniel, 
 X. 10-12.
 
 132 
 
 GOD S OMNISCIENCE. 
 
 Hosea, 
 Tii. 1, 2. 
 
 Amos, iv. 13, 
 
 Jonah, i. 1-1. 
 
 Matt. ii. 13. 
 
 Matt. vi. 1-8. 
 
 when lie had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. Then 
 said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel : for from tl)C first biTJ] that 
 thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself 
 before thy God, tl)n tDOrbs tDCrc l)Carb, and I am come for thy 
 words. 
 
 When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephra- 
 im was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria ; for they com- 
 mit falsehood : and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers 
 spoileth without. And they consider not in their hearts, that 3 
 
 remember all tljcir toickcbncss : now their own doings have 
 beset them about; then arc before mil face. 
 
 Lo, he that fonneth the mountains, and createth the wind, and 
 bcrlaretl) unto man roljat is l)is tl)OUgl)t, that maketh the morn- 
 ing darkness, and treadeth upon the higli places of the earth. The 
 Lord, The God of hosts, is his name. 
 
 Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amit- 
 tai, saying. Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it ; 
 for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose up to 
 flee unto Tarshish from tl)e presence of tl)e £orb»and went down 
 to Joppa ; and he found a ship going to Tarshish : so he paid the 
 fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish 
 from the presence of the Lord. 
 
 But the Lord sent ont a great muxb into tl)c sea, and there 
 
 was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be 
 broken. 
 
 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord 
 appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying. Arise, and take the young 
 child and ^lis mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I 
 
 bring thee word : for ^crob toiU scek tl)e jioung cl)ilb 10 bestvoj] 
 l)im. 
 
 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen 
 of them : otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in 
 heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a 
 trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in 
 the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily, I say unto 
 you. They have their reward. When thou doest alms, let not thy 
 left hand know what thy right hand doetli ; that thine alms may 
 be in secret; and thy Father rul)icl) sectl) in secret, himself shall 
 reward thee openly. 
 
 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites 
 are : for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the 
 corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say 
 unto you, They have their reward. ]kit thou, when thou prayest, 
 enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy 
 Father which is in secret ; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, 
 shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repeti-
 
 aOD'S OMNISCIENCE. 
 
 133 
 
 tions, as the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard 
 for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them : for 
 
 your Father knoroetl) rol)at tljings iic \)avc nccb of before gc 
 ask l)im. 
 
 Moreover, when ye fest, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad 
 countenance : for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear 
 unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you. They have their reward. 
 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face : 
 that thou appear not unto men to f:ist, but UUtO tl)2 i^rttljcr, 
 rt)l)icl) is in secret : and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall 
 reward thee openly. 
 
 I say unto you. That encrTj iblc morb tl)at men sl)aU speak, 
 
 tl)es sl)aU igioc account tl)erCOf in the day of judgment. 
 
 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand. Come, 
 ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from 
 the foundation of the world : for I was an hungered, and jic gaue 
 Ute Utcat : I was thirsty, and jie gaue me brink : I was a stranger, 
 and jie took me in : naked, and lie clotl)cb me : I was sick, 
 
 and lie nisiteb me : I was in prison, and |]e came unto me. 
 
 Then"shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we 
 thee an hungered, and fed thee ? or thirsty, and gave thee drink ? 
 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in ? oi- naked, and 
 clothed thee ? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came 
 unto thee ? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily 
 
 I say unto you, Inasmucl) as tie \)avc bone it unto one of tl)c 
 
 least of tljese my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 
 
 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand. Depart 
 from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and 
 his angels : for I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat : I 
 was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink : I was a stranger, and ye took 
 me not in : naked, and ye clothed me not : sick, and in prison, and 
 ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, 
 when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, 
 or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee ? Then shall 
 he answer them, saying. Verily I say unto you, Jnasmucl) as ge 
 bib it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 
 
 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of 
 them is forgotten before God ? But even the very hairs of your 
 head are all numbered. 
 
 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these 
 things, and they derided him. And he said unto them, Ye are 
 they which justify yourselves before men; but ©ob knotoetl) 
 pour IjeartS : for that which is highly esteemed among men, is 
 abomination in the sight of God. 
 
 I speak not of you all ; I know whom I have chosen ; but that 
 the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath 
 
 Matthew, 
 vi. 16-18. 
 
 Matt. xii. 36. 
 
 Matthew, 
 XXV. 34-45. 
 
 Luke, 
 xii. 6, 7. 
 
 Luke, 
 xvi. 14, 15. 
 
 John, 
 xiii. 18, 19.
 
 134 
 
 GOD'S OMNISCIENCE. 
 
 Acts, 
 i. 23-25. 
 
 Acts, 
 ii. 22, 23. 
 
 Acts, 
 XV. 7, 8. 
 
 Acts, XV. 18. 
 
 Romans, 
 ii. la, 16. 
 
 Romans, 
 
 viii. 2(), 27. 
 
 Rom.viii.29. 
 
 Romans, 
 xiv. 21, 22. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 ili. 19, 20. 
 
 Gal. vl. 7. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 Iv. 12, 13. 
 
 lifted up his heel against me. Now, 3 tcU 1)011 bcforc it COmC, 
 that when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. 
 
 And they appointed two, Joseph called Bai-sabas, who was sur- 
 named Justus, and Mattliias. And they prayed, and said, Thou, 
 Lord, tDl)icl) knotDCSt tl)C l)CartS of all men, shew whether of 
 these two thou hast chosen, that he n)ay take part of this ministry 
 and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell. 
 
 Ye men of Israel, hear these words ; Jesus of Nazareth, a man 
 approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, 
 which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also 
 know : him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and forc- 
 kuoVDlcbgc of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have cru- 
 cified and slain. 
 
 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up and 
 said unto them. Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while 
 ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth 
 should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. And God, mllicl) 
 kltOU)Ctl) tl)C l}cartS, bare them witness, giving them the lloly 
 (ihost, even as he did unto us. 
 
 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the 
 world. 
 
 As many as have sinned without law shall also perish without 
 law : and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by 
 
 the law ; In the day when God shall judge tl)C 
 
 secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. 
 
 The Sj)irit also helpeth our infirmities : for we know not what 
 we should pray for as we ought : but the Spirit itself maketh inter- 
 cession for us with ffroaninofs which cannot be uttered. And he 
 tl)tlt sertrcl)etl) tl)C IjeartS knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, 
 because he luuketh intercession for the saints according to the will 
 of God. 
 
 Whom he did forekuou), he also did predestinate to be con- 
 formed to the imagfe of his Son, that he miofht be the fir.st-born 
 among many brethren. 
 
 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything 
 whereby thy brother stuiiibleth, or is oflcuded, or is made weak. 
 
 llast thou faith ? |)aue it to tl)r)5elf before (2>ob. 
 
 The wisdom of tiiis world is foolishness with God. For it is 
 written. Up takfth ttie wise in their own craftiness. And again. 
 The Lord kuouietl) tl)e tl)0Ugl)t5 of tl)e Uiise, that tlieyare vain. 
 
 Be not deceived ; God is not mocked : for mljutsocuer U nuiu 
 SOmctI), tl)at shall he also reap. 
 
 The word of God is quick, and jiowerful, and sharper than 
 any two-edged sword, piercing even to the ilividing asunder of .soul 
 and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the
 
 GOD'S OMNISCIENCE, 
 
 135 
 
 thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature 
 that is not manifest in his sight : but all things are naked and opened 
 unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. 
 
 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered 
 throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. Elect 
 
 accorbing to tl)c forcknorDlcbgc of ©ob tl)c £atl)cr. 
 
 Beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with 
 the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 
 
 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, 
 but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of 
 the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart 
 condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 
 
 Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, say- 
 ing, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, to 
 execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly 
 among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly 
 committed, and of all tl)cir l)arb spcccljcs roljicl) ungobln sin- 
 ners [)avc spoken against hira. 
 
 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write ; These things 
 saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh 
 in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks : J knou) ti)n IDOrks, 
 and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear their. 
 which are evil ; and thou hast tried them which say they are apos- 
 tles, and arc not ; and hast found them liars : and hast borne, and 
 hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not 
 fainted. Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, because thou 
 hast left thy first love 
 
 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna, write ; These 
 things saith the first and the last, which was dead and is alive ; I 
 know thy works, and tribulation and poverty, (but thou art rich) 
 and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and 
 are not, but are the synagogue of Satan 
 
 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos, write; These 
 things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges ; I 
 know thy woi'ks, and where thou dvvellest, even where Satan's seat 
 is : and tliou boldest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, 
 even in those d;iys wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was 
 slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. But I have a few things 
 against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine 
 of ]>alaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the 
 children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit 
 fornication. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the 
 Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate 
 
 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write ; These 
 things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a tlame 
 of fire, and his feet are like fine brass ; I know thy works, and 
 
 1 Peler, 
 i. 1, -2. 
 
 2 Peter, iii. 8. 
 
 1 John, 
 iii. 18-i;0. 
 
 Jude, 14, 15. 
 
 Revelation, 
 ii. 1-4, 8, !), 
 1;>-1.5, IS-'ij, 
 
 '23, ana 
 
 Revelation, 
 
 iii. 1,2, 4, 7, 8, 
 
 14-H).
 
 136 
 
 GOD'S OMNISCIENCE. 
 
 Revelation, 
 XX. 12, 13. 
 
 charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works ; 
 and the last to be more than the first. Notwithstanding, I have a 
 few things against thee, because thou sufterest that woman Jezebel, 
 which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach, and to seduce my ser- 
 vants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. 
 
 And I will kill her children with death ; and 
 
 all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins 
 and hearts : and I will give unto every one of you according to your 
 works 
 
 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These 
 things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven 
 stars ; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, 
 and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things Avliich re- 
 main, that are ready to die : for I have not found thy works perfect 
 before God. Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not 
 defiled their garments ; and they shall walk with men in white ; for 
 they are worthy 
 
 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia ynite ; These 
 things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key 
 of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth ; and shutteth, and 
 no man openeth ; I know thy works : behold, I have set before 
 thee an open door, and no man can shut it : for thou hast a little 
 strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. . . 
 
 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write ; 
 These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the be- 
 ginning of the creation of God ; I know thy works, that thou art 
 neither cold nor hot : I would thou wert cold or hot. So then, be- 
 cause thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee 
 out of my mouth. 
 
 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God ; and 
 the books were opened : and another book was opened, which is the 
 book of life : and the dead were judged out of tl)OSC tl)ings 
 loljicl) XXfCVC torittcn in tl)C books, according to their works. Alid 
 the sea gave up the dead which were in it ; and death and hell de- 
 livered uj) the dead which were in them : and they were judged 
 
 CDcrji man accovMng to tl)eir toorks.
 
 V. 
 
 (inh'isf ^IniunHal (inuertimetit 
 
 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when 
 they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth 
 and the heavens, and every plant of the field before it was in the 
 earth, and every herb of the field before it grew : for the Lord God 
 had not rnuscb it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man 
 to till the ground. 
 
 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all 
 the cattle that was with him in the ark : and God mobc tt Viuib 
 to pass OUCr tijc carti), and the waters assuaged. The fountains 
 also of the deep, and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the 
 rain from heaven was restrained. 
 
 And God said. This is the token of the covenant which I make 
 between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for 
 perpetual generations. I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall 
 be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. And it 
 
 shall come to pass, wjljett 3 bring a doub oyer tlie earti), that 
 
 the bow shall be seen in the cloud : and I will remember my cove- 
 nant, which is between me and you and every living creature of 
 all flesh ; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy 
 all flesh. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated 
 from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where 
 thou art, northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward : 
 for all the land which thou seest, tO tl)CC U)iU 3 gioc it, and to 
 
 thy seed forever, ^nb 3 toill make tl)]] Gcch as tl)c bnst of tl)c 
 
 cartI) : so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then 
 shall thy seed also be numbered. Arise, walk through the land in 
 the length of it and in the breadth of it ; for I will give it unto 
 thee. 
 
 Neither shalt thy name any more be called Abram ; but thy 
 name shall be Abraham ; for a father of many nations have I made 
 
 thee. And jj tnill make tl)ec exceeding fruitful, and I will 
 make nations of thee ; and kings shall come out of thee. 
 
 And Abraham was old and well sti-icken in age : and the 
 Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto 
 his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, 
 
 Gen. ii. 4, 5. 
 
 Genesis, 
 viii. ], 2. 
 
 Gene> 
 ix. 12- 
 
 Genesis, 
 xiii. 14-17. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xvli. 5, 6. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xxiv. 1-48.
 
 138 
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigli : and I will make thee 
 swear % the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, 
 that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of 
 the Canaanites among whom I dwell : but thou shalt go unto my 
 country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. 
 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not 
 be willing to follow me unto this land : must I needs bring thy sou 
 again unto the land from whence thou camest ? And Abraham 
 said unto him, Beware thou, that thou bring not my son thither 
 again. The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father's 
 house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, 
 and that sware unto me, saying. Unto thy seed will I give this land ; 
 he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife 
 unto my son from thence. And if the woman will not be willing 
 to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath ; only 
 bring not my son thither again. And the servant put his hand 
 under tlie thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concern- 
 ins: that matter. 
 
 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his mas- 
 ter, and departed ; (for all the goods of liis master were in his 
 hand ;) and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of 
 Nahor. And he made his camels to kneel down without the city 
 by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that 
 women go out to draw water. And he said, O Lord God of my 
 master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and 
 shew kindness unto my master Abraham. Behold, I stand here by 
 the well of water ; and the daughters of the men of the city come 
 out to draw water, ^nb Ict it COllU tO ^JilSS, tljilt tl)C bumscl 
 
 to iDliom S sl)aU sail, l!ct hovon tl]n pitcljcr, 3 praij tl)cc, 
 tl)at J man brink ; anb 5l)c sl)all sari, Drink, anb 3 u)iU giuc 
 tl)ij camels brink also : let tl)c same" be sl)c tl)at tijon l)ast 
 
 appointeb for tijn seruant Jsaac; and thereby shall I know that 
 thou hast shewed kindness unto my master. 
 
 And it came to pass, before he liad done speaking, that behold, 
 Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the 
 wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoul- 
 der. And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a vii-gin ; neither 
 had any man known her : and she went down to the well, and fill- 
 ed her pitcher, and came up. And the servant ran to meet her, 
 an<l said, Lft Tne, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. 
 QVnb 5l)e saib, Drink, mg lorb : and she hasted, and let down 
 her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him driidv. And when she 
 
 had dniH' giving him drink, 6l)c saib, 3 toill bratD tontcr for tl)n 
 
 camels also, until they havt; done drinking. And .slif hasted, 
 and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well 
 to flraw water, and drew for all his camels. And the man, won- 
 dering at her, held his peace, to wit whether the Loid had made 
 hi.s journey prosperous or not. And it came to pass, as the camels
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 139 
 
 had done drinking, that the man took a golden ear-ring, of half a 
 shekel -weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels 
 weight of gold, and said, Whose daughter art thou ? tell me, T pray 
 thee : is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in ? And 
 she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, 
 which she bare unto Nahor. She said moreover unto him, We 
 have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. And 
 the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord. And 
 he said. Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, Avho hath 
 not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth : I being in 
 the way, tl)C £ovb Icb mc to the house of my master's brethren. 
 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these 
 thinofs. 
 
 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban ; 
 and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well. And it came 
 to pass, when he saw the ear-ring and bracelets upon his sister's 
 hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, 
 Thus spake the man unto me ; that he came unto the man, and 
 behold, he stood by the camels at thew^ell. And he said. Come in, 
 thou blessed of the Lord, wherefore standest thou without ? for I 
 have prepared the house, and room for the camels. 
 
 And the man came into the house : and he ungirded his 
 camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to 
 wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him. And there 
 was set meat before him to eat : but he said, I will not eat until I 
 have told mine errand. And he said. Speak on. And he said, I 
 am Abraham's servant. And the Lord hath blessed my master 
 greatly, and he is become great : and |)e \]Cll\) gincu l)im flocks, 
 and herds, and silver, and gold, and men-servants, and maid-ser- 
 vants, and camels, and asses. And Sarah, my master's wife, bare a 
 son to my master when she was old : and unto him hath he given 
 all that he hath. And my master made me swear, saying. Thou 
 shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, 
 in whose land I dwell : but thou shalt go unto my father's house, 
 and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son. And I said unto 
 my maste^ Peradventure the woman will not follow me. And he 
 said unto me. The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel 
 with thee, and prosper thy way ; and thou shalt take a wife for my 
 son of my kindred and of my father's house. Then shalt thou be 
 clear from this my oatli, when thou comest to my kindred ; and 
 if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath. And I 
 came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master 
 Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go : behold, I 
 stand by the well of water : and it shall come to pass, that when 
 the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give 
 me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink : and she 
 say to me. Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels : 
 let the same be the woman tnljom t\]C £orb \)al\) a|ipointcib OlXt
 
 140 
 
 GOD'S UNIVEKSAL GO V E RIST M E N T. 
 
 Genesis, 
 
 xxviii. 10-15, 
 
 20, 21. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xxxi. 1-13. 
 
 for my master's son. And before I had done speaking in mine 
 heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoul- 
 der ; and she went down unto the well, and drew water : and I 
 said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee. And she made haste, 
 and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and 
 I will give thy camels drink also : so I drank, and she made the 
 camels drink also. And I asked her, and said. Whose daughter 
 art thou? And she said. The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, 
 whom Milcah bare unto him : and I put the ear-ring upon her 
 face, and the bracelets upon her hands. And I bowed down my 
 head, and Avoi-shipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my 
 
 master Abraham, toljicl) l)ab Icb mc in tl)C rigljt vocin to lake 
 mn master s brotljer's baugljter nnto Ijis son. 
 
 And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran. 
 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, be- 
 cause the sun was set : and he took of the stones of that place, 
 and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 
 And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and 
 the top of it reached to heaven : and behold, the angels of God 
 ascending and descending on it. And behold, the Lord stood above 
 it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the 
 God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, tO t\)CC mill J gioc 
 it, anb to tl)2 Seeb. And thy seed shall be as the dust of the 
 earth : and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, 
 and to the north, and to the south : and in thee and in thy seed 
 shall all the families of the earth be blessed. And behold, I am 
 with thee,"nnb toill keep tl}ce in all places whither thou goest, 
 anb toill bring tl)ee again into tl)is lanb : for I will not leave 
 
 thee, until I have done that which 1 have spoken to thee of. 
 
 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying. If God will be with me, and will 
 keep me in this way that I go, aiih toiU gine me brcab to eat, 
 
 axib raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's 
 house in peace ; then shall the Lord be my God. 
 
 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath 
 taken away all that was our father's : and of that whicjj was our 
 father's hath he gotten all this glory. And Jacob beheld the 
 countenance of Laban, and behold, it was not toward him as be- 
 fore. And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of 
 thy fathers, and to thy kindred ; and I will be with thee. 
 
 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto 
 his flock, and said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that 
 it is not toward me as before : but tlie God of my father hath 
 been with me. And ye know that with all my power I have 
 served your father. And your father hatli deceived me, and 
 changed my wages ten times: but (Poii suffcrcli bim not to 
 burt mc. Tf ]\f said tlms, Tli.' sptH'klod shall be thy wages; 
 tl)cn all tlje cattle bare spcckleb: and if he said thus, The ring-
 
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 141 
 
 streaked shall be thy hire ; tl)cn bare all tl)c rattle ring-streakcb. 
 Thus (<5ob IjatI) talicn amw tlje cattle of gour fatl)er, ani gioen 
 
 tl)em to me. And it came to pass at the time that the cattle con- 
 ceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, 
 the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ring-streaked, speckled, 
 and grizzled. And the angel of God spake imto me in a dream, 
 saying, Jacob : and I said. Here am I. And he said. Lift up now 
 thine eyes and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are 
 ring-streaked, speckled, and grizzled : for 3 []avs seen all tijat 
 Caban boetl) unto tl)ee. I am the God of Beth-el, where thou 
 anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow imto me : 
 now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of 
 thy kindred. 
 
 And Jacob said, God of my father Abraham, and God of 
 my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy 
 country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee : I am 
 not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, 
 
 tDl)icli tl)ou l)ast sl)eu3cb unto tliti scroant : for with my staff I 
 
 passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two bands. 
 
 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his 
 neck, and kissed him : and they wept. And he lifted up his eyes 
 and saw the women and the children, and said. Who are those with 
 thee ? And he said, The children tol)icl) t!3ob l)atl) graciousln 
 
 giuen tl)t} seruant. 
 
 And Joseph was brought down to Eg}"pt : and Potiphar, an 
 officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him 
 of the hands of the Ishmaelites, which had brought him down 
 thither. And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous 
 man : and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And 
 his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that tl)C Corb 
 
 mabe all tl)at \)c bib to prosper in l)is l)anb. 
 
 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a 
 place where the king's prisoners were bound : and he was there in 
 the prison. But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, 
 
 and gatie l)im favour in t\)t sigljt of tlje keeper of tlje prison. 
 
 And the keeper of the pi-ison committed to Joseph's hand all the 
 prisoners that were in the prison ; and whatsoever they did there, 
 he was the doer of it. The keeper of the prison looked not to any- 
 thing that was imder his hand ; because the Lord was with him : 
 
 and that which he did, tl)e Corb ttiabe it to prosper. 
 
 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that 
 stood by him ; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me : 
 and there stood no man Avith him, while Joseph made himself known 
 unto his brethren. And he wept aloud ; and the Egyptians and 
 the house of Pharaoh heard. And Joseph said unto his brethren, 
 I am Joseph ; doth my father yet live ? And his brethren could 
 
 Genesis, 
 xxxii. 9, io. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xxxiii. 4, 5. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xxxix. 1-3. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xxxix. 20-23. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xlv. 1-8.
 
 142 
 
 GOD S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xlviii. 14-16. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xlix. ^J-iiG. 
 
 Gen. 1.15-20. 
 
 not answer him ; for they were troubled at his presence. And Jo- 
 seph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you : and 
 they came near : and he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye 
 sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with 
 yourselves, that ye sold me hither : for (J5ob bib scnb mc before 
 gOXt to preserve life. For these two years hath the famine been in 
 the land ; and yet there are five years, in the which there shall 
 neither be earing nor harvest. And ©ob SCUt mc bcforc |10U, 
 to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives 
 by a great deliverance. So now it tons UOt JlOU tl)at SCUt mc 
 l)itl)Cr, but ©ob : anb l)e l)atl) mabc mc a^lkther to Pharaoh, 
 and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of 
 
 Egypt. 
 
 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon 
 Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Man- 
 asseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly ; for Manasseh was the 
 fir.st-born. And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my 
 fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, tl)C ©ob Voljicl) tcb UtC oU 
 
 mti life long unto tijis ^iw, tl)c ^ngel u)l)icl) rebcemeb mc 
 
 from rtU euil, bless the lads ; and let my name be named on them, 
 and the name of my fathers Aljraham and Isaac ; and let them 
 grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. 
 
 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fiaiitful bough by a well; 
 whose branches run over the wall : the archers have sorely grieved 
 him, and shot at him, and hated him : but his bow abode in strength, 
 and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of tlie 
 mighty God of Jacob : (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of 
 Israel :) even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, and 
 by the Almiglity, u)l)o sljiiU blcGS tl}ec itiiti) bleGsliigG of l)eaiicn 
 obonc, blessinqs of tlje beep tl)at lietl) unbcr, blessings of tl)e 
 
 breasts anb of tl)e lOOmb : the bk-ssings of thy father have pre- 
 vailed above the blessings of my pi-ogenitors unto the utmost bound 
 of the everlasting hills; they shall be on the head of Joseph, an<l 
 on the crown of the head of hiin that was separate from his 
 brethren. 
 
 And when Joseph's bretliren saw that their father was dead, 
 they said, Joseph will peradventurc hate us, and will certainly re 
 quite us all the evil which we did unto him. And they sent a mes- 
 .senger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command U-fore lie died, 
 .saying, So shall ye say unto Jo.seph, Forgive, I pray thee now, tlie 
 trespass of thy brethren, and their sin ; fur they did unto tlieeevil: 
 and now, we j)ray thee, i'orgive the trespass of the servants of tlie 
 God of thy lather. And Joseph wept when they spake unto 
 him. An<l his brethren also went and fell down before his face : 
 and they said, Jieliold, we be thy servants. And Joseph said 
 unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? But a.s
 
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 for you, tic tliongI)t mil agaiuet mc; but ©ob mcont it unto 
 
 jgoob, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much j^eople 
 alive. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, 
 and stand before Pharaoh ; lo, he cometh forth to the water ; 
 and say unto liira, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they 
 may serve me. Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I 
 will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and 
 upon thy people, and into thy houses : and the houses of the 
 Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground 
 whereon they are. And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, 
 in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there ; 
 
 to tl)c nib t!]ou mancst kuoto tijat 3 am tj)c Corb in t\)c 
 
 tuibst of tl)C carti). And I will put a division between my 
 people and thy people : to-morrow shall this sign be. And 
 Lord did so ; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into 
 house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses and into all 
 land of Egypt : the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms 
 of flies. 
 
 the 
 
 the 
 the 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand to- 
 ward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon 
 man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout 
 the land of Egypt. And Moses stretched forth his rod toward 
 heaven, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along 
 upon the ground : and the Lord rained hail upon the land of 
 Egypt. So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very 
 gi'ievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt 
 since it became a nation. And the hail smote throughout all the 
 land of Egypt all that was in the field", both man and beast, and 
 the hail smote every herb of the field and brake every tree of the 
 field. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel 
 were, was there no hail. And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses 
 and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time : the Lord 
 is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. Entreat the Lord 
 (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and 
 hail ; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no lonarer. And 
 Moses said unto him. As soon as I am 
 
 stay no longer. 
 
 out of the city. 
 
 gone 
 
 I Avill spread abroad my hands unto the Lord ; and the thunder shall 
 cease, neither shall there be any more hail : t\)at ti)Ott UlilgCSt 
 
 knou) l]ou) tljiU tl)e carti) is tl)c Corb's. But as for thee 
 
 and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the Lord 
 God. And the flax and the barley was smitten : for the barley 
 was in the ear, and the flax was boiled. But the wheat and the 
 rye were not smitten : for they were not grown up. And Moses 
 went out of the city fi-om Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands 
 unto the Lord : and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was 
 not poui-ed upon the earth. 
 
 Exodus, 
 viii. 20-i4. 
 
 Exodus, 
 ix. 22-33.
 
 144 
 
 GOD'S UNIVEKSAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 Ex. X. 13-19. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xii. 35, 30. 
 
 Exodus, 
 XV. 23-26. 
 
 Ex. xxiii. 2j. 
 
 I,eviliciK«, 
 
 XXV. 1-7, 
 
 20-22. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over 
 the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the 
 land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the 
 hail hath left. And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of 
 
 Egypt, and the Lord brougl)t an cast toinb upon tl)c lanh all 
 
 that day, and all that night : and when it was morning, the east 
 wind brought the locusts. And the locusts went up over all the 
 land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt : very grievous 
 were they ; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither 
 after them shall be such. For they covei'ed the face of the whole 
 earth, so that the land was darkened ; and they did eat every herb 
 of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left : 
 and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs 
 of the field, through all the land of Egypt. 
 
 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste ; and he 
 said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you. 
 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and en- 
 treat the Lord your God that he may take away from me this death 
 only. And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the Lord. 
 
 And the Lord tumeb a migljts strong rocst vouxb which took 
 
 away the locusts, and cast them into the Pted sea : there remained 
 not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. 
 
 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses : 
 and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of 
 
 gold, and raiment. And tl}e iLorb Qiwc t\)c pcoplc fanonr in tl)C 
 
 sigl]t of tl)C (Egnptinns, so that they lent unto them such things 
 as they required : and they spoiled the Egyptians. 
 
 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the 
 waters of Marah ; for they were bitter : therefore the name of it 
 was called Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, say- 
 ing, What shall we drink ? And he cried unto the Lord ; and the 
 Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, 
 the waters were made sweet : there he made for them a statute and 
 an ordinance, and there he proved them, and said, If thou wilt dil- 
 igently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that 
 which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to liis commandments, 
 
 and keep all his statutes, J[ roill put nonc of tljcsc biscascs iipon 
 tlicc tDl]icl) 3 Ijaiic brougl)t upon tl)c Grgnptians: for jI am tl)c 
 l!orb tljat IjcalctI) tl)cc. 
 
 And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and 1)C sl)all blcGS tl)ll 
 brcab, aub tl)ij mater; anb 3 toill take sickness aiuaji from 
 tl)c miiist of tljcc. 
 
 And tilt' Loi-d spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, Speak 
 unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into 
 the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto 
 the Lord. Six years thou shalt sow thy fichl, and six years thou 
 .shall prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; i)Ut in
 
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 145 
 
 tlie seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath 
 for the Lord : thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vine- 
 yard. That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest, thou 
 shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed : for 
 it is a year of rest unto the land. And the sabbath of the land shall 
 be meat for you ; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, 
 and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with 
 thee, and for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall 
 
 all the increase thereof be meat And if ye shall 
 
 say, What shall we eat the seventh year ? behold, we shall not sow 
 nor gather in our increase : tl)Cn H toill COmmanb tnn blcssiug 
 
 upon |iou in tl)c sixtl) ticar, anb it sljiUl bring forti) fruit for 
 
 tijrcc ncurs. And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old 
 fruit until the ninth year ; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the 
 old store. 
 
 If ye walk in my statutes and keep my commandments, and 
 
 do them : then J toill gioc jiou rain in hne season, and the 
 
 land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield 
 their fruit : and your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and 
 the vintage shall reach unto the sowing-time ; and ye shall eat your 
 bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely, '^tiis 3 tnill gitJC 
 peace in tlje lanb, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you 
 afraid : and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the 
 sword go through your land. And ye shall chase your enemies, 
 and tl)Cn sl)all fall before JJOU by the sword. And five of you 
 shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thou- 
 sand to flight : and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. 
 
 For I will have respect unto you, anb make |]ou fruitful, anb 
 
 ntulti^jll} nou, and establish my covenant with you. And ye shall 
 eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new. 
 
 ^\]e (3oh of tl)c spirits of all flcsl). 
 
 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by 
 the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me : and we com- 
 passed mount Seir many days. And the Lord spake unto me, saying. 
 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough : turn you north- 
 ward. And command thou the people, saying. Ye are to pas"s 
 through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which 
 dwell in Seir ; and they shall be afraid of you : take ye good heed 
 unto yourselves therefore : meddle not with them : for 3 toill not 
 giue nou of tijeir liinb, no, not so much as a foot-breadth; be- 
 cause J Ijaue gioen mount Seir unto ©sau for a possession. 
 
 Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat ; and ye 
 shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink. For 
 the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand : 
 he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness : these forty 
 years the Lord thy God hath been with thee : thou hast lacked 
 nothing. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xxvi. 3-10. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xxvii. 16. 
 
 Deut. ii. 
 
 10
 
 146 
 
 GOD'S UXIVEESAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of 
 Esau, wliich dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, 
 and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the 
 wilderness of Moab. And the Lord said unto me, Distress not the 
 Moabites, neither contend with them in battli» : for 3 U)iU UOt ([\VC 
 
 tl)cc of tl)civ liinb for a possession ; bcciuisc 3 l)auc gfncn 
 '^r unto tl)c cl]ilbrcn of Cot for a possession. The Emims 
 dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall as 
 the Anakims ; which also w^ere accounted giants, as the Anakims; 
 but the Moabites call them Emims. The Ilorims also dwelt in 
 Seir before-time, but the children of Esau succeeded them, \\licii 
 they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in tliiir 
 stead ; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, tnljicl) tl)e £orb 
 QttVC unto ti)ein. Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook 
 Zered : and we went over the brook Zefed. And the space in which 
 we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook 
 Zered, was thirty and eight years ; until all the generation of the 
 men of war were w^asted out from among the host, as the Lord 
 sware unto them. For indeed the liand of the Lord was against 
 them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were con- 
 sumed. 
 
 So it came to pass, when all the men of Avar were consumed 
 and dead from among the people, that the Lord spake unto 
 me, saying. Thou ai't to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moal), 
 this day : and when thou comest nigh over against the children of 
 Amnion, distress them not, nor meddle with them : for J ruill UOt 
 
 gine tl)ee of tl)e lanb of tlje djilbren of '^mmon ann possess- 
 ion; because 3 Ijaue giuen it unto tl)c cl]ilbren of tiot for a 
 
 possession. (Tliat also was accounted a land of giants : giants 
 dwelt therein in old time; and the xVmmonites call tliem Zaiiizuiu- 
 mims ; a people great, and many, and tall as the Anakims ; but tlje 
 iloxh bestroncb tl)em before tljcm; and they succeeded tli.in, 
 and dwelt in their stead : as he did to the ehildreti of Esau, which 
 
 dwelt in Seir, rul)en l)e bestroneb tl)e t)orims from before tl)cm ; 
 and they succeeded them, and" dwelt in their stead even unto this 
 day : and the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Az/.ah, the 
 Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed tluMU, and 
 dwelt in their stead.) Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over 
 the liver Arnoii: behold, 3 \)avc giucu iuto {\)\) \](\\\b Gil)on tl)e 
 QVmorite, king of Ijesljbon, tinb l)is iaub : begin u> possess it, 
 
 and contend with him in battle. This day will I begin to put the 
 dread of thee and the fear of thee uj)on the nations that are under 
 the whole heaven, who shall hear rejiort of thee, and shall treml)le, 
 and be in anguish because of thee. 
 
 And 1 sent messengers out of the wilderne.ss of Kedemoth 
 unto Sihon king of ITeshbon with words of peace, saying, Let me 
 pass through thy land: I will go along by the highway, I will 
 neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left, Tliou shaltsell iih'
 
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 147 
 
 meat for money, that I may eat ; and give me water for money, that 
 I may drink : only I will pass through on my feet ; (as the children 
 of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, 
 did unto me ;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which 
 the Lord our God giveth us. But Sihon king of Heshbon would 
 not let us pass by him: for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, 
 and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy 
 hand, as appeareth this day. And the Lord said unto me. Behold, 
 I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee : begin to pos- 
 sess, that thou mayest inherit his land. Then Sihon came out 
 against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz. ^nh tl)C Corb 
 our ©ob bcliocrcb l)im before us; and we smote him, and his 
 sons, and all his people. And we took all his cities at that time, 
 and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones 
 of every city, we left none to remain : only the cattle we took for 
 a j^rey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took. 
 From Ai-oer wddch is by the brink of the river of Arnou, and from 
 the city that is by the river, even imto Gilead, there was not one 
 city too strong for us : tl)C Corb our (5ob bcIiDcrcb all uuto US : 
 
 only unto the land of the children of Ammun thou earnest not, nor 
 unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the moun- 
 tains, nor unto whatsoever the Lord our God forbade us. 
 
 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God 
 led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to 
 prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest 
 keep his commandments, or no. And he humbled thee, and suf- 
 fered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest 
 not, neither did thy fathers know ; tl)at !]C tnigl)t make t!)CC kUOU) 
 
 tljat man boti) not line bn breab only, bnt bn cncrr) roorb tijat 
 procecbcti) out of tl)e moutl) of tl]c jLorb bofl) man line. Thy 
 
 raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these 
 forty years. 
 
 Thou shalt remember the Lord thy God : for it is l)e t\]Clt ginetl) 
 ll]ee |]OU)er to get mealtl], that he may establish his covenant 
 which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. 
 
 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's 
 thy God, the earth also, Avith all that therein is. 
 
 And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently imto 
 my commandments which I command you this day, to love the 
 Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and wnth all 
 
 your soul, that 3 toill gine nou tl)e rain of tionr lanb in l)is 'bm 
 
 season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather 
 in thy corn, and thy w^ine, and thine oil. QVnb Jf U)iU senb grass 
 in t\)X) fielbs for thy cattle, that thou may est eat and be full. 
 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye 
 turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them ; and then the 
 
 Deuteron. 
 viii. 2-J. 
 
 Deut. viii. 18. 
 
 Deut. X. 14. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xi. 13-17.
 
 148 
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVEENMENT'. 
 
 Deuteroti. 
 xxxii. G-9. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxxii. 39. 
 
 Joshua, ii. II 
 
 Jo.shiia, 
 X. 40-4i. 
 
 .lo.shua, 
 xxi. 43-4"). 
 
 iv. 1-17. 
 
 Lord's wrath be kindled against you, and lie shut up the heaven, 
 that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit ; and 
 lest ye perish quickly from oft' the good land which the Lord giveth 
 you. 
 
 Do ye thus requite the Lord, foolish people and unwise ? is 
 not he thy father that hath bought thee ? hath he not made thee, 
 and established thee ? Remember the days of old, consider the 
 years of many generations : ask thy father, and he will shew thee ; 
 thy elders, and they will tell thee. When the Most High biyibcb 
 to tl)C nations tl)cir inl)critancc, when he separated the sons of 
 
 Adam, |)c sct tl)c bounbs of tl)e pcoj]lc acrorbing to tl)c num- 
 ber of tl)C cljilbrcn of ilsrnci. For the Lord's portion is his 
 people ; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. 
 
 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no God with me : 
 I kill, and I make alive ; I wound, and I heal : neither is there any 
 that can deliver out of my hand. 
 
 The Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth 
 beneath. 
 
 Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, 
 and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings : he left 
 none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord 
 God of Israel commanded. And Joshua smote them from Kadesh- 
 barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto 
 Gibeon. And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one 
 
 time; because tl)c £orb &oh of Israel fougI)t for Jsraei. 
 
 And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to 
 give unto their fathers : and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. 
 And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he 
 sware unto their fathers : and there stood not a man of all their 
 enemies before them: tl)e tox'is belincreb all tl)eir enemies into 
 
 tl)eir l)anb. There failed not aught of any good thing which the 
 Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel ; all came to pass. 
 
 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the 
 Lord when Ehud was dead. And tl)e £orb solb tl)em into tl)e 
 l);inb of Jabin king of QTanaan tliat reigned in Iluzor, the 
 captain uf whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in llarosheth of the 
 Gentiles. And the children of Israel cried unto the. Lord ; for he 
 had nine hundred chariots of iron ; and twenty years he mightily 
 oppre.s.sed the children of Israel. 
 
 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged 
 Israel at that time. And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Debo- 
 rah, lietwoen Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim : and the chil- 
 dren of I.srael came up to her for judgment. And she sent and 
 called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said 
 unto him. Hath not the Lord God of Tsrat-l C(Mnmandod, saying. 
 Go, and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thou-
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 149 
 
 sand men of the children of Naphtali, and of the children of Zebu- 
 lun ? Q\.nb 3 u)iU tivavo nnto tl] cc, to tl]c rincr Kisljon, Siscra 
 tl)C captain of Cabin's armii, roiti) l)is cliariots anb l)is multi- 
 tube; anb 3 mill bcliocr Ijim into tljinc l]anb. And Barak said 
 
 unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt 
 not go with me, then I will not go. And she said, I will surely go 
 with thee : notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not 
 be for thine honour; for tl)C £orb 6l)aU scli Siscra into tl)e 
 l)anb of a nioman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak 
 to Kedesh. 
 
 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh : and he 
 went up with ten thousand men at his feet : and Deborali went up 
 with him. Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of 
 Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, had severed himself from the 
 Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is 
 by Kedesh. And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abi- 
 noam was gone up to mount Tabor. And Sisera gathered together 
 all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the 
 people that were with him, from Ilarosheth of the Gentiles unto 
 the river of Kishon. And Deborah said unto Barak, Up ; for this 
 is the day in which the Lord hath delivered Sisera into thine hand ; 
 is not the Lord gone out before thee ? So Barak went down from 
 mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. And tl)C Corb 
 biscomfittcb 5iscra, and all his chariots, and all his host, with 
 the edge of the sword before Barak ; so that Sisera lighted down 
 oti" his chariot, and fled away on his feet. But Barak pursued after 
 the chariots, and after the host, unto Ilarosheth of the Gentiles : 
 and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword ; and 
 thei-e was not a man left. Howbeit, Giscva f[ch UUjan on l]is 
 
 feet to tl)c tent of Jael tl)c wife of ijeber ll)e Henite: for there 
 was peace between Jabin the king o£ Hazor and the house of He- 
 ber the Kenite. 
 
 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto 
 his mother's brethren, and comnuined with them, and Avith all the 
 family of the house of his mother's father, saying, Speak, I pray 
 you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for 
 you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and 
 ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you ? remember 
 also that I am your bone and your flesh. And his mother's breth- 
 ren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these 
 words : and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech ; for they 
 said. He is our brother. And they gave him threescore and ten 
 pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abime- 
 lech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. And he 
 went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the 
 sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one 
 stone : notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal 
 
 Judges, ix.
 
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 was left ; for he hid himself. And all the men of Shechem gath- 
 ered together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made 
 Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Sheehem. 
 
 And when they told it to Jothani, he went and stood in the 
 top of mount Gerizira, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said 
 unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Sheehem, that God may 
 hearken unto you. The trees went forth on a time to anoint a 
 king over them ; and they said unto the olive-tree. Reign thou 
 over us. But the olive-tree said unto them. Should I leave my 
 fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to 
 be promoted over the trees ? And the trees said to the fig-tree, 
 Come thou, and reign over us. But the fig-tree said unto them. 
 Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be 
 promoted over the trees ? Then said the trees unto tlie vine, 
 Come thou, and reign over us. And the vine said unto them. 
 Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to 
 be promoted over the trees ? Then said all the trees unto the 
 bramble. Come thou, and reign over us. And the bramble said 
 unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come 
 and put your trust in my shadow : and if not, let fire come out 
 of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon. Now therefore 
 if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abime- 
 lech king, and if ye have dealt well witli Jerubbaal and his house, 
 and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands : 
 (for my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and de- 
 livered you out of the hand of Midi an : ami ye are risen up against 
 my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and 
 ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son 
 of his maid-servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is 
 your brother :) if ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with 
 Jei'uljbaal and with his housii this day, then rejoice ye in Abime- 
 lech, and let him also rejoice in you : but if not, let fire come out 
 from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house 
 of Millo ; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and 
 from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech. And Jotham ran 
 away, and fied, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of 
 Abimelech his brother. 
 
 When Al)inii'l(\-h had reigned three years over Israel, tl)cn 
 
 Q^ob Gcnt nil cuil spirit bctujccu '^Inmciccl) anh tl)C men of 
 Gl)ccl]cm ; itiib the men of Gl]ccl)cm bcult trciul)cvouGlii uiitl) 
 ■^bimclcc!) : tljiU tl)c crncltn bone to tl)e tlireescore anb ten 
 sons of iJerubb.ial migljt come, anb tl)eiv bloob be laib npou 
 CIVbimdecl) il)eir brotlfor iiil)ici) eleiri tl)em, nnb npon tl)e men 
 
 of Gl)ecl)em lUljicI) aibeb l)im in the killing oi' his brethren. 
 And th.' iiii-n of ShreliL-m set liers in wait for him in the top 
 of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way 
 by them: an>l it w;is told Abimelech. And (^aal the son of Ebed 
 came with iii-. brethren, and went over to Shechem : and the men
 
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 of Shechem put their confidence in him. And they went out into 
 the fields, and gathered tlieir viueyards, and trode the grapes, and 
 made merry, and Avent into the house of their god, and did eat 
 and drink, and cursed Abimelech. And Gaal the son of Ebed 
 said. Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve 
 him ? is not he the son of Jerubbaal ? and Zebul his officer ? serve 
 the men of Ilamor the father of Shechem : for why should we 
 serve him ? And would to God this people were under my hand ! 
 then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, In- 
 crease thine army, and come out. 
 
 And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of 
 Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. And he sent mes- 
 sengers unto Abimelech privily, saying. Behold, Gaal the son of 
 Ebed, and his brethren, be come to Shechem ; and behold, they 
 fortify the city against thee. Now therefore up by night, thou, 
 and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field : and 
 it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou 
 shalt rise early, and set upon tlie city : and behold, when he and 
 the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest 
 thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion. 
 
 And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with 
 him, by night, and they laid wait against Shecliem in four com- 
 panies. And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the 
 entering of the gate of the city : and Abimelech rose up, and the 
 people that were with him, from lying in wait. And when Gaal 
 saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down 
 from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him. Thou 
 seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men. And 
 Gaal spake again, and said. See, there come people down by the 
 middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain 
 of Meonenim. Then said Zebul unto him. Where is now thy mouth 
 wherewith thou saidst. Who is Abimelech, that we should serve 
 him ? is not this the people that thou hast despised ? go out, I 
 pray now, and fight with them. And Gaal went out before the 
 men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. And Abimelech 
 chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown 
 and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate. And Abime- 
 lech dwelt at Arumah : and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his breth- 
 ren, that they should not dwell in Shechem. And it came to pass 
 on the morrow, that the people went out into the field ; and they 
 told Abimelech. And he took the people, and divided them into 
 three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and behold, 
 the people were come forth out of the city ; and he rose up against 
 them, and smote them. And Abimelech, and the company that 
 was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the 
 gate of the city : and the two other companies ran upon all the 
 people that were in the fields, and slew them. And Abimelech 
 fought against the city all that day ; and he took the city, and
 
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 Judges, 
 xiv. 1-4. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 ii. 0-l(». 
 
 slew the people that was therein, and beat clown the city, and 
 sowed it with salt. 
 
 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, 
 they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. And 
 it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem 
 were gathered together. And Abimelech gat hiui up to mount 
 Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him ; and Abimelech 
 took an axe in his hand, and cut down a l>()ugh from the trees, and 
 took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that 
 were with him. What ye liave seen me do, make haste, and do as I 
 have done. And all the people likewise cut down every man 
 his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and 
 set the hold on fire upon them : so that all the men of the tower 
 of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. 
 
 Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against The- 
 bez, and took it. But there was a strong tower within the city, and 
 thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and 
 shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower. And 
 Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went 
 hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. And a certain 
 woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all 
 to break his skull. Then he called hastily unto the young man 
 his ai-mour-bearer, and said unto him, Draw thy swoixl, and slay 
 me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young 
 man thrust him through, and he died. And when the men of Is- 
 rael saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto 
 his place. 
 
 ®l)us (Pob rcnbcrcb tl)c txjickcbncss of Qlbimclcd), u)l)icl) 
 l)c bib unto l)is ftitljcr, in slaijing liis scucntii brctlircn : anb 
 all tl)c cnil of tl)c men of Gl)cd)cm bib (Pob rcnbcr upon tl]cir 
 
 l)Cnbs; and upon them came the curse of Jonathan the son of Je- 
 rubbaal. 
 
 And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in 
 Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. And he came up, and 
 tuld his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in 
 Timnath of the daughters of the I'hilistines: now therefore get her- 
 for me to wife. Then his father and his mother said unto him. Is 
 thei-e never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or 
 among all my people, that thougoest to take a wife of the uncircum- 
 cised Philistines ? And Samson said unto his father. Get her for me ; 
 for she plcasrth me well. Ihit his father and his mother knew not 
 that it ojas of tl]C torb, that he sought an occasion against the 
 Philistines : \\,y ;it that time the I'hilistines lia<l dominion over Israel. 
 
 The Lord killeth, and maketh alive : he bringeth down to the 
 grave, and bringeth up. The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich : 
 he l>riTig»'th low atul lifteth up. He raiseth up the ])oor out of the 
 dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among
 
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 princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory : for tI)C pil- 
 lars of tllC cavil] arc tl)C Corb's, and he hath set the world upon 
 them. lie will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be 
 silent in daikness ; for by strength shall no man prevail. The ad- 
 versaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces ; out of heaven shall 
 he thunder upon them : the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth ; 
 and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his 
 Anointed. 
 
 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and 
 wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel 
 sent all the people away, every man to his house. 
 
 And Saul also went home to Gibeah ; and there went with 
 him a band of men, tnljOSC {)CartS (J5cib l]ab tOUcl)cb. But the 
 children of Belial said, How shall this man save us ? And they 
 despised him, and brought him no presents. 
 
 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and re- 
 mained in a mouutain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought 
 
 him every day, but (J?ob bcUucvcb l)im ttot iiito l)is l)anb. 
 
 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came 
 out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was 
 Shimei, the son of Gera : he came forth, and cursed still as he came. 
 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David : 
 and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and 
 on his left. And thus said Shimei when he cursed. Come out, come 
 out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial : the Lord hath re- 
 turned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead 
 thou hast reigned ; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into 
 the hand of Absalom thy son : and behold, thou art taken in thy 
 mischief, because thou art a bloody man. 
 
 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king. Why 
 should this dead dog curse my lord the king ? let me go over, I 
 pray thee, and take off his head. And the king said. What have 
 I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah ? so let hiur curse, bcctlUSC tl)C 
 £orb l)atl) saib unto l)im, Qlursc Dauib. Who shall then say. 
 Wherefore hast thou done so ? And David said to Abishai, and to 
 all his servants. Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, 
 seeketh my life : how much more now may this Benjamite do it ? 
 let him alone, and let him curse; for tl)C Corb IjntI) bibbcu l)im. 
 It may be that the Lord will look on mine atfliction, and that the 
 Lord vvill requite me good for his cursing this day. 
 
 And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the 
 day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his 
 enemies, and out of the hand of Saul : and he said. The Lord is 
 my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer ; the God of my rock ; 
 in him will I trust : he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, 
 my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour ; tl)Oll saycst lltC front 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 X. 25-27. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 xxiii. 14. 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 xvi. 5-12. 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 
 xxii. 1-4, 
 
 37-51.
 
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 2 Samuel, 
 xxiii. 8-Ji. 
 
 1 Kinop, 
 ii. 1»-10. 
 
 tJiolcncc. I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised : 
 S0 sl)aU 3 be saucb from mine enemies 
 
 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me : so that my feet did not 
 slip. I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them ; and turned 
 not again until I had consumed them. And I have consumed them, 
 and wounded them, that they could not arise : yea, they are fallen 
 
 under my feet, fox tljou l)ast girbeb me roitli strengtl) to 
 
 battle : them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me. 
 Thou hast also o^iven me the necks of mine enemies, that I miffht 
 destroy them that hate me. They looked, but theie was none to save ; 
 even unto the Lord, but he answered them not. Then did I beat 
 them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire 
 of the street, and did spread them abroad. Thou also hast delivered 
 me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head 
 of the heathen : a people Avhich I knew not shall serve me. Stran- 
 gers shall submit themselves imto me : as soon as thev hear they 
 shall be obedient unto me. Strangers shall fade away, and they 
 shall be afraid out of their close places. The Lord liveth ; and 
 blessed be my rock ; and exalted be the God of the rock of my sal- 
 vation. 3t is &ob tl)at awengetl) me, and that bringeth down 
 the people under mo, and that bringeth me forth from mine ene- 
 mies : thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose 
 up against me : thou hast delivered me from the violent man. There- 
 fore I will giv'e thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and 
 I will sing praises unto thy name. He is the tower of salvation for 
 his king : and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David and to 
 his seed for evermore. 
 
 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had : 
 The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains ; the 
 same was Adino the Eznite : he lift up his spear against eight 
 hundred, whom he slew at one time. And after him was Eleazar tlie 
 son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men witli David, 
 when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together 
 to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away: he arose, and 
 smote the I'hilistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave 
 unto the sword : and tl)e £or5 wrought a great victory tliat day : 
 and the people returned after him only to spoil. And after him was 
 Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines Avere 
 gatlieivd together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of 
 lentiles : and the people fled from the Philistines, liut he stood in 
 tlie inid-t of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: 
 and tl)c I! orb wrought a great victory. 
 
 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the 
 mother of Solomon : and she said, Comest thou peaceably ? And 
 lie said, Peacpal>ly. He said, moreover, I have somewhat to say 
 unto thee. An<l she said. Say on. And he said, Thou knowest 
 that the kiiig<lom \va.s mine, and that all Israel set their faces on
 
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 me, that I should reign : howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and 
 is become my brotlier's : for it rOilS l)is from t!)C Corb. And 
 
 now I ask one petition of thee. 
 
 In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night : 
 and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. And Solomon said. 
 Thou liast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, 
 according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, 
 and in uprightness of heart with thee ; and thou hast kept for him 
 tills great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his 
 tlirone, as it is this day. And now, O Lord my God, thou hast 
 made thy servant king instead of David my father : and I am but 
 a little child : I know not how to go out or come in. And thy 
 servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great 
 people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. Give 
 therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, 
 that I may discern between good and bad : for who is able to judge 
 this tiiy so greal a peoj^le ? 
 
 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked 
 this thing. And God said unto him. Because thou hast asked this 
 thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life ; neither hast asked 
 riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies : but hast 
 asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; bcljolb, S 
 [}avc bone accorbing to tl)n roorb : K I have given thee a wise 
 
 and au understandini'' heart ; so that there was none like thee before 
 thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee, '^ub 3 []iWC 
 also gincu t!)ce tl)at tDl)icl) tliou Ijast not askcb, boti) ricl)cs 
 
 (inb I)0n0lir: so that there shall not be any among the kings like 
 unto thee all thy days. And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep 
 my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, 
 then I will lengthen thy days. 
 
 And (Sob QCIVC Solonton wisdom and understanding exceed- 
 ing much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the 
 sea-shore. And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the 
 children of the east country, and all the Avisdom of Egy])t. For he 
 was wiser than all men ; than Ethan the Ezrahite, anil lleman, and 
 Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol : and his fame was in all 
 nations round about. And he spake three thousand proverbs : and 
 his songs were a tliousand and five. And he spake of trees, from 
 the cedar-tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that spring- 
 eth out of the wall : he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of 
 creeping things, and of fishes. And there came of all peo])le to 
 hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which 
 had heard of his wisdom. 
 
 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his Avisdom, 
 uil)icl) (5ob Ipib put in l)is Ijcnrt. 
 
 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third 
 day, as the king had appointed, saying. Come to me again the third 
 
 1 Kings, 
 iii. 5-1-1. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 iv. 29-34. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 X. -24. 
 
 1 Kins;s, 
 xii. 12-16.
 
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 1 Kings, 
 xvii. 1-16. 
 
 day. And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the 
 old men's counsel that they gave him ; and spake to them after the 
 counsel of the young men, saying, My fitlier made your yoke 
 heavy, and I will add to your yoke : my father also chastised you 
 with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. Wherefore the 
 king hearkened not unto the people: for tl]C CiUlSC U).1S froitt 
 
 tl)c Corb, tlpu lie migljt perform Ijis sailing, uiljid) tlje Lorb 
 
 spake bjl CXIlijal) tl)e Sljilonite, unto Jeroboam the son of 
 Nebat. 
 
 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, 
 the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in 
 David ? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse : to your 
 tents, O Israel : now see to thine own house, David. So Israel de- 
 parted unto their tents. 
 
 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, 
 said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel livetli, before whom I 
 
 stand, tl)ere sljall not be bero nor rain tl)ese jiears, but ac- 
 coibing to mn toorb. 
 
 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Get thee 
 hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook 
 Cherith, that is before Jordan. And it shall be, that thou shalt 
 drink of the brook; and J[ l)aiie commanbeb tl^c ranens to feeb 
 tl)ee tl)erc. So he went and did aeeording unto the word of tlie 
 Lord : for he went and dwelt by the brook Cheiith, that is before 
 Jordan. And the ravens bi'ought him bread and flesh in the morn- 
 ing, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the 
 brook. And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, 
 because there had been no rain in the land. 
 
 And the word of the Lord came mito him, saying. Arise, get 
 thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there : be- 
 hold, 3 Ijane commaubcb a uiiboui rooman tl)erc to sustain 
 tl)CC. So he arose ami w.'ut to Zarcphatli. And when became to 
 the gate of the city, l)chol<l, the widow woman was there gathering 
 of sticks : and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little 
 water in a vessel, that I may drink. And as she was going to fetch it, 
 he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread 
 in thine hand. And she said, As the Lord thy God livetli, I have 
 not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a 
 cruse: and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and 
 dress it for me ami my son, that we may eat it and die. And Elijah 
 said unto her. Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make 
 me theipof ;i little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make 
 for thee and for thy son. For thus saitli the Lord God of Israel, 
 The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil 
 fail, until tlie day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth. And 
 she wt'ut and did according to the saying of Elijah : and she, and 
 he, and her house, did cat many days. And tl)e barrel of meal
 
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 tnasteb not, ncitl)cr bib tl)c cruse of oil fail, according to the 
 
 ■word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah. 
 
 And the Avord of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 
 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria : 
 behold, lie is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down 
 to possess it. And thou shalt speak unto him, saying. Thus saith 
 the Lord, Kast thou killed, and also taken possession ? And thou 
 shalt speak unto him, saying. Thus saith the Lord, Ju tl)C pliXCC 
 
 m\)CYc bogs lickcb tl)c bloob of !Cabotl) sl)aU bogs lick tl)]] 
 bloob, cucu tliinc 
 
 And they continued three years without war between Syria and 
 Israel. And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the 
 kinof of Judah came down to the kino; of Israel. And the king- of Israel 
 said unto bis servants. Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we 
 be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria ? And he 
 said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth- 
 gilead ? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou 
 
 art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses 
 
 . . So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah 
 went up to Ramoth-gilead. And the king of Israel said unto 
 Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle ; but 
 put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, 
 and went into the battle. But the king of Syria commanded his 
 thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, 
 Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. 
 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehosh- 
 aphat, that they said. Surely it is the king of Israel. And they 
 turned aside to tight against him : and Jehoshaphat cried out. And 
 it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it 
 was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing 
 
 him. And a certain man breu) a boru at a oenturc, anb smote 
 
 tl)e king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore 
 he said unto the driver of his chariot. Turn thine hand, and carry 
 me out of the host; for I am wounded. And the battle increased 
 that day : and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the 
 Syrians, and died at even : and the blood ran out of the wound into 
 the midst of the chariot. And there went a proclamation through- 
 out the host about the going down of the sun, saying. Every man 
 to his city, and every man to his own country. 
 
 So the king died, anb mas brougl]! to Samaria; and they 
 buried the king in Samaria. 3.nb One coasljeb tt)c cljariot in tl}C 
 |30ol of Samaria: anb tl)e bogs iickeb up l)is blooii; anb 
 
 tl)C1l tDasl)eb l)is armour; according unto the word of the Lord 
 which he spake. 
 
 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was 
 a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him tl)e 
 Corb Ijab giocn belitierancc unto Syria. 
 
 1 Kinsfs, 
 xxi. 17-19. 
 
 and 
 
 xxii.' 1-4, 
 
 a9-38. 
 
 2 Kings, V. ].
 
 158 
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 vi. 8-17. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 viii. 1. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 xvii. 24, 25. 
 
 2 Kinga, 
 xix. 5-28. 
 
 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel 
 with his servants, sapng, In such and such a place shall be my 
 camp. And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying. 
 Beware that thou pass not such a place ; for thither the Syrians 
 are come down. And the king of Israel sent to the place which 
 the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself 
 there, not once nor twice. Therefore the heart of the king of 
 Syria was sore troubled for this thing ; and he called his servants, 
 and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king 
 of Israel ? And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king : 
 but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the 
 w^ords that thou speakest in thy bed-chamber. 
 
 And he said. Go, and spy where he is, that I may send and 
 fetch him. And it was told him, sapng. Behold, he is in Dothan. 
 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host : 
 and they came by night, and compassed the city about. And when 
 the servant of the man of God was risen earlj-, and gone forth, 
 behold, an host compassed the city both mth horses and chariots. 
 And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master I how shall we do ? 
 And he answered, Fear not : for tl)C2 tl)at bc loitl) ItS iirc morc 
 tl)an tl)CS tl)at bc UjitI) tl)Cm. And'Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, 
 I pray thee, open his eyes, that he 'may see. And the Lord opened 
 the eyes of the young man ; and he saw : and bcl)0l5, tl]C moun- 
 tain rons full of l)orsc6 axib cliariote of fire vomib about 
 CEUsl)a. 
 
 Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored 
 to iife, saying. Arise, and go thou and thine hou-;eholil, and sojourn 
 wheresoever thou canst sojourn : for tl)C jCorb Ijati) callcb for a 
 famine ; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. 
 
 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from 
 Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Ilamatli, and from Sepharvaini, 
 and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children 
 of Israel : and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities 
 thereof. And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, 
 that they feared not the Lord: therefore tl)C Corb SCUt UonQ 
 omong tl]Cm, which slew some of them. 
 
 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. And Isaiah 
 said unto them, Thus .shall ye say to your master. Thus saith the 
 Lonl, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast hoard, Avith 
 whicli the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. 
 Behold, 3 U3ill scnb a blast upon Ijim, and he shall hear a ru- 
 niHur, and sliall r<'turn to his own land; and I will cause him to 
 fall by tlie sword in his own land. 
 
 So Kab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria war- 
 nng against Libnah : for he had heard that he was departed from 
 Lacliisli. AikI whon []c l)carl) san of irirl)akal) king of QTtijio- 
 pia, Ucl)olb, l)c is come out to figljt against tl)cc : h.- sent
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
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 messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus shall ye speak to 
 Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not tliy God in whom thou 
 trustest deceiv^e thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into 
 the hand of the king of Assyiia. Behold, thou hast heard what 
 the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them ut- 
 terly : and shalt thou be delivered ? Have the gods of the nations 
 delivered them which my fathers have destroyed ; as Gozan, and 
 Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thela- 
 sar ? Where is the king of Ilamath, and the king of Arpad, and 
 the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah ? 
 
 And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messen- 
 gers, and read it : and Hezekiah went up into the house of the 
 Lord, and spread it before the Lord, And Hezekiah prayed before 
 the Lord and said, O Lord God of Israel, Avhich dwellest between 
 the cherubims, thou art the God, ev^i thou alone, of all the king- 
 doms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth. Lord, bow 
 down thine ear, and hear : open. Lord, thine eyes, and see : and 
 hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach 
 the li\ing God. Of a truth. Lord, the kings of Assyria have de- 
 stroyed the nations and their lands, and have cast their gods into 
 the fire : for they v;-ere no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood 
 and stone : therefore they have destroyed them. Now therefore, O 
 Lord our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all 
 the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou ai-t the Lord God, 
 even thou only. 
 
 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying. Thus 
 saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me 
 against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard. This is the word 
 that the Lord hath spoken concerning liim ; The virgin the daughter 
 of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn ; the daughter 
 of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. Whom hast thou re- 
 proaclied and blasphemed ? and against whom hast thou exalted 
 thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high ? even against the Holy 
 One of Israel. By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, 
 and hast said. With the multitude of my chaiiots I am come up to 
 the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut 
 down the tall cedar-trees thereof, and the choice fir-trees thereof: 
 and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the for- 
 est of his Carmcl. I have digged and drunk strange waters, and 
 with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged 
 Ijlaces. ^rtst tl)oit not \)cavh long ago !)oid 3 Ijanc bone it, 
 anb of nncicnt times tl)at 3 l)tuie fo*"rmcb it ? nouj \)avc J 
 
 bronql)t it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced 
 cities'into ruinous heaps. (Zll)crcforc their inhabitants were of 
 small i)ower, they were dismayed and confounded ; they were as the 
 grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the house- 
 tops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. But I know thy 
 abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against
 
 160 
 
 GOD'S UNIVEESAL GOVERNMENT, 
 
 2 Kinsrs, 
 XX. 8-11. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 xxiv. 20. 
 
 1 Chronicles, 
 iv. 10. 
 
 1 Chronicles, 
 V. 25, 2C. 
 
 1 Chronicles, 
 xxix. 10-1'J. 
 
 me. Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into 
 mine ears, tlierefoie J tnill put niQ l}00k ill tlljl UOSC, tiub mil 
 
 brible in tl}n lips, aub 3 toill titrii tljcc back liji tl)C miw bn 
 roljid) tljou earnest. 
 
 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that 
 the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of 
 the Lord the third day ? And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou 
 have of the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he hatli 
 spoken : shall the shadow go forward ten degree.s, or go back ten 
 (degrees ? And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the 
 shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the .'shadow return 
 backward ten degrees. And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the 
 Lord: and l)c broitgljt tl)C sljabou) ten begrecs backroarb, by 
 which it had gone down in the dial of Aliaz. 
 
 For tl]rongh t\)e anger of tl)c £orb it came to pass in Je- 
 rusalem, and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, 
 that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. 
 
 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, that thou 
 wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine 
 hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from 
 evil, that it may not grieve me ! ^\\b CSob grauteb l)im tl)at 
 tDl)icl] l)e requesteb. 
 
 And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and 
 went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God 
 destroyed before them. And the God of Israel stirreb up tl}e 
 
 spirit of ])n[ king of 'Assnria, anb tl)e spirit of <ZLilgatb- 
 
 pilneser king of CXssgria, and he carried them away, even the 
 lieubt'uites, aii"d the (iadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and 
 brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river 
 Gozan unto this day. 
 
 Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all tlie congregation : 
 and David said, lilessed be thou. Lord God of Israel our father, 
 forever and ever. Thine, Lord, is the greatness, and the power, 
 and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty : for all that is in 
 tlie heaven and in the earth is thine ; thine is the kingdom, O 
 Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. i3otl) ricl)es Clll^ 
 l)Onouv come of tljee, and thou reigncst over all; and in tliine 
 
 hand is power and might ; aub iu tl)ine liaub itis to uuike great, 
 anb to gine strengtl) unto all. Now therefore, our ( mmI. w.- thank 
 thee, and praise thy glorious name. But who am I, and what is 
 
 mv pt'oplf, that we sliould be able to offer so willingly after this 
 
 sort ? for all tl)ings come of tl)ec, anb of tl)ine own l)aue uic 
 giyen tlice. Kor we are strangei-s before thee, and sojourners, sus 
 were all our fatJuTs : our days on the earth are as a shadow, and 
 there is nont; abiding. O Lord our God, all this store tliat we have 
 prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name rometl) of
 
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 161 
 
 ti)inc Ijcrnb, avib is all tl)ine oiun. I know also, my God, that 
 
 thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for 
 ine, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all 
 these things : and now have I seen with joy thy people, which 
 are present here, to offer willingly unto thee. Lord God of 
 Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, kccp tl)is fofCOCr ill 
 
 t\)c imagination of tl)c tl)ongl)ts of tl)c l)cart of tl)n people, 
 anb prepare tijeir Ijeart unto tijee : anb giuc unto Solomon 
 
 mg son a perfect Ijeart, to keep thy commandments, thy testi- 
 monies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build 
 the palace, for the which I have made provision. 
 
 And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the 
 first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim ; but 
 sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his com- 
 mandments, and not after the doings of Israel. Therefore t\)t £orb 
 
 stablisl)cb ll^c kingdom in l]is ijanb. 
 
 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went 
 up to Ramoth-gilead. And the king of Israel said unto Jehosha- 
 phat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle ; but put thou 
 on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself ; and they 
 went to the battle. Now the king of Syria had commanded the 
 captains of the chariots that were with him, saying Fight ye not 
 with small or great, save only with the king of Israel. And it came 
 to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that 
 they said. It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about 
 him to fight : but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him ; 
 and (J3ob moucb tl)Cm to bcpart from \]m. For it came to pass, 
 that when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the 
 king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him. 
 
 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself 
 with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly : And he joined 
 himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish : and they made 
 the ships in Ezion-geber. Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Ma- 
 reshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying. Because thou hast 
 joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works. 
 ^nb tl)e sl)ips mere broken, that they were not able to go to 
 Tarshish. 
 
 And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down 
 to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick. 
 And the destruction of Ahaziah ujas of ©ob bo coming tO So- 
 ram : for when he was come he went out with Jehoram against 
 Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to cut oft' 
 the house of Ahab. And it came to pass, that when Jehu was ex- 
 ecuting judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes 
 of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered 
 to Ahaziah, he slew them. And he sought Ahaziah : and they 
 caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu : 
 
 •2 Chronicles, 
 xvii. 3-5. 
 
 ■2 Chronicles, 
 xviii. 28-32. 
 
 i Chronicles, 
 XX. 35-37. 
 
 i Clironicles, 
 xxii. 6-9. 
 
 11
 
 162 
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 XXV. 5-9. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 XXX. 10-12. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xxxiii. 10-13. 
 
 Ezm, V. 3-5. 
 
 and when they had slain him, they buried him : Because, said they, 
 he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his 
 heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the 
 kingdom. 
 
 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them 
 captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to 
 the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin : 
 and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found 
 them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, 
 that could handle spear and shield. He hired also an hundred 
 thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents 
 of silver. But there came a man of God to him, saying, king, 
 let not the army of Israel go with thee ; for the Lord is not with 
 Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim. But if thou wilt go, 
 do it, be strong for the battle : (JJob sljoil make ti]CC foil bdoxc 
 l[]C CUCtltg : for God hath power to help, and to cast down. And 
 Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the 
 hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel ? x\nd 
 the man of God answered, ®|)e Corb is able to jgioe tl)ee tnucl) 
 more tijan tl)i3. 
 
 So the posts passed from city to city through the countiy of 
 Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun : but they laughed them 
 to scorn, and mocked them. Nevertheless, divers of Asher and 
 Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jeru- 
 salem. Also in Judah tl)c Ijaub of (J5ob toas to gine tl)em one 
 [)eart to bo tl)e commanbmcnt of tljc kiuig anb of tljc princes, 
 by the word of the Lord. 
 
 And the Lord spake to Manasseh, and to his people : but they 
 would not hearken. Wherefore tlje £orb brongljt upou tl)cm the 
 
 captains of tl)e Ijost of tl)e king of QVssnria, which took Ma- 
 nasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and cai'iied 
 him to Babylon. And when he was in affliction, he besought the 
 Lord his God, and humbled liimself greatly before the God of his 
 fathers, and prayed unto liim : and he was entreated of him, and 
 
 heard his supplication, atib brongijt l)im again to Sernsalcm 
 
 into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was 
 God. 
 
 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son 
 of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusa- 
 lem : and with them were the prophets of God helping them. At the 
 same lime came to them T;itnai, governor on tliis side the river, and 
 SliPtliar-hoznai,an(l their companions, and said thus unto them, Who 
 hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall? 
 Then said we unto thpin after this manner. What are the names of 
 the men that make this building? I'.ut tl)c CY\C of tl)Cir (S!>oh 
 
 tons upon tl)c clbcrs of tl)e Jtcros, tl)at tl)cn conlb not cause
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 163 
 
 tl)cm to cease, till tl)e matter ramc to Darius : and then they 
 
 returned answer by letter concerning this matter. 
 
 This Ezra went up from Babylon ; and he was a read}^ scribe 
 in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given : and 
 the king granted him all his request, accorbiug tO tl)C Ijaub of 
 tl)C £orb l)is ©ob upon Ijim- And there went up some of the 
 children of Israel, and of the })riests, and the Levites, and the sing- 
 ers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the sev- 
 enth year of Artaxerxes the king. And he came to Jerusalem in 
 the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. For 
 upon the first day of the fii'st month began he to go up from Babylon, 
 and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, ac-^ 
 
 corbing to tl)e goob Ijanb of l)is (5ob upon l)iin. 
 
 Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, roljicl) l}atl) pitt SUCl) 
 
 a tl)ing as tl)is in tl)c king's l)eart, to beautify the house of the 
 
 Lord which is in Jerusalem : and hath extended mercy unto me 
 before the king, and his counselloi's, and before all the king's mighty 
 princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the Lord my God 
 was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to 
 go up with me. 
 
 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we 
 might afilict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way 
 for us, and for our little ones, and for a^J our substance. For I was 
 ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to 
 help us against the enemy in the way : because we had spoken unto 
 the king, saying. The hand of our God is upon all them for good 
 that seek him ; but his power and his wrath is against all them that 
 forsake him. So we fasted and besought our God for this : and he 
 was entreated of us 
 
 Then we departed from the river of Aliava on the twelfth day 
 of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and tI)C Ijaub of Otir 
 
 (gob roas upon us, anb [)c beliucreb us from tl)e Ijanb of tlje 
 enemj), anb of sucl) as lag in wait bn tl)c ma^. 
 
 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, 
 Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and 
 bless the Lord your God for ever and ever : and blessed be thy glo- 
 ]-ious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. Thou, 
 even thou, art Lord alone ; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of 
 heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, 
 the seas, and all things that is therein, and tl]OU prescruest tl)em 
 all ; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee. 
 
 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present 
 themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. 
 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou ? Then Satan 
 answered the Lord, and said. From going to and fro in the earth, 
 and from walking up and down in it. And the Lord said unto 
 
 Ezra, 
 vii. G-9. 
 
 Ezra, 
 vii. ii7, 28, 
 
 Ezra, 
 
 viii. •:H--23, 
 
 31. 
 
 Xeh. ix. 5, 6. 
 
 Job, i. &-12.
 
 164 
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 Job, i. 20, 21. 
 
 Job, ii. 1-10, 
 
 Job, V. 6-26. 
 
 Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like 
 him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth 
 God, and escheweth evil '] Then Satan answered the Lord and 
 said. Doth Job fear God for nought? Ilast not thou ittabc nil 
 l)cbgc about ijim, anb obout l)is Ijousc, anb about all tijat \)C 
 
 l)atl) on f UCrjl Sibc ? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, 
 and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine 
 hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy 
 face. And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in 
 thy power; only upon himself ^jut tlOt forti) tl)inc l)anb. 
 
 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and 
 fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, and said. Naked came 
 I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: ®|)c 
 
 Corb ganc, anh tl)e Corb Ijatl) taken aroan; bicsscb be tl)c 
 name of tl)c Corb. 
 
 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present 
 themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to 
 present himself before the Lord, And the Lord said unto Satan, 
 From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and 
 said. From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and 
 down in it. And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered 
 my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect 
 and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil ? and 
 still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against 
 him, to destroy him without cause. And Satan answered the Lord, 
 and said. Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his 
 life. But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his 
 flesh, and he will curse thee to thv face. And the Lord said unto 
 
 Satan, Behold, \)c is in tl)ine l)anb ; but saue l)is life. 
 
 So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote 
 Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. And 
 he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down 
 among the ashes. Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still 
 retain thine integrity ? curse God, and die. But he said unto her. 
 Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What! shall 
 we receive good at tl)C l)anb of (!3ob, and shall we not receive 
 evil? 
 
 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth 
 trouble s])riiig out of the ground; yet man is born unto trouble, as 
 the sparks tly upward. I would seek unto God, and untO (!3ob 
 tDOulb 3 commit mn cause : which doeth great things and un- 
 searchable ; marvellous things without number : who giveth rain 
 upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields : to set up on 
 liigli those that be low ; that those which mourn may be exalted to 
 safety. He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their 
 hands cannot perform their enterprise. He taketh the wise in their 
 own craftiness : and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
 
 GOD S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT, 
 
 165 
 
 They meet with darkness in the day-time, and grope in the noon- 
 day as in the night. But he saveth the poor from the sword, from 
 their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. So the poor hath 
 hope, 'and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. 
 
 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth : therefore 
 despise not thou the chastening of the Ahnighty : for he maketh 
 sore, and bindeth up : he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 
 He shall deliver thee in six troubles : yea, in seven there shall no 
 evil touch thee. In famine he shall redeem thee from death : and 
 in war from the power of the sword. Thou shalt be hid from the 
 scourge of the tongue : neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction 
 when it cometh. At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh : 
 neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. For thou 
 shalt be in league with the stones of the Held : and the beasts of 
 the field shall be at peace with thee. And thou shalt know that 
 thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, 
 and shalt not sin. Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be 
 great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. Thou shalt 
 come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in 
 in his season. 
 
 ®I)inc l]anbs [)avc tnabe mt anh fashioncb tne togetlier 
 
 rounb about; yet thou dost destroy me. Remember, I beseech 
 thee, that thou hast made me as the clay ; and wilt thou bring me 
 into dust again ? Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and cur- 
 dled me like cheese? Thou ]i:ist clothed me with skin and flesh, 
 and hast fenced me with bones and sinews. Thou hast granted me 
 life and favour, and tli2 uisitatioit l)atli prcscrucb tng spirit. 
 
 The tabernacles of robbers pi-osper, and they that provoke God 
 
 are secure ; into toljosc l]anb (Bob bringctl} abunbantln. But 
 
 ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee ; and the fowls of the 
 air, and they shall tell thee : or speak to the earth, and it shall 
 teach thee ; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. Who 
 knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought 
 
 this ? 3vL w\)OQc l)anb is tlic soul of cucrQ liuing tijiug, anb 
 tl)e breath of all mankinb. 
 
 Ilast thou marked tlie old way which wicked men have trod- 
 den ? Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was 
 overflown with a flood : which said unto God, Depart from us : and 
 what can the Almighty do for them ? Yet [)C fillcb tl)eir l)OUSC0 
 
 tuitl) goob tilings. 
 
 I know that tl)OU tuilt bring inc to bcatl), and to the house 
 appointed for all living. 
 
 God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In 
 a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep talleth upon men, 
 in slumberings upon the bed; tl)Cn l]C opcnctl] tl)e cars of men, 
 and sealeth their instruction, that he may withdraw man from his 
 
 Job, X. 8-12. 
 
 Job, 
 xii. 6-10. 
 
 Job, 
 xxii. 15-18. 
 
 Job, XXX. '23. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxiii. 14-18.
 
 166 
 
 GOD'S UNIVEESAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 Job, 
 XXX vi. 20- 
 
 and 
 xxxvii. 1- 
 
 Job, 
 
 xxxviii. 
 
 2i!-41. 
 
 purpose, and hide pride from man. lie keepeth back his soul from 
 the pit, and his Hfe from perishing by the sword. 
 
 "Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the 
 number of liis years be searched out. For he maketh small the 
 drops of water : they pour down rain according to the vapour 
 thereof; which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly. 
 Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise 
 of his tabei'uacle ? Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and 
 covereth the bottom of the sea. For by them judgeth he the peo- 
 ple ; he giveth meat in abundance. With clouds he covereth the 
 light ; and coramandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh 
 betwixt. The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also 
 concerning the vapour. 
 
 At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place. 
 Hea;- attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth 
 out of his mouth. He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his 
 liglitning unto the ends of the earth. After it a voice roareth ; he 
 thundereth with the voice of his excellency : and he will not stay 
 them w^hen his voice is heard. God thundereth marvellously with 
 his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend. 
 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth ; likewise to the 
 small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. He sealeth up 
 the hand of every man ; that all men may know his work. Then 
 the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. Out of the 
 south cometh the whirlwind : and cold out of the north. By the 
 breath of God frost is given : and the breadth of the waters is 
 straitened. Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud : he scat- 
 tereth his bright cloud : and it is turned round about b}" his coun- 
 sels : tl)nt i\)cr) man bo toliatsocijcr \)C commaubctl) tlicm upon 
 tl)c fare of tT)c xohvih in tl)c cartl). He causoth it to come, 
 whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy. 
 
 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou 
 seen the treasures of the hail, which I have reserved against the 
 time of trouble, against the day of battle and war ? By what way 
 is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth ? 
 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or 
 a way for the lightning of thunder ; to cause it to rain on the earth, 
 where no man is ; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man ; to 
 satisfy the desolate and waste ground ; and to cause the bud of the 
 tender lierb to spring forth ? Hath tlie rain a father ? or wlio hath 
 begotten tlie drops of dew? Out of whose womb came the ice? 
 and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it ? The waters 
 an- hid as with a stone, and the face of tlie deep is frozen. Canst 
 thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of 
 Orion? Canst thou bring fortli Mazzarotli in his season? or canst 
 thou guido Arcfurus with liis sons? Knowost thou the ordinances 
 of lieaven ? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth ?
 
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 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters 
 may cover thee? Canst thou send lightnings, tl)nt tl^CJ] IttrtJJ go, 
 anb sa^ unto tljec, §CXC WC are? Who hath put wisdom in 
 the inward parts ? or who hath given understanding to the heart ? 
 Who can number the clouds in wisdom ? or who can stay the bot- 
 tles of heaven, when the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods 
 cleave fast together ? Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion ? or fill 
 the appetite of the young lions, when they couch in their dens, and 
 abide in the covert to lie in wait? Who pro\ndeth for the raven 
 his food ? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack 
 of meat. 
 
 Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. 
 
 I laid me down and slept ; I awaked ; for tl)C Corb SUS- 
 
 taiucb VXC Salvation belongeth unto the Lord : 
 
 thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah. 
 
 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep : for thou, Lord, 
 only makest me dwell in safety. 
 
 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow 
 of thy wings, from the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly 
 enemies, who compass me about. They are inclosed in their own 
 fat : with their mouth they speak proudly. They have now com- 
 passed us in our steps : they have set their eyes bowing down to 
 the earth ; like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a 
 young lion lurking in secret places. Arise, Lord, disappoint him, 
 cast him down : deliver my soul from the wicked, tDl)icl) is tl)n 
 StDOrb : ftom men tDl)icl) are tl)S l}aub, Lord. 
 
 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the 
 Lord : and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. 
 For the kingdom is the Lord's : and l)e is tl)e gOUCritOr amOlHj 
 
 tl)e nations. 
 
 ®l)e earti) is ll)e £orb's, anb t\)c fnlncss ll)crcof ; the 
 
 world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon 
 the seas, and established it upon the floods. 
 
 i\\^ times are in tl)0 Ijanb : deliver me from the hand of 
 mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. 
 
 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host : a mighty 
 man is not delivered by much strength. An horse is a vain thing 
 for safety : neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. 
 
 Many are the afflictions of the righteous : but the Lord deliv- 
 ereth him out of them all. £)s keepetl) oil l)is bones : not one 
 of them is broken. 
 
 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains ; thy judgments 
 
 are a great deep : Lord, tl)Ott :prescr»c6t man anb beast. 
 
 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : and he 
 delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast 
 
 Job, xli. U. 
 Ps. iii. 5, 8. 
 
 Psalm iv. 8. 
 
 Psalm 
 xvii. 8-14. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxii. 27, 23. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxlv. 1, 2. 
 
 Ps. xxxi. 15. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxiii. 16, 17. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxiv. 19, 20. 
 
 Ps. xxxvi. 6. 
 
 Ps. xxxvii. 
 23-25.
 
 168 
 
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 Ps. xli. 1-3. 
 
 Psalm 
 xlvi. &-10. 
 
 Psalm xlvii. 
 
 Ps. 1. 7-12. 
 
 P8.U. 11,12. 
 
 Ps. Ixv. 5-13 
 
 down : for the Lord uplioldeth him with liis hand. I have been 
 young, and now am old ; yet have I not seen the righteous for- 
 saken, nor l]is sccb begging brcab. 
 
 Blessed is he that considereth the poor : the Lord will deliver 
 hiin in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him and keep him 
 alive ; and he shall be blessed upon the earth : and thou wilt not 
 deliver him unto the will of his enemies. The Lord will strengthen 
 him upon the bed of languishing: tIlOU U)ilt tnakc all l)is beb 
 
 in l)is sickness. 
 
 Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations |)e 
 l]atl) milbc in the earth. He maketh wars to cease unto the end 
 of the earth ; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sun- 
 der ; he burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that 
 I am God : I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted 
 in the earth. 
 
 O clap your hands, all ye people, shout unto God with the 
 voice of triumph. For the Lord Most High is terrible ; |)C is a 
 great King ODer all tl)C eartl). He shall subdue the people under 
 us, and the nations under our feet. He shall choose our inherit- 
 ance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. 
 
 God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a 
 trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises : sing praises unto our 
 King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth : sing 
 ye praises with understanding. God reigneth over the heathen : 
 God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. The princes of the 
 people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abra- 
 ham : for the shields of the earth belong unto God : he is greatly 
 exalted. 
 
 Hear, my people, and I will speak ; Israel, and I will 
 testify against thee : I am God, even thy God. I will not reprove 
 thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt-ofterings, to have been continu- 
 ally before me. I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he- 
 goats out of thy folds. For every beast of the foi-est is mine, and 
 the cattle upon a thousand hills. J[ knott) all tl)e foinls of tl)C 
 
 mountains; anb tl)c m\h beasts of tije ticlb are mine. If I 
 were hungry, I would not tell thee : for the world is mine, and 
 the fulness thereof. 
 
 Give us help from trouble : for uain is tl)e l)elp of man. 
 
 Through God we shall do valiantly : f(jr he it is that shall tread 
 down our enemies. 
 
 l»y terrible things in righteousness wilt tliou answer us, God 
 ot our salvation ; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, 
 and of th'-m that are afar oflT upon the sea: which by his strength 
 setteth fjust the mountains ; being girded with power : which still- 
 fth the noisfl of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult 
 of the peoplo. They also that dwell in the uttermost j)arbs are afraid
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT, 
 
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 at thy tokens : tl)ou mnkest tl)c out-goings of tl)c morning anb 
 
 Cticning to rejoice. Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it : 
 thou greatly en richest it with the river of God, whicli is full of 
 water : thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided 
 for it. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly : thou settlest 
 the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers : thou blessest 
 the springing thereof Thou crownest the year with thy good- 
 ness ; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures 
 of the wilderness : and the little hills rejoice on every side. The 
 pastures are clothed with tlocks : the valleys also are covered over 
 with corn ; they shout for joy, they also sing. 
 
 He ruleth by his power forever ; his eyes behold the nations : 
 let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. 
 
 He that is our God is the God of salvation ; and nntO CSob 
 
 tl)e iioxh belong tl)e issnes from bcatl). 
 
 God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places : the God of 
 Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed 
 be God. 
 
 Deliver me, my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of 
 the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. For thou art my hope, 
 O Lord God : thou art my trust from my youth. |32 t\]Ct l)a0C 3 
 been l]olben np from tlje toomb : thou art he that took me out 
 of my mother's bowels : my praise shall be continually of thee. 
 
 God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the 
 earth. Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength : thou brakest 
 the heads of the dras^ons in the waters. Thou brakest the heads 
 of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people in- 
 habitinof the wilderness. Thou didst cleave the fountain and the 
 flood : thou driedst up mighty rivers. The day is thine, the night 
 also is thine : thou hast prepared the light and the sun. Thou hast 
 set all the borders of the earth : thou hast made summer and 
 winter. 
 
 1 said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly ; and to the wicked, 
 Lift not up the horn : lift not up your horn on high : speak not 
 with a stiff neck. For promotion coraeth neither from the east, nor 
 from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge ; he put- 
 teth down one, and setteth up another. For in the hand of the 
 Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red ; it is full of mixture, 
 and he poureth out of the same : but the dregs thereof, all the wick- 
 ed of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them. 
 
 O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee ? or 
 to thy faithfulness round about thee ? (Jl)OU rnlest t\)C raging 
 of tl)e seci : when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. 
 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain ; thou hast 
 scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. The heavens are 
 thine, the earth also is thine : as for the world and the fulness 
 
 Ps. Ixvi. 7. 
 
 Ps. Ixviii. 20. 
 
 Ps. Ixviii. 35. 
 
 Ps. Ixxi. 4-6. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxiv. 12-17. 
 
 Ps. Ixxv. 4-8. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxix. 8-12.
 
 170 
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 Psalm xc. 3. 
 
 Pi. xcv. 1-7. 
 
 Ps. xoni. 1. 
 
 Ps. xcvil. 10. 
 
 Psalm 
 ciii. 19-22. 
 
 Psalm 
 civ. 10-30. 
 
 thereof, thou hast founded them. The north and the south thou 
 hast created them : Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. 
 
 ®l)01t turncst man to bestrnctiou ; and sayest, Return, ye 
 children of men. 
 
 O come, let us sing unto the Lord ; let us make a joyful noise 
 to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with 
 thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For 
 the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his 
 hand are the deep places of the earth : the strength of the hills is 
 his also. The sea is his, and he made it : and his hands formed the 
 dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down : let us kneel 
 before the Lord our maker. For he is our God ; and toe axc tl)C 
 
 pcojjlc of Ijis pasture, arib tl)c sl)ccp ofl)is Ijanb. 
 
 QTIlC tlorb rcignctl) ; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude 
 of isles be glad thereof. 
 
 He preserveth the souls of his saints ; he delivereth them out 
 of the hand of the wicked. 
 
 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens ; and his 
 kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel 
 in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice 
 of his word. Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye ministers of 
 his, that do his pleasure. Bless the Lord, all his works in all places 
 of his dominion : bless the Lord, my soul. 
 
 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the 
 hills. They give drink to every beast of the field : the wild asses 
 quench their thirst. By them shall the fowls of the heaven have 
 their habitation, which sing among the branches. He watereththe 
 hills from his chambers : the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thv 
 
 works, ^c causcti) tlic Qrass to grorofor tl)c rattle, and herb 
 
 for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the 
 earth ; and wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to 
 make his face to shine, and bread which streiigtheneth man's heart. 
 The trees of the Lord are full of sap ; the cedars of Lebanon, which 
 he hath planted ; where the birds make their nests : as for the 
 stork, the fir-trees are her house. The high hills are a refuge for 
 the wild goats, and the rocks for the conies. 
 
 He appointeth the moon for seasons : the sun knoweth his 
 going down. Thou makest darkness, and it is night : wherein all 
 the beasts of the fuivst do creep forth. The young lions roar after 
 their prey, ayxb seek tljeir meat from ©ob. The sun ariseth, 
 tliey g;ith«r thenisolves together, and lay them down in tlieir dens. 
 Man guelh forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. 
 O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! in wisdom hast thou made 
 them all : the earth is full of thy riches. So is this great and wide 
 sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great 
 beasts. There go the ships : there is that leviathan, whom thou
 
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 171 
 
 hast made to play therein. Ql\)C5C tDtlit all lipon t\]CC ; that thou 
 mavest mve them their meat in due season. That thou mvest them 
 tliey gather : thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. 
 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled : thou takest away their 
 breath, they die and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy 
 spiiit, they are created : and thou renewest the face of the earth. 
 
 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great 
 waters ; these see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the 
 
 deep, fov l)c rommaubctl), anh raiscti] tijc stormn m'uib, 
 
 which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, 
 they go down again to the depths : their soul is melted because of 
 trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, 
 and are at their wit's end. Then they cry unto the Lord in their 
 trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses, ^e tttokcti) 
 t\)C storm a culm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are 
 they glad because they be quiet ; so he bringeth them unto their 
 desired haven. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his good- 
 ness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! Let 
 them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him 
 in the assembly of the elders. He turneth rivers into a wilderness, 
 and the water-springs into dry ground ; a fruitful land into barren- 
 ness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. He turneth 
 the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into water- 
 springs. And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may 
 prepare a city for habitation ; and sow the fields and plant vine- 
 yards, which may yield fruits of increase. He blesseth them also, 
 so that they are multiplied greatly ; and sufFereth not their cattle to 
 decrease. Again, they are minished and brought low through op- 
 pression, affliction and sorrow. He poureth contempt upon princes, 
 and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no 
 way. Yet setteth he the jioor on high from afSiction, and maketh 
 him families like a flock. The righteous shall see it, and rejoice : 
 and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. 
 
 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy 
 oul of the dunghill ; that he may set him with princes, even with 
 
 the princes of his people. §t makcti) tl)c barren tDoman to kcc\i 
 l)ousc, anb to be a jonfnl motl)er of rljilbrcn. Praise ye the 
 Lord. 
 
 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God ? 
 But our God is in the heavens ; he hath done whatsoever he hath 
 pleased. Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 
 They have mouths, but they speak not : eyes have they, but they see 
 not : they have ears, but they hear not : noses have they, but they 
 smell not : they have hands, but they handle not : feet have they, 
 but they walk not : neithei' speak they through their throat. They 
 that make them are like unto them ; so is every one that trusteth 
 
 in them. O Israel, trust tiiott ill tl)c £orb ; l)e is tl)eir l)elp aixb 
 
 Psalm 
 cvii. 23-42. 
 
 Ps. cxiii. 7-9. 
 
 Ps.cxv.a-16.
 
 172 
 
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 Psalm 
 cxix. 90, 91. 
 
 Ps. cxxi. 2-3. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxxvii. 1, 2. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxxxv. 5-7 
 
 Psalm 
 cxxxvi. 25. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxlv. 14-10. 
 
 Psalra 
 cxlvil. 7-18. 
 
 tl)cir sl^icli. O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord : he is their help, 
 and their shield. Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord : he is their 
 help and their shield. The Lord hath been mindful of us : he will 
 bless us ; he will bless the house of Israel ; he will bless the house 
 of Aaron. He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and 
 great. The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your 
 children. Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and 
 earth. The heaven, even the heavens are the Lord's : but the earth 
 hath he given to the children of men. 
 
 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations : thou hast established 
 the earth, and it abideth. They continue this day according to 
 
 thine ordinances : for oU arc tl)n scruoiUe. 
 
 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. 
 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : he that keepeth thee will 
 not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber 
 nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper: tl}e Corb is tl}r) sl)iTbc npon 
 tl)2 tigl)t \](inb. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the 
 moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : he 
 shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and 
 thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. 
 
 Gfjeccpt tl)c Corb builb tl)c Ijousc, tl)C2 labour in tjain 
 
 tijat builb it : except the Lord keep the city, the watchmen 
 waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up 
 late, to eat the bread of sorrows : for so he giveth his beloved 
 sleep. 
 
 I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all 
 gods. Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in 
 earth, in the seas, and all deep places. He causeth the vapours to 
 ascend from the ends of the earth ; he maketh lightnings for the 
 rain ; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. 
 
 tol)0 Clioctl) foob lO all flcsl) : for his mercy endureth for- 
 ever. 
 
 The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that 
 be bowed down. dEljc enes of all toait upon tl)Ce : and thou 
 givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, 
 and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. 
 
 Sing unto the Lord with tlianksgiving ; sing praise upon the 
 harp unto our God : who covereth the heaven with clouds, who 
 propareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the 
 mountains. He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens 
 which cry. He delightoth not in the strength of the horse : he 
 taketh not pleasure in the legs of u man. The Lord taketh pleasure 
 in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. Praise the 
 Lord, O Jerusalem ; praise thy God, O Zion. For he hath .strength- 
 ened the bars of thy gates : he hath blessed thy children within 
 thee. He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the
 
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 finest of the wheat. He sendeth forth his commandment upon 
 eartli : his word runneth A'ery swiftly. He giveth snow like wool : 
 he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like 
 morsels : who can stand before his cold ? j^c SCltbctl) OUt l)is 
 tDOrb, arib mcltctl) tl^Ctn : he causeth his wind to blow, and the 
 waters How. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens : 
 praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels : praise ye 
 him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon : praise him, 
 all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and 
 ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name 
 of the Lord : for he commanded, and they were created. He hath 
 also stablished them forever and ever : he hath made a decree 
 which shall not pass. Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons 
 and all deeps : fire, and hail ; snow, and vapour : stormy toiub ful- 
 fiUing l)is tDOrb : mountains, and all hills ; fruitful trees, and all 
 cedars : beasts, and all cattle ; creeping things, and flying fowl : 
 kings of the earth, and all people ; princes, and all judges of the 
 earth : both young men and maidens ; old men and children : let 
 them praise the name of the Lord : for his name alone is excellent ; 
 his glory is above the earth and heaven. He also exalteth the 
 horn of his people, the praise of all his saints ; even of the chil- 
 dren of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 The Lord giveth wisdom : out of his mouth cometh knowledge 
 and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous : 
 
 l]e is buckler to tl)cm tijnt roulk upriglitlg. He keepeth the 
 
 paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. 
 
 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes : keep sound wis- 
 dom and discretion : so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace 
 to thy neck. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot 
 shall not stumble. AVhen thou Rest down, thou shalt not be afraid : 
 yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Be not afraid 
 of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it 
 Cometh. For the Lord shall be thy confidence, avib sl)uU kccp 
 
 tl)ti foot from being taken. 
 
 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the 
 
 tongue, is from tl)c Corb. 
 
 When a man's ways please the Lord, \]c maketl) CVtXl l)is 
 enemies to be at :pcace raitl) Ijim. 
 
 A man's heart deviseth his way ; but tlje Corb Mrectetl) l)is 
 Steps. 
 
 The lot is cast into the lap ; but tlje iDl)ole bisjjosing tl}ereof 
 is of tl}e toxh. 
 
 There are many de^^ces in a man's heart ; neuertljeless the 
 counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. 
 
 Ps. cxlviii. 
 
 Prov. ii. 6-8. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 iii. 21-26. 
 
 Prov. xvi. 1. 
 
 Prov. xvi. 7. 
 Prov. xvi. 9. 
 Prov. xvi. 33. 
 Prov. xix. 21.
 
 174: 
 
 GOD'S UXIVEESAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 Prov. XX. 24, 
 
 Prov. xxi. 1. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxi. 30, 31. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxix. 20. 
 
 Ec. il. 24-26. 
 
 Ec. iii. 10-14, 
 
 Ec. V. 18, 19. 
 
 Ec. vi. 1, 2. 
 
 Eccleslastcs, 
 >-ii. 13, 14. 
 
 Man's goings arc of tl)C Corli; liow can a man tlien under- 
 stand his own way ? 
 
 The king's lieart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of 
 
 water: \)c turitctl) it tDl)itl)crsoct)cr f)e mill 
 
 There is no wisdom nor understandino- nor counsel aixainst the 
 Lord. The horse is prepared against the day of battle : but scifctn 
 
 is of tl)c £orb. 
 
 Many seek the ruler's favour ; bttt CUCrn man 5 jubgiucnt 
 
 comcti) from tl)e Corb- 
 
 There is nothino- better for a man than that he should eat and 
 drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. 
 This also I saw, that it was fi-om the hand of God. For who can 
 eat, or who else can hasten hereunto more than I? For God giveth 
 to a man that is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and 
 joy : but to tl)e sinner IjC ^\VCt\) trauail, to gather and to heap 
 up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is 
 vanity and vexation of spirit. 
 
 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of 
 men to be exercised in it. He hath made everything beautiful in 
 his time : also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man 
 can find out the woik tl)iTt Oob mflkctl) from the beginning to the 
 end. I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, 
 and to do good in his life. And also that every man should eat 
 and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour; it is t!)C gift of 
 ©oil. I knoAv that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be forever : 
 nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it : and God doeth 
 it, that men should fear before him. 
 
 Behold that which I have seen : it is good and comely for one 
 to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he 
 taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him : 
 for it is his portion. Every man also to whom (J3oii l)ntl) gincn 
 
 ricl)cs anh localti), anb l)atl) giucn l)im poiocr to cat thereof, 
 
 and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour ; this is the gift 
 of God. 
 
 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is 
 common among men : a man to whom God hath given riches, 
 wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all 
 
 that he desireth, yet (gob giocti) l)im not yovocx to cat tt)crcof, 
 
 but a stranger eateth it : this is vanity, and it is an evil disease. 
 
 Consider the work of God : for who can make that straight, 
 which he hath made crooked ? In the day of prosperity be joyful, 
 but in tlio day of adversity consider: (Qoh also l)atl) SCt tl)C onc 
 ODCr against tl)C Otl)Cr, to the end that man should find nothing 
 after bini.
 
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 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, 
 that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, arc in t\)C [](irib 
 of ©ob : no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is 
 before them. 
 
 He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that re- 
 gardeth the clouds shall not reap. As thou knowest not what is 
 the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of 
 her that is with child : even so thou knowest not the works of God 
 Vi\)0 tntlkctl) ail. In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening 
 withhold not thine hand : for thou knowest not whether shall pros- 
 per, either this or that, or whether they both shall be ahke good. 
 
 Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his peoj^le, 
 and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smit- 
 ten them : and tlie hills did tremble, and their carcasses were torn 
 in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned 
 away, but his hand is stretched out still. 
 
 ^nb- l)c ujili lift up an ensign to tl]c nations from far, 
 anb toill l)iss unto t!)cm from tl)c cub of tl)c carti) ; anb bcl)olb, 
 tl)Cn sljall come toitl) spccb SVOiftln : none shall be weary nor 
 stumble among tliem ; none shall slumber nor sleep ; neither shall 
 the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be 
 broken : whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their 
 horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a 
 whirlwind. Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like 
 young lions : yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and 
 shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it. Ancl in that 
 day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea : and 
 if one look unto the land, behold, darkness and sorrow, and the 
 light is darkened in the heavens thereof. 
 
 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in 
 pieces ; and give ear, all ye of far countries : gird yourselves, and 
 ye shall be broken in pieces : gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken 
 in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought ; 
 speak the word, and it shall not stand : for (J5ob is toitl) US. 
 
 O Assyrian, t\)c rob of miuc augcr, anh tl)c staff in tljeir 
 
 Ijanb is mine inbignation. I will send him against an hypo- 
 critical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him 
 a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them 
 down like the mire of the streets, Howbeit he meaneth not so, 
 neither doth his heart think so ; but it is in his heart to destroy and 
 cut off nations not a few. For he saith, Are not my princes alto- 
 gether kinofs. Is not Calno as Carchemish ? is not Hamath as 
 Arpad ? is not Samaria as Damascus ? As my hand hath found 
 the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them 
 of Jerusalem and of Samaria ; shah I not, as I have done unto 
 Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols? 
 
 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath per- 
 
 Eccl. ix. 1. 
 
 Eccl. xl, 4-6. 
 
 Is. V. 25-30. 
 
 Is. viii. 9, 10. 
 
 Is. X. 5-15.
 
 176 
 
 GOD'S UNIVEESAL GOVERNMENT, 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xxviii. 23-29. 
 
 Is. xl. C, 7. 
 
 Is. xlii. 5. 
 
 Iwiiah, 
 xliv. i.'J-'J8, 
 
 and 
 xlv. 1-7, 13. 
 
 formed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will 
 punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the 
 gloiy of his high looks. For he saith, By the strength of my 
 hand I have done it, and by my wisdom ; for I am prudent : and 
 I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their 
 treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man : 
 and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people : and as 
 one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth ; and 
 there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or 
 peeped. Sljall tl)c axc boiist itself ogainst l)im tl)at l)croctl) 
 tlicrctDitl]? or sl|aU tl}c sato mnguifn itself against l)iin tljat 
 sl]alictl) it? as if tl)c rob sl)onIb sljakc itself against tljcm 
 tl)at lift it np, or as if t\)c staff sl)onlii lift up itself, as if it 
 tDcrc no tooob. 
 
 Give ye ear, and hear my voice ; hearken, and hear my speech. 
 Doth the plouglaman plough all day to sow ? doth he open and 
 break the clods of his ground ? When he hath made plain the 
 face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the 
 cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley 
 and the rye in their place? i^or l)is ©ob botl} instruct l)im tO 
 biscretion, anb botl) teaci) l)im. For the fitches are not threshed 
 with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart-wheel turned about 
 upon the cummin ; but the fitches are beaten out with a staft', and 
 the cummin with a rod. Bread-corn is bruised ; because he will 
 not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor 
 bruise it with his horsemen. ®|)is also COmetl) forti) from tl)C 
 £orb of l)OStS, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in 
 workinof. 
 
 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry ? All 
 flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the 
 field : the grass withereth, the flower fadeth : bccnusc tl)C spirit 
 of tl)C Corb blotOCtl) upon it : surely the people is grass. 
 
 Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and 
 
 stretched them out : he that spread forth the earth, and that which 
 
 Cometh out of it ; Ije tl)at giuetl) breati) unto tl)c people upon it, 
 anb spirit to tljem tl)at walk tl)erein. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee 
 from the womb, jj am tlie torb tl)at maUetl) all tl)ings; that 
 
 stretcheth foith the heavens alone ; that spreadeth abroad Ihe earth 
 by myself; that frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh 
 diviners mad ; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their 
 knowledge foolish ; that confirmeth the word of his servant, and 
 iK-rfonnelh the counsel of his messengers ; that saith to Jerusalem, 
 Tiiou shalt be inhabited ; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be 
 built, and I will raise uji the decayed places thereof: that saith to 
 the deep, lie dry, and 1 will dry up thy rivers : that saith of Cyrus, 
 lie i.s my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure : even saying
 
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 to Jerusalem, Thou slialt be built ; and to the temple, Thy founda- 
 tion shall be laid. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right 
 hand I have liolden, to subdue nations before him ; and I will loose 
 the loins of kings, to open before him the two-leaved gates, and 
 the gates shall not be shut ; I will go before thee, and make the 
 crooked places straight : I will break in pieces the gates of brass, 
 and cut in sunder the bars of iron : and I will give thee the treasures 
 of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest 
 know that I, the Loi-d, which call thee by thy name, am the God 
 of Israel. For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, T have 
 even called thee by thy name : I have surnamed thee, though thou 
 hast not known me, 
 
 I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside 
 me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: that they 
 may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there 
 is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else. I form 
 the hght, and create darkness ; J make pcacc, ailb txcatc Cmi : 
 
 I the Lord do all these things I have raised him 
 
 up in righteousness, anb 3 roill hivctt all l)is toajJS; he shall 
 build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor 
 reward, saith the Lord of hosts. 
 
 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of 
 the house of Israel, ujljicl) arc boruc bg tttc from tl)C bcllj}, 
 tDl)icl) arc rarrieb from tljc toomb; and even to your old age I 
 am he ; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you : I have made, and 
 I will bear ; even I will carry, and will deliver you. 
 
 Wherefore, when I came, was there no man ? when I called, 
 was there none to answer ? Is my hand shortened at all, that it 
 cannot redeem ? or have I no power to deliver ? behold, at my re- 
 buke I dry up the sea, I . make the livers a wilderness : their fish 
 stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. I clothe 
 the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering. 
 
 Fear ye not me ? saith the Lord : will ye not tremble at my 
 presence, which hav^e placed the sand for the bound of the sea by 
 a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it : and though the waves 
 thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail ; though they roar, 
 yet can they not pass over it ? 
 
 Lord, I know that tl)c xoan of matt is not in Ijimsdf : it 
 
 is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. 
 
 Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can 
 cause rain? or can tllC l)Caticns igiuc sl)OU)Crs? art not thou 
 he, O Lord our God ? therefore we will wait upon thee : for thou 
 hast made all these things. 
 
 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying. Arise, 
 and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to 
 
 Is. xlvi. 3, 4. 
 
 Isaiah, 1. 2, 3. 
 
 Jer. V. 22. 
 
 Jer. X. 23. 
 
 Jer. xiv. 22. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xviii. 1-6. 
 
 12
 
 178 
 
 GOD'S UNIVEESAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 XX xi. 35, 36. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxxii. ^.ny-iiO. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 li. 7, 11-16. 
 
 Ijimcn. 
 ill. 37, 38. 
 
 hear my words. Then I went down to the potter's house, and be- 
 hold, he wrouglit a work on the wheels. And the vessel that he 
 made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter : so he made 
 it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. 
 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, house of Isi-ael, 
 cannot I do with you as this potter ? saith the Lord. Behold, as 
 the clay is in the potter's hand, qo axc Jie iu miuc l)tinb, O house 
 of Israel. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, 
 and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, 
 which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar ; The Lord of 
 
 hosts is his name : jjf tl)osc orbinaitccs bcpiirt from before mc, 
 
 saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being 
 a nation before me forever. 
 
 Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, Be- 
 hold, I am the Lord, tl)C (Sob of ail flcsl) : is there anything too 
 hard for me ? Therefore thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I will give 
 this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Xebu- 
 chadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it : and the Chal- 
 deans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this 
 city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have of- 
 fered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink-offerings unto other 
 gods, to provoke me to anger. 
 
 Cabnlon l)atli been a golbcn rnp in \\)c Corb's linnb, 
 
 that made all the earth drunken : the nations have drunken of her 
 
 wine ; therefore the nations are mad Make bright 
 
 the arrows ; gather tlie shields: tllC Corb l)atl) riliscb up tl)C 
 spirit of tl)e kings of tlje iUcbcs : for his device is against 
 Babylon, to destroy it ; because it is the vengeance of the Lord, 
 the vengeance of his temple. Set up the standard upon the walls 
 of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare 
 the ambushes : for the Lord hath both devised and done that which 
 he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon. O thou that dwellest 
 upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and 
 the measure of thy covetousness. The Lord of hosts hath sworn 
 by himself, saying. Surely I will fill thee with men, as with cater- 
 pillars, and they shall lift up a shout against thee. He hath made 
 the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wis- 
 dom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding. 
 Wlien he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the 
 heavens ; and he causeth the vapours to asctMid from the ends of 
 the earth : he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the 
 wind out of his treasures. 
 
 Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pa.ss, tDl)Cn tl)C Corb 
 COmmanbctI) it not ? Out of the moutli of the Most iligh pro- 
 ceedftli not ivil and irood ?
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 179 
 
 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, 
 in the seventh day of the moiitli, that tlie word of the Lord oauie nnto 
 
 me, saying. Son of man, J |]aiic broken tl)c arm of J)harnoli 
 
 king of (^gnP^i ^^^^ ^*^' ^^ ^^^^^^ '^*^^ ^^ bound up to be healed, to 
 put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. There- 
 fore thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against Pharaoh, king 
 of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was 
 broken ; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. And 
 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse 
 them through the countries. And Jf roill Strcn9tl)Cn tl)C ariUS of 
 
 tlic king of i3abT}lon, anb put mii sinorb in {)i9 Ijanb ; but I 
 
 will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with 
 the groanings of a deadly-wounded man. iiut I will strengthen 
 the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall 
 fall down ; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall 
 put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall 
 stretch it out upon the land of Egypt. And I will scatter the 
 Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the coun- 
 tries ; and they shall know that I am the Lord. 
 
 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile him- 
 self with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which 
 he di-ank : therefore, he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that 
 he might not defile himself. Now (5ob Ijilb brongl)t Daniel 
 
 into fauour a\\b icnbcx love roitl) tl)c prince of tl)c eunucl)s. 
 
 Thou, king, 
 
 art a king of kina-s : 
 
 for tl)e ©ob of Ijcaucn 
 
 IjatI) giucn tijce a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And 
 wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and 
 the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath 
 made thee ruler over them all. 
 
 I will not have mercy upon her children ; for they be the 
 children of whoredoms. For their mother hath played the harlot ; 
 she that conceived them hath done shamefully : for she said, I will 
 go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool 
 and my flax, mine oil and my drink. 
 
 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and 
 make a wall, that she shall not find her paths. And she shall fol- 
 low after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them ; and she shall 
 seek them, but shall not find them : then shall she say, I will go 
 and return to my first husband ; for then was it better with me 
 
 than now. fov sl)c bib not knou) tl)at J giuie l)cr corn, anh 
 ruine, anh oil, anh multiplicb Ijcr silucr anli goib, which they 
 prepai'ed for Baal. Therefore, will I return, and take away my coi'n 
 in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will re- 
 cover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness. 
 
 Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people. 
 Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 XXX. 20-26. 
 
 Dan. i. 8, 9. 
 
 Daniel, 
 ii. 37, 38. 
 
 Hosea, 
 ii. 4-9. 
 
 Joel, 
 ii. 18-27.
 
 180 
 
 GOD'S UNIVEESAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 Amos, 
 iii. 4-C. 
 
 Amos, 
 V. 6-9. 
 
 11. 10-17. 
 
 send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith : 
 and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen : but 
 I will remove far ofi" from you the northern army, and will drive 
 him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east 
 sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea ; and his stink shall 
 come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done 
 great things. 
 
 Fear not, land ; be glad and rejoice : for the Lord will do 
 great things. Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field : for the pastures 
 of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig-tree 
 and the vine do yield their strength. Be glad then, ye children of 
 Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God : for he hath given you the 
 former rain moderately, and [)C toiU catlSC tO COmc homn for IIOU 
 
 tl)c roin, tl)c former rain, anb tl)c latter rain in tl)c first 
 
 montl). And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall 
 overflow with wine and oil. And I will restore to you the years 
 that the locust hath eaten, the canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and 
 and the palmer-worm, my great army tDl)icl) J SCUt amoug IIOU. 
 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name 
 of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you : and 
 my people shall never be ashamed. And ye shall know that I am 
 in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none 
 else : and my people shall never be a.shamed. 
 
 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey ? will a 
 young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing ? Can a 
 bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him ? shall 
 one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all ? 
 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not l)e afraid ? 
 
 sl)aU tl)erc be ml in a citn, nnb tl)c Corb IjatI) not bone it? 
 
 Seek the Lord and ye shall live ; lest he break out like fire in 
 the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it 
 in Beth-el. Ye who turn judgment to worm-wood, and leave otf 
 righteousness in the earth, seek him that maketh the seven stars 
 and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and 
 maketh the day dark with night : that calleth for the waters of the 
 sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth : the Lord is 
 his name : that strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that 
 the spoiled shall come against the fortress. 
 
 In tlie four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the 
 second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord by llaggai the 
 prophet, saying. Thus saith the Lord of hosts. Ask now the priests 
 concerning the law, saying, If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of 
 his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or 
 wine, or oil or any meat, shall it be holy ? And the priests answered 
 and said, No. Then said Ilag^ai, If one that is unclean by a dead 
 body touch aiiv of these, shall it be undfan ? And tin- priests an- 
 swered and said. It shall be unclean. Then answered JIaggai and
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
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 said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the 
 Lord ; and so is every work of their hands ; and that which they 
 oflfer there is unclean. And now, I pray you, consider from this day 
 and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone, in the temple 
 of the Lord : since those days were, when one came to an heajj of 
 twenty measures, there were but ten : when one came to the pi-ess-fat 
 for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty. 
 
 J smote J10U toiti) blasting a\ib miti) milbcro anb toitl) Ijail in 
 
 nil tl)C labonrs of nonr IjUnbs ; yet ye turned not to me, saith 
 the Lord. 
 
 ^5k gC of tl)C £orb rain in the time of the latter rain; so 
 the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, 
 to every one grass in the field. 
 
 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be 
 tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty 
 nights, he was afterward an hungered. And when the tempter came 
 to him, he said. If thou be the Son of God, command that these 
 stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, 
 
 illan sl)all not liue bn brenb alone, bnt bn eucrn u)orb tl)Ot 
 procccbctl) out of tlje ntouti) of ^oh. 
 
 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy 
 neighbour, and hate thine enemy : but I say unto you, love your 
 enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, 
 and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you ; 
 that ye may be the children of your Father wliicli is in heaven : 
 
 for l^e maketl) l)is snn to rise on tlie euil nnb on tljc goob, cinh 
 scnbetl) rain on tijc just anb on tl}c unjust. 
 
 After this manner therefore pi ay ye : Our Father which art in 
 heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will 
 be done in earth as it is in heaven. (J3iue US tl)is han our 
 bail}} breab. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 
 
 QVnb leab us not into temptation, but beliuer us from euil. 
 i^or tl)inc is tl)e kingbom, anb tl)e power, and the glory, for- 
 ever. Amen. 
 
 No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the 
 one, and love the other ; or else he will hold to the one, and despise 
 the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say 
 unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what 
 ye shall drink ; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is 
 not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment ? Behold 
 the fowls of the air : for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor 
 gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are 
 ye not much better than they ? Which of you by taking thought 
 can add one cubit unto his stature ? And why take ye thought for 
 raiment ? Consider the lilies of the field how they grow ; they toil 
 not, neither do they spin ; and yet I say unto you. That even Solo- 
 
 Zech. X. 1. 
 
 Matt. iv. 1-4. 
 
 Matthew, 
 V. 43-45. 
 
 Matthew, 
 vi. 9-n. 
 
 Matthew, 
 vi. 24-34.
 
 182 
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 Matthew, 
 viii. 23-27. 
 
 Matthew, 
 X. 27-31. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xvii. 24-27. 
 
 Luke, 
 xxiv. 44, 45. 
 
 John, 
 111. 25-27. 
 
 mon ill all liis glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, 
 if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-mor- 
 row is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye 
 of little faith ? Therefore take no thouffht, saviiisr. What shall we 
 eat? or. What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be 
 clothed ? (for after all these things do the Gentiles seek :) for your 
 heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all tliese thiiigs. 
 l^ut seek ve first the kinwlom of (rod, and his riu'liteonsness, and 
 
 oil tl)csc tilings sl)all be abbcb unto non. Take therefore no 
 
 thought for the morrow : for the morrow shall take thought for the 
 thinifs of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 
 
 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed 
 him. And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch 
 that the ship was covered vdth the waves : but he was asleep. And 
 his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying. Lord, save us : 
 we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of 
 little feith ? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea ; 
 and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying, What 
 manner of man is this, tl)at CVCn ll)C VDinbs linb tl)C SCll obc^ 
 
 l)im ! 
 
 AVhat I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light : and what 
 ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the house-tops. And fear 
 not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul : but 
 rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 
 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing ? and onc of ll)Cin 5\)Cl[[ 
 
 not fall on tijc grounb toitliout nour i^atl)cr. J>ut the very hairs 
 
 of your head are all nunibeied. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of 
 more value than many sparrows. 
 
 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received 
 tribute money came to Peter, and said. Doth not your master pay 
 tribute ? He saith yes. And when he was come into the house, 
 Jesus prevented him, .saying. What thinkest tliou, Simon ? of whom 
 do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute ] of their own 
 children, or of strangers ? Peter saith unto him, <Jf strangers. Jesus 
 saith imto him, Then are the children free. Notwithstanding, lest 
 we should ofifiid them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and 
 
 take np tlic fisi) tliat first comctl) np: anb rolicn tI]on l)ast 
 opened ijis montl), iljou sl)alt tinb a piece of mouen : that take, 
 and give unto them for me and thee. 
 
 And he said unto them. These are the words Avhich I spake 
 unto you, while I was yet with you, that all tilings must be fulfilled 
 which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and 
 in the psalms, concerning me. ®|)cn opcni'b l)C tl)cir nuber- 
 Stanbing, that they might understand the scrij)tures 
 
 Thi-n there arose a question between some of John's disciples 
 and the Jews, about purifying. And they came unto John, and
 
 god's universal government. 
 
 183 
 
 said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to 
 whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men 
 come to him. John answered and said, ^ mciU CCllX rcccioc 
 
 notl)ing, except it be giuen l)im from l)eayeu. 
 
 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? 
 knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have 
 power to release thee? Jesus answered, QTljOU COulbest \)i\VC ItO 
 pomcx at oil against me, except it roere giueu tl)ee from aboue : 
 therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin. 
 
 Then spake tlie Lord to Paul in the niglit by a vision, Be not 
 afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace : for 3 am toitl) ti)ee, 
 
 axib no man sljall set on tl)ee, to l)urt tl)ee : for I have much 
 
 people in this city. 
 
 God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel 
 of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in 
 my prayers; making request, if by any means now at length I 
 might have a prosperous journey bp t\)C toiU of (36b to come unto 
 you. 
 
 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For tl)ere 
 is no pOtDCr bnt of (3oif : the powers that be are ordained of 
 God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordi- 
 nance of God : and they that resist shall receive to themselves dam- 
 nation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. 
 Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power ? do that which is good, 
 and thou shalt have praise of the same : for he is the minister of 
 God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; 
 for he beareth not the sword in vain : for he is the minister of God, 
 a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. 
 
 Now some are pulFed up, as though I would not come to you. 
 But I will come to you shortly, if tl)e Corb tDlll, and will know, 
 not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. 
 
 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given 
 order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first 
 day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as C^ob 
 IjatI) prospercb l)im, that there be no gatherings when I come. 
 
 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one 
 hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God 
 
 and Father of all, who is abooe all, onb tl)rougl) all, anb in 
 jioii all. 
 
 Be careful for nothing; but in et3erj1tl)ing by prayer and sup- 
 plication with thanksgiving let nour rcqucsts be mabe known 
 unto (Sob. 
 
 I have all, and abound : I am full, having received of Epaph- 
 roditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet 
 smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God. But mo Oob 
 
 John, 
 xix. 10, 11. 
 
 Acta, 
 xviii. 9, 10. 
 
 Rom. 1. 9, 10. 
 
 Romans, 
 xiii. 1-4. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 iv. 18, 19. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 xvi. 1. 2. 
 
 Eph. iv. 4-0. 
 
 Phil. iv. 6. 
 
 Phil, 
 iv. 18, 19.
 
 184 
 
 GOD'S UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 James, 
 i. 16, 17. 
 
 James, 
 iv. 13-15. 
 
 Kev. xix. 6. 
 
 sl)all suppln all JJOlxr nccb according to bis riches in glory by 
 Christ Jesus. 
 
 Do not err, ray beloved brethren. ©ocrQ goob gift Clixb 
 CUCrn perfect gift is from Obooe, and cometh down from the 
 Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of 
 turning. 
 
 Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into 
 such a city, and continue there a year, and buy, and sell, and get 
 gain : whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For 
 what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little 
 time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, Jf tl)C 
 il-Orb toill, we shall live, and do this, or that. 
 
 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as 
 the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, 
 saying. Alleluia : for tlje £or5 ©ob omnijjotent rcignetl).
 
 yi. 
 
 (0nh'jSf InnEreigntq, 
 
 The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden : and 
 there lie put the man whom he had formed. And out of the 
 ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to 
 the sight, and good for food ; the tree of life also in the midst of 
 
 the garden, rtub tl]e tvcc of kitoujlcbgc of gooii anb cml 
 
 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of 
 Eden, to dress it, and to keep it. And the Lord God commanded 
 the man, saying. Of every ti'ee of the garden thou mayest freely 
 
 eat: but of tl)c trcc of tl]c knomlebgc of goob anh eml, tl]ou 
 
 6l}alt not cat of it : for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou 
 shalt surely die. 
 
 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou 
 shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And 
 I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her : yea, I will bless 
 her, and she shall be a mother of nations ; kings of people shall 
 be of her. 
 
 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in 
 his heart. Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred 
 years old ? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear ? And 
 Abraham said unto God, O that Lshmael might live before thee ! 
 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed ; and 
 thou shalt call his name Isaac : and I will establish my covenant 
 with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. 
 And as for lshmael, I have heard thee ; behold, I have blessed 
 him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceeding- 
 ly : twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make hira a great 
 
 nation, i3nt ttiD coucttant tt)ill 3 fstablisi) tnitt) iJsaac, which 
 
 Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year. 
 
 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, 
 they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly re- 
 quite us all the evil which we did unto him. And they sent a 
 messenger unto Joseph, saying. Thy father did command before 
 he died, saying. So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee 
 now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin ; for they did 
 unto thee evil : and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the 
 servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they 
 spake unto him. And his brethren also went and fell down be- 
 
 Cenesis, 
 . 8, 9, 15-17. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xvii. 15-21. 
 
 Gen. 1. 15-20,
 
 186 
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 Ex. iv. 10-12. 
 
 Ex. iv. 21. 
 
 Ex. vii. 1-5. 
 
 Ex. vii. e-13. 
 
 Ex. ix. 8-16. 
 
 fore his face : and they said, Behold, we be thy servants. And 
 Joseph said unto them, Fear not : for am I in the place of God ? 
 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but (^oh mciltxt it 
 unto igoob, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much peo- 
 ple alive. 
 
 And Moses said unto the Lord, my Lord, I am not eloquent, 
 neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: 
 but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 
 
 And the Lord said unto him, tOI)0 l)atl) milbc mau's 
 
 monti) ? or tolio makcti) tl)c bnmb, or bcaf, or tl)c seeing, or 
 
 tl)C bliub *? Ijauc not J tljc Corb? Now therefore go, and I 
 will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shall say. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return 
 into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh 
 whieli 1 have put in thine hand : but 3 U)iU IjarbcU l)is l)Cart, 
 
 tljnt l)c sljallnot let tl)c people go. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god 
 to Pharaoh : and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. Thou 
 shalt speak all that I command thee : and Aaron thy brother 
 shall .'^peak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out 
 
 of his land. '2,nh 3 U)iU liarben pi)araol)'s l]eart, nnb multipln 
 tttn signs anb mn toonbcrs in tl)e lanb of ^gijpt. JBut |3l)a- 
 niol) sljtill not l)ein-ken unto nou,'tl)at 3 man Ian mn l)anb 
 upon (Egnpt, anb bring forti) "mine armies, anb'mn people 
 tl)e cl)ilbren of Jsrael, out of tlie lanb of C:gnpt. bn great 
 
 jubgmentS. And the Egyptians .shall know that 1 am the Lord, 
 when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egj^t, and bring out the 
 children of Israel from among them. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying. 
 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for 
 you : then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it 
 before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. And Moses and 
 Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had 
 commanded : and Aaron cast down his rod before Phaiaoh, and 
 before his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh also 
 called the wise men, and the sorcerers ; now the magicians of 
 Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. For 
 they cfist down every man his rod, and they became serpents : but 
 Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. '^^Vub l)C Ijarbeueb Pl)a- 
 
 raol)'s lieart tliat l)e l)earkcncb not unto tl)em ; as the Lord had 
 
 said. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, and unto Aaron, Take to you 
 liaiKlfuis of jushes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward 
 the heaven in tin- sight of Pharaoh. And it shall become small 
 dui^t in ail the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth 
 witli blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of
 
 GOD'S SOVEEEIGNTY. 
 
 187 
 
 Eg}' pt. And they took aslies of the furnace, and stood before Pha- 
 raoh : and Moses sprinkled it up toward lieaven : and it became a 
 boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast. And 
 the magicians could not stand before Moses, because of the boils : 
 for the boil was upon the magic-ians, and upon all tlie Egyptians. 
 
 Qlnb tl)c Corb linrbcncb tljcljcart of pi)araol),anb l)c Ijcark- 
 
 cncb not unto tljcm ; J^s the Lord had spoken unto Moses. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, 
 and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him. Thus saith the Lord 
 God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 
 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and 
 upon thy servants, and upon thy people : that thou mayest know 
 that there is none like me in all the earth. For now I will stretch 
 out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence ; 
 and thou shalt be cut otf from the earth. QVub iu licrg bccb for 
 tl)is cause \)iWC 3 raiseb tijce up, for to shew in thee my power; 
 and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh : for 3 
 l)iwc l)arbcncb l)is l)cart, tinb tijc Ijcart of I)i6 scruants; tl)at 
 
 3 migljt sl)CU) tljCSC mu signs before l)im : and tiiat thou mayest 
 tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have 
 Avrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them ; 
 that ye may know how that 1 am the Lord. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over 
 tlie land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the 
 land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail 
 hath left. And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, 
 and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and 
 all that night : and when it was morning, the east wind brought 
 the locusts. And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, 
 and rested in all the cojists of Egypt : veiy grievous were they ; be- 
 fore them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them 
 shall be such. For they covered the face of the whole earth, so 
 that the land was darkened ; and they did eat every herb of the 
 land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left : and 
 there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of 
 the field, through all the land of Egypt. 
 
 Then Phaiaoh called for Moses and Aaron in liaste ; and he 
 said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you. 
 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and en- 
 treat the Lord your God that he may take away from me tliis death 
 only. And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the Lord. 
 And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind which took away 
 the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea : there remained not 
 one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. jQut tl)C £orb Ijarbcucb 
 ^l)araol)'s l)eart, so that he would not let the children of Israel 
 go. 
 
 Ex. X. 
 
 1,2. 
 
 Ex. X. 13-29.
 
 188 
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 Ex. xi. -4-10. 
 
 Ex. xiii. I, 2. 
 
 Exwluis 
 xiv. 1-17. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward 
 heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Eg3'-pt, even 
 darkness which may be felt. And Moses stretched forth his hand 
 toward heaven ; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of 
 Egypt three days : they saw not one another, neither rose any from 
 his place for three days : but all the children of Israel had light in 
 their dwellings. 
 
 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the 
 Lord ; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed : let your 
 little ones also go with you. And Moses said. Thou must give us 
 also sacrifices and burnt-otierings, that we may sacrifice unto the 
 Lord our God. Our cattle also shall go with us ; there shall not 
 a hoof be left behind : for thereof must we take to serve the Lord 
 our God ; and we know not with what w^e must serve the Lord, 
 until we come thither. Cnt tl)C t!orb l)iU"bcncb pi)tU-aol)'s 
 IjClirt, Onb 1)C rooitlb not let tljcm go. And Pharaoh said unto 
 him, (ret thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more ; 
 for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die. And Moses said, 
 Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more. 
 
 And Moses said. Thus saith the Lord, x^bout midnight will I 
 go out into the midst of Egypt : and all the first-born in the land 
 of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon 
 his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is be- 
 hind the mill : and all the first-born of beasts. And there shall be 
 a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none 
 like it, nor shall be like it any more. But against any of the chil- 
 dren of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or 
 beast : that ye may know how that the Lord doth ])ut a difl'erence 
 between the Egyptians and Israel. And all these thy servants shall 
 come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, 
 Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee : and after that I 
 will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger. 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, pijuraol) sljilU UOt IjCrtvUcn UlUO 
 
 T10U ; tl)nt mn tnonbcrs man be mnUiplicb in tl)c Uinb of 
 i^gnpt. 
 
 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh ; 
 anb tl)c €orb l]arbcncb piiaraoli's l)cart, so t^nt l)c inoulb 
 not let tlje cl)ilbren of Jsrael go out of I)iG Uinb. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Guuctifn nnto mc 
 all tl)C first-born, whatsover openeth the womb among the chil- 
 dren of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine. 
 
 And the Lord sj)ake unto Moses, saying, Sj)eak unto the chil- 
 dren of Israel, that they turn and encamp befoi-e Pi-hahiroth, be- 
 tween Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon : before it shall 
 ye encamp by the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the children of 
 Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wildernt^ss hath sliut 
 
 them in. ^nb 3 twill l)arben pi)araol)'s l)cart, ti)at l)c sljall
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 189 
 
 follotu after tljCtlt ; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoli, and 
 upon all his host ; that the Egyj^tians may know that I am the 
 Lord. And they did so. 
 
 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled : 
 and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against 
 the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have 
 let Israel go from serving us ? And he made ready his chariot, 
 and took his people with him : and he took six hundred chosen 
 chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one 
 of them. And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of 
 Egypt, and he pursued aftei- the children of Israel : and the chil- 
 dren of Israel went out with a high hand. But the Egyptians 
 pursued after them all the horses and chariots of Pharaoli, and 
 his horsemen, and his army and overtook them encamping by the 
 sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon. And when Pharaoh 
 drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, 
 the Egyptians marched after them ; and they were sore afraid : and 
 the children of Israel cried out unto the Lord. And they said unto 
 Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us 
 away to die in the wilderness ? Wherefore hast thou dealt thus 
 with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt ? Is not this the word that 
 we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve 
 the Egyptians ? For it had been better for us to serve the Egypt- 
 ians, than that we should die in the wilderness. And Moses said 
 unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of 
 the Lord, which he will shew to you to-day : for the Egyptians 
 whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for- 
 ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me ? 
 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward : but lift 
 thou up th}' rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and di- 
 vide it : and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through 
 the midst of the sea. And I, behold, JI toiU Ijarbcit tl)e l)CnvtS 
 
 of tl)c (Egnptians, anh t\)cr) sljall folloru tljcm : and I will get 
 
 me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his hosts, upon his chariots, 
 and upon his horsemen. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that 
 thou hast spoken : for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I 
 know thee by name. 
 
 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. 
 
 And he said, I will make all iny goodness pass before thee, and 
 I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee ; aXlis tDlll bc 
 
 gracious to u3l)om J ujill bc gracious, arib toill s\)cxa mcrcn 
 on u)l)om 3 mill sl)cu) mcrcn. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto the chil- 
 dren of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. After 
 the doings of the land of Egypt wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do : 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxiii. 17-19. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xviii. 1-5.
 
 190 
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xviii. 30. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xix. 3,4. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 
 xix. 9-li, 14, 
 
 16, 18. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xix. 23-37. 
 
 and after the doings of the land of Canaan whither I bring you, 
 shall ye not do : neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. Ye 
 shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein : 
 J am tl)C "ilorb rjour ©ob. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes 
 and my judgments ; which if a man do, he shall live in them : J 
 
 am t\]c fioxh. 
 
 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not 
 any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before 
 you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein : 3 am tl]C ^Oxh 
 
 gour &oh. 
 
 Ye shall fear every man his mother and his father, and keep 
 my sabbaths: J am tl)C Corb 2our (!3ob. 
 
 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods : J[ * 
 
 am tl)c £orb gour ©cii». 
 
 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not 
 wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the 
 gleanings of thy harvest. And thou shalt not glean thy \'ineyard, 
 neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard ; thou shalt 
 leave them for the poor and stranger : 3 am t\)C £ori> JlOUr (Sob. 
 
 Ye shall neither steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to 
 another. 
 
 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou 
 profane the name of thy God: jj am tl)C £ovb. 
 
 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling-block be- 
 fore the blind, but shalt fear thy God : S am tl)e Corb 
 
 Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer among thy 
 people ; neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour ; 
 
 3 am tl)e toxh 
 
 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the chil- 
 dren of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: 
 
 3 am tl]c £orb. 
 
 And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted 
 all manner of trees for food ; then ye shall count the fruit thereof as 
 uncircuracised : three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you : 
 it shall not be eaten of. But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof 
 shall be holy to praise the Lord withal. And in the fifth year shall 
 ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase 
 thereof: J am tl)c iloxit tiour Q?>ob. 
 
 Ye shall not eat anything with the blood : neither shall ye use 
 enchantment, nor observe times. Ye shall not round the corners 
 of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. Ye 
 shall not make any cuttings in your fiesh for the dead, nor print 
 any marks upon you : 3 am tl)C £orb 
 
 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuaiy : 3 
 am tljc Corb. 
 
 li'-gard not them that have familiar spirits, nr-ithor seek after 
 wizards, to be defih-d by them: 3 am tl)C iioi'b JlOUr ©ob-
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 191 
 
 Thou slialt rise up before tlie hoary head, aud lionour the face 
 of the old man, and fear thy God : J[ Otlt tl)C Coxb. 
 
 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your kmd, ye shall not 
 vex him. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto 
 you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; 
 for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: J am tlie £orb nour 
 
 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in mete-yard, in 
 weight, or in measure. Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, 
 and a just hin shall ye have : I am the Lord your God, which 
 brought you out of the land of Egypt. Therefore shall ye observe 
 all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them : J[ ant the 
 tovh. 
 
 I am the Lord your God, toljicl) l)at)c sejjaratcb QOtt frottt 
 
 OtI)Cr people. Ye shall therefore put difference between clean 
 beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean : and ye 
 shall not make your souls abominable by beast or by fowl, or by 
 any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I 
 have separated from you as unclean. And ye shall be holy unto 
 me : for I the Lord am holy, ailb [)avc BCmxch JlOtt from Otl)er 
 
 people, tljat ge 6l)oulb be mine. 
 
 He that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose 
 head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put 
 on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes ; 
 neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his 
 father, or for his mother ; neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, 
 nor profane the sanctuary of his God ; for the crown of the anoint- 
 ing oil of his God is upon him: J[ am tlje £orb. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto Aaron 
 aud to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things 
 of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in 
 those things which they hallow unto me : M flm tl)C Corb- Say 
 unto them. Whosoever he be of all your seed among your genera- 
 tions, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel 
 hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul 
 shall be cut off from my presence : 3 am ll)e £orb. 
 
 That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not 
 eat to defile himself therewith : jj am tl)e £orb. 
 
 And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the 
 Lord, offer it at your own will. On the same day it shall be eaten 
 up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: J am tl)e £orb- 
 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them : J am 
 ll)C Corb. Neitlier shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be 
 hallowed among the children of Israel : 3 am tl)e Corb toljicl) 
 IjalloED 20n, that brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be 
 your God: 3 am tl}e Corb. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 XX. 24-26. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xxi. 10-12. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xxii. 1-3. 
 
 Lev. xxii. 8. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xxii. 29-33.
 
 192 
 
 GOD'S SOVEEEIGNTT. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xxiii. 39-43. 
 
 Number.-', 
 iii. 40-45. 
 
 Nnmberfi, 
 viii. 13-18. 
 
 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not 
 make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, 
 neither shall thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest : tliou shalt 
 leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger : 3 tint tl)C fiovb 
 
 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have 
 gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the 
 Lord seven days : on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the 
 eighth day shall be a sabbath. And ye shall take you on the first 
 day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm-trees, and the 
 boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook ; and ye shall re- 
 joice before the Lord your God seven days. And ye shall keep it 
 a feast unto the Lord seven days in the year : it shall be a statute 
 forever in your generations ; ye shall celebrate it in the seventh 
 month. Ye shall dwell in booths seven days ; all that are Isi-aelites 
 born shall dwell in booths : that your generations may know that 
 I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I broucfht 
 them out of the land of Egypt : jj am il)e £orb WOUr tSob- 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Number all the first-born of 
 the males of the children of Israel, from a month old and upward, 
 and take the number of their names. And thou shalt take the 
 Levites for me (J[ am tl)C £orb) instead of all the first-born among 
 the children of Israel ; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all 
 the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel. And Moses 
 numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the first-born among 
 the children of Israel. And all the first-born males bv the number 
 of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were num- 
 bered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and 
 three-score and thirteen. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Sake tl)C CcwitCS 
 instcab of all tl)C first-born among the children of Israel, and the 
 cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle: anb tl]C £cintCS ol^all 
 
 be mine : J am tl)e iLorb. 
 
 And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his 
 sons, and ofi'cr them for an off'ering unto tlie Lord. (Tlins G!)alt 
 
 tl)ou separate tijc Cemtcs from among tl)e cljilbren of Israel: 
 anb tl)e teuites sl)aU be mine. And after that shall the Levites 
 gu in to do tlie service of the tabernacle of the congregation : and 
 thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an otl'oring. For they 
 are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; in- 
 stead of such as open every womb, enen insteab of the first-boru 
 of all the chilbren of Israel, hiuie J taken them unto me. i'or 
 all the tirst-born of the chilbren of J?sreal are mine, both man 
 and bejist: on the day that I smote every first-born in the land of 
 Kgyjit I sjinctified them for myself. And I have taken the Levites 
 for all the lirst-born of the children of Israel.
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 193 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Make thee two trum- 
 pets of silver ; of a whole piece shalt tliou make them : that thou 
 mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and tor the jour- 
 neying of the camps. And when they shall blow with them, all 
 the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the 
 tabernacle of the congregation. And if they blow but with one 
 trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of 
 Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. When ye blow an alarm, 
 then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward. When 
 ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the 
 south side shall take their journey : they shall blow an alarm for 
 their journeys. But when the congregation is to be gathered to- 
 gether, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. And the 
 sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets ; and they 
 shall be to you for an ordinance forev^er throughout your genera- 
 tions. And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that 
 oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; 
 and ye shall be remembered before the Lord your God, and ye 
 shall be saved from your enemies. Also in the day of your glad- 
 ness, and in your solemn days, and in the beg-innings of your 
 months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, 
 and over tlie sacrifices of your peace-offerings ; that they may be 
 to you for a memorial before your God: 3 Cint tl)C Corb YtOVlX 
 ©ob. 
 
 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried ; and 
 the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel nun- 
 mured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congrega- 
 tion said unto them. Would God that we had died in the land of 
 Egypt ! or Avould God we had died in this wilderness ! And where- 
 fore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to f;ill by the sword, 
 that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better 
 for us to return into Egypt ? And they said one to another, Let us 
 make a captain, and let us return into Egypt. 
 
 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assem- 
 bly of the congregation of ^the children of Israel. And Joshua the 
 son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them 
 that searched the land, rent their clothes : and they spake unto all 
 the company of the children of Israel, saying. The land, which we 
 passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. If the 
 Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it 
 us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. Only rebel not ye 
 against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land ; for they 
 are bread for us : their defence is departed from them, and the Lord 
 is with us : fear them not. But all the congi-egation bade stone 
 them with stones. And the glory of the Lord appeared in the 
 tabernacle of the confrrefjation before all the children of Israel. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people pro- 
 voke me ? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the 
 
 Numbers, 
 X. 1-10. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xiv. 1-35. 
 
 13
 
 194 
 
 GOD'S SOVEEEIGNTY. 
 
 signs wliicli I have shewed among them ? I will smite them with 
 the pestilence, and disinherit them, anb loill mtlkc of tl)CC a greater 
 
 nation anb migliticr tl)an tljcn. 
 
 And Moses said unto the L(ji'd, Then the Egyptians shall hear 
 it, for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among 
 them ; and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land : for 
 they have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that thou 
 Lord art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, 
 and that thou goest before them, by day-time in a pillar of a cloud, 
 and in a pillar of fire by night. 
 
 Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the na- 
 tions which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying, Because 
 the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he 
 sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness. 
 And now, I beseecli thee, let the power of my Lord be great, ac- 
 cording as thou hast spoken, saying. The Lord is long-sutiering, and 
 of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no 
 means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon 
 the children unto the third and fourth generation. Pardon, I be- 
 seech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness 
 of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt 
 even until now. 
 
 And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word : 
 but as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of 
 the Lord. Because all those men which have seen my glory, and 
 my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have 
 tempted mt^ now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my 
 voice; sureln tl)cn sliall not sec tl)c Uuxb u)l)ic!) 3 Bvoavc nnto 
 tlicir fatl)ers" neiflier sliail amj of {\)^m tl)at pronokeb me see 
 
 it : but my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, 
 and hath followed me fully, him will 1 bring into the land where- 
 into he went ; and his seed shall possess it. (Now the Amalekites 
 and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To-morrow turn you, and 
 get you into the wilderness by the way of the lied sea. And the 
 Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, How long shall I 
 bear with this evil congregation, whiclf murmur against rae ? I 
 have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel which they 
 murmur against me. Say unto them. As truly as T live, saitli the 
 
 Lord, as ne l)ai!e spoken in mine ears, so U3ill B ho to non: 
 ijonr caraises sijall fill in tl)is lyilberness ; and all that were 
 
 numbered of you, according to your whole nundjer, from twenty 
 years old and upward, which have munnurcd against m<\ Doubt- 
 less ye shall not come into the land concerning which I sware to 
 mak(^ you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of .Icphunneli, and 
 Joshua the son of Nun. But your little ones, which y<' said siiould 
 be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which 
 ye have despised. But as for you, your carcasfs, tlifV shall fall in this 
 
 wilderness. QVnt> jionr cl)ilbrcn sl)all roaniier in tl)c ujilbcrncss
 
 GOD S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 195 
 
 forts scars, anb bear nonr wljorcboms, until your carcases 
 
 be mastec) in tljc IDilberlieSG. Atlc' tlie number of tlie days in 
 which ye searclied the laud, even forty da3^s, each day for a year, 
 shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know 
 my breach of promise. I the Lord have said, I will surely do it unto 
 all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me : 
 in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die. 
 
 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of 
 Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab and On, the son 
 of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men : and they rose up before 
 Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty 
 princes of the assembly, famous in tlxe congregation, men of re- 
 nown : and they gathei-ed themselves together against Moses and 
 against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, 
 seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the 
 Lord is among them : wherefoi-e then lift ye up yourselves above 
 the congregation of the Lord ? 
 
 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face : and he spake 
 unto Korah and unto all his company, saying. Even to-morrow the 
 Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy ; and will cause him 
 to come near unto him: eucn llim U)l)Om 1)C IjatI) cl)OSen will he 
 cause to come near unto him. This do ; Take you censers, Korah, 
 and all his company ; and put fire therein, and put incense in them 
 before the Lord to-morrow: and it shall be that the man roljont 
 tl)e Corb boti) cl^OOSC, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon 
 you, ye sons of Levi. 
 
 I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto 
 Silion king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying. Let me pass 
 through thy land : I will go along by the highway, I will neither 
 turn unto the riafht hand nor to the left. Thou shalt sell me meat 
 for money, that I may eat ; and give me water for money, that I 
 may drink : only I will pass through on my feet ; as the children 
 of Esau which dwell in Seii', and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, 
 did unto me ; until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which 
 the Lord our God giveth us. But SIIkmi king of Heshbon would 
 not let us pass by him ; for tl)e Corb tlin ^oh l)arbcneb l}is 
 spirit, anb mabe Ijis l)eart obstinate, tl]at !)e miigl)t beliner 
 l)im into tl)n hanb, as appeareth this day. And the Lord said 
 unto mo, iiehold, 1 have begun to give SihoTi and his land before 
 thee : begin to possess, that thou mayest iidierit his land. Then 
 Sihou came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz. 
 And the Lord our God delivered him before us ; and we smote him, 
 and his sons, and all his people. And we took all his cities at that 
 time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little 
 ones of every city ; we left none to remain. 
 
 Ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, 
 since the day that God created man upon the eartli, and ask from 
 
 Numbers, 
 x\i. 1-7. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 ii. :J6-34. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 iv. 32-38.
 
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 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 
 vii. 6-8. 
 
 (And 
 
 Deut. xiv. 2.) 
 
 Deuteron. 
 X. 14, 15. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxvi. 18, 19. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxix. ii-4. 
 
 .loshiin, 
 xi. 16-i(). 
 
 the one side of lieaveii unto the other, whether there hath been anj- 
 such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard Hke it? Did 
 ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the 
 fire, as tliou hast heard, and Hve? Or liath God assayed to go aitb 
 
 take l]im a nation from tl^c miftst of anot!]cr nation, by temp- 
 tations, by signs, and by Avonders, and by war, and by a mighty 
 hand, and by a stretched-out arm, and by great terrors, according 
 to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your 
 eyes ? Unto i[)CC it loas sl)CtDcb, that thou mightest know that 
 the Lord he is God : there is none else beside him. Out of heaven 
 be made tliee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee : and 
 upon earth he shewed thee his great fire ; and thou heardest his 
 words out of the midst of the fire. QVnb bcciinsc l)C loucb tl)t} 
 fatl)cr6, tl]crefoi-c l)c cl)Ose tlicir st:cb after tl)cm, and brouglit 
 
 thee out in liis sight with his mighty power out of Egypt ; to drive 
 out nations from before thee, greater and mightier than thou art, to 
 bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day. 
 
 Thou art a holy people unto the Lord thy God : tl)C Corb 
 tlin (&oh Ijatl) cljoscn tl)cc to be a special people nnto I)im- 
 scTf, aboue all people tl)at are upon tl)e face of tl)e eartl). 
 
 The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because 
 ye were more in number than any people ; for ye Avei'e the fewest 
 of all people: but becausc tl]e £orb looeb |10U, and because he 
 would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath 
 the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you 
 out of the house of bond-men, from the hand af Pharaoh king of 
 Egypt. / 
 
 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of lieavens is the Lord's 
 thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is. Only the Lord 
 l)ab a beliglit in tl)n fathers to lone tl)em, anli l)e cl)osc tl)eir 
 sccb after tl)em, eucn non aboue all people, as it is this day. 
 
 The Lord hath avouched thee this day tO bc l)is peculiar 
 
 people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep 
 all his commandments ; and to make thee high above all nations 
 which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour ; and 
 that thou mayest be a holy peo})le unto the Lord thy God, as he 
 hath spoken. 
 
 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have 
 seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt 
 unto I'liaraoh, and unto all his .servants, and unto all his land ; the 
 great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those 
 great niiracles : r)cl tl)e toxh \)al\) uot giueu non a l)eart to 
 perceiue, axib ciTes to see, anb ears to Ijear, mitn this day. 
 
 So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south 
 country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the 
 plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same ; even
 
 from the mount Ilalak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad, 
 in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon : and all their kings 
 he took, and smote them, and slew them. Joshua made war a long 
 time with all those kings. There was not a city that made peace 
 with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of 
 Gibeon : all otlier they took in battle. Sov it toas of tl)C £orb 
 to l^arbcu tl)Cir l)CartS, that they should come against Israel in 
 battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might 
 have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the Lord com- 
 manded Moses. 
 
 And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God 
 of Israel, Your ftxthers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old 
 time, even Tei-ah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nalior : 
 and they served other gods, ^nh J tooli JlOUr -fatl)Cr Cflbra- 
 l)am from tl)C Otl)Cr sibc of tl)C floob, and led him throughout all 
 the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac. 
 And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau : and I gave unto Esau 
 mount Seir, to possess it ; but Jacob and his children went down 
 into Egypt. I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, 
 according to that which I did among them : and afterward I 
 brought you out. And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: 
 and ye came unto the sea ; and the Egyptians pursued after your 
 fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea. And when 
 they cried unto the Lord, he put darkness between you and the 
 Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them ; 
 and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt : and ye 
 dwelt in the wilderness a lono- season. And I brouo'ht vou into 
 the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan ; 
 and they fought with you : and I gave them into your hand, tliat 
 ye might possess their land ; and I destroyed them from before 
 you. Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and 
 Avarred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor 
 to curse you : but I would not hearken unto Balaam ; therefore he 
 blessed you still : so I delivered you out of his hand. And ye went 
 over Jordan, and came unto Jericho : and the men of Jericho 
 fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Ca- 
 naanites, and the liittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the 
 Jebusites, and I delivered them into your hand. And I sent the 
 hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the 
 two kings of the AniDritos : but not with thy sword, nor with thy 
 
 bow. '%,\xii 3 Ijiuic giot'u nou a luib for tDl)icl) iic bib not la- 
 bour, onb cities uil)fcl) ijc built not, iiub ijc brocfl in tlicm • of 
 tlje nincnarbs anh oiiuqiarbQ U3l)iii) ijc plantcb not bo ne cat. 
 
 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial ; they knew not the 
 Lord. And the priest's custom with the peo})le was, tliat when 
 any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh 
 was in seething, with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his hand ; and 
 
 Jo?IlU!l, 
 
 xxiv. 'J-JX 
 
 1 Samuel, ii. 
 12-17, W-iio.
 
 198 
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 1 Sam. X. 9. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 xii. 20-*i. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 
 xvi. 14-10. 
 
 22 ^J 
 
 "(Anil' 
 
 ch. xviii. 10. 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 vii. 4-21. 
 
 he stiiiek it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot ; all that the 
 flesh-hook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in 
 Shiloh unto all the Israelites that caine thither. Also befoi-e they 
 burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that 
 sacrificed. Give flesh to roast for the priest ; for he will not have 
 sodden flesh of thee, but raw. And if any man said unto him, Let 
 them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as 
 thy soul desireth ; then he would answer him, Nay ; but thou .shalt 
 give it me now : and if not, I will take it by force. Wherefore the 
 sin of the young men was very great before the Lord : for men ab- 
 horred the ofl'ering of the Lord 
 
 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all 
 Israel ; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the 
 door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And he said unto 
 them. Why do ye such things ? for I hear of your evil dealings by 
 all this people. Nay, my sons ; for it is no good report that I 
 hear : ye make the Lord's people to transgress. If one man sin 
 against another, the judge shall judge him : but if a man sin against 
 the Lord, who shall entreat for him ? Notwithstanding, they 
 heaikened imt unto the voice of their father, bccrtUSC t\)C fioxh 
 tDOulb skill tl)cm. 
 
 And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from 
 Samuel, ©ob QiWC l)im auotljCr l)eart : and all those signs came 
 to pass that day. 
 
 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not : ye have done all 
 this wickedness : yet turn not aside fi-om following the Lord, but 
 serve the Lord with all your heart ; and turn ye not aside : for then 
 should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver ; 
 for they are vain. For the Lord will not forsake his people for his 
 great name's suke : because it I) at I) plciTGCb tl)C iiovh tO make 
 SOU l)is people. 
 
 The Spirit of tlie Lord departed from Saul, nnb flit Cvii 
 spirit from tl)C toih tronbk^b l)im. And Saul's servants said 
 uiilo him, Drhold now, an evil spirit from (xod troubleth thee. 
 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to 
 seek out a man who is a cunning jilayer on a harp : and it shall 
 come to pass, when tlie evil spii'it from God is upon thee, that he 
 
 shall ])lay with his hand, and thou shalt be well 
 
 And S;iul sent to Jesse, saying. Let David, I pray thee, stand before 
 nie ; for ho hath found favour in iiiv siglil. And it came to pass, 
 
 raljcu tl)c cuil spirit fiom <i^c^i uuis upon Gaul, that David took 
 
 a liarp, and j)layed with his liand ; so Saul was refreshed, and 
 was well, and the evil spirit departed from liim. 
 
 And it came to pa.ss that niglit, that the word of the Lord 
 came unto Nathan, .saying, Go and tell my .servant David, Thus 
 saitli llie Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in ? 
 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY, 
 
 199 
 
 up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this da}', but have 
 walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. In all the places wherein I 
 have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with 
 any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people 
 Israel, saying, Why build ye not me a house of cedar 1 Now 
 therefore, so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the 
 
 Lord of hosts, 3 took tljcc froiu tl)c sl)ccp-cotc, fromfollotDing 
 tl)c 6l)ccp, to be nilcr oucr mij |3coplc, over Israel : and I was 
 
 Avith thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine 
 enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like 
 
 unto the name of the great men that are in the earth 
 
 Also the Lord telleth thee tljat lie toill make t\]CC a 1)0USC. 
 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fa- 
 thers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out 
 of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build 
 a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his king- 
 dom forever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If 
 he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and 
 with the stripes of the children of men : but Hit} lltcrcjl sljall ItOt 
 
 bepart aman from l)im, as J took it from Gaul, whom I put 
 
 away befoi'e thee. And thine house and thy kingdom shall be es- 
 tablished forever before thee : thy throne shall be established for- 
 ever. According to all these words, and according to all this vis- 
 ion, so did Nathan speak unto David. 
 
 Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he 
 said. Who am I, O Lord God ? and what is my house, that thou 
 hast brought me hitherto ? And this was yet a small thing in 
 thy sight, O Lord God ; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's 
 house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, 
 O Lord God ? And what can David say more unto thee ? for 
 thou, Lord God, knowest thy servant, i^or tl)Jl tDOrb's sakc, 
 
 anb accorbing to tl)inc oron Ijcart, l)ast tljouliouc all tljesc 
 
 great tljiugs, to make thy servant know them. 
 
 They be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou 
 broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of 
 
 iron i^ortlioubibstseparatetl)em from among 
 
 all tl)e people of t|]e earth, to be tl)ine inljcritance, as thou 
 
 spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest 
 our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God. 
 
 The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers : let 
 
 him not leave us, nor forsake us : tljttt \)c mar) incline our l)earts 
 
 XmtO l)im, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, 
 and his statutes, and his judgment«s, which he commanded our fathers. 
 
 And the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, 
 sat each on'his throne, having i)ut on their robes, in a void place in 
 the entrance of the gate of Samaria ; and all the prophets prophe- 
 sied before them. And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him 
 
 1 Kina;s, 
 viii. 51, 53. 
 
 1 Kin^s, 
 viii. 57, 58. 
 
 1 Kins;*, 
 
 xxii. 10-23. 
 
 (And 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 
 xviii. 14-22.>
 
 200 
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 1 Chronicles, 
 xxviii. 3-6. 
 
 horns of iron : and he said, Thus saith tlie Lord, With these shalt 
 thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them. And all the 
 prophets propliesied so, saying. Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper : 
 for the Lord shall deliver it into the kind's hand. And the mes- 
 senger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Tie- 
 hold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king 
 with one mouth : let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one 
 of them, and speak that which is good. And Micaiah said, As the 
 Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak. 
 
 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Mi- 
 caiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we for- 
 bear ? And he answered him, Go, and prosper : for the Lord shall 
 deliver it into the hand of the king. And the king said unto him, 
 How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but 
 that which is true in the name of the Lord ? And he said, I saw 
 all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a sheplierd : 
 and the Lord said, These have no master ; let them return every 
 man to his house in peace. 
 
 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell 
 thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil ? 
 
 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord : I 
 saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven 
 standing by him on his right hand and on his left. And the Lord 
 said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ra- 
 moth-gilead ? And one said on this manner, and another said on 
 that manner. And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the 
 Lord, and said, I will persuade him. And the Lord said unto him. 
 Wherewith ? And he said, I will go forth, and I will 1)l' a lying 
 spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, (^1)011 sl)illt 
 
 pcrsunbc l)im, anb pvctnail also : go fort!) anb ho go. Nouj 
 tl]crcforc, bcl)olb, tl]c tiocb l)ntl) ;)iU a Ining spirit in tl)C 
 moutl) of all tl)CSC tlljl propl)CtS, and the Lord hatli spoken evil 
 concerning thee. 
 
 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said. Hear 
 me, my brethren, and my people : As for me, I had in mine heart 
 to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the 
 Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the 
 building : but God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for 
 my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood. 
 Iluwlicit the Lord God of Israel rl}OSC tttC bcforc all tl)C l^onsc 
 j of imj filtiicr to be king ov<'r Israel forever: for |)C l)atl) cljOSCU 
 
 Jubiil) to be tl)c ruler : auiiof tlic l)oiiGcof ^nbal), ll)c Ijou^cof 
 mil fatl)cr; anh among tl)C sons of mn fatl)cr l)C likcb mc to 
 
 make iiie king over all Israel : nub of all mil SOUS, (f<'i' tin' Lord 
 hath given me many sons,) |)C l)atl) cljOSCU ^olomou ilin SOU to 
 sit u])on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. And 
 he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my
 
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 201 
 
 themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. And 
 the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou ? Then Satan an- 
 swered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and 
 from walking up and down in it. And the Lord said unto Satan, 
 Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him 
 in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and 
 escheweth evil ? Then Satan answered the Lord and said, Doth Job 
 fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and 
 about his house, and about all that he hath on every side ? thou 
 hast blessed the work of his hands, and his sul)stance is increased 
 in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he 
 hath, and he will curse thee to thy face, ^nb tl)C ^oxli saib lUXtO 
 Satan, Dcl)olb, all tl)at l)c IjiUl) ie in tl}ii power : only upon him- 
 self put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the pres- 
 ence of the Lord. 
 
 And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were 
 eatinff and drinkinij wine in their eldest brother's house : and there 
 came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, 
 and the asses feeding beside them : and the Sabeans fell upon them, 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xxxii. 30, 31. 
 
 Neh. ix. 
 
 coiuts: for Jf \)iwc cl)oscn l)im to be mn son anb 3 tnill be l)is 
 fatl)cr. 
 
 And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. Howbeit, in the 
 business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent 
 unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, ©ob 
 left l)im, to trn l)im, that he might know all that was in his heiirt. 
 
 Thciu art the Lord the God, who didst cI]OOSe Abram, and 
 brouo-htest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and cfavest him 
 the name of Abraham ; and foundest his heart faithful before thee, 
 and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, 
 the Hittites, the Amoi-ites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and 
 the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy 
 words : for thou art righteous. 
 
 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job ; and 
 that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and 
 eschewed evil. And there Avere born unto him seven sons and three 
 daughters. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three 
 thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred 
 she-asses, and a very great household ; so that this man was the 
 greatest of all the men of the east. And his sons went and feasted 
 in their houses, every one his day ; and sent and called for their three 
 sisters to eat and to drink with them. And it was so, when the 
 days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified 
 them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-ofterings 
 according to the number of them all : for Job said. It may be that 
 my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did 
 Job continually. 
 
 Now there was a day Avhen tlie sons of God came to present 
 
 Jol), i. and 
 ii. 1-JO.
 
 202 
 
 GOD'S SO VEEEIGJSTTY, 
 
 Job, vii. 1. 
 
 Job, 
 ix. li-^ii. 
 
 and took them away ; yea, they have shiin the servants with the 
 edge of the sword ; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 
 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said. The 
 fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep and 
 the servants, and consumed them ; and I only am escaped alone to 
 tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and 
 said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, 
 and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the 
 edge of the sword ; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While 
 he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and 
 thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest broth- 
 er's house : and behold, there came a great wind from the wilder- 
 ness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the 
 young men, and they are dead ; and I only am escaped alone to tell 
 thee. 
 
 Then Job rose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and 
 fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, and said. Naked came 
 I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither : {^\)C 
 Corb ^avc, anb tl)e Curb l)atl) taken aman : blessed be the 
 
 name of the Loi-d. 
 
 In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly. 
 
 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present 
 themselves before the Loi'd, and Satan came also among them to 
 present himself before the Lord. And the Lord said unto Satan, From 
 whence comest thou ? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, 
 From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up ;uid down 
 in it. And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my 
 servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and 
 an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil ? and still 
 he holdelh fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, 
 to destroy him without cause. And Satan answered the Lord, and 
 said. Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. 
 l)Ut ]iut forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and 
 ht^ will curse thee to thy face. And the Lord said unto Satan, Jic- 
 
 l)olb, \]c is in tl)inc Ijanb ; but save his life. 
 
 So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote 
 Job with sore b(jils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. And 
 he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal ; and he sat d(jwn 
 among the ashes. Th(;n said his wife unto him. Dost thou still re- 
 tain tiiinc integrity? curse God, and die. But he said unto her. 
 Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speakcth. AVhat ! 
 
 sl)all roc rcccinc goob at tl)e l)anb of (*3ob, anb sljall ujc not 
 
 rCCCine cull ? In all this (lid not Job sin with his lips. 
 
 Is there not an appointcb time to man upon earth ? are not 
 his days also like the days of an hireling? 
 
 I'-'liMld. Im' I.Mkt-th iiway, who can hinder him? u)|]0 U)iII san 
 unto l)im, lUljat bocst tl)oil'? If God will not withdraw his anger. 
 
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 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 203 
 
 the proud helpers do stoop under him. How much less shall I an- 
 swer him, tand choose out my words to reason with him ? Whom, 
 though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make 
 supplication to my judge. If I had called, and he had answered 
 me ; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. 
 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds 
 tDitl)Ont cawec. He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth 
 me with bitterness. If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong : and if 
 of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead? If I justify my- 
 self, mine own mouth shall condemn me : If I say, I am perfect, it 
 shall also prove me perverse. Though I were perfect, yet would I 
 not know my soul : I would des|>ise my life. This is one thing, 
 therefore I said it, j^c bcsU'OUCtl) tl)C pcvfcct (int l\)C tDlcliCb. If 
 the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. 
 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked : |)C COUCVCll) tl)C 
 faces of tl)C iubgcs tljcrcof: if not, where, and who is he. 
 
 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke 
 God are secure ; into whose hand (xod bringeth abundantly. But 
 ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee ; and the fowls of 
 the air, and they shall tell thee : or speak to the earth, and it shall 
 teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. 
 Who knoweth not in all these that tl)C l)anb of l\)C Corb l)atl) 
 ttirongl)t tl)is? lu whose hand is the soul of every living thing, 
 and the breath of all mankind. Doth not the ear try words ? and 
 the mouth taste his meat? With the ancient is wisdom; and in 
 length of days understanding. With him is wisdom and strength, 
 he hath counsel and understanding. Behold, he breaketh down, 
 and it cannot be built again : he shutteth up a man, and there can 
 be no opening. Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry 
 up : also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. With 
 him is strength and wisdom: tl)C bcccincb unb tl]C bccciucr are 
 his. He leadeth counsellors aw^ay spoiled, aitb mnkcti) tl)C jubgcs 
 fools. He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins 
 with a girdle. He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth 
 the mighty. He removeth away the speech of the trusty, aixb 
 
 tokcti) aman tl)c unilJcrstanbinig of tljc agcb. He poureth con- 
 tempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. 
 He discovereth deep things out of dai'kiiess, and bringeth out t(j 
 
 light the shadow of death. £)c incrcnsctl) tl)c notions, anb hC' 
 stronctl) tl)cm: 1)C cnhugcti) tl)c nations, anb straitcnctli 
 
 tl)Cin again. He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people 
 of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there 
 is no way. They grope in the dark without Hght, and 1)C makctl) 
 
 tl)cm to stagger like a 'bxnnkcn man. 
 
 Though I speak, my giief is not assuaged : and though I for- 
 bear, what am 1 eased ? But now he hath made me weary : thou 
 hast made desolate all my company. And thou hast filled me with 
 
 .lob, 
 xli. 6-25. 
 
 Job, 
 xvi. 6-17.
 
 204 
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 Job, xvii. 4. 
 
 Job, 
 xix. 1-ai. 
 
 Job, 
 xxi. 2^i26. 
 
 wrinkles, wliicli is a witness against me : and my leanness rising up 
 in me beareth witness to my face. He teareth nie in liis wialh, 
 who liatetli me: he gnaslieth upon me with his teeth; miue enemy 
 sharpeneth his eyes upon me. They have gaped upon me with their 
 mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek i-eproacht'ullv ; tliey 
 have gathered themselves together against me. God liath deliv- 
 ered me to the ungodl}*, and turned me over into the hands of the 
 wicked. I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder : he hath 
 also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up 
 for his mark. Ilis archers compass me round about, he cleaveth 
 my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he jiouretli out my gall 
 upon the ground. He breaketh me with breach upon bieach, he 
 runneth upon me like a giant. I have sewed sackcloth upon my 
 skin, and defiled my horn in the dust. My face is foul with weeping, 
 and on my eyelids is the shadow of death ; not fov rtUll injustice 
 in mine Ijanbs : also my prayer is pure. 
 
 (Tljou Ijtist l)ib tijcir Ijeartfrom unbcrstantiing; therefore 
 
 shalt thou not exalt them. 
 
 Then Job answered and said, How long will ye vex my soul, 
 and break me in pieces with words? These ten times have ye re- 
 proached me : ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange 
 to me. And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remainetli 
 with myself. If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and 
 plead against me my reproach: knoiU noU) tl]at (?ob i)'M\) Olicr- 
 
 tljrotDn mc, anb l)iUl) compassed me voitl) l)is net. l>eiiui,i, i 
 
 cry out 'of wrong, but I am not heard : I cry aloud, but there is no 
 judgment. He hath fenced u}) my way that I cannot pass, and he 
 hath set darkness in my paths, lie hath stripi)ed me of my gior}', 
 and taken the crown from my head. He hath destroyed me on 
 every side, and I am gone : and mine hope hath he removed like a 
 tree. He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth 
 me unto him as one of his enemies. His troops come together, and 
 raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my taber- 
 nacle. He hath put inv brethren far from me, and mine aci|uaint- 
 ance are verily estranged from me. My kinsfolk haxc failed, and 
 my familiar friends have forgotten me. They that dwell in mine 
 house, and my maids, count me for a stranger : I am an alien in 
 their sight. 1 called my servant, and he gave me no answer : I en- 
 treated liim with my mouth. My breath is strange to my wife, 
 though I entreated for the children's sake of mine own body. Yea, 
 young children despised me ; I arose, and they sj)ake against me. 
 All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom 1 loved are 
 turned against me. My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and 
 I am escaped with the skin of my teeth. Have pity upon me, have 
 pity up< in me, O ye my friends ; for the hand of God liath touched me. 
 
 Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that 
 are high. One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and
 
 god's sovereignty. 
 
 205 
 
 quiet. His breasts are full of millv, and liis bones are moistened 
 with marrow. And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and 
 never eateth with ]ileasure. They shall lie down alike in the dust, 
 and the worms shall cover them. 
 
 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not de- 
 clined. Xeither have I gone back from the commandment of his 
 lips ; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my neces- 
 sary food. But he is in one mind, and who can turn him ? and 
 lDl)tU I)is soul bcsirctl), CWCn tl)at l)C bocti). For he performeth 
 the thing that is appointed for me : and many such things are with 
 him. Therefore am I troubled at his presence : when I consider, I 
 am afraid of him. For God maketh my heart sofl, and the Almighty 
 troubleth me : because I was not cut ott" before the darkness, neither 
 hath he covered the darkness from my face. 
 
 Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard 
 the voice of thy w^ords, saying, I am clean without transgression, I 
 am innocent ; neither is there iniquity in me. Behold, he findeth 
 occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy. He putteth 
 my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths. Behold, in this 
 thou art not just : I wall answer thee, that God is greater than man. 
 Why dost tliou strive against him? for 1]C giucti) ItOt accOUUt of 
 
 ang of l)is matters. 
 
 iDl]o l)atl) giiicn l)im a rljnrgc ODcr tijc earti)? or who 
 
 hath disposed the wliole worjd? If he set his heart upon man, if 
 he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath ; all flesh shall 
 perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust. If now thou 
 hast understanding, hear this : hearken to the voice of my words. 
 Shall even he that hateth right govern ? and wilt thou condemn him 
 that is most just I Is it fit to say to a king, Tliou art wicked ? and 
 to princes. Ye are ungodly ? How much less to him that accepteth 
 not the persons of princes, no) regardeth the rich more than the 
 poor ? for they all are the work of his hands. In a moment shall 
 they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass 
 away : and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. 
 
 Behold, God exalteth by his power : wdio teacheth like him ? 
 iX)l)0 Ijcltl) cnjoincb l)im l]is Vjax) ? or who can say. Thou hast 
 wrought iniquity ? 
 
 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imag-ine a vain 
 thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take 
 counsel together, against the Lord, and against his Anointed, saying, 
 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from 
 us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: tl)C Zoxb sl)illl 
 
 \)avc tl)cm in bcrision. 
 
 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! 
 who hast set thy glory above the heavens, ©nt of tl)C ttiontl) 
 of babes anb sucklings Ijast tl)Ou ovbaiueb strengtl) because 
 
 xxiii. 11-17. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxiii. 8-13. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxiv. 13-20. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxvi. 22, 23. 
 
 Ps. ii. 1-4. 
 
 Ps. Tiii. 1, 2.
 
 206 
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 P3.xxxiii. 12. 
 
 Psalm Ixv. 4. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixix. 1(1-28. 
 
 Ps. Ixxvi. 10. 
 
 P?iilra 
 Ixxviii. 
 67-72. 
 
 Piwilm 
 Ixxxix. 3, 4. 
 
 P8.cii. 12,13, 
 
 Pa. cv. 6-27. 
 
 of tijiltc enemies, tlmt thou miglitest still the enemy and the 
 avenger. 
 
 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; and the people 
 ml)Om l)e IjatI) cljOSCn for his own inheritance. 
 
 Blessed is the man U)|)om tljOlt cl)00Se3t, and causest to ap- 
 proach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts : we shall be sat- 
 isfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. 
 
 Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and mv dis- 
 honour : mine adversaries are all before thee. Reproach hath broken 
 my heart ; and I am full of heaviness : and I looked for some to 
 take pity, but there was none ; and for comforters, hut 1 found none. 
 They gave me also gall for my meat ; and in my thirst they gave 
 me vinegar to drink. Let their table become a snare before them : 
 and tl)at u)l)ic!) sl)onlii \)avc been for tijeir rodfare, let it be- 
 come a trap. €et tijeir encs be barkeneb, that they see not; 
 
 and make their loins continually to shake. Pour out thine indig- 
 nation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. 
 Let tlipir habitation be desolate ; and let none dwell in their tents. 
 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten ; and thi?y talk to 
 the grief of those whom thou hast wounded. Add iniquity unto 
 
 their iniquity: anb let tbcm not comc into tl)!] rigl)teousness. 
 
 Let them be blotted out of the book of the hving, and not be writ- 
 ten with the righteous. 
 
 Surely tl)C turati) of man sljall praise tl)ec : the remainder 
 of wrath shalt thou i-estrain. 
 
 Moreover \)c rcfuscb tljc tabcmnclc of Soscpl}, arib cfiosc 
 not tl)c tribe of Grpljraim: but cl)Ose tl)c tribe of Jniial], the 
 
 mount Zion which he loved. And he buiU- his sanctuary like high 
 palaces, like the earth which he hath established forever, i^c cl)OSe 
 tHarib also l]is SCruant, and took him from the sheepfolds: from 
 following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed .Jacob 
 his people, and Israel his inheritance. So he fed them according to 
 the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of 
 his hands. 
 
 I have made a covenant with mjl cljosen, I have sworn unto 
 David my servant, thy seed will I establish forever, and build up 
 thy throne to all generations. Selah. 
 
 Thou, Lord, shalt endnre forever; and thy remembrance 
 unto all generations. Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion : 
 for the time to favour her, yea, tl)C set time, is come. 
 
 ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob j]is 
 cl)OScn. ITc is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the 
 earlli. lb- h;ith remembered his covenant forever, the word whii-li 
 he commaufled to a thousand generations. tX)l)icl) coneilrtnt l)e 
 mabc luitl) "^Xbraliam, cinb bis oati) unto ^saac; anii con- 
 firmeb tl)e same unto Jacob for a huu, anb to Jsrael for an
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 207 
 
 mcrlaGting coucnnnt: sariing, XXnto tijcc toill J ginc tl)c lanb 
 
 of Cnnaan, the lot of your inlieritance : when they were but a 
 few men in number ; yea, very few, and strangers in it. When 
 they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to anotlier 
 people ; he suffered no man to do them wrong : yea, he reproved 
 kings for their sakes ; saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my 
 prophets no harm. 
 
 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land : he brake the 
 whole statf of bread. He sent a man before them, even Joseph, 
 who was sold for a servant : whose feet they liurt with fetters : he 
 "was laid in iron : until the time that his word came : the word of 
 the Lord tried him. The kino- sent and loosed him : even the ruler 
 of the people, and let him go free. He made him lord of his 
 house, and ruler of all his substance : to bind his princes at his 
 pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom. Isi'ael also came into 
 Egypt ; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham, And he increased 
 his people greatly ; and made them stronger than their enemies. 
 ^c tnrncb tijcir Ijeart to Ijatc Ijis people, to beiil subtillg v^ll] 
 
 l)is SCrUilUtS. He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he 
 had chf(seii. They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in 
 the land of Ham. 
 
 The Lord shall send the rod of thv strength out of Zion : rule 
 thou in the midst of thine enemies, (J^ljg people sl)uU be tDilUltg 
 in tl)e bcljl of tljt} potnett in the beauties of holiness from the 
 womb of the morning. 
 
 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my 
 salvation. The stone which the builders refused is become the 
 head stone of the corner. (J^ljis is tl)C Coi'b's boiug ; it is mar- 
 vellous in our eyes. 
 
 ©iue me unberstanbing, and I shall keep thy law: yea, I 
 shall observe it with my wliole heart, ittake tlte tO go ill tl)e 
 pati) of tl)D COmmilubmentS; for therein do I delight. IncHne 
 my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Turn away 
 mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy 
 way. 
 
 The Lord hath cIlOSCU Jacob unto himself, and Israel for l)is 
 
 peculiar treasure. 
 
 iDljatsoeuer tlje £orb pleaseb, that did he in heaven, and 
 in earth, in the seas, and all deep places. 
 
 The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, etjett tl)e 
 tnickeb for tlje ban of eoil. 
 
 3t is tl}c glorn of ©ob to conceal a tl)ing : but the hon- 
 our of kino's is to search out a matter. 
 
 The daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a 
 lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city. (Jxccpt tl)e 
 
 Corb of ijosts l](i^ left unto us a uern small remnant, we 
 
 Ps. ex. 2, 3. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxviii. 21-23. 
 
 PBalm 
 cxix. 34-37. 
 
 Ps. cxxxv. 4. 
 Ps. cxxxv. 6. 
 Prov. xvi. 4. 
 Prov. XXV. 3. 
 Is. i. 8, 9.
 
 208 
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 Is. vi. 8-13. 
 
 Is. xiy. 24-27 
 
 Is. xix. 11-16. 
 
 Tsninh, 
 .xxviii. '>-n. 
 
 should hav^e been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto 
 Gomorrah. 
 
 I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom sliall I send, 
 and who will go for us ? Then said I, Here am I ; send me. 
 
 And he said, (Po, aiib tcll tl^is pcoulc, l)car m inbccb, 
 but unbcrstanb not; anh sec m inbcco, but pciTciuc not. 
 
 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their eais heavy, and 
 shut their eyes ; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their 
 ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. 
 Then said I, Lord, how long ? And he answered, Until the cities 
 be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the 
 land be utterly desolate ; and the Lord have removed men far 
 away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the lajid. 
 But net in it sljall be a tentl), and it shall return, and shall be 
 eaten : as a teil-tree, and as an oak whose substance is in them, 
 when they cast their leaves ; so the holy seed shall be the substance 
 thereof. 
 
 , The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, iSurcIn ilS 3 IjtlUC 
 
 tl)ougl)t, SO sl}nU it come to pass: anii os 3 Ijaue purposed 
 
 so sl)flU it Sttinb ; that I will break the Assyrian in my laml, and 
 upon my mountains tread him under foot : then shall his yoke 
 depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoul- 
 ders. This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth : 
 and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. 
 For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it ? 
 and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back ? 
 
 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise 
 counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish : how sav ve unto Pha- 
 raoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings ? Where 
 are they ? where are thy wise men ? and let them tell thee now, and 
 let them know wliat the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt. 
 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the priiict's of Xoph are de- 
 ceived ; they have also seduced Egypt, even tliey that are the stay 
 of the tribes thereof. (j;|)c £orb l)iUl) luiuglcb a pcriursc spirit 
 
 in tl)e niibst tl)ercof: and they have caused Egyi)t to err in 
 every work tliereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. 
 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, 
 branch or rush, may do. Li that day shall Egypt be like unto 
 women : and it shall be afraid and fear, because of tlio shaking of 
 the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he shaketh over it. 
 
 Whom shall he teach knowledge ? and whom shall he make 
 to niid.TstaiKl dortriiie ? tl]em tljiU uvc uiciiueb from \\)>: milk, 
 
 iinb brtlU)U from tl)C breasts. I'or jirecept must he up'-n pre- 
 cept, precept upon precept; line uj)on line, line upon line; liere a 
 littli', and there a little: for with stammering lips and anotlier 
 tongue will ]w speak to this people. To whom lie said, Tliis is 
 the rest wheiewith ye may cause the weary to rest ; and this is the
 
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 refreshing : yet they would not hear. But the word of the Lord 
 was unto them, precept upon precept, precept upon precept ; hne 
 upon line, Hne upon line ; here a little, and there a little ; tl}tlt tl)cn 
 
 inigl)t go, nnb fall bnckioarb, nub be broken, mxb onarcb.^mS 
 taken. 
 
 Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to 
 his foot, gave the nations before hiin, and made him rule over 
 kings ? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stub- 
 ble to his bow. He pursued them, and passed safely ; even by the 
 way that he had not gone with his feet. Who hath wrought and 
 
 done it, calling tl}c generations from tl)c beginning ? I the 
 
 Lord, the tirst, and with the last ; I am he. 
 
 Thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob U)l)0»n jj l)aue cijOSCn, the 
 seed of Abraham my friend. Thou whom I have taken from the 
 ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and 
 said unto thee, Thou art my servant : J \)avc ci)OSen tl)ec ani) 
 
 not cast tl)ce atoan. 
 
 I, even I, am the Lord ; and beside me there is no saviour. 
 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was 
 no strange god among you : therefore ye are my witnesses, saith 
 the Lord, that I am God. Yea, before the day Avas, I am he ; and 
 there is none that can deliver out of my hand : J[ toiUtDOrk, anb 
 
 tDljosljalUctit? 
 
 Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a 
 path in the mighty waters ; tDl)icl) bringcti) forti) tl)C cl]ariot 
 
 an'b l)orse, tl)e armn anb tlje potocr; then sljall lie boron 
 
 togetljcr, they shall not rise : they are extinct, they are quenched 
 as tow. 
 
 They that make a graven image are all of them vanity ; and 
 their delectable things shall not profit ; and they are their own wit- 
 nesses ; they see not, nor know, that they may be ashamed 
 
 The carpenter stretcheth out his rule ; he marketh it out with the 
 line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the 
 compass, and maketh it after tlie figure of a man, according to 
 the beauty of a man ; that it may remain in the house. He hew- 
 eth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which 
 he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest : he 
 planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. Then shall it be for 
 a man to burn : for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, 
 he kindleth it, and baketh bread ; yea, he maketh a god, and wor- 
 shippeth it : he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto. 
 He burnetii part thereof in the fire ; with part thereof he eateth 
 liesh ; he i-oasteth roast, and is satisfied : yea, he warmeth himself, 
 and saith. Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire : and the residue 
 thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image ; he feUeth down 
 unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver 
 me ; for thou art my god. 
 
 Is. xli.-2-4. 
 
 Is. xli. 8, 9. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xliii. 11-13. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xliii. IG, 17. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xliv.9, 13-20. 
 
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 Is.xlvi.9-11. 
 
 Is. liii. 9, 10. 
 
 Is.liv.l5, 16. 
 
 Is. Iv. lU, 11. 
 
 Ixiii. 15-17. 
 
 Jer. I. 4-6. 
 
 They have not known nor understood : for \]C IjiUi] sl)Ut 
 tljcir nicG, t!)at tl)cij cannot sec; unb tl)cir l)cart5, tijat then 
 
 cannot nnbcrstanb. And none considereth in his heart, neither 
 is thei'e knowledge nor understanding to say, I liave burned part 
 of it in the fire ; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals 
 thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it : and shall I make the 
 residue thereof an abomination ? shall I fJiU down to the stock of 
 a tree ? He feedeth on ashes : a deceived heart hath turned him 
 aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in 
 my right hand ? 
 
 Remember the former things of old : for I am God, and there 
 is none else ; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the 
 end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are 
 
 not yet done, saying, iWr) connscl sljall stanb, luils 3 roiU bo 
 
 all ton pleasure : calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man 
 that executeth my counsel from a far country : yea, I have spoken 
 it, I ^vill also bring it to pass ; I have purposed it, I will also do it. 
 
 He made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his 
 death ; because he hath done no \aolence, neither was any deceit in 
 his mouth. 
 
 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him ; he hath put him to 
 grief: when thou shalt make his soul an ottering for sin, he shall 
 see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and tljC :plcasure of tl)C 
 £orb sl)all prosper in Ijis l)anb. 
 
 Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: 
 whosoever shall gather together against thee .shall fall for thy sake. 
 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the 
 tire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work ; and 3 
 
 \)avc createb tl)c master to bcstron. 
 
 As the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and re- 
 turneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring- 
 forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sowei-, and bread to 
 the eater : so shall my word be that gooth forth out of mv mouth : 
 it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish tl)atU3l)icl) 
 3 please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 
 
 Look down from heaven, and beliold from the habitation of 
 thy holiness and of thy glory : where is thy zeal and thy strength, 
 the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me ? are 
 tiiey restrained ? Doubtless thou art our Father, though Abraham 
 be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not : thou, O Lord, 
 art our I.ttlicr, oiir Iu'd.'fm''r ; thy name is from ovcrlastiiig. O 
 
 r^'T'l, vo\]u I)a5t tl)on mabe ns to err from tl)r) uians, anb 
 harbcncb ouv l)eart from tljn fear? Keturu fo7- thy "servant's 
 sake, the tribes of thine iniieritance. 
 
 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Before I 
 formed thee in the belly, I knew thee ; and bcforc tl)OU camcst
 
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 fortli out of tlic tDomb S snnctificii t\]cc, onb Jf orliaincii tl)cc o 
 
 ^)rop!)CtuntO tl)C notions. Then said I, Ali, Lord God ! behold, 
 I cannot sj^eak : for I am a child. 
 
 Hear, O earth : Behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even 
 the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto 
 my words nor to nay law, but rejected it. To what purpose cometh 
 there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far 
 country ? your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices 
 sweet unto me. Therefore tbussaith the Lord, i3cl)0ll>, 3 tDlll IflW 
 
 Stumbling-blocks before tl)is people, anli tl)c fatljcrs anii tljc 
 
 sons togetljer sljall fall upon tl)em: the neighbour and his 
 friends shall perish. 
 
 The Lord shewed me, and behold, two baskets of figs were 
 set before the temple of the Lord, after that Nebuchadnezzar king 
 of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim 
 king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and 
 smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. One 
 basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe : 
 and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be 
 eaten, they were so bad. Then said the Lord unto me. What 
 seest thou, Jeremiah ? and I said. Figs ; the good figs, very good ; 
 and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. 
 
 Again the woi-d of the Lord came unto me, saying, Thus saitb 
 the Lord, the God of Israel ; Like these good figs, so will I acknowl- 
 edge them that are carried away captive of Judah, ttll}Om 3 l}rttiC 
 
 sent ont of tl)is place into tl)c Uwxb of tl)e €l)albeans for tl)eir 
 
 gOO^. For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will 
 bring them again to this land : and I will build them, and not pull 
 them down ; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. \Xxib 
 
 3 toill jgine tljem an l)eart to knoro me, that I am the Lord : 
 
 and they shall be my people, and I will be their God : for they 
 shall return unto me with their whole heart. 
 
 And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil ; 
 surely thus saith the Lord, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Ju- 
 dah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in 
 his land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt : and I will 
 deliver tliem to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for 
 their jmrt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in 
 all places whither I shall drive them. And I will send the sword, 
 the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed 
 from ofl' the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers. 
 
 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah 
 king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying. 
 Thus saith the Lord to me ; Make thee bonds and j'okes, and put 
 them upon thy neck. And send them to the king of Edom, and 
 to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the 
 king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the mes- 
 
 Jer.vi. 19-21. 
 
 Jer. xxiv. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxvii. 1-7.
 
 212 
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY, 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxxi. 31-34. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxxii. 37-40. 
 
 Jer. 1. 17--iO. 
 
 sengers wliicli come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah ; 
 and command tliem to say unto tlieir masters, Thus saith the 
 Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Thus shall ye say unto your mas- 
 ters ; I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the 
 ground, by my great power and by my out-stretched arm, axib 
 
 ^avc gincn it unto mljom it scemcb meet unto mc. And now 
 
 have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the 
 king of Babylon, my servant ; and the beasts of the field have I 
 given him also to serve him. And all nations shall serve him, and 
 his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come : 
 and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of 
 him. 
 
 Behold, the days come, saith tlie Lord, that I will make a new 
 covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 
 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the 
 day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of 
 Egypt ; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband 
 unto them, saith the Lord : but this shall be the covenant that I will 
 make with the house of Israel ; ^itcv tl)06C builS, saiti) tl)C £orb, 
 
 J tDill nut ntn lata in tl)cir inraarb parts, aiTb raritc it in tl)cir 
 
 l)CartS ; '^nd will be their God, and they shall be my people. And 
 they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man 
 his brother, saying. Know the Lord : for they shall all know me, 
 from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord : 
 for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no 
 more. 
 
 Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have 
 driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath ; 
 and I will biing them again unto this place, and I will cause them 
 to dwell safely : and they shall be my people and I will be their 
 
 God : and J[ toill ginc tficm one []cavt anb one toatii that they 
 
 may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their children 
 after them : and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, 
 that I will not turn away from them, to do them good ; but 3 toill 
 
 put mn fear in tl)eir l)cart, tljat tljeji oljall not bepart from 
 mc. 
 
 Israel is a scattered sheep ; the lions have driven him away : 
 first the king of Assyria hath devoured him ; and last this Nebu- 
 chadrezzar king of Babylon liath broken his bones. Therefore 
 thus saith tlie Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; ])ehold, I will 
 punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punislied the 
 king of Assyria. And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, 
 and he shall feed on Carmel and l^ashan, and his soul shall be sat- 
 isfi»>d upon mount Ephraim and Gilead. In those days, and in 
 that tiiut', saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, 
 and tliero shall l>f norif ; and tlit> siri^ of .Iiidah, and they shall not 
 
 be found : for J will parbon tl)cm u)i)om 3 reoeroe.
 
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 AVlio is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, Vi\)cn l\)C £orb 
 rOttimcinbctl) it not'? Out of the mouth of the Most High jjio- 
 ceedeth not evil and good ? 
 
 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God ; I will even gather 
 you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where 
 ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. And 
 they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable 
 things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence, '^xib 
 
 3 toill QJnc tijcm one Ijeavt, nub 3 voiW put a ncro spirit toitijin 
 J10U ; anb J roill tokc tl)C stonn Ijcart out of tl)cir flcsl), mib 
 roill igioc tl)Cm an Ijcart of flcsl) : that they may walk in my 
 statute.s, and keep mine ordinances, and do them : and they shall 
 be my people, and I will be their God. 
 
 But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their 
 detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their 
 way upon their own heads, saith the Lord God. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord God ; I will also take of the highest 
 branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from 
 the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an 
 high mountain and eminent : in the mountain of the height of Is- 
 rael will I plant it : and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, 
 and be a goodly cedar : and under it shall dwell all fowl of every 
 wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell. And 
 all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brouo-ht 
 down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the 
 green ti-ee, and have made the dry tree to flourish : 3 tl)C £orb 
 
 \)avc spoken axib Ijaue bone it. 
 
 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I 
 would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through 
 the countries ; because they had not executed my judgments, but 
 had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their 
 eyes were after their fathers' idols. lX)l)crefore 3 gnne tl)em 
 also statutes tijat roere not goob, and judgments whereby they 
 should not live ; and I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they 
 caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I 
 might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that 
 I am the Lord. 
 
 I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out 
 of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. Then will 
 I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean : from all 
 your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. Qt netD 
 l]eart also toill 3 gioc JIOU, and a new spirit will I put within 
 you : and 1 will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I 
 will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within 
 
 you, anb cause jiou to tualk iu mn statutes, and ye shall keep 
 
 my judgments, and do them Then the heathen 
 
 that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord build the 
 
 Laraen. 
 iii. 37, 38. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xi. 17-21. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xvii. 22-24. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 XX. 23-2(5. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 
 xxx\ i. 24-27, 
 
 36,37.
 
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 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxvii. 1-1-1. 
 
 Dan. iv. 1-35. 
 
 ruined place.s, and plant that that was desolate : Jf tl)C £orb IjrtUP 
 spoken it, ttttb 3 toill "bo it. Thus saith the Lord God; I will 
 yet for lliis be inquired of by the house of Isi-ael, to do it for 
 them. 
 
 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in 
 the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valle}'' 
 which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them round 
 about : and behold, there were very many in the open valley ; and 
 lo, they were very dry. And he said unto me, Son of man, can 
 these bones live ? and I answered, O Lord God thou knowt^st. 
 Again he said unto me. Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto 
 
 them, (£) r»c brii bones, Ijear tlje toorb of tl)c Corb. Thus saith 
 the Lord God unto these bones ; Behold, I will cause breath to enter 
 into you, and ye shall live : and I will lay sinews upon vou, and 
 will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put 
 breath in you, and ye shall live ; and ye shall know that I am the 
 Lord. 
 
 So I prophesied as I was commanded : and as I prophesied, 
 there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came to- 
 gether, bone to his bone. And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and 
 the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above : 
 but there was no breath in them. Then said he unto me, Pro])]iesy 
 unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, ®|)US 
 
 saiti) tl)e Corb (Bob ; (ilomc from tl)c fonr toinbs, (B brcati], 
 iinb breiUl)e upon tl)ese sUiiu tl)at tl)en maji line. Su 1 pmiih- 
 esied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and 
 they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great armv. 
 Then he said unto me. Sun of man, these bones are the whole 
 house of Israel : behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our 
 hope is lost : we are cut oft' for our parts. Therefore prophesy and 
 say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, my people, 
 I will open your graves, and cause you to come uj) out of your 
 graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. And ye shall know 
 that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, < ) inv ]H'ople, 
 and brought you up out of your graves, anb sl)ail piU mn spirit 
 in rjon, unb lie siiall liue, and I shall place you in your own land : 
 then siiall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed 
 it, saith the Lord. 
 
 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and lan- 
 guages, that dwt.'U in all the earth ; iVace be inultij)lied unto you. 
 1 thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God 
 liath wrouglit toward me. How great are his signs ! and how 
 migiity are his wonders ! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, 
 and his dominion is from generation to generation. 
 
 I Nebuchadnezzar wfus at rest in mine house, and nourishing in 
 my palace : I saw a dream which tnade mo afraid, and tlie thougiits 
 upon my bed ami the visions of my head trouliled me. Therefore
 
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 215 
 
 made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of T)al)ylon before me, 
 that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the 
 dream. Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chal- 
 deans, and the sooth-sayers : and I told the dream before them ; 
 but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. 
 
 But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was 
 Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is 
 the spirit of the holy gods : and before him I told the dream, say- 
 ing, O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that 
 the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, 
 tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpre- 
 tation thereof. Thus were the visions of mine liead in my bed ; I 
 saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height 
 thereof was great. The tree grew, and was strong, and the height 
 thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all 
 the earth : the leaves thereof were fiiii', and the fruit thereof much, 
 and in it was meat for all : the beasts of the field had shadow under 
 it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all 
 flesh was fed of it. I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, 
 and behold, a watcher and an holy one came down fi'om heaven ; 
 he cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut ofi' his 
 branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts 
 get away fi-om under it, and the fowls from his branches. Never- 
 theless, leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band 
 of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field ; and let it be wet 
 with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in 
 the grass of the earth. Let his heart be changed from man's, and let 
 a beast's heart be given unto him ; and let seven times pass over him. 
 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by 
 the word of the holy ones : to the intent that the living may know 
 
 that tl)c iHost i)i9l) rulcti) in tl]c Uingbom of men, anb giuctl] 
 it to tDl)omsoct)cr l)e U3iU, anb scttcti) up oner it tl)e basest ot" 
 
 ntcn. This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, 
 O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all 
 the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto 
 me the interpretation : but thou art able ; for the spirit of the holy 
 gods is in thee. 
 
 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for 
 one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and 
 said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, 
 trouble thee. 13elteshazzar answered, and said, My lord, the dream 
 be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine 
 enemies. The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, 
 whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all 
 the earth ; whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and 
 in it was meat for all ; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, 
 and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habi- 
 tation : it is thou, king, that art grown and become strong : for
 
 216 
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY, 
 
 Daniel, xl. 
 3.'), 30. 
 
 thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy domin- 
 ion to the end of tlie earth. And whereas the king saw a watclier 
 and an holy one coining down from heaven, and saying, Hew the 
 tree down, and destroy it ; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof 
 in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender 
 grass of the field ; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and 
 let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass 
 over him ; this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree 
 of the Most High, which is come upon mv lord tlie king: \[]at 
 
 tl)cn oljall brine tl]cc from men, anb tl]ij bujcUing slbill be luit!) 
 ti)cl)castG of tl)c ficlb, anb tl)cn sl]a!l make tl)e"e to eat graso 
 as oxen, nub tl]en 6l)aU loet tl)ce toitl) U)e bcro of Ijc'atien, 
 anb seiien times sljall pass oner tl)ce, till thou know that the 
 Most Hio-h ruleth in the kino-doin of men, and o-iveth it to whomso- 
 ever he will. And whereas they commanded to leave the stump 
 of the tree roots ; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that 
 thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule. Wherefore, O 
 king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins 
 by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor ; 
 if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. 
 
 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. 
 
 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the 
 kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said. Is not tin's great 
 Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the 
 might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty ? While 
 the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, 
 saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken : Tlie kingdom 
 is departed from thee : and they shall drive thee from men, and thy 
 dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field : they shall make thee 
 to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until 
 thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and 
 giveth it to whomsoever he will. The same hour was the thing 
 fulfilled upon Nebuchatlnezzar : and 1)C Voas brinetl from men, 
 
 nub bib eat grass as oun, anb l)is bobn lu.is inel luitl) tl)c 
 beto of l)canen, till l)is Ijairsiuere groran like eagles' fcatl)ers, 
 
 anb l)is nails like birbs' claU3S. And at the end of th.' days I 
 Nchiichadiirzzar lifted up miin.- eyes unto heaven, and mine under- 
 standing returned unto me, and I blessed the Mo.^t High, and I 
 praised and honoured him that liveth forever, whose dominion is 
 an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to 
 generation : and all the inhabitants of the eaith are reputed as 
 nothing: and l)e boetl) accorbiug to l)is xuill in the army of 
 heaven, and aiiKnig the iiiliabilants <>( {Iv earth : and none can stay 
 
 his hand, or saij uiito l)im, U)l)at boest tljou '? 
 
 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and 
 to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end : be- 
 cause it is yet for a time appointed. And the king shall do accord-
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 217 
 
 ing to his will ; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself 
 above every god, and shall speak mavvellous things against the God 
 of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished : for 
 that that is determined shall be done. 
 
 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince 
 which standeth for the children of thy people : and there shall be 
 a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even 
 to that same time : and at that time thy people shall be delivered, 
 
 ciKvx) one tl)at sljall be fonnb rorittcn in tl)c book. 
 
 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel : for the words are closed 
 up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, 
 and made white, and tried ; but the wicked shall do wickedly : and 
 none of tl)C toickcb sljall nnbcrstanb ; but the wise shall un- 
 derstand. 
 
 The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the 
 Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and 
 children of whoredoms ; for the land hath committed great whore- 
 dom, departing from the Lord. So he went and took Gomer the 
 daughter of Diblaim ; which conceived, and bare him a son. And 
 the Lord said unto him. Call his name Jezreel ; for yet a little 
 while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of 
 Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel. 
 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of 
 Israel in the valley of Jezi-eel. 
 
 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God 
 
 said unto him. Call l)cr nomc €o-rul)amal}:' for S roill no more 
 l)awc mcrcn n^jon tlic liousc of JJsracl; but I will utterly take 
 them away.'" But 5 ujill i)avc mcrcn mow tl)e Ijousc of jju- 
 
 bul), find will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save 
 them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horse- 
 men. 
 
 Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and 
 
 bare a son. Then said God, (jTall l)is name Co-ammi;" for ge 
 axe not mn people, anb 3 will not be nour ©ob. 
 
 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the 
 name of the Lord shall be delivered : for in mount Zion and in 
 Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, anb in tl)e 
 remnant roliom tl)e £orb sl)all rail. 
 
 Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me ; and behold, he 
 formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the 
 latter growth ; and lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mow- 
 ings. And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of 
 eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord God, forgive, I 
 beseech thee : by whom shall Jacob arise ? for he is small. The 
 Lord repented for this : It shall not be, saith the Lord. Thus hath 
 the Lord God shewed unto me : and behold, the Lord God called 
 
 Dan. xlf. 1. 
 
 PaTiiel, 
 Xii. S), 10. 
 
 Hoseii, i. ;;-9. 
 
 1 Tliat is, 
 JVot having- 
 obtained ma— 
 cy. 
 
 2 lliat is, 
 JVbJ my peo- 
 ple. 
 
 Joel, ii. 32. 
 
 Amos, 
 vii. 1-9, 
 
 fuid 
 vlii. 1, 2.
 
 218 
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 Amos, 
 vlii. Jl,12. 
 
 Amos, 
 ix. 8, 9. 
 
 Hab^kkuk, 
 ii. I--!, 13. 
 
 Zech.iii.1,2. 
 
 Zcch.iv. 1-7. 
 
 to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a 
 part. Then said I, O Lord God, cease, I beseech thee : by whom 
 sliall Jacob arise ? for he is small. The Lord repented for this : 
 This also shall not be, saith the Lord God. Thus he shewed me : 
 and behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumb-line, with 
 a plumb-line in his hand. And the Lord said unto me, Amos, what 
 seest thou ? and I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, Be- 
 hold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel : 3 
 
 toill not ogaiiT pass bn tljcm am more : and the high places of 
 
 Isaac shall be desohite, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid 
 waste ; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the 
 
 sword Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me ; 
 
 and behold a basket of summer fruit. And he said, Amos, what 
 seest thou ? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said 
 the Lord unto me, (J^I)c Cltb is COtllC upon my people of Israel; J[ 
 
 ujUI not again ijass bn tl)cm anjimore. 
 
 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a 
 famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but 
 of hearing the words of the Lord : and they shall wander from sea 
 to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and 
 fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. 
 
 Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful king- 
 dom, and I will destroy it from ofi" the fiice of the earth ; sailing 
 tl)at 3 mill not uttcrln bcstron tljc l)onsc of Jacob, saith the 
 
 Lord. For lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel 
 among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not 
 the least grain fall upon the earth. 
 
 Wo to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth 
 a city by iniquity! liehold, is it not of tl)C i!orb Of |)OStS 
 
 tl]at tl)c people sl)all labonr in tl)c vein tire, and the people 
 shall weary themselvtes for very vanity ? 
 
 And he shewed me Joshua the liigh priest standing before 
 the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to 
 resist him. And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord lehuke thee, 
 Satan; even the Lord tl)at IjatI) cl)OSCn JJcvusalcm rebuke 
 thee : is not this a brand plucked out of the fire ^ 
 
 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked 
 me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, and said unto me. 
 What seest thou? And I sai<l, 1 liave looked, and behold a can- 
 dlestick, all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven 
 lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lam])s, which are 
 upon the top thereof: and two olive-trees by it, one up<.)n the 
 right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. 
 So 1 answerorl and .spake to the angel tliat talked with me, say- 
 ing, What are these, my lord ? Then the angel that talked with 
 me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be ?
 
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 219 
 
 and I said, No, my lord. Then he answered and spake unto me, 
 saving. This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying. 
 Not by might, nor by power, bnt bjl IttTI Gpivil, saith tlie Lord of 
 hosts. Who art thou, O great mountain ? before Zerubbabel thou 
 shalt become a plain : nnb lic sl)all bring forti) tl]c l)cabstone 
 ll)crcof ujitl) sljoiuings, crniug, ©race, grace, unto it. 
 
 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to de- 
 stroy all the nations that come against "Jerusalem. QVnb 3 toiU 
 poiiv upon tl)c l)ousc of Dauib, m\b upon tlic inl}abitants of 
 Jerusalem, tlje spirit of grace anii of supplications : and 
 
 they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall 
 mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in 
 bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born. 
 
 Awake, O sword, against my Shejiherd, and against the man 
 that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts : smite the Shepherd, 
 and the sheep shall be scattered ; and I will turn mine hand upon 
 the little ones. And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, 
 saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut otf and die ; but 
 
 t\)c tl)irb sljall be left tl}crein. ^nb S toill briug tl)e tljirb 
 
 part tl)roitgl) tl)C fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, 
 and will try them as gold is tried : they shall call on my name, 
 and I will hear them : I will say, It is my peop»le ; and they shall 
 say. The Lord is my God. 
 
 The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi. 
 I have loved you, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, AVherein hast thou 
 
 loved us ? tbas not (!:sau Jacob's brotl)cr ? saitl) tl)c Corb : 
 jiet 3 loueb Jacob, anb J Ijateb (Esau, and laid his mountains 
 
 and his heritao-e waste for the drao-ons of the wilderness. Whereas 
 Edom saith. We are impoverished, but we will return and build 
 the desolate places ; thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall build, 
 but I will throw down ; and they shall call them. The border of 
 wickedness, and. The people against whom the Lord hath indigna- 
 tion forever. And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The Lord 
 will be magnified from the border of Israel. 
 
 And Mary said. My soul doth magnify the Lord, and ray spirit 
 hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low 
 estate of his handmaiden : for behold, from henceforth all genera- 
 tions shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to 
 me great things ; and holy is his name. And his mercy is on 
 them that fear him, from generation to generation. He hath shew- 
 ed strength with his arm ; he hath scattered the proud in the im- 
 agination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their 
 seats, and exalted them of low degree. £)C Ijatl) ftlleb tljC buugrn 
 
 raitl) goob tljings, anb tlje rid) l)e l)atl) sent emntn avium. 
 
 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh 
 into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by 
 
 Zechariah, 
 xii. 9, 10. 
 
 Zecliariah, 
 xiii. 7-9. 
 
 Mai. i. 1-5. 
 
 Luke, 
 i. 4t>-53. 
 
 John, i.9-13.
 
 220 
 
 GOD'S SOVEEEIGNTY. 
 
 John, iii. 3-8. 
 
 Luke, 
 iv. 16-30. 
 
 him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and 
 his own received liini not. l')ut as many as received him, tO t!)Cnt 
 giioe i)c poxacx to become ll)c sons of t*?ob, even to them that 
 believe on his name: which were born, not of blooli, lior of tl)C 
 
 mill of tl)c flcsl), nor of tl]c toill of man, but of &oh. 
 
 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto 
 thee. Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of 
 God. Nicodemus saith unto him. How can a man be born when he 
 is old ? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and 
 be born ? Jesus answered. Verily, verily, I say unto thee. Except a 
 man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the 
 kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh ; and 
 that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said 
 unto thee. Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth udI) CVC it 
 iistCtl), and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst nut tell 
 whence it cometh, and whither it goeth : SO is CUCril OUC ll)at is 
 
 born of tl)c Gpirit. 
 
 And he came to Xazareth, where he had been brought up: 
 and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath- 
 day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him 
 the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the 
 book, he found the place where it was written. The Spirit of the 
 Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel 
 to the poor ; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach 
 deliverance to the captives, and recovei'ing of sight to the blind, to 
 set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year 
 of the Lord. 
 
 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, 
 and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the syna- 
 gogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, 
 This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. And all bare him 
 witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out 
 of his mouth. And they said. Is not this Jcjseph's son ? 
 
 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, 
 Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Cai)er- 
 naum, do also here^ in thy country. And he said, Verily I say unto 
 you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. But I tell you of 
 a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the 
 heaven was sliut up three years and six mouths, when great famine 
 was throughout all the laud: blU lUttO nOUC of tl)Cm IMtlS (!;liilS 
 
 sent, sauc unto Gareptn, a citn of Giiion, unto a inoman tl)at 
 
 tDilS a roiboU). And many l.-p'Ms were in Isiat'l in the tin\.' of 
 
 p:iis.iw tlir propii.'t ; anb none of tl)cm loas clcanscb, stunng 
 Xiuinuin tl)c Gnrian. 
 
 And all tliev in the synaffoirue, when they heard these things, 
 were fillfil with wrath, and rose up, and thrust him out ot the city, 
 and led him unto the brov/ of the hill, whereon their city wjis
 
 god's soveeeignty. 
 
 221 
 
 built, that tliey might cast him down headlong. But he passing- 
 through the midst of them went his way. 
 
 And he goeth up into a mountain, and oalleth unto him toljOItt 
 l)C BOOUlb : and they came unto him. And he ordained twelve, 
 that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth 
 to preach, and to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out 
 devils. 
 
 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, 
 Lord of heaven and earth, because tl)OU l)ast l)ib tljCSC tl)ing0 
 from l\)c toisc iinb |]rnbcnt, anb Ijust rcncalcb tl^cm unto 
 babes. Even so, Father, for SO it sccmcb goob in tl)n sigljt. 
 
 And when much people were gathered together, and were come 
 to him out of every city, he spake by a parable : 
 
 A sower went out to sow his seed : and as he sowed, some fell by 
 the wayside ; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air de- 
 voured it. And some fell upon a rock ; and as soon as it was sprung 
 up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. And some fell 
 among thorns ; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 
 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bear fruit an 
 hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, ^c tljClt 
 l)ntl) cars to Ijcar, let Ijim licar. 
 
 And his disciples asked him, sa3nng, What might this parable 
 be ? And he said, Unto nou it is giucn to know the mysteries 
 of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing 
 they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. 
 
 And he said unto them. Unto you it is given to know the 
 mystery of the kingdom of God : but unto them that are without, 
 all these things are done in parables : that seeing they may see, 
 and not peroeive ; and hearing they may hear, and not undei-stand ; 
 
 lest at anx) time tlicn sljoulb be conuertcb, anb tlieir sins 
 sl)onlb be forgiucn tl)em, 
 
 And the disciples came, and said imto him, "V^^iy speakest thou 
 mito them in parables ? He answered and said unto them, Because 
 it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of 
 heaven, blXt to tljcm it is not tliuen. For whosoever hath, to him 
 shall be given, and he shall have mure abundance : but toljOSOeuer 
 
 \)at\) nol, from l)im sljall be taUen atoan even tl)at l)c l)att). 
 
 Therefore speak I to them in parables : because they seeing see 
 not ; and hearing they hear not ; neither do they understand. And 
 in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing 
 ye shall hear, and shall not understand ; and seeing ye shall see, 
 and shall not j^erceive : for this people's heart is waxed gross, and 
 their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed ; lest 
 at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their 
 ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be con- 
 verted, and I should heal them. 
 
 ISfark, 
 iii. 13-15. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xi. 25, ii6. 
 
 Luke, 
 viii. 4-10. 
 
 Mark, 
 iv. 11, i-2. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xiii. 10-15.
 
 222 
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 John, 
 vi. 37, 33-45. 
 
 John, 
 vi. 61-71. 
 
 Matthew, 
 XV. 10-14. 
 
 John, 
 viil, 21-'24. 
 
 ^11 tl)at tllC i^atljcr giuctl) mc shall come to me ; and him that 
 
 Cometh to me I will in no wise cast out And 
 
 this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all tDl)icl) l]C 
 IjatI) gioctl tnc I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again 
 at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that 
 every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have 
 everlasting life : and I will raise him up at the last day. The Jews 
 then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came 
 down from heaven. And they said, Is not this Jesus the son of 
 Joseph, whose father and mother we know ? how is it then that he 
 saitli, I came down from heaven? Jesus therefore answered and 
 said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves, ^o mitU CiTll 
 
 come t0 mc, cjcrcpt tijc £atl)cx m\)ici) \)al\) scut mc braro liim : 
 
 and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in llic proph- 
 ets. And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that 
 hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. 
 
 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at 
 it, he said unto them. Doth this offend you ? What and if ye shall 
 see the Son of man ascend up where he was before ? It is the 
 Spirit that quickeueth ; the flesh profiteth nothing : the words that 
 I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. But there are 
 some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning 
 who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. And 
 he said. Therefore said I unto you, that no man £an COmc UlltO 
 
 me, except it tocre giucn unto l)im of mn i^atl)cr. 
 
 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked 
 no more with him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also 
 go away ? Then Simon Peter answered him. Lord, to whom shall 
 we go ? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and 
 are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus 
 answered them, {^avc not H rl)05en nott tiDcluc, onb one of J]OU 
 
 is a bcnil? He spake of Judas Iscariut the .son of Siiuou : for he 
 it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. 
 
 And he called the multitude, and said unto them. Hear, and 
 understand : not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man ; 
 but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 
 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the 
 Pharisees w^ere offended after they heard this saying? But he an- 
 swer.'.! and sail], Qrncrn phint, toljici) mn l)cat)cnln i^atl)ci- IjatI) 
 not plantcb, sl)aU be rOOtci) up. Let them alone : they be blind 
 leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall 
 fall into the ditch. 
 
 Tlion said .Tesus again unto them, I go my way, axib 11C sljuU 
 
 seek mc, anh sl)aU bic in nour sins : whither I go, ye cannot 
 come. Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith. 
 Whither I go, ye caimot come. And he said unto them, Ye are 
 from l)eneath ; I am from above : ye are of this world ; I am nut
 
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 223 
 
 of this world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your 
 sins : for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 
 
 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, 
 Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things 
 from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes : 
 even so. Father ; for so it seemed good in thy sight. 
 
 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from 
 his birth. 
 
 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this 
 man, or his parents, that he was born blind ? Jesus answered, 
 Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents : but tl)iU tljetUOvks 
 
 of (<3ob sljoulii be miibe manifest in l)im 
 
 Jesus heard that they had cast him out : and when he had found 
 him, he said unto him. Dost thou believe on the Son of God ? He an- 
 swered and said. Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him ? 
 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he 
 that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he 
 worshipped him. 
 
 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world; 
 that they which see not might see, aub tijat tl)C!} toljicl) see migl)t 
 be inube blinb. And some of the Pharisees which were with him 
 heard these words, and said unto him. Are we blind also ? Jesus 
 said unto them. If ye were blind, ye should have no sin : but now 
 ye say, We see ; therefore your sin remaineth. 
 
 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the 
 town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which 
 anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her 
 hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sister sent 
 unto him, saying. Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. When 
 Jesus heard that, he said. This sickness is not unto death, but for 
 tl)C glorjl of (0ob, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. 
 
 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When 
 he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in 
 the same place where he was. Then after that saith he to his dis- 
 ciples. Let us go into Judea again. 
 
 Then said one unto him. Lord, are there few that be saved ? 
 And he said unto them. Strive to enter in at the strait gate : for 
 many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 
 
 iDI)cn ante tl)e illaster of tlje Ijouse is risen np, anli Ijatl) 
 
 sl)Ut to tl)C boor, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at 
 the door, saying. Lord, Lord, open imto us ; and he shall answer 
 and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are : then shall ye 
 begin to say. We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou 
 hast taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you 
 not whence ye are ; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 
 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see 
 Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the king- 
 
 Luke, X. 21. 
 
 John, 
 ix. 1-3, 
 35-41. 
 
 John, xi. 1-7. 
 
 Luke, 
 xiii. 23-30.
 
 224 
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 Luke, 
 xvii. 34-3G. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xix. 10, 11. 
 
 Matthew, 
 
 XX. '.JO-23. 
 
 (Ami Mark, 
 
 X. 40.; 
 
 l^iike, 
 xix. 41-11. 
 
 Matt. xxi. 4-.J. 
 
 Matt. xxii.M, 
 
 Mallliew. 
 xxiii. -M-'J*'!. 
 
 dom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. And they shall come 
 from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the 
 south, and .shall .sit down in the kingdom of God. x\nd behold, 
 there are last which shall be first ; and there are first which shall 
 be last. 
 
 I tell you, in that night there .shall be two men in one bed ; 
 
 tl]c one sljnil be taken, anb tl)c otl)cr sliall be left. Two wo- 
 men shall be grinding together ; tl^e one Gl)all be talicn, nnb tlje 
 Otl)er left. Two men shall be in the field; tl)e one sljilU bc 
 
 taken, anb tl)c otl)er left. 
 
 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with 
 his wife, it is not good to marry. But he said unto tliom, All men 
 cannot receive this saying, saoe tl)Cn tO Uj|)Om it is ginen. 
 
 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's cliildren, with 
 her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. 
 And he said unto her. What wilt thou ? She saitli unto him. 
 Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right 
 hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus an- 
 swered and said. Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to diink 
 of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the bap- 
 tism that I am baptized with ? They say unto him. We are able. 
 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and 
 be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with : but to sit 
 on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it 
 
 sljall bc giucn to tl)em for roljom it is prepared cf mn i^tul)er. 
 
 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept 
 over it, saying, If thou iiadst known, even thou, at least in tl)i5 tijn 
 h>Xf)., the things which belong unto thy peace! but nou) t!)etl are 
 l)ib from tijine cnes. For the days shall conu^ upnu thee, tliat 
 thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, 
 and keep thee in on every side, and shall lay thee even with the 
 ground, and thy children within thee : and they shall not leave in 
 thee one stone upon another : because thou knewest not the time 
 of thy visitation. 
 
 Jesus saith unto them. Did ye never read in the scriptures. 
 The stone which the builders rejected, tho satne is become the head 
 of the corner: tijis is tl)C £orii's boing, and it is marvellous in 
 our eyes ? 
 
 Many are called, but few are cl)Osen. 
 
 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! because ye 
 build the tomljs of the prophets, and garnish the sepuK-hi'cs of the 
 riglitcuus, and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we 
 would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the 
 prophi'ts. Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are 
 the children of them which killed the prophets. Fill ye up then
 
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 225 
 
 the measui-e of your fathers. Ye serpents, ye generation of \'ipers, 
 how can ye escape the damnation of Iiell ? 
 
 iX)l)crcforc, bcljolb, J scnb unto riou propljcta, anb toisc 
 
 men, anb scribes ; and some of them y'e shall kill and crucify, and 
 some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute 
 tliem fi-om city to city : that upon you may C()me all the righteous 
 blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, unto 
 the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the 
 temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you. All these things shall 
 come upon this generation. 
 
 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet 
 they believed not on him : that the saying of Esaias the prophet 
 might be fulfilled, which he spake. Lord, who hath believed our re- 
 port ? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed ? 
 (?Ll)ereforC tl)et} COulb not belieye, because that Esaias said again, 
 
 i)e l)iul) blinbeb U)eir enes, anb l)arbencb tijeir l)eart; that 
 
 they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their 
 heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. These things 
 said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. 
 
 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven : 
 and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see 
 the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and 
 great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a 
 trumpet, and they shall gather together l)is elect from the four winds, 
 from one end of heaven to the other 
 
 Tlien shall two be in the field : tlje onc sljtlll bc taken, axxb 
 ll}C Otl)Cr left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill ; tl)e onc 
 sljall be taken, anb tl)e otijer left. 
 
 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the 
 holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory : 
 and before him shall be gathered all nations : and he shall separate 
 them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the 
 goats : and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats 
 on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, 
 Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for 
 
 jiott from tlie founbntion of tl)e toorlb. 
 
 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. 
 
 I speak not of you all : 3 knotD roljom J l)auc cl]osen : 
 bill tl)at tlje Scripture mnn be fulfiUeb, He that eateth bread 
 with me hath lifted up his heel against me. 
 
 Behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the 
 table. And truly the Son of man goeth as it Ujas betcrmiueb : 
 but wo unto that man by whom he is betrayed ! 
 
 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 
 Henceforth I call you not servants ; for the servant knoweth not 
 what his lord doeth : but I have called you friends ; for all things 
 
 John, 
 xii. 37-41. 
 
 Matthew, 
 
 xxiv. 30, 31, 
 
 40, 41. 
 
 Matthew, 
 XXV. 31-34. 
 
 John, 
 xiii. 17, 18. 
 
 Liiko, 
 xxii. -21, 22. 
 
 John, 
 XV. 14-19. 
 
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 that I have heard of my Father, I liave made known unto you. 
 Ye have not chosen me, bllt 3 Ijnyc cljoSCU llOU, ;iiid ordained 
 vou, tliat ve should aro and brino' forth fruit, and tliat vour fruit 
 should remain : that Avhatsoever ye sludl ask of the Father in 
 my name, he may give it you. These things I command you, that 
 ve love one another. If the world hate you, ye know that it hated 
 nie before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the wi)rld W(^uld 
 love his own ; but because ye are not of the world, blU 3 []CiVC 
 cl^OSCn t]OU out of tl)C UJOfib, therefore the world hateth you. 
 
 John, 
 xvii. 1, 2, 
 6-12, iM. 
 
 Matthew, 
 
 xxvi. 47, 
 
 51-5(i. 
 
 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and 
 said. Father, the hour is come ; glorify thv Son, that thy Son also 
 may glorify thee : as thou hast given him power over all tiesh, 
 that he should give eternal life tO US maujl US tijOU l)ast gincu 
 
 l)im. ...... 
 
 I have manifested thy name unto the men toljici) tl)OU giXtJCSt 
 1\XC out of tl)C tOOrlb : thine they were, and thou gavi.'st them me ; 
 and they have kept thy word. Now they have known that all 
 things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee : for I have 
 given unto them the words which thou gavest me ; and they have 
 received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, 
 and they have believed that thou didst send me. I j>rav for them : 
 
 3 prnn not for tl)c xaoxib, but for tl)cm iDljicI) tl]on i]ast gincn 
 
 xnc ; for they are thine. x\nd all mine are thine, and thine are 
 mine; and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the 
 world, but these a)'e in the world, and I o<un<^ to thee. TToiy Fatlu-r, 
 keep through thine own name tl)OSC lDl)Om tl)On i)ast glucil mc, 
 that they may be one, as we are. While 1 wjis with tin-in in the 
 world, I kept them in thy name : tI]OSC ti]at t!)OU Qiiycst mc I have 
 kept, and none of them is lost, bltt tljc SOU of^pcrbitioil : iljat 
 
 t\)e scripture miglit be fulfillciiJ. Father, I 
 
 will that they also uj|)Om tl)OU brtSt giucil mc be wilii me where I 
 am; that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me : 
 for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. 
 
 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and 
 with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief 
 
 priests and elders of the peo})le And b*diold, 
 
 one of them which were with Jesus, stretched out his hand, and 
 drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, and smote 
 off his ear. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword 
 into his place : for all they that take the sword, shall perish with 
 the sword. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray t() my Father, 
 and he shall present! v give me more than twelve logioiis of angols ? 
 
 I3nt horn tl]cn sljnll tljc scriutnrcs be fulfillcb, Jl)at tijus it 
 
 must be V III that same hour said Jesus to the iiiult'tudfs. Air ye 
 come out as against a thief with swords and stsives for to take me? 
 T sat daily with vou tcarhing in the temple, and ve laiil no hold 
 
 on me, j[3nt all tl)is ujas bone, tljiU tl)c scriptures of tl)c
 
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 projjl)CtS migl)t be fulfiUcb. Then all the disciples forsook him 
 and fled. 
 
 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he 
 ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. When 
 Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid ; and 
 went again into the judgment-hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence 
 art thou ? But Jesus gave him no answer. Then saith Pilate unto 
 him, Speakest thou not unto me ? knowest thou not that I have 
 power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee ? Jesus an- 
 swered, ijljou cottlbGt \)avc no pomcx nt all against me, e^ccept 
 
 it IDCrc giucu tl)CC from abonc : therefore ho that delivered me 
 unto thee hath the greater sin. x\nd from thenceforth Pilate sought 
 to release him : but the Jews cried out, saying. If thou let this man 
 go, thou art not Caesar's friend. Whosoever maketh himself a king 
 speaketh against Caesar. 
 
 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his gar- 
 ments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part ; and also his 
 coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top 
 throughout. They said therefore among themselves, Let us not 
 rend it, but cast lots for it whose it shall be : tljat tl)C SCriptUVC 
 migl)t be fulfiUei, which saith. They parted my I'aiment among 
 them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. (Jljese tljiugs tl}ere- 
 
 forc tl)C solbiers hib. 
 
 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accom- 
 plished, tl)at tlje scripture tnigljt be fultilleb, saith, T thirst. Now 
 there was set a vessel full of vinegar : and they filled a sponge with 
 vinegar, and put it uj)on hyssop, and put it to his mouth. When 
 Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished : and 
 he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. The Jews therefore, 
 because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain 
 upon the cross on the sabbath-day, (for that sabbath-day was an 
 high day) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and 
 that they might be taken away. Then came the soldiers, and brake 
 the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. 
 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, 
 they brake not his legs ; but one of the soldiers with a spear pierced 
 his side, and forthwith came thereout blood and water. And he 
 that saw it, bare record, and his record is true : and he knoweth 
 that he saith true, that ye might believe, j^or tl]ese tl)ing5 tDCre 
 
 bone, tl)at tl)c scripture sljoulb be fulfiUeb, A bone of him shall 
 
 not be broken. And again another scripture saith. They shall look 
 on him whom they pierced. 
 
 AVlien they therefore were come together, they asked of him, 
 saying. Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to 
 Israel ? And he said unto them. It is not for you to know the 
 times or the seasons, Vi\)k\) tl)e fal\)CX Ijatl) put in l)is oujn 
 power. 
 
 John, 
 xix. 7-12. 
 
 John, 
 xix. Ii3, 24. 
 
 John, 
 xix. 21^37. 
 
 (And 
 Ps. Ixix. 21. 
 
 Acts, i. C, 7.
 
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 Acts, 
 i. 21-26. 
 
 Acts, 
 ii. 22, 23. 
 
 Acts, 
 ii. 38, 39. 
 
 Acts, ii. 47. 
 
 Acts, 
 
 iii. 13-15, 
 
 17, 18. 
 
 Acts, 
 iv. 24-28. 
 
 Wherefore of these men which have corapanied with us all 
 the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among ns, beginning 
 from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken 
 up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his 
 resurrection. And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who 
 was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. And they prayed, and said. 
 Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, sl)CU) U)l)Ctl)Cr of 
 tl)CSe tUJO tl)OU Ijnst cljOSCn, that he may take part of this min- 
 istry and apostleship, from which Judas l)y transgression fell, that 
 he might go to his own place. And they gave forth their lots ; 
 and the lot fell upon Matthias ; and he was numbered with the 
 eleven apostles. 
 
 Ye men of Israel, hear these words ; Jesus of Nazareth, a man 
 approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, 
 which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also 
 know : |)im, being bcUiuTcb bn tl]c bctcrminatc counsel a\\b 
 forcknotolebge of C!?ob, ge 1)00^ token, anb bn toickeb l)nnbs 
 l)auc crucitieb and slain. 
 
 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one 
 of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and 
 ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is 
 unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar ofl', even 
 
 OS monn os tl)e Covb our (5ob sl)oU coll. 
 
 And the Lord added to the church daily sucl) OS sljoulb be 
 sooeb. 
 
 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men 
 of Israel, why marvel ye at this ? or why look ye so earnestly on 
 us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man 
 to walk ? The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the 
 God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus ; whom ye delivered 
 up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined 
 to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and de- 
 .sired a murderer to be granted unto you ; and killed the Prince of 
 life, whom God hath raised from the dead ; wlif-reof we are wit- 
 nesses And now, brethren, jj U30t tl)tU tl)l"OUgl) 
 
 ignoronce ne bib it, as did also your rulers. l)Ut those things, 
 whicli (rodl)efore had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, 
 that Clirist should sutler, l)e l)atl) SO fulftllcb. 
 
 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with 
 one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven 
 and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is : who l)y the moutli of 
 thy servant David hast said. Why did the heathen rage, and the 
 people imagine vain things ? The kings of the earth stood up, and 
 the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his 
 Christ. For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou 
 hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles,
 
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 and the people of Isi-ael, were gathered together, for to do inljat-' 
 
 socncr tl)ii \)i\nb anh tl)n counsel bctcrmineii before to be 
 ionc. 
 
 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and 
 hanofed on a tree : him hath God exalted with his riffht hand to be 
 a Prince and a Saviour, for tO giue repeutilUCC to Israel, and for- 
 giveness of sins. 
 
 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias ; 
 and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Be- 
 hold, I am here. Lord. And the Lord said unto him. Arise, and 
 go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house 
 of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus : for behold, he prayeth, and 
 hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting 
 his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. Then Ananias 
 answered. Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil 
 he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem : and here he hath authority 
 from the chief priests, to bind all that call on tliy name. But the 
 Lord said unto him. Go thy way : for I)C is a cl)OSen UCSSel UUtO 
 tne, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the chil- 
 dren of Israel. For I will shew him how great things he must 
 suft'ei' for my name's sake. 
 
 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed liim openly ; 
 not to all the people, but unto witnesses c!)OSCn before of (J5ob, 
 even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the 
 dead. 
 
 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea, heard that 
 
 the Gentiles had also received the word of God 
 
 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified 
 God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles grnitteb repent- 
 ance nnto life. 
 
 Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution 
 that arose about Stephen, travelled as fer as Phenice, and Cyprus, 
 and Antioch, preaching the word tO nonc but UntO tl)e 3eU)S 
 Onlt). And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which 
 when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, pivaching 
 
 the Lord Jesus. QVnii tlic l)auii of tl)c toxts tDtis loitl) tl)cm: 
 anb a great number belieueb, :iik1 turned untu the Lord. 
 
 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain 
 prophets and teachers ; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called 
 Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought 
 up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. As they ministered to the 
 Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Sejjarate me i3ai"nabas 
 
 anb Saul, for tlje roork tol]ereunto 3 hane calleb tljem. 
 
 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand, said, Men 
 of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience. The God of this 
 people of Israel t\)03C our fathers, and exalted the people when 
 
 Acts, 
 V. 30, 31. 
 
 Acts, 
 ix. 10-16. 
 
 Acts, 
 X. 40, 41. 
 
 Acts, 
 xi. 1, lS-21. 
 
 Acts, 
 xiii. 1, -2. 
 
 Acts, 
 xiii. 10, 17.
 
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 Ads, 
 j xiii. 40, 41. 
 
 Acts, 
 xiii. 44-48. 
 
 Acts, XV. 14. 
 
 Acts, 
 xvi. 13, 14. 
 
 Act?, 
 
 xxi. 4(1, and 
 
 xxii. 1-15. 
 
 tliey dwelt a.s strangei's in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm 
 brought he them out of it. 
 
 Beware lest that come upon you, wliieli is spolvMi of in the 
 prophets; Bcl)olb, w bcspisers, unb roonbcx", aiib pcrisl) : for 
 1 work a work in your days, a work which ye sliall in no wise be- 
 lieve, though a man declare it unto you. ■ 
 
 And the next sabbath-day came almost the whole city together 
 to hear the word of God. But when the Jews saw the muUitudes, 
 they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which 
 were spoken b}^ Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. Then Paul 
 and Baniabns waxed bold, and said, St V3il5 nt'CCSGlU"2 tl^iU tl}C 
 
 tDori) of <3o^ sijoulb first i)iuic been spoken to nou : but seeing 
 
 ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unwoi-tiry of everlasting 
 life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles : for so hath the Lord commanded 
 us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou 
 shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. And when 
 the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and gloiifit'd the word of 
 
 the Lord : and as mant} OS xocxc ovbuineb to etei-nai life be- 
 lieved. 
 
 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gen- 
 tiles, to take out of tijem a people for l]is name. 
 
 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, 
 where jtrayer was wont to be made ; and we sat down, and spake 
 unto the women which resorted thither. And a certain woman 
 named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which 
 worshipped God, lieard us: mljosc Ijcart tl]e I'orb openeb, that 
 she attended unto the things which were spoken of I'aul. 
 
 And when he had given him license, Paul stood on the .stairs, 
 and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there 
 was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, 
 saying. 
 
 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make 
 now unto you. (And when they heard that he s|)ake in the Hebrew 
 tongue to them, they kei>t the more silence : and he saith,) I am 
 verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tar.sus, a city in Cilicia, yet 
 brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according 
 to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, anil was zealous 
 toward (iod, as ye all are this day. And I j)crsecuted this way unto 
 the death, binding and delivering into piisons both men and women. 
 As also the high priest doth bear nic witness, and all the estate of 
 die elders; from whom also I rt'ccivod letters unto the brethr*-n, 
 and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unti.i 
 Jerusalem, for to be punished. And it came to pass, that, as I made 
 my journey, and was come nigli unto Damascus about noon, sud- 
 denly tiiere shone from heaven a great light round alxnit me. And 
 1 foil untu the ground, and lieard a voice .saving unto me, Saul, Saul,
 
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 whj^ persecutest thou me ? xVnd I answered, Who art tliou, Lord ? 
 And lie said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom tliou perse- 
 cutest? And they that were with me saw indeed tlie Hght, and 
 were afraid ; but they lieard not the voice of him that spake to me. 
 And I said, What shall I do. Lord? And tlie Lord said unto me, 
 Ai-ise, and go into Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all 
 things which are appointed for thee to do. 
 
 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led 
 by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. 
 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good 
 report of all the Jews which dwelt there, came unto me, and stood, 
 and said unto me. Brother Saul, receive thv sio-ht. And the same 
 hour I looked uji upon him. And he said, (JIjc iJ5ob of OIU" 
 futljcrs i]atl) rllOSCU tl)CC, that thou shouldest know his will, and 
 see that J iist One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. For thou 
 shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. 
 
 And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief 
 of the Jews together : And when they had ap- 
 pointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging ; to 
 whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading 
 them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of 
 the prophets, from morning till evening. And some believed the 
 things which were spoken, and some believed not. And when they 
 agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had 
 spoken one word ; well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the 
 prophet uiit'i our fathers, saying, (<5o XHttO tljis pcoplc, lUlis Silt], 
 
 £)ciinug tic sljuU \]cax, anh sl]iiU not unbcrstaiib ; aiib seeing 
 
 nc 5l);ill sec, anb not pCl'CCiuc: for the heart of this people is 
 Avaxeil gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have 
 they closed ; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with 
 their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, 
 and 1 sliduiil heal them. 
 
 L>e it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is 
 sent unto tlie Gentiles, and that they will hear it. 
 
 I'aul, a servant of Jesus Christ, ralicb to be an apostle, sep- 
 arated unto the gospel of God To all that be 
 
 in ll.iint', l>cloved of (rod, callcb tO bc suints: Grace to you, and 
 peace Iroiii God our Eallier, and the Lord -lesus Christ. 
 
 As bn t!)c offence of one jubgmcnt came npon nil men 
 
 to conbemnation, even so by the righteousness of one the free 
 gift came upDU all men unto justification of life. For as bll OUC 
 
 man's bisobebience mann rocre mabc sinners, so by the obe- 
 dience of one sh.-ill many be made righteous. Moreover the law 
 entered, that the otfence might abound. But where sin abounded, 
 grace! did much more abound: that as sin hath reigned unto 
 death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto 
 eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 
 Acts, 
 
 xxviii. 17, 
 
 i!3-28. 
 
 Rom. i. I, 7. 
 
 Romans, 
 V. 18-:il.
 
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 Romans, 
 viii. i!d-30. 
 
 TVe know tliat all things work together for good to tliem that 
 
 love God, to t\]cm idIjo arc tl)c callcb according to l)is purpose, 
 i^or tDl)om l)c Mb forcliuoto, l)c also bib prcbcstimitc to be 
 
 conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the tirst-born 
 among many brethren. Moreover Xijl]Oin l)C bib prcbcstiliatC, 
 tl)Cm l)C also callcb : and whom he called, them he also justified: 
 and whom he justitied, them he also glorified. 
 
 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing 
 me witness in the Holy Ghost, that I have great heaviness and con- 
 tinual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were ac- 
 cursed from Chiist for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the 
 flesh : who are Israelites ; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and 
 the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the 
 service of God, and the promises; whose are the fathers, and of 
 whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God 
 blessed forever. Amen. Not as though the word of (iod hath 
 taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel : 
 neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all chil- 
 dren : but, 3n 3saac sliall tl)i] sccb be callcb. That is, They 
 which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of 
 God; but tl)C cl)ilbrcix of tl)C promise are counted for the seed. 
 For this is the word of promise. At this time will I come, and 
 Sarah shall have a son. And not only this; but when Rebecca also 
 had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac, (for the children 
 being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the 
 purpose of God according to election might stand, not of BOOrUs, 
 but of l)im tl)at callcti) ;) it was said unto her. The elder shall 
 serve the younger. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau 
 have I hated. 
 
 What shall we say then ? Is there unrighteousness with God ? 
 God forbid. For he saith to Moses, I will have mercv on whom I 
 will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have 
 compassion. So then it is not of him that wilieth, nor of him that 
 runneth, but of ©ob tl)at 5l)CtDCtI) Uicrcn. For th.^ scripture saith 
 unto Pharaoh, Even for this sanit' pur])osi_' have I raised thee up, 
 that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be 
 declared throughout all the earth. Therefore hath he mercy on 
 whom he will iiave mercy, aitb toljom [)C mill, l)C l)arbcnctlb 
 
 Thou wilt say tlien unto me, Whv doth he vct lind fault ■ for 
 who hath resisted his will ? 
 
 Nay but, man, who art thou that repliest against God ? 
 Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou 
 made me thus ? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the 
 same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dis- 
 hoiKJur ? What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make 
 his power known, endured with much long-suflering the vessels of 
 wrath fitted to destruction : and that he might make known the
 
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 riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, m\)\t\] \)C l)rtb rtfore 
 
 prcparcb unto gloro, eucn us, toljom \)c l)atl) callcb, not of the 
 
 Jews only, but also of the (jrentiles ? As lie saith also in Osee, I 
 will call them My people, which were not my people ; and her be- 
 loved, which was not beloved. And it shall come to pass, that in 
 the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people ; 
 there shall they be called. The children of the living God. Esaias 
 also crieth concerniiiir Israel, Thouofh the number of the children 
 of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved : for 
 he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness : because 
 a short work will the Lord make upon the earth. And as Esaias 
 said before. Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we 
 had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrah. 
 
 What shall we say then ? That the Gentiles, which followed 
 not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the 
 righteousness which is of faith. But Israel, which followed after 
 the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteous- 
 ness. Wherefore ? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it 
 were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling- 
 stone : as it is written. Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling-stone and 
 rock of otfence : and whosever believeth on him shall not be 
 ashamed. 
 
 I say then, Hath God cast away his people ? God forbid. 
 For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of 
 
 Benjamin. (J3ob l)atl) not cast axoar\ l)is people u)l)icl) l)e fore- 
 
 kueXD. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias ? how he 
 maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, Lord, they have 
 killed thy pi-opliets, and digged down thine altars ; and I am left 
 alone, and they seek my life. But what saith the answer of God 
 
 unto him ? 3 |)at)c rcserncb to mnsclf scucn tl)ousanb men, 
 
 who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. Even so then 
 at this present time also there is a remuaut according to the elec- 
 tion of grace. And if by grace, then is it no more of works : 
 otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it 
 no more grace : otherwise work is no more work. AVhat then ? 
 Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for ; but tl)C election 
 hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded (according as it is writ- 
 ten, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they 
 should not see, and ears that they should not hear ;) unto this day. 
 And David saith. Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and 
 a stumbling-block, and a recompense unto them : let their eyes be 
 darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway. 
 I say then. Have they stumbled that they should fall ? God 
 
 forbid : bnt rntljev tljrougl) tl]cir fall snloation ia come unto 
 
 tl)e <!5entilcs, f<Ji' to provoke them to jealousy. Now if the fall of 
 them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the 
 riches of the Gentiles ; how much more their fulness ? For I speak 
 
 Romaua, xi.
 
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 Romans, 
 xii. 3-8. 
 
 to you Gentiles, inasnuicli as I am the apostle of tlie Gentiles, I 
 magnify mine ofSce : if by any means I may provoke to emulation 
 them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. For if 
 the casting av.'ay of them be the reconciling of the world, what 
 shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead ? For if the 
 first fruit be holy, the lump is also holy : and if the root be holy, 
 so are the branches. And if some of the branches be broken off, 
 and thou, being a wild olive-tree, wert grafted in among them, and 
 with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive-tree ; boast 
 not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the 
 root, but the root thee. Thou wilt say then, The branches were 
 broken oft', that I might be grafted in. Well ; because of unbelief 
 they were broken oft", and thou standest by faith. Be not high- 
 minded, but fear : for if God spared not the natural bi-anches, 
 take heed lest he also spare not thee. Behold therefore the good- 
 ness and sevei'ity of God : on them which fell, severity ; but toward 
 thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness : otherwise thou 
 also shalt be cut off. And they also, if they abide not still in un- 
 belief, shall be grafted in : for God is able to graft' them in again. 
 For if thou wert cut out of the olive-tree which is wild by nature, 
 and wert grafted contraiy to nature into a good olive-tree ; how 
 much more shall these, which be the natui-al branches, be graft'ed 
 into their own olive-tree ? For I would not, brethren, that ye 
 should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in 
 your own conceits tliat bUltbucss iu patl ie l)'.ippcncii tO 55- 
 
 riul, until tl)c fulness of liy: ©entiles be rome in. And so all 
 
 Israel shall be saved : as it is written, There shall come out of Sion 
 the Deliverer, and shall tui'n away ungodliness from Jacob : for 
 this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. 
 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes : but 
 as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. 
 
 fox tl)e gifts aiib culling of ©ob ore tDitl)out i-epentance. For 
 
 as ye in times past have not believed God, vet have now obtained 
 mercy through their unbelief; even so have these also now not 
 believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. 
 For God hath concluded them all iu unbelief, that he might have 
 mercy upon all. 
 
 the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge 
 of God I how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past 
 finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord.' or 
 who hath been his counsellor ? Or who hath first given to him, 
 and it shall be recompensed unto him again ? For of him, and 
 tiirough him, and to him, are all things : to whom be glory for- 
 ever. Amen. 
 
 1 say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is 
 among you, not to think of iiimself more highly than he ought 
 to think ; but to think soberly, accorbing as ^ol) l)iltl) betllt to
 
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 COCrn vaan tllC measure of faiti). For as we have many mem- 
 bers in one body, and all membeis have not the same otiice : so 
 we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members 
 one of another. Having then gifts, biffcring ttCCOrbiug to tl)C 
 griKC tl)nt is giticn to us, whether })r()pheey, let us prophesy ac- 
 coi'ding to the proportion of faith ; or ministry, let us wait on our 
 ministeiing : or he that teacheth, on teaching : or he that exhort- 
 eth, on exhortation : he tliat giveth, let liim do it with simplicity : 
 he that ruleth, with diligence ; he that sheweth mercy, with cheer- 
 fulness. 
 
 Paul, callcb to be an apostle of Icsus Qlljnst tljrougl) 
 
 tl)C toill of Q3ob, and Sosthenes our brother, unto the church of 
 God which is at Oorinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Je- 
 sus, caileb to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the 
 
 name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours 
 
 God is faithful, bn U)l)Om ne XOCXC calleb unto the fellowship of 
 his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 
 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel : 
 not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made 
 of none etieet. For the preaching of the cross is to them that 
 perish, foolishness ; but uuto us which are saved, it is the power 
 of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, 
 and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where 
 is the wise { where is the scribe ? where is the disputer of this 
 world ? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this woild ? For 
 aftei- that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not 
 God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them 
 that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after 
 wisdom : but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling- 
 block, and unto the Greeks foolishness ; but nutO tljcm U)l)ic!) are 
 callcb, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the 
 wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than 
 men ; and the Aveakness of God is stronger than men. For ye 
 see your calling, brethren, hoAV that not many wise men after the 
 flesh, not manv mighty, not many noble are called : but (J3ob 
 
 l)atl) cl)oscn tl)e foolisl) tijings of tl)e raorlb to confounii tlje 
 toise ; anii (5ob l}at!) d)os:n tl)c vocak tl)ings of tlje morlb to 
 roufounii tl)e tl)ings roljiii) arc migljtn ; anh base tl)ings of 
 tl)e roorlb, anb tilings tuljiii) are be'spiscb, liati) (i3ob cl)oscn, 
 2iea, anb tljings raljili) are not, to bring to nougl)t tl)ing5 tl)ut 
 
 ore : that no flesh should glory in his presence. 
 
 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul ; 
 
 and I of Apollos ; and I of Cephas ; ancl I of Christ 
 
 . . Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by 
 
 whom ye believed, euen US tl)e £orb gaue to euernman? I 
 have planted, Apollos watered: but {Qoh gaue tljc increase. So 
 then, neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth : 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 
 i 1 2 9 
 i. 1, *, J, 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 i. 17-29. 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 
 i. 1'2, and 
 
 iii. 5-9.
 
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 1 Corinth, 
 iv. tj, 7. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 vu. 7, 22-'.'4 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 xii. 1-11, 17, 
 
 18, 27, 28. 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 XV. 9, 10. 
 
 but God that givetli the increase. Now he that planteth and lie 
 that watereth are one : and every man shall receive hi.s own re- 
 ward, according to his own labour. For we are labourers together 
 with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. 
 
 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to 
 myself and to x\pollos for your sakes : that ye might learn in us 
 not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of vou 
 be putied up for one against another. For cdI)o makctl) tl]CC tO 
 biffcr from anot!)CrV and what hast thou that thou didst nut re- 
 ceive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou 
 hadst not received it ? 
 
 For I would that all men were even as I myself Cut CUCrn 
 man l)at!) I}is proper gift of (5ob, one after this manner, and 
 
 another after that He that is called in the Lord, 
 
 being a servant, is the Lord's freeman : likewise also, he that is 
 called, being free, is Christ's servant. Ye are bought with a price ; 
 be not ye the servants of men. Brethren, let every man, wherein 
 l)e is Crtllcb, therein abide with God. 
 
 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you 
 ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these 
 dumb idols, even as ye were led. Wherefore I give you to under- 
 stand, that no man speaking by the Sj)irit of God calleth Jesus ac- 
 
 cur.sed : and that no muu can stin tl)at Jesus is tl)e £orb, but 
 bj] tl)e £)oln ©l)ost. . . " 
 
 Now tliere are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And 
 there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And 
 there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which 
 worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to 
 every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the 
 word of wisdom ; to another the word of knowledge by the same 
 Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit ; to another the gifts of 
 healing by the same Spirit ; to another the working of miracles ; 
 to another prophecy ; to another discerning of spirits; to another 
 divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues : 
 but all these worketli that one and the self-same Spirit, biulbiug 
 
 to cocrn man scucralln as l]c roiU If the 
 
 whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole 
 were hearinof, where were the smellina:? But now hath God set 
 the members every one of them in the body, as it l)atl) plcascb 
 l)im Now ye are the body of Christ, and mem- 
 bers in particular. And (5oi) l)atl) SCt SOmC ill tl)C cljurcl), first 
 apostle.s, secondarily prophets, thiixlly teachers, after that miracles, 
 then gifts of healing, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 
 
 I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called 
 an a])c)stle, because T persecuted the church of God. But bj] tl)C 
 grace of <Cob 3 am U)l)at J am : and his grace which was be- 
 stowed upon me, was not in vain ; but I laboured more abundantly
 
 god's soveeeignty. 
 
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 than they all : yet not I, but the grace of God which was with 
 me. 
 
 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth iis to triumph 
 in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of liis knowledge by us 
 in every place. For we are unto God a sweet savour of Chjist, in 
 ll)cm tl)Ot ore saucb, nnb in tijcm tijat pa-isi) : to the one we 
 
 are the savour of death unto death ; and to the otiier the savour of 
 life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things ? 
 
 Ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' 
 religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, 
 and wasted it ; and profited in the Jews' religion above many my 
 equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the 
 traditions of my f\ithers. But U)l)en it :plcascb ©ob, Vo\)0 SipH- 
 
 ratcb mc from mti motljcr's toomb, anb callcb mc bn l)is grace, 
 
 to reucal l)is sou in me, that 1 might preach him among the 
 heathen ; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood. 
 
 The gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as 
 the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter ; (for he that wrought 
 effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same 
 was mighty in me toward the Gentiles.) 
 
 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ b^ tl)e roill of (J5ob, to the 
 saints which are at Ephesus, and to the taithful in Cluist Jesus : 
 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the 
 Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heav- 
 enly places in Christ: accorbiug as l)e IjtatI) cliosen its in l)im 
 before tl)e founbation of tl)e roorlb, that wc should be holy and 
 
 without blame before him in love : Ijiiuing ^jrebcstiunteb US UUtO 
 
 tl)c aboptiou of cl)ilbreu bu Jesus Clirist to Ijimself, accord- 
 ing to tl)e goob pleasure of l)is toill, to the praise of the glory 
 of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the Beloved : 
 in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of 
 sins, according to the riches of his grace ; W'herein he hath abounded 
 toward us in all wisdom and prudence ; having made known unto us 
 
 the mystery of his will, nccorbiug to l)is goob pleasure tDl)icl) 
 
 l)e t)atl) purposeb in l)imself: that in the dispensation of the 
 fulness of times he mio-lit ffalher together in one all things in Christ, 
 both which are in heaven, and which are on earth ; even in him : 
 in whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being prebcsti- 
 
 natcb accorbiug to l\)c purpose of Ijim toljo roorketl) all tljiugs 
 oftcr tl)e counsel of l)is oron toill: tliat we should be to the 
 praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. 
 
 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and 
 sins ; wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this 
 world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit 
 that now worketh in the children of disobedience : amonsf whom 
 
 2 Corintli. 
 ii. 14-lG. 
 
 Gal. i. 13-16. 
 
 Gal. ii. 7, 8. 
 
 Eph. i. 1-12. 
 
 Eph. ii. 1-10.
 
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 Epho>iaiis, 
 iii. 8-11. 
 
 Pliilippinns, 
 ii. Ix!, 13. 
 
 1 The.'isalon. 
 i. :J-1. 
 
 2 Tiie.=.<aloii. 
 ii. 8-14. 
 
 2 Timolliy, 
 I. &-10. 
 
 also we Jill had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our 
 riesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind ; and were 
 by natuie the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is 
 rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when 
 we were dead in sins, hath (juickened us together with Christ ; (b|} 
 grace gC arc saucb;) anil hath raised us up together, and made 
 us sit together in heavenly places, in Christ Jesus : that in the ages 
 to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his 
 kindness toward us, through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye 
 
 saved, tlirough faith ; anb tl)at itot of jioursclwcs : it is tl)C gift 
 of (!3oi) : not of works, lest an}' man should boast, inor IDC arc 
 l)is tDOrliinuiTSljip, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which 
 God h.ith before ordained that we should walk in them. 
 
 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace 
 given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable 
 riches of Christ ; and to make all men see what is the fellowship 
 of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been 
 hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ : to the intent 
 that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might 
 be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, accorbiug 
 to ti)C eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord. 
 
 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in 
 my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out 
 your own salvation Avith fear ami trembling. For it is ©ob tullirf) 
 
 ujorkcti) in bow boti) to mill aub to ha of Ijis goob pleasure. 
 
 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention 
 of you in our prayers; remembering without ceasing your work of 
 faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, in the sight of God and our Father ; knowing, brethren be- 
 loved, Bour election of Oob. 
 
 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall 
 consume with the spirit of his moutli, and shall destroy with the 
 brightness of his coming : even him, whose coming is after the 
 working of Satan, with all })ower, and signs, and lying wonders, and 
 with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; be- 
 cause they received not the love of the truth, lliat they might be 
 
 saved, "^nh for it)is cause (<5ob sljall scnb tl)cm strong be- 
 lusiou, tl)at tl)cn sljonlb bclieue a lie: tl)at tljcn all migl)t be 
 bamncb tol)o belieueb not tlje trutl), but l)ab pleasure in un- 
 
 rigl)leousneS6. But we are bound to give thanks nlway to (Jod 
 for yo;i. brethren beloved of the Lord, bccauSC (!3ob l)atl) from 
 
 l\)c beginning djosen nou to saluation, through sanctitication 
 
 of tlie spirit ami In-licf of the truth : wlu'reuiito he called you by 
 our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 Be not thou therefore a.sliamed of the testimony of our Lord, 
 nor of rae his prisoner : but bo thou piutaker of the afflictions of
 
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 tlie gospel according to the power of God ; who hath saved us, and 
 called us with an lioly calling, not tlCCOrbiug tO OIU' tDOrks, but 
 
 accorbing to l)!s own purpose an^ grace, raliici) xaas giucu us 
 in Cljrist Jesus before tl)e U3orlb began : hut is now made 
 
 manifest by the api)earing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath 
 abolished death, and hath brought hfo and immortality to light 
 through the gospel. 
 
 Shun profane and vain babblings : for thej'^ will increase unto 
 more ungodliness. And their word will eat as doth a canker ; of 
 whom is Hymeneus and Philetus ; who concerning the truth have 
 erred, saying that the resurrection is past already ; and overthrow 
 the faith of some. Nevertheless tl)C fouubatiou of (5ob Staubetl) 
 sure, having this seal. The Lord knoweth them that are his. 
 And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from 
 iniquity. 
 
 The servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto 
 all men, apt to teach, patient ; in meekness instructing those that 
 
 oppose themselves- ; if (5ob perabueuture toill giuc ti)cm re- 
 pentance to the acknowledging of the truth ; and that they may 
 recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken cap- 
 tive by him at his will. 
 
 Both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified, are all 
 of one : for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 
 saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of 
 the church will I sii^ praise unto thee. And again, I will put my 
 trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children U)l)icl) ©ob 
 
 l)atl) gineu me. 
 
 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh 
 down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, nei- 
 ther shadow of turning. ®f |)is 0U3U U)iU begat he us with the 
 word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his crea- 
 tures. 
 
 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord .Jesus Christ, the 
 Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come unto 
 your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and 
 there come in also a poor man in vile raiment ; and ye have re- 
 spect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him. Sit 
 thou here in a good place ; and say to the poor. Stand thou there, 
 or sit here under ray footstool ; are ye not then i)artial in yourselves, 
 and are become judges of evil thoughts ? Hearken, my beloved 
 brethren, i^atl) UOt i&oh cIjOSCU tl)e poor of tl)is UJOrih rich in 
 faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them 
 that love him ? But ye have despised the poor. 
 
 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered 
 throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect 
 
 according to tl)c forekuorolebgc of (Sob tljc i^atljer, through 
 
 2 Timothv, 
 ii. IG-ly; 
 
 2 Timothy, 
 ii. 24-26. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 ii. 11-13. 
 
 James, 
 i. 17, 18. 
 
 James, 
 ii. 1-t). 
 
 1 Peter, 
 i. 1, 2.
 
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 1 Peter, 
 ii. 6-10. 
 
 1 Peter, V. 10. 
 
 Jude, 3, 4. 
 
 Rev. i. 12-18. 
 
 Rev. iv.&-ll. 
 
 sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of tlie 
 blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. 
 
 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture. Behold, I lay 
 in Sion a chief corner-stone, elect, precious : and he that believeth 
 on him shall not be confounded. 
 
 Unto you therefore which believe, he is precious : but unto 
 them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, 
 the same is made the head of the corner, and a stone of stumbling, 
 and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, 
 being disobedient: roljcrcnnto iilso tl)cji Vicxc appointed. But 
 
 ye are a cljOSCn generation, a royal priesthood, au holy nation, 
 a peculiar people ; that ye should shew forth the praises of him 
 who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light : 
 which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of 
 God : which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained 
 mercy. 
 
 The God of all grace, xa\]o \)al\] callcb xts unto l)is eternal 
 
 iglorj} bn <EI)rist JfesXtS, after that ye have sufferL'd a while, make 
 you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 
 
 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the 
 common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you and ex- 
 hort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was 
 once delivered to the saints. For there are cortaiii men crept in un- 
 awares, tol)o toerc before of olb orbaineb to tljis conbcmna- 
 tion, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lascivious- 
 ness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being 
 turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks ; and in the midst of the 
 seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a gar- 
 ment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a goMon girdle. 
 Ilis liead and his hairs were white like wo(^], as white as snow ; and 
 his eyes were as a flame of fire ; and his feet like unto fine brass, as 
 if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many 
 waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars : and out of his 
 mouth went a sharp two-edged sword : and his countenance was 
 as the sun shineth in his strength. And when I saw him, I fell at 
 his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying 
 unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last : I am he that liv- 
 eth, and was dead ; and behold, I am alive forevermorc, Amen ; 
 anb liatie tl)e kens of l)eU anb of beati). 
 
 Anil before the tlirone there was a sea of glass like unto crys- 
 tal : ani] in the midst (jf the throne, and round about the throne, 
 were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast 
 was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and tlio tliird beast 
 lia<l a face as a man, and the fomth beast was like a flying eagle. 
 And tiie four bea.sts hail each of them six wings about him ; and
 
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 they were full of eyes within : and they rest not day and night, 
 saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, 
 and is to come. And when those beasts give glory and honour 
 and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth forever and 
 ever, the four and twenty elders foil down before him that sat on 
 the throne, and worship him that liveth forever and ever, and cast 
 their crowns before the throne, saying. Thou art worthy, O Lord, to 
 receive glory, and honour, and power : for thou hast created all 
 
 things, anb for tl)B pleasure t\)cr) are anb mere created. 
 
 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise 
 up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his 
 horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And 
 the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as 
 the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion : and the 
 dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority 
 
 Qlnii it xtjas giticn unto l)im to make war voitl) tlje saints, anb 
 
 to OnercOine tl)ent ; and power was given him over all kindreds, 
 and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth 
 
 shall worship him, rDl)ose uamcs are not uiritten in tl)e book 
 
 of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 
 
 And there came one of the sev^en angels which had the seven 
 vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither ; I will 
 shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon 
 many waters; with whom the kings of the earth have committed 
 fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk 
 with the wine of her fornication. 
 
 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness : and I 
 saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of 
 blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman 
 was arrayed in purple and scarlet-colour, and decked with gold and 
 precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of 
 abominations and filthiness of her fornication : and upon her fore- 
 head was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, 
 THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE 
 EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the 
 saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus : and when I saw 
 her, I wondered with great admiration. 
 
 And the ano-el said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel ? I 
 will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that car- 
 rieth her, whicli hath the seven heads, and ten horns. The beast 
 that thou sawest, was, and is not ; and shall ascend out of the bot- 
 tomless pit, and go into perdition : and they that dwell on the earth 
 
 shall wonder, (u)l}ose names mere not written in tl)e book of 
 life from tl)e founbation of tlje morlb,) when they behold the 
 
 beast that was, and is nut, and yet is. And here is the mind which 
 hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the 
 woman sitteth. And there are seven kings : five are fallen, and 
 
 Revelation, 
 xiii. 1,2,7,8. 
 
 Rev. xvii.
 
 242 
 
 GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY. 
 
 Revelation, 
 XX. l-'-15. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xxi, 23-27. 
 
 one is, and the other is not yet come ; and when he cometh, he 
 must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, 
 even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goetli into perdition. 
 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have 
 received no kingdom as yet ; but receive power as kings one hour 
 with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power 
 and strength unto the beast. These shall make war witli the Lamb, 
 and the Lamb shall overcome them : for he is Lord of lords, and 
 King of kings ; and they that are with him are cixUcb, a\\b cl)05CU, 
 and faithful. And he saith unto me. The waters which thou sawest, 
 where the Avhore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, 
 and tongues. And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, 
 these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, 
 and shall eat her flesh, and burn Iter with fire. j:ox (Pob \)(ii\) 
 put in tl)cir l)Cart5 to fulfil llis toill, and to agree, and give their 
 kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. 
 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reign- 
 eth over the kings of the earth. 
 
 I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God ; and the 
 books were opened : oub another book UJiTS Opcucb, U)l)icl) is 
 tl)C book of life : and the dead were judged out of those things 
 which were written in the books, according to their works. 
 
 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it ; and death 
 and hell delivered up the dead which were in them : and they were 
 judged every man according to their works. And death and hell 
 were ca-st into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And 
 whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into 
 the lake of fire. 
 
 The city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon to shine 
 in it : for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light 
 thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in 
 the light of it : and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and 
 honour into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day : 
 for there shall be no night there. And they sliall bring the glory 
 and honour of the nations into it. And there shall in no wise enter 
 into it anything that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomi- 
 nation, or makethalie; but tl)cn U)l)icl) arc ujrittcuin tl)c Camb's 
 , book of life.
 
 VII. 
 
 I have made tliee a god 
 Thou 
 
 (BWb lUgarh far Iiih nmn f Inq, 
 
 The heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of 
 them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had 
 made ; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which 
 
 he had made. And (gob blcBscb tl)c seuctttb bail, aix^ saucti- 
 
 ficb it : because that in it he had rested from all his work which 
 God created and made. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, See, 
 to Pharaoh : and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet, 
 shalt speak all that I command thee : and Aaron thy brother shall 
 speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his 
 land. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs 
 and my wonders in the land of Egypt. But Pharaoh shall not 
 
 hearken unto you, il)at 3 man Ian mn l)^^^ upon Q:gnpt, anb 
 bring fort!) mine armies, anb mn people tl)e cljilbrenofSsracl, 
 out of tlje lanb of (!:gnpt, bn" great jubgmentG. 'ynib tl)e 
 C:gj}ptians sljall knom tljat 3 am tlje £orb, when I stretch forth 
 mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel ft'om 
 among them. 
 
 And ]\Ioses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so 
 did they. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, 
 and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him. Thus saith the Lord 
 God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 
 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and 
 upon thy servants, and upon thy peo])le ; tijat tl)OU magest kuou) 
 
 tljat tl)crc is none like me in all tl)c eartl). Eor now I will 
 
 stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with 
 pestilence ; and thou shalt be cut oft" from the earth. And in very 
 deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for tO sljOID iu tljee mn 
 
 poujer; anb tl)at mn name man be beclareb ti)rougl)out all 
 
 ll)C £Ortl). As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that 
 thou wilt not let them go? Behold, to-morrow about this time I 
 will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in 
 Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now. 
 
 And when Pharaoh saw that tlie rain and the hail and the 
 thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, 
 he and his servants. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, 
 
 Gen. ii. 1-3. 
 
 Ex. vii. 1-6. 
 
 Exodus, 
 ix. 13-18. 
 
 Exodus, 
 
 ix. 34, 35, 
 
 and 
 
 X. 1-4.
 
 244 
 
 GOD'S REGAED 
 
 Exodus, 
 
 xiv. 1-10, 
 
 15-18. 
 
 neither would he let the children of Israel go ; as the Lord had 
 spoken by Moses. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh : for I 
 have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, tljClt Jf 
 
 miglit 5l)crD tl)cc mn signs before l)im : and that thou mayest 
 
 tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have 
 wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them : 
 
 tl)at m man knoto l)ou) tijat J am tl)c Corb. 
 
 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pliaraoh, and said unto 
 him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, IIow long wilt thou 
 refuse to humble thyself before me ? Let my people go, that they 
 may serve me. Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to- 
 morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto the 
 children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, 
 between Migdol and the sea, over against l^aal-zejihon : before it 
 shall ye encamp by the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the children 
 of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut 
 them in. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow 
 
 after them ; anb 3 mill be l)ononrcb npou |JI)araol), anb npon 
 all Ills l)ost; tliat tl)c (Egnptians man Knom tl)at i? am tl)c 
 
 £orb. And they did so. 
 
 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled : and 
 the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the 
 people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let 
 Israel go from serving us ? And lie made ready his chariot, and 
 took his people with him : and he took six hundred chosen chariots, 
 and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them. 
 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egy])t. and 
 he pursued after the children of Isi'ael : and the children of Israel 
 went out with an high hand. P)ut the Egyptians pursued after 
 them (all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, 
 and his army) and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi- 
 hahiroth, before Baal-zephon. And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the 
 children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians 
 marched after them ; and they were sore afraid : and the children 
 of Israel cried out unto the Lord 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto 
 me ? Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward : 
 but lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and 
 divide it : and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through 
 the midst of the sea. And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of 
 die Ei,ry]iti;n:s, and they shall follow tlicin : anb 3 mill QCt mC 
 
 l)onour upon piiavaol), anh npon all l)is l)05t, upon l)is 
 chariots, anh npon l)is Norsemen, '^nh tl)c (Irgnptians 5l)all 
 
 knou) tl)at jj am tl)C t!orb, when 1 have gotten ine honour upon 
 Pharaoli, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 245 
 
 When the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face 
 of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar 
 frost on the ground : and when the children of Israel saw it, they 
 said one to another, It is manna : for they wist not what it was. 
 And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the Lord hath 
 given you to eat. 
 
 This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Gather of 
 it every man according to his eating : an omer for every man ac- 
 cording to the number of your persons, take ye every man for them 
 which are in his tents. And the children of Israel did so, and 
 gathered, some more, some less. And when they did mete it with 
 an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that 
 gathered little had no lack : they gathered every man according to 
 his eatino-. And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the mornino'. 
 Notwithstanding, they hearkened not unto Moses ; but some of them 
 left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank : and 
 Moses was wi-oth witli them. And they gathered it every morning, 
 everv man accordingf to his eatingf : and when the sun waxed hot 
 it melted. 
 
 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice 
 as much bread, two omers for one man : and all the rulers of the 
 congregation came and told Moses. And he said unto them. This 
 is that which the Lord hath said. To-morrow is tl)C rcst of tllC 
 l)Oljl snbbrtti) UlttO tl)C Corb; bake that which ye will bake to- 
 day, and seethe that ye will seethe ; and that which remaineth 
 over, lay up for you to be kept until the morning. And they laid 
 it up till the morning, as Moses bade : and it did not stink, neither 
 was there any worm therein. And Moses said. Eat that to-day ; for 
 to-day is a sabbath unto the Lord ; tO-bai1 \K 5l)all UOt flub it in 
 tllC ficlb. Six days ye shall gather it; iTut OU tl)C SCUCUtl) hiU), 
 
 u)l)icl) is tijc sabbiui), in it tl)cre sl)aU be none 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify 
 them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their clothes, and be 
 ready against the third day ; for the third day the Lord will come 
 down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. And thou 
 shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed 
 to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border 
 of it : whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death : 
 tijcrc sl}all not a lianb toncl] it, bnt l]c sljall snrdn be stoneb 
 or sl)ot lljrougl) : u)l)ctl)er it be beast or man, i1 sl)aU not 
 liue : when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the 
 mount. 
 
 And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and 
 sanctified the people ; and they washed their clothes. And he said 
 unto the people, Be ready against the third day : come not at your 
 wives. 
 
 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that 
 
 Exodus, 
 xvi. 14-2G. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xix. 10-25, 
 
 and 
 XX. l-Il.
 
 246 
 
 GOD'S REGAED 
 
 Exodns, 
 XX. Id-'-l). 
 
 there were thunders and lightnings, and a tliiek cloud upon the 
 mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud ; so that all 
 the people that was in the camp trembled. And Moses brought 
 forth the people out of the camp to meet with God ; and they stood 
 at the nether part of the mount. And mount Sinai was altogether 
 on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire : and the 
 smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole 
 mount quaked greatly. And when the voice of the trumpet sounded 
 long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered 
 hinv by a voice. And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on 
 the top of the mount ; and the Lord called Moses up to the 
 top of the mount ; and Moses went up. And the Lord said 
 unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest tl}Cn break tliroiigl) 
 
 unto tl)c iiovh to ga^e, aub manii of tl)cm pcrisl). And let 
 
 the priests also which come near to the Lord, s.-inctify themselves, 
 lest tl)e iiovh break forti) Itpon tl)ein. And Moses said unto the 
 Loid, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai : for thoii char- 
 gedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it. And 
 the Lord said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come 
 up, thou, and Aaron with thee : but let not the priests and the people 
 break through to come up unto the Lord, lest he break forth upon 
 them. So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto 
 them. 
 
 And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy 
 God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the 
 house of l:>ondage. 
 
 ilII)on 5l)alt l)aiic no otlier gobs before mc. 
 
 Thou shalt not make unto thee any gi-aven image, or any like- 
 ness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth 
 beneath, or that is in the water under the earth : thou shalt not 
 bow down thyself to them, nor serve them : for I the Lord thy God 
 am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the 
 children unto the third and fourth generation of tliem that hate 
 me ; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love, and 
 keep mv commandments. 
 
 (Sijoit sljalt not take tlic name of tl}e Corb tlin (3ob in 
 
 oain : for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name 
 in vain. 
 
 Uemcmber tl]e 5abbatl)-ban to keep it l)oln. Six bans 
 sljalt t!)ou labour, anb bo all tl)n luork : but tl)t~sciientl) ban 
 is tip: siibbat!) of tl]C Corb tl)n ihoh : in it tijon sljalt not bo 
 
 ann lUOrk, thou, nor thy son, nor ihy d.-mghtcr, thy man-servant, 
 nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within 
 thy gates : for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea 
 and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day : wherefore the 
 
 Lord bh-ssed the sal)bath-day, and hallowed it 
 
 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the liglitnings, 
 and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking : and when
 
 FOE HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 247 
 
 the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. And they said 
 unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear : but let not God 
 speak with us, lest we die. And Moses said unto the people, Fe;ir 
 
 not : for God is come to prove you, anh tijat Ijis Uav man bc be- 
 fore 20UI' faces, tl)at ^c sin itot. 
 
 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, |)e 
 sl)aU bc uttcrln bestroneb. 
 
 In all thino-s that I have said unto you, be circumspect : attb 
 
 make no mention of tl)c name of otlier gobs, neither let it be 
 
 heard out of thy mouth. 
 
 Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. Thou 
 shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread : (thou shalt eat unleavened 
 bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of 
 the month Abib ; for in it thou earnest out from Egypt : anb none 
 Sliall appear before me emptn and the feast of harvest, the 
 hrst-fruits of thy labours, which Thou hast sown in the field : and 
 the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou 
 hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. (Jl]rec times in tl)e 
 
 jjcar all tl)n males sl)all appear before tl)c i^orb (Gob. Thou 
 
 shalt not otter the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread : neither 
 shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning. il,\)C first 
 
 of tl)e first-frnits of tliji lanb tljon sljalt bring into tl)c l)ouse 
 of tl)e £orb tlin (Gob. " 
 
 ®llon slialt not belan to offer tlic first of tl)u ripe frnits, 
 
 anb of tl)n liqnors : the first-born of thy sons shalt thou give 
 unto me. 
 
 Moreover, the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Take thou also 
 unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and 
 of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, 
 and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, and of cassia 
 five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil- 
 olive an hin : and thoh shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an 
 ointment compound after the art of the apothecary : it shall be an 
 holy anointino- oil. And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the 
 congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, and the table 
 and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar 
 of incense, and the altar of burnt-oftering with all his vessels, and 
 the laver and his foot. And thou shalt sanctify them, that they 
 may be most holy : whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. And 
 thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that 
 they may minister unto me in the priest's ofiice. And thou shalt 
 speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy 
 anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. Hpon man's 
 flcsl) sl)all it not be ponreb, neither shall ye make any other like it, 
 after the composition uf it : it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you. 
 
 iX)l]osociicr componnbctl) ann like it, or ruliosoener pnttetl) ann 
 of it npon a stranger, sljalfeuen be cut off from l)is people. 
 
 Ex. xxii. 20. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxiii. 13-19. 
 
 Ex. xxii. C9. 
 
 Exodus, 
 XXX. ih2-38.
 
 248 
 
 GOD'S REGARD 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxi. ia-17. 
 
 Exodus, 
 
 xxxii. 1-7, 
 
 19-29. 
 
 x\ii(,l the Lord said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, , 
 stacte, and ouN-cha, and galbanum ; these sweet spices with pure 
 frankiiK^ensc^ : of each there shall be a like weight: and thou shalt 
 make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, 
 tempered together, pure and holy : and thou shalt beat some of it 
 very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of 
 the congregation, where I will meet with thee : it shall be unto you 
 most holy. And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall 
 notmake to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it sliall 
 be unto thee holy for the Lord. iDI)050ClUT Gl}nll make like ItlUO 
 
 tl)at, to smell tl)creto, sliall euen be cut off from l)is pco\ik. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. Speak thou also unto 
 the children of Israel, saying, {lerilij mij sabbatljs lie sljall keep: 
 for it is a sign bettoeen me anb iioii tl)rougl)ont iiour gener- 
 ations ; tljat lie man knooj tliaf Ji am tlfe Hoxh tijat hail) 
 sanctifn non. 
 
 Ye sliall keep the sabbath therefore : for it is holy unto you. 
 
 (!:ueri] one tl)at bcfilcti) it sl)all surcln be put to bca tl) : for 
 
 whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shalT be cut oti" from 
 among his people. Six days may work be done, but in the seventh 
 is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord : whosoever doeth any work 
 in the sabbath-day he shall surely be put to death. Wherefoi-e the 
 children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath 
 throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign 
 between me and the children of Israel forever : for in six days the 
 Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and 
 was refreshed. 
 
 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down 
 out of the mount, the people gathered tliemselvos together unto 
 Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods which shall go before 
 us : for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the 
 land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. And Aaron 
 said unto them, Break otf the golden ear-rings which are in the 
 ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring 
 them unto me. And all the people brake off the golden ear-rings 
 whicli were in their ears, and brought tliem unto Aaron. And he 
 received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graven tool, 
 after he had made it a molten calf : and they said. These be thy 
 gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 
 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron 
 made proclamation, and said, To-morrow is a feast to the Lord. 
 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt-offerings, 
 and brought peace-offerings : and the people sat down to eat and to 
 drink, and rose up to play. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down : for thy 
 people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have cor- 
 rupted themselves
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 249 
 
 And it came to pass as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, 
 that he saw the calf, and the dancing : and Moses' anger waxed 
 hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath 
 the mount. And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt 
 it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed it upon the 
 water, and made the children of Israel drink of it. And Moses 
 said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast 
 brought so great a sin upon them ? And Aaron said. Let not the 
 anger of my lord wax hot: thoii knowest the people, that they are 
 set on mischief. For they said unto me. Make us gods which shall 
 go before us : for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out 
 of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. And I 
 said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. 
 So they gave it me : then I cast it into the fire, and there came out 
 this calf 
 
 And when Moses saw that the people were naked, (for Aaron 
 had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies,) 
 then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said. Who is on the 
 Lord's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gath- 
 ered themselves together unto him. And he said unto them, ®|)US 
 
 •saitl) tl)C Corb i^oh of Jtsvacl, Put cucrn man l)is sroorii bj} 
 l)is 5\lii\ iuib go in anh out from gate to"gatc tI)rougl)ont tl]c 
 camp, anh shfii cncrn man l)is brotl)cr, aiib cucrn man Ijis 
 companion, anb cvcxh man l)is ncigl)bonr. And The children 
 
 of Levi did aocordins: to the word of Moses : and there fell of the 
 people that day about three thousand men. For Moses had said, 
 Consecrate yourselves to-day to the Lord, even every man upon his 
 son, and upon his brother ; that he may bestow upon you a blessing 
 this day. 
 
 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the in- 
 habitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in 
 the midst of thee : but ye shall destroy their altars, break their 
 images, and cut down their groves : for tljOU 6l)alt IMOrsljip no 
 
 ot\)ct gob : for tlic £orb,tDl)osc name is Jfcalous, is a jealous 
 eob. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the chil- 
 dren of Israel, saying. Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of 
 sheep, or of goat. And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and 
 the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other 
 use : but ye shall in no wise eat of it. For whosoever eateth the 
 fat of the beast, of xo\)id) mcn offcr an offering mabc bn fire 
 
 unto tlje Corb, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut oil" from 
 his people. 
 
 ■ Moreover, ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of 
 fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings. iDljatSOeucr SOUl it 
 
 be tl]at eatetl) ann manner of bloob, even tijat soul sljall be 
 cut off from l)is people. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxiv. 1'2-14. 
 
 Leviticus,
 
 250 
 
 GOD'S REGARD 
 
 Lev. X. 1-3. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xviii. '21. 
 
 Lev. xix. 12. 
 
 Le\itic\is, 
 xix. 23-2J. 
 
 Lev. xix. 30. 
 
 Lev. XX. 1-5. 
 
 I^villcus, 
 xxi. 10-i;4. 
 
 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them 
 his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and of- 
 fered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. 
 And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and 
 they died before the Lord. Then Moses said unto Aaron, Tliis is 
 it that tlie Lord spake, saying, 5 toiU bc saUCtiflcb in tl)Cm tl)at 
 
 come nigl) mc, anb before all tl]e ^leople 3 tnill bc gloniicb. 
 
 And Aaron held his peace. 
 
 Thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to 
 
 Molech, neitljer si) alt tl)ou profane tl)e name of tl)n (5o5 ; I am 
 
 the Lord. 
 
 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neitljer sl)alt 
 
 tl]on profane tl)enamc of tl)n <i3ob ; I am the Lord. 
 
 And when ye shall come into the land, and .shall havephinted 
 all manner of trees for food ; then ye shall count the fruit thereof 
 as uncircumcised : three years shall it be as uncircuincised unto 
 you : it shall not be eaten of. But in the fourth year all tl)e fruit 
 
 tl)ereof sliall bc lioln to praise tl)c £orb toitlial. And in the 
 
 fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto 
 you the increase thereof: I am the Lord your God. 
 
 |)e sl)all keep mn sabbatljs, anb reuercncc mn sauc- 
 
 tuarn ; I am the Lord. 
 
 And the Loi-d spake unto Moses, saying, Again, thou shalt say 
 to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, 
 or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his 
 seed unto Molech, he shall surely be put to death : the people of 
 the land shall stone him with stones. And I will set my face against 
 that man, and will cut him off from among his people ; because he 
 hath given of liis seed unto Molech, to bctilc mil sanctnarn, anb 
 to rrofane mn l)oln name. And if the people of the land do 
 
 anv wavs hide their eves from the man, when he afiveth of his seed 
 unto Molech, and kill him not ; then I will set my face against that 
 man, and against his family, and will cut him oW, and all that go 
 a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among 
 their people. 
 
 He that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose 
 head the anointing oil was j)oured, and that is consecrated to put 
 on the garments, shall not uncover his liead nor rend his clothes ; 
 neither shall he ffo in to anv dead body, nor defile himself for his 
 father or for his mother ; neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, 
 nor profane tlje sanctnarn of l)is (Pob ; for the crown of the 
 
 anointing oil of his God is upon him : I am the Lord. And he 
 sliall take a wife in her virginity. A widow, era divorced woman, 
 or prf>fano, or an harlot, these shall he not take : but he .shall take 
 a virgin of his own peo]ile to wife Xcither shall ln' jirofane his 
 seed among his people : for J tl)C i^oxh ho saiulifn l)im.
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 251 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron, 
 saying, "Whosoever he be of tliy seed in tlieir generations that 
 hath any blemish, iet him not approach to ofter the bread of his 
 God : for whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not 
 approach : a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or 
 anything superfluous, or a man that is broken-footed, or broken- 
 handed, or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in liis 
 eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken ; no tlliin 
 ti)ttt l)atl) a blcmisl) of tl)c secb of QVaron tlic priest sljall come 
 nig!) to offer tlie offerings of tl)e tiorb mabe bn fire; l)c l)atl) 
 a blemisi], Ije sl^all not "come nigl) to offer tiK breab of iiis 
 
 (!?ob. ile shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, 
 and of the holy. Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come 
 nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; tllUt Ije ^jrofanc 
 
 not mn sanctnaries : for 3 tl)e Corb bo sanctifn tl)ein- 
 
 And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all 
 the children of Israel. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto Aaron, 
 and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things 
 
 of the children of Israel, anb tijat tl)eii profane not mn lioln 
 
 mime in those things which they hallow unto me : I am the Lord. 
 Sav unto them, Whosoever he be of all vour seed amono: vour 
 generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children 
 
 of Israel hallow unto the Lord, linuing l)is nnclennness npon 
 !)im, tl)at sonl sljall be cut off from mn presence : I am the 
 
 Lord. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto Aaron, 
 and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto 
 them. Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers 
 in Israel, that will ofter liis oblation for all his vows, and for all 
 his free-will-otterings, which they will offer unto the Lord for a 
 burnt-otfei'ing : ye shall offer at your own will a male without 
 blemish of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. But whatso- 
 ever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer : for it shall not be 
 acceptable for you. And whosoever off'ereth a sacrifice of peace- 
 offerings unto the Lord to accomplish his vow, or a free-will-offer- 
 ing in beeves, or sheep, it sl)all be perfect to be lucepteb : tl)ei"C 
 sl)aU be no blcmisl) tl)erein. l>lind, or broken, or maimed, or 
 having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto 
 the Loi'd, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar 
 unto the Lord. Either a bullock or a lamb that hath anything 
 superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a free- 
 will-offering ; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. Ye shall 
 not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or 
 broken, or cut ; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your 
 land. Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of 
 your God of any of these ; because their corruption is in them, and 
 blemishes be in them : they shall not be accepted for you. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xxii. 1-3. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xxii. 17--^.
 
 252 
 
 GOD'S EEGARD 
 
 Levilicus, 
 xxii. 31, 3-i. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xxiv. lU-l(i. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xxvi. I, 2. 
 
 Numbers, 
 i. 4d-51. 
 
 Numljers, 
 
 iv. 1-4, 15, 
 
 17-.'U. 
 
 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them : 
 I am the Lord. Ncitl)L'r sljuU 11C pvofiiuc mi} l)olii iiumc; but 
 3 mil be IjuUotDcb among tl)c^cl)ilbrcn of J^sim-l: I am the 
 
 Lord which hallow you. 
 
 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an 
 Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel ; and this son 
 of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the 
 camp ; and the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of 
 the LORD, and cursed ; and they brought him unto Moses : (and 
 his mother's name was Shelomith, the daugliter of Dibri, of the 
 tribe of Dan :) and they put hiin in ward, that the mind of the 
 Lord mio-ht be shewed them. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Bring forth him that 
 hath cursed without the camp ; and let all that heard him lay 
 their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 
 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Wlmso- 
 ever curseth his <'od shall bear his sin. And |)c tl)iU bhl5pl)Cmct!) 
 
 tl)c mime of tl)c l!orb, l)c sl)nU surclji be put to bcutl), and all 
 
 the congregation shall certainly stone him : us UJcU tl)C StriXUgct, 
 Its l)C tljtU is born in tl)C laub, when he blasphemeth the name 
 of the LORD, shall be put to death. 
 
 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear 
 you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of 
 stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for J Cim tl)C Corb 
 nour (5ob. 
 
 |)e sljtiU kccji mn sobbatljs, onb rcncrcncc mji sanrtu- 
 
 Orn : I am the Lord. 
 
 The Lord had spoken unto Moses, saying, Only thou shalt not 
 number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the 
 children of Israel ; but thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tab- 
 ernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all 
 things that belong to it ; they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the 
 vessels thereof, and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp 
 round about the tabernacle. And wlieu the tabernacle setteth for- 
 ward, tlie Levites sliall take it down; and whon the tabmiacle is to 
 be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: unii tl)C Stranger tl)at 
 
 comcti) nigl) sl)aU be put to beati). 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, Take 
 the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after 
 their families, by the house of their fathers : from thirty years old 
 and upward, even until fifty years old, all that enter into the liost, 
 to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. This shall 
 be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the con- 
 gregation, about the most holy things \ . And 
 
 wiien Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanc- 
 tuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set 
 forward ; after that, the sons of Kohath shall eume to bear it: but
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 253 
 
 tl)CT) sl)nll not touci) anri Ijoln tl)iug, Icet tl)cii bic. These tliing-s 
 
 are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the con- 
 gregation And the Lord spake unto Moses and 
 
 unto Aaron, saying, Cut ye not otf the tribe of the families of the 
 Kohathites from among the Levites : but thus do unto them, that 
 they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy 
 things : Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every 
 one to his service and to his burden : but tl)CJ1 sljall not QO in tO 
 
 Bcc m\)cn tl)c Ijolu tljings are coucrcb, IcsT tl)cn bic. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people pro- 
 voke me ? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the 
 signs which I have shewed among them ? I will smite them with 
 the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater 
 nation and mightier than they. 
 
 And Moses said unto the Lord, ^[)<:n tl)C (!:gtiptians sljall 
 I) car it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from 
 among them ;) and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land : 
 for they have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that 
 thou Lord art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over 
 them, and that thou goest before them, by day-time in a pillar of a 
 cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night. 
 
 Now if thou slialt kill all this people as one man, then the na- 
 tions which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying. Be- 
 cause the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which 
 he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness. 
 And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, ac- 
 cording as thou hast spoken, saying, The Lord is long-suftering, 
 and of gi-eat mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no 
 means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon 
 the children unto the third and fourth generation. Pardon, I be- 
 seech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the gi'eatness 
 of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt 
 even until now. 
 
 And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word : 
 
 but ns truhi as 3 liue, all tl)c cartl) sl}all be fillcb mill] tl)C 
 ^lorn of tl)C Corb. Because all those men which have seen my 
 glory, and niv miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, 
 have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened 
 to my voice ; surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto 
 their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it. 
 
 The soul that doeth aught presumptuously, whether he be 
 born in the land, or a stranger, tl)C eamc rcproacl)Ctl) tl)C Zoxb ; 
 and that soul shall be cut otf from among his j)eople. JBCCUUSC 
 1)C l)atl) bcGpiscb tl)C toorb of tl)C f!or5, and hath broken his 
 commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall 
 be upon him. 
 
 And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they 
 
 Niinil)ers, 
 xiv. 11-23. 
 
 Numbers, 
 XV. 30-36.
 
 254 
 
 GOD'S REGARD 
 
 Numbers, 
 XXV. 1-5. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 iv. i;3, •.J4. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 vi. 1:2-15. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xiii. (>-J6. 
 
 found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath-day. And they 
 that found him gathering sticks brought liini unto Moses and Aaron, 
 and unto all the congregation. And they put him in ward, because 
 it was not declared what should be done to him. And the Lord 
 said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death : all the con- 
 gregation shall stone him with stones without the camp. And all 
 the congregation brought him v/ithout the camp, and stoned him 
 with stones, and he died ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 
 
 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit 
 whoredom with the daughters of Moab. And they called the peo- 
 ple unto the sacrifices of their gods : and the people did eat, and 
 bowed down to their gods. And Israel joined himself unto Baal- 
 peor : and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. Qtllb 
 
 tl)c toxh saib nnto IHogcs, ilEiikc all tl)c l)cabs of tl)C people, 
 anh Ijang tljcnuxp before tl)c toxh against tlje sun, tliat ll)c 
 fierce aixger of t!)c toth man be tnrueb atoan from Jsi-ael, 
 
 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his 
 men that were joined unto Baal-peor. 
 
 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the 
 Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven 
 image, or the likeness of anything which the Lord thy God hath 
 forbidden thee. For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, eoeiX 
 
 a jealous ©ob. 
 
 Beware lest thou forget the Lord, \vhich brought thee forth 
 out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Thou shalt 
 fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. 
 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which 
 are round about you ; (for tlje Corb tl)n (Pob is a jealous (!?ob 
 
 among sou;) lest the anger of the Lord thy (iod be kindled 
 against thee, and destroy thee from oft" the ftiee of the earth. 
 
 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy 
 daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine 
 own soul, entice thee secretly, saying. Let us go and serve other 
 gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers ; namely, 
 of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto 
 thee, or far oft" from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto 
 the other end of the earth ; thou shalt not consent unto him, nor 
 hearken unto him ; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt 
 thou 
 
 spare, 
 
 neither shalt thou conceal him : but thou shalt surely 
 kill him ; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, 
 and afterwards the hand of all the people. And thou shalt stone 
 him with stones that he die ; because he hath sought to thrust 
 thee away from the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the 
 land of Egppt from the house of bondage. And all Israel shall 
 hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is, 
 among you.
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY, 
 
 255 
 
 If tliou slialt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy 
 God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, Certain nien, the chil- 
 dren of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn 
 the inhabitants of their city, saying. Let us go and serve other gods, 
 which ye have not known ; then shalt thou inquire, and make 
 search, and ask diligently ; and behold, if it be truth, and the thing 
 certain, that such abomination is wrought among you ; thou shalt 
 surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, 
 destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, 
 with the edge of the sword. And thou shalt gather all the spoil 
 of it in the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the 
 city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for tl)C Coxh tl)n (5ob : 
 and it shall be an heap forever ; it shall not be built again. 
 
 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked : thou art waxen fat, 
 thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fetness ; then he for- 
 sook God which made liim, aub ligl)tln cstccmcb tIjC tlock of 
 l)is salmition. ®l)cr! proiiokcb Ijim to icaiousii toitl) strange 
 gobs, U)itl) abominations ^rouokcb tl)cn l]im to anger. They 
 sacrificed unto devils, not to God ; to gods whom they knew not, 
 to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. 
 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten 
 God that formed thee. 
 
 And when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the 
 provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. And he said, I will 
 hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be : for 
 they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith. 
 Tliey have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God ; they 
 have provoked me to anger with their vanities : and I will move 
 them to jealousy with those which are not a people ; I will provoke 
 them to anger with a foolisli nation. For a fire is kindled in mine 
 anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the 
 earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the moun- 
 tains. I will heap mischiefs upon them ; I will spend mine arrows 
 upon them. They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with 
 burning heat, and with bitter destruction : I will also send the teeth 
 of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. The 
 sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man 
 and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs. I 
 said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remem- 
 brance of them to cease from among men ; toerc it not tl)at J 
 feareb tl)C toratl) of tl)e cnemn, lest their adversaries should be- 
 have themselves strangely, and Icst tl)C1j sljonlb san, ©ur Ijanb 
 
 is [)igl), anb tl)c Corb IjatI) not bonc'ali tl)is. 
 
 And the Lord spake UTito ^Sloses, saying. Get thee up into 
 this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of 
 Moab, that is over against Jericho ; and behold the land of Canaan 
 whicli I give unto the children of Israel for a possession : and die 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxxii. 15-i.7. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxxii. 48-51.
 
 256 
 
 GOD'S REGAED 
 
 Judges, 
 vii. i-8. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 ii. '.>7-3'i. 
 
 in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy 
 people ; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gather- 
 ed unto his people : because ye trespassed against me among the 
 children of Israel at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness 
 of Zin ; bccausc tjC sanctificb me not in the midst of the children 
 of Israel. 
 
 Then Jerubbaal (who is Gideon,) and all the people that were 
 with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod : 
 so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, 
 by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. And the Lord said unto Gid- 
 eon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the 
 Midianites into their hands, lest Jstrtcl uauut tl]CmsclliCS 
 
 against me, saning, iHine own l)anii ijati) sancb me. Now 
 
 therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the }ie()]>k', saying, AVho- 
 soever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from 
 mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two 
 thousand ; and there remained ten thousand. And the Lord said 
 unto Gideon, The people are yet too many ; bring them down unto 
 the water, and I will try them for thee there ; and it shall be that 
 of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go 
 with thee ; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go 
 with thee, the same shall not go. So he brought down the people 
 unto the water : and the Lord said unto Gideon ; Every one that 
 lappeth of the water with his tongue as a dog lappeth, him shalt 
 thou set by himself: likewise every one that boweth down upon his 
 knees to drink. And the number of them that lapped, putting 
 their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men : but all the 
 rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water. 
 And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that 
 lapped Avill I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand : 
 and let all the other people go every man unto his place. 
 
 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets ; 
 and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and re- 
 tained those three hundred men. 
 
 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him. 
 Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy 
 father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house ? And did I 
 choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to oft'er 
 upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me ? 
 and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made 
 by fire of the children of Israel ? Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice 
 and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation ; 
 and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the 
 chieft'st of all the ofl:erings of Israel my people. 
 
 Whcrcforo the Lord God of Israel s;iith, 3 saib inbccb tijat 
 
 tl)ij Ijoiisc, a\\b i\)c l)onsc of tl)n fatl)cr, sljoulb ujalk before 
 me forcncr: but uoru tlje i.ov'b sail!), ije it far from me ; for
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 257 
 
 tlicni tl]at Ijononr mc 3 raill Ijoiioin-, unb tl)cji tl)at bcspisc tnc 
 
 Sljall be liglltll] CStCCmcb. IJeliold, the days come, that I will 
 cut oft' thine arm, and the ai-m of thy father's house, tliat tliere shall 
 not be an old man in thine house. And thou shaltsee an enemy in 
 my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel : and 
 there shall not be an old man in thine house forever. 
 
 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it fi'om 
 Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. When the Philistines took the ark of God, 
 they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. 
 
 And when they of Aslidod arose early on the morrow, bcljolb, 
 
 Dagon roas fallen upon l)is face to tl)c earti) before tl)c ark 
 
 of tl)e llorb. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place 
 again. And when they arose early on the morrow morning, bc- 
 
 bolb, Dagon urns fallen upon l)is face to tl)c grounb before 
 
 tl)e ark of tlje t!ori) : and the head of Dagon, and both the palms 
 of his hands were cut ofi" upon the thi-eshoId ; only the stump of 
 Daffon was left to him. 
 
 Therefoi-e neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come mto 
 Daofon's liouse, tread on the threshold of Dagjon in Ashdod unto 
 this day. 
 
 But the hand of the Lord was hea\^' upon them of Ashdod, 
 and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ash- 
 dod, and the coasts thereof. And when the men of Ashdod saw 
 that it was so, they said. The ark of the God of Israel shall not 
 abide with us ; for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our 
 god. They sent therefore, and gathered all the lords of the Phil- 
 istines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the 
 God of Israel ? And they answered. Let the ark of the God of 
 Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of 
 the God of Israel about thither. And it was so, that after they had 
 carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with 
 a very great destruction : and he smote the men of the city both 
 small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts. 
 
 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came 
 to pass as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried 
 out, saying. They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel 
 to us, to slay us and our people. So they sent and gathered to- 
 gether all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark 
 of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it 
 slay us not, and our people : for there was a deadly destruction 
 throughout all the city ; the hand of God was very heavy there. 
 And the men that died not, were smitten with the emerods : and 
 the cry of the city went up to heaven. 
 
 And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines 
 seven months. And the Philistines called for the priests and the 
 diviners, saying. What shall we do to the ark of the Lord ? tell us 
 Avherewith we shall send it to his place 
 
 I Samuel, v. 
 
 and 
 vi. 1, 2, 10-12. 
 
 17
 
 258 
 
 GOD'S EEGARD 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 vi. 19, 'JU. 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 
 \i. 1-1-', 
 
 1 Chronicles, 
 
 XV. 11-13, 
 
 and 
 2 Samuel, 
 vi. l-2-->3. 
 
 And the men did so ; and took two milcli-kine, and tied them 
 to the cart, and shut up their calves at home : and they laid the 
 ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold 
 and the images of their emerods. And the kine took the straight 
 way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the highway, 
 lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to 
 the left ; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the 
 border of Beth-shemesh. 
 
 He smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because tl]cn \]ab lookcb 
 into tl)e arli of tlje £orb, even he smote of the people fifty thou- 
 sand and threescore and ten men : and the people lamented, because 
 the Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaugliter. 
 And the men of Beth-shemesh said. Who is able to stand before 
 this holy Lord God ? and to whom shall he go up from us ? 
 
 David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty 
 thousand. And Da\dd arose, and went with all the people that 
 vrere with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the 
 ark of God, whose name is called by the name of The Lord of hosts 
 that dwelleth between the cherubims. And they set the ark of God 
 upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that 
 was in Gibeah : and Uzzali and Ahio the sons of Abinadab drave 
 the new cart. And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, 
 which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God : and iVhio 
 went befoi-e the ark. And David ancl all the house of Isi-ael played 
 before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of firwood, 
 even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, 
 and on cymbals. 
 
 And when they came to Nachon's threshing-floor, Uz/.ah put 
 forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it : for the oxen 
 shook it. ^nb tl)C anger of tl)e t!orb roas Uinblei) against 
 ll^^al], ani5 (!3ob smote l)im tljere for Ijis error; anbtljere 
 
 l)e bieb btl tl)e ark of (3ob. And David was displeased, because 
 the Lord had made a breach upon Uzzah : and he called the name 
 of the place Perez-uzzah to this day. And David was afraid of the 
 Lord that day, and said. How shall the ark of the Loi'd come to 
 me ? So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him 
 into the city of David : but David carried it aside into the house 
 of Obed-edom the Gittite. And the ark of the Lord continued in 
 the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the Lord 
 blessed Obed-edom and all his household. And it was told king 
 David, saving. The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and 
 all that portainf'th unto him, because of the ark of (rod. 
 
 And David called for Zadok and Abiathai' the ])i'iests, and for 
 the Lcvites, for Uriel, xVsaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and 
 Amminadab, and said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers 
 of the Levitos : sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that 
 ye may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto the place
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 259 
 
 that I have prepared for it. foY because IJC tib it UOt at tl)e 
 first, tl)c I'orb our (P»oi!) mabe a bread) itpon us, for tl)at toe 
 eoui9l)t iiim not after tl]e line oriicr. 
 
 So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house 
 of Obed-edom into the city of David with g-ladness. And it was 
 so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six 
 paces, he sacrificed oxen and fathngs. And David danced before 
 the Lord with all his might ; and L)avid was girded with a linen 
 ephod. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark 
 of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. 
 And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal, 
 SauFs daughter, looked through a window, and saw king David 
 leaping and dancing before the Lord ; and she despised him in her 
 heart 
 
 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the 
 daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious 
 was the king of Israel to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in 
 the eyes of the hand-maids of his servants, as one of the vain 
 fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! And David said unto 
 Michal, It was before the Lord, which chose me before thy father, 
 and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the 
 Lord, over Israel : therefore will I ]>lay before the Lord. And I 
 will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight : 
 and of the maid-servants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall 
 I be had in honour. 
 
 iEI)crefore iHicl)al tl]e baugl)tcr of Gaul l)ab no rl)ilb 
 unto tl)c bat] of l)er beotlj. 
 
 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch 
 as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over 
 my people Israel, and rent the kingdom away from the house of 
 David, and gave it thee : and yet thou hast not been as my servant 
 David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with 
 all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes ; but 
 hast done enl above all that were before thee : for thou hast gone 
 and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to 
 anger, anb Ijast cast me bel)inb tlin back • therefore behold, I 
 will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam. 
 
 And the Syrians fled ; and Israel pursued them : and Ben- 
 hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen. 
 And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, 
 and slew the Syriatis with a great slaughter. 
 
 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto 
 him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest : 
 for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against 
 thee. And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their 
 gods are gods of the hills ; therefore they were sti'onger than we ; 
 but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be 
 
 1 Kiiifrs, 
 xiv. 7-10. 
 
 1 King?, 
 XX. 20-i>9.
 
 260 
 
 GOD'S REGARD 
 
 1 Kings, 
 xxi. 23-29. 
 
 2 Kii»ss, 
 
 Xix. 8-28, 
 
 32-35. 
 
 stronger than tliey. And do this thing, Take the kings away, every 
 man out of his place, and put captains in tlieir rooms : and num- 
 ber thee an army, Hke tlie army tliat thou hast lost, horse for horse, 
 and chariot for chariot : and we will fight against them in the plain, 
 and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto 
 their voice, and did so. And it came to pass at the return of the 
 year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, 
 to fight against Israel. And the children of Israel were numbered, 
 and were all present, and went against them : and the children of 
 Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the 
 Syrians filled the country. 
 
 And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king 
 of Israel, and said, Thus saith the Lord, SccaitSC tl)C SlirinilS 
 
 [}avc saib, ®l}e tlorb is C!3ob of tl)c Ijills, bin l)e is not (P»ob 
 of tl)c nallciis, tljcrcforc roill 3 bclincr all tijis great multitube 
 into tl)inc l)anb,anb nc sljall knoro tl)at 3 am tl)C £orb. And 
 
 they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, 
 that in the seventh day the battle was joined : and the children of 
 Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day. 
 
 And of Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying, The dogs shall eat 
 Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. Him that dieth of Ahab in the city 
 the doo-s shall eat : and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls 
 of the air eat. 
 
 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to 
 work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife 
 stiried up. And he did very abominably in fallowing idols, accord- 
 ing to all things as did the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out be- 
 fore the children of Israel. And it came to pass, when Ahab heard 
 those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth on his flesh, 
 and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. 
 
 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 
 Seest thou how Ahab hurableth himself before me? bccansc l)C 
 l)Umblctl) l)imsclf before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: 
 but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house. 
 
 So Rab-sliakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria war- 
 ring against Libnah : for he had heard that he was departed from 
 Lacliisli. And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, 
 ]3c'huld, he is come out to fisfht affiiinst thee : lie sent messengeis 
 again unto Hezekiah, saying. Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king 
 of Judah, saying. Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive 
 thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the 
 king of Assyria. Behold, thou hast heard what tlie kings of As- 
 syria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly : and slialt 
 thou be delivered ? Uave the gods of the nations delivered them 
 which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and llaran, and lle- 
 zeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar? W'li.^re 
 is tilt' king of ITamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of 
 the city of Sepharvaim, of llena, and Ivah ?
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 261 
 
 And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messen- 
 gers, and read it : and Hezekiah went up into the house of the 
 Lord, and spread it before the Lord. And llezekiah prayed before 
 the Lord and said, O Lord God of Israel, which dvvellest between 
 the cherubinis, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the king- 
 doms of the earth ; thou hast made heaven and earth. Lord, bow 
 down thine ear, and hear : open, Lord, thine eyes, and see : and bear 
 the words of Sennacherib, U)l)icl) IjiUl) SClU l)im tO rcproncl) tl]C 
 litliug (Sob. Of a truth. Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed 
 the nations and their lands, and have cast their gods into the fire : 
 for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and 
 stone : therefore they have destroyed them. Now therefore, O 
 Lord our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that 
 all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord 
 God, even thou only. 
 
 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying. Thus 
 saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me 
 against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard. This is the 
 word that the Lord hath spoken concerning him ; The virgin the 
 daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn ; 
 the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. tl31lOin 
 l)ast tliou rcproacl)cii aiib blaspljcmcb? axib aguinst iyl)om 
 1)1151 tl)ou cxaltcli ti)ij uoicc, anh liftcb up tl)iuc cms on l)igl) ? 
 cucn against tijc tjoFn (Dnc of Jsracl. l>y thy messengers thou 
 
 hast reproached the Loixl, and hast said, AVith the multitude of my 
 chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides 
 of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar-trees thereof, and the 
 choice fir-trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his 
 borders, and into the forest of his Carmel. I have digged and 
 drunk strange w^aters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up 
 all the rivers of besieged places. 
 
 Hast thou not heard long ago liow I have done it, and of 
 ancient times that I have formed it ? now have I brought it to pass, 
 that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps. 
 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed 
 and confounded ; ihey were as the grass of the field, and as the 
 green herb, as the grass on the house-tops, and as corn blasted before 
 it be grown up. But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and 
 thy coming in, anb tl)!] ragc against mc. Dccausc till} ^(^B*^ 
 against mc, anb tl)n tnmult is'comc np into mine carsT there- 
 fore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, 
 and I will turn thee back by tlie way by which thou camest. . . 
 
 . . . Therefore thus saith the Lord concernino' the kina; 
 of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot au arrow 
 there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. 
 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not 
 come into this city, saith the Lord. For I will defend this city, to 
 save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
 
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 1 Chronicles, 
 X. 13, 14. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 
 xxvi. 1, 
 
 15-21. 
 
 Ps. xii. 3, 4. 
 
 Psalm 
 xlvi. 8-10. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxviii. 
 56-<>4. 
 
 And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord 
 went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred four- 
 score and five thousand : and when they arose early in the morning, 
 behold, they were all dead corpses. 
 
 Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the 
 Lord, even against the word of the Loi-i.], which he kept not, anb 
 
 also for asking counsel of one tl)at bab a familiar spirit, to 
 inquire of it ; dnh inquireb not of tl)c ilorb : therefore he slew 
 him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. 
 
 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen 
 years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. 
 
 And his name spread far abroad ; for he was 
 
 marvellously helped, till he was strong. 
 
 l)ut when he was strong, |)is l)cart toas lifted lip tO b,\5 be- 
 StrUCtion: f^i" he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went 
 into the temple of the Lord to bui'u incense upon the altar of in- 
 cense. And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him 
 fourscore ])riests of the Lord, that were valiant men : and they 
 withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him. It appertaineth not 
 unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the Lord, but to the priests, 
 the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense : so out of 
 the sanctuaiy ; for thou hast trespassed ; neither shall it be for thine 
 honour from the Lord God. Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a 
 censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with 
 the priests, tl}e Icprosn cvcn rose up in l)is forel]eab before tlie 
 priests in tl)e Ijouse of tl)e i! orb, from besibe tl)c incense 
 aitur. And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests looked 
 n[ion him, and beliold, he Avas leprous in his forehead, and they 
 tiirust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, 
 because the Lord had smitten him. QVub ll;>ial) tl)e king ttjas a 
 leper unto tlje ban of l)is beatll, and dwelt in a several house, 
 lieing a lejicr ; for he was cut oil' from the h<nise of the Lord: and 
 Jotliam liis son was over the king's house, judging the people of the 
 land. 
 
 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, anb tl)e tonguc tl)at 
 Spcaketl) proub things : \vho have said, With our tongue will we 
 prevail ; our lips are our own : who is lord over us? 
 
 Come, behold the works of the Lord, wliat desolations he hath 
 made in the earth. He maketh wars to cea.se unto the end of the 
 earth ; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder ; he 
 burnetii the chariot in the fire. 
 
 i3e still, anb knoui tljat 3 am (Pob : 3 toill be exalteb 
 among tlje l)eatl)en, J mill be ei-alteb in tlje earti). 
 
 'i'liey tempted and provoked the most high (rod, and kept not 
 his testimonies: but turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their 
 fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. Por tl)en
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 263 
 
 prouokcb l)im to anger luitl) tijcir l)igl) places, anb movcb l)int 
 to jcalousii raitli tiicir graiicu images. 
 
 When God heard this lie was wroth, and greatly abhorreil 
 Israel : so that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which 
 he placed among men ; and delivered his strength into captivity, 
 and his glory into the enemy's hand. lie gave liis people over also 
 and was wroth with his inheritance. The fire 
 men ; and their maidens were not given to 
 
 vouno- 
 
 unto the sword 
 
 consumed their 
 
 marriage. Their priests fell by the sword ; and their widows made 
 
 no lamentation. 
 
 They have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling-place. 
 O remember not against us former iniquities : let thy tender mer- 
 cies speedily prevent us : for we are brought very low. Help us, O 
 God of oui- salvation, for tl]C glorti of tljn ItatltC : '"iiid deliver lis, 
 an<l purge away oui' sins, for thy name's sake. iX)l)crcforC sljoulb 
 tl)C l)Cat!)cn san, tllljcrc is tl)cir t!5ob ? let him be known among 
 the heathen in our sio'ht bv the reveno'inw of the blood of thy serv- 
 ants which is shed : let the sigliing of the prisoner come before 
 thee ; according to the greatness of thy power jDreserve thou those 
 that are appointed to die ; and render unto our neighbours seven- 
 fold into their bosom their reproacli, rDl)erCU)itl) tl)Cl] \)iWC VC- 
 
 proacljcb tl)cc, (D £orb. 
 
 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt ; they remem- 
 bered not the multitude of thy mercies ; but provoked him at the 
 sea, oven at the Red sea. Nevertheless he saved them for l)is 
 name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be 
 known. 
 
 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped tlie molten image. 
 Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that 
 eateth grass. They foi-gat God their saviour, which had done great 
 things in Egypt ; wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible 
 things by tTie Red sea. ®l)crcfore l)e saib tl)at l)c roonlb be- 
 
 StrOT) tl)em, h<id not Moses his chosen stood before him in the 
 bleach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy thein. 
 
 The Lord hath made all things for llimself : yea, even the 
 wicked for the day of evil. (Poern one tl)at is proub in \)cavt 
 
 is an abomination to tl)e tioriir though hand join in hand, he 
 sliall not be unpunished. 
 
 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the 
 Lord, and for the glory of his majesty. The lofty looks of man 
 shall be huinbloil and the hauglitincss of men shall be bowed down, 
 
 anh tl)e Corb alon: sliall be e?:altcb in tijat ban. For the day 
 
 of the Loid of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and 
 lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up ; and he shall be brought 
 low ; and upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted 
 up, and upon all the oaks of Baslian, and upon all the high moun- 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxix. 7-12. 
 
 Ps. cvi. 
 
 Psalm 
 cvi. iy-i:3. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xvi. 4, 5. 
 
 Is. 11. 10-19.
 
 264 
 
 GOD'S REGARD 
 
 Isaiah, iii. 8. 
 
 Is. X. 13-in. 
 
 Is. xvii. 7, 8. 
 
 Is. xxiii. 6-9. 
 
 tains, and upon all the liills that are lifted up, and upon every high 
 tower, and upon every fenced wall, and upon all the ships of Tar- 
 shish, and upon all pleasant pictures. QVub tl]C loftiucss of miTU 
 
 sl)all be bovDcb boujn, anb tljc I)augl}tinc5s of men GlpiU be 
 ntabc loui: anh tl)e toxh alone sl)aU be milteb in tl)at bnti. 
 Qlnb tl)c ibols l)e sljall ntterln abolisl). And they shall go into 
 the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of 
 the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake 
 terribly the earth. 
 
 Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen : becrtltse tljeir 
 
 tongue anb tlieir boings are against tl)e 1! orb, to prouoke 
 tl)e f jies of l)is glorg, 
 
 It shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his 
 whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the 
 fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of 
 
 his high looks, i^or \]c saiti), Sii tl)e strengtl) of mn Ijanb 3 
 l)aue bone it, anb bn mn toisbom ; for I am prudeTit : and I 
 
 have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their 
 treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man : 
 and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people : and 
 as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth ; 
 and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or 
 peeped. 
 
 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith ? 
 or shall the saw maijnifv itself aofainst him that shaketh it ? as if 
 the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if 
 the staft" should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. ®l)Crefore 
 sl]aU tl)e Corb, tl)e Corb of I)osts, senb among 1)15 fat ones 
 
 leanness : ;^iid under his glory he shall kindle a burning, like the 
 burning of a fire. And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and 
 his Holy One for a flame : and it shall burn and devour his thorns 
 and his briers in one day ; and shall consume the glory of his for- 
 est, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body : and they shall be 
 as when a standard-bearer fainteth. And the rest of the trees of 
 his forest shall be few, that a child may write them. 
 
 At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and l]is enes 
 
 sl)all l)aue respect to tl)c tjoln tDnc of Jsracl. And he shall 
 
 not look to the altars, the work of his liands, neither shall respect 
 that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images. 
 
 Pass ye over to Tarshish ; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. 
 Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days ? her 
 own feet .shall carry her afar oft" to sojourn. Who hath taken this 
 counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are 
 princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth ? The 
 Lord of hosts hrith purposed it, to staiu tl)c pribe of all glory, 
 anb to bring into contempt all tl)c Ijouourable of tl)e cartf).
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 265 
 
 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth : he hath 
 broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no 
 man. The earth mourneth and hinoruisheth : Lebanon is ashamed 
 and hewn down : Sharon is Hke a wilderness ; and Bashan and 
 Canncl shake off their fruits. Now will I rise, saith the Lord; 
 noU) toill 3 be cxnltcb ; now will I lift up myself. Ye shall con- 
 ceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble : your breath, as fire, shall 
 devour you. And the people shall be as the burnings of lime : 
 as th()rns cut up shall they be burned in the fire. i^CClX, JIC tl)at 
 
 arc far off, tolnu J \]avc hone; anb ge tl)at arc near, ac- 
 knorolcbgc mii iiugl)t. 
 
 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness. Prepare ye the 
 way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our 
 God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill 
 shall be made low : and the crooked shall be made straight, and 
 the rough places ])]ain : aiib tl)e glorn of tl)c Corb sl)all be re- 
 ucalcb, ani^ all flesl) sljall sec ft togetljer : for tl)e moutl) of 
 tljc Corb liatl) spoken it. 
 
 I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside 
 me : I girded thee, though thou hast not known me : tl)at tl)ei1 
 
 man knoto from tl)e rising of tl)e sun, anbfromtljc toest, tl)al 
 
 tljerc is none besibe me. I am the Lord, and there is none else. 
 
 For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise 
 will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. Behold, I have re- 
 fined thee, but not with silver ; I have chosen thee in the furnace 
 
 ofaflliction. i^or mine omn sake, euen for mine oron sake, 
 tDilUboit: for l)ou) sl)oulb mn name be poUuteb '? anb J 
 roill not giue mn glorn unto anoU)cr. 
 
 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall 
 fear, and be enlarged ; because the abundance of the sea shall be 
 converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto 
 thee. The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries 
 of Midian and Ephah ; all they from Sheba shall come : they shall 
 
 bring gold ajul incense; anb tljcn sl)all sl)eu) forti) tl)C :praises 
 of tl)e Corb. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together 
 unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee : they 
 shall come uj) with acceptance on mine altar, anh 3 tDlU glorifg 
 
 ll)c l)ousc of mj] glorp. 
 
 They rebelled, and vexed his Holy Spirit : therefore he was 
 turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. Then he 
 remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying. Where 
 is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of 
 his flock ? where is he that put his Holy Spirit within him ? That 
 led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, di- 
 viding the water before them, to make Ijimsclf an cwcrlasting 
 name ^ That led them through the deep as an horse in the wil- 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xxxiii. 8-13. 
 
 Is. xl. 3-5. 
 
 Is. xlv. 5, C. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xlviii. 9-Jl. 
 
 Is. Ix. 5-7. 
 
 Isaiali, 
 Ixiii. 10-14.
 
 266 
 
 GOD'S REGARD 
 
 Isaiah, 
 Ixvi. 17-19. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xiii, 1j, 16. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 
 xlviii. '-i5, 26, 
 
 4i.'. 
 
 Jer. I. '28-32. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 V. 11-13. 
 
 derness, that they should not stumble ? As a beast goeth down 
 into the vallej-, the Spirit of tlie Lord cause<l him to rest : so bibst 
 
 tl)ou kah tl)n people, to make tljiiself a glorious name. 
 
 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the 
 gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the 
 abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the 
 Lord. For I know their works and their thoughts ; it sljall COlue, 
 
 tl)at 3 u)ill gatl)er all nations anb tongues, anb tljeii sl)all 
 
 come, anb see mn glorn. And I will set a sign among them, 
 and I will send thos« iliat e?;ea{)e of them unto the nations, to Tar- 
 shisli, I'ul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to 
 the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen 
 my glory ; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. 
 
 Hear ye, and give ear ; be UOt proub ; foi" ti)e £orb l^atl) 
 
 spoken. (Sioc glorn to tl)e jloxh tiour <6ob, before he cause 
 
 darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, 
 and while ye look for liglit, he turn it into the shadow of death, 
 and make it gross darkness. 
 
 The horn of Moab is cut otF, and his arm is broken, saith 
 the Lord. 
 
 Make ye him drunken ; for l)e magnificb Ijimsclf against 
 
 tlje £orb : Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall 
 be in dei'ision And Moab shall be destroyed from 
 
 being a people, because l)e l)atl) magniticb l)imself against tlje 
 i^orb. 
 
 The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of 
 Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, the 
 vengeance of his temple. Call together the archers against Baby- 
 lon : all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about ; let 
 none thei'eof escape : recompense her according to her work ; ac- 
 cording to all that she hatli done, do unto her : for slje IjatI] bccn 
 
 proub against tt)e £orb, against tl)e ijoln (il^ne of Jsracl. 
 
 Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men 
 of war shall be cut ofl' in that day, saith the Lord. Behold, I am 
 against thee, thou most proud, saith the Lord God of hosts; for 
 thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee. And the most 
 proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up : and I 
 will kindle a Are in his cities, and it shall devour all round about 
 him. 
 
 As I live, saith the Lord God ; Surely because tl)OU l)ast 
 bctUcb mn sanctuarn with all thy detestable things, and with all 
 thine abominations, therefore will T also diminish thee : neither 
 shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity. 
 
 A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with 
 famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee : and a third 
 part shall fall by the swoid round about thee : and I will scatter
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 267 
 
 a tliird part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after 
 them. Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, ami I will cause 
 my fury to rest upon them, anb 3 toiU bc comfortcb : and they 
 shall know that I the Lord have spoken it in uiy zeal, when I have 
 accomplished my fury in them. 
 
 Then said I unto them. Cast ye away every man tlie abomina- 
 tions of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt : 
 I am the Lord your God. But they rebelled against me, and would 
 not hearken imto me : they did not every man cast away the abom- 
 inations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt : 
 then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my 
 anger against them in the midst of the laml i>f Egyjit. But 3 
 
 rarongljt for mn name's sake, tljat it sl)oulb not bc ;3oUatcb 
 before tl)C l]eatl)en, among rol]om tl)eij ujcre, in whose sight I 
 
 made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the 
 land of Egypt. 
 
 Wherefoi-e, I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, 
 and brought them into the wilderness. And I gave them my stat- 
 utes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall 
 even live in them. Moreover, also I gave them my sal)baths, to be 
 a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the 
 Lord that sanctified them. But the house of Israel rebelled against 
 me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, a\\ii tl)en 
 bcG|]iseb mjl jubgrnents, which if a man do he shall even live in 
 them: anb mij sabbatliG tlien greatln poUntcb : then I said, I 
 
 would pour out my furv upon tlicra in the wilderness to consiune 
 
 them. But 3 iDrongl)t for mn name's sake, tliat it sljonlb 
 not be |)oUnteb before tl)e l)eatT)en, in roljose sigl)t 3 brougljt 
 
 tl)em out. ^"et also 1 lifted up my hand unto them in the wilder- 
 ness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given 
 them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands; 
 because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, 
 but polluted my sabbaths : for their heart went after their idols. 
 Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither 
 did I make an end of them in the wilderness. IJut I said unto their 
 children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your 
 fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with 
 their idols : I am the Lord your God ; walk in my statutes and 
 keep my judgments, and do them ; and hallow my sabbaths ; and 
 they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am 
 the Lord your God. Notwithstanding, the children rebelled against 
 me : they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to 
 do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them : they pol- 
 luted my sabbaths : then I said, I would pour out my fury upon 
 them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness. 
 
 Neiiertl)eless, 3 u)itl)brerD mine l)anb, anb rorouglit for mn 
 
 name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 XX. 7-24.
 
 268 
 
 GOD'S REGARD 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 XX. 39-44. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 XXV. 1-7. 
 
 Ezekiel 
 xxviii 
 
 lei, 
 
 1-io. 
 
 heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth. I Hfted up mine 
 hand unto them also in the wildecness, that I would scatter them 
 among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries ; be- 
 cause they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my 
 statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after 
 their fathei-'s idols. 
 
 As for you, house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God ; Go 
 ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not 
 hearken unto me : but pollute 1JC mil l)olji name uo morc toitl) 
 
 jour gifts, mib roiti) pour iboiS. For in mine holy mouiilaiu, in 
 the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord God, there 
 shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me : 
 thei-e will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, 
 and the first-fruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. I 
 will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from 
 the people, and gather you out of the countries whei'ein ye have 
 
 been scattered ; anb 3 tDiU bc stiuctiScb ill iioit bcforc tl)C 
 
 l)COtl)CU. And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall 
 bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I 
 lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers. And there shall ye 
 remember your ways, and all your doings wherein ye have been 
 defiled ; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all 
 j'our evils that ye have committed. And ye shall know that I am 
 the Lord, when I have wrought with you fot mil uamc's sakc, 
 not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt 
 doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord God. 
 
 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying. Son of 
 man, set thy face against the Ammcjuites, and prophesy against 
 them ; and say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord 
 God; Thus saith the Lord God; BccilUSC tl)OU saibst, "^lia, 
 against mii sauctuarn, m[)cn it mas profancb ; and against the 
 
 land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Ju- 
 dah, when they went into captivity ; behold, therefore I will deliver 
 thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their 
 palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in tliee : they shall eat 
 thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. And I will make Kabbah 
 a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching-])lace for flocks : 
 anii nc sljall knotD tljat 3 am t|)c Corb. For thus saith the 
 
 Loid God ; Because thou hast cla})ped thine hands, and stamped 
 with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the 
 land of Israel ; behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon 
 thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen ; and I will 
 cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of 
 the countries : I will destroy thee ; anb tI)OU sl)alt kllOU) tl)at 3 
 am tl)c Corb. 
 
 Tin- word of the Lord came again unto mo, saying. Son of 
 man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God ; jl3c-
 
 FOE HIS OWN GLOEY. 
 
 269 
 
 rouGC tliinc l]cart is liftcb up, aiib tI)ou Ijnst saib, 3 am a 
 
 gob, S sit in tl)C scat of (*?ob, in the midst of the seas ; yet thou 
 art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of 
 God : behold, tliou art wiser than Daniel ; there is no secret that they 
 can hide from thee : with th}' Avisdom and with thine understanding 
 thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy 
 treasures : by thy great wisdom and by thy traffick, hast thou 
 increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy 
 riches. 
 
 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Because thou hast set 
 thine heart as the heart of God; behold, therefore I will bring 
 strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations : and they shall 
 draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall 
 defile thy brightness. They shall bring thee down to the pit, and 
 thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the 
 seas. Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God ? 
 but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that 
 slayeth thee. Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by 
 the hand of strangers : for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. 
 
 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Son of 
 man, set thy tace against Zidon, and prophesy against it, and say, 
 Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon ; 
 aiib 3 m\[ be gloriftcb in tl)c miiist of tl)cc : and they shall 
 
 know that I am the Lord, when I shall have executed judgments in 
 her, and shall be sanctified in her. For I will send into her pesti- 
 lence, and blood into her streets ; and the wounded shall be judged 
 in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side ; axib 
 
 tl)cn sljall knou) tl)iU J am tl)c Koxii. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will bring a sword upon 
 thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee. And the land of 
 Egypt shall he desolate and waste ; and they shall know that I am 
 
 the Lord: bccausc l)c l)atl) saib, illjc riucr is mine, ant 3 
 l)atie mabe it. Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against 
 thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and 
 desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia. 
 
 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, 
 in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto 
 me, saying, Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and 
 to his multitude ; Whom art thou like in thy greatness ? 
 
 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, 
 and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his 
 top was among the thick boughs. The waters made him great, 
 the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about 
 his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the 
 field. 'J'lierefoi'c, his height was exalted above all the trees of the 
 field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became 
 long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth. All 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxviii. -20--Z3. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxix. ti-10. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxi. 1-14.
 
 270 
 
 GOD'S REGARD 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxii. lo. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 XXXV. 10-15. 
 
 the fowls of heaven made their nests in his houglis, and under his 
 branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and 
 under his shadow dwelt all great nations. Thus was he fair in his 
 greatness, in the length of hfs branches : for his root was by great 
 waters. The cedars in the garden of God could not hide hiin : the 
 fir-trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut-trees were not 
 like his branches ; not any tree in the garden of Grod was like unto 
 him in his beauty. I have made him fair by the multitude of his 
 branches : so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of 
 God, envied him. 
 
 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; BccrtUSC tl)OU l)ast lifted 
 
 up tlijiBclf in Ijciglit, a\\b l)c Ijutl) sl)ot up l)is top among tl)e 
 tijick bongl)5, anh Ijis l)cart is liftcb up in l)is Ijcigl)!; Thave 
 
 therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the 
 heathen ; he shall surely deal with him : I have driven him out for 
 his wickedness. And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have 
 cut him ofi", and have left him : upon the mountains and in all the 
 valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the 
 rivers of the land ; and all the people of the earth are gone down 
 from his shadow, and have left him. Upon his ruin shall all the 
 fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be 
 
 upon his branches : to tl)c cxxb ti)at nonc of all tl)c trccs bll tl)e 
 tnaters, £xait tl)cmscliice for tl)cir Ijcigl)!, neither shoot uplheir 
 
 top among the tliick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their 
 height, all that drink water : for they are all delivered unto death, 
 to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, 
 with them that go down to the pit. 
 
 When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country 
 shall be destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all 
 them thatdwell therein, tl)cn sljall tl)cn know tl)at 3 am tl)C Corb. 
 
 Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two coun- 
 tries shall be mine, and we will possess it; ttJljCV'Cas tl)C iDotb txjas 
 
 tl)cre. 
 
 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord God, I will even do accoixl- 
 ing to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast 
 used out of thy hatred against them ; and I will make myself 
 known among them, when I have judged thee. And thou shalt 
 know that I am the Lord, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies 
 which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, 
 They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume. Thus with 
 your mouth gc \)avc boastcb against mc, ani) Ijauc multiplicb 
 nour tworbs against mc: J l)tuic Ijcarb tlicm. Thus saith the 
 Lord (lod ; When the whole earth rejoiceth, 1 will make thee deso- 
 late. As thou didst rejoice at tlie inheritance of the house of Israel, 
 because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee : thou shalt be deso- 
 Iat<', C) mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: anb tl)Cr) sljall 
 
 knou) tl)at JJ am tl)c £ori>.
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 271 
 
 Moreover tlie word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of 
 man, when tlie house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled 
 it by their own way and by their doings : their way was before me 
 as the uncleanness of a removed woman. Wherefore, I poured my 
 fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and 
 for their idols wherewith they had polluted it: and T scattei-ed them 
 among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries : 
 according to their way and according to their doings I judged them. 
 And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, tl]Cn 
 proftincb mp Ijoln uarnc, when they said to them, These are the 
 people of tiie Lord, and are gone forth out of his land. 
 
 ]-5ut, I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel 
 had profimed among the heathen, whither they went. Tlierefore, 
 say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God ; J bo not 
 
 tl)iG for riom- snUcs, (D l)onsc of Jsracl, but for mine Ijolg 
 
 numc's SUkc, which ye have jn-ofaned among the heathen, whither 
 
 ye went, ^nh 3 mill sanctifii mn great name, which was pro- 
 faned among the heathen, which ve have profaned in the midst of 
 them ; anb tlje l)catl]cn sljall knou) tl)at 3 am tl)c Corb, saith 
 
 the Lord God, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. 
 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out 
 of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. 
 
 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be 
 clean : from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse 
 you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put 
 within you : and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, 
 and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit 
 within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep 
 my judgments, and do them. And ye shall dwell in the land that 
 I gave to your fathers ; and ye shall be my people, and I will be 
 your God. I will also save you from all your uncleannesses : and I 
 will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon 
 you. And I will multiply the fmit of the tree, and the increase of 
 the field, tliat ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among 
 the heathen. Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and 
 your doings that were not good, and shall loathe yourselves in your 
 own sight for your ini(pnties, and for your abominations. JCot for 
 
 tionr sakes, bo J tijis, saiti) tl)e £orb ©ob, be it known unto 
 
 |]0U : be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, house of 
 Israel. 
 
 Son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord 
 (Jod ; In that day when my people of Tsnu4 dwelleth safely, shalt 
 thou not know it i And thou shalt come from thy place out of the 
 north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of of them riding 
 upon horses, a great compan}^ and a mighty army : and thou shalt 
 come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land ; 
 it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxvi. 16-3i. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 
 xxxvi ii. 
 
 14-23.
 
 272 
 
 GOD'S REGARD 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 
 xxxix. 6, 7, 
 
 17-i.'3. 
 
 tl)at tl)c I)catl)cn man knoro mc, tDl)Ctt 3 sljall be snnctificb in 
 tljcc CD <6o9, before tl)cir eges. 
 
 Tims saitli the Lord God ; Art thou he of whom I have spoken 
 in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied 
 in those days many years, that I would bring thee against them? 
 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gos: shall come 
 against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that my fury shall come 
 up in my face. For in my jealousy and in the fii'e of my wrath 
 have I spoken. Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in 
 the land of Israel ; so that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of 
 the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that 
 creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the 
 earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown 
 down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the 
 ground. And I will call for a sword against him throughout all 
 my mountains, saith the Lord God : every man's sword shall be 
 against his brother. And I will plead against him with pestilence 
 and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, 
 and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, 
 and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. ®I}US tniU M muguifn 
 mnself, anb sanctifn tnjiself ; nnb Jftoill be knoiBn in tlje ejies 
 of^munn nations, an&lljen sl)aU knoro tijat 3 am tl)c ilov'b. 
 
 I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell care- 
 lessly in the isles: and they siiall know that I am the Lord. Qo 
 
 mill 3 make mn Ijolti name knoion in tl)e mibst of mn people 
 Jsrael; aiib J roill not let tl)em pollnte mii l)oln name anij 
 more: anb tl)e l)eatl)cn sljall knoto tl)at 3 am tlje tovh, tl)e 
 ^olji (Dne in Israel 
 
 And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God ; Speak unto 
 every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field. Assemble your- 
 selves, and come ; gather yourselves on every side to my saci-ifice 
 that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains 
 of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. Ye shall eat the 
 flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, 
 of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fitlings of 
 Baslian, And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye 
 be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. Thus 
 ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty 
 men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord God. "[^nb 3 Uull 
 
 set mn glorn among tlje l)eatl)en, anb all tl)e l)eatl)cn sljall 
 sec mil jubgment tl)at 3 Ijauc ex'ecnteb, and my hand that I 
 
 have laiil uj)on them. So the house of Israel shall know that I am 
 tlie Lord their God from that day and forward. 
 
 And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into 
 captivity for their iniquity : because they trespassed against me, 
 therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of 
 their enemies : so fell they all by the sword.
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 273 
 
 And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, 
 and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the 
 midst of the children of Israel forever, and my holy name, shall 
 the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by 
 their whoredom, nor by the carcasses of their kings in their high 
 
 places. Sn tl)cir setting of tl)cir tl)rcsl)oIb bii mn tl)rcsl)olbs, 
 anb tl)cir |jost bii mn ^osts, a\\b tl]c roall between me aiib 
 tl)em, tl)en Ijaue even betileii mn l)oln name by their abomina- 
 tions that thev have committed : wherefore I have consumed them 
 
 m mine anofer. 
 
 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar, At the end of 
 twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Baby- 
 lon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I 
 have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my j^ower, 
 and for the honour of my majesty ? 
 
 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice 
 from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; 
 The kingdom ic departed from thee : and they shall drive thee from 
 men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field : they 
 shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass 
 
 over thee, until tl)on knoiD tljat tl)e iWost i^\%\] ruletl) in tl)e 
 
 kingbom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. 
 
 (S:i)e same l)our toas tl)e tl)ing fulfilleii upon Nebncl)ab- 
 
 UC^^ar : and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, 
 and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were 
 grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws. 
 
 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his 
 lords, and drank wine before the thousand. Belshazzar, whiles he 
 tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels 
 which his fzither Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple 
 which was in Jerusalem ; that the king, and his princes, his wives, 
 and his concubines, might drink therein. Then they brought the 
 golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of 
 God which was at Jerusalem ; and the king, and his pi-inces, his 
 wives, and his concubines, drank in them. They drank wine, and 
 praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, 
 and of stone. 
 
 3nl\]c same l)our came forti] fingers of a man's \:)anls, 
 
 and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall 
 of tlie king's palace : and the king saw the part of the hand that 
 wrote. Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts 
 troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his 
 knees smote one against another. The king cried aloud to bring in 
 the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the sooth-sayers. And the 
 king spake and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever 
 shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, ^ 
 shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his [ 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xliii. 7, 8. 
 
 Daniel, 
 Iv. 28-33. 
 
 Daniel, 
 V. 1-9, 17-31. 
 
 18
 
 274 
 
 GOD'S EEGAED 
 
 Amos, 
 viii. 14. 
 
 Ilab. ii. 14. 
 
 neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. Then came in 
 all the king's wise men : but they could not read the writing, nor 
 make known to the king the interpretation thereof. Then was 
 king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed 
 in him, and his lords were astonied 
 
 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts 
 be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another ; yet I will read the 
 writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. 
 
 O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy 
 father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour : and for 
 the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, 
 trembled and feared before him : whom he would he slew ; and 
 whom he would he kept alive ; and whom he would he set up ; 
 and whom he would he put down. But when his heart was lifted 
 up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly 
 throne, and they took his glory from him : and he was driven 
 from the sons of men ; and his heart was made like the beasts, 
 and his dwelling was with the wild asses : they fed him with grass 
 like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven ; till he 
 knew that the most hio-h God ruled in the kino-dom of men, and 
 that he appointeth ov^er it whomsoever he will. And thou his son, 
 
 Belshazzar, |)ast not liumblcb tl)inc Ijcart, tl)ongl) tI]ou 
 knctxjcst all tljis ; but Ijast littcb up tljusclf against tl)c iloxh 
 
 of Ijcaocn ; and they have brought the vessels of his house be- 
 fore thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, 
 have drunk wine in them : and thou hast praised the gods of 
 silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor 
 hear, nor know : a\\b tl)c C?»ob iu mljosc Ijaub tljn brcatl) is. 
 ant u)l)osc arc nil tljn roans, Ijast tl)ou not glorfficb. (Tljcn 
 roas tl)c part of tl)c l)anb sent from l)im ; anb tl)is toriting 
 was toritten. 
 
 And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, 
 TEKEL, UPIIARSIN. This is the interpretation of the tiling : 
 MENE ; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL ; 
 Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES ; 
 Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. 
 
 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scar- 
 let, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation 
 concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. 
 
 Li that nii^ht was Belshazzar the kinfj of the Chaldeans 
 slain. x\.nd Dai'ius the Median took the kingdom, being about 
 threescore and two years old. 
 
 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say. Thy god, 
 Dan, livoth ; and, Tlie manner of lieersheba liveth ; evcW tljcn 
 
 sl)all fall, anh ncucr rise up again. 
 
 The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of 
 
 1 the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 275 
 
 "Wliat profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath 
 graven it ; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker 
 of his -work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols ? Wo unto him 
 that saith to the wood, Awake : to the dumb stone. Arise, it shall 
 teach ! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is 
 no breath at all in the midst of it. 
 
 But the Lord is in his holy temple : let all tl)C cartl) kccp 
 
 silence before l)im. 
 
 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the 
 children of Amnion, whei-eby they have reproached my people, 
 and magnified themselves against their border. Therefore, as I 
 Hve, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall 
 be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the 
 breeding of nettles, and salt-pits, and a perpetual desolation : the 
 residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my peo- 
 ple shall possess them. This shall they have for tl)cir Jiribc, be- 
 cause t\)CY\ \)avc rcproadicii anb maguifteb tlientselucs against 
 
 i\]C people of the tovis of l)OStS. The Lord will be terrible unto 
 them ; for he will tarnish all the gods of the earth ; axib men 
 sljall tDOrsl)ip Ijim, every one from his place, even all the isles of 
 the heathen. 
 
 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in 
 the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai 
 the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Ju- 
 dah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying. 
 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying. This people say. The time 
 is not come, the time that the Lord's house should be built. Then 
 came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying, Is it 
 time for you, ye, to dwell in your ceiled houses, and this house 
 lie waste ? 
 
 Now, therefore, thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Consider your 
 ways. Ye have sown much, and bring in little ; ye eat, but ye 
 have not enough ; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink ; ye 
 clothe you, but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, 
 earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Consider your ways. Go up 
 to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house ; and I will 
 take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the Lord. Ye 
 looked for much, and lo, it came to little ; and when ye brought 
 it home, I did blow upon it. Why ? saith the Lord of hosts. i3c- 
 
 cause of mine l)onsc tl}at is mastc, anb jc run cucrn man 
 
 unto l)is Oton house. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed 
 from dew, and the earth is stayed fi-om her fruit. And I called for 
 a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the 
 corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that 
 which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, 
 and upon all the labour of the hands. 
 
 Habakkuk, 
 ii. 18-20. 
 
 Zephaniah, 
 ii. 8-11. 
 
 Hag. i. 1-11.
 
 276 
 
 GOD'S REGARD 
 
 Malachi, 
 
 i. 6-14, and 
 
 vii. 1, -2. 
 
 Mai. iii. 8-10. 
 
 Matthew, 
 Iv. 8-10. 
 
 A son honouretli his father, and a servant his master ; if 
 then I be a father, where is mine honour ? and if I be a master, 
 where is my fear ? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, 
 that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy 
 name ? Ye offer polhited bread upon mine aUar ; and ye say. 
 Wherein have we polhited thee ? In that ye say. The table of the 
 Lord is contemptible. And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it 
 not evil ? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil ? offer it 
 now unto thy governor ; will lie be pleased with thee, or accept 
 thy person ? saith the Lord of hosts. And now, I pray you, be- 
 seech God that he will be ffracious unto us : this hath been bv 
 your means : will he regard your persons ? saith the Lord of 
 hosts. Who is there even among you that would shut the doors 
 for nought ? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. 
 I liave no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I 
 accept an offering at your hand. For from tl}C rising of tl)C SUlt 
 
 even unto tl)c going boron of tl)c some, mn name sl)aU be 
 
 great among tl)C ©entiles; and in every place incense shall be 
 offered unto my name, and a pure offering : for my name shall be 
 great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. 
 
 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the 
 Lord is polluted ; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contempt- 
 ible. Ye said also. Behold, what a weariness is it ! and ye have 
 snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts ; and ye brought that which 
 was torn, and the lame, and the sick ; thus ye brought an offering : 
 should I accept this of your hand ? saith the Lord. But cursed 
 be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and 
 sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing : for I am a great King, 
 saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen. 
 
 And now, ye priests, this commandment is for you. Jf 
 Se will not l}ear, anb if nc toill not Ian it to Ijeart, to ginc 
 glorn unto mn name, saill] tl)e Covb of l)osts, 3 m\[ enen 
 senb a curse "npon nou, anb 3 U3ill curse jiour blessings : 
 yea, I have cursed thein already, because ye do not lay it to heart. 
 
 Will a man rob God ? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say. 
 Wherein have we robbed thee ? In tithes and offerings. Ye are 
 cursed with a curse: for ge Ijaue robbeb me, even this whole 
 nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may 
 be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord 
 of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you 
 out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. 
 
 The devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, 
 and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the gloiy of 
 them ; and saith unto him. All these things will I give thee, if thou 
 wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith .lesus unto him, Get 
 thee hence, Satan : for it is written, ij:i]OU sl)alt inorsljip tl)e i!orb 
 
 tl}r) (Pob, anb l)im onln sl)alt tl}on seroc.
 
 FOE HIS OWX GLORY. 
 
 277 
 
 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to 
 Jerusalem, and found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep 
 and doves, and the chang-ers of money sittin<r: and when he had 
 made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, 
 and the sheep, and the oxen ; and poured out the changers' money, 
 and overthrew the tables ; and said unto them that sold doves. Take 
 
 these things hence: make not itiu i^atl)cr's l)Ottsc an []0ix5c of 
 
 TttCl"cl)anbisc. And his disciples remembered that it was written, 
 The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. 
 
 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your 
 
 good works, an5 fllorifn jiour i'titljer U3l)icl) is in l)caocn. 
 
 Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou 
 shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine 
 oaths. 
 
 But I say unto you. Swear not at all : neither by heaven ; for 
 it is ©ob's tijrone: nor by the earth; for it is l)is footStOol: 
 neither by Jerusalem; for it is tl)C citn of tllC grciU King : 
 neither shalt thuu swear by thy head, bcciinsc tl)On CUnst not 
 make one Ijair roljite or black. But let your communication be. 
 Yea, yea ; Nay, nay : for whatsoever is more than these cometh of 
 evil. 
 
 After this manner, pray ye : Our Father which art in heaven, 
 
 i^alloujcb be tlij] name. ®l)j] kingdom come. ill)p mill be 
 bone in earti) as it is in l)eaiien. Give us this day our daily 
 
 bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And 
 lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. £ov tl)ine 
 
 is tl)c kingbom, anh tl)c porocr, luiit tl)c glorn, foreuer. 
 '^men. 
 
 Whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this 
 adulterous and sinful generation ; of l)im also sljall tl)C Qon of 
 man be asl)ameb, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with 
 the holy angels. 
 
 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the 
 
 Son of man should be glorified Now is my soul 
 
 troubled ; and what shall I say ? Father, save me from this liour : 
 but for this cause came I unto this hour. j:atl)Cr, glorifj} tl)Jl 
 name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, J l)aue boti) 
 
 gloritieb it, anb mill glorifj) it again. 
 
 When he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot the 
 son of Simon. And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then 
 said Jesus unto him, Tliat thou doest, do quickly. Now no man at 
 the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. For some 
 of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said 
 unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast ; 
 or, that he should give something to the poor. lie then having 
 received the sop went immediately out : and it was night. 
 
 John, 
 ii. 13-17. 
 
 Matt. V. 16. 
 
 Matthew, 
 V. 33-37. 
 
 Matthew, 
 vi. tW3. 
 
 Afark, 
 viii. 'id. 
 
 .lolin, 
 
 ■d\. '23, 27, 
 
 28. 
 
 John, 
 xiii. 20-32.
 
 278 
 
 GOD'S REGARD 
 
 John, 
 xvii. 1-6, 10. 
 
 Acts, 
 vii. 29-33. 
 
 Acts, 
 xii. 20-'<a. 
 
 Romans, 
 i. le-ij. 
 
 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, NOU) is t\)C Soit 
 
 of man gIorifi£^, anb C5obls glorificb in l}im. If God be glori- 
 fied in liini, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straight- 
 way glorify him. 
 
 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and 
 said, Father, the hour is come; glorifn tl)2 Qon, tl)at tl)n Son 
 also mat] glorift} tl)CC : as thou hast given him power over all 
 flesh, that lie should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given 
 him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only 
 true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent, jj |)ar>C qlori- 
 ficb tl)CC on tl)C caxli) : I have finished the work which thougavest 
 me to do. And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own 
 self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. I 
 have manifested thy name unto the men which thou g'avest me out 
 of the world : thine they were, and thou gavest them me ; and they 
 
 have kept thy word And all mine are thine, 
 
 and thine are mine ; anb 3 am glodficb in tl)cm. 
 
 Then fled Moses, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, 
 where he begat two sons. And when foi'ty yeai-s were expired, 
 there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina, an angel 
 of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. When Moses saw it, he 
 wondered at the sight; and as he drew near to behold it, the voice 
 of the Loi'd came unto him, saying, I am the God of thy fathers, 
 the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 
 Then Moses ti'embled, and durst not behold. Then said the Lord 
 to him, pnt off t!)n sljoes from tl)B feet : for the place where 
 thou standest is holy ground. 
 
 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and 
 Sidon. But they came with one accord to him, and having made 
 lilastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace, because 
 their country was nourished by the king's country. And upon a 
 set day, Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and 
 made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying. 
 It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the 
 
 angel of the Lord smote liim, becanse l)e gauc not (*3ob tlje 
 
 glorg : and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. 
 
 The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all un^od- 
 liness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unright- 
 eousness. Because that which may be known of God is manifest 
 in them ; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible 
 things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being 
 understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and 
 Godhead; so that they arc without excuse: because tl)at toljen 
 
 tl)cr) kneu) C!3ob, tl)cii glorifieb l)im not as ©ob, n(>itlier were 
 
 tliaidvful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish 
 heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 279 
 
 fools ; and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an 
 ima<Te made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed 
 beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to 
 uneleanness, through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour 
 their own bodies between themselves : who changed the truth of 
 God into a he, anh wovsljippcb anh scrncb tl)C creature more 
 
 tl)(in tl}C Qlrentor, who is blessed forever. xVnien. 
 
 All have sinned, and come sl)ort of tl)e glorn of CJ5ob. 
 
 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, CVCXX) kuee sljall 
 botD to nie, and every tongue shall confess to God. 
 
 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like- 
 minded one toward another according to (,'hrist Jesus : that ye may 
 with one mind and one mouth glorifw ©ob, even the Father of 
 our Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ 
 also received us, tO tl)C glorn of ©ob. 
 
 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision 
 for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers : 
 anh tijat tlie (gentiles migljt glorifn (J3ob for l)i3 mercn; as it 
 
 is written. For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, 
 and sing unto thy name. And again he saith. Rejoice, ye Gentiles, 
 with his people. And again, ^raisc the ilovh, all lie ©CUtilcs ; 
 mib laiib l)im, all gC people.' And again Esaias saith, there shall 
 be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles ; 
 in him shall the Gentiles trust. 
 
 Ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men 
 after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called : but 
 God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the 
 wise ; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to con- 
 found the things which are mighty ; and base things of the world, 
 and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things 
 which are not, to bring to nought things that are : tl)at ItO flcsl) 
 sl)oul5 glorn in liis presence. 
 
 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto 
 us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption : 
 
 tl)at, accoriiing as it is turitten, l^c tljat glorietl), let l)im glorn 
 in tl)e iiorb. 
 
 Know ve not that ye are the temple of God. and tliat the Spirit 
 
 of God dweileth in you ? Jf ann man bcfile tl)e temple of ©ob, 
 l)im sljall i3oh bestron : for the temple of God is holy, which 
 temple ye are. 
 
 Know ye not tliat your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost 
 which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own ? 
 For ye are bought with a price : therefore glorifn ©ob in your 
 body, and in your spirit, which are God's. 
 
 Whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all tO tl)C 
 
 glorn of ©ob. 
 
 Rom. iii. 23. 
 Rom. xiv. 11. 
 
 Romans, 
 XV. 5-W. 
 
 1 Corintli. 
 1. 2«>-3l. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 iii. 16, 17. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 vi. 19, 20. 
 
 1 Cor. X. 31.
 
 280 
 
 GOD'S REGARD 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 XV. 24-28. 
 
 2 Corinth, 
 iv. 6, 7. 
 
 2 Cor. iv. 15. 
 
 Eph. ii. 8, 9. 
 
 Phil. ii. 9-11. 
 
 Col. iii. 17. 
 
 2 Thessalon. 
 i. 7-12. 
 
 1 Tun. vi. 1. 
 
 Heb. vi. 4-fi, 
 
 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the 
 kingdom to God, even the Father ; when he shall have put down 
 all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he 
 hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be 
 destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet. But 
 when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he 
 is excepted, which did put all things under him. And when all 
 things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself 
 be subject unto him that put all things under him, tl)ttt (Cob ntilj] 
 
 be all in all. 
 
 God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath 
 shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory 
 of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have tliis treasure in 
 
 earthen vessels, tl)at tl)c c^^ccllcncj) of tljc poujcr man be of ©ob, 
 anb not of us. 
 
 All things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might 
 through the thanksgiving of many rcbounb tO tl)e glotjl of @ob. 
 
 By grace are ye sav^ed, through faith ; and that not of your- 
 selves : it is the gift of God : not of works, lest anj) mail sl]OUlii 
 
 boast. 
 
 God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name 
 which is above every name : that at the name of Jesus every knee 
 should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things 
 under the earth ; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus 
 
 Christ is Lord, to tl)c iglorn of C!5ob tlie i^atljer. 
 
 Whatsoever ye do in Avord or deed, do all in the name of the 
 
 Lord Jesus, jgiuiug tijanks to (5ob anh tl)c i^atl)er bii liim. 
 
 When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his 
 mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know 
 not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ : 
 who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the pres- 
 ence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power ; when he shall 
 
 come to be glorificb in l)is saints, anb to be abmircb in all 
 
 tlicm tljat bclicue (because our testimony among you was believed) 
 in that day. 
 
 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would 
 count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of 
 his goodness, and the work of faith with power : tl)at tl)e name 
 
 of our toxh Jesus QTljrist maji be gloviftcb in nou, and ye 
 
 in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus 
 Christ. 
 
 Let a.s many servants as ai'e under the yoke count their own 
 
 masters worthy of all honour, tl)at tl)e name of (5ob an5 l)is 
 boctrinc be not blaspliemeb. 
 
 It is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have 
 tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Uoly
 
 FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 281 
 
 Ghost, and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of 
 the world to come, if they shall fall away, to renew them again unto 
 repentance ; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God 
 
 afresh, aixb :put l)im t0 an open sljame. 
 
 He that despised Moses' law, died without mercy under two or 
 three witnesses : of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall 
 he be thought worthy, U3l)0 l)atl) trobbcu Ullbcr foot tl)C GOU of 
 
 (Sob, anb liutli conntcb tl)c blooli of tl)c coiicnant, iDijcvctDitl} 
 l]c was sanctificb, nn unljolii tl)ing, anb l)all) bouc bcspitc 
 tinto tl)c Gpivit of gnueV 
 
 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God ; if 
 any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth : 
 tljlU (Sob ill all tljings may be glorificb through Jesus Christ ; 
 to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever. Amen. 
 
 The four beasts had each of them six wings about him ; and 
 they were full of eyes within : awh tl)cti rcst not 'bar> anb nigl)t, 
 sailing, ^olji, l)ol2, l)oln, Corb (J?ob"':^lmigl)ti}, which was,lmd 
 
 is, and is to come. And Avlien those beasts give glory and honour 
 and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth forever 
 and ever, the four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat 
 on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and 
 cast tl)Cir croinns before tl)C tl)rone, saying. Thou art worthy, 
 O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power ; for thou hast 
 created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. 
 
 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round 
 about the throne and the beasts and the elders : and the number 
 of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of 
 thousands ; saying with a loud voice. Worthy is the Lamb that was 
 slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and 
 honour, and glory, and blessing. And every creature which is in 
 heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the 
 sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, filessing, anb l)Onour, 
 
 anb glorn, anb power, be unto l)im tljiit sittetl) upon tl)e tljvone, 
 anb unto tl)c t^amb foreuer anb encr. And the four beasts 
 
 said. Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and wor- 
 shipped him that liveth forever and ever. 
 
 After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man 
 could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, 
 stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white 
 robes, and palms in their hands ; and cried with a loud voice, say- 
 ing, Salvation to our God which sitteth u})on the throne, and unto 
 the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and 
 about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on 
 their faces, and worshipped God, saying, Amen : ijlcssiug, anb 
 
 glorn, anb toisbom, anb tlianksgining, anb l)onour, anii 
 pou)cr, anli migl)t, be unto our ©ob" foreuer anb euer. !^men. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 X. 28, 29. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 iv. n. 
 
 Rev. iv. 8-11. 
 
 Revelation, 
 V. 11-14. 
 
 Revelation, 
 vii. 9-12.
 
 282 
 
 GOD'S REGARD FOR HIS OWN GLORY. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xiv. 6-10. 
 
 Rev. XV. 2-4. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xix. 1-7. 
 
 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having 
 the eveHasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, 
 and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying 
 with a loud voice, fcav ®ob, aixb QWC %\ox^ tO l)im ; for the 
 hour of his judgment is come : and worship him that made heaven, 
 and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. And there fol- 
 lowed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great 
 city, because she made all nations di'ink of the wine of the wrath 
 of her fornication. And the third angel followed them, saying with 
 
 a loud voice, M ant} man iDorsliip tl)c beast anb Ijis image, 
 anb receiuc Ijis mark in l)is foreljeab, or in liis l]anb, tljc 
 same sliall brink of tlie toine of tl)c roratl) of ©ob, vo\)u\) is 
 pourcb ont roitljout mixture into tlje cup of l)is inbignation; 
 
 and he shall be tormented with lire and brimstone in the presence 
 of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb. 
 
 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire : and 
 them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, 
 and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea 
 of glass, having the harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses 
 the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and 
 marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty ; just and true are 
 thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, anb 
 glorifn tl]n name ? for thou only art holy : for all nations shall come 
 and worshij) before thee ; for thy judgments are made manifest. 
 
 And after these things I heard a great voice of inuch people 
 in heaven, saying. Alleluia : Salvation, and glory, and honour, and 
 power, unto the Lord our God : for true and righteous are his judg- 
 ments : for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the 
 earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his ser- 
 vants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke 
 rose up forever and ever. And the four and twenty elders and the 
 four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, 
 saying. Amen ; Alleluia. And a voice came out of the throne, 
 
 saying, praise onr (P>ob, all pe l)is seruants, anb jie tliat fear 
 
 l}im, boil) small anb great. And I lieard as it were the voice 
 of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the 
 voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia : for the Lord God 
 omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, anb gine l)onour 
 to l)im : for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath 
 made hei-self ready.
 
 VIII. 
 
 §nVB SustirL 
 
 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of 
 the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he 
 also brouo-ht of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. 
 And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering : but unto 
 Cain and to his offering he had not respect : and Cain was very- 
 wroth, and his countenance fell. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth ? and why 
 is thy countenance fallen? Jff tl)OU bocst tocll, sljalt tl)Ott tlOt 
 be UCCCptcb ? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. 
 
 These are the generations of Noah : Noah was a just man, and 
 perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. And Noah 
 begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The earth also was 
 corrupt before God ; and the earth was filled with violence. And 
 God looked upon the earth, and behold, it Avas corrupt ; for all flesh 
 had corrupted his wa}^ upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, 
 The end of all flesh is come before me ; for the earth is filled with 
 violence through them : and bcl)olb, J mill bcstroil tl]Cm tniti) 
 tl)C carti). 
 
 Make thee an ark of gopher-wood : rooms sbalt thou make in 
 the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. And 
 this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the 
 ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and 
 the lieight of it thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make to the 
 ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above ; and the door of the 
 ark shalt thou set in the side thereof : with lower, second, and third 
 stories shalt thou make it. And behold, I, even I, do bring a flood 
 of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the bi-eath 
 of life, from under heaven : and every thing that is in the earth 
 shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant : and thou 
 shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy 
 sons' wives with thee 
 
 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, 
 the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the 
 fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven 
 were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and 
 forty nights. In the self-same day entered Noah, and Shem, and 
 Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the 
 
 Gen. iv. 3-7. 
 
 Genesis, 
 \i. 9-18. 
 
 Genesis, 
 vii. 11-24.
 
 284 
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 Gen. ix. 3-5. 
 
 Gen. xiii. 13. 
 
 Genesis, 
 x>-iii. ao-32. 
 
 three wives of his sons with them, into the ark : they, and every 
 beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every 
 creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and 
 every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. And they went 
 in unto Xoah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, Avherein is the 
 breath of life. And they that went in, went in male and female of 
 all flesh, as God had commanded him : and the Lord shut him in. 
 And the flood was forty days upon the earth : and the waters in- 
 creased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. 
 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the 
 earth : and the ark went upon the face of the waters. And the 
 waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth : and all the high hills 
 that were under the whole heaven were covered. Fifteen cubits 
 upward did the waters prevail : and the mountains were covered. 
 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of 
 cattle, and of beast, and of eveiy creeping thing that creepeth upon 
 the earth, and every man : all in whose nostrils was the breath of 
 life, of all that was in the dry land, died. And every living sub- 
 stance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both 
 man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the 
 heaven ; and they were destroyed from the earth ; and Noah only 
 remained alive, and they that were Avith him in the ark. 
 
 And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty 
 days. 
 
 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you ; even 
 as the green herb have I given you all things. But flesh with the 
 Hfe thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat. '^lib 
 
 surclu 20«ir bloob of Bour liocs tuili J require: at the hand 
 of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man ; at the 
 hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. 
 
 The men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord 
 exceedingly 
 
 And the Lord said. Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah 
 is great, and because their sin is very grievous ; I will go down 
 now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the 
 cry of it, which is come unto me ; and if not, I will know. And 
 the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom : 
 but Abraham stood yet before the Lord. 
 
 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy 
 the righteous with the wicked ? Peradventure there be fifty right- 
 eous within the city : wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place 
 for the fifty righteous that are therein ? That be for from thee to 
 do after this manner, to slay tlie righteous with the wicked : and 
 that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee : 
 shall not the Judge of all the earth do right ? And the Lord said, 
 
 3f J finb in Sobom fiftn rigl)tcous tDitljin tl)c citi.Ml) en 3 roill 
 spare all tl)e place for iTjeir sakes.
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE, 
 
 285 
 
 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken 
 upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes : 
 peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous : wilt thou 
 destroy all the city for lack of five ? And he said, If I find there 
 forty and five, I will not destroy it. And he spake unto him yet 
 again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. 
 And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. And he said unto 
 him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak : peradventure 
 there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it if 
 I find thirty there. And he said. Behold now, I have taken ujwn 
 me to speak unto the Lord : peradventure there shall be twenty 
 found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. 
 And he said. Oh let not the Lord beangrj^, and I will speak yet but 
 this once : peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I 
 will not destroy it for ten's sake 
 
 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into 
 Zoar. Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah 
 brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven ; and he overthrew 
 those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, 
 and that which grew upon the ground And Abra- 
 ham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood be- 
 fore the Lord : and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and 
 toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and lo, the smoke of 
 the country went up as the smoke of a furnace. 
 
 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. 
 Keep thee for from a false matter ; and the innocent and righteous 
 slay thou not: for J[ ujill not justifn tl)e tuickeb. And thou 
 shalt take no gift ; for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the 
 words of the righteous. 
 
 Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, 
 and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware 
 of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for 1)C roiUnot par- 
 boil 20Ur transgressions : for my name is in him. But if 
 thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak ; then I 
 will be an enemy unto thine enemies. 
 
 Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin : and 
 now I will go up unto the Lord ; peradventure I shall make an 
 atonement for your sin. And Moses returned unto the Lord and 
 said. Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them 
 gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin — : and if 
 not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast writ- 
 ten. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, tDl)OSOCUCr IjatI) sinneb 
 
 against mc, l)im toill 3 blot out of tnji book. Therefore now 
 
 go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto 
 thee: behold, mine Angel sliall go before thee: ncucrtljclcss, 
 
 in tl)c baji tDl)cn Jf oisit, 3 toill oisit tl)cir sin upon tljcm. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xix. ^{-as, 
 
 27,28. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxiii. 0-8. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxiii. 20-22. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxii. 3U-34.
 
 286 
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxiii. 1-3. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxiv. 6, 7. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 vi. 1-7. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xvi. 1-3. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xviii. 4, 5. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Depart and go up hence, thou 
 and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of 
 Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and 
 to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it : and I will send an 
 angel before thee ; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amor- 
 ite, and the Ilittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite : 
 unto a land flowing with milk and honey : for I will not go up in 
 the midst of tliee ; for thou art a stift-necked people : lest 3 roit- 
 
 sumc tl)cc in tl)e ma^. 
 
 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The 
 Lord, the Lord (xod, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and 
 abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, for- 
 giving iniquity and transgression and sin, aub tl)(Xt toill btl 110 
 means clear tl)e guiltn: visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon 
 the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and 
 to the fourth generation. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. If a soul sin, and 
 commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie unto his neighbour in 
 that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing 
 taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour ; or have 
 found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth 
 falsely ; in any of all these that a man doetli, sinning therein : then 
 it shall be, because he hath sinned and is guilty, that |)c sl)aU XC- 
 Store that which he took violently away, or the thing which he 
 hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, 
 or the lost thing which he found, or all that about which he hath 
 sworn falsely ; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add 
 the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it ajiper- 
 taineth, in the day of his trespass-oliering. And he shall bring his 
 trespass-offering unto the Lord, a ram without blemish out of the 
 flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass-oft'ering, unto the priest : 
 and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord : and 
 it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done 
 in trespassing therein. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses after the death of the two 
 sons of Aaron, when they offered before the Lord, and died : and 
 the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron tl;y brother, that he 
 come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the 
 mercy-seat, which is upon the ark ; that he die not : for I will ap- 
 pear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat. Thus shall Aaron come 
 
 into the holy place : mil) a jjoung bnllock for ix sin-offering, 
 
 and a ram for a burnt-offering. 
 
 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk 
 therein : I am the Lord your God. Ye shall therefore keep my 
 statutes and my judgments : which if o man i>0, he shall live in 
 them : I am the Lord.
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE, 
 
 287 
 
 weight, or 
 
 Ye sliall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to an- 
 other 
 
 Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him : the 
 wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until 
 the morning 
 
 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment ; thou shalt not 
 respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty : 
 but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour 
 
 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in mete-yard, in 
 in measure. Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, 
 and a just hin shall ye have: I am tlie Lord your God, which 
 brought you out of the land of Egypt. 
 
 He that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. And 
 he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. And 
 if a man cause a blemish iu his neighbour ; as he hath done, so 
 shall it be done to him: bvcaci) for bread), cgc for egc, tooti) 
 for tOOtI) : as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be 
 done to him again. And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore 
 it : and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death. Ye shall 
 have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your 
 own country : for I am the Lord your God. 
 
 If ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these com- 
 mandments ; and if ye sliall despise my statutes, or if your soul 
 abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, 
 but that ye break my covenant : I also will do this unto you ; I 
 will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning 
 ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart : and 
 ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. And 
 I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your 
 enemies : they that hate you shall reign over you ; and ye shall 
 flee when none pursueth you. 
 
 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, tl)Cn M toill 
 
 punisl) 20U seven times more for jiour sins. And I will break 
 
 the pride of your power ; and I will make your heaven as iron, and 
 your earth as brass : and your sti-ength shall be spent in vain : for 
 your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the 
 laud yield their fruits. 
 
 If any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a 
 she-goat of the first year for a sin-offering. And the priest shall 
 make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he 
 sinneth by ignorance before the Lord, to make an atonement for 
 him ; and it shall be forgiven him. Ye shall have one law for him 
 that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among 
 the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among 
 them. 
 
 But the soul that doeth aught presumptuously, whether he be 
 born in the land or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord ; and 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xix. 11, 13, 
 15, 35, 3G. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xxiv. 17-2:2. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xxvi. 14-20. 
 
 Numbers, 
 XV. 27-31.
 
 288 
 
 GOD'.S JUSTICE. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xxxii. 6, 
 
 s:o-23. 
 
 Deut. iv. 1-4. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 iv. 22-5i8. 
 
 Deut. vi. 24. 
 
 that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Because he hath 
 despised the word of the Lord, and hath broken his commandment, 
 
 tl}at soul sl^all iittcrlu be cut oS"; l)is xniquitg sl)ail be upon 
 l)im. 
 
 And Moses said unto the children of Gad, and to the chil- 
 dren of Keuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit 
 here ? 
 
 And Moses said unto them. If ye will do this thing, if ye will 
 go armed before the Lord to war, and will go all of you armed over 
 Jordan before the Lord, until he hath driven out his enemies from be- 
 fore him, and the land be subdued before the Lord : then afterward 
 ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel ; 
 and this land shall be your possession before the Lord. But if ye 
 will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord : attb bc 
 
 sure jiour sin mil finb gou out. 
 
 Now therefore hearken, Israel, unto the statutes and unto 
 the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, t\)at gc nitlT} 
 liuc, find go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your 
 fathers giveth you. ^e 5\)a[[ UOt obtl UUtO tl)C U30rb U)l)icl) 3 
 
 command jiou, ncitljcr sljall jic biminisi) augl)! from it, that 
 
 ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I 
 command you. Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of 
 Baal-peor : for all the men that followed Baal-peor, the Lord thy 
 God hath destroyed them from among you. But ye that did cleave 
 unto the Lord your God, ai-e alive every one of you this day. 
 
 I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan : but ye 
 shall go over, and possess that good land. Take heed unto your- 
 selves, lest ye foi'get the covenant of the Lord your God, which he 
 made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of 
 anything which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee. £ov tl)C 
 
 Corb ti)u ©ob is a consuming fire, even a jealous God. 
 
 When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and 
 ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt your- 
 selves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of anything, and 
 shall do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke him to 
 anger ; I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that 
 ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over 
 Jordan to possess it: ye shall not p-olong your days upon it, but 
 shall utterly be destroyed. And the Lord shall scatter you among 
 the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, 
 whither the Lord shall lead you. And there ye shall serve gods, 
 the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor 
 hear, nor eat, nor smell. 
 
 And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear 
 tho Lord our God, for our good always, tl)at l)e migl)! prcscrue 
 US nliue, as it is at this day.
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 289 
 
 Know that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, 
 which keepeth covenant and mercy toitl) tl)Cm tljat louc l)im a\\b 
 keep l)is COmmanbmcntS to a thousand generations; iinb rc- 
 
 panctl) tl)cm tl)at IjiUc l)im to tljcir face, to bcstron tl)cm: he 
 
 will not be slack to him that hatetli him, he will repay him to his 
 face. Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the 
 statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day, to do 
 them. 
 
 Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judg- 
 ments, and keep, and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep 
 unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy 
 fathers. 
 
 The Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great 
 God, a mighty, and a terrible, U)l)icl) regrtrbcti) tlOt persons, tior 
 tdketl] retDiirb : he doth execute the judgment of the fatherless 
 and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and rai- 
 ment. 
 
 What thin;;- soever I command you, observe to do it : tijOtt 
 
 sljalt not abb tljereto, nor biminisi) from it. 
 
 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, 
 which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes : and 
 they shall judge the people with just judgment. Thou shalt not 
 wrest judgment ; thou shall not respect persons, neither take a gift : 
 for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of 
 the righteous. That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that 
 thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God 
 giveth thee. 
 
 If any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and 
 rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth 
 into one of these cities : then the elders of his city shall send and 
 fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of 
 blood, that he may die. ®;|)inc ejie sl}aU not |litll l)im, but thou 
 shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may 
 go well with thee. 
 
 Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's land-mark, which they 
 of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit 
 in the land that the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it. 
 
 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither 
 shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall 
 be put to death for his own sin. 
 
 Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a 
 small : thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great 
 and a small : but thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a per- 
 fect and just measure shalt thou have ; that thy days may be 
 lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. For 
 all that do such things, and all tljUt ho nnrigl)tC0USl2, are an 
 abomination unto the Lord thy God. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 Tii. 9-12. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 X. 17, 18. 
 
 Deut. xu. 32. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xvl. 1&-20. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xix. 11-14. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxlv. 16. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxv. 13-16. 
 
 19
 
 290 
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 Deuleron. 
 xxviii. 
 58-G3. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxxii. 4. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxxii. 28-43. 
 
 If tliou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that 
 are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and 
 fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD ; then the Lord will make 
 thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great 
 plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long 
 continuance. Moreover, he will bring upon thee all the diseases of 
 Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee. 
 Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the 
 book of this law, them will the Lord bring upon thee, until thou 
 be destroyed. And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were 
 as the stars of heaven for multitude ; bccaxISC tllOtt tDOUibcst ttOt 
 obcii tlic voice of tl)e £orb tl)ti (!3ob. And it shall come to 
 pass, that as the Loi-d rejoiced over you to do you good, and to 
 
 multiply you; 60 tl]e Corb toiU tcjoicc oDcr son to bcstro|i 
 
 gou anb to bring tion to nongljt ; and ye shall be plucked from 
 off the land whither thou goest to possess it. 
 
 He is the Rock, his work is perfect : for all l)is tnags arc 
 jnbgtttcnt : a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right 
 is he. 
 
 Tliey are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any under- 
 standing in them. that they were wise, that they understood 
 this, that they Avould consider their latter end ! How should one 
 chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their 
 Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up ? For their 
 rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges : 
 for their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomor- 
 rah : their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters ai'e bitter : their 
 wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. Is not 
 this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my ti^easures ? 
 
 ®o mc bclongctl) ncngcancc, anb recompense ; tijcir foot sljall 
 
 slibe in hue time : for tlie day of their calamity is at hand, and 
 the things that shall come upon them make haste. For the Lord 
 shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants ; when 
 he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. 
 And he shall say. Where are their gods, their rock in whom they 
 trusted, which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine 
 of their drink-ofterings ? let them rise up and help you, and be your 
 protection. See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god 
 with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither 
 is there any that can deliver out of my hand. For I lift up my 
 hand to heaven, and say, I live forever. 3f M U)l)et mil glittering 
 sroorb, nnb mine l]anb take l)olb on jnbgment: J xuiil rcnbcr 
 nengeance to mine enemies, anb roill reroarb tl)em tl)at l)ate 
 
 me. 1 will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword 
 shall devour flesh ; and that with the blood of the slain and of the 
 captives from the beginning of i-evenges upon the enemy. Rejoice, 
 O ye nations, with his people : for he will avenge the blood of his
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE, 
 
 291 
 
 servants, anlt upill rcubcr ucngcancc to l)is abucrsavics, and 
 
 will be merciful unto his land, and to his people. 
 
 And the people answered, and said, God forbid that we should 
 forsake the Lord, to serve other gods ; for the Lord our God, he it 
 is that brought us up, and our fathers, out of the land of Egypt, 
 from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our 
 sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among 
 all the people through whom we passed : and the Lord drave out 
 from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the 
 land : therefore will we also serve the Lord ; for he is our God. 
 And Joshua said unto the people, \)c cannot SCruc tllC Corb : for 
 
 \)c is an l^oln (5ob : l)c is a jcalons (Sob ; l)c tuill not forgiuc 
 jionr transgressions, nor nonr sins. If ye forsake the Lord, 
 
 and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and con- 
 sume you, after that he hath done you good. 
 
 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, 
 and served Baalim : and they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, 
 which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other 
 gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and 
 bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger. 
 And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. 
 
 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he de- 
 livered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he 
 sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that 
 they could not any longer stand before their enemies. AVhitherso- 
 ever they went out, tl)c Ijanb of tl)c £orb ttias against tl}cm for 
 ml, as tl)e £orb Ijab saib, a\\b as tl)e tovh Ijab sujorn unto 
 
 tljcnt : and they were greatly distressed. 
 
 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him : 
 
 but if a man sin against tl)c Corb, roljo sljall entreat for 
 l)im? 
 
 And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in 
 Israel, at wdiich both the ears of every one that heareth it shall 
 tingle. In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I 
 have spoken concerning his house: m\]Cn M begin, 3 Vuill also 
 make an cnb. For I have told him that I will judge his house 
 forever for the iniquity which he knoweth : because his sons made 
 themselves vile, and he restrained them not. And therefore I have 
 sworn unto the house of Eli, that tl)C iniquitn of (Eli's 1)0USC 
 
 sl)ail not be ?]urgcb roitl) sacritice nor offering foreucr. 
 
 The Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wick- 
 edness. 
 
 The Lord rewarded me accorbing to mn rigl)tcousncss : 
 
 according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 
 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wicketUy de- 
 parted from my God. For all his judgments were before me: and 
 
 Joshua, 
 xxiv. 16--20. 
 
 Judges, 
 ii. 11-15. 
 
 1 Sam. li. 25. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 iii. 11-14, 
 
 2 Sam. iii. 39. 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 xxii. 21-28.
 
 292 
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE, 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 xxiii. 3. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 viii. 22-24. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 ix. 1-9. 
 
 as for his statutes, I did not depart from them. I was also up- 
 right before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity. There- 
 fore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness ; 
 according to my cleanness in his eye-sight. tDitl) tl)C tncvciful 
 
 tl)oit toilt sl)cu) tl]2scif merciful, a\\b toitl) tl)c npiigl)t man 
 tl)ou loih slicu) tlinsclf uprigl)!. tOitl) tl)c pure tljon noilt 
 el)cu) tl]i}sclf pure: a\ib roil!) t\)C frorourb tljou roilt sl)cu) 
 tijysclf imsauourD. And the afflicted people thou wilt save : 
 but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them 
 down. 
 
 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He 
 that ruletli over men tUUSt bc jttSt, ruling in the fear of God. 
 
 And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the pres- 
 ence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands 
 toward heaven : and he said. Lord God of Israel, there is no God 
 like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest cove- 
 nant and mercy toitl] tijti seroaiits tl)at toalli before tl)ce tnitl) 
 
 all tl)eir Ijeart : w'ho hast kept with thy servant David my father 
 that thou promisedst him : thou spakest also with thy mouth, and 
 hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day. 
 
 t And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building 
 of the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all Solomon's 
 desire which he was pleased to do, that the Lord appeared to Solo- 
 mon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon. And 
 the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplica- 
 tion that thou hast made before me : I have hallowed this house, 
 which thou hast built, to put my name there forever ; and mine 
 eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. And if thou wilt 
 walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, 
 and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded 
 thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments : then I will 
 establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel forever, as I prom- 
 ised to David thy ftither, saying. There shall not fail thee a man 
 upon the throne of Israel, But if ye shall at all turn from follow- 
 ing me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments 
 and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other 
 gods, and worship them : then will I cut off Israel out of the land 
 which I have given them ; and this house which I have hallowed 
 for my name, Avill I cast out of my sight ; and Israel shall be a 
 proverb and a by -word among all people : and at this house, which 
 is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall 
 hiss ; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this 
 laud, and to this house ? And they shall answer, JBecauSC tl)CJl 
 
 forsook tl)e €orb tl)eir (5ob, tol)o brougl)! fort!) tl)eir fiUl)crs 
 out of tl)c lanb of Qrgiipt, anli l)aiie taken 1)015 upon otl)er 
 gobo, anb l)atic toorsljippcb tl)em, anb serucb tl)em : tl)erefore 
 IjtttI) tl)c jLorb brongl)t upon tl)em all tl)is euil.
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 293 
 
 And the word of tlie Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 
 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria : 
 behold, he is in the vaneyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down 
 to possess it. And thou shalt speak unto him, sapng, Thus saith 
 the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession ? And thou 
 shalt speak unto him, saying. Thus saith the Lord, 3X1 tl)C phlCC 
 
 xo\)cvc bogs lickcb tl)c bloob of XabotI) sljall bogs lick tl)ri 
 bloob, even tl)inc. 
 
 And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, 
 and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, 
 and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal. And they 
 caused their sons and their daughtei's to pass through the fire, and 
 used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil 
 in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger. ®l)Crcforc tl)C 
 
 Corb mas ucrn angrn toitl) Israel, anb rcmoucb tl)cm out of 
 I)is sigljt : there was none left but the tribe of Judah only. Also 
 Judah kept not the commandments of the Lord their God, but 
 walked in the statutes of Israel which they made, ^itb tljC t!orb 
 rcjcctcb ail tl)C SCCb of Jfsriicl, and atlhcted them, and delivered 
 them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his 
 sight. For he rent Israel from the house of David ; and they made 
 Jeroboam the son of Nebat king : and Jeroboam di'ave Israel fi-om 
 following the Lord, and made them sin a great sin. For the chil- 
 dren of Israel walked in all the sins of Jei'oboain which he did ; 
 they departed not from them ; until tl)C Corb rcmoocb Jsrucl OUt 
 of l)is sigl)t, ns l)C Ijab SUib by all his servants the prophets. So was 
 Israel carried away out of their own laud to Assyria unto this day. 
 
 The Lord sjiake by his servants the prophets, saying, Because 
 Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath 
 done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before 
 him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols : 
 
 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Scljolb, 3 (IVX 
 
 bringing snci) cuil upon -Jerusalem mib Jubal), tljat ujijoso- 
 cvcv l)earetl) of it, botl) l)is ears sl)aU tingle. C\nb J roill 
 stretcl) oiicr Jerusalem tlje line of Gamaria, anb tl)C plummet 
 of i\]c l)ouse of \X[)ab ; anb 3 roill wipe Jerusalem as a man 
 toipetl) a bisl), roiping it, a\ib turning it upsibc bomn. And 
 
 I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritmice, and deliver them 
 into the hand of their enemies ; and they shall become a prey and 
 a spoil to all their enemies ; because they have done that which 
 "was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day 
 their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day. 
 
 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim be- 
 came his servant three years : then he turned and rebelled against him. 
 And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the 
 Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of 
 Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, accordin 
 
 g to the 
 
 1 Kiu?s, 
 xxi. 17-19. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 xvii. lfr-'.!3. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 xxi. 10-15. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 xxiv. 1-4.
 
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 GOD'S JUSTICE, 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xii. 1-8. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xix. 4-7. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xxxvi. 14-17. 
 
 word of the Lord, which he spake by hi.s servants tlie prophets. Surely 
 at the commandment of the Lord came this upon Judah, to remove 
 them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseli, according to all that 
 he did ; and also for the innocent blood that he shed, (for he tilled Je- 
 rusalem with innocent blood,) tril)icl) tl)c £orb tDoulb not purboix. 
 
 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the 
 kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the 
 Lord, and all Israel with him. And it came to pass, that in the 
 fifth year of king Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up 
 against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the Lord, 
 with twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen : 
 and the people were without number that came with him out of 
 Egypt ; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians, And he 
 took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jeru- 
 salem. 
 
 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the 
 princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because 
 of Sliishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, ^e l)aticfor- 
 
 Biikcn mc, anb tijcrcfore l]iwc 1 olso left jiou in tl)c l)anb of 
 5l)i5l)ak. Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king liumbled 
 themselves : and they said, 2l1)C £orb is riql)tCOns. And when 
 the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, Ihe word of the Lord 
 came to Shemaiah, saying. They have humbled themselves ; there- 
 fore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance ; 
 and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the liand 
 of Shishak. Nevertheless they shall be his servants ; that they 
 may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the coun- 
 tries. 
 
 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem : and he went out again 
 through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought 
 them back unto the Lord God of their fethers. 
 
 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities 
 of Judah, city by city ; and said to the judges, Take heed what 
 ye do ; for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you 
 in the judgment. Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be u]X)n 
 you: take heed and do it: for tl)Crc is no iniquitn toitll l\]C 
 
 Corb our (Sob, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. 
 
 Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, trans- 
 gressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen ; and 
 ])olluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Jerusa- 
 lem. And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his mes- 
 sengers, rising up betimes and sending : because he had compassion 
 on his people, and on his dwelling-place : but they mocked the 
 messeiim.i-s of Goo, and despi'^od his words, and misused his proph- 
 ets, until ilje mxal\) of tlje Corb arose against Ijis people, till 
 tijere ujas no remcbn. Therefore he brought i\pon them the 
 king of llie Clialdees, who slew their young men with the sword in
 
 GOD S JUSTICE. 
 
 295 
 
 the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young 
 man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age : he gave 
 them all into his hand. 
 
 And now, our God, what shall we say after this ? for we 
 
 have forsaken thy commandments And after all 
 
 that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, 
 seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities 
 deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this ; should we 
 again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the peo- 
 ple of these abominations? tDOltlbcst UOt tl)On bc augrjl toill) Its 
 
 till tl)ou Ijabst ronsumcb us, so tl)at tl)crc sl)oulb be no rem- 
 nant nor escaping ? O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous : 
 for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day : behold, we are before 
 thee in our tresjJtisses ; for we canuot staud before thee because of 
 this. 
 
 Yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy com- 
 mandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man 
 ho, he shall live in them.) 
 
 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the ter- 
 rible God, u)l)o keepest ronenant anir mcrcn, let not all the 
 
 trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, 
 on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our 
 fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of As- 
 syria unto this day. Ilowbeit, tl)ou art fust in all tl)at is 
 brongljt upon us ; for tl)ou |)ast bone rigi)t, but uje l)aye bone 
 toickebln : neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our 
 fathei's, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and 
 thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them. For 
 they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great good- 
 ness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which 
 thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked 
 works. Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that 
 thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fi-uit thereof and the good 
 thereof, behold, we are servants in it : and it yieldeth much in- 
 crease unto the kin<i:s whom thou hast set over us because of 
 our sins ; also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our 
 cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. And be- 
 cause of all this we make a sure covenant and write it : and our 
 princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it. 
 
 Remember, I pray thee, ujljo euer perisl)eb, being innocent ? 
 
 or where were the ligliteous cut otl" i Even as I have seen, they 
 that plough iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. By the 
 blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they 
 consumed. The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, 
 and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. The old lion perish- 
 eth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered 
 abroad. 
 
 Ezra, 
 10, 13-15. 
 
 Neh. ix. 29. 
 
 Nehemiah, 
 ix. 32-3«. 
 
 Job, iv. 7-19.
 
 296 
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 Job, viii. 3-7. 
 
 Job, viii. 20. 
 
 Job, ix. 1-3. 
 
 Job, 
 ix.2^3o. 
 
 Job, X. 14, 15. 
 
 .lob, 
 xiii. 7-11. 
 
 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear re- 
 ceived a little thereof. In thoughts from the visions of the night, 
 when deep sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trembling, 
 which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before 
 my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up : it stood still, but I could 
 not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there 
 was silence, and I heard a voice saying, Sljttll mortarmau bc 
 
 more just tl) an (5oi? sljall a man be more pure tl)an Ijis 
 
 illaker? Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels 
 he cliai-ged with folly : how much less in them that dwell in houses 
 of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before 
 the moth ? 
 
 poll) ©oir peroert fubgment ; or boti) tljc'i^lmiglitn :|]cr- 
 
 Oert instice ? If thy children have sinned against him, and he 
 have cast them away for their transgression ; if thou wouldest seek 
 unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty ; if 
 thou wert pure and upright, surely now he would awake for thee, 
 and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. Though 
 thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. 
 
 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he 
 help the evil doers. 
 
 Then Job answered and said, I know it is so of a truth : but 
 i)OtD sljoulb man be just toitl) ©ob ? If he will contend with 
 him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. 
 
 My days are swifter than a post : they flee away, they see no 
 good. They are jiassed away as the swift ships : as the eagle that 
 hasteth to the prey. If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will 
 leave off" my heaviness, and comfort myself: I am afraid of all my 
 
 sorrows, 3 knoto tl)at tljou toilt not l)olb me innocent. If I be 
 
 wicked, why then labour I in vain ? If I wasji mvself with snow- 
 water, and make my hands never so clean ; net sl)alt tl)OU piunQC 
 
 me in tlje bitcl), anb mine oton dotljes sl)all abl)or me. For 
 
 he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and wo should 
 come together in judgment. Neither is there any days-man be- 
 twixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both. Let him take his 
 rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me : then would I 
 speak, and not fear him ; but it is not so with me. 
 
 If I sin, then thou markest me, anb tl)On Ujilt not acquit 
 me from mine iniquitjl. If I be wicked, wo unto me ; and if I 
 be righteous, yet will I nut lift up my head. I am full of confu- 
 sion ; therefore see thou mine afiiiction. 
 
 Will ye speak wickedly for God ? and talk deceitfully for him ? 
 Will ye accept his person ? will ye contend for God ? Is it good 
 that he should search you out ? or as one man inocketh another, 
 do ye so mock him ? f)c roill sureln reproue ijon, if lie ho se- 
 cretin accept persons. IShall not hfs exceileuc/make you afraid ? 
 and liis i!r<';ul fall upon you ?
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 29^ 
 
 Now thou numberest my steps : dost thou not watch over my 
 sin ? ill J) transgrcssiou is ocalclr up in a bag, and thou sew- 
 
 est up mine iniquity. 
 
 Be ye afraid of the sword : for wrath bringeth the punishments 
 
 of the sword, tl)at r)c man know tl)crc is a jubgrnent. 
 
 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? 
 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and 
 stripped the naked of their clothing. Thou hast not given water 
 to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the 
 hungry. But as for the mighty man, he had the earth ; and the 
 honourable man dwelt in it. Thou hast sent widows away empty, 
 and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. Therefore snares 
 are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee ; or darkness, 
 that thou canst not see ; and abundance of waters cover thee. Is 
 not God in the height of heaven ? and behold the height of the 
 stars, how high they are! ^niJ tl)On sancst, i^OO) botl) ©ob 
 
 knotD? ran l)e jubge tl)rougl) tl)e 5ark cloni'? Thick clouds 
 
 are a covering to him, that he seeth not ; and he walketh in tlie 
 
 circuit of heaven, ^azt tl)OU titarkcb tl)c olb toag ujliicl] tnickeb 
 tncn \]iwc tvohhcn'} xd\)u\) tocrc rut homn out of time, u)l)osc 
 fouubation roas oocrflotou tDitI) a floob : wiiich said unto God, 
 
 Depart from us : and what can the Almighty do for them ? Yet he 
 filled their houses with good things : but the counsel of the Avicked 
 is far from me. The righteous see it, and are glad : and the inno- 
 cent laugh them to scorn. Whereas our substance is not cut down, 
 but the remnant of them the fire consumeth. 
 
 If I did despise the cause of my man-servant or of my maid- 
 servant, when they contended with me ; what then shall I do when 
 
 God riseth up? awli toljen l)e oisitcti), U3l)at sljall 3 anstocr 
 l)im? 
 
 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let 
 me give flattering titles unto man. For I know not to give flatter- 
 ing titles; in so boing mn iltakcr tooulb soon take mc 
 atnag. 
 
 Job hath said, I am righteous : and God hath taken away my 
 judgment. Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable 
 without transgression. 
 
 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning Hke water ; 
 which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh 
 with wicked men ? For he hath said. It profiteth a man nothing 
 that he should delight himself with God. Therefore hearken unto 
 me, ye men of understanding : far be it from God, that he should 
 do wickedness ; and from the Almighty, that he should commit in- 
 iquity. £ox tl)c u3ork of a man sl)aU l)e rcnbcr unto l)im, anb 
 cause coerij man to fiub arrorbing to Ijis toaus. Yea, surely 
 
 God will not do \vickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judg- 
 ment 
 
 Job, 
 xiv. 16, 17. 
 
 Job, xix. 29. 
 
 Job, 
 xxii. 5-20. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxl. 13, 14. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxii. 21, 22. 
 
 Job, 
 
 xxxiv. 5-12, 
 
 16-23.
 
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 Job, 
 XXXV. 13, 14. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxvi. 17-19. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxvii. 
 23,24. 
 
 Job, xl. 1-9. 
 
 Ps. ii. 10-12, 
 
 Ps. V. J, 
 
 If now thou hast understanding, hear this : hearken to the 
 voice of my words. Shall even he that hateth right govern ? and 
 wilt thou condemn l]im tl)at is most IttSt ? Is it fit to say to a 
 king, Thou art wicked ? and to princes. Ye are ungodly ? How 
 much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor re- 
 gardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of 
 his hands. In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be 
 troubled at midnight, and pass away : and the mighty shall be 
 taken away without hand. For his eyes are upon the ways of man, 
 and he seeth all his goings. There is no darkness, nor shadow of 
 death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. For 
 he will not lay upon man more than right ; that he should enter 
 into judgment with God. 
 
 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty 
 regard it. Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, get 
 jubgincnt is before l)im ; therefore trust thou in him. 
 
 Thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked; judgment 
 and justice take hold on thee. Because there is wrath, beware lest 
 he take thee away with his stroke : tljeu a great raitsom Ciiunot 
 beliucr tl)ee. Will he esteem thy riches ? no, not gold, nor all the 
 forces of strength. 
 
 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find liim out : he is excel- 
 lent in power, aitb iu iubgmcut, anh in plentii of justice : he 
 
 will not afflict. Men do therefore fear him : he respecteth not any 
 that are wise of heart. 
 
 Moreover, the Lord answered Job, and said, Shall he that con- 
 tendeth Avith the Almighty instruct him ? |)e ti)at reprowctl) ©ob, 
 
 let l)im anstoer it. 
 
 Then Job answered the Lord and said. Behold, I am vile; 
 what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. 
 Once have I spoken ; but I will not answer : yea, twice ; but I will 
 proceed no further. 
 
 Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the wliirlwind, and 
 said. Gird up thy loins now like a man : I will demand of thee, 
 and declare thou unto me. Wilt thou also disannul ray judgment ? 
 
 u)iU tl)oit conbcmn me, tljnt tl)on maijest be rigljteons ? Hast 
 
 thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like 
 him? 
 
 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings : be instructed, ye judges 
 of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 
 Kiss the Son, lest \)c be angrii, anb tic perisi) from tl)c roan, 
 U)l)cn l)is loratl) is kinbleb blu a litllc. Jjlessed are all they 
 
 that put their trust in him. 
 
 Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness : neitlier 
 shall .vil dwell with thee. ®|)e foolisl) 5l)all not stanb in ll)n 
 
 sigl)t'. tlii>u hatest all workers of inicpiity.
 
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 Ps. \ii. 6-13. 
 
 Ps. ix. 1-8. 
 
 Arise, Lord, in thine ang-or, lift up thyself because of the 
 rage of mine enemies : and awake for nie to the judgment that 
 tliou hast commanded. So shall the congregation of the people 
 compass thee about : for theii- sakes therefore return thou on high. 
 ^\)C £orb sl)aU jnbgc tl)C ^JCOplc: judge me, O Lord, according 
 to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me. 
 
 let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end ; but establish 
 the just : for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins. My 
 defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. God judgeth 
 the righteous, and G(^d is angry with the wicked every day. 3f \)C 
 
 turn not, l)c will vo\)ct l)is sraort); l)C l)atl) bent Ijis bom, anb 
 
 mabc it I'Cabo. He hath also prepared for him the instruments 
 of death ; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors. 
 
 I will praise thee, Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew 
 forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee : 
 
 1 will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High. When mine 
 enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. 
 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause ; thou safest in 
 the throne judging right. Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou 
 hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name forever and 
 ever. 
 
 thou enemy ! destructions are come to a pei'petual end : and 
 thou hast destroyed cities ; their memorial is perished with them. 
 Rut the Lord shall endure forever: he hath prepared his throne for 
 judgment. Ami he shall judge the woi-ld in righteousness, |)e 
 
 6l)all minister jubgmcnt to ti)c people in nprigl)tness. 
 
 Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion : declare 
 among the people his doings, itiljen l)e maketl) inquisition for 
 
 bloob, 1)C rcmetnberctl) tl)em : he forgetteth not the cry of the 
 humble. 
 
 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made : in the 
 net which they hid is their own foot taken. (Jlje C!orb is kuoton 
 bn tl)e iubgment rollici) l)e CXecUtetl) : the wicked is snared in 
 the work of his own hands. 
 
 AVherefore doth the wicked contemn God ? he hath said in his 
 heart. Thou wilt not require it; thou hast seen it ; for tllOU bcl)olb- 
 est mischief anb spite, to requite it ujiti) tl)ij Ijanb : the poor 
 
 coiumitteth himself unto thee ; thou art the helper of the fatherless. 
 ]ireak thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man : seek out his 
 Avickedness till thou find none. The Lord is King forever and ever: 
 the heathen are perished out of his land. Lord, thou hast heard 
 the desire of the humble : thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt 
 cause thine ear to hear : to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, 
 that the man of the earth may no more oppress. 
 
 Tliine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand Ps. xxi.8-i2. 
 shall find out those that hate thee. Thou shalt make them as a 
 
 Ps. ix. 11, 12. 
 
 Ps. ix. 15, 16. 
 
 Ps. X. 13-18.
 
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 1 
 
 Pa. xxxi. 23. 
 Ps. xlriii. 10. 
 Ps. 1. lG-22. 
 
 Ps,alra 
 Iviii. &-I1. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixii. 11, 12. 
 
 Psalm Ixv. 5. 
 
 I>8.1xvU.3,4. 
 
 Psalm Ixxlii. 
 
 fiery oven in the time of tliine anger : the Lord shall swallow them 
 up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. Their fruit shalt 
 thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children 
 of men. For they intended e\-il against thee : they imagined a 
 mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. Therefore 
 shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make read}^ 
 thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them. Be thou 
 exalted, Lord, in thine own strength : so will we sing and praise 
 thy power. 
 
 love the Lord, all ye his saints : for the Lord preserveth the 
 
 faithful, anb ^jlcntifuUn rctoarbctl) tl)c proub bocr. 
 
 According to thy name, God, so is thy pi'aise unto the ends 
 
 of the earth: tl)n rigl)t l)rtnb is full of vigl)tcousncss. 
 
 But unto the wicked God saith. What hast thou to do to de- 
 clare my statutes, or that thou shouldst take my covenant in thy 
 mouth ? seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind 
 thee. When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, 
 and hast been partaker with adulterers. Thou givest thy mouth to 
 evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. Thou sittest and speakest 
 against thy brother ; thou slanderest thine own mother's son. 
 
 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence ; tI}OU tl)Ongl]t- 
 
 est tljat J tons altogetlicr sucl) a one as lljnsclf: but J loiU 
 rcpronc tl)cc, axxb set tljciu m orber before tl)iue eyes. Nou) 
 consider tl)is, ije tl)at forget CSob, lest J tear uou in ^licces, 
 anb tl)ere be none to beliuer. 
 
 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away : 
 like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun. 
 Before your pots can feel the thorns, [)c sljall take tl)em atoajl as 
 
 toitl) a tDl)irlu)inb, botl) lining, anit in Ijis ujratl). The righteous 
 
 shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance : he shall wash his feet 
 in the blood of the wicked. So that a man shall say. Verily there 
 is a reward for the righteous : verily he is a God that judgeth in 
 the earth. 
 
 God hath spoken once ; twice have I heard this ; that power 
 belongeth unto God. Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy : 
 
 for tl]ou renberest to enern man accorbing to l)is roork. 
 
 ]3y terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, God 
 of our salvation ; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, 
 and of them that are afar off upon the sea. 
 
 Let the people praise thee, God ; let all the people praise 
 thee. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy : for tl)Ott sl)alt 
 inbge tlje people rigl)teousln, and govern the nations upon earth. 
 Seluh. 
 
 Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean 
 heart. But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; my steps had 
 well nigh slipped. For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the
 
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 301 
 
 prosperity of the wicked. For there ai-e no bands in their death : 
 but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men ; 
 neither are they plagued like other men. Therefore pride com- 
 passeth them about as a chain ; violence covereth them as a garment. 
 Their eyes stand out with fatness : they have more than heart could 
 wish. They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression : 
 they speak loftily. They set their mouth against the heavens, and 
 their tongue walketh through the earth. Therefore his people re- 
 turn hither : and waters of a full cup ai-e wrung out to them, '^nb 
 
 tljcT) stiT), ijom both ©ob Unoto? anb is ti)crc knoiolcbgc in 
 
 tl)C iHost ijigl)? Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in 
 the world ; they increase in riches. Verily I have cleansed my 
 heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. For all the day 
 long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. 
 
 If I say, I will speak thus ; behold, I should oftend against 
 the generation of thy children. When I thought to know this, it 
 was too painful for me ; until I went into the sanctuary of God ; 
 then understood I their end. Surely thou didst set them in slip- 
 pery places : thou castedst them down into destruction. How are 
 they brought into desolation, as in a moment 1 they are utterly 
 consumed with terrors. As a dream when one awaketh ; so, O 
 Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. Thus my 
 heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. So fooUsh was 
 I, and ignorant : I was as a beast before thee. 
 
 Nevertheless I am continually with thee : thou hast hoklen me by 
 my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward 
 receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is 
 none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart 
 faileth : but God is the strength of my heart, ami my portion forever. 
 
 For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish : thou hast de- 
 stroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. But it is good for 
 me to draw near to God : I have put my trust in the Lord God, 
 that I may declare all thy works. 
 
 Thou, even thou, art to be feared : and who may stand in thy 
 sight when once thou art angry ? 
 
 Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven ; the earth 
 feared, and was still, when God arose to judgment, to save all the 
 meek of the earth. Selah. 
 
 Shew us thy mercy, Lord, and grant us thy salvation. I 
 will hear what God the Lord will speak : for he will speak peace unto 
 his people, and to his saints : but let them not turn again to folly. 
 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him ; that glory may 
 dwell in our land. Mercy aub truti) are met together ; rigl)tC0U3- 
 tlCSS and peace have kissed each (jther. Truth shall spring out of 
 
 the earth ; anb rigljtcoiisncss sl)aU look boton from Ijcaucn. 
 
 Thou hast a mighty arm : strong is thy hand, and high is thy 
 
 right hand. Jlusticc anb jubgmcnt arc tl)c Ijabitation of tl)2 
 
 tl)ronc : mercy and truth shall go before thy f;ice. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxvi. 7-9. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxv. 7-11. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxix. 
 13, 14.
 
 302 
 
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 Ps. xc. 3-11. 
 
 Ps. xcil. 5-15. 
 
 Psiilm 
 xciv. 1-1.5, 
 
 Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sajest, Return, ye chil- 
 dren of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yester- 
 day when it is past, and as a watch in the night. Thou carriest 
 them away as with a flood ; they are as a sleep : in the morning 
 they are like grass which groweth up. In the morning it flourish- 
 eth, and groweth up ; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 
 
 i^or mc axe consumed bii tijinc anger, anb bn tljti roratl) are 
 u)c troubled. ®l)on Ijast set our Iniquities "before tliee, our 
 
 secret sins in the liglit of thy countenance. £ot nil OUr builS arc 
 passeb ama^ in tljn toratl) : we spend our years as a tale that is 
 told. The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; and if 
 by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength 
 labour and sorrow ; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. Who 
 knoweth the power of thine anger ? even according to thy fear, so 
 is thy wrath. 
 
 Lord, how great are thy works ! and thy thoughts are very 
 deep. A brutish man knoweth not ; neither doth a fool understand 
 this. When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers 
 of iniquity do flourish ; it is that they shall be destroyed forever : but 
 thou. Lord, art most high forevermore. For lo, thine enemies, Lord, 
 for lo, thine enemies shall perish ; all the workers of iniquity shall be 
 scattered. But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn : 
 I shall be anointed with fresh oil. Mine eye also shall see my desire 
 on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked 
 that rise up against me. The righteous shall flourish like the 
 palm-tree : he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be 
 planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of 
 our God. Thoy shall still bring forth fiiiit in old age ; they shall 
 be fiit and flourishing : to sl)erD tljUt tl)C Corb is nprigl)t : 1)C is 
 mn rock, anb tijerc is no unrigl)tconsness in Ijim. 
 
 O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth ; O God, to lDl]Om 
 ucngeancc bclongetl), shew thyself. Lift up thyself, thou Judge 
 of the earth : render a reward to the proud. Lord, how long shall 
 the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph ? How long shall 
 they utter and speak hard things ? and all the workers of iniquity 
 boast themselves ? They break in pieces tliy people, Lord, and 
 atHict thine heritage. They slay the widow and the stranger, and 
 murder the fatherless. Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, nei- 
 ther shall the God of Jacob regard it. Understand, ye brutish 
 among the people : and ye fools, when will ye be wise ? lie that 
 planted the ear, shall he not hear ? he that formed the eye, shall he 
 not see ? He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct ? he 
 that teacheth man knowledge, .shall not he know ? The Lord 
 knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. Blessed is the 
 man wlioin thou chastenest, Lord, and teachcst him out of thy 
 law ; that thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, 
 until the pit be digged for the wicked. For the Lord will not cast
 
 GOD S JUSTICE, 
 
 803 
 
 off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. But judg- 
 ment shall return unto righteousness : and all the upright in heart 
 
 shall follow it 
 
 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which 
 frameth mischief by a law ? They gather themselves together 
 against the soul of the righteous, and condemn tlie innocent blood. 
 But the Lord is my defence ; and my God is the rock of my ref- 
 uge, ^nb \)c sljrtll bring upon tl)cm tl)cir oton iniquitri, anb 
 sljall cut tl)cm off in tijcir oran roickcbncss ; yea, the Lord our 
 
 God shall cut them oti". 
 
 The Lord reigneth ; let the earth rejoice ; let the multitude 
 of isles be glad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about 
 
 him : rigljtcousncss anb jubgmcnt arc tl)c Ijabitation of Ijis 
 
 tijronc. A tire goeth before him, and burnetii up his enemies 
 around about. 
 
 Let them praise thy great and terrible name ; for it is holy. 
 The king's strength also loveth judgment ; tl)OU bost CStubliol) 
 ^£}Uitt), thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob. 
 
 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that 
 are oppressed. 
 
 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his 
 chosen. He is the Lord our God : his judgments are in all the 
 
 earth. §c l)atl) rcmcmbcrcb Ijis roueuant forcoer, the word 
 
 which he commanded to a thousand generations. 
 
 The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that 
 have pleasure theiein. His work is honourable and glorious : and 
 
 i)is rigl)tcou6ness cnburetl) forcocr- 
 
 The works of his hands are verity and judgment ; all his com- 
 mandments are sure. They stand fast forever and ever, anb arc 
 
 bone in truti) anb uprigl)tncss. 
 
 Righteous art thou, Lord, and upright are thy judgments. 
 Thy t»^stiinonies that thou hast commanded are rigl)tCOUS (IXlb 
 ucrn faitl)ful. 
 
 Seven times a day do I praise thee, bccausc of tl)n rigl)t- 
 
 C0U5 jubgmcnts. 
 
 Men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts : and I will 
 declare thy greatness. They shall abundantly utter the memory of 
 thy great goodness, and el)i;U sing of tijjl rigl)tCOUSncSS. 
 
 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his 
 works. 
 
 Because I have called, and ye refused ; I have stretched out 
 mj hand, and no man i-egarded ; but ye have set at nought all 
 my counsel, and would none of my reproof : I also will laugh at 
 your calamity ; I will mock when your fear cometh ; when your 
 
 Ps.xcvii.l-3. 
 
 Ps. xcix. 3, 4. 
 
 Psalm ciii. 6. 
 Ps. cv. 6-8. 
 
 Ps. cxi. 2, 3. 
 Ps. cxi. 7, 8. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxix.137, 138. 
 
 Ps. cxix. 164. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxlv. 6, 7. 
 
 Ps. cxlv. 17. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 i. 'J4-33.
 
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 Prov. xi. 1. 
 Prov. xi. 21. 
 Prov. xi. 31. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xii. 13, 14. 
 
 Prov. xvi. 5. 
 
 Prov. xvi. 11. 
 
 Provcrhs, 
 xvii. 15. 
 
 Prov. XX. 10. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 XX. 22, 23. 
 
 Prov. xxi. 3, 
 
 Prox. xxi. 12. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxii. 22, 23. 
 
 Prov.xxil.28. 
 
 Proverb's 
 xxili. 10, n. 
 
 Proverb!*, 
 xxlv. 11, 12. 
 
 fear cometli as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirl- 
 wind ; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall 
 they call upon me, but I will not answer ; they shall seek me early, 
 but they shall not find me ; for that they hated knowledge, and did 
 not choose the fear of the Lord : they would none of my counsel : 
 they despised all my reproof. (i;i)crcforc sl)all tl)Cl] cal of tiK 
 fruit of tl)cir own waj}, a\\b be fillcb loitl) tl)cir oton bcyiccs. 
 
 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the pros- 
 perity of fools shall destroy them. But whoso hearkeneth unto me 
 shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. 
 
 A false balance is abomination to the Lord : but a just weight 
 is his delight. 
 
 Though hand join in hand, tl)C tDlckcb sl)all not bc UltpnU- 
 isl)eb : but the seed of the righteous shall be dehvered. 
 
 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth : 
 
 tnuci) more tl)e roickeb avib tl)ceinner. 
 
 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips : but the 
 just shall come out of trouble. A man shall be satisfied with good 
 
 by the fruit of his mouth : atib tl}c recompense of a man's Ijanbs 
 6l)aU bc rcnbereb unto l)im. 
 
 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the 
 
 Lord : tijougl) Ijanb join in ijanb, l)e sljall not be unpunisl)cb. 
 
 A just weight and balance are the Lord's : all the weights of 
 the bag are his work. 
 
 He that justifieth the Avicked, and he that condemneth the just, 
 
 even tljen boti) arc abomination to tl)e £orb. 
 
 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike 
 abomination to the Lord. 
 
 Say not thou, I will recompense evil ; but toait on tlje Covb, 
 anb l)e Sl)all sane tljee. Divers weights are an abomination 
 unto the Lord ; and a false balance is not good. 
 
 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord 
 than sacrifice. 
 
 God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness, 
 Rob not the poor, because he is poor : neither oppress the af- 
 flicted in the gate: for tlic £orb XDill plcab tl)cir cause, and 
 spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. 
 
 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have 
 set. 
 
 Remove not the old landmark ; and enter not into the fields 
 of the fatherless : for their Redeemer is mighty : |)C sl)all plcab 
 tljcir cause tnitl) tlice. 
 
 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, 
 and those that are ready to be slain ; if thou sayest. Behold, we
 
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 knew it not : doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it ? and 
 he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it ? and sl)ail llOt 
 i)c rcnbcr to cycrn man nccorbing to l)is works ? 
 
 Tlie great God that formed all things boti) rCtDtTtbctl) t\)C 
 
 fool, anb rcranrbctl) transgrcasors. 
 
 How is the faithful city become an harlot ! it was full of 
 judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. Thy 
 silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water : thy princes are 
 rebellious, and companions of thieves : every one loveth gifts, and 
 foUoweth after rewards : they judge not the fatherless, neither doth 
 the cause of the widow come unto them. 
 
 Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One 
 
 of Israel, '3\.l), 3 U)iU casc tnc of mine abncrsnrics, (wxii aiicnge 
 
 inc of mine enemies : and I will turn my hand upon thee, and 
 purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin. 
 
 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him : for 
 
 tl)en sliuil eat t!)c fruit of tl)cir doings. Wo unto the wicked ! 
 it shall be ill with him : for tl)c rciuarli of l)is l)ani)s sl)rtU be 
 giycn l)im. 
 
 J'herefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have 
 no knowledge : and their honourable men are famished, and their 
 multitude dried up with thirst. Therefore hell hath enlarged her- 
 self, and opened her mouth without measure : and their glory, and 
 their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend 
 into it. And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty 
 man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled : 
 
 but tl)c Corb of l)osts sl^all be cxaltcb in fnbgmcnt, anb ©ob 
 tijat is l)oln sljail be sanctified in rigljtcousncss. 
 
 Wo unto them that call ct)il goob, aiib goob euil ; that put 
 
 darkness for light, and light for darkness; that [)Ut bitter for sweet, 
 and sweet for bitter ! Wo unto them that are wise in their own 
 eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Wo unto them that are 
 mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink : 
 
 tol)icl) jnstifn tlje mickeb for rcroarb, anii take atoan tl)e rigljt- 
 eousncss of tl)e rigl)tcons from l)im ! 
 
 Wo unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write 
 grievousness which they have prescribed ; to turn aside the needy 
 from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my 
 people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the 
 fatherless ! And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in 
 the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye fllee for 
 help ? and where will ye leave your glory ? Without me they shall 
 bow down under the j)risoners, and they shall fall under the slain. 
 
 i^or all tl)is l}i5 anger is not tnrncb aroaji, but l)is Ijanb is 
 strctcljcb out still. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxvi. lOi 
 
 Is. i. 21-25. 
 
 I3. iU. 10, 11. 
 
 Is. V. 13-16. 
 
 Is. V. 20-23. 
 
 Is. X. 1-4. 
 
 20
 
 306 
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE, 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xxviii. 14-22 
 
 Isaiah, 
 XXX. 27-30. 
 
 Is. xxxi. 1,2. 
 
 Hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this 
 people which is in Jerusalem. Because ye have said, We have 
 made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement ; 
 when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come 
 unto us : for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood 
 have we hid ourselves : 
 
 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, T lay in Zion for a 
 foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious coi'ner stone, a sure 
 foundation : he that believeth shall not make haste. SubgittCtU 
 
 also tnilliJ Uw to tijc line, nnb i-igljtconGucss to tl)c plummet: 
 luib tl)e liail sljall sweep awax) tl)e refuge of lies, anh tl)e 
 luaters sl)aU onerflouj tl)c l^ibing-place. 
 
 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your 
 agreement with hell shall not stand ; when the overflowing scourge 
 shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. From the 
 time that it goeth forth it shall take you : for morning by morning 
 shall it pass over, by day and by night : and it shall be a vexation 
 only to understand the report, for t\)C beii is 5l)0rter tljaiX tl)at 
 
 a man can stretcl) Ijimself on it : aiib tl)c cowering narrotocr 
 tljan tijat l)c can rorap Ijimself in it. For the LoixPshall rise up 
 
 as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, 
 that he may do his work, his strange work ; and bring to pass his 
 act, his strange act. Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your 
 bands be made strong : for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts 
 a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth. 
 
 Behold, the name of the Lord cometh from far, burning with 
 his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy : |)is lips are fuU 
 
 of inbignation, axib l)is tongue as a benouring fire : and his 
 
 breath, as an ovei'flovviiig sti-eam, shall reach to the midst of the 
 neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity : and there shall 
 be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err. Ye shall 
 
 have a song, as in the 
 
 night 
 
 when a holy solemnity is kept ; and 
 
 Is. xlll. 13-15. 
 
 gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the 
 mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel. And the Lord 
 shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the light- 
 ing down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with 
 the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and 
 hail-stones. 
 
 "Wo to them that go down to Egypt for help ; and stay on 
 horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horse- 
 men, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the 
 Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord ! Yet he also is wise, 
 anbraill bring euil, anb mill not call back l)is toorbs : but will 
 
 anst' against, tlie house uf the evil-doers, and against the help of 
 them that work ini(iuity. 
 
 The Lord shall go forth as a miirhtv man, he shall stir ui) 
 I jealousy like a man of war ; Ik; shall cry, yea, roar ; he shall prevail
 
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 [ 
 
 against his enemies. I have long time liolden my peace ; I have 
 been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing 
 woman ; J[ U3iU bcstrott aitb bctiour at once. I AviU make waste 
 mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs ; and I will make 
 the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. 
 
 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. Who is 
 blind, but my servant ? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent ? who 
 is bHnd as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord's servant? 
 Seeing many things, but thou ubservest not; opening the ears, but 
 
 he heareth not. 3ll)c Corb is tDcil jjlcuscb for I)i0 rigl)tcons- 
 ncss' sake; l)c will magnifn tl)c [am, aiib make it l)onoura- 
 ble. 
 
 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not 
 the Lord, [)c against loljom it)c Ijauc sinncb ? for they would not 
 walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. There- 
 fore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength 
 of battle : and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew 
 not ; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart. 
 
 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, toljicl) Ijast britnk at 
 tlic [)aiib of tl)c Corb tl)c cnp of l)is furn ; tl)on l)ast brunkcn 
 i\)c brcgs of tl)c cup of trembling, a1ii!i *iDrung tljem out. 
 
 There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath 
 brought foi-th ; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of 
 all the sons that she hath brought up. These two things are come 
 unto thee ; who shall be sorry for thee ? desolation, and destruction, 
 and the famine, and the sword : by whom shall I comfort thee ? 
 Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a 
 wild bull in a net : they are full of the fury of the Lord, the rebuke 
 of thy God. 
 
 He put on righteousness as a breast-plate, and an helmet of 
 salvation upon his head ; and he put on the garments of vengeance 
 for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak, '^ccorbing tO 
 tl)eir beebs, accorbingln lie toill repan, fury to his adversaries, 
 recompense to his enemies ; to the islands he will repay recom- 
 pense. So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and 
 his glory from the rising of the sun. 
 
 I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt-offering ; 
 and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting 
 covenant with them. 
 
 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from 
 Bozrah ? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the great- 
 ness of his strength ? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to 
 save. 
 
 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments 
 like him that treadeth in the wine-fat? 
 
 I have ti-odden the wine-press alone ; and of the people there 
 
 la. xUi. 18-21. 
 
 Is. xlii. 24, 25. 
 
 Is. li. 17-20. 
 
 Is. lix. 17-19. 
 
 Is. Ixi. 8. 
 
 Is. Ixiii. 1-6.
 
 308 
 
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 Is. Ixv. 2- 
 
 Is.lxv. 11-15. 
 
 Is. Ixvi. 3-e. 
 
 was none with me: for J roill txca'b t\)cm ill miitc augcr, anb 
 trample tljcm in mij furij, axib tl)eir bloob 5l)all be sprinklcb 
 upon mn garments, aub J wiil stain all mn i-aimcnt. For the 
 
 day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of iny redeemed is 
 come. And I looked, and there was none to help ; and I wondered 
 that there was none to uphold : therefoi-e mine own arm brought 
 salvation unto me ; and my fury, it upheld me. And I will tread 
 down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, 
 and I will bring down their strength to the earth. 
 
 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious peo- 
 ple, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own 
 thoughts ; a people that provoketh me to anger continually to my 
 face ; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars 
 of brick ; which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monu- 
 ments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things 
 is in their vessels ; which say. Stand by thyself, come not near to 
 me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a 
 fire that burneth all the day. Behold, it is written before me : 3 
 
 roill not keep silence, but mill recompense, eocn recompense 
 
 into tl)cir bosom, your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers 
 togetlier, saith the L«rd, which have burned incense upon the moun- 
 tains, and blasphemed me upon the hills : tljCrcfore Voiil 3 meas- 
 ure tl)eir former roork into tljeir bosbm. 
 
 Ye are they that forsake the Lord, that forget my holy moun- 
 tain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink- 
 oftering unto that number. Therefore will I number you to the 
 sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter : because when 
 I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hoar; but 
 did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted 
 not. Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Bel)olb, mt} sei'UantS 
 sljall eat, but ne sljall be Ijungrn : bel]olb, ton seruauts sl)all 
 brink, but ne sl)all be tljirstn : b~el)olb, mn seniants sljall re- 
 joice, but ne 5l)all be asljameb: bel)olb, mn seruauts sliall 
 sing for jon of l)eart, but |ic sl)all crn for sorrora of l)eart, 
 anb sl)all Ijorol for ue^-ation of spirit." QVnb ne sljall leaue 
 nour name for a curse unto mn cl)oscn: for the Lord God shall 
 
 slay thee, and call his servants by another name. 
 
 He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man ; he that sac- 
 rificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck ; he that offereth an 
 oblation, as if he oflfered swine's blood ; lie that burneth incense, as 
 if he l>lL'sj.(jd an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and 
 their soul delighteth in their abominations, jj also tt)ill cl)OOSe tljcir 
 belusions, and will bring their fears upon them ; because when I 
 calh'd, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but 
 they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted 
 not.
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE, 
 
 309 
 
 Heai- the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word ; 
 Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's 
 sake, said, Let tlie Lord be o-lorifiod : but 1)C sl)aU appear tO llOUr 
 |02, anh tijcn Sljall be asliamcb. A voice of noise from the city, 
 
 a voice from the temple, a uoicc of tl)C £orb tl]at rcttbcrctl) tc- 
 rompcnsc to l)is enemies. 
 
 As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you ; 
 and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. And when ye see this, 
 your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb : 
 and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and 
 his indignation toward his enemies. For behold, the Lord will come 
 with tire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his auger 
 Avith fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. £^o\' bjl fire iUib 
 
 bn Ills svuorb iinll tl)e Corb plea5 tuiti) allflesl) : an5 tl)e slain 
 of ll)c Dorb sl)aU be maun. 
 
 The word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what 
 seest thou ? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree. Then said 
 the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen : for I will hasten my word 
 to perform it. 
 
 And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, 
 saying. What seest thou ? And I said, I see a seething-pot ; and 
 the face thereof is toward the north. Then the Lord said unto me. 
 Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants 
 of the land. For lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of 
 the north, saith the Lord ; and they shall come, and they shall set 
 every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and 
 against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities 
 of Judah. QVnb 3 luill Utter mn jubgments against tl)em 
 
 tOUcljiug all tl)eir VUickcbncss, wlio have forsaken me, and have 
 burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works, of their 
 own hands. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, 
 Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. Cir- 
 cumcise yourselves to the Lord, ami take away the foreskins of your 
 heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem ; lest my fury 
 come forth like fire, aub buru tl)at UOUe iilW queuci) it, because 
 of the evil of your doings. 
 
 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, 
 A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daugh- 
 ter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, even a full wind from 
 
 those places shall come unto me : nou) also roill S giuc Sentence 
 against tl)cm. 
 
 How shall I pardon thee for this ? thy children have forsaken 
 me, and sworn by them that are no gods : when I had fed them to 
 the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves 
 by troops in the harlots' houses. They were as fed horses in the 
 
 Isai.ih, 
 Ixvi. 13-lG. 
 
 Jer. i. 11-10. 
 
 Jer. iv. 3, 4. 
 
 Jer. iv. 11,12. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 V. 7-9, 27-29.
 
 310 
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE, 
 
 Jer. vi. 9-in, 
 
 .Icromiah, 
 vii. 1-2-10. 
 
 morning 
 
 every one neiglied after liis neiglibour's wife. SI)ilU 3 
 not uisit for tIjCSC tljings? saith the Lord: and shall not rny 
 
 soul be avenged on such a nation as this ? As a 
 
 cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit : therefore 
 they are become great and waxen rich. They are waxen fat, they 
 shine : yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked : they judge not 
 the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper ; and the 
 right of the needy do they not judge. Sl)all Jf UOt oisit for 
 
 tl)csc tljings '? saiti) tl)c Corb: sljall not mn soul be oycngcS 
 on 0ucl) a nation as tl)is ? 
 
 Thus saith the Lord of hosts. They shall thoroughly glean the 
 remnant of Israel as a vine : turn back thine hand as a grape-gath- 
 erer into the baskets. 
 
 To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear ? 
 Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken : be- 
 hold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach ; they have no 
 delight in it. Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord ; I am 
 weary with holding in : I will pour it out upon the children abroad, 
 and upon the assembly of young men together : for even the hus- 
 band with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of 
 days. And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their 
 fields and wives together : for I will stretch out my hand upon the 
 inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord. For from the least of them 
 even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness ; 
 and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. 
 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, 
 saying. Peace, peace ; when there is no peace. AVere they ashamed 
 when they had committed abomination ? nay, they were n<jt at all 
 ashamed, neither could they blush ; therefore they shall fall among 
 them that fall : at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, 
 saith the Lord. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask 
 for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye 
 shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk 
 therein. Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Heai-ken to the 
 sound of the trumpet. But they said. We will not heaiken. 
 
 Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is 
 
 among them. i}car, CD carti) : bcl)oli>, 3 ruill bring ciiil upon 
 tl)is people, cucn tl)e fruit of tl]eir tl)ougl)t5, because tljen 
 Ijaue not l)carkeneb unto mn ujorbs, nor to mn law, but 
 rejectcb it. 
 
 Go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set 
 my name at the first, and see what I did to it for tlie wickedness 
 of my people Israel. And now, because ye have done ail these 
 works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and 
 .spcjiking, but ye heard not ; and I called you, but ye answered not ; 
 therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name,
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE, 
 
 811 
 
 wherein ye trust, and unto the phace which I gave to you and to 
 your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. And I will cast you out of 
 my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed 
 of Ephraim. ®|)Crcforc pva\) not tl)OU for tljis pCO^jlc, neither 
 lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to uie : 
 
 for J roill not I) car tl) cc. 
 
 I will surely consume them, saith the Lord : there sliall be no 
 grapes on the vine, nor tigs on the fig-tree, and the leaf sliall fade ; 
 and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them. 
 
 Why do we sit still ? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into 
 the defenced cities, and let us be silent there : for the Lord our God 
 hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because 
 we have sinned against the Lord. We looked for peace, but no good 
 came ; and for a time of health, and behold, trouble ! The snorting 
 of his horses was heard from Dan ; the whole land trembled at the 
 sound of the neighing of his strong ones : for they are come, and have 
 devoured the land, and all that is in it ; the city, and those that dwell 
 therein. For behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, 
 which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord. 
 
 When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is 
 faint in me. Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my 
 people because of them that dwell in a far country : Is not the Lord 
 in Zion ? is not her king in her ? lX)l)ll l)iUiC \\)C\) ;]rouokeb mc 
 to nngcr uiitl) t!]cir gniucn images, anh voitl) Gtrangc nani- 
 tics ? <SI]c l]arucst~is past, tl)c summer is cnbeii.'anii voc 
 
 arc not saueb. For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I 
 hurt ; I am black : astonishment hath taken hold on me. Is there 
 no balm in Gilead ; is there no physician there ? v/hj then is not 
 the health of the daughter of my peoj^le recovered ? Oh that my 
 head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might 
 weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people ! 
 
 The woixl that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Hear 
 ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, 
 and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; and say thou unto them. Thus 
 saith the Lord (xod of Israel ; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not 
 the words of this covenant, which I commanded your fathers in the 
 day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the 
 iron furnace, saying. Obey my voice, and do them, according to all 
 which I command you : so shall ye be my people, and I will be 
 your God : that I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto 
 your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, 
 as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, Lord. 
 Then the Lord sa\d auto me. Proclaim all these words in the cities 
 of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying. Hear ye the 
 words of this covenant, and do them. For I earnestly protested 
 unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land 
 of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 
 viii. 13-2-2, 
 
 ix. 1. 
 
 Jer. xi. 1-1 1.
 
 312 
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 Jfer.xi. 13-16. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xiv. 7-2-2, 
 XV. 1, 2. 
 
 Obey my voice. Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but 
 walked ever}- one in the imagination of their evil heart: tl)CrC- 
 forc 3 toill bring itpon tl)cm all tl)c toorbs of tliis roncnant, 
 roljicl) 3 commaubcb tl)cm to bo; but tl)cr) bib tl)cm not. 
 
 And the Lord said unto me, A conspii-acy is found among tlie 
 men of Jndah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. They 
 are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused 
 to hear my words ; and they went after other gods to serve them : 
 the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my cove- 
 nant which I made with their fathers. Therefore thus saith the 
 Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them wliich they shall not be 
 
 able to escape ; anb tliougl) i\)cx) sljiill trji unto tnc, 3 will not 
 l)caikcn nnto t!)cm. 
 
 According to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah ; 
 and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye 
 set up altai-s to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto 
 Baal. 
 
 (Jljcrcforc pran not thou for tl)is people, neitljer lift up a 
 crn or prancr for tl}em : for 3 miii not l)car tl)cm in tl)c time 
 tljiU tl)eij crn unto me for tl)cir trouble. 
 
 AVhat hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath 
 wrought lewdness with many ; and the holy flesh is passed from 
 thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest. The Lord called 
 thy name, A green olive-tree, fair, and of goodly fruit : with the 
 noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches 
 of it are broken. 
 
 Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it 
 for thy name's sake : for our backslidings are many ; we have 
 sinned against thee. O the hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof in 
 time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, 
 and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night ? 
 Why shouldest thou be as a man astonished, as a mighty man that 
 cannot save ? yet thou, Lord, art in the midst of us, and we ai'e 
 called by thy name ; leave us not. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord unto this people. Thus have they loved 
 to wander, they have not refrained their feet, tl)ercfore tl)e £orb 
 
 botli not accept tl)cm ; l)e uiill nou) remember tl)eir iniquitn 
 
 anb insit tl)Cir sins- Thfu said the J^ord unto me. Bray imt for 
 this people for their good. When they fast, 3 U3ill not l)ear tl)eir 
 crn ; and whon they offer burnt-oftering and an oblation, 3 luill 
 not accept tl)em ; but I will consume them by the sword, and by 
 the Ijunine, and by the pestilence. 
 
 Then said I, Ah Lord God ! behold, the prophets say unto 
 them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine ; but 
 I will give you assured peace in this place. 
 
 'I'lnni the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in 
 my name: 1 sent them not, neither have I commanded them, nei-
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 313 
 
 ther spake imto them : they prophesy unto you a false vision and 
 divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. 
 Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy 
 in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine 
 shall not be in this land ; By sword and famine shall those proph- 
 ets be consumed. And the people to whom they prophesy shall 
 be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, because of the fiimine and 
 the sword ; and they shall have iione to bury them, them, their 
 Avives, nor their sons, nor their daughters; for 3 U)iU pOUt tl)cir 
 
 iwickci^mcss upon tl)cm. 
 
 Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them ; Let mine eyes 
 run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease : for 
 the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, 
 with a very grievous blow. If I go forth into the field, then be- 
 hold the slain with the sword ! and if I enter into the city, then 
 behold them that are sick with famine ! yea, both the prophet and 
 the priest go about into a land that they know not. Hast thou 
 utterly rejected Judah ? hath thy soul loathed Zion ? Wliy hast 
 thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for 
 peace, and there is no good ; and for the time of healing, and be- 
 hold trouble ! We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, and the 
 iniquity of ovu* fathers : for we have sinned against thee. Do not 
 abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy 
 glory ; remember, break not thy covenant with us. Are there any 
 among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain ? or can 
 the heavens give showers ? Art not thou he, O Lord our God ? 
 therefore we will wait upon thee : for thou hast made all these 
 things. 
 
 Then said the Lord unto me, (Zr|)ongl) fllosCS anb SamUcl 
 
 stoob before mc, net mti miuii conih not be toruarb tl)is peo- 
 ple: cast tl)em oiit of mn Digl)t, nnb let tljem go fortl). And 
 
 it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee. Whither shall we go 
 forth i then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the Lord ; Such as are 
 for death, to death ; and such as are for the sword, to the sword : 
 and such as are for the famine, to the famine ; and such as are for 
 the cajjtivity, to the captivity. 
 
 Touching the house of the king of Judah, say. Hear ye the 
 word of the Lord ; O house of David, thus saith the Lord ; Exe- 
 cute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out 
 of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn 
 that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. Be- 
 hold, I am against thee, inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the 
 plain, saith the Lord ; which say, Who shall come down against 
 us ? or who shall enter into our habitations ? J3ut 3 toill pnitisl) 
 
 noit arcorbing to tl)e fruit of jionr boings, saith the Lord: and 
 i will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things 
 round about it. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxi. 11-14.
 
 314 
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxui. 19, iJO. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 XXV. 12-33. 
 
 Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even 
 a grievous whirlwind : it shall fall grievously upon the head of the 
 
 wicked. Sljc augcr of tl)c Corb sljaUnot return, «ntil l)c 
 Ijawe e^ccutcb, anb till l)c Ijnuc pcrformcb tl)c tl)oag^ts of Ijis 
 ijeart : in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly. 
 
 And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplish- 
 ed, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith 
 the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and 
 will make it perpetual desolations. And I will bring upon that 
 land all my words which I have jironounced against it, even all that 
 is wi'itten in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all 
 the nations. For many nations and great kings shall serve them- 
 selves of them also : aixb 3 toill recompense tljem accorbing to 
 tl)eir becbs, anb nccorbing to tl)C toorks of tljeir oron lianbs. 
 
 For thus saith the Lord God of Israel unto me ; Take the 
 wine-cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom 
 I send thee, to drink it. And they shall drink, and be moved, and 
 be mad, because of tlie sword that I will send among them. Then 
 took I the cup at the Lord's hand, and made all the nations to 
 drink, unto whom the Lord had sent me : to wit, Jerusalem, and 
 the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, 
 to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse ; 
 as it is this day ; Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and 
 his princes, and all his people; and all the mingled people, and 
 all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the 
 Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant 
 of Ashdod, Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon, and all 
 the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of 
 the isles which are beyond the sea, Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, 
 and all that are in the utmost corners, and all the kings of Ara- 
 bia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the 
 desert, and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and 
 all the kings of the Medes, and all the kings of the north, far and 
 near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which 
 are upon the face of the earth : and the king of Sheshach shall 
 drink after them. 
 
 Therefore thou shalt say unto thorn. Thus saith the Lord of 
 hosts, the God of Israel ; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and 
 fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among 
 you. And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand 
 to drink, then shalt thou say unto them. Thus saith the Lord of 
 
 hosts; Yo shall certainly drink, i^or !o, 3 begin to bring cull 
 on tl)e citr) u)l)icl) is calleb bn mn name, anb 6l)oulb ne be nt- 
 terlli unpunisljeb '? Ve shalf not be unpunished : for I will call 
 for a sword upon all the iidialntants of the earth, saith the Lord 
 of hosts. Therefore prophesy tlum against them all these word.s, 
 and say unto them, The Lord shall roar from on high, and utter
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 315 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 XXX. 23, 24. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xliv. 3-6. 
 
 his voice from his holy habitation ; he shall mightily roar upon 
 his habitation ; ho shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, 
 against all the inhabitants of the earth. A noise shall come even 
 to the ends of the earth ; for tl)C Corb l)atl) a COUtrOUCrsn U)itl) 
 tl)C nations, he will plead with all flesh ; he will give them that 
 are wicked to the sword, saith the Lord. 
 
 Tlius saith the Lord of hosts. Behold, evil shall go forth from 
 nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the 
 coasts of the earth. And the slain of the Lord shall be at that 
 day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth : 
 they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried ; they shall 
 be dung upon the ground. 
 
 Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, a 
 continuing whirlwind : it shall fall with pain upon the head of the 
 
 wicked. ®l)c ticfcc angcr of tl)c £ovh sijall not return, until 
 l)c l)ttiic iionc it, nnb until l)c Ijanc pcrformcli tl)c intents of 
 
 l)is Ijeart : in the latter days ye shall consider it. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Ye have seen 
 all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the 
 cities of Judah ; and behold, this day they are a desolation, and 
 no man dwelleth therein ; because of tijeir ujickebness m[)k\) 
 tijen l)aue committeb to prouoUe me to anger, in that they went 
 to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, 
 neither they, ye, nor your fathers. Howbeit, I sent unto you all my 
 servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying. Oh, 
 do not this abominable thing that I hate. But they hearkened 
 not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn 
 no incense unto other gods. Wherefore my fury and mine anger 
 was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the 
 streets of Jerusalem ; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this 
 day. 
 
 Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to 
 the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, 
 saying. The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in 
 the streets of Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your kings and your 
 princes, and the people of the land, did not the Lord remember 
 them, and came it not into his mind ? Go tl)at tl)C l!orb COulb 
 
 no longer bear, because of tl)e cuil of j)our boings, and because 
 
 of the abuuiinations which ye. have committed ; therefore is your 
 land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an in- 
 habitant, as at this day. Because ye have burned incense, and be- 
 cause ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed the 
 voice of the Lord, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in 
 his testimonies ; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this 
 day. 
 
 Come up, ye horses ; and rage, ye chariots ; and let the mighty 
 men come forth : the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xliv. 20-23. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xlvi. 9-12.
 
 316 
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 li. 54-57. 
 
 Lainen. 
 i. 8, 12-18. 
 
 I^inen. 
 lU 1-17, 
 
 shield ; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow. For this 
 is the day of the Lord God of hosts, a bail of HCltgcaUCC, tl]at 
 
 l]e man aucngc l)im of l)is abocrsarics" and the sword shall 
 
 devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood : 
 for the Lord God of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by 
 the river Euphrates. 
 
 Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O \'irgin, the daughter of 
 Egypt : in vain shalt thou use many medicines ; for thou shalt not 
 be cured. The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath 
 tilled the land : for the mighty man hath stumbled against the 
 mighty, and they are fallen both together. 
 
 A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction 
 from the land of the Chaldeans : because the Lord hath spoiled 
 Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice ; when hei- waves 
 do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttei-ed : because 
 the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Bab} Ion, and her mighty 
 men are taken, every one of their bows is broken : for ttjC C-Orb 
 ©ob of recompenses sljnll sureln requite. And I will make 
 drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, 
 and her mighty men : and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and 
 not wake, saith the King, v,-hose name is the Lord of hosts. 
 
 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned ; therefore she is removed. . . 
 
 Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by ? behold, and see if 
 there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, 
 wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger. 
 From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth 
 against them : he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me 
 back : he hatli maile me desolate and faint all tlie day. iZl)C Tioke 
 
 of mn transgressions is bounb bn Ijis l)anb: tl)eii are 
 tDreatT)eb, a\xb come up npon mn neck: he hath made my 
 
 strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from 
 whom I am not able to rise up. The Lord hath trodden under foot 
 all my mighty men in the midst of me : he hath called an assembly 
 against me to crush my young men : the Lord hath trodden the 
 vii-gin, the daughter of Judah, as in a wine-press. For these things 
 I weep ; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the 
 comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me : my children 
 are desolate, because the enemy prevailed. Zion spreadeth forth 
 her hands, and there is none to comfort her : the Lord hath com- 
 manded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round 
 about hiui : Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them. 
 
 «ri)e t!orb is rigl)teous: for 3 I)aiie rebcllcb against l)is 
 COmmuubment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sor- 
 row : my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity. 
 
 _ How hatli the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud 
 in liis ftng(?r, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty 
 of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
 
 GOD S JUSTICE. 
 
 317 
 
 The Lord lintli swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath 
 not pitied : he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of 
 the daughter of Judah ; he hath brought them down to the ground : 
 he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof. He hath 
 cut oft" in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel : he hath drawn 
 back his light hand from before the enemv, and he burned against 
 Jacob like n flaming fire, which devoiireth round about, j^c l)ntl] 
 
 bent I]i5 boiu like an enemy : l}e stoob unti) I)i5 rigljt i)anb as an 
 nbnersarn anb sleuj rtll Ujiit mere pleasant to tl)e ejie in tl)c 
 tabernacle of t!)e bangljter of Sion: Ije ponreb ont1)is furg 
 
 like tire. The Lord was as an enemy : he hath swallowed up Israel, 
 he hath swallowed up all her palaces : he hath destroj'ed his strong 
 holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and 
 lamentation. And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as 
 if it were of a garden : he hath destroyed his places of the assem- 
 bly : the Lord hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be 
 forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger 
 the king and the priest. The Lord hath cast oft" his altar, he hath 
 abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the 
 enemy the walls of her palaces ; they have made a noise in the 
 house of the Lord, as in the day of a solemn feast. 
 
 The Lord hath purposed to destroy the "wall of the daughter 
 of Zion : he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his 
 hand from desti-oying : therefore he made the rampart and the wall 
 to lament ; they languished together. Her gates are sunk into the 
 ground ; he hath destroyed and broken her bars : her king and her 
 princes are among the Gentiles : the law is no more : her prophets 
 also find no vision from the Lord. The elders of the daughter of 
 Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence ; they have cast up dust 
 upon their heads : they have girded themselves with sackcloth; the 
 virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. Mine 
 eyes do fjxil with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured 
 upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people ; 
 because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the 
 city. They say to their mothers. Where is corn and wine ? when 
 they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their 
 soul was poured out into their mothers' bosom. 
 
 What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thina: shall 
 I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem ? What shall I equal to 
 thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion ? for thy 
 breach is great like the sea : who can heal thee ? Thy prophets 
 have seen vain and foolish things for thee : and they have not dis- 
 covered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity ; but have seen 
 for thee false burdens and causes of banishment. All that pass by, 
 clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the 
 daughter of Jerusalem, saying. Is this the city that men call The 
 perfection of beauty. The joy of the whole earth ? All thine ene- 
 mies have opened their mouth against thee : they hiss and gnash
 
 818 
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 Lamen. 
 iii. 35, 36. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 iii. 16-21. 
 
 EzekieL 
 V. 7-15. 
 
 the teeth : they say, We have swallowed her up : certainly this is 
 the dnj that we looked for ; we have found, we have seen it. 
 
 The Lord hath done that which he had devised; \]C IjatI) fill- 
 fillcb l)is U3orb tl)at l)c l)ab commaubcb in tl)c bans of olb : 
 
 he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied : and he hath caused 
 thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine 
 adversaries. 
 
 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most 
 High, to subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. 
 
 It came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the 
 Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, I have made thee a watch- 
 man unto the house of Israel : therefore hear the word at my mouth, 
 and give them warning from me. 
 
 When I say unto the wicked. Thou shalt surely die ; and thou 
 givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his 
 wicked way, to save his life ; tl]C Siimc toickcb mntt sl)aU bic itt 
 
 l)is iniquitn; but l)is bloob mill J require ot tijiuc l)an5. Yet 
 
 if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor 
 from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity ; but thou hast 
 delivered thy soul. Again, When a righteous man doth turn from 
 his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block 
 before him, he shall die : because thou hast not given him warning, 
 
 l)c sl)all bic in l)is sin, anb l)is riglitcousncss raliicl) lie IjatI) 
 bone sljall not be remembercb ; but I)is bloob toill 3 require 
 
 Clt tl)ine Ijtinb. Nevertheless, if thou warn the righteous man, 
 that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, 
 because he is warned ; also thou hast delivered thy soul. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord God ; Because ye multiplied more than 
 the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my 
 statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done ac- 
 cording to the judgments of the nations that are round about you ; 
 therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I, even I, am against 
 thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight 
 of the nations. And I will do in thee that which I have not done, 
 and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine 
 abominations. Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst 
 of thee, and the sons shall eat their fethers ; auh 3 UliU execute 
 jubgrnentS in tl)ee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scat- 
 ter into all the winds. Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God ; 
 Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detesta- 
 ble things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will T also 
 
 diminish thee; neitljer sl)all mine enc spare, neitl)er toill 3 
 l)atic ann pitn. 
 
 A tliird part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with 
 famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee : and a third 
 part shall fail by the sword round about thee ; and I will scatter a 
 third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after
 
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 them. Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause 
 my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted : and they shall 
 know that I the Lord have spoken it in my zeal, wlien I have ac- 
 complished my fury in them. Moreover, I will make thee waste, 
 and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the 
 sight of all that pass by. So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an 
 instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round 
 
 about thee, m\]cn 3 sljall cxccutc jubgmcnts in tl)cc in anger 
 anb in fuxTi iinb in furious rebukes. J tl)e toxh Ijauc 
 sjjokcn it. 
 
 They that escaj^e of you shall remember me among the 
 nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken 
 with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with 
 their eyes which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall 
 loathe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all 
 their abominations. And they shall know that I am the Lord, 
 
 nnb tliat 5 l)auc not saib in imin tljat M rooulb bo tljis coil 
 unto tl)cm. 
 
 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Also, 
 thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto the land of Israel ; 
 An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land. Now 
 is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, 
 and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense 
 upon thee all thine abominations, ^nb luiuc C11C sl)all UOt SparC 
 tl)cc, ncitl)cr raill 3 \)avc pitn : but J u)iU recompense tl)n tDans 
 upon tijee, anb tl)ine abominations sl)aU be in tl)C mibst of 
 tljec: anb ne sljall knou) tl)at 3 am tl)e tlorb. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord God ; An evil, an only evil, behold, is 
 come. An end is come, the end is come : it watcheth for thee ; 
 behold, it is come. The morning is come unto thee, O thou that 
 dwellest in the land : the time is come, the day of trouble is near, 
 and not the sounding again of the mountains. Now will I shortly 
 pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee : 
 and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense 
 thee for all thine abominations. And mine eye shall not spare, 
 neither will I have pity : I will recompense thee according to thy 
 ways, and thine abominations that are in the midst ofc thee ; aiib 
 ne sljall knoro tijat 3 am tl)e Corb tl)at smitetl). 
 
 The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with 
 desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be 
 troubled : T will do unto them after their way, auh accorbing tO 
 tljeir bescrts will 3 jubgc tl)em, and they shall know that I am 
 the Lord. 
 
 Then he said unto me. Hast thou seen this, son of man ? 
 Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the 
 abominations which they commit here ? for they have filled the land 
 
 Ezckiel, 
 vi. 9, 10. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 vii. 1-9. 
 
 Ezek.-\ii. 27. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 viii. 17, 18.
 
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 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 Ezekiel, Ix. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xiv. I'J-'JI. 
 
 with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger : and lo, 
 they put the branch to their nose. Therefore will I also deal in fury : 
 mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity : ailb t!)OUC|l) 
 
 tiKD crji in mine ears toitl) a \onb Doicc, net will i not l)car 
 Iljem. 
 
 He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying. Cause 
 them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man 
 with his destrojnng weapon in his hand. And behold, six men 
 came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the 
 north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand ; and one 
 man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkliorn 
 by his side : and they went in and stood beside the brazen altar. 
 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub 
 whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called 
 to the man clothed with hnen, which had the writer's inkhorn by 
 his side ; and the Lord said unto him. Go through the midst of the 
 city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the fore- 
 heads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations 
 that be done in the midst thereof. 
 
 And to the others he said in mine hearing, ©O |ie (iftCt him 
 
 tljrongl) tl)e cittj, m\b smite: let not nonreije spare, neither 
 l)atie ne pitn : slan ntterln olb axxb noung, botli maibs, anb 
 little rljilbren, an5 tDomeii: but come" not near anji man npon 
 
 tDl)Om is tlje mark ; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began 
 at the ancient men which were before the house. And he said 
 unto them. Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain : go 
 ye forth. And they went foi'th, and slew in the city. 
 
 And it came to pass while they were slaying them, and I was 
 left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said. Ah Lord God ! 
 wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy 
 fury upon Jerusalem? 
 
 Then said he unto me. The iniquity of the house of Israel and 
 Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city 
 full of perverseness : for they say. The Lord hath forsaken the 
 earth, and the Lord seeth not. And as for me also, mine eiie sl)all 
 
 not spare, neither mill 1 l]a»e pitn, bnt 3 mil recompense 
 tl)cir mar) npon tljeir Ijea^. And U'liold, the man clothed with 
 
 liiK-n, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, 
 I have done as thou liast commanded me. 
 
 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying. Son of man, 
 when the land sinneth against me by tresj)assing grievously, then 
 will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the 
 bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man 
 and beast from it : though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, 
 
 were in it, tljeij sljonlb bcliuer but tl)eir oron souls bii tl)eir 
 riglllcouGUeos, saith the Lord God. 
 
 Jt 1 eaus« noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they
 
 GOD S JUSTICE. 
 
 821 
 
 spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through be- 
 cause of the beasts : though these three men were in it, as I live, 
 saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters : 
 they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate. Or if 
 I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the 
 land ; so that I cut off man and beast from it : though these three 
 men were in it, as I live, saith the Loid God, they shall deliver nei- 
 ther sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves. 
 Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon 
 it in blood, to cut oft' from it man and beast : though Noah, T)aniel, 
 and Job were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, tI)CJ] sljilll bc- 
 
 liocr ncitljcr son nor bangl)tcri tl)cii eljall but bcliucr tl)cir 
 ovon sonls bn tl)cir rigi)tco*"nsncQ5. 
 
 For thus saith the Lord God ; How much more when I send 
 my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the fam- 
 ine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut oft' from it 
 man and beast ? 
 
 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Son of man. 
 What is the vine-tree more than any tree, or than a branch which 
 is among the trees of the forest ? Shall wood be taken thereof to 
 do any work ? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel 
 thereon ? Behold, it is cast into the ftre for fuel : the ftre devour- 
 eth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet 
 for any work ? Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no 
 work : how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the 
 fire hath devoured it, and it is burned ? 
 
 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; As the vine-tree among 
 the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so 
 will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will set my face 
 against them ; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire 
 shall devour tlieni ; and ye shall know that I am the Lord, when 
 I set my face against them. And I will make the land desolate, 
 
 because tl)cn l)aiic committcb a trespass, saith the Lord God. 
 
 Thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty : 
 for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon 
 thee, saith the Lord God. 
 
 But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the 
 harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications 
 on every one that passed by ; his it was 
 
 Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the Lord : thus saith 
 the Lord God ; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy na- 
 kedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and 
 with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy 
 children, which thou didst give unto them ; behold, therefore, I 
 will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, 
 and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast 
 hated ; 1 will even gather them round about against thee, and 
 
 Ezekiel, xv. 
 
 Ezekicl, 
 xvi. 14, 15, 
 35-13, 59. 
 
 21
 
 322 
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE, 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xviii. 
 
 will discover thy nakedness unto them, tliat they may see all thy 
 
 nakedness. QViib 3 toiU jubgc tl]cc, as tDomcii tl)nt" break tocb- 
 lock anb sl)cb bloob arc juogcii; and I will give thee blood in 
 fury and jealousy. And I will also give thee into their hand, and 
 they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down 
 thy liigh places : they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and 
 shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked aiid bare. They 
 shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone 
 thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. And 
 they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon 
 thee in the sight of many women : and I will cause thee to cease 
 from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any 
 more. 
 
 So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy 
 shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more 
 angry. Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, 
 but hast fretted me in all these things ; bcljolb, tljcrcforc, S also 
 
 tuili recompense tljti toag ixpon tl)iue ijeab, saitl) tl)e £or5 
 
 Q5ob : and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine 
 abominations For thus saith the Lord God ; 3 
 
 mill even beal toiti) tl]ec as tljoit l)ast hone, m\)ic\) Ijast be- 
 spiseb tl)e call) in breaking tljc eouenant. 
 
 The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying. What 
 mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, 
 saying. The fathei-s have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth 
 are set on edge ? As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have 
 occasion any more to use this provei-b in Israel. Behold, all souls 
 are mine ; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is 
 mine : the soul that sinneth, it shall die. 
 
 But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, 
 and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither liath lifted up his 
 eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his 
 neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, 
 and hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his 
 pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the 
 hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment ; he that hath 
 not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that 
 hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judg- 
 ment between man and man, hath walked in my statutes, and hath 
 kept my judgments, to deal truly ; he is just, he shall surely hve, 
 saith the Lord God. 
 
 If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that 
 docth the like to any one of these things, and thatdoeth not any of 
 tliose duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled 
 his neighbour's wife, hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath 
 spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted 
 up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, hath given
 
 fortli upon usury, and hath taken increase: g()aU l)C tljClX litJC ? 
 I)e sljall not line : t)C IjatI) bone all tl)csc abominations ; l]C 
 sljall snrclt} bic : Ijis bloob sljall be upon Ijim. 
 
 Now lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins 
 which he hath clone, and considereth, and doeth not such like, that 
 hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes 
 to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neiglibour's 
 wife, neither hath oppressed an)^, hath not withholden the pledge, 
 neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the 
 hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment, that hath 
 taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor 
 increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes ; 
 he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live. 
 As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother 
 by \'iolence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, 
 even he shall die in his iniquity. 
 
 Yet say ye, Why ? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the 
 father ? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, 
 and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely 
 live. The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear 
 the iniquity of the father, neither shall tlie father bear the ini<|uity 
 
 of the son : tl)c rigljtcousncss of tl]c riglitcons sl)all be npon 
 l)im, a\\b tl)c toickcbncss of tl)c toickcb sljall be npon l)im. 
 
 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath com- 
 mitted, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and 
 right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. All his transgressions 
 that he hath committed, the}^ shall not be mentioned unto him : in 
 his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. Have I any 
 pleasure at all that the wicked should die ? saith the Lord God : 
 and not that he should return from his ways, and live ? But 
 when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and com- 
 mitteth inicjuity, and doeth according to all the abominations that 
 the wicked man doeth, shall he live ? All his righteousness that 
 he hath done shall not be mentioned : in his trespass that he hath 
 trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he 
 die. 
 
 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, 
 O house of Israel ; Is not my way equal ? are not your ways un- 
 equal ? When a righteous man turneth away from his righteous- 
 ness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them ; for his ini(|uit3' 
 that he hath done, shall he die. Again, when the wicked man 
 turneth away from his wickedness that iie hath comiiiitted, and 
 doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. 
 Because he considereth and turneth awav from all his transgressions 
 that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. Yet 
 saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O 
 house of Israel, are not ray ways equal ? are not your ways un- 
 equal ?
 
 324 
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE, 
 
 Ezck. XX. 11. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 XX. 30-38. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxii. 13, 14. 
 
 Ezokicl, 
 xxii. 'JfJ-'M. 
 
 a;i)crcfon% 3 toill jitbgc tiou, (D l)onsc of Israel, cvcxia 
 
 one nccOfbing to l)is tuajIS, saith the Lord God. Repent, and 
 turn yourselves from all your transgressions ; so iniquity shall not 
 be your ruin. Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye 
 have transgressed : and make you a new heart and a new spirit : 
 for why will ye die, O house of Israel ? For I have no pleasure in 
 the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God : wherefore turn 
 yourselves, and live ye. 
 
 I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, 
 Xa\)id) if (t man bo, he shall even live in them. 
 
 Say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God ; Are 
 ye polluted after the manner of your fathers ? and commit ye whore- 
 dom after their abominations ? For when ye offer your gifts, when 
 ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves 
 with all your idols, even unto this day : and shall I be inquired of 
 by you, O house of Israel ? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will 
 not be inquired of by you. And that which cometh into your 
 mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as 
 the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone. 
 
 As I live, saith the Lord God, surely with a mighty hand, and 
 with a stretched-out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over 
 you : and I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you 
 out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, 
 and with a stretchedout arm, and with fury poured out. And I 
 will bring you into the wilderness of the people, an^ l\)CXC toiU J 
 plcab toitl) 1}0U face to face. Like as I pleaded with your fathers 
 in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, 
 saith the Lord God. And I will cause you to pass under the rod, 
 and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant : and I will 
 purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress 
 against me : I will bring them forth out of the country where they 
 sojourn, 'and they shall not enter into the land of Israel : and ye 
 shall know that I am the Lord. 
 
 Behold, I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain Avliich 
 thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst 
 
 of thee, (ilan tl)inc l)cavt enbnrc, or can ti)inc l)anbs be 
 strong, in tl)c ham tljat 3 sljall beal toitl) tl)ce? I the Lord 
 have spoken it, and will do it. 
 
 The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised 
 rol)bory, and have vexed the poor and needy : yea, they have op- 
 pressed the stranger wrongfully. And I sought for a man among 
 them, that sliould make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before 
 me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. 
 Therefore, have I poured out mine indignation upon them ; I have 
 consumed them with the fire of my wrath ; tl)cir Oiun tDilll l)aye 
 K recompcnocb upon tljeir l)cabs, saith the Lord God.
 
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 325 
 
 Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day 
 of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of 
 man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day : the 
 king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day. And 
 utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus 
 saith the Lord God ; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into 
 it ; gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, 
 and the shoulder ; fill it with the choice bones. Take the choice 
 of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, 
 and let them seethe the bones of it therein. 
 
 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God ; Wo to the bloody city, to 
 tne pot whose scum is therein ; and whose scum is not gone out of 
 
 it ! bring it out piece bti piece ; let no lot fall upon it. For her 
 
 blood is in the midst of her ; she set it upon the top of a rock ; she 
 poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust ; that it might 
 cause fury to come up to take vengeance ; I have set her blood 
 upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered. Therefore 
 thus saith the Lord God ; Wo to the bloody city ; I will even make 
 the pile for fire great. Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the 
 flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned. Then set it 
 empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and 
 may burn, and that the tilthiness of it may be molten in it, that 
 the scum of it may be consumed. She hath wearied herself with 
 lies, and her great scum wont not forth out of her : her scum shall 
 be in the fire. In thy filtliiness is lewdness : because I have |)urged 
 thee, and thou wast not purged, tl)OU sl)alt not bc purgeli from 
 tl)n filtl)iness ann more, till 3 Ijauc rauseb mij furn to rest 
 
 upon tl)ee. I the Lord have spoken it : it shall come to pass, and 
 
 I will d.i it ; J laill not go back, neitl)er will 3 spare, neitl}er 
 tDill J repent; according to t!)n roans, anii according to tijn 
 boings, sl)aU tl)en juiige tljee, saith the Lord God. 
 
 Again tlie word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of 
 man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them. When 
 I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a 
 man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman : if when 
 he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, 
 and warn the ju-opie ; then, whosoever heareth the sound of the 
 trumpet, and taketh n(tt warning ; if the sword come and take him 
 away, his blood shall be upon his own head. He heard the sound 
 of the trumpet, and took not warning ; his bli^od shall be upon him. 
 But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. But if the 
 watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the 
 people be not warned ; if the sword come, and take any person 
 from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity ; but his blood 
 will T require at the watchman's hand. 
 
 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the 
 house of Israel ; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxiv. 1-14. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxiii. 1-iO.
 
 326 
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 Dnn. ix. 1-14, 
 
 and warn tliem from me. When I say unto the wicked, wicked 
 man, thou shalt surely die ; if thou dost not speak to warn the 
 
 wicked from his way, tl)at toiclicb man sl}nll bic in l)is inic|mtn ; 
 
 but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless, if thou 
 warn the wicked of his way to turn from it ; if he do not turn 
 from his way, he shall die in his iniquity ; but thou hast delivered 
 thy soul. 
 
 Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel ; 
 Thus ye speak, saying. If our transgressions and our sins be u}X)n 
 us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live ? Say 
 unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in 
 the death of the wicked , but that the wicked turn from his way 
 and live : turn ye, turn ye from your eAdl ways ; for why will ye 
 die, O house of Israel ? 
 
 Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy peo- 
 ple. The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the 
 day of his transgression ; as for the wickedness of the wicked, he 
 shall not fall theieby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness ; 
 neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in 
 the day that he sinneth. When I shall say to the righteous, that 
 he shall surely live ; if he trust to his own righteousness, and com- 
 mit iniquity, all his rigliteousnesses shall not be remembered ; but for 
 his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it. Again, 
 when I say unto the wicked. Thou shalt surely die ; if he turn from 
 liis sin, and do that which is lawful and right ; if the wicked restore 
 the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of 
 life, without committing iniquity ; he shall surely live, he shall not 
 die. None of his sins that he liath committed sh;ill be mentioned 
 unto him : he hath done that which is lawful and right ; he shall 
 surely live. 
 
 Yet the children of thy people say. The way of the Lord is not 
 equal : but as for them, their way is not equal. When the right- 
 eous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he 
 shall even die thereby. But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, 
 and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. 
 
 Yet ye say. The way of Lord is not equal. (T) jic l)OnSC of 
 
 Israel, 3 mil jubigc non cucrn one after Ijis mam. 
 
 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed 
 of the Meiles, which was made king over the i-ealni of the Chal- 
 deans; in the first yeai' of his leign, I Daniel understood by books 
 the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to 
 Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in 
 the desolations of Jerusalem. 
 
 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and 
 supj)lications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes : and I prayed 
 unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, 
 the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 327 
 
 them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments ; 
 we iiave sinned, and have committed iniquit}', and have done wick- 
 edly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and 
 from thy judgments : neither have w^e hearkened unto thy servants 
 the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, 
 and our Withers, and to all the people of the laud. 0, Lord, rigl)t- 
 COnsncss bdoiigctl) unto tl)CC, but unto us confusion of ftices, as 
 at this day; to the uit-n of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jeru- 
 salem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far otl, through 
 all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their 
 trespass that they have trespassed against thee. O Lord, to us be- 
 longeth confusion of fece, to our kings, to our princes, and to our 
 fathers, because we have sinned against thee. To the Lord our 
 God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled 
 against him ; neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our 
 God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the 
 prophets. Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by de- 
 parting, that they might not obey thy voice; tl)Cl"cforc tl)C Cixrse 
 
 is pourcb upon us, anb tl)c outl) tljiU is VDvittcu in tl)i: iavo of 
 iUoscs tl)c scriHint of («J?ob, because voc \)avc sinncli against 
 l)im. '^nh [)c Ijatl) confirmcb Ijis ujorbs, U3l)icl) l)c "spake 
 against us, anh against our jubges tljat jubgeb us, l>y bring- 
 ing upon us a great evil : for under the whole heaven hath not been 
 done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. As it is written in the 
 law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us : yet made we not our 
 prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from uur in- 
 iquities, and understand thy truth. (ZTljerefore l]atl) tl)e ilovh 
 
 roatcljeb upon tlie euil, a\ib brougl)t it upon us: for tl)c £orb 
 our 0ob is rigljteous in all l)is U)ori\s xo\)id) Ije iJoetl) : for roe 
 obeneb not l)is uoicc. 
 
 My peo[)le are destroyed for lack of knowledge : because thou 
 hast reject»!d knowledge, 3 tDlU also reject tl)Ce, that thou shalt 
 be no priest to me : seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, 
 3 roill also forget tlin cl)illiren. As they were increased, so they 
 sinurd against nie : therefure will I change their glory into shame. 
 Tliev eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their 
 iniquity. And there shall be, like people, like priest: aiib 3 toiU 
 punisi) tl)cm for tl)eir roans, anh reroarb tl)em tl)eir boings. 
 
 They will not fiame their doings to turn unto their God: for 
 the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not 
 known the Lord. And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face : 
 tljerefore sljall Jsrael iwib (!:pl)raim fall in tlicir iniquitu; 
 
 Judah also shall fall with them. They sliall go with their tiocks 
 and with their herds to seek the Lord; but tljet} sljall UOt fiub 
 
 l)im ; l)e Ijatl) U)itl)brau3n Ijimself from tl)em. 
 
 When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim 
 was discovered, and tlie wickedness of Samaria : for they commit 
 
 Hosea, 
 iv. 6-9. 
 
 Hosea, 
 V. 4-6. 
 
 Hosea, 
 vii. 1, 2.
 
 328 
 
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 Hosea, ix. 9. 
 
 Hosea, xii. 2. 
 
 Hosea, 
 xii. 14. 
 
 Hosea, 
 
 xiii. 1-8. 
 
 Joel, iii. 4-8. 
 
 Arao3,il.4,.'>, 
 
 falsehood ; nnd the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth 
 without. And they consider not in their hearts, that Jf rcmcntbcr 
 all tijcir toickcbncss : now their own doings have beset them 
 about ; they are before my face. 
 
 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of 
 
 Gibeah : therefore l)c u)iil rcmcmbcr tl)cir iniqititu, l)c txjill nisit 
 tijcir sins. 
 
 The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, a\\b tDlll IJUUlsl) 
 Jacob rtCCOrbinQ to Ijis tDfl2]S; according to his doings will he 
 recompense him. 
 
 Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly : therefore shall 
 he leave his blood upon him, and |)ig reproaci) sljall l)is £ori!> 
 
 return unto l)im. 
 
 When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel ; 
 but when he oifended in Baal, he died. And now they sin more 
 and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and 
 idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of 
 the craftsmen : they say of them. Let the men that sacrifice kiss the 
 calves. Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the 
 early dew that passeth away, as the chatf that is driven with the 
 whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney. 
 Yet I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt 
 know no God but me : for there is no saviour beside me. 
 
 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. 
 According to their pasture, so were they filled ; they were filled, 
 and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me. 
 
 ®l)crcforc 3 toiU be unto tl)cm as a lion : as a Icoparb bn the 
 U3ati u)iU S obscruc tl)cm. J will meet tl)em as a bear tl)tit is 
 ber"eaueb of l)er mlielps, anh u)ill renb tl)e caul of tl)eir l)eart, 
 anb tljcre m[[3 beuour tljem like a lion: tlje wilb beast 5l)all 
 tear lljem. 
 
 Yea, and what have ye to do with me, Tyre, and Zidon, and 
 all the coasts of Palestine ? will ye render me a recompense ? and 
 if ye recompense me, suiiftln lux^ s^ceiiilti will 3 return uour 
 
 recompense upon JlOUr Oion l)eali; because ye have taken my 
 silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly 
 ])leasaiit things. The children also of Judah and the children of 
 Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove 
 them far from their border. ]iehold, I will raise them out of the 
 
 place whither ye have sold them, a\\b uiiU return nour recom- 
 pense upon nour Oron l]eab: and I will sell your sons and your 
 daiighti-rs into the band of the chiMren of Judah, and they shall 
 sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far ott': for the Lord hath 
 spoken it. 
 
 Thus saitli (he Lord ; For tliree transgressions of Judah, and 
 
 for four, 3 m[[[ not turn auian tl)e punishment thereof: because 
 they liave despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept his
 
 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 329 
 
 commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which 
 their fathers have walked : but I will send a fire ujDon Judah, and 
 it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. 
 
 Thus he shewed me : and behold, the Lord stood upon a wall 
 made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand. And the 
 Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou ? and I said, A ]>lumb- 
 line. Then said the Lord, Bcl)olb, 3 laill SCt rt plumb-liuc ill 
 
 tl)c mibst of mil people Jsracl : M mil not ttgain pass bn 
 tl)Cm nun more: and the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, 
 and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste ; and I will rise 
 against the house of Jeroboam with the sword. 
 
 The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, SurelD 3 
 
 toill neuer forget anji of tl)cir roorks. 
 
 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that 
 dwelleth therein ? and it shall rise up Avholly as a flood ; and it 
 shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. And it 
 shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause 
 the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear 
 day : and I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs 
 into lamentation ; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and 
 baldness upon every head ; and I will make it as the mourning of 
 an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day. 
 
 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar : and he said, Smite 
 the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake : and cut them in 
 the head all of them ; and I will slay the last of them with the 
 sword : he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that es- 
 capeth of them shall not be delivered. dTljOUgl) tlietl big iutO 
 
 licll, ti)cnce sljall mine l)anb take tl)em ; tl)ougl] tljeTi climb up 
 to l)eiuien, tl]cncc 101115 bring tl)em botun: anb tliongi) tl)et} 
 l)ibc tljemsclues in tl)e top of ^Tarmcl, 3 voill searcl) anb take 
 tl}em out tlience; anb tl)ongl) tl)eij be l)ib from mii sigljt in 
 tl)e bottom of tl)e sea, tijence roill J commanb tl)e serpent, nnb 
 lie sl)aU bite tl)em : and though they go into ca])tivity before their 
 enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them : 
 and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good. 
 
 Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the.sinful kingdom, 
 and I will destroy it from off the face of tlie earth ; saving that I 
 will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the Lord. For lo, 
 I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all na- 
 tions, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain 
 fall \i\wn the earth. 'IXll tl)e sinners of mn people sljall bic bn 
 tl)e smorb, voljicl) san, (l[)c euil sl)all not ouertake nor prc- 
 oent ns. 
 
 The day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen : as tl]OlT 
 l)ast bone, it sljall be bone nntO t\)CC: thy reward shall re- 
 turn upon thine own head. 
 
 Amos, 
 ■\ii. 7-'J. 
 
 Amos, 
 fiii. 7-10. 
 
 Amos, 
 ix. 1-4. 
 
 Amos, 
 ix. 8-10. 
 
 Obadiah, 15.
 
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 Micah, 
 vi. 10-] 5. 
 
 Naliutn, 
 i. l-<5. 
 
 Zeph.iniah, 
 i. 1-2-18. 
 
 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the 
 wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable ? Shall I count 
 them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful 
 weights ? For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the 
 inhabitants thereof have spoken hes, and their tongue is deceitful in 
 
 their mouth. (Jljcrcforc, iilso txjill 3 make tl)cc sick in smiting 
 tl)cc, in making tl)cc bcsolatc because of tljii sins. Thou shalt 
 
 eat, but not be satisfied ; and thy casting down sliall be in the 
 midst of thee ; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver ; 
 and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword. Thou shalt 
 sow, but thou shalt not reap ; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt 
 not anoint thee with oil ; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine. 
 
 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum 
 the Elkoshite. 
 
 (Soil is jealous, an'b tl)e Corb reucngetl) ; the Lord re- 
 
 vengeth, and is furious ; the Lord will take vengeance on his ad- 
 versaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies. The Lord is 
 slow to anger, and great in power, anb tDlll not at all acquit tl)C 
 toickcb : the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the 
 storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. He rebuketh the 
 sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers : Bashan lan- 
 guisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. 
 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is 
 burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. 
 Who can stand before his indicfnation ? and who can abide in the 
 fierceness of his anger ? his fury is poured out like fire, and the 
 rocks are thrown down by him. 
 
 It shall come to pass at that time, that 3 ttlill searcl) iTetU- 
 
 salem toitl) canbles, anb ;)unisl] tl)c men tl)at are settleb on 
 tl)eir lees : tljat san in tijeir l)eart, <^[)C i.oxh mil not bo 
 
 goob, neitlier will l)e bo euil. Therefore, their goods shall be- 
 come a booty, and their houses a desolation : they shall also build 
 houses, but not inhabit them ; and they shall plant vineyards, but 
 not drink the wine thereof. 
 
 The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth 
 greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord : the mighty man 
 shall cry there bitterly. . That day is a day of wrath, a day of 
 trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of 
 darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, a day 
 of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the 
 high towers. And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall 
 
 walk like blind men, because tljcji l)aiie sinneb against tl)e 
 
 Corb : and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their llesh 
 ius the dung. Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to 
 deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath ; but the whole land 
 shall be devoureil by the fire of his jealousy : for he shall make 
 even a si)eedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
 
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 The just Lord is in the inidst thereof; |)e toiU not ho iuiouitO • 
 every morning doth he bring his judgment to hght, he faileth noT : 
 but the unjust knoweth no sliame. 
 
 I have cut off the nations : their towers are desolate ; I made 
 their streets waste, that none passeth by : their cities are destroyed, 
 so that there is no man, that tliere is none inhabitant. I said, 
 Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction ; so their 
 dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them ; but 
 they rose early, and corrupted all their doings. 
 
 Therefore, wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that 
 
 I rise up to the prey : for iitti bctcrmimuiou is to gatl)cr tl)C 
 nations, tl)at 3 man assemble tije kingboms, to ponr n|)on 
 tl)em mine inbignation, even all mn tierce anger : for all the 
 
 earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jt;alousy. 
 
 The word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying. Thus 
 speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and 
 shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother : and op- 
 press not the widow, nor the fiitherless, the stranger, nor the poor ; 
 and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your 
 heart. 
 
 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, 
 and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Yea, they made 
 their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, 
 and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by 
 the foiiner prophets : therefore came a great Avrath from the Lord 
 of hosts. Therefoi-e it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they 
 would not hear; 50 tljeji crieb, anb 3 tDOulb not l)car, saith the 
 Lord of hosts : but I scattered them with a whirlwind among all 
 the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate 
 after them, that no man passed through nor returned : for tliey 
 laid the pleasant land desolate. 
 
 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the 
 way before me : and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come 
 to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye de- 
 light in : behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. 
 
 jl3nt \x)\)o man abibe tl)e ban of l)is coming ? anh roljo 
 
 sl)all Stanb U3l)enl)e appearetl) '?~for he is like a refiner's fire, 
 and like fullers' soap. And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of 
 silver : and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as 
 gold and silver, that they may ofier unto the Lord an oflering in 
 righteousness. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem 
 be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former 
 
 years. ^\ib J mill come near to nou to jnbgment : and I will 
 
 be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, 
 and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hire- 
 ling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside 
 the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts. 
 
 Zephaniah, 
 ill. 5-8. 
 
 Zechariah, 
 vii. 8-14. 
 
 Mai. iii. 1-5.
 
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 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 Matthew, 
 V. 17, 18. 
 
 Matthew, 
 V. ^5, SJ(). 
 
 Matthew, 
 xvi. iJ6, i!7. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xviii. 7. 
 
 Luke, 
 xxi. iiU-i!4. 
 
 Luke, 
 xvi. 17. 
 
 Acts, 
 X. 34, 35. 
 
 Romans, 
 i. 18, ii. 1-12, 
 
 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets : 
 I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, 
 Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or OltC tittle sljalliu UO toisc 
 
 pass from tlje lau), till all be fulfiUcii. 
 
 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the 
 way with him ; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the 
 judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast 
 into prison. Verily I say unto thee, ®l)Ott sljalt btl UO llicaus 
 
 come out tljeiue, till tl)Oii Ijast pa\h tl)e uttermost fartl)iug. 
 
 What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, 
 and lose his own soul ? or what shall a man give in exchange 
 for his soul ? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his 
 
 Father with his angels ; and tl)eu l)e sl)all rctuarb cucrji man 
 accorbing to Ijis roorks. 
 
 Wo unto the world because of offences ! for it must needs be 
 
 that offences come ; but mo to tl)at man bji U3l)om tl)c offcucc 
 comctl) ! 
 
 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then 
 know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are 
 in Judea fiee to the mountains ; and let them which are in the 
 midst of it depart out ; and let not them that are in the countries 
 enter thereinto. foY tl)cse be tbe bans of nengeance, tl)at all 
 tl)ings itibicl) are mritten man be fultilleb. But wo unto them 
 
 that arc with child, and to them that give suck, in those days ! 
 
 for tl)ere sl)all be great distress in tl)e lanb, anb mratl) upon 
 
 tl]is people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, ;iiid 
 sliall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem sliall 
 be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be 
 fulfilled. 
 
 It is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of tl)e 
 lam to fail. 
 
 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive 
 that (5ob is no respecter of persons : but in every nation, he 
 that feareth him and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. 
 
 The wrath of God is revealed from lieaven against al! ungod- 
 liness, and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unright- 
 eousness Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, 
 
 whosoever thou art, that judgest: for wherein thou judgest anoflier, 
 thou condemnest thyself; for thou tiiat judgest doest the same 
 things, Ijut we are sure that the judgment of God is according to 
 truth against them which commit such things. And thinkest thou 
 this, C) man, tliat jiidgi'st thom which do such things, and doost 
 
 the same, il)iu tl)ou sl)alt escape tl)e jubgment of (ijob"? <>i' 
 despiseat thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long- 
 sufTcriiig; not knowing that tlie goodness of God lea<leth thee to 
 repentance i but after thy hardness and impenitent heart, treas-
 
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 Rom. ili. 3-C. 
 
 Romans, 
 iii. l'J-26, 31. 
 
 urest up unto thyself wratli against the day of wrath and rev- 
 elation of the righteous judgment of God ; m\]0 voill rcubcr to 
 CMCrn mun acrorbing to llis bccbs : to thorn who by patient con- 
 tinuance in well doing seek for glory and lionour and immortality, 
 eternal life : but unto them that are contentious, and do not obey 
 the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, trib- 
 ulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the 
 Jew first, and also of the Gentile ; but glory honour and peace, to every 
 man that worketh good, to the Jew fiist, and also to the Gentile ; for 
 tl]crc is no respect of persons toitl) (?ob. i^or as mnnn as 
 l)aiic sinncii voitljout laro, sljall also pcrisi) roitljont lauj: anb 
 as mann as l)aiic sinncb in tl)c hiro, sljall be jubgeb bn tije laro. 
 
 What if some did not believe ? shall their unbelief make the 
 faith of God without etfect ? God forbid : yea, let God be true, 
 but every man a liar ; as it is written. That thou mightest be justified 
 in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. But if 
 our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall 
 
 we say ? Js (Bob unrigljteous rol)o taUctI) oengcancc ? (I speak 
 
 as a man) God forbid : for then how shall God judge the world ? 
 
 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith 
 to them who are under the law ; that every mouth may be stopped, 
 and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the 
 deeds of the law, there shall no flesh be justified in his sight : for 
 bj' the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of 
 God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and 
 the prophets ; even the righteousness of God, Avhich is by faith of 
 Jesus Christ unto all, and upon all them that believe ; for there is 
 no difference; for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of 
 God; being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption 
 that is in Christ Jesus : whom God hath set forth to be a propi- 
 tiation, through faith in his blood, to beclarc l)is rigl)teonsncss 
 
 for tl)C remission of sins tljat arc past, through the forbearance 
 of God ; to declare, I say, at this time his righteousne.ss : tl^at IjC 
 
 migljt be just, anh tl)e jnstifier of l)im roljicli belienetl) in^esns. 
 
 Do we then make void the law through faith ? 
 
 ©ob forbib : yea, we establish the law. 
 
 What the law could not do, in that it was weak through the 
 flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and 
 for sin, conbcmneb sin in tl)C flcsl) : that the righteousness of 
 the law might be fulfilled in 
 after the Spirit. 
 
 Thou wilt say then. The branches were broken ofl', that I might 
 be grafted in. AVell; because of unbelief they were broken off, 
 and thou .itande.st by faith. Be not high-minded, but fear : for if 
 l5ob spareb not ti)e natural brandies, take Ijeeb lest Ije also 
 
 spare not tl)ee. l>ehold therefoie the goodness and severity of 
 God : on them which fell, severity ; but toward thee, goodness, if 
 
 us, who walk not after the flesh, but 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 3, 4. 
 
 Romans, 
 xi. 19-22.
 
 834 
 
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 Rom. xii. 19. 
 
 Romans, 
 xiii. 3, 4. 
 
 2 Corinth. 
 V. 8-11. 
 
 Gal. iv. 4, 5. 
 
 Gal. V. 1-3. 
 
 Gal. vi. 5. 
 Gal. vi. 7. 
 
 Colossians, 
 iii. 23-25. 
 
 lThC3S.iv.6. 
 
 2 Tliessalon. 
 1. 4-tf. 
 
 thou continue in his goodness : otherwise thou also shalt be cut 
 off. 
 
 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place 
 unto wrath : for it is written, tlcngcancc is mitlC : 3 tOlU rCfiag, 
 
 saiti) tlje toxh. 
 
 Rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the eval. Wilt 
 thou then not be afraid of the power ? do that which is good, and 
 thou shalt have praise of the same : for he is the minister of God 
 to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for 
 he beareth not the sword in vain : for [)C is tl)C minister of (5o&, 
 
 a reocngcr to execute toi-atl) upon l)im tl)at bocti) cuil. 
 
 We are confident, and willing rather to be absent from the 
 body, and to be present with the Lord. Wherefore we labour, that, 
 whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. For we 
 must all a])pear before the judgment seat of Christ ; tlnit eucrn OUC 
 
 mrtu recciuc tlie tilings bone in l)is bobn, nccorbing to tljat l)c 
 l)atl) bone, wliether it be good or bad. liuoujiug tl)crefore tl)e 
 terror of tl)e £orb, tue persuabe men. 
 
 When the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his 
 
 Son, made of a woman, mtibe uubcr tl]c luu), to rcbeeut tl)cm 
 
 tl)at U)ere unber tl)C laU), that we might receive the adoption of 
 sons. 
 
 Stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, 
 and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Behold, I 
 Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you 
 nothing. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, tl)(lt 
 
 \)c is a bebtor to bo tl)c rol)oIc laro. 
 
 Every man shall bear his own burden. 
 
 Be not deceived ; God is not mocked : for tDljfltSOeuer (T mun 
 
 sotDCtI), tl)at sljall Ije also reap. 
 
 Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto 
 men ; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the 
 inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. jBut 1)C tijat boetl] 
 mrong, sl]all recciue for tlje rorong m\)n\) \)c Ijatl) bone : and 
 
 there is no respect of jjersons. 
 
 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter : 
 because that tl)c £orb is tlic uucuger of oU sue!), as we also 
 have forewarned you and testified. 
 
 We ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your 
 patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye 
 endure : which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of 
 G<xl, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for 
 which yo nUr> .=;nftVM- : sodiig it is a rigljtcous tl)ing uiitl) (?ob to 
 recompense tribulation to tl)em tl)at trouble jiou : anb to uon
 
 GOD S JUSTICE. 
 
 335 
 
 Id1)0 arc tronblcb rest UJitI) us, when the Lord Jesus shall be re- 
 vealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire taking 
 vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel 
 of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things 
 which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. For 
 if the word spoken by angels mas stcabfast, aw^ cvcvr) trans- 
 gression anb bisobcbiencc rcrciiicb a just rccom|icnsc of 
 reroarb: l)ouj sljall voc escape, if me neglect so great saloa- 
 
 tiou ; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was 
 
 confirmed unto us by them that heard him 
 
 We see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the 
 suftering of death, crowned with glory and honour ; that he by the 
 grace of God, should taste death for every man. For it became 
 him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in 
 bringing many sons unto glory, to make the Captain of their sal- 
 vation perfect through sufferings. For both he that sanctifieth, 
 and they who are sanctified, are all of one ; for which cause he is 
 not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, I will declare thy name 
 unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise 
 unto thee. And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, 
 Behold, I, and the children which God hath given me. i^oras- 
 
 ntucl) tl)en as tl)e cl]ilbren are partakers of flesi) anb bloob, l)c 
 also Ijimself likeujise took part of tlje same; tl)at tl)rongl) 
 beatl) Ije migljt bestron l)im tl)at l)ab tl)e poroer of beatl], that is, 
 the devil ; and deliver them, who, through fear of death, were all 
 their life-time subject to bondage. For verily he took not on 
 him the nature of angels ; but he took on him the seed of 
 Abraham. 
 
 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, 
 
 that bn means of beatl), for tl)c rebemption of tl)e transgress- 
 ions tTjat mere nnber tlje first testament, they which are called 
 might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a 
 testament is, there must also of necessiry be the death of the tes- 
 tator. For a testament is of force after men are dead : otherwise 
 it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. Whereupon 
 neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. For when 
 Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the 
 law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scar- 
 let wool, and hyssop, and sjtrinkled both the book and all the 
 people, saying. This is the blood of the testament which God hath 
 enjoined unto you. Moreover, he sprinkled with blood both the 
 tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all 
 tilings are by the law purged with blood ; and mitljOUt sljebbiug 
 
 of bloob is no remission. 
 
 Now once in the end of tlie world hath he appeared to put 
 away sin bn tl)e sacrifice of l)imself. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 ii. 1-3, 9-16: 
 
 Hebrews, 
 ix. IS-ija. 
 
 Heb. ix. 26.
 
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 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 X. '-'6-31. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 xii. 25-29. 
 
 James, 
 ii. 10-13. 
 
 1 Peter, i. 17. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 iv. 17, 18. 
 
 2 Peter, 
 ii. 1-9. 
 
 If we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge 
 
 of the truth, tl)crc rcmaiuctl) no more Gucrificc for sins, bnt a 
 certain fearful looking for of juiigmcnt anb fiern indignation, 
 
 U)l)icl) sl)aU beuonr tl)C at^ticrsarics. He that despistxl Moses' 
 law died without mercy under two or three witnesses : of how much 
 sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath 
 trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood 
 of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thino-, and 
 hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace ? For we know him 
 that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, 
 saith the Lord. And again. The Lord shall judge his people. It 
 is a fearful thing to Ml into the hands of the livinnr God. 
 
 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped 
 not who refused him that spake on earth, mucl) morc sljail nottDC 
 CSCa:}]e, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven : 
 whose voice then shook the earth : but now he hath promised, say- 
 ing. Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. 
 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those 
 things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things 
 which cannot be shaken may remain. 
 
 Wherefore w^e receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, 
 let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably, Avith rev- 
 erence and godly fear ; for onr C5ob is a consuming fire. 
 
 Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one 
 point, |)c is guiltn of all. For he that said. Do not commit adul- 
 tery ; said also. Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet 
 if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. So speak 
 ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. 
 For he shall have judgment without mercy that hath sliewed no 
 mercy : and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. 
 
 If ye call on the Father, vo\)0 U)itl)Ont respcct of ^jersoUS 
 
 jubgctl) according to euer|i mans roork, pass the time of your 
 
 sojourning hei-e in fear. 
 
 The time is come that judgment must begin at the house of 
 God : and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them 
 that obey not the Gospel of God ? And if tl)e riqllteoUG scarceln 
 
 be saoeb, ml)ere sl)aU t!)e ungoMn anb^tljc ^sinner appear? 
 
 There were false prophets also among the people, even as 
 there sliall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in 
 daumable heresies, even denying the Lord that l)i)Ught them, and 
 bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow 
 their i)crnicious ways ; by reason of whom the way of truth shall 
 be evil spoken of And through covetousness shall they with 
 feigned words make merchandise of you : whose judgment now of 
 a long tiint- lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. 
 
 for if (Pob spareb not tl)e angels tljat sinneb, but cast 
 tl)em bowii to l)cll, anb beliuereb'lljem into cl)ains of bark-
 
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 337 
 
 ncss, to be rcscrucb unto iubgmcnt : anb sparcb not tlic olb 
 tDorlb, but simcb Xoal) tl)C cigl)tl) person, a ^readier of 
 rigl)teonsncss, bringing in tl)e lloob upon tlje toorlb of tlje 
 ungoblij; anb turning *tl)e cities of Gobom anb (Pomorral) 
 into ttsljes, ronbemneb tl)cm mitl) an oiiertl)rot», making 
 tijem an ensample unto tl)osc tliat after shoulb Hue ungobln; 
 aviii bcliucreb just Cot, uejeeb roitl) tlje ftltl)r) conuersation of 
 tlje roicUeb : (for that righteous man dwelHng among them, in 
 seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with 
 their unlawful deeds ;) the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly 
 out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judg- 
 ment to be punished. 
 
 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew 
 this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of 
 Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. And the an- 
 gels which kept not their tirst estate, but left their own habitation, 
 he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judg- 
 ment of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the 
 cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornica- 
 tion, and going after strange flesh, are Set forti) for ttU example, 
 suflering the vengeance of eternal life. 
 
 And I will kill her children with death ; and all the churches 
 shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts : and 
 
 3 ujill giuc unto euern one of pou accorbing to jiour toorks. 
 
 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the 
 seven angels. Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of 
 God upon the earth. 
 
 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth : 
 and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had 
 the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. 
 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea ; and it be- 
 came as the blood of a dead man : and every living soul died in 
 the sea. And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers 
 and fountains of waters ; and they became blood. And I heard the 
 angel of the waters say, QTIiou art rigI)teous, ® £orb, tnljid) 
 art, anb toast, anb sljalt be, because tljou Ijast jubgeb tl)us. 
 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast 
 given them blood to drink ; for they are worthy. 
 
 And I hoard anotluM- out of the altar say, (Jfuen SO, £orb 
 
 ©ob '^^Imigljtn, true anb rigljteous arc tl)n jubgments. 
 
 And after these things I saw another angel come down from 
 heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his 
 glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon 
 the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, 
 and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and 
 hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath 
 of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed for- 
 
 Jude, 5-7. 
 
 Rev. ii. 23. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xvi. 1-7. 
 
 Revelation, 
 
 xviii. 
 
 xLx. 1-4. 
 
 22
 
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 GOD'S JUSTICE. 
 
 nication with lier, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich 
 through the abundance of her dehcacies. 
 
 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of 
 her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye 
 receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, 
 and (J5ob Ijntli rcmcmbcrcb l)cr iniquities. tUtonrb \]cv cnen 
 as sl)c rcujiirbcb jion, anb bonble unto l)cr boublc iucori)ing 
 to l)cr works : in tl)c cup uiljicl) sl)c IjatI) tillcii, fill to Ijcr 
 boublc. How much she hath gioritied herself, and lived deliciously, 
 so much torment and sorrow give her : for she saith in her heart, I 
 sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore 
 shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine ; 
 and she shall be utterly burned with fire : for strong is the Lord 
 God who judgeth her. And the kings of the earth, who have com- 
 mitted fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, 
 and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, 
 standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas! 
 that great city Babylon, that mighty city ! for in one hour is thy 
 judgment come. And the merchants of the earth shall weep and 
 mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 
 the merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of 
 pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyinc 
 wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of 
 most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, and cinna- 
 mon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and 
 oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and 
 chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. And the fruits that thy soul 
 lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty 
 and goodly, are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no 
 more at all. The merchants of these things which were made rich 
 by her, shall stand afar off, for the fear of her torment, weeping and 
 wailing, and saying, Alas, alas ! that great city, that was clothed in 
 fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and prec- 
 ious stones, and pearls ! For in one hour so great riches is come 
 to nought. And every ship-master, and all the company in ships, 
 and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, and cried 
 when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying. What city is like 
 unto this great city ! And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, 
 weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas ! that great city, wherein 
 were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her cost- 
 liness ! for in one hour is she made desolate. 
 
 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and proph- 
 ets ; for (Sob l)atl) aucngci) uou on l)cr. 
 
 And a mighty angvl t(j()k up a stone like a great mill-stone, 
 and cast it into the sea, saying. Thus with violence shall that great 
 city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. 
 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trum- 
 peters, shall be heard no more at all in thee ; and no craftsman, of
 
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 wliatsoev'er craft he be, shall be found any more in thee ; and the 
 sound of a mill-stone shall be heard no more at all in thee; and 
 the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee ; and the 
 voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at 
 all in thee : for thy merchants were the great men of the earth ; 
 for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. And in her was 
 found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were 
 slain upon the earth. 
 
 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people 
 in heaven, saying, Alleluia : Salvation, and glory, and honour, and 
 
 power, mito the Lord our God: for true an^ rigljtcons arc l)is 
 ]ubgmcnts: for l)C l)atl) jubgcb tljc great tollorc, tt)l)iil) Mb 
 corrupt tl)c cart!) U)itl) l)cr fofnicatiou, aub l)atl) aucugcb tl)c 
 bloob of IjiQ scruants at l)cr l)aub. 
 
 QVnb again tl)cn saib, Qlllcluia. And her smoke rose up 
 forever and ever. And the four and twenty elders and the four 
 beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, SUU- 
 
 inu, Qlmcn ; QVUcluia. 
 
 And be saith unto me. Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of 
 this book: for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be 
 unjust still : and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still : and he 
 that is righteous, let him be righteous still : and he that is holy, let 
 him be holy still. And behold, T come (juiekly ; and my reward is 
 
 with me, to jgiuc CDcrji man according as Ijis toork sljall be. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xxii. 10-15.
 
 IX. 
 
 (©nil's (0nn&tit0i 
 
 Gen. ii. 8, 9. 
 
 Gen. ii. 18. 
 
 Genesis, 
 iii. 12-15. 
 
 Genesis, 
 viii. 1, 20-22. 
 
 Genesis, 
 ix. 8-17. 
 
 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden ; and 
 there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground 
 made the Lord God to grow every tree tl]at IS plcilSiTUt to t\)C 
 sigl)t, dWis goob for foob : the tree of Hfe also in the midst of 
 the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 
 
 And the Lord God said, Jft is not QOob tljat tl)e man 
 sl)Olllb be alone ; I will make him an help meet for him. 
 
 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with 
 me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And the Lord God 
 said unto the woman. What is this that thou hast done ? And 
 the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 
 
 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast 
 done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast 
 of the field : upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat 
 all the days of thy life : and I will put enmity between thee and 
 the woman, and between thy seed and her seed : it sljall bruisC 
 tl)J} I)Cab, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 
 
 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all 
 the cattle that was with him in the ark : and God made a wind to 
 pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged 
 
 And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord, and took of every 
 clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt-offerings on 
 the altar. And the Lord smelled a sweet savour ; and the Lord 
 
 said in his heart, J[ miil not again curse tl)e gronnb ann more 
 
 for man's sake : for the imagination of man's heart is evil from 
 his youth : neither will I again smite any more every thing living, 
 as I have done. While the earth remaineth, seed-time and harvest, 
 and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, 
 shall not cease. 
 
 And God spake unto Noah, and to liis sons with him, say- 
 ing, And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with 
 your seed after you ; and with every living creature that is witli 
 you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with 
 yon, from all that go out of tlio ark, to every beast of the earth. 
 
 '3Vnb 3 u)ill estabiisl) mil conenant uiitl) ijon ; ncitljer sljall 
 all flcsl) be cnt off ann m"bre bn tlje iDaters^of a floob ; neitl)er 
 6l)all ll)ere ann more"bc a floo^ to bestron tl)e earti).
 
 GOD'S GOODNESS, 
 
 841 
 
 And God said, (Tljis iS tl)C tokcu of tl)C rODCUaut whicli I 
 make between me and you, and every living creature that is with 
 you, for perpetual generations. 3 ho SCt mn boU) in tl)C clonb, 
 and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. 
 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, 
 that the bow shall be seen in the cloud : and I will remember my 
 covenant, which is between me and you, and every living creature 
 of all flesh ; and the waters shall no more become a flood to de- 
 stroy all flesh. And the bow shall be in the cloud ; and I will 
 look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant be- 
 tween God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the 
 earth. And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the cove- 
 nant which I have established between me and all flesh that is 
 upon the earth. 
 
 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the 
 plain, that (J5ob rcmcmbcrcb '^Xbraljam, and sent Lot out of the 
 midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which 
 Lot dwelt. 
 
 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him : for ye 
 were strangers jn the land of Egypt. 
 
 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. If thou 
 atBict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely 
 hear their cry ; and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you 
 with the sword ; and your wives shall be widows, and your chil- 
 dren fatherless. 
 
 If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, 
 thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon 
 him usury. If thou at all take thy neighbours raiment to pledge, 
 thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down : for that 
 is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin : wherein shall he 
 sleep ? and it shall come to pass, when he crietli unto me, that 
 I will hear ; for I am gracious. 
 
 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger ; for ye know the heart 
 of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 
 
 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. 
 
 And he said, 3 tDill make nil mn goobncss pass before 
 
 tl)ee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and 
 will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy 
 on whom I will shew mercy 
 
 And he hewed two tables of stone, like unto the first ; and 
 Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, 
 as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two 
 tables of stone. And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood 
 with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord : and the 
 Lord passed by before liiin, and proclaimed, (2ri)e t!orb, 2ri)e Corb 
 
 Cgiob, merciful anh gracious, long-suffering, mib abundant 
 
 Gen. xix. 29. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxii. 21-27. 
 
 Ex. xxiii. 9. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxiii. 18, 19. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxlv. 4-7.
 
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 GOD'S GOODNESS. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xix. 9, 10. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xix. 33, 34. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 XXV. 35-"38. 
 
 Deut. iv. 31. 
 
 Deut. viii. 5. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxii. 1-4. 
 
 Dculcron. 
 xxiv. '), 0. 
 
 in cjocibncss anh tnul), keeping mercii for tljousnnbs, for- 
 gimng iniqnitn nnb transgressfon anb'sin, and that will by no 
 
 means clear the guilty ; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon 
 tiie children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and 
 to the fourth generation. 
 
 When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly 
 reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the glean- 
 ings of thy harvest. And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, 
 neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard : thou 
 shalt leave them for the poor and stranger : I am the Lord your 
 God. 
 
 If a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex 
 him. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto 
 you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; 
 for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt : I am the Lord your 
 God. 
 
 If thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; 
 then thou shalt relieve him : yea, though he be a stranger or a 
 sojourner ; that he may live with thee. Take thou no usury of him, 
 or increase : but fear thy God ; that thy brother may live with 
 thee. Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend 
 him thy \nctuals for increase. I am the Lord your God, which 
 brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land 
 of Canaan, and to be your God. 
 
 The Lord thy God is a merciful (S^o'b, 
 
 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that as (I xnciM 
 
 cl}astenetl) l)is son, 30 tlje Corb tl)n ©ob cljastenctl) tl)ec. 
 
 Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and 
 hide thyself from them : thou shalt in any case bring them again 
 unto thy brother. And if thy bi'other be not nigh unto thee, or 
 if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own 
 house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, 
 and thou shalt restore it to him again. In like manner shalt 
 thou do with his ass ; and so shalt thou do with his raiment ; 
 and with all lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and 
 thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise : thou mayest not hide 
 thvself. 
 
 Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the 
 way, and hide thyself from them : thou shalt surely help him to lift 
 them up again. 
 
 When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not g 
 war, neither shall he be charged with any business : but ' 
 fr.-eat home one year, onb sl)all cljecr n\i l)is mifc u)l)icl) l)C l)ntl) 
 taken. 
 
 o ont to 
 le sliall be
 
 GOD'S GOODNESS. 
 
 843 
 
 ^'o man sljall take tl)c nctljcr or tijc upper mill-stone to 
 
 plcbgc : for he taketh a man's life to pledge. 
 
 When thou dost lend thy brother anything, thou shalt not go 
 into his house to fetch his pledge : thou shalt stand abroad, and the 
 man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto 
 thee : and if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge : 
 in any case thou shalt deliver him the j^ledge again when the sun 
 goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee : 
 and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the Lord thy God. 
 
 Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, 
 whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy 
 land within thy gates : at his day thou shalt give him his hire, 
 neither shall the sun go down upon it, for he is poor, and setteth 
 his heart upon it : lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be 
 sin unto thee. 
 
 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of 
 the fatherless, nor take the widow's raiment to pledge : but thou shalt 
 remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the Lord thy 
 God redeemed thee thence : therefore I command thee to do this 
 thing. 
 
 When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast 
 forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it : it 
 shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow : that 
 the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands. 
 When thou beatest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not go over the 
 boughs again : it shall be for the stranger, for the fetherless, and 
 for the widow. When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, 
 thou shalt not glean it afterward : it shall be for the stranger, for 
 the fatherless, and for the widow. And thou shalt remember that 
 thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt : therefore I command 
 thee to do this thing. 
 
 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the 
 corn. 
 
 They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of 
 his children : they are a perverse and crooked generation. Do ye 
 thus requite the Lord, O foolish people and unwise ? is not he thy 
 father that hath bought thee ? hath he not made thee, and estab- 
 lished thee ? 
 
 Remember the days of old, consider the years of many gener- 
 ations : ask thy father, and he will shew thee ; thy elders, and they 
 will tell thee. When the Most Ilifjh divided to the nations 
 their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the 
 bounds of the people according to the number of the children of 
 Israel. For the Lord's portion is his people ; Jacob is the lot of 
 his inheritance. He found him in a desert land, and in the waste 
 howling Avilderness ; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxiv. 10-15. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxiv. 17-22. 
 
 Deut. XXV. 4. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxxii. 5-14.
 
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 GOD'S GOODNESS. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxxiii. a6-29. 
 
 Judges, 
 X. 6-16. 
 
 him as the apple of his eye. '2,5 an Cttiglc Stirrctl) tip \]CV llCSt, 
 flnttcrcti) oner Ijcr tioung, sprcnbcti) obroab Ijcr tuings, tnkcti) 
 tl)cm, bcarctli tljcm on l)cr roiugs ; eo tlic £orb alone Mb Icab 
 
 l)im, and tliere was no strange god with him. He made him ride 
 on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of 
 the fields ; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil 
 out of the flinty rock ; butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat 
 of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat 
 of kidneys of wheat ; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the 
 grape. 
 
 There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon 
 the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky. The 
 eternal God is thy refuge, aiib unbcrncttti) nrc tl)C CDcrlusting 
 OrniS : and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee ; and 
 shall say. Destroy them. Israel then shall dwell in safety alone; 
 the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine, also 
 his heavens shall drop down dew. Happy art thou, Israel : who 
 is like unto thee, people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy 
 help, and who is the sword of thy excellency ! and thine enemies 
 shall be found liars unto thee ; and thou shall tread upon their high 
 places. 
 
 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the 
 Lord, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, 
 and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the 
 children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook 
 the Lord, and served not him. And the anger of the Lord was hot 
 against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, 
 and into the hands of the children of Ammon. And that year 
 they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel eighteen years, all 
 the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the 
 land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. Moreover, the children 
 of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and 
 against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim : so that Israel 
 was sore distressed. 
 
 And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, saying. We 
 have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, 
 and also served Baalim. And the Lord said unto the children of 
 Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the 
 Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines ? 
 The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites did op- 
 press you ; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their 
 liand. Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods ; wlierefore 
 I will deliver you no more. Go and cry unto the gods which ye 
 have cliosen ; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation. 
 And tlie cliildron of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned : do 
 thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee ; deliver us only, 
 we pray thee, this day. And they put away the strange gods fi'(jm
 
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 among them, and served the Lord : axib l]is SOUl tOUS griCDcb for 
 tl)c misern of Israel. 
 
 For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, 
 which cannot be gathered up again : neitlier doth God respect any 
 
 person; iict boti) l)e bcuisc tncane, tl)at Ijis banisl)cb be not 
 expellcb from l)im. 
 
 Moreover, all the chief of the priests, and the people, trans- 
 gressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen ; and pol- 
 luted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. 
 And the Lord God of their fathers sent tO tl)em bt} l)is messen- 
 gers, rising up betimes iinb senbing ; because l)e Ijab com- 
 passion on l)is people, aiib on l)is broelling-place : but they 
 mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and mis- 
 used his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against the 
 people, till there was no remedy. 
 
 Thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar ; and in the 
 night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they 
 should go. Thou earnest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest 
 Avith them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true 
 laws, good statutes and commandments : and madest known unto 
 them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, 
 and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant : and gavest them 
 bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for 
 them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they 
 should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give 
 them. 
 
 But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their 
 necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments, and refused to 
 obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among 
 them ; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed 
 a captain to return to their bondage : but tllOU art (I CP>ob reabn 
 
 to pariion, gracious onb merciful, sloro to anger, anh of 
 great kinbness, aixb forsooUest tijem not. Yea, when they 
 
 had made them a molten calf, and said. This is thy God that 
 brought thee up out of Egvpt, and had wrought great provocations ; 
 
 net tl)ou in tl)n mauifolb mercies forsookest tl)em not in tl)e 
 
 toilberness : tlie jtiUar of the cloud departed not from them by 
 day, to lead them in the way ; neither the pillar of fire by night, to 
 shew them light, and the way wherein they should go. Thou gavest 
 also thy good Spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna 
 from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst. Yea, 
 forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they 
 lacked nothing ; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled 
 not. 
 
 Moreover, thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst 
 divide them into cornel's: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 xiv. 14. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xxxvi. 14-10. 
 
 Nehemiah, 
 ix. 12-31.
 
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 Nehcraiah, 
 xiii. -2. 
 
 Vs. iv. G. 
 
 Ps. ix. 9. 
 
 Psalm, 
 X. 14, 17. JH, 
 
 the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bas- 
 lian. Their children also multi]>liedst thou as the stars of heaven, 
 and brouo'htest them into the land, concerninsf which thou hadst 
 promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it. So 
 the children Avent in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst 
 before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest 
 them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, 
 that they might do with them as they would. And they took strong 
 cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells 
 digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit-trees in abundance : so 
 they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted them- 
 selves in thy great goodness. 
 
 Nevertheless, they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, 
 and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which 
 testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great 
 provocations. Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of 
 their enemies, who vexed them : and in l[)C time of tijcir trouble, 
 
 xo\]cn tl)cn cricb unto tl)cc, t!}ou l]cavJ)c6t tl)cm from Ijcancu; 
 anb accorbing to tijn mnnifolb mercies tl)ou ganesttljem sa- 
 oionrs, tDl)0 saneb lljem out of tl)c l)aub of tl)cir enemies. 
 
 But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore 
 leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had 
 
 the dominion over them: net toljen tl)cj} retumeft au^ crieb 
 unto tljee, tl)ou l)earbest tliem from l)eatien; anb mann times 
 bibst tl)ou beliuer tl)em accorbing to tl)n mercies; and testi- 
 
 fiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy 
 law : yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy command- 
 ments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he 
 shall live in them ;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their 
 neck, and would not hear. Yet many years didst thou forbear 
 them, and testifiedst against them by thy Spirit in thy prophets : yet 
 would they not give ear : therefore gavest thou them into the hand 
 of the people of the lands. Nevertheless, for tljn great mcrcies' 
 saiiC thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them ; for 
 thou art a gracious and merciful God. 
 
 I commanded the Levites, that they should cleanse themselves, 
 and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sab- 
 bath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare 
 
 ine accorbing to ti)c greatness of tl)n mercn. 
 
 There be many that say. Who will shew us any good ? £orb, 
 lift tl)ou up tl)e ligl)t of tl)ji countenance upon us. 
 
 The Lord al.so will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in 
 times of trouble. 
 
 Tin- poor com mitteth himself unto thee; tl)OU art tl)e ijeljjer 
 
 of tl)e fatl^erlcss Lord, thou hast heard the 
 
 desire of th." Iiumble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause
 
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 347 
 
 thine ear to hear ; to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the 
 man of the earth may no more oppress. 
 
 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation : and thy 
 right hand hath holden me up, and tl)t1 gcUtlcitCSS l)atl) mabc mc 
 
 great. 
 
 Ye that fear the Lord praise him ; all ye the seed of Jacob, 
 glorify him ; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. For he hath not 
 despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted ; neither hath 
 he hid his face from him ; but when he cried unto him, he heard. 
 
 The Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. 
 
 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures : he leadeth me 
 beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in 
 the paths of righteousness for l)is nrtmc'0 BClkc. Yea, though I 
 walk through the \-alley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : 
 for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 
 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies ; 
 thou anointest my head with oil ; my cup runneth over. Surely 
 goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life : and I 
 will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. 
 
 Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kind- 
 nesses ; for U)C11 I)Oyc been CUCr of olb. Remember not the sins 
 of my youth, nor my transgressions : according to tl)t] mcrcj} re- 
 member tijott mc for tl)T} goobuess' sake, t!or^. 
 
 Good and upright is tlie Lord : tliei'cfore will he teach sinners 
 in the way. The meek will he guide in judgment ; and the meek 
 will he teach his way. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and 
 truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 
 
 i^or lljn name s sake, (D torir, ^larbon mine iuiquitn ; 
 for it is great. 
 
 When my father and my mother foi-sake me, then the Lord 
 will take me up. 
 
 I will extol thee, O Lord ; for thou hast lifted me up, and 
 hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. Lord my God, I 
 cried unto thee, and thou -hast healed me. Lord, thou hast brought 
 up my soul from the grave : thou hast kept me alive, that I should 
 not go down to the pit. Sing uTito the Lord, O ye saints of his, 
 and 'give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness, i^or l)is 
 
 anger enbnrctl) bnt a moment ; in l)is fanonr is life : weeping 
 
 may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 
 
 Oh how great is thy goodness which thou hast laid up for 
 them that fear thee ; which thou hast wrought for them that trust 
 in thee before the sons of men ! Thou shalt hide them in the se- 
 cret of thy presence from the pride of man : thou shalt keep them 
 secretly in a pavilion fi-om the strife of tongues. Blessed be the 
 Lord : for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong 
 city. For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine 
 
 Ps. xviii. 3.^5. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxii. 23, 34. 
 
 Ps. xxiii. 
 
 PS.XXV.&-1I. 
 
 Ps. xxvii. 10. 
 
 Ps. XXX, 1-5. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxi. 19-23.
 
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 Psalm 
 xxxiii. 4, 5. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxiv. 1-10. 
 
 Ps. xxxvi. 5, 
 
 Ps. xxxvi. 7 
 
 Ps. xl. 10, 11. 
 
 Ps. xl. 17. 
 
 Ps. xli. 1. 
 
 Psalm li. 1. 
 
 Psalm lii. 1. 
 
 P9.1xiil. 1-7 
 
 eyes : ncucrtliclcss tl)on l)carbcsttl)c noicc of miisu^Jvlicaticins 
 
 «jl)cn 3 cricb lintO tl]CC. O love the Lord, all ye his saints: 
 for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the 
 proud doer. 
 
 For the word of the Lord is right ; and all his works are done 
 in truth. He loveth righteousness and judgment : tljC CClXtl) is 
 full of tl)c goobncss of U)C Corb. 
 
 I will bless the Lord at all times : his praise shall continually 
 be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : 
 the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the Lord 
 with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, 
 
 anb l)c !}carb nte, anb bcUnercb mc from all ntij fears. 
 (i[l)cii looked unto l)im, anb xacvc ligl)tcncb : anb tl)cTr faces 
 tDcri^ not asljamcb. ©Ijis poor man cricb, onb tl)c £orb 
 l)carb l)im, anb saoeb l)im out of all Ijis troubles. The an- 
 gel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and 
 delivereth them. 
 
 taste and see that the Lord is good : blessed is the man 
 that trusteth in him. fear the Lord, ye his saints ; for there is 
 no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and 
 suffer hunger : but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good 
 thing. 
 
 ®l)ti mcrcn, 0> Corbels in tl)e l)caoens; and thy faithful- 
 ness reacheth unto the clouds. 
 
 How excellent is tl]n louing-kiubncss, God ! therefore the 
 children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 
 
 1 have not hid thy righteousness within my heart ; I have de- 
 clared thy faithfulness and thy salvation : I have not concealed tl)n 
 louing-lunbncss anb tl)I5 trutl) from the gn^at congregation. 
 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord : let thy 
 loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 
 
 I am poor and needy; net tl)C f!orb tl)inketl) upon me: 
 thou art my help and my deliverer ; make no tarrrying, ray 
 God. 
 
 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: tlie Corb toill be- 
 liuer llim in time of trouble. 
 
 Have mercy upon me, God, accorbiug to tl)n louing- 
 kinbness: accorbing unto tl)C multitube of^tl)ii tcuber mer- 
 cies blot out my transgressions. 
 
 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man ? ll)C 
 goobness of (!?ob enbnrcti) continualln. 
 
 (> fiod, thou art my God ; early will I seek thee : my soul 
 thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty 
 land, where no water is; to see thy power and thy glory, so as I 
 have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because tl)!] louiug-kiubncss
 
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 is better than life, mi} lips sl)all praise tijee. Thus will I bless 
 
 thee while I live : 1 will lift up my hands in thy name. My soul 
 shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness ; and my mouth 
 shall praise thee with joyful lips : when I remember thee upon my 
 bod, and meditate on thee in the night watches. Because thou hast 
 been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 
 
 Praise waiteth for thee, God, in Zion : and unto thee shall 
 the vow be performed. O thou tljcit l)eflrest prniicr, unto thee 
 shall all tiesh come. Iniquities ])revail against me : as for OllV 
 
 transgressions, tlion sl]alt purge tl)em aroaii. Blessed is the 
 
 man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that 
 he may dwell in thy courts : roc sl)aU be satisfieb U)itl) tlje 
 goobness of tljn l)OUSe, even of thy holy temple. 
 
 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy paths 
 drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : and 
 the little hills rejoice on every side. 
 
 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise 
 to be heard : which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our 
 feet to be moved. For thou, O God, hast proved us : thou hast 
 tried us, as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us into the net : thou 
 laidest affliction upon our loins. Thou hast caused men to ride 
 over our heads ; we went through fire and through water : bUt 
 
 tl)OU brougl)test ns out into a toealtl)!] place. 
 
 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what 
 he hath done for my soul. I cried unto him with my mouth, and 
 he was extolled with my tongue. If I regard iniquity in my heart, 
 the Lord will not hear me : but verilv God liath heard me ; he 
 hath attended to the voice of my prayer. jBlesseb be (!3ob, toljicl) 
 
 Ijatl] not turncb axoavi mn prajicr, nor l)is mercgjfrom me. 
 
 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God 
 in his holy habitation. 
 
 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of 
 angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. 
 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive : thou 
 hast received gifts for men ; nea, for tl)e rebellious also, that the 
 Lord (rod miffht dwell amonijf them. 
 
 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even 
 the God of our salvation. Selah. 
 
 Hear me, Lord ; for tlin louing-Kiubness is goob : turn 
 unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. And hide 
 not thy face from thy servant ; for I am in trouble : hear me speedily. 
 
 Your heart shall live that seek God. For the Lord heareth 
 the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. 
 
 My mouth shall shew forth thv I'ighteousnoss and thy salvation 
 
 all the day, for J[ knou) not tl)e numbers thereof. 
 
 Ps. Ixv. 1-4. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixv. 11, 12. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixvi. 8-12. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixvi. 1(5-20. 
 
 Ps. Ixviii. 5. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixviii. 17-19. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixix. 10, 17. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixix. 32, 33. 
 
 Ps. Ixxi. 15.
 
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 Psalm 
 Ixxviii. 
 34-4U. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxiv. 9-12. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxvi. 4. 5. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxvi. 
 l'J-15. 
 
 Psalm 
 xci. 14- IG. 
 
 Psalm 
 xcviii. 1-4. 
 
 Psnlm 
 xcix. 0-t*. 
 
 When he slew them, then they sought him : and they re- 
 turned and inquired early after God. And they remembered that 
 God was their Kock, and the high God their Redeemer. Nevertheless 
 they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with 
 their tongues. For their heart was not right with him, neither were 
 they steadfast in his covenant. But he, being full of compassion, 
 forgave tlieir iniquity, and destroyed them not : iicrt, mnUT) U time 
 
 turncb l)c !)is anger aroaii, anb biD not stir np all Ijis'ujratl). 
 
 Fur he remembered that they were but flesh ; a wind that passeth 
 away, and cometh not again. How ofl did they provoke him in 
 the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert ! 
 
 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine 
 anointed. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I 
 had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell 
 in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a SUn anb 
 sl)iclb ; the Lord will give grace and glory ; no good thing will 
 he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 
 
 Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. 
 
 Rejoice the soul of thy servant : for unto thee, Lord, do I 
 lift up my soul. For thou. Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; 
 and plcntCOUG in mcrcn unto all them that call upon thee. 
 
 1 will praise thee, Lord my God, with all my heart : and I 
 will glorify thy name forevermore. For great is thy mercy toward 
 me : and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. God, 
 the pi'oud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men 
 have sought after my soul ; and have not set thee before them. 
 
 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, anb gracious, 
 long-suffering, onb plenteous in mercn anb trutl). 
 
 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver 
 him : I will set him on high, because he hath known my name, 
 lie shall call upon me, and I will answer him : I will be with him 
 in trouble ; I will deliver him, and honour him 
 will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. 
 
 sing unto the Lord a new song: for he hath done marvel- 
 lous things : |)is ingl]t l)anb anb l}is Ijoln arm IjatI) gotten l)im 
 
 tl)e uictorj). The Lord hatii made known his salvation : his right- 
 eousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. He 
 hath remembered his mercy and liis truth toward the house of 
 Israel ; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 
 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth ; make a loud noise, 
 and rejoice, and sing praise. 
 
 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them 
 that call upon his name ; they called upon the Lord, and he an- 
 swered them. He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar : they kept 
 his tt'stinionies, and the ordinance that he gave them. Thou an- 
 sweredst th(;m, O Lord our God; tl)OU toast a (*3ob tl}at 
 
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 fogiuicst tl)cm, tijougl) tl)ou tookcst ucngcnncc of tl)cir in- 
 ncntions. 
 
 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the 
 Lord with gladness : come before his presence with singing. Know 
 ye that the Loj'd he is God : it is he that hath made us, and not 
 we ourselves ; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. En- 
 ter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise : 
 be thaidvful unto him, and bless his name, i^or tl)C Covb is QOOb ; 
 
 l)is mcrci] is cucilasting ; onb I/is trnti) cuburcti) to all gen- 
 erations. 
 
 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise 
 their prayer. This shall be written for the generation to come : 
 and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord. For 
 he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary ; from l)Cnucn 
 
 bib tl)C Corb bcljolb tl)c carti); to l)car tl)c groaning of tl)c 
 
 prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death. 
 
 Bless the Lord, O my soul : and all that is within me, bless his 
 holy name, l^less the Lonl, <_) my soul, and foi'get not ail his benefits : 
 
 u)l}0 forgincti) all tl)ine iniquities ; rolio Ijealetl) all tl)n bis- 
 eases ; ral)0 rcbeemcti) tljij life from bestruction; u)l)0 crownetl) 
 tljee roitli loning-kinbucss anb tenber mercies; who satisfieth 
 
 thy mouth with good things ; so that thy youth is renewed like the 
 eagle's. The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all 
 that are oppressed. He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts 
 unto the children of Israel. The Lord is merciful and gracious, 
 slott) to an^er, ^uid plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide ; 
 neither will he keep his anger forever. He hath not dealt with us 
 after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iiii(|uities. i^or 
 
 as tlie lieanen is Ijigl) aboue tl)e cartl), so great is l}is mercn to- 
 
 tnarb tl)em tl)at fear i)im. As far as the east is from the west, so 
 far hath he removed our transgressions from us. ilike as (I futljer 
 
 pitietl) liis cl)ilbrcn, so tlje £orb pitietl) tl)em tl)at fear l)im. 
 
 For he knoweLli our frame ; he remembereth that we are dust. As 
 for man, his days are as grass : as a flower of the field, so he flour- 
 isheth. For the wiml passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the 
 place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is 
 from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his 
 righteousness unto children's children ; to such as keep his covenant, 
 and to those that remember his commandments to do them. 
 
 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his 
 kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel 
 in streno-th, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice 
 of his word, liless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye ministei's of 
 his, that do his pleasure. Bless the Lord, all his works in all 
 places of his dominion : bless the Lord, my soul. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is 
 good: for l)is mercn enburellj foreycr. 
 
 Psalm c. 
 
 Ps. cii. 17-20. 
 
 Psalm ciii. 
 
 Psalm cvi. 1.
 
 Psalm 
 cvi. 41^8. 
 
 Ps. cvii. 1-2-2. 
 
 Ps.cvlil.3,4. 
 
 He gave them into the hand of the lieathen ; and they that hated 
 them ruled over them. Their enemies also oppressed them, and 
 they were brought into subjection under their hand. Many times 
 did he deliver tlieni ; but they provoked him with their counsel ; 
 and were brought low for their iniquity. Ncticrtl)clcss l)C rc- 
 
 garbcb tljcir affliction, toljen l}C Ijcnrb their cvn : and he remem- 
 bered for them his covenant, a\\b rcpcutcb occorbiug to tl)c mul- 
 
 titube of l)is tnetcic3. He made them also to be pitied of all 
 those that carried them captives. 
 
 Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the 
 heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy 
 praise. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to ever- 
 lasting : and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good : for his mercy 
 endureth forever. £ct tl)e vcbccmcb of tl)C l!orb san SO, roliom 
 l)e l)atl) rcbccmcb from tl)C Ijnnb of tlie cncmn; and gathered 
 them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the 
 north, and from the south. They wandered in the wilderness in a 
 soHtary way; they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, 
 their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the Lord in their 
 trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. And he led 
 them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of hab- 
 itation. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and 
 for his wonderful works to the children of men ! For he satisfieth 
 the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. 
 
 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being 
 bound in affliction and iron ; because they rebelled against the 
 words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High : there- 
 fore he brought down their heart with labour ; they fell down, and 
 there was none to help. Then they cried unto the Lord in their 
 trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. He brought 
 them out of darkness and the shado"w of death, and brake their 
 bands in sunder. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his good- 
 ness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! For he 
 hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. 
 
 Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their in- 
 iquities are afflicted. Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; 
 and they draw near unto the gates of death. Then they cry unto 
 the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their dis- 
 tresses. He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them 
 from their destructions. Oh that men would praise the Lord for 
 his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 
 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare 
 liis works with rejoicing. 
 
 1 will praise thee, O Lord, among the people : and T will sing 
 praises unto thee among the nations, i^or tl)!} tltcrrjl is great 
 abouc tl)C l)canens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
 
 GOD'S GOODNESS, 
 
 353 
 
 I will greatly praise the Lord with my inouth ; yea, I will 
 praise him among the multitude. £ox l)C sl)all Stailb at tl)C rigljt 
 \]a\xb of tl)C poor, to snuc l)im from tljosc lljiU roubcmn l)is 
 soul. 
 
 Not unto us, Lord, not unto us, bttt uiUo tl)n name gioc 
 
 glorn, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 
 
 I love the Lord, because l)e l)atl) l)carb mn noice anb mn 
 
 supplications. Because he hath inchned his ear unto me, therefoi-e 
 will 1 call upon him as long as I live. The sorrows of death com- 
 passed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me : I found trouble 
 and sorrow. Then called I upon the name of the Lord ; O Lord, I 
 beseech thee, deliver my soul. Gracious is the Lord, and righteous ; 
 |iea, our ©ob is merciful. The Lord preserveth the simple: I 
 was brought low, and he helped me. Return unto thy rest, O my 
 soul ; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. For thou hast 
 delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and ray feet 
 from falling. 
 
 praise the Lord, all ye nations ; praise him, all ye people. 
 For his merciful kindness is great toward us : and the truth of the 
 Lord endureth forever. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 give thanks unto the Lord ; for l)e is goob : for l]is mercn 
 enburetl) foreuer. 
 
 It is o-ood for me that I have been afflicted ; that I mio-ht learn 
 thy statutes. The law of thy inouth is better unto me than thous- 
 ands of gold and silver. Thy hands have made me and fashioned 
 me : give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. 
 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have 
 
 hoped in thy word. J knou), (£> £orb, tljat t\]\) fubgments are 
 rigl)t, anb tljat tl)ou in faitl)fulness Ijast afQicteb me. Let, I 
 
 pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to 
 thy word unto thy servant. Let tl)Jl teuber mercies come unto 
 me, that I may live : for thy law is my delight. 
 
 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord : quicken me according 
 to thy judgments. 
 
 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, go tl)e C-Orb is 
 rounb about l)is people from henceforth even forever. 
 
 If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall 
 
 stand? JBut tljere IS forgiueuess toiti) tljee, that thou mayest 
 be feared. 
 
 Let Israel hope in tlie Lord : for with the Lord tha*e is mercy, 
 and with him is plenteous redemption. 
 
 1 know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, 
 and the right of the poor. 
 
 I will extol thee, my God, O King : and I will bless thy name 
 forever and ever. Every day will I bless thee ; and I will praise 
 
 Psalm 
 
 cix. ;w), :n. 
 
 Ps. cxv. 1. 
 
 Ps. cxvl. 1-8. 
 
 Psalm cxvii. 
 
 Ps. cxviii.29. 
 
 Psalin 
 cxix. 71-77. 
 
 Ps. cxix. 156. 
 
 Ps. cxxv. 9: 
 
 Ps. cxxx. 3, 4. 
 
 Ps. cxxx. 7. 
 
 Ps. cxl. 12. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxlv. 1-12. 
 
 23
 
 854: 
 
 GOD'S GOODNESS, 
 
 Psalm cxlvi 
 
 Psiilm 
 cxlvii. 1-3. 
 
 Sol. Song 
 ii. 1-4. 
 
 Is. i. 18, 19. 
 
 Is. iii. 13-15. 
 
 thy name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be 
 praised ; and his greatness is unsearcliable. One generation shall 
 praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. I 
 will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy won- 
 drous works. And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible 
 acts : and I will declare thy greatness. They shall abundantly utter 
 the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteous- 
 ness. The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion ; slow to anger, 
 and of great mercy. The Lord is good to all : and his tender 
 mercies are over all his works. All thy works shall praise thee, O 
 Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee. They shall speak of the 
 glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power ; to make known to 
 the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his 
 kingdom. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord, Praise the Lord, O my soul. AVhile I 
 live will I praise the Lord : I will sing praises unto my God while 
 I have any being. Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of 
 man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he return- 
 eth to his earth ; in that very day his thoughts perish. Happy is 
 he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the 
 Lord his God : which made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that 
 therein is: which keepeth truth forever: which executeth judgment 
 for the oppressed ; which giveth food to the hungry. (|[|)c €orb 
 loosctl) t\)c prisoners : tl)c Corb opcncti) tl)c cncs of tl)c blinS : 
 tlic £orb raiscti) tl)cm tijat arc boracb boron :~tl)c £or5 louctl) 
 tl)c rig!)tcous : tl)c £orb prcscructl) tl)c strangers; \)c rclico- 
 Ctll tifc filtljcrlcss anb roiborci : but the way of the wicked he 
 turneth ujiside down. The Lord shall reign forever, even thy God, 
 O Zioii, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord ; for it is good to sing praises unto our God ; 
 for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. The Lord doth build up 
 Jorusalom : he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel, i^c l)Cal- 
 
 ctl) tl)c broken in l)cart, a\\b binbetl) np tijeir mounbs. 
 
 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. As the 
 lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. 
 
 As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my be- 
 loved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great 
 delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. He brought me to the 
 
 haiKjueting house, anb l)is banner oucr me toas loue. 
 
 Cdhio now, and let us reasou together, saitli the Li)rd : tljOUgl) 
 
 jiionr sins be as scarlet, tijen s!)all be as vo\)'\U as snoui; 
 I tljougl) tl)eii be reb like crimson, tljen sljall be as roool. If 
 I ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the laud. 
 
 The Lord standeth up to plead, and standi-th to judge tlie 
 people. The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of 
 j his people, and the piinces thereof: for ye have eaten up the vine- 
 yard ; the spoil of the poor is in your houses. What mean ye that
 
 GOD'S GOODNESS. 
 
 355 
 
 ye beat my people to pieces, a\\b grittb tl)C faccs of tl)C poor? 
 saith the Lord God of hosts. 
 
 In that day there shall be a root of Jesse, -which shall stand 
 for an ensign of the people ; to it shall the Gentiles seek : and his 
 
 rest shall be glorious And in that day thou shalt 
 
 say, O Lord, I will praise thee : tijongli tliou ujast nngvn will) mc, 
 tl)inc anger is turneb aroaj], anb'tljou comfortcbst mc. Be- 
 hold, God is my salvation ; 1 will trust, and not be afraid : for the 
 Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song ; he also is become 
 my salvation. 
 
 O Lord, thou art ray God ; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy 
 name ; for thou hast done wonderful things ; thy counsels of old 
 are faithfulness and truth. For thou hast made of a city an heap ; 
 of a defenced city a ruin ; a palace of strangers to be no cit}' ; it 
 shall never be built. Therefore shall the strong people glorify 
 thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee, i^or tl)OU l)OSt 
 been a strcngtl) to tl)e poor, a strrngtl) to tlje nccbn in 
 I)i6 bistress/a refuge from tl)e storm/a sljabom from tl)c 
 Ijcat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against 
 the wall. Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the 
 heat in a dry place ; evert the heat with the shadow of a cloud : 
 the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low. 
 
 xVnd in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all 
 people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees ; of fat 
 things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. And he 
 will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all 
 people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. {^c loiU 
 
 sroallotD up beoti) in uictorn; an\i tl)c £orb (J5ob toill roipe 
 UtDilJ} tears from off all faces ; and the rebuke of his people 
 shall he take away from oil" all the earth : for the Lord hath spoken it. 
 
 In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine. I the 
 Lord do keep it ; I will water it every moment : lest any hurt it, 
 I will keep it night and day. Fury is not in me : who would set 
 the briers and thorns amiinst me in battle ? I would gi) through 
 them, I would burn them together. (Dr let l)im take [)o[b of mil 
 
 Strcngtl), tl)at Ijeman make peace roitl) mc, anb l)e sl)aU make 
 peace mil] mc. 
 
 He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root : Is- 
 rael shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit. 
 
 And therefore will the Lord roait, tl)at [)c man be gracious 
 
 unto nou, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy 
 upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all 
 they that wait for him. For the people shall dwell in Zion at 
 Jerusalem : tl)ou sl}alt roccp no morc : l)c roill be nern gracious 
 unto tlicc at tl)e noice of tljji crn ; roljcn l)c sl)aU l)caf il, Ijc roill 
 onstDcr tl)cc. 
 
 Behold, a King shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall 
 
 Isaiah, 
 
 xi. 10, 
 
 xii. 1, i. 
 
 Is. XXV. 1-8. 
 
 Is. xxvii.2-6. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 XXX. IS, 19. 
 
 Is. xxxii. 1, 2.
 
 356 
 
 GOD'S GOODNESS. 
 
 Is. xl. 1, 2. 
 
 Is. xl. 9-11. 
 
 Is. xli. 8-18. 
 
 Is. Xliii. l-'l. 
 
 rule in judgment, '^.u'b a man sl)all bc as an !)iL)ing-placc from 
 tl)c U3inb, anb a coucrt from tl)c tempest ; as rioers of toater 
 in a bx\) place, as tl)e sljabou) of a great rock in atocarn lanir. 
 
 (jlomfort Be, comfort 2e mti people, saiti) nonr (Sob. 
 
 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, aiul cry unto her, that her war- 
 fare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned : for she hath 
 received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins. 
 
 Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high 
 mountain : O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy 
 voice with strength ; lift it up, be not afraid ; say unto the cities 
 of Judah, Behold your God ! Behold the Lord God will come 
 with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him : behold. Ins 
 reward is with him, and his woi-k before him. ■j^c sl]all feeb l)is 
 
 flock like a sliepl)erb : l)e sljall gatl)er tl)e lambs ujiti) l)is arm, 
 anb carrn tl)em in l)is bosom, anb sljall gentln leab tl)Ose 
 tijat are toitl) nonng. 
 
 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, 
 the seed of Abraham my friend. Thou whom I have taken from 
 the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, 
 and said unto thee, Thou art my servant •,. I have chosen thee, and 
 not cast thee away. 
 
 i^ear tl)on not ; for J amtoitl) tl)cc : be notbismaneb; for 
 
 Jf am tl)J] ©ob : I will strengthen thee ; yea, I will help thee ; yea, 
 I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Be- 
 hold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and 
 confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with 
 thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, 
 even them that contended with thee : they that war against thee 
 shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. For I the Lord thy God 
 will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not ; I will help thee. 
 i^ear not, tljOU tOOrm Jiacob, and ye men of Israel; I will 
 help thee, saitli the Lord, and thy i-edeemer, the Holy One of Israel. 
 Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having 
 teeth : thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and 
 shalt make the hills as chaff. Thou shalt fan them, and the wind 
 shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and 
 thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the lloly One of 
 Israel. When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, 
 and their tongue faileth for thirst, J tl)e llorb toiU Ijear tl)em, 3 
 
 tl]e ©ob of Jsrael toill not forsake tljem. 1 will open rivers in 
 
 high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys : I will make 
 the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry laud springs of water. 
 
 r>ut now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and 
 he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not : for 1 have redcomod thee, 
 I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. lDI)cn tijon 
 pasGcst tljrongl) tl)c waters, 3 mill be luitl) tljee ; and through 
 
 the rivers, they .shall iiol overflow thee : when thou walkest through
 
 GOD'S GOODNESS, 
 
 357 
 
 the fire, thou slaalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle 
 upon thee. For I am the Lord thj' God, the Holy One of Israel, 
 thy Saviour : I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for 
 thee. Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been hon- 
 ourable, and I have loved thee : therefore will I give men for thee, 
 and people foii tliy life. 
 
 But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob ; but thou hast 
 been weary of me, O Israel. Thou hast not brought me the small 
 cattle of thy burnt-offerings ; neither hast thou honoured me with 
 thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, 
 nor wearied thee with incense. Thou hast bouafht me no sweet 
 cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy 
 sacrifices : but thou hast made me to serve with thv sins, thou hast 
 wearied me with tliiue iiii(iuities. 3, CUClt 5, am l}C tljat blottcti) 
 
 out tlin tvansgrcssions for mine oiun sake, aixb mill not re- 
 member tl)n sins. I'ut me in remembrance : let us plead to- 
 gether : declare thou, that thou may est be justified. 
 
 Remember these, Jacob and Israel ; for thou art my servant : 
 I have formed thee ; thou art my servant : Israel, thou shalt not 
 be forgotten of me. Jf Ijayc blottcb out, as a tl]icU cloub, tlin 
 transgressions, anh, as a clonb, tl))} sins: return unto me; 
 for 3 l^aue rcbeemeb tliee. 
 
 Sing, O ye heavens ; for tlje Corb l)atl} boue it : shout, ye 
 lower parts of the earth : break forth into singing, ye mountains, O 
 forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, 
 and glorified himself in Israel. 
 
 As for our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the 
 Holy One of Israel. 
 
 Sing, O heavens ; and be joyful, O earth ; and break forth into 
 singing, O mountains : for the Loi-d hath comforted his people, and 
 will have mercy upon his afflicted. But Zion said, The Lord hath 
 forsaken me, and my Lord hath ftrgntten mo. (£^(1]% a tDOmau 
 
 forget l)er sucking cl)ilb, tijat slje sl}oulb not liaue compas- 
 sion on tl)c son of Ijer raomb ? ijea, tijen man forget, net mill 
 3 not forget tl}ee. I'icljolb, i!''l)aue granen thee upon tl)e 
 
 palms of mn l):inbs; thy walls are continually before me. Thy 
 children shall make haste ; thy destroyers and they that made thee 
 waste shall go forth of thee. 
 
 3, cucn 3, am l|e tl)at comfortetl) nou : who art thou, that 
 
 thou shouldest be afraid of a man that sliall die, and of the son of 
 man which shall be made as grass ; and forgettest the Lord thy 
 Maker, that liatli stretched forth the heavens, and laid the founda- 
 tions of the earth ; and hast feared continually every dav because 
 of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy ? and 
 where is tiie fury of the oppressor? The captive exile hasteneth 
 that he may be l(josed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor 
 that his bread should fail. But I am the Lord thy God, that divi- 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xliii. ■i-i-^G. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xliv. 21-i23. 
 
 Is. xlvii. 4. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xlix. 13-17. 
 
 Is. li. 1-i-lG.
 
 358 
 
 GOD'S GOODNESS. 
 
 Is. liv. 7-10. 
 
 Is. Ixiii. 7-y. 
 
 Isaiali, 
 Ixvi. 10-13. 
 
 Jer. iii. 12. 
 
 .Icromi.ih, 
 xxix. 10-1'J. 
 
 Joreiniah, 
 
 xxxi. I-.T, 
 
 7-14, !»*-•.•(», 
 
 21, 2.1, 3i-:rr 
 
 clecl the sea, whose waves roared : the Lord of hosts is his name. 
 And I have put my words into his mouth, and I liave covered thee 
 in the shadow of mine hand, that I may ]>hint tlie heavens, and lay 
 the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people. 
 For a small moment liave I forsaken thee ; but with (jreat 
 mercies will I gather thee. Jin a little tDVati) 3 l)ib mv) fiKC from 
 tl)ce for a moment; but tnitl] cucrlasting kiniincss mill J 
 Ijaue merer) on ti)ec, siiitl) tl)C Corb tl)j} Uebeemer. For this 
 
 is as the waters of Noah unto me : for as I ha?e sworn that the 
 wateis of Noah should no more go over the earth ; so have I sworn 
 that I would not be wi-oth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the 
 mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but mil kinb- 
 ness sljall not bepart from tl)CC, neither shall the covenant of 
 my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. 
 
 I will mention the loving-kindnesses of the Lord, and the praises 
 of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, 
 and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath 
 bestowed on thein according to his mercies, and according to the 
 multitude of his loving'-kindnesses. For he said. Surely they are 
 my people, children that will not lie : so he was their Saviour. Jn 
 
 all tljeir affliction l)e roas afElicteb, anb t!|e angel of l)is pree- 
 ence saneb tl^em : in l)is lone anb in l]iG pifn \)c rebeemeb 
 tljem; aiib \)c bare tl)cm, anb carrieb tl)em all ll)c bans of 
 olb. 
 
 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that 
 love her : rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her : that 
 ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations ; 
 that ye may milk out, and be delighted with tlie abundance of her 
 glory. For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her 
 like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: 
 then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled 
 
 upon her knees, "^s onc roliom l}is motl)er comfortctl], so roill 
 
 J comfort 1}0U; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. 
 
 Go and j)roclaim these words toward the north, and say, Re- 
 turn, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause 
 
 mine anger to fall upDii you : fori? am merciful, saiti) tl)e iiorb, 
 anb J mill not keep anger forener. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished 
 at Babylon 1 will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, 
 in causing you to return to this place. For I know the thoughts 
 that I think toward you, saith the Lord, tl)0ngl)t5 of peace, anb 
 not of eoil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon 
 me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto 
 you. 
 
 At the same time, saith tlie Lord, will I be the God of all the 
 families of Israel, and they shall be my people. Thus saith the 
 Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the
 
 GOD'S GOODNESS. 
 
 359 
 
 wilderness ; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. The 
 Lord hath appeared of old unto nie, saying, tlca, 3 l)iUiC loucb 
 
 tl)cc tuitl) an cncdastiug lone ; tl)crcforc ujiti) louing-kiubncss 
 
 [ynK 3 hvaxon tl)CC For thus saith the Lord ; 
 
 Sii)i2: with o-ladness for Jacob, and shout amonof the chief of tlie na- 
 tions : publish ye, praise ye, and say, Lord, save thy people, the 
 remnant of Israel. Behold, I will bring them from the north coun- 
 try, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them 
 the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travail- 
 eth with child together : a great company shall return thither. They 
 shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them ; 
 I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a sti'aight wav, 
 wherein they shall not stumble : for M am futljcr tO Ssriicl, iUXb 
 
 ^pljraim is mil first-born. 
 
 Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles 
 afar oti', and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him 
 as a sl)Cpl}Crb botl) l)is flock. For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, 
 and ransomed him from the liand of him that was stronger than 
 he. Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and 
 shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for 
 wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd : and 
 their soul shall be as a watered garden ; and they shall not sorrow 
 any more at all. Then shall the vii'gin rejoice in the dance, both 
 young men and old together : for I will turn their mourning into 
 joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sor- 
 row. And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, awli 
 
 mn people sljall be satisfied roitl) mp goobucss, saiti) tl)e 
 £orb 
 
 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus ; Thou 
 hast chjistised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed 
 to the yoke : turn thou me, and I shall be turned ; for thou art 
 the Lord ray God. Surely after that I was turned, I repented ; and 
 after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh : I was ashamed, 
 yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. 
 3s (Opijraim mij bear son? is Ije a pleasant cl)ilb ? for since 
 J spake against l)im, iJ bo earnestln remember l)im still: 
 tl)erefore mji boiuels are troubleb for l)im : J toill snreln l)aue 
 
 mercn npon l)im, saitl) tl)e t!orb And" there 
 
 shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, 
 husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks, i^or 3 Ijaoe 
 
 saliateb tl)e rocarn sonl, anb jj l)ane replenisljcb cncrn sor- 
 rotofnl soul. . T . . . 
 
 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new 
 covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah : 
 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the 
 day that I took them by tlie hand to bring them out of the land 
 of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, altljongl) 3 toas an 
 l)USbanb unto tt^em, saith the Lord : but this shall be the cove-
 
 360 
 
 G'OD'S GOODNESS. 
 
 Jer.xxxii. IS. 
 
 Jer. xlix. 11, 
 
 Jer. li. 5. 
 
 Lamen. 
 iii. i!2, 23. 
 
 Lamen. 
 iii. 31-33. 
 
 Lamen. 
 iii. 55-57. 
 
 Kzokiel, 
 xvi. (JU-03 
 
 nant that I will make with the house of Israel ; After those days, 
 saith the Lord, I will put ray law in their inward parts, and write 
 
 it in their hearts; anb toiU bc tl)cir ©ob, anb tl)CB sl)all be 
 
 mn ;]COplc. And they shall teach no more every man" his neig'h- 
 buur, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord : for 
 they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest 
 of them, saith the Lord : for I will forgive their iniquity, and I 
 will remember their sin no more. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by 
 day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light 
 by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar ; The 
 Lord of hosts is his name : If those ordinances depail from before 
 me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from 
 being a nation before me forever. Thus saitli the Lord : ]li [)CiWCn 
 
 above ran bc measixrcb, anh tl]c founbations of tl)c cavil) 
 scarcl]cb out bcnciitl], 3 will also cast off all tl)C sccb of Js- 
 racl for all tl)attl)cn l)auc bone, saitl) tl)c ilorb. 
 
 Thou shewest loving-kindness unto thousands, and recompens- 
 est the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after 
 them : The Great, the Mighty God, The Lord of hosts, is his name. 
 
 Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and 
 let thy widows trust in me. 
 
 Jfsracl l)atl) not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of 
 
 the Lord of hosts ; though their land was filled Avith sin against the 
 Holy One of Israel. 
 
 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because 
 his compassions tail not. ^[)cr) axc xicxo euern morning : great 
 
 is thy faithfulness. 
 
 The Lord will not cast off forever : but though he cause grief, 
 yet will he have compas.sion according to the multitude of his 
 
 mercies, i^or l)e botl) not afflict loilUngln, nor grictjc tl)e cl)il- 
 bren of men. 
 
 I called upon thy name, Lord, out of the low dungeon. 
 Thou hast heard my voice : hide not thine ear at my breathing, at 
 my cry. (JljOlt brCtDCSt near in the day that I called upon thee: 
 
 tl)ou saibst, i'ear not- 
 
 Nevertheless, I will remember my covenant with tliee in the 
 days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting 
 covenant. Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, 
 when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger : 
 and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy cove- 
 n.-iut. And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt 
 know that I am the Lord : that thou mayest remember, and be 
 confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy 
 .shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast 
 done, saith the Lord God.
 
 GOD S GOODNESS. 
 
 361 
 
 j^avc Jf ann pleasure at all tijat tlje toickeii sljoulb bie ? 
 
 saith the Lord God : .and not that he should return from his ways, 
 and live ? 
 
 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have 
 transgressed ; and make you a new heart and a new spirit : for why 
 will ye die, house of Israel ? i^or 3 l)atie uo pleasure iu tl)C 
 beat!) of l)im tijat bietl), saith the Lord God : wherefore turn 
 yourselves, and live ye. 
 
 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, 
 prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto 
 them. Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds ; Wo be to the 
 shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves ! should not the shep- 
 herds feed the flocks ? Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with 
 the wool, ye kill them that are fed : but ye feed not the flock. The 
 diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that 
 which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, 
 neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither 
 have ye sought that which was lost ; but with force and with cru- 
 elty have ye ruled them. And they were scattered, because there 
 is no shepherd : and they became meat to all the beasts of the 
 field, when they were scattered. My sheep wandered through all 
 the mountains, and upon every high hill : yea, my flock was scat- 
 tered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek 
 after them. 
 
 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord ; As I live, 
 saith the Lord God, surely because my flock became a prey, and 
 my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there 
 was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but 
 the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock ; therefore, O 
 ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord ; thus saith tlie Lord God ; 
 Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock 
 at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; 
 neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more ; for I Avill de- 
 liver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. 
 
 For thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I, even I, will both search 
 my sheep, and seek them out. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock 
 in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered ; so will I 
 seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where 
 they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. And I will 
 bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, 
 and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the 
 mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of 
 the country. I will feed them iu a good psisturo, and upon the 
 high mountains of Israel shall their fold be : there shall they lie in 
 a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains 
 of Israel, I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, 
 saith the Lord God. I will seek that which was lost, and brino- 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xviii. 23. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xviii. 31, 32. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxiv. 1-16.
 
 362 
 
 GOD'S GOODNESS. 
 
 Dan. ix. 8, 9. 
 
 Hosea, 
 ii. 13-23. 
 
 1 That Is, 
 My husband. 
 
 2 That is, 
 My lord. 
 
 Hosca, 
 xi. 8, 9. 
 
 Hosca, 
 xlv. 1-4. 
 
 again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was 
 broken, and will strengthen tl\at which was sick : but I will destroy 
 the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment. 
 
 Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our 
 princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. 
 (Zio tl)c l!orb our (J?ob belong mercies onb forgiuenesses, 
 tl)ongl) uie Ijiiwe rebelled against l]im. 
 
 1 will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein" she burned 
 incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her 
 jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the 
 Lord. 
 
 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wil- 
 derness, anb speak comfortabln unto l)er. And I will give her 
 her vineyards from thence, a\\ii tl)e Dallen of '!^cl)0r for a boor 
 of l)0|)C : and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and 
 as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt. And 
 it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi ;' 
 and shalt call me no more Baali.* For I will take away the names 
 of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remem- 
 bered by their name. And in tliat day will I make a covenant for 
 them with the beasts of the field, and witli the fowls of heaven, 
 and with the creeping things of the ground : and I will break the 
 bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make 
 them to lie down safely. And I will betroth thee unto me forever ; 
 
 tjea, 3 roill bctroti) tl)ee nnto me in rigljteousncss, anb in 
 iubgment, anb in louing-kinbness, anb in mercies. I will 
 even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness : and thou shalt know 
 the Lord. And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith 
 the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth ; 
 and the earth shall hear the corn,, and tlie wine, and the oil ; and 
 they shall hear Jezreel. And I will sow her unto me in the earth ; 
 and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy ; and 
 I will say to them which were not my people. Thou art my people ; 
 and they shall say. Thou art my God. 
 
 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim ? how shall I deliver thee, 
 Israel? how shall 1 make thee as Admah ? how shall I set thee as 
 Zeboim ? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kin- 
 dled together. I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I 
 will not return to destroy Ephraim : for if am (!5ob, anb not man ; 
 the Holy One in the midst of thee : and 1 will not enter into the 
 city. 
 
 Israel, return unto the Lord thy God ; for thou hast fallen 
 by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to the Lord : say 
 unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously ; so will 
 we render the calves of our lips. Asshur shall not save us ; we 
 will not ride upon horses : neither will we say any more to the work 
 of our hands, Ye are our gods : for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
 
 GOD'S GOODNESS. 
 
 363 
 
 3 will l)cal tl)cir backslibing, 3 mill loyc tl)cm frcclo : for 
 mine auger is turucli aroan from l)im. 
 
 Tlierefore also now, saitli the Lord, turn ye even to me with 
 all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and witli mourn- 
 ing : and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto 
 the Lord your God : for he is gracious and merciful, slotD tO Clll- 
 gcr, iUib of great kitlbncSS, and repenteth him of the evil. 
 
 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and 
 passeth by the transgression of the remnant of liis lieritage ? he 
 retaineth not his anger forever, because l)C bcligljtcti) iu luercu. 
 lie will turn again, he will have compassion U})on us ; he will sub- 
 due our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths 
 of the sea. Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy 
 to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days 
 of old. 
 
 The Lord is slouJ tO auger, and great in power, and will not 
 at all acquit the wicked : the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind 
 and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. 
 
 The Lord is good, a stroug l)olb iu tl)e ban of trouble ; and 
 
 he knoweth them that trust in hun. 
 
 Sing, O daughter of Zion ; shout, O Israel ; be glad and re- 
 joice with all thy heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. The Lord hath 
 taken away the judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy : the King 
 of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee : thou shalt not see 
 evil any more. In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou 
 not : and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. The Lord thy God 
 in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, |)C toill rejoice Olier 
 
 tijee ujitli jon; l)c roill rest iu l)is looc, l)e toill jou cucr tl)ee 
 toitl) siugiug. 
 
 His mercy is on them that fear him, from generation to gene- 
 ration. 
 
 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ; for he hath visited and re- 
 deemed his people, anb l)atl) raiscb up an Ijoru of salinitiou for 
 us iu tl)e IjOUSe of l)is sernaut Dauili : as he spake by the 
 mouth of his holy ])rophets, which have been since the world be- 
 gan : that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the 
 hand of all that hate us; to perform the mercy promised to our 
 fathers, and to remember his holy covenant ; the oath which he 
 sware to our father Abraham, that he would grant unto us, that we, 
 being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him 
 without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him, all the days 
 of our life. 
 
 And thou, child, shall be called the prophet of the Highest, 
 for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways ; 
 to give knowledge of salvation unto his people, by the remission 
 
 of their sins, tl)rougl) tl)e tcuber mcrcn of our ©ob: tol^erebu 
 
 JoeI,ii.l'3,13. 
 
 Micah, 
 vii. 18-20. 
 
 Nahum, i. 3. 
 
 Nullum, i. 7. 
 
 Zeplianinli, 
 iii. 14-17. 
 
 Luke, 1. 50. 
 
 L\ike, 
 i. 68-79.
 
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 GOD'S GOODNESS. 
 
 John, iii. 16. 
 
 Luke, 
 iv. 10-21, 
 
 IVFatthew, 
 V. 44, 45. 
 
 Matthew, 
 vii. 7-11. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xi. 28-30. 
 
 Lukc,xii.32. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xviii. 10-14. 
 
 tlie 5a2-s|jring from on liigl) l)atl) uisitcb us, to give light to 
 
 them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our 
 feet into the way of peace. 
 
 God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, 
 that whosoever believeth in him should not j^erish, but have ever- 
 lasting life. 
 
 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up : 
 and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath 
 day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him 
 the book of the prophet Esaias. And vv'hen he had opened the 
 book, he found the place where it was written. The Spirit of tlie 
 Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me tO prciul) tl)C 
 
 Gospel to tl)c poor; \)c Ijatli sent mc to Ijcal tl)c brokcn- 
 l)cartcb, to prcacl) bcliiicraucc to tl)c captincs, anh rccoucring 
 of sigl)t to tl)c blinb, to set at liberty tl)cm tljiU are bruiseb, 
 to preaci) tl)e acceptable rear of tlje t'orb. And he closed the 
 
 book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And 
 the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on 
 him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this Scripture 
 fulfilled in your ears. 
 
 Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them 
 that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and 
 persecute you ; that ye may be the children of your Father which 
 
 is in heaven : for l)c maketl) l)is suii to rise on tlje cuil anb 
 on tlje goob, anb senbcti) rain on tl)e just anb on tl)c unjust. 
 
 Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, 
 and it shall be opened unto you : for every one that asketh receiv- 
 eth ; and he that seeketh findeth ; and to him that knocketh it shall 
 be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask 
 bread, will he give him a stone ? Or if he ask a fish, will he give 
 him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts 
 unto your children, |]otD muci) more sl}all jiour /atlicr U)l)icl) is 
 in Ijeaucn giuc goob tl)ings to tl)em tl)at ask l)imV 
 
 Come unto mo, all ye that laboui', and are heavy laden, anb 
 3 mill ginc nou rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me ; 
 for I am meek and lowly in heart : and ye shall find rest unto your 
 souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. 
 
 i;cnr not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure 
 to give you the kingdom. 
 
 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones : for I 
 say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face 
 of my Father which is in heaven. For the Son of man is come to 
 save that which was lost. IIow think ye ? If a man liave an hun- 
 dred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the 
 ninety and nine, and gocth into the mmnitnins, and seeketh that 
 which is gone astray ? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto
 
 GOD S GOODNESS. 
 
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 you, he rejolcetli more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine 
 which went not astray. Qcucn SO it is ItOt tl)C roill of JlOUr 
 
 i^atl)cr xo\)u\) is in Ijcaoen, tl)iU one of tl)csc little ones sljoulb 
 peris I). 
 
 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me ; and him 
 that Cometh to me 1 ujill in no ujise cast ont. 
 
 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
 I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are 
 thieves and robbers : but the sheep did not hear them. I am the 
 door : by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go 
 in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to 
 steal, and to kill, and to destroy : Jf nm COme tl)ttt tlien migl)t 
 
 l)at)e life, anb tljat tljen migl)! l)aue it more abunbantln. 1 am 
 
 the good shepherd : the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 
 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the 
 sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and 
 fleeth ; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The 
 hireling fleeth because he is an hireling, and careth not for the 
 sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am 
 known of mine. 
 
 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, atxb XOCpt 
 OOCr it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy 
 day, the things which belong unto thy peace ! but now they are 
 hid trum thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine 
 enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, 
 and keep thee in on every side, and shall lay thee even with the 
 ground, and thy children within thee ; and they shall not leave in 
 thee one stone upon another ; because thou knewest not the time 
 of thy visitation. 
 
 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and 
 stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have 
 gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chick- 
 ens under her wings, and ye would not ! 
 
 A new commandment 
 
 I give 
 
 unto you, That ye love one an- 
 other; as 3 l)aye loueb nou, that ye also love one another. By 
 this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one 
 to another. 
 
 This is my commandment. That ye love one another, as 3 
 \)aVC loueb nou. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man 
 lay down his life for his friends. 
 
 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall 
 
 believe on me through their word And the glory 
 
 which thou gavest me, I have given them ; that they may be one, 
 even as we are one ; I in them, and thou in me, that they may be 
 made perfect in one ; and that the world may know that thou hast 
 
 sent me, anb l)ast looeb tl)em as tl)ou l)ast loocb me. 
 
 John, vi. 37, 
 John, X. 7-14. 
 
 Luke, 
 xix. 41-44. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxiii. 37. 
 
 John, 
 xiii. 34, 35. 
 
 Jolui, 
 XV. r->, 13. 
 
 John, 
 
 xvii. 20, 22, 
 
 23.
 
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 GOD'S GOODNESS, 
 
 Luke, 
 xxiii. 33, 34. 
 
 Luke, 
 xxiv. 45-47. 
 
 Rom. ii. 3, 4. 
 
 Rom. V. 6-8. 
 
 Romans, 
 V. 15, 1(3. 
 
 Romans, 
 V. SO, '21. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 31-39. 
 
 And when tliey were come to the place which is called Cal- 
 vary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the 
 right hand, and the other on the left. ®|]CU saib 3c5lX5, i^iltljCV, 
 
 forgiue tl)cm ; for tl)ci] know not tol)at tl)cji bo. And they 
 
 parted his raiment, and cast lots. 
 
 Then opened he their understanding, that they might under- 
 stand the scriptures, and said unto them, Thus it is written, and 
 thus it behoved Christ to sutler, and to rise from the dead the third 
 day : and that repentance and remission of .sins should be preached 
 
 in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 
 
 And thinlcest thou this, man, that judgest them which do 
 such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judg- 
 ment of God? Or bespiscst tl)ou tl)e ricl)es of Ijis goobness 
 anb forbearance anb long-suffering; not knotoiug tl)at tl)e 
 goobness of ©ob leabetl) tl)ee to repentance? 
 
 When we were yet without strengtli, in due time Christ died 
 for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: 
 yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But 
 God commendeth his love toward us, in that tol^ile toe Ujere ^Ct 
 
 sinners, Cljrist bieb for us. 
 
 Not as the offence, so also is the free gifl. For if through the 
 
 offence of one many be dead, muci) utore tl)e grace of (!?ob, anb 
 tl)c gift bn grace, tnljicl) is bn one man, Jesus (tlirist, IjatI) 
 
 abounbeb unto mann. And not as it was by one tliat sinned, 
 so is the gift : for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but 
 
 tl)c free gift is of mann offences unto justification. 
 
 But where sin abounded, gracc bib muci) more abouub. 
 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign 
 through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 
 What shall we then say to these things ? If God be for us, 
 who can be against us? i)c tl)at sparcb UOt l)is OUIU Sou, but 
 bcUucreb l)im up for us all, how shall he not with hini also freely 
 give us all things ? Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's 
 elect ? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth ? It 
 is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at 
 the right hand of (lod, who also maketh intercesLiion for us. tl3l)0 
 
 sljall separate us from tl)e lone of (dljrist? shall tribulation, or 
 
 distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword ? 
 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we 
 are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things 
 we are more than conquerors, through him that loved us. For I 
 am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor princi- 
 palities, nor {)(jwer.s, n()r things 2)re.sent, nor things to come, nor 
 height, nor depth, nor any other creature, sljall be able to sepa- 
 rate US from tl)c louc of ©ob rol)icl) is in (Jlljrist Jesus our 
 Corb.
 
 GOD'S GOODNESS. 
 
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 Blessed be God, even the Fatlier of our Lord Jesus Christ, tl)C 
 
 i^atl)cr of mercies, aiib tlje (!5oii of all comfort ; who comfort- 
 
 eth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them 
 which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves 
 are comforted of God. 
 
 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself 
 by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconcilia- 
 tion ; to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the Avorkl unto 
 himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them ; and hath com- 
 mitted unto us the word of reconciliation. Xow then roe arc am- 
 
 bassabors for (Tlirist, as tl)augl) (Pob bib bcsccci) ijou bn las : 
 toe praw j)oii in (Ulirist's stcab*, be jie reconcileb to~i&ob. 
 
 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, 
 saith the Lord, and touch not tlie unclean thing; and I will receive 
 you, anb toill be a i^atljer iinto tion, anb tic sljall be mn sous 
 anb bauc|l)tcrs, saiti) tl]e liorb^lmigljtt^ 
 
 Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that thongh he 
 
 was rich, yet for iiour salxcs l)e became pooi; tijat 2e tl)rongl) 
 I)i3 jjooertu miglft be ricl). 
 
 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. 
 
 God, who is rich in mercy, for Ilis great lonc tDl)CrcU)itl) \)C 
 loucb US, even m\)cn roe roerc hcah in sins, hath quickened us 
 
 together with Chi ist ; (by grace ye are saved ;) and hath raised us 
 up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ 
 Jesus: tliat in the ages to come he might shew tl^C excecbing 
 ricl]es of l}is grace in his kindness toward us, through Christ Jesus. 
 
 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith ; that ye, being 
 rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all 
 saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and 
 to know the love of Christ, rol)icl} passctl) kuorolcbge, that ye 
 might be filled with all the fulness of God. 
 
 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that 
 Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 
 
 We ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, 
 serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, 
 and hatiuff one another. But after that the kindness and love of 
 God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteous- 
 ness which we have done, but accorbiug tO l)is mcrCU he saved 
 us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy 
 Ghost; which he shed on us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our 
 Saviour ; that being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs 
 according to the hope of eternal life. 
 
 My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint 
 when thou art rebuked of him : for rol)Om tl)e £orb louetl) i)C 
 cljastenetl), and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye 
 
 2 Cor. i. 3, 4. 
 
 2 Corinth. 
 V. 1&-20. 
 
 2 Corinth, 
 vi. 17, 18. 
 
 2 Cor. viii. 9. 
 
 2 Cor. ix. 15. 
 Eph. ii. 4-7. 
 
 Ephesians, 
 iii. 17-19. 
 
 1 Tim. i. 15. 
 
 Titus, iii. 3-7. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 xii. 5-10.
 
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 GOD'S GOODNESS. 
 
 James, i. 17, 
 
 James, 
 ii. 12, 13. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 V. 6, 7. 
 
 2 Petor, iii. 9. 
 
 1 John, iii. 1. 
 
 1 John, 
 iii. 16. 
 
 1 John, 
 
 iv. 7-1 -J, 
 
 16-10. 
 
 Rev. I. 5, G. 
 
 endure chasteuing, CJ5ob bcalctl) U)itl} gOU OS roitb SOUS; for 
 wLat sou is he whom the father chasteueth not ? But if ye be 
 without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bast- 
 ards, and not sons. Furthermore, we have had fethers of our flesh 
 which corrected us, and we gave them reverence : shall we not 
 much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live ? 
 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleas- 
 ure ; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. 
 
 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from rtbODC, and 
 Cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variable- 
 ness, neither shadow of turning. 
 
 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the 
 law of liberty. For he shall have judgment without mercy, that 
 
 hath shewed no mercy; anb mcrcii rcjoicctl) against jubgmcnt. 
 
 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, 
 that he may exalt you in due time : casting all your care upon him ; 
 
 for \)c coretl) for gou. 
 
 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, (as some men 
 count slackness;) but is long-suffcriug to US-tDarb,not wiUing 
 that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 
 
 Dcl)olii, m\)at manner of lone tl)e i^atl)cr Ijatl} bcstorocb 
 upon us, tljat tuc sljoulb be calleb tl)e sons of ^oi: therefore 
 
 the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 
 
 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because l)C laib bowu 
 l)is life for us : and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 
 
 Beloved, let us love one another : for love is of God ; and 
 every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that 
 loveth not knoweth not God ; for (!3ob is lonC. In this was man- 
 ifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only 
 besfotten Son into the world, that we miti'lit live throutjh him. 
 i^crcin is lone, not tl)at me loueii Q!>ob, but tl)at l)e ioneb us, 
 anb sent l)is Son to be tlje propitiation for our sins. B.e- 
 
 loved, if <n)d so loved us, we ought also to love one anothei'. No 
 man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God 
 dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us 
 
 And we have known and believed the love that Gml hath to us. 
 
 t!?ob is lone; anb Ije tijat bmelletl) in lone, bmellcti) in (5ob, 
 anb ^ob in i)im. Herein is our love made ])erfect, that we may 
 have boldness in the day of judgment : because as he is, so are we 
 in this world. Tla-re is no fear in love ; but perfect love casteth 
 out fear; because fear hath torment, lie that feareth, is not made 
 perfect in loVe. We loved him because he first loved us. 
 
 Unto hijn l|)at lotU'b US, and washed us from our sins in liis 
 own blood, and hath niado us kings and priests unto God and his 
 Father; to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
 
 X. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xlix. 1, 8-10. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xxiv. 1-2-19. 
 
 CjiriHt's Eingli} (DfficL 
 
 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves 
 together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last 
 
 days Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren 
 
 shall praise ; thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies ; thy 
 father's children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion's 
 whelp ; from the prey, my son, thou art gone up : he stooped down, 
 he couched as a lion, and as an old lion ; who shall rouse him up ? 
 The sceptre ehall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from be- 
 tween his feet, until Gljilol) comc : avib unto l)im sljail tl)c jgatlj- 
 ering of tl)c people be. 
 
 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messen- 
 gers which thou sentest unto me, saying, If Balak would give me 
 his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the command- 
 ment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; 
 but what the Lord saith, that will I speak ? And now, behold, I go 
 unto my people : come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this 
 people shall do to thy people in the latter days. 
 
 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor 
 hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said : he hath 
 said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of 
 the Most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into 
 a trance, but having his eyes open : I shall see him, but not now : 
 I shall behold him, but not nigh: tl)ere sl)all come ix Star out 
 of Jfrtcob, nnb a Sceptre sljall rise out of Jsrael, and shall 
 smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth, 
 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for 
 his enemies ; and Israel shall do valiantly. Out of Jacob shall 
 come [)c tijrtt sl)all l)iUiC boiuinion, and shall destroy him that 
 remaineth of the city. 
 
 The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces ; out of 
 heaven shall he thunder upon them : the Lord shall judge the ends 
 
 of the earth ; iinb l)e sl)all gioc strengtl) unto l)is king, aiib 
 exail tl)c l)orn of l)is anointeii. 
 
 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord | 2 Samuei, 
 came to Nathan, saying. Go and teU my servant David, Thus saith 
 the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in ? . . 
 . . Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house. 
 
 1 Sam. ii. 10. 
 
 vii. 4, 5, 
 11-17. 
 
 24
 
 870 
 
 CHEIST ADMIX ISTEES THE 
 
 Psalm ii. 
 
 Psalm xlv. 
 
 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy 
 fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out 
 of thy bowels, and I will establisli his kingdom. lie shall build 
 an house for my name, aitb 3 roiU CStabUsI) tl)C tljVOnc of l)is 
 kingbonj forcucr. I will be his father, and he shall be my son. 
 If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and 
 with the stripes of the children of men : but my mercy shall not 
 depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away 
 
 l)efore thee. QVnb tliiitc Ijousc iTub tl)ii liiugbom sl)aU be cs- 
 
 tnblisl)cb forcucr before tijec: thy throne shall be estal)lished 
 forever. According to all these words, and according to all this 
 vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. 
 
 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain 
 thing ? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take 
 counsel together, against the Lord, and against l)ig aitointcli, say- 
 ing, Let us break tl)eir bands asunder, and cast away their cords 
 from us. 
 
 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh ; the Lord shall 
 have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his 
 wi'ath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set mj] 
 King upon my holy hill of Zion. 1 will declare the decree : the 
 Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son ; this day have I begot- 
 ten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee t|)e l)entl)en for tl)ine 
 
 inlicritance, anb tl)e uttermost parts of tl)e earti) for tljn pos- 
 session. (ri)on sl)alt break tl)em voitl) a rob of iron; tl)ou 
 sl)alt basi) tijem in pieces like a potter's uessel. 
 
 13e wise now, therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges 
 of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembHng. 
 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when 
 his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their 
 trust in him. 
 
 My heart is inditing a good matter : I speak of the things 
 which I have made touching tl)e liing : my tongue is the pen of 
 a ready writer. 
 
 Thou art fairer than the children of men : grace is poured 
 into thy lips: therefore (uu] liath blessed tliee forever, (piirb tl)ll 
 
 svDorb upon tl)ij tl)igl), (!> most migljtn, uiitl) tl)n glory anS 
 tl|n majestij. '^nh in tljij majestn ribe prospcronsin because 
 
 of truth and meekness mid ligliteousness ; and tliv right hand sliall 
 teach tliee terrible things. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of 
 the king's enemies ; whereby the people fall under thee. Thy throne, 
 God, is forever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right 
 sceptre. Tliou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness : there- 
 fore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness 
 above thy fellows. All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, 
 and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee 
 Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women : upon 
 
 glad.
 
 DIVINE GOVERNMENT ON EARTH. 
 
 371 
 
 thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophii-. Hearken, 
 daughter, and consider, and indine thine ear ; forget also thine 
 own people, and thy father's house; so shall tl)C king greatly desire 
 thy beauty: for l)e is tl)n Corb; iind worship thou him. And 
 the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich 
 among the people shall entreat thy favour. The King's daughter is 
 all glorious within : her clothing is of wrought gold. She shall be 
 brought unto the King in raiment of needlework; the virgins her 
 companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. With 
 gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought : they shall enter into 
 the king's palace. Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, 
 whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth. I will make 
 thy name to be remembered in all generations : therefore shall the 
 people praise thee forever and ever. 
 
 Give the king thy judgments, God, and thy righteousness 
 unto the king's son. He shall judge thy people with righteousness, 
 and thy poor with judgment. The mountains shall bring peace to 
 the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. He shall judge 
 the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, 
 and shall break in pieces the oppressor. They shall fear thee as 
 long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. He 
 shall come down like rain upon the mown grass : as showers that 
 water the earth. In his days shall the righteous flourish : and 
 abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. lie shall have 
 dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of 
 the earth. They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before liim ; 
 and his enemies shall lick the dust. The kings of Tarshish and of 
 the isles shall bring presents : the kings of Sheba and Seba shall 
 offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him : all nations 
 shall serve him. For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth ; 
 the poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the 
 poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. He shall 
 redeem their soul from deceit and violence ; and precious shall their 
 blood be in his sight. And he shall live, and to him shall be given 
 of the gold of Sheba : prayer also shall be made for him continu- 
 ally ; and daily shall he be praised. There shall be an handful of 
 corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains ; the fruit thereof 
 shall shake like Lebanon : and they of the city shall llourish like 
 grass of the earth. His name shall endure forever : his name shall 
 be continued as long as the sun : and men shall be blessed in hira : 
 all nations shall call him blessed. Blessed be the Lord God, the God 
 of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glo- 
 rious name forever : and let the whole earth be filled with his glory ; 
 Amen, and Amen. The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. 
 
 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto 
 David my servant. Thy seed will I establish forever, axib builb 1^3 
 
 tl)B tl)rone to all generations. Selah. 
 
 Psalm Ixxii. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxix, 3, 4.
 
 372 
 
 CHRIST ADMINISTERS THE 
 
 Psiilm 
 
 Ixxxix. 
 
 15-37. 
 
 Psalm ex. 
 
 Is. ix. Ci, 7. 
 
 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound : tliey shall 
 walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance. In thy name shall 
 they rejoice all the day : and in thy righteousness shall they be ex- 
 alted. For thou art the glory of their strength ; and in thy favour 
 our horn shall be exalted. For the Lord is our defence ; and the 
 Holy One of Israel is our King. Then thou spakest in vision to 
 thy Holy One, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty ; 
 I have exalted one chosen out of the people. I have found David 
 my servant ; with my holy oil have I anointed him : with whom 
 my hand shall be established : mine arm also shall strengthen him. 
 The enemy shall not exact upon him ; nor the son of wickedness 
 afflict him. And I will beat down his foes before his face, and 
 plague them that hate him. But my faithfulness and my merer 
 shall be with him : and in my name shall his horn be exalted. I 
 will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. 
 He shall cry unto me. Thou art my Father, my God, and the Rock 
 of my salvation. Also I will make him my first-born, higher than 
 the kings of the earth. My mercy will I keep for him forever- 
 more, and my covenant shall stand f>ist with him. £)\5 sccb also 
 
 toill 3 make to cnburc forcocr, anb l)is tl)roiic as t\]c bans 
 
 of l)Caucn. If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my 
 judgments ; if they break my statutes, and keep not my command- 
 ments ; then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their 
 iniquity with stripes. Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not 
 utterly take from him, nor sutler my faithfulness to fail. My cov- 
 enant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my 
 
 lips. dDucc l)atic S stDorn btj mn l)olincs5 tljat 3 m\\ not lie 
 xtnto Dauib. t)is sccb sl)alT ciiburc forciici% anb l]is tl)ronc 
 
 as tl)C sun before me. It shall be established forever as the moon, 
 and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah. 
 
 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until 
 I make thine enemies thy footstool. 
 
 The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion : rule 
 thou in the midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing 
 in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb 
 of the morning : thou hast the dew of thy youth. The Lord hath 
 sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest forever after the order 
 of Melchizedek. The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through 
 kings in the day of his wrath. He shall judge among the heathen, 
 he shall fill the places with the dead bodies : he shall wuund the 
 heads over many countries. He shall drink of the brook in the 
 way : therefore shall he lift up the head. 
 
 T'lito us a child is bi)rn, unto us a son is given : a\\b l\)C gov- 
 ernment sljall be upow I)is sl)0nlber; and his name shall be 
 called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting 
 Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his goveriinicnt 
 and peace tliere sliall be no end, upon the throne of David, and
 
 DIVINE GOVERNMENT ON EARTH. 
 
 373 
 
 upon his kingxlom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment 
 and -with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the 
 Lord of hosts will perform this. 
 
 There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a 
 branch shall grow out of his roots : and the Spirit of the Lord shall 
 rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit 
 of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the 
 Lord ; and shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of 
 the Lord : and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither 
 reprove after the hearing- of his ears: but toitl) rigl)tC0USncs5 
 sl)all l)c jubgc tl)c poor, iuxb vcprouc voitl] cquitn for tl)c meek 
 of tl)e earti) : axib l)e shall smite tl)e eartl) mitljlhc roli of l)is 
 monti), aiib uiitl) tl)c breoti) of ijis lips sl)aU l)e sUiu tl]e 
 loickeii. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and 
 faithfulness the girdle of his reins. 
 
 It shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant 
 Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah : and I will clothe him with thy robe, 
 and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy govern- 
 ment into his hand ; and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of 
 Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. "^nb tl)e Uetl of tl)e IjOUSe 
 
 of Uavib uiill 3 hin upon l)is slionlber : so Ije sljall open, anb 
 none sl]aU 5l)ut ;~anb Ije s!)aU sl)nt, aub none sljall open. 
 
 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place ; and he shall be for 
 a glorious throne to his father's house. And they shall hang upon 
 him all the glory of his father's house, the olfspring and the issue, 
 all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all 
 the vessels of Hagons. In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall 
 the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut 
 down, and fall ; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off : 
 for the Lord hath spoken it. 
 
 Ccl)oIb, a king si) all reign in righteousness, and princes 
 
 shall rule in judgment. And a man shall be as an hiding-place 
 from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water 
 in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. 
 
 Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high moun- 
 tain : O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with 
 strength ; lift it up, be not afraid ; say unto the cities of Judah, 
 
 Behold your God ! Oeljolb tl)e €orb (5oii u)iU come roiti) strong 
 l)ani!), anb \]\q arm sljall rule for l)im : beiiold, his reward is 
 with him, and his work before him. lie shall feed his flock like a 
 shepherd : he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them 
 in his bosom, and shall gently lead th(jse that are with young. 
 
 Behold my servant, whom I uphold ; mine elect, in whom my 
 soul delighteth ; I have put my Spirit upon him : he shall bi'ing forth 
 judgment to the Gentiles. lie shall not cry nor lift up, nor cause 
 his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed .shall he not 
 break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench : he shall bring 
 
 Is. xi. 1-5. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xxii. 20-25. 
 
 Is. xxxii. 1, 3. 
 
 Is. xl. 9-11. 
 
 Is. xlii. 1-7.
 
 374 
 
 CHRIST ADMIKISTERS THE 
 
 Is. Iv. 3-5. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxiii. 5, (J. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 XXX. 8, 9. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxxiii. 14-::il. 
 
 forth judgment unto truth. He shall not fail nor be discour- 
 agi'<l, till he have set judgment in the earth : aub tl)C islcs sljilU 
 
 tnait for l)is lato. 
 
 Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and 
 stretched them out : he that spread forth the earth, and that which 
 Cometh out of it ; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, 
 and spirit to them that walk therein : I the Lord have called thee 
 in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and 
 give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles ; 
 to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, 
 and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house. 
 
 Incline vour ear, and come unto me : hear, and your soul 
 shall live ; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, £OCn 
 ti]C Bine mercies of Danib. Behold, I have given him for a 
 witness to the people, a letxbcr aiib commaitber to tlje people. 
 
 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou kuowest not, and nations 
 that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy 
 God, and for the Holy One of Israel ; for he hath glorified thee. 
 
 iM'hold, the days come, saith the Lord, tl)ilt J tdiU rttisc UlUO 
 
 Danib a rigljteous Brunei), attb a King sIjuU reign anb pros- 
 per, iinb sljall execute jnbgment nnb justice in ll)e earti). In 
 his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and 
 this is his name whereby he shall be called, TUE LORD OUR 
 RIGHTEOUSNESS. 
 
 It shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that 
 I will break his yoke from oft" thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, 
 and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him : but they 
 shall serve the Lord their God, anb Drtuib tijeir Uing, whom I 
 will raise up unto them. 
 
 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that 1 will perform that 
 good thing whicli I have promised unto the house of Israel and to 
 the house of Judah. 
 
 In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of 
 righteousness to grow up unto Dand : aub lie sljtlU execute jubg- 
 
 ment anb rigl]teousnc55 in tlje lunb. In those days shall Judaii 
 
 be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name 
 wherewith she shall be called, The Loi-d our Righteousness. 
 
 For thus saith the Lord ; Diuub sljiill ueuer toaut a man to 
 sit upon tl)e tijrone of tl)e Ijouse of .^sniel; n.itlier shall the 
 priests the Levites want a man before me to oft'er burnt-otierings, 
 and to kindle meat-otfc rings, and to do sacrifice continually. 
 
 And the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, saying. Thus 
 saith the Lord ; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my 
 covenant of the nigiit, and that there should not be day and night 
 m their sea-son ; then may also my covenant be broken with David 
 my servant, tliat he should not have a son to reign upon his throne ; 
 and with tlit- Levites the priests, my ministers.
 
 DIVIlSrE GOVERNMENT ON EARTH. 
 
 375 
 
 And tliou, pi'ofane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, 
 when iniquity sliall have an end, thus saith the Lord God : Remove 
 the diadem, and take otf the crown : tliis shall not be the same : 
 exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high. I will overturn, 
 overturn, overturn it: and it shall be no more, until \)C COIHC, 
 U)l)OSC rigljt it is : and I will give it him. 
 
 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a 
 prey ; and I will judge between cattle and cattle. QVub J Ujill SCt 
 
 vip one Gl)cpl)crb oocr tlicm, anb l)c sljall fccb tl)cm, even 
 mn scruaut Dauib ; l)c sl)aU fccb tl)cm, anb l]c sljall be tl)cir 
 
 BljcpljCfb. And I the Lord will be their Gud, anb mi) SCruant 
 
 JBiwih a prince among tl)em : I the Lord have spoken it. 
 
 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will 
 cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land : and they shall dwell 
 safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. And I will make 
 them and the places round about my hill a blessing : and I will 
 cause the shower to come down in his season ; there shall be 
 showers of blessing. And the tree of the field shall yield her 
 fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe 
 in their land, and shall know that I am the Lord, when I have 
 broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the 
 hand of those that served themselves of them. And they shall 
 no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the 
 land devour them ; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall 
 make them afraid. And I will raise up for them a plant of 
 renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the 
 land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more. Thus shall 
 they know that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, 
 even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord God. And 
 ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, 
 saith the Lord God. 
 
 So shall they be my people, and I will be their God. '^nh 
 
 Dauib mn scniant sl)aU be king oner tl)em; anb tljen all 
 
 6l)all liauc"one sljcpljerb : they shall also walk in my judgments, 
 and observe my staLules, and do them. And they shall dwell in 
 the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your 
 fathers have dwelt, and they shall dwell therein, even they, and 
 their children, and their children's children forever : anb mn 0Cr- 
 
 oant Dauib sljall be tljeir |irince foreucr. 
 
 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man 
 came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, 
 and they brought him near before him. '^nb tl)Cre ivas giuen 
 
 i)im bominion, anb glorn, anb a kingbom, that all pe"o}jle, 
 nations, anb langnagcs, sljonlb serue'ljim ; l)is bominion is 
 an enerlasting bominion, u)l)icl) sl)all not pass amaji, anb 
 l)i5 kingbom t1)at U)l)id) sl)all not be bestroijeb. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxi. '25-27. 
 
 Ezckiel, 
 xxxiv. iW-31. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxvii. 
 23-25. 
 
 Daniel, 
 vii. 13, H.
 
 376 
 
 CHRIST ADMINISTERS THE 
 
 Daniel, 
 ix. 1-3, 
 20-25. 
 
 Dan. xii. 1. 
 
 Hosca, 
 Hi. 4, 5. 
 
 Micah, Iv. P, 
 (ind V. 2. 
 
 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed 
 of the Medes, which was made king over tlie reahn of the Chal- 
 deans ; in the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books 
 the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to 
 Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in 
 the desolations of Jerusalem. And I set my face unto the Lord 
 God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sack- 
 cloth, and ashes 
 
 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my 
 sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supjilica- 
 tion before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God ; 
 yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I 
 had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, 
 touched me about the time of the evening oblation. And he in- 
 formed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now 
 come forth to give thee skill and understanding. At the beginning 
 of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come 
 to shew thee ; for thou art greatly beloved : therefore understand 
 the matter, and consider the vision. 
 
 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy 
 holy city, to finish the transgi'ession, and to make an end of sins, 
 and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting 
 righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to an- 
 oint the most Holy. Know therefore and understand, that from 
 the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Je- 
 rusalem unto tl)C iUcssial) tl)C Prince shall be seven weeks, and 
 threescore and two weeks : the street shall be built again, and the 
 wall, even in troublous times. 
 
 And at that time shall Michael stand up, tl)C gvcat :princc 
 
 tDl)icl) stanbcti) for tl)c rljilbrcn of tljn ^jcoplc : and there shall 
 
 be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation 
 even to that same time : and at that time thy people shall be de- 
 livered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 
 
 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a 
 king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an 
 image, and without an epliod, and without tei'a})liim : afterward 
 .shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, 
 cinb Dauib tl)cir king ; 'ind shall fear the Lord and his goodness 
 in the hitler days. 
 
 And thou, O tower of the flock, the stronghold of the daughter 
 of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion ; the king- 
 dom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem 
 
 lint thou, lieth-lehcm Epliratah, though thnu be little among 
 the thousaiKis of .lud.ih, yet out of tIjCC sl)all l)C COIUC forti) UlUO 
 mc tl)at is to be Unlcr in Israel ; who.se goings forth have been 
 from of old, from everlasting.
 
 DIVINE GOVERNMENT ON EARTH. 
 
 377 
 
 Sing-, O daughter of Zion ; shout, O Israel ; be glad and re- 
 joice with all the heart, daughter of Jerusalem. The Lord hath 
 taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy : tl)C 
 
 King of JJsnid, even tl)c Corb, is in tijc mibst of ti)cc ; thou 
 
 shalt not see evil any more. 
 
 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion : for lo, I come, and I 
 will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. And many nations 
 shall be joined to the Lord in that day, anb sljall bc mil people: 
 and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that 
 the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee. And the Lord shall in- 
 herit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusa- 
 lem again. 
 
 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Take of 
 them of the captivity, even of Ileldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, 
 which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and 
 go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah ; then take silver 
 and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of 
 Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest ; and speak unto him, 
 saying. Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Dcljolb, tl)C man 
 
 id1)03c name is (Jl)c Di-anclj ; anh l)c sl)aU grora up out of 
 I)i5 place, anb l)e sljall bnilb tl)e temple of tl)c iloxh : cuen l)c 
 sl)aU bttilb tl]e temple of tl)e llorb ; anb i)c sljall' bear tl]e 
 glorn, luib sljall sit anh rule nponl)is tljronc ; and heshaU be 
 a priest upon liis throne : and the counsel of peace shall be be- 
 tween them both. 
 
 And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to 
 Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the 
 temple of the Lord. And they that are for otf shall come and 
 build in the temple of the Lord, and ye shall know that the Lord 
 of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if 
 ye will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God. 
 
 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion ; shout. O daughter of 
 Jerusalem: bcl)olii, tljj] Iving cometl) unto tljee : he is just, and 
 having salvation ; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt 
 the foal of an ass. 
 
 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse 
 from Jerusalem, and the battle-bow shall be cut off: and he shall 
 speak peace unto the heathen : and his dominion shall be ti-om 
 sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth. 
 
 In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusa- 
 lem ; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as Da- 
 vid ; anb tl)c l)ouse of Danib sljall bc as ©ob, as the angel 
 
 of the Lord before them. 
 
 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the 
 way before me : and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come 
 to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye de- 
 
 Zephaniah, 
 iii. 14, 15. 
 
 Zechariiih, 
 ii. lO-liJ. 
 
 Zcchariali, 
 vi. 9-13. 
 
 Zechariah, 
 ix. U-10. 
 
 Zech. xii. 8. 
 
 Mai. ill. 1-3.
 
 378 
 
 CHEIST ADMINISTERS THE 
 
 Luke, 
 i. a6-33. 
 
 Matt. i. 21. 
 
 Matt. ii. 1-6. 
 
 Luke, 
 iii. I.VIT. 
 
 John, 1. 9-12. 
 
 light in : behold, lie shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. But 
 who may abide the day of his coming ? and who shall stand when 
 he appeareth ? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap, 
 
 '^nh [)c sljall sit as a rcftner arib purifier of silocr : and he 
 
 shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, 
 that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. 
 
 And in the si.xth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God 
 unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a 
 man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ; and the 
 virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and 
 said. Hail, thou that art highly f^xvoured, the Lord is with thee : 
 blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was 
 troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salu- 
 tation this should be. And the angel said unto her. Fear not, 
 Mary : for thou hast found favour with God. And behold, thou 
 shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call 
 his name JESUS. lie shall be great, and shall be called the Son 
 of the Highest ; anh tl)C £orb (!?ob sljnll giyc unto Ijim tl)c 
 tl)rone of l)i5 fatl]cr Dauib. '2.nh l)c siiifU reign oner tl)e 
 Ijouse of Jacob foreucr; anh of l)is kingdom tl)erc s\)a[[ be 
 no n\b. 
 
 Thou shalt call his name Jesus : for he shall save |)is people 
 from their sins. 
 
 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days 
 of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to 
 Jerusalem, saning, iX)l)ere is Ije tljat is born liing of tlje 
 
 JleUJS ? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to wor- 
 ship him. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was 
 troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered 
 all the chief priests and scribes of the peoi)le together, he demanded 
 of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him. 
 In Bethlehem of Judea : for thus it is written by the prophet. And 
 thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the 
 princes of Juda : for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall 
 rule my people Israel. 
 
 As the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their 
 hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not ; John answered, 
 saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you witli water ; but one 
 miglitier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes 1 am not worthy 
 to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with 
 fire: roliosc fan is in his lianb, anb I)e mill tl)orongliln purge 
 l)is floor, anh mill galljer tl)e mljeat into Ijis garner rL-^'t ^^^^ 
 
 chaff he will burn with fire unqu.Michable. 
 
 That was the true Light, tDl)icl) ligl)tetl) euern man tl)at 
 
 COmctli into tl)e UJOrlb. He was in the world, and the world w:is 
 made by him, iiud the world knew him not. He came unto |)is
 
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 879 
 
 John, 
 iv. 5-15. 
 
 OtDlt, ^^i] his own received liim not. But as many as received liim, 
 to tl)Cnt gnnc lie ^JOIDCV to become the sons of God, even to them 
 that beheve on liis name. 
 
 The Father loveth the Son, anb IjatI) giucu all tl)iugs into |.John, iii. 35. 
 1)13 l)anb. 
 
 Then cometh lie to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, 
 near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 
 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus, therefore, being wearied with 
 his journey, sat thus on the well : and it was about the sixth 
 hour. 
 
 There cometh a woman of Samaria to di-aw water : Jesus 
 saith unto her, Give me to drink. (For his disciples were gone 
 away unto the city to buy meat.) Then saith the woman of Sa- 
 maria unto him. How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of 
 me, which am a woman of Samaria ? for the Jews have no dealings 
 with the Samaritans. Jesus answered and said unto her. If thou 
 knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me 
 to drink; tliou wouldest have asked of him, anb \)c tDOlllb \)iWC 
 giuCU tl)CC living water. The woman saitli unto him, Sir, thou 
 hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep : from whence then 
 hast thou that living water ? Art thou greater than our father 
 Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his 
 children, and his cattle ? Jesus answered and said unto her. Who- 
 soever drinketh of this water, shall thirst again : but whosoever 
 drinketh of the water tljilt 3 sljttll ginc l)im, shall never thirst; 
 but the water tl)at J sl)all ginc l)im, shall be in him a well of 
 water springing up iuto everlasting life. The woman saith unto 
 him. Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither 
 to draw. 
 
 They went into Capernaum ; and straightway on the sabbath- 
 day he entered into the synagogue and taught. And they were 
 astonished at his doctrine : for he taught them as one that had au- 
 thority, and not as the scribes. 
 
 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean 
 spirit; and he cried out, saying, £ct Its aloitC; tDl}at IjUUC VOC to 
 bo luitli tl)cc, tl]ou 3csus of XanirctI) "? art tl)ou come to be- 
 
 Strojl us? J knou) tl)CC lt)l)0 tijou art, the Holy One of God. 
 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Ibilij thy peace, and come out of 
 him. And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a 
 loud voice, he came out of him. And they were all amazed, inso- 
 much that they questioned among themselves, saying. What thing- 
 is this ? what new doctrine is this ? for with authority commandeth 
 he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. 
 
 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the 
 region round about Galilee. 
 
 And at even when the sun did set, they brought unto him all 
 that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. And 
 
 i. 21-28. 
 
 IM.irb, 
 i. 32-34.
 
 380 
 
 CHRIST ADMINISTERS THE 
 
 Luke, 
 V. 18-24. 
 
 John, 
 V. l»-23. 
 
 John, 
 V. 25-30. 
 
 Mntlhew, 
 
 vU.21-'23,i», 
 
 20. 
 
 all the city was gathered together at the door. x\nd he healed 
 many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils ; 
 
 a\\b suffered not tl)c bcoils to speak, because tl)eii kncvo 
 l)im. 
 
 And behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken 
 with a palsy : and they sought means to bring him in, and to lav 
 him before him. And when they could not find by what wav they 
 might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went upon the 
 house-top, and let him down through the tihng with his couch, 
 into the midst before Jesus. And when he saw their faith, he said- 
 unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the scribes and the 
 Pharisees began to reason, saying. Who is this which speaketh blas- 
 phemies ? Who can forgive sins but God alone ? But when Jesus 
 perceived their thoughts, he answering, said unto them, What reason 
 ye in your hearts^ whether is easier to say. Thy sins be forgiven 
 thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? But that ye may know tijat 
 
 tl)e Gini of man \)at\) power upon eartli to forgiye sins, (he 
 
 said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up 
 thy couch, and go unto thine house. 
 
 Then answered Jesus, and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say 
 unto you. The Son can do nothing of himself, but v/hat he seetli 
 the Father do : for what things soever he doetli, these also doeth 
 the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son, oub sl)eU)Ctl) 
 l)im all tilings tl]at l)imself boetl) : and he will shew him greater 
 works than these, that ye may marvel. For as the Father raiscth 
 up the dead, and quickeneth them ; even so the Son quickencth 
 whom he will. £ov tl)c i\nl)er iubgetl) no man, but l)atl) 
 committeb all jubgrncnt unto tl)e Son: tljat all men sljoulb 
 Ijonour tl)e Son, even as tljeu l)onour tl^e i^ati)er. He that 
 honoureth not the Son, honoureth not the Father which hath sent 
 him. 
 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you. The hour is coming, and now is, 
 when the dead shall hear tl)e DOice of tlje Son of (5ob : and 
 they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself, so 
 hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; (iixb ijatl) gilUMl 
 
 l|im autl)oritn to ejeecntc judgment also, because l)e is tl)C 
 
 Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in tiie 
 which all that are in the graves sljall I] ear l)is tJOice, and shall 
 come forth ; thev that have done o'ood, unto the resurrection of 
 lite ; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damna- 
 tion. I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and 
 my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the 
 will of the Father which hath sent me. 
 
 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into 
 tlie kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father 
 which is in heaven. Many will say tO mc in that day, Lord, Lord, 
 have wo not prophesied in thy name ? and in thy name have cast
 
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 out devils ? and in thy name done many wonderful works ? And 
 then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: bcpurt from mc, 
 
 ye that work iniquity And it came to pass when 
 
 Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his 
 doctrine. For he taught them as OUC Ijiiuiug Olttljoritg, and not 
 as the scribes. 
 
 The Son of man is £orb even of the sabbath-day. 
 
 QVU tilings arc bcliucrcb unto mc of mn i^atlicr; and no 
 
 man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man 
 the Father, save the Son, and he tO n)l)0mS0CUCr tl)C Qon mil 
 rcucal l)im. QTomc unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy 
 laden, and S will give you rest. Take mn noliC "pon you, and 
 learn of me ; for I am meek and lowly in heart : and ye shall find 
 rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is 
 hght. 
 
 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying. The kingdom 
 
 of heaven is likened unto a man roljicl) ooiDcb goob sccb iu Ijis 
 
 ficlb : but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among 
 the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, 
 and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the 
 servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not 
 thou sow good seed in thy field ? from whence then hath it tares ? 
 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said 
 unto him. Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up ? But he 
 said. Nay ; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the 
 wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest : and 
 in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers. Gather ye together 
 first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them : but 
 gather the wheat into my barn 
 
 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house : 
 and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the 
 parable of the tares of the field. 
 
 lie answered and said unto them, j^c tl)at SOlMCtl) tl)C goob 
 SCcb is tl)C Son of man; the field is the world; the good seed 
 are the children of the kingdom ; but the tares are the children 
 of the wicked one ; the enemy that sowed them is the devil ; the 
 harvest is the end of the world ; and the reapers are the angels. 
 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire ; so shall 
 
 it be in the end of this world. ^\)c Son of man sljall scnb forti) 
 
 l)is angels, and they shall gather out of |)is kingbom all things 
 that ort'end, and them which do iniquity. 
 
 And when he was come to the other side, into the country 
 of the Gergesenes, there mot him two possessed with devils, coming- 
 out of the tombs, exceeding tierce, so that no man might pass by 
 that way. And behold, they cried out, saying, U3l)at l)atic tDC tO 
 
 bo luitl) tl)cc, 5csus, tliou Son of ©ob ? art tijon come l)itl)cr 
 to torment us before tl)e time ? And there was a good way ofi' 
 
 Matt. xii. a 
 
 Matthew, 
 xi. a7-30. 
 
 Matthew, 
 
 xiii. 24-3U. 
 
 3G-41. 
 
 Matthew, 
 viii. 28-3iJ.
 
 382 
 
 CHRIST ADMINISTERS THE 
 
 Matthew, 
 X. 21-25. 
 
 Jolin, 
 vi. 37-a9. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xvi. 13-19. 
 
 Mnllhow, 
 xvi. -Si, 28. 
 
 John, X. 1-5. 
 
 from them an herd of many swine feeding. So the devils besought 
 him, saying, 3f tljoit cast US oiit, suffcr US to go atoaj] into tl)C 
 l)ci-I> ofsujinc. ^nb l)c saib unto tl)cm, (&0. And when they 
 were come out, they went into the herd of swine : and behokl, 
 the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the 
 sea, and perished in the waters. 
 
 The brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the 
 father the child : and the childi-en shall rise up against their pa- 
 rents, and cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated 
 of all men for my name's sake : but he that endureth to the end 
 shall be saved. 
 
 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another : 
 for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities 
 of Israel till the Son of man be come. The disciple is not above 
 his master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the 
 disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If 
 they have called ll)C master of tl)C [)OUSC Beelzebub, how much 
 more shall they call them of his household ? 
 
 All that the Father giuctl) mc shall come to me ; and Ijint 
 tl)at COmctI) to mc I will in no wise cast out. For I came down 
 from heaven, not to do mine ow^n will, but the will of him that sent 
 me. And this is tlie Father's will whieli liatli sent me, that of 
 
 all u)l)icl) l)c l)atl) giocn mc, 3 sl)ouib lose notl)ing, but should 
 
 raise it up again at the last day. 
 
 AVhen Jesus came into the coasts of Ctesarea Philippi, he 
 asked his disciples, saying. Whom do men say that I the Son of 
 man am ? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Bap- 
 tist ; some, Elias ; and others, Jereraias, or one of the prophets. 
 He saith unto them. But whom say ye that I am ? 
 
 And Simon Peter answered and said. Thou art tl)C Cl)rist, 
 the Son of the living God. 
 
 And Jesus answered and said unto bira. Blessed art thou, Simon 
 Barjona : for flesh and blood hath not i-evealed it unto thee, but 
 my Father which is in heaven. And I nay also unto thee, That 
 thou art Peter, and upon this rock J uJlU builb lUTl cl)Urcl) : and 
 the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And J u)ill giuc 
 unto tl)cc tl)e kens of tl)e kingiiom of Ijenneu; and whatsoever 
 
 tlioii shall bind on cartii, shall bt; hound in heaven: and what- 
 soever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. 
 
 The Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father, with 
 his angels ; and then he shall reward every man according to his 
 works. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, 
 which .shall not taste of death, till tljCg SCC tl)C Soit of man 
 coming in l]is kingbom. 
 
 N'i'rily, verily, 1 say unto you, ITc that entereth not by the 
 door into the sheepfold, but cliinbeth up some other way, the
 
 DIVINE GOVERNMENT ON EARTH. 
 
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 same is a thief and a robber. But lie that entereth in by the 
 door is tl)c sl)Cpl)Crb of tl)C sljccp. To him the porter openeth ; 
 and the slieep hear his voice : anh 1)C callctl) l)is OUJU sljccp bS 
 name, anh IcnbctI) tijcm out. And when he putteth forth his 
 own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him : for 
 they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but 
 will flee from him : for they know not the voice of strangers. 
 
 T am the good shepherd, nitb kitotD mn sljecp, a\ib am 
 knovuU of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the 
 Father : and Hay down ray life for the sheep. And other sheep J 
 l)fiyc, which are not of this fold : them also I must bring, and 
 they shall hear my voice ; and there shall be one fold, and one 
 shepherd. 
 
 Then answered Peter, and said unto him, Behold, we have 
 forsaken all, and folloAved thee ; what shall we have thei'efore ? 
 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you. That ye which 
 have followed me, in the regeneration u)l)en tl)C Son of mun sljilU 
 sit in tl)C tijrouc of llis Qlorw, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, 
 judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 
 
 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children, with 
 her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. 
 And he said unto her, What wilt thou ? She saith unto him, 
 Grant that these my two sons may sit, tllC OUC on tl)T) rigl)t 
 
 lianb, mib ll)c otljcr on tljc left, in tljn Uingbom. But Jesus 
 
 answered and said. Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink 
 of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the bap- 
 tism that I am baptized with ? They say unto him. We are able. 
 And he saith unto them. Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and 
 be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with : but to 
 sit on my right hand, and on ray left, is not mine to give, but it 
 shall be given to them for wliom it is prepared of ray Father. 
 
 On the next day, much people that were come to the feast, 
 when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches 
 of palm-trees, and went forth to meet hiin, and cried, i^OS^nnrt ; 
 
 BlcsQcb is tl)c liing of Jsrael that cometl) in tl)c name of tl)c 
 
 iJorb. And .Jesus, when he had found a 3'oung ass, sat thereon; 
 
 as it is written, fear not, i)angl]tcr of Gion : beijolii, tl)ii Uing 
 
 cometl), sitting on an ass's colt- These things understood not 
 his discijtk's at the fii'st : but when Jesus was glorified, then re- 
 membered they tliat these things were written of him, and that 
 they had done these things unto him. 
 
 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of 
 the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to 
 rejoice and praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works 
 that they had seen ; saying, l^lessed be the King that cometh in 
 the name of the Lord : Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. 
 
 Jolin, 
 X. 14-16. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xix. -.n, '-'8. 
 
 Mattliew, 
 XX. 2t)-23. 
 
 John, 
 xii. 12-16. 
 
 Luke, 
 xix. 37-40.
 
 384 
 
 CHEIST ADMINISTERS THE 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxi. 1-11. 
 
 Mark, 
 xi. 27-33. 
 
 Matthew, 
 TCxHi. 5-10. 
 
 And some of the Pharisees from among the muUitude said 
 unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and said 
 unto them, I tell you, that if these should hold their peace, the 
 stones would immediately cry out. 
 
 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to 
 Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, 
 saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straight- 
 way ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her : loose them, and 
 bring them unto me. And if any man say aught unto you, ye 
 shall say, The Lord hath need of them ; and straightway he will 
 send them. 
 
 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken 
 by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy 
 King Cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt 
 the foal of an ass. And the disciples went, and did as Jesus com- 
 manded them, and brought the ass and the colt, and put on them 
 their clothes, and they set him thereon. And a very great multi- 
 tude spread their garments in the way ; others cut down branches 
 from the trees, and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes 
 that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the 
 Son of David : Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord : 
 Hosanna in the hisfhest. 
 
 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, 
 saying. Who is this ? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the 
 prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. 
 
 And they come again to Jerusalem : and as he w\ns walking in 
 the temple there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and 
 the elders, and say unto him, By what authority doest thou these 
 things ? and who gave thee this authority to do these things ? And 
 Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one 
 question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I 
 do these things. The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of 
 men ? answer me. And they reasoned with themselves, saying, 
 If we shall say, From heaven ; he will say, AVhy then did ye not 
 believe him ? but if we shall say. Of men ; they feared the people : 
 for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed. And they 
 answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. Ami Jesus answer- 
 ing saith unto them, Neitljcr bo 3 tcll jiou bji u)l)iU autljorltn 3 
 bo tl)cse tljings. 
 
 All their works they do for to be seen of men : they make 
 broad their pliylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, 
 and love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the 
 synagogues, and greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, 
 Kablji, Kabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi : for OUC is JlOlir 
 itlilStcr, cncn (ri)rist; an<l all ye are brethren. And call no 
 man y.ur father upon the earth : for one is your Father, which Is
 
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 in heaven. Neither be ye called masters : for OUC IG JlOUt illcis- 
 
 tcr, even QTIjrist. 
 
 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun 
 be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars 
 shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be 
 shaken : and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven : 
 and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see 
 the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and 
 great glory. And |)C sljnll SCUb l)is illigcls with a great sound 
 of a trumpet, and they shall gather together l)is cicft from the four 
 winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 
 
 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virofins, 
 which took their lamps, and went forth to ttlCCt tijc bribcgroont. 
 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were 
 foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them : but the wise 
 took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom 
 tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was 
 a cry made. Behold, the bridegroom coineth ; go ye out to meet 
 him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And 
 the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil ; for our lamps 
 are gone out. But the wise answered, saying. Not so ; lest there 
 be not enough for us and you : but go ye rather to them that sell, 
 and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bride- 
 groom came ; and they that were ready, went in with him to the 
 marriage : and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other 
 virgins, saying. Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, 
 Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 
 
 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour 
 wherein tljC SoiT of tnnit COItlCtl). 
 
 Of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels 
 which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Fathei-. Take ye 
 heed, w^atch and pray : for ye know not when the time is. For the 
 
 Son of man is as a man taking a far journcn, toljo left l)is l)onsc, 
 anb gauc autI)oritn to l^is scnnmts, a\\b to eucrn man l)is 
 tDOrk ; and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore ; 
 for ye know not when tl}C master of tl)C l)OUSC cometh, at even, 
 or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning: lest 
 coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you 
 I say unto all, Watch. 
 
 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy 
 
 angels with him, tl)cn sl)aU l)c sit u^jon tl)c tl)ronc of l)is glorji : 
 
 And before |)im shall be gathered all nations; and [)C shall separate 
 them one from anc^ther, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the 
 goats : and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats 
 on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand. 
 Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kindom prepared for 
 you from the foundation of the world : 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxiv. 29-31. 
 
 Matthew, 
 XXV. 1-13. 
 
 Mark, 
 xiii. 3^-37. 
 
 Matthew, 
 XXV. 31-34. 
 
 25
 
 886 
 
 CHRIST ADMINISTERS THE 
 
 John, 
 
 xiii. '2-5, 
 
 12-15. 
 
 Luke, 
 xxii. i25^0. 
 
 Jolin, 
 Kiv. 13-15. 
 
 John, 
 XV. 1-6. 
 
 Jolia, 
 XV. lU, 17 
 
 John, XV. 20 
 
 And supper being ended, tlie devil having now put it into the 
 lieart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betra}^ him, Jesus kiiOU)- 
 
 ing tijat tl)c i^at!)cr l)ab igiuen all tljings into l]is linnbs, and 
 
 that he was coine from (jrod, and went to God ; he liseth from sup- 
 per, and hiid aside his ganiients ; and took a towel and girded liim- 
 self. After that, he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash 
 the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith lie 
 
 was girded So after he had washed their feet, 
 
 and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto 
 them, Know ye wliat I have done to you ? Ye call me Master, and 
 Lord : aiib i}c sag toell; for so I am. If I then, jiour toxh 
 aub fllastCV, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one 
 another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should 
 do as I have done to you. 
 
 And he said unto them. The kings of the Gentiles exercise 
 lordship over them ; and they that exercise authority upon them 
 are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so : but he that is 
 greatest among you, let him be as the younger ; and he that is 
 chief, as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that sitteth 
 at meat, or he that serveth ? is not he that sitteth at meat ? but I 
 am among you as he that serveth. Ye are they which have con- 
 tinued with me in my temptations. And I appoint unto you a 
 
 kingdom, as mo i^atljcr l)atl) a^ipointcb xtiito me; that ye may 
 
 eat and drink at mil tabic ill ttljl Uiugbom, and sit on thrones, 
 judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 
 
 Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that Avill jJ do, that the 
 Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask anything in my 
 name, 3 will do it. If ye love me, keep mi] COmmaubmciUS. 
 
 I am the true vine, and my Fiither is the husbandman. Every 
 branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away : and every branch 
 that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fi'uit. 
 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 
 Abide in me, aitb 3 ilt JIOU. As the branch cannot bear fruit of 
 itself, except it alnde in the vine: no moi'C can nc, CXCCpt JIC 
 
 abibc in mc. J am tl)c oinc, jic arc tljc brancijcs; he that 
 
 abidcth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: 
 for roitljOUt mc JIC can bo notljing. If a man abide not in me, 
 he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered ; and men gather them, 
 and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 
 
 Ye have not chosen me, but 3 I)aiiC cljOSCn lion, anb or- 
 baincb JlOU, that ye should go and bring fortli fruit, and that your 
 fruit should temain : tliat whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in 
 my name, he may give it you. These things J commanb t}OU, 
 that ye love one another. 
 
 Kemembt-r the word that I said unto vou, The servant is not 
 greater tl)au 1)15 tovb. If they have persecuted me, they will also 
 persecute you : if they have kept my saying, they will keep youis also.
 
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 When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into 
 all truth : for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall 
 hear, tliat shall he speak : and he will shew you things to come. 
 He shall glorify IttC : for he shall receive of millC, and shall shew 
 
 it unto you. QIU tilings tl^at tl)c i^atljcr l]atl) arc mine : there- 
 fore said I, that he shall take of mine, ;ind sliall shew it unto you. 
 
 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up liis eyes to heaven, and 
 said. Father, the hour is. come ; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also 
 may glorify thee : iis tlioit liiist giucit l)im poujcr ODCr all flcsl), 
 tl]at l)c sl)0ul5 giuc eternal life to as manfi as tl)ou l)ast giuen 
 l)im. 
 
 I pray for them : I pray not for the world, hut for them toljid) 
 tl]OU Ijast qiwen mC; for they are thine. And all mine are thine, 
 onb tl)ine arc mine ; and I am glorified in them. 
 
 As thou liast sent me into the world, eocn S0 \)CIVC 3 Cliso 
 sent tl)Cm into the world. 
 
 And the glory which thou gavest me, Jf !)at)e giocn tl)em; 
 that they may be one, even as we are one. 
 
 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the 
 mount of Olives. Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be 
 oft'ended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite tl)C 
 Sl)epl)erb, and the sheep of the tlock shall be scattered abroad. 
 
 And Jesus stood before the governor : and the sfovernor asked 
 him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? ^nb Jcsus saib 
 
 nnto l)im, iZTlion sanest. 
 
 Then Pilate entered into the judgment-liall again, and called 
 Jesus, and said unto him. Art thou the King of the Jews? Jesus 
 answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it 
 thee of me? Pilate answered. Am I a Jew? Thine own nation, 
 and the chief pi-iests, have delivered thee unto me. What hast thou 
 done? Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my 
 kingdom Avere of this world, then would my servants fight, that I 
 should not be delivered to the Jews : but now is my kingdom not 
 from hence. Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then ? 
 Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I 
 born, and for this cause came I into the woild, that I should bear 
 witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth 
 my voice. Pilate saith unto him, What is truth ? 
 
 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the 
 place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha : where 
 they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and 
 Jesus in the midst. And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the 
 cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING 
 OF THE JEWS. 
 
 This title then read many of the Jews : for the place where 
 Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city : and it was written in 
 
 John, 
 xvi. 13-15. 
 
 John, 
 xvii. 1, 2. 
 
 John, 
 xvii. 9, 10. 
 
 John, 
 xvii. 18. 
 
 John, 
 xvii. m. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxvi. 30, 31. 
 
 Mattliew, 
 xxvii. 11. 
 
 Jolin, 
 xviii. 33-38. 
 
 John, 
 xix. 17-22.
 
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 CHEIST ADMINISTERS THE 
 
 Rfatthew, 
 xxvii. 35-37. 
 
 Luke, 
 xxiii. 39-43. 
 
 John, 
 
 xxi. 1, 2, 
 
 15-17. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxviii. \S-'S 
 
 Act.s 
 ii. 29-3»). 
 
 Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then said the chief priests of the 
 Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews ; but that he said, 
 I am King of the Jews. Pilate answered, What I have written, I 
 have written. 
 
 They crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots : 
 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet ; They 
 parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they 
 cast lots. And sitting down, they watched him there : and set up 
 over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING 
 OF THE JEWS. 
 
 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on 
 him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other 
 answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing 
 thou art in the same condemnation ? And we indeed justly ; for 
 we receive the due reward of our deeds : but this man hath done 
 nothing amiss. 
 
 And he said unto Jesus, £orb, rcmcmbcr mc rDl]en tl]0« 
 comcst into t[)i} kingbom. ^n^ Jcsns saib nnto liim, llcr- 
 iln J sag nnto'll)ct% So-bag sl)rtlt tl)Ou be tnitl) me in jiara- 
 bfse. 
 
 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disci- 
 ples at the sea of Tiberias ; and on this wise shewed he himself. 
 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, 
 and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and 
 
 two other of his disciples So when they had 
 
 dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon son of Jonas, lovest thou 
 me more than these ? He saith unto him. Yea, Lord : thou know- 
 est that I love thee. He saith unto him, £cch mn lambs. He 
 saith to him again the second time, Simon son of Jonas, lovest thou 
 me ? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord : thou knowest that I love thee. 
 He saith unto him, £cc^ mn sl)CCp. He saith unto him the third 
 time, Simon son of Jonas, lovest thou me ? Peter was gi-ieved 
 because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me ? And 
 he said unto him. Lord, thou knowest all things ; thou knowest that 
 I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, iTccb mn sl)ccp. 
 
 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, '^U potDCr is 
 
 gioen nnto me in licancn arib in carti). 
 
 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the 
 name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 
 teachinof them to observe all thinjjs whatsoever I have commanded 
 you : and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. 
 Amen. 
 
 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch 
 David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us 
 unto this day. Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God 
 had sworn with an oath to him, tljilt of ll)C frnit of 1)15 loins, 
 
 accorbing to tl)c flcsl), l)c tooulb raise up Cl)rist to sit on Ijis
 
 DIVINE GOVERNMENT ON EARTH. 
 
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 tl)iroue ; lie seeing this before, spake of the resurrection of Christ, 
 that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corrup- 
 tion. 
 
 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 
 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having re- 
 ceived of the Father the promise of the Iloly Ghost, |)C hath shed 
 forth this, which ye now see and hear. For David is not ascended 
 into the heavens, but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, 
 Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thy foes my footstool. 
 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath 
 made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, boti) Cotb ClTlb 
 
 ari)ri6t. 
 
 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God 
 of our Fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus ; whom ye delivered up, 
 and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined 
 to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and de- 
 sired a murderer to be granted unto you; and killed tl)C PriltCC 
 of life, whom God hath raised from the dead ; whereof we are wit- 
 nesses. 
 
 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God 
 with one accord, and said. Lord, thou art God, which hast made 
 heaven, and' earth, and the sea, and all that in them is ; who by the 
 mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, 
 and the people imagine vain things ? The kings of the earth stood 
 up, and the rulers were gathered together against tl)C t!orb, anb 
 aqainst llis Qri)rist. For of a truth against thy holy child 
 Jesus, tDl)Om tl)OU Ijast anointcb, both Herod and Pontius 
 Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered 
 together. 
 
 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and 
 hanged on a tree : him hath God exalted with his right hand tO 
 be a Prince a\\b a Sauionr, for to give repentance to Israel, and 
 forgiveness of sins. 
 
 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preach- 
 ing peace by Jesus Christ : (he is Lord of all :) that word, I say 
 ye know, which was published throughout ail Judea, and began 
 from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached ; how God 
 anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: 
 who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of 
 the devil ; for God w;is with him And he com- 
 manded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he 
 which was ordained of God to bc tl)C Jubgc of quick (iwh 
 
 beab. 
 
 James answered, saying. Men and brethren, hearken unto me. 
 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to 
 take out of them a people for his name. And to this agree the 
 words of the prophets ; as it is written. After this I will return, axib 
 
 Acts, 
 iii. 13-15. 
 
 Acts, 
 iv. i!4-27. 
 
 Acts, 
 V. 30, 31. 
 
 Acts, 
 X. 36-3S, 42. 
 
 Acts, 
 XV. 13-17.
 
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 CHEIST ADMINISTEES THE 
 
 Acts, 
 xvii. 30, 31. 
 
 Acts, 
 xviii. 8-10. 
 
 Acts, XX. 24. 
 
 Acts, 
 xxii. 17-ai. 
 
 Acts, 
 xxvi. 'J-17 
 
 roill builb again tl)c tabernacle of Daoib mind) is fallen homi; 
 anh J u)ill bnilb again tlje ruins tl)creof, anb M vdUI set it 
 
 up ; that tlie residue of men miglit seek after the Lord, and all 
 the (lentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who 
 doeth all these things. 
 
 The times of this ignorance God winked at; but now com- 
 mandeth all men everywhere to repent : because he hath appointed 
 a day, in the which he will judge the world in lighteousness bn 
 
 tl)at man tDl)om l)e l)atl) orbaineb : whereof he hath given 
 assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the 
 dead. . 
 
 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on 
 the Lord with all his liouse : and many of the Corinthians hearing 
 believed, and were baptized. Then spake tl)C Corb to Paul in 
 the niglit by a vision. Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy 
 peace : for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt 
 
 thee : for J l)at)c mud) people in tijis citn. 
 
 None of these things move me, neither count I my life dear 
 unto myself, so that I might finish my cour.se with joy, and the 
 
 ministry u)l)icl) J l)aDe receiueb of tl)c Corb Jesus, to testify 
 
 the gospel of the grace of God. 
 
 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusa- 
 lem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance ; and saw 
 l)im saying unto me. Make haste, and get tliee quickly out of Je- 
 rusalem ; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. 
 And I said. Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every 
 synagogue them that believed on thee : and when the blood of thy 
 martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing l)y, and consenting 
 unto his death, and kept tiie raiment of them tiiat slew him. And 
 
 he said unto me, Depart: for 3 ujill scnb tl)ec far Ijencc unto 
 tl)e (©entiles. 
 
 I verily thought with myself, tliat I ought to do many things 
 contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. Which thing I also did 
 in Jerusalem : and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, 
 having received authority from the chief priests ; and wlien they 
 were put to deatli, I gave my voice against them. And T punished 
 them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme ; 
 and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even 
 unto strange cities. 
 
 Whereupon, as I went to Damascus, with authority and com- 
 rais.sion from the chief priests, at mid-day, O king, I saw in the 
 way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining 
 round about me and them which journeyed with me. And when 
 we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, 
 and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou 
 mc ? It is hard for thee to kick aofaiust the pricks. And I said,
 
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 Who art thou, Lord ? And he said, Jf iim 3csn6 tul)0m ll)On 
 pcrsCCUtCSt. But rise, and stand upon thy tcet : for i have ap- 
 peared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a 
 witness both of these things wliieli tliou hast seen, and of those 
 
 tilings in tl)c roljici) J ruili appear unto tl)cc : bclituTing tl)ce 
 from tlic people, mib from tl)c ©entiles, unto u)l)om now i 
 senb tl)cc. 
 
 As many as have sinned without law shall also perish with- 
 out law : and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged 
 
 by the law In the day when God shall judge the 
 
 secrets of men bn SCSUS (Elirist, according to my gospel. 
 
 Whether we live, we live unto the Lord ; and whether we die, 
 we die unto the Lord : whether we live therefore, or die, we are 
 the Lord's, i^or to tl]is eub Qri)rist botli bieb, anh rose, anb 
 reoiucb, tljat l)c migl)t be l^orb boti) of tl)c heah anb lining. 
 
 But why tlost thtiu judge thy brother ? or why dost thou set at 
 nought thy brother ? for we shall all stand before tl)C jubgment- 
 SCat of (Cljrist. For it is written. As I live, saith the Lord, every 
 knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. 
 
 The kinofdom of God is not meat and drink, but rio-hteous- 
 ness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these 
 things scructi) Qlljrist, is acceptable to God, and approved of men. 
 
 And again Esaias saith. There shall be a root of Jesse, and 
 
 [)c tl]at sljall rise to reign ooer tl)c ©entiles : in him shall the 
 
 Gentiles trust. 
 
 Qlljrist scut mc not to baptize, but to preach the gospel. 
 
 Let no man glory iti men : for all things are yours ; whether 
 Paul, or ApoUos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things 
 present, or things to come ; all are yours; aiib Jie are (EJjrist's : 
 and Christ is God's. 
 
 I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged 
 already as though I were i)resent, concerning him that hath so done 
 
 this deed, in tl)c name of onr liorb Sesus (ilbrist, when ye are 
 
 gathered together, and my spirit, roitl) tl)C pOUjer of DUr £orb 
 Jesus dirist, to deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruc- 
 tion of the riesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord 
 Jesus. 
 
 He that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is tI)C Corb's 
 freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is (fCljrist's 
 scriuxnt. 
 
 There be that are called gods, whetlier in heaven or in earth, 
 (as there be gods many, and lords many ;) but to us there is but 
 one (rod, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; (ii\is 
 
 one £orb Jesus (Cljrist, bn U3l)om arc all tl)ings, and we by 
 
 him. 
 
 Romans, 
 ii. 1-2, 10. 
 
 Romans, 
 xiv. 8-11. 
 
 Romans, 
 xiv. 17, 18. 
 
 Rom. XV. 12. 
 
 1 Cor. i. 17. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 iii. iii-Zi. 
 
 1 Cor. V. 3-5. 
 
 1 Cor. vii. 22. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 viii. 5, G.
 
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 CHRIST ADMINISTERS THE 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 ix. 20, 21. 
 
 1 Coi'. xi. 3. 
 
 1 Ccrintli. 
 XV. 22-28. 
 
 2 Corinth. 
 T. 9, 10. 
 
 Ephesians, 
 L 3, 9, 10. 
 
 Eph.i. 18-23. 
 
 ^ph.lv.7-16. 
 
 Unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I iniofht ffain tlie 
 Jews ; to them that are under the hiw, as under the law, that I 
 might gain them that are under the Law ; to them that are with- 
 out law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but nubcr 
 tl)C lau) to Cl)rist,) that I might gain them that are wiihouf 
 law. 
 
 I would have you know, that tl)c I)cab of cucrn man is 
 
 ^l)rist ; <ind the liead of the woman is the man ; and the head 
 of Christ is God. 
 
 As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 
 But every man in his own order : Christ the first-fruits ; afterward 
 they that are Christ's at his coming. Then cometh the end, tDl}CU 
 
 l)c sljiiil Ijauc bcliucrcb up tl)c kingdom to (23ob, men tl)e i'a- 
 
 tl)Cr ; when he shall have put down all rule, and all authority, and 
 power, i^or l]e must reign, till l)c Ijtitli put nil cncmice uniicr 
 l)is feet. ®l]e last enemr) tl)at shall be bestroneb is beatl). 
 i^or l)C l)atl) put all tl)ings nnber l)is feet. But when he saith 
 
 all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted which 
 did put all things under him. And when all things shall be sub- 
 dued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him 
 that put all things under liim, that God may be all in all. 
 
 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we 
 may be accepted of him. For we must all appear before t\)C 
 jubgmcnt-scat of (tljrist ; that every one may receive the things 
 done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be 
 good or bad. 
 
 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
 who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places 
 
 in Christ Having made known unto us the m_vs- 
 
 tery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath 
 purposed in himself: that in the dispensation of the fulness of times 
 
 l)c migl)t gatljcr together in one all things in Christ, both 
 tohich arc in hcanen, anb tohich are on earth; ^vicn in 
 him. 
 
 That ye may know wliat is the liope of his calling, and what 
 the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what 
 is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, 
 according to the working of liis mighty power, wliich he wronglit 
 in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his 
 own right hand in the heavenly places, far aboue all principalitn, 
 
 anb poiMcr, anb might, anb bominion, anb enern name that 
 is namcb. not onln in this luorlb, but also in thai rohich is to 
 come : anb []a{[) put all things nnber his feet, anb gain- hi'" 
 to be the \)cah oner all ihings'to the church, which isl)is bobn, 
 the fulness of him that tille'th all in all. 
 
 Into every one of us is given grace accovblug tO the mcas-
 
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 urc of tlic gift of QTIirist. it)l)crcforc l)c snitl), tUl)cn l)c ns- 
 ccnbcb up on l)igl), l)c Icb ctHJtiuitn tuptiyc, anb ganc gifts 
 unto men. 
 
 Now that he ascended, what is it hut tliat he also descended 
 first into the lower parts of the earth ? He that descended is the 
 same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might 
 fill all things. And [)c gauc SOmc, apostlcs ; and some, proph- 
 ets ; and some, evangelists ; and some, pastors and teachers ; for 
 the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the 
 edifying of the body of Christ ; till we all come in the unity of the 
 faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of (rod, unto a perfect 
 
 man, nnto tl)c mciisurc of tlie stature of tl)c fulness of Qllirist; 
 
 that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and 
 carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, 
 and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive : but 
 speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, 
 
 u)l)icl) is tl)c \)ca\i, enen (ITljrist: from tDl)om the whole body 
 
 fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint sup- 
 plieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every 
 part, maketl) increase of tl)e bobg unto the edifying of itself in 
 love. 
 
 All things that are reproved, are made manifest by the light : 
 for wdiatsoever doth make manifest is light. Wherefore he saith, 
 Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, oub (El)rist 
 filjall giuc tl)ec ligljt. 
 
 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto 
 the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, eueu as 
 (Eljrist is tl)e l)eatl of tl)e cl)Urcl) : and he is the Saviour of the 
 body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the 
 wives be to their own husbands in everything. Ilusbands, love 
 your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave him- 
 self for it ; that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing 
 of water by the word, that he might present it tO l)imself a 
 glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing ; 
 but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to 
 love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife 
 loveth himself. For no man ever yet liated his own liesh ; but 
 nourisheth and cherisheth it, CVCM as tl)e £orI> tl)e cljurcl). 
 
 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters accord- 
 ing to the fiesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, 
 as unto (Ulirist; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers ; but as 
 tl)C SCruantS of (Hljrist, doing the will of God from the heart; 
 with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men. 
 
 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus : 
 •who, being in the form of Crod, thought it not robbery to be equal 
 with God ; but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him 
 the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men : and 
 
 Ephesiaiis, 
 V. 13, 14. 
 
 Ephesians, 
 V. '■i-.i-i'i). 
 
 Eph. vi. 5-7. 
 
 Phil. ii. 5-11.
 
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 CHRIST ADMINISTERS THE 
 
 Philippians, 
 iu. -JO, 21. 
 
 Philiiipians, 
 iv. 11-13. 
 
 Colossifins, 
 i. 9, 12-19. 
 
 Col. ii. 10. 
 
 Col. ii. 18, 19. 
 
 Col. Hi. 13. 
 
 being found in fashion as a man, he liinnbled himself, and became 
 obedient unto deatli, even tlie death of the cross. tl31)CrcforC 
 
 (5>ob also l)atl) Ijigliln cxaltcb l)im, anb giucn him a name 
 u)l)icl) is above cncfn name: tljat at t!)e name of Jtesus etiern 
 knee sl)Oulb boro, of tl)ings in l)eauen, axib tijings in eartli, 
 anb tl)ings unbcr tl)e cartl) : anb tijat encrn tongue sl)oulb 
 confess tl)at Jesus Qlljrist is £orb, to the glory of God the 
 Father, 
 
 Our conversation is in heaven ; from whence also we look for 
 the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: who shall shall change our vile 
 body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, accorb- 
 
 ing to tl)e u)orking ral)erebj} l)e is able euen to subbue all 
 tl)ings unto l)imsclf, 
 
 I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be con- 
 tent. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound : 
 everywhere and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to 
 be hungry, both to abound and to sutler need. I can do all things 
 
 tl)rougl) €l]rist tDl)icl) strengtl)enetl) me. 
 
 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not 
 cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the 
 knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding ; 
 
 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath 
 
 made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in 
 light : who liath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath 
 translated us into tl)C Uingbom of l)is bear Son : in whom we 
 have redemption through his blood, even the foigiveness of sins: 
 who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every 
 creature : for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, 
 and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whotlu'r they be thrones, 
 or dominions, or principalities, or powers : all tilings were created 
 by him, and for him : and he is before all things, anb bjl l)im all 
 tilings consist, anb l)e is tlje l)eab of tl)e bobu, tlie cl)urcl) : 
 
 who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead ; tl)at in all 
 
 tl)ings l)c migl)t l)auc tl)c ^jre-cmincncc. For it pleased the 
 
 Father that in him should all fulness dwell. 
 
 And ye are complete in him, u)l)icl) is tl)e Ijeab of all prin- 
 cipalitij anb poroer. 
 
 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a vohuitaiy hu- 
 mility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which 
 he hath not seen, vainly pufted up by his fleslily mind, and not 
 holding tl}C i^f^b, from which all the body by joints and bands 
 having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with 
 the increase of God. 
 
 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one anothei', if any man 
 have a quarrel against any : enen as (Cljrist forgaue T)OU, so also 
 do ye. 
 
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 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, to till ill tl)C liomc 
 of tl)C £oxh Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by 
 him. 
 
 Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto 
 men ; knowing that of the Lord ye sliall receive the reward of the 
 inheritance: for ge SCruc tl)C Dorb (Elirist. 
 
 Epaphras, who is one of you, a SCruaut of (iCl)rist, saluteth 
 you. 
 
 ^\)C flovh make you to increase and abound in love one 
 toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you : 
 
 to the end |)c man stablisl) iicur l)earts nnblamcable in ijoli- 
 ncss before <!3ob, even our i^otljer, at the coming of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ with all his saints. 
 
 Furthermore, we beseech you, bretliren, and exhort you by the 
 Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk 
 and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. For ye 
 know tDl)at rommanbments roc gaue iiou bn l\)e toxh Scsws. 
 
 It is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to 
 them that trouble you ; and to you, who are troubled, rest with us, 
 
 when tl)e Corb Jesns sljall be reuealcb from jjcnneii toitl) l)is 
 migljtii angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that 
 
 know not God, and tliat obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ. 
 
 The mystery of iniquity doth already work : only he who now 
 letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall 
 that Wicked be revealed, whom tl)C £orb sljali COJlSUme toitl] 
 
 tl]e spirit of l}is moutl), anh sljali bestron tuiti) tl)e brigl)tness 
 of l)is coming. 
 
 We command you, brethren, in tlie name of our Corb Jesus 
 
 ^Ijrist, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walk- 
 eth disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. 
 
 We hear that there are some which walk among you disor- 
 derly, working not at all, but are busy-bodies. Now them that are 
 such we command and exhort bn OUr £orb Jcsus QTIirist, that 
 with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. 
 
 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, Vi\)0 Jiatl) cnableb me, for 
 tl)at l)C countcb me faitl)fnl, putting me into tl)e ministry ; 
 who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious. 
 
 Ilowbeit, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first 
 
 Jesus (Cljrist migl)t slieto for tl) all long-suffering, for a pat- 
 tern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life ever- 
 lasting. 
 
 I give thee charge in the siglit of God, who quickeneth all 
 things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate wit- 
 
 Col. iii. 17. 
 
 Colossians, 
 iii. i!3, 24. 
 
 Col. iv. 12. 
 
 IThessrilnn. 
 iii. 12, 13. 
 
 1 Thessalon. 
 iv. 1, 2. 
 
 2 Thessalon. 
 i. tJ-8. 
 
 2 Thessalou. 
 
 ii. 7, 8. 
 
 2Thess.iii.6. 
 
 2 Thessalon. 
 iiU 11, 12. 
 
 1 Timothv, 
 i. 12, 13: 
 
 1 Tim. i. 16. 
 
 1 Thnothy, 
 vi. 13-]t). 
 
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 CHEIST ADMINISTERS THE 
 
 2Tim. ii. 1-4. 
 
 2 Timothy, 
 iv. 1, 2. 
 
 Titus, 
 ii. 13, 14. 
 
 Heb. i. 7, 8. 
 
 Ileb. ii. 5-9. 
 
 Heb. iiL 3-6, 
 
 Hebrewx, 
 It. 3, 7, 8. 
 
 nessed a good confe.ssion ; that thou keep this commandment with- 
 out spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ : 
 which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Poten- 
 tate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords ; who only hath immor- 
 tality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto : 
 whom no man hath seen, nor can see ; to whom be honour and 
 power everlasting. Amen. 
 
 Thou therefore my son, be strong [\i t|jc grilCC tl)rtt is ill 
 OCI)rist Scsus. And the things that thou hast heard of me among 
 many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall 
 be able to teach others also. Thou therefore endure hardness, as 
 tt gOOb SOlbier of Jesus GTIjrist. No man that warreth en- 
 tangleth himself with the affairs of this life ; that he may please 
 him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 
 
 I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Chi-ist, tDl]0 
 
 sl)all iiibgc t\]c quick a\xb tl)c \ica\i at Ijis appearing anb l)is 
 kingdom; Preach the word, &c. 
 
 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of 
 the gi-eat God and our Saviour Jesus Christ ; who gave himself for 
 us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify uutO 
 l)itusclf a peculiar people, zealous of good works. 
 
 And of the angels he saith. Who maketh his angels spirits, 
 and his ministers a llame of fire. 5ut UUtO tl)C Sou, IjC sniti), 
 
 dLI)]} tl)ronc, (D (Sob, is for cocr anb cncr: a sceptre of 
 rigijtcousness is tl)c sceptre of tljii kingbom. 
 
 For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to 
 come whereof we speak. But one in a certain place testified, say- 
 ing. What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of 
 man, that thou visitest him ? Thou madest him a little lower than 
 the angels ; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst 
 set him over the works of thy hands ; thou hast put all things in 
 subjection under his feet. For in tliat he put all in subjection under 
 him, he left nothing that is not put under him. |3ut llOtt) VOC BCC 
 
 ttot get all tilings" put unbcr l)im : but roe see iesus, who was 
 
 made a little lower than the angels for the sutlering of death, 
 
 crou)neb roitt) glorn anb l)onour. 
 
 For this man was counted woithy of more glory than Moses, 
 
 iuasmud) as l)e u)l)o l)atl) builbcb tl)e l)Ouse Ijatl) more l)on- 
 
 OUr tl)an ll)e l)OUSe. Fur every house is builded by some man ; 
 but he that built all things is God. And Moses verily was faitlifid 
 in all his house, as a servatit, for a testimony of those things which 
 were to be spoken after; but (Cl)rist as a GoU OUCr l)is OUJU 
 l)OUSC; U)l]OSe l)OUSC are roe, if we hold fast the confidence and 
 the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. 
 
 We which liave believed do enter into rest, as ho said, As I 
 have sworn in my wrath, if ll)cj) sljall CUter into Utt} rcst : 
 
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 althouofli the works were finished from the foundation of tlie 
 
 world Again he hraiteth a certain day, saying 
 
 in David, To-day, after so long a time ; as it is said, To-day if ye 
 will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. For if JcSttS \)Clh 
 gincn tl)Ctn rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of 
 another day. 
 
 Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, look- 
 ing unto Jesus tl)e autl)or ayxb finisl}cr of onr faitl) ; who, for 
 
 the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the 
 shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 
 
 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our 
 Lord Jesus, tl)rtt great 0l)cpl)crb of tl)C sl)Ccp, through the blood 
 of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work 
 to do his will. 
 
 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocri- 
 sies, and envies, and all e\'il speakings, as new-born babes, desire 
 the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby : if so be 
 
 ye have tasted that tl)c Corb is gracioits. 2^0 tDl)om coming, 
 
 as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of 
 God, and precious, ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual 
 house. 
 
 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the light hand of God ; 
 angels anb antljoritics anh poujcra being mabc subject nnto 
 l}im. 
 
 The rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and 
 election sure : for if ye do these things ye shall never fall : for so 
 an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into tl)e ever- 
 lasting kingbom of our £orb anb Saniour Jesus (!II)rist. 
 
 Moreover, I will endeavour that ye may be able after ray de- 
 cease to have these things always in remembrance. For we have 
 not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto 
 
 you tl)c poroer anh coming of our £orb Jtesus (Jil)rist, but 
 
 toerc ejie-roitnesses of Ijis majestn. For he received from God 
 the Father honour and glory, when tiiere came such a voice to him 
 from the excellent glory. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am 
 well pleased. 
 
 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy 
 faith, praying in the ILily (rhost, keep yourselves in the love of 
 
 God, looking for tlje mercn of our £orb Jesus Christ, unto 
 
 eternal life. 
 
 (Jlje lleuelation of Jesus (El]rist, which God gave unto 
 
 him, to shew untii his servants tilings which must shortly come to 
 
 pass; anb l)e sent aiib significb it bj} l)is angel unto Ijis ser- 
 
 nant Joljn : who bare record of the word of God, and of the tes- 
 timony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Blessed is 
 he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy. 
 
 Heb.xii. 1,2. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 xiii. -JO, -il. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 ii. 1-5. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 iii. 22. 
 
 2 Peter, 
 i. 10, 11. 
 
 2 Peter, 
 i. 15-17. 
 
 Jude, 20, 21. 
 
 Rev. i. 1-7.
 
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 and keep those things which are written therein : for the time is at 
 hand. 
 
 John to the seven churches which are in Asia : (xrace be unto 
 you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is 
 to come ; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne ; 
 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful Witness, and the First-be- 
 gotten of the dead, a}\b t\)c Prince of tlie kings of tijc cnrtl). 
 Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own 
 blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; 
 
 to l)im be glorn ant bominion fofcoer anb eocr. Qlmen. Be- 
 hold, he cometli with clouds, and every eye shall see him, and thev 
 also which pierced him : anb nil kinbrcbs of tl)c cartl) sljnil 
 toail because of l)im. Even so. Amen. 
 
 Revelation, 
 
 i. 9-20. 
 Clmp. ii. iiiid 
 
 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribula- 
 tion, nnb in tl)e lungbom iwib palicncc of Jfcsus Qlljrist, was in 
 the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the tes- 
 timony of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and 
 heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, saying, I am Alpha 
 and Omega, the first and the last : and, What thou seest, write in 
 a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia ; 
 unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto 
 Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Lao- 
 dicea. 
 
 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being 
 turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks ; and in the midst of the 
 seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a 
 garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden 
 girdle. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as 
 snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; and his feet like unto 
 fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the 
 sound of many waters. And |)e l)ab in !)i5 rigl)t Ijiiub seucn 
 stars : anb out of l)is mouti) roent a sl)arp tujo ebgeb sroorb : 
 
 and his countenance was as the sun shinetli in his strength. And 
 when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his rii^ht 
 hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; T am the first and the 
 last; I am he that liveth, anil was dead; and, hchold, I am alive 
 forevermore. Amen; anb l)aiic tl)e kcns of l)eU a\ib of beati). 
 Write the thin<i:s which thou hast seen, and the tliiuijfs which are, 
 and the things which shall be hereafter ; the mystery of the seven 
 stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden 
 candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches : 
 and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven 
 churclies. 
 
 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write ; (fll)CSe tl)ing5 
 
 salt!) I)c tliat Ijolbctl) tl)e scoen stars in l)is right l)anb, ml)0 
 ujalkcti) in tl)c mibst of tl)e scuen goibcn canblesticks : I 
 
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 canst not bear them which are evil : and thou hast tried them which 
 say tliey are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars : and 
 hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, 
 and hast not fainted. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, 
 because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from 
 whence thou art fallen, and repent, ami do the first works ; or else 
 
 3 m\[ come unto tl)cc qnicklji, nnb will rcmone tbg cnn- 
 
 blcstick out of l)is pUlCC, except thou repent. But this thou 
 hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also 
 hate. 
 
 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto 
 the churches; To him that overcometh toill 3 %ivc to CiU of t\]C 
 tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. 
 
 And unto the anijel of the church in Smvrna write: These 
 things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive ; I 
 know tliy works, and tribulation and poverty, (but thou art rich) 
 and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and 
 are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things 
 which thou shalt sufter: behold, the devil shall cast some of you 
 into prison, that ye may be tried ; and ye shall have tribulation ten 
 days : be thou faithful unto death, atxb Ujiil 3 giuc tl)CC CL crOttJtX 
 of life. 
 
 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith imto 
 the churches ; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second 
 death. 
 
 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write ; These 
 things saith l)c w\]idf liati) tl)c s{)arp stDorb wit!) troo cbges. I 
 
 know thy woiks, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat 
 is; and thou boldest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, 
 even in those days wherein ^-iitip^s was my faithful martyr, who 
 was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. But I have a few 
 thino-.s aofainst thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doc- 
 trine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block be- 
 fore the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and 
 to commit fornication. So hast thou also them that hold the doc- 
 trine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate. Repent; or else I 
 will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the 
 sword of my mouth. 
 
 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto 
 the churches ; To him that overcometh voill 3 giue tO eilt of l\)C 
 l)ibbcu inaiiua, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone 
 a new name written, which no man knoweth, saving he that re- 
 ceiveth it. 
 
 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write ; These 
 things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame 
 of file, and his feet are like fine brass ; 1 know thy works, and 
 charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works ; 
 and the last to be more than the first. Notwithstanding, I have a
 
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 few tilings against thee, because thou sufFerest that woman Jezebel, 
 which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my ser- 
 vants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. 
 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication ; and she re- 
 pented not. Behold, 3 toiU cast l)cr into a bcb, anb tl)cm tljat 
 commit abultcrn toitl) l)cr into great tribulation, except they 
 
 repent of their deeds. And I will kill her children with death ; 
 and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth 
 the reins and hearts : and I will give unto every one of you ac- 
 cording to your works. But unto you I say, and unto the rest in 
 Thyatira, As many as have not this doctrine, and which have not 
 known the depths of Satan, as they speak ; J[ toiU put upou nOU 
 none Otijer burben. But that which ye have already hold fast 
 till I come. And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works 
 unto the end, to him ujiU J igiue power oner the nations : and 
 he shall rule them with a rod of iron : as the vessels of a potter 
 shall they be broken to shivers : even as I received of my Father. 
 And I will give him the morning-star. 
 
 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto 
 the churches. 
 
 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write ; These 
 
 things saith l)e tl)at l)atl) ll]e scoen Spirits of ©ob, anb tlje 
 
 seoen stars ; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou 
 livest, and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which 
 remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works 
 perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received 
 and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou slialt not 
 watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know 
 what hour I will come upon thee. Thou hast a few names even in 
 Sardis which have not defiled their garments ; and they shall walk 
 with me in white : for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the 
 same shall be clothed in white raiment; and 3 tniU not blot 
 out \)\S name out of tl)C book of life, but I will confess his name 
 before my Father, and before his angels. 
 
 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto 
 the cliurches. 
 
 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write ; These 
 things saith he that is holy, he that is true, |]C tl)at l}atl) tl]C Ken 
 of Dauib, Ije tljat opcnetl), anb no man sl)uttctl) : anb sl)uttetl), 
 
 anb no man opcncti) : 1 know thy works : beliold, 1 have set be- 
 ton' tlieo an open door, and no man can shut it : for thou hast a 
 little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my 
 name. Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, 
 which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie ; behold, 3 U)iU 
 
 make tl)cm to come anb ujorsljip before tljii feet, and to know 
 
 that I havtj loved thee. Because thou hast kej)t the word of my 
 patit-ncf, 3 also U)iU keep tl) CC from the hour of temptation, which 
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 eartli. Behold, I come quickly : hold that fast which thou hast, 
 that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh, toill J lUtlkc 
 a piiiav in tllC tcm|3lc of mg (Sob, and he shall go no more nut : 
 and I will wiite upon him the name of my God, and the name 
 of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh 
 down out of heaven from my God : and I will write upon him my 
 new name. 
 
 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto 
 the churches. 
 
 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write ; 
 These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the 
 beginning of the creation of God ; I know thy works, that thou art 
 neither cold nor hot : I would thou wert cold or hot. So then be- 
 cause thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, S toill spcui 
 t\)CC out of inw tnouti). Because thou sayest, I am rich, and in- 
 creased with goods, and have need of nothing, and knowest not 
 that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and 
 naked ; I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that 
 thou mayest be rich ; and white raiment, that thou mayest be 
 clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear ; and 
 anoint thine eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see. ^s tttailg 
 as J louc, J rcbttkc arib c!)asten : be zealous therefore, and re- 
 pent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock : if any man hear 
 my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup 
 with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh ujiUJ QVaut 
 to sit roitl] me in m^ tijrone, even as I also overcame, and am 
 set down with my Father in his throne. 
 
 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto 
 the churches. 
 
 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne 
 a book written within and on the back side, sealed with seven 
 seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, 
 Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 
 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was 
 able to open the book, neither to look thereon. And I wept 
 much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read 
 the book, neither to look thereon. 
 
 And one of the elders saith unto me. Weep not: bcl)olb, tl)C 
 £ion of tl)c tribe of 3uba, tl)e Uoot of 'Bavib, l)atl) ^ircoaileb to 
 open tl)C book, onb to loose tl)c seocn seals tl)ercof. And I 
 
 beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the four beasts, 
 and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, 
 having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of 
 God sent forth into all the earth. QVnb l)e came anb tOOk tl)C 
 
 book out of tl)c rigljt l)anb of l)im t\)at sat upon tl}c tl)rone. 
 ^nb ujljen Ije l)ab'tiiken tl)c book, tl)J four beasts luib four 
 anb tujcntQ dbers fell bou)n before tl)c liamb, Ijauing enern 
 
 Rev. V. 
 
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 402 
 
 CHRIST ADMINISTERS THE 
 
 Revelation, 
 vi. 1, li!-17. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xi. 14-17. 
 
 RevHntion, 
 xiv. U-Ki. 
 
 one of tijcm liarps, mib golbcn uials full of obonrs, tuljict) 
 arc tl)c prancr© of saints, ^nb tl)ci} sung a ncu) song, siin- 
 tng, (tl)ou art tDortl)n to take tl)e book, ano to open tl)c seals 
 
 tljcreof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by 
 thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation ; 
 and hast made us unto our God kings and priests : and we shall 
 reign on tlie earth. 
 
 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round 
 about the throne, and the beasts, and the elders; and the number 
 of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thcnisands of 
 thousands ; saying with a loud voice, tDortljtl is tl)e ilamb tl)at 
 
 ujas slain to receioe poroer, anb riclies,"anb raisbom, anb 
 strengtl), anb Ijonour, anb glorn, anb blessing. And every 
 
 creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the 
 earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard 
 I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him 
 that sitteth upon the throne, anb untO tl)e £amb, forever and ever. 
 And the four beasts said. Amen. And the four and twenty elders 
 fell down and worshipped hiin that liveth forever and ever. 
 
 •^nb 3 saro xa\)cn tl)c Camb opencb one of tl)e seals, and 
 
 I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts, 
 
 saying, Come and see And I beheld roljCn 1)C l)ab 
 
 opcneb tl)C sixtl) seal, and lo, there was a great earthquake ; 
 and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon be- 
 came as blood : and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even 
 as a fig-tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a 
 mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is 
 rolled together ; and every mountain and island were moved out 
 of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, 
 and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, 
 and every bondman, and every freeman, hid themselves in the dens 
 and in the rocks of the mountains ; and said to the mountains 
 and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the fjice of hiin that sit- 
 teth on the throne, anb from tl)e rarati) of tl]e l!amb : for thegi-eat 
 day of |)is toratl) is come ; and who shall be able to stand ? 
 
 The second wo is past; and behold, the third wo coraeth 
 quickly. And the seventh angel sounded ; and there were great 
 voices in heaven, saying, ©jjc kingboms of tl]is tuorib are be- 
 come tl]e kingboms of our t!orb, anb of Ijis (Tlirist; anb Ije 
 
 sl^all reign foreucr anb cner. And the four and twenty elders, 
 which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and wor- 
 shipped God, saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, 
 which art, and wast, and art to come ; because thou hast taken to thee 
 thy great power, and hast reigned. 
 
 And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and upon tl)e cloub 
 one sat like unto tlie Gon of man, l)aiiing on l)is l)eab a golben 
 crown, anb in l)is l)anb a sljarp sickle. And another angel
 
 DIVINE GOVERNMENT ON EARTH. 
 
 403 
 
 came out of tlie temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat 
 on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap : for the time is come 
 for thee to reap ; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. QVnb l)C tl)dt 
 
 sat on t\)c donb tl)nTSt in l)is sickle on tl)c carti) ; luib tl)e 
 carti) mas rcapcb. 
 
 These shall make war tDltl) tl)C Camb, awh tl)C Camb sl}oU 
 
 oocrcomc tl)cm : for I)c is tlorii of loibs, anb liing of kings: 
 and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. 
 
 And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse ; and he 
 that sat ujion him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness 
 l}C botl) jnbgc anb make roar. His eyes were as a flame of fire, 
 anb on Ijis Ijeab roere mann crorons; and he had a name writ- 
 ten, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with 
 a vesture dipped in blood : and his name is called The Word of 
 God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon 
 white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. QVnb ont of 
 
 l)is monti) goetl) a sl)arp sroorb, tl}at toitl) it l)e slioulb smite 
 tl)e nations : anb i]e sl)all rnle tlicm toitl) a rob of iron: anb 
 l)e treabctli tl]C unnc-prcss of the fierceness anb rarati) of 
 ^Imigbtn ^ob. QVnb l)e l)atl) on l)is uestnre anb on l)is tl)igl) 
 a name rbrittcn, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 
 
 And I saw an angel standing in the sun ; and he cried with a 
 loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven. 
 Come, and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great 
 God ; that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, 
 and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them 
 that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both 
 small and great. 
 
 And I saw the boast, and the kings of the earth, and their 
 armies, gathered together to make war ngainst l)im tl)at sat on 
 the l}Orse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and 
 with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with 
 which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and 
 them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake 
 of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were slain toitl) tl)e 
 sroorb of l]im tl)at sat npon tl)e liorse, ttiliici) stoorb procceb- 
 
 cb out of l)is moutt) : and all the fowls wore filled with their flesh. 
 
 And there shall in no wise enter into it (the city) anything 
 that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a 
 lie : but they which are written in tl)C £amb's book of life. 
 
 Behold, 3 come quickin : blessed is he that keepeth the say- 
 ings of the prophecy of this book. 
 
 3 Sesns l)aoe sent mine angel to testify unto you these 
 things in the churches. J[ am tlje root anb tl)c offspring of 
 
 nianib, and the bright and morning-star. 
 
 Ue which testifieth these things saith, Qureln 3 COme CjUickln. 
 
 Rev. xvii. 14. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xix. 11-21. 
 
 Rev. xxi. 27. 
 
 Rev. xxii. 7. 
 
 Rev. xxii. 16. 
 
 Rev. xxii. 20.
 
 XI. 
 
 €^xiBVB ^rn|ilietir (DffirL 
 
 Deuteron. 
 
 V. 1, and 
 
 xviii. 15-19. 
 
 la. xlii. 1-i. 
 
 Isaiah, Iv. 4. 
 Is. Ixl. 1-3. 
 
 John, i. 1, 14. 
 
 And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, Is- 
 rael, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this 
 
 day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them 
 
 The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a \)tO\i\)Ct from the 
 midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me ; unto him ye shall 
 hearken. According to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God 
 in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying. Let me not hear again 
 the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any 
 more, that I die not. And the Lord said unto me. They have well 
 spoken that which they have spoken. J luill raise tljcm up (I 
 Ipropljct from among tl]cir brethren, like unto tl)cc, anb toill 
 |]ut mg tDorbs in l)is montl) ; inxb l)e sljall speak unto tl)cm 
 all tljat 3 sl)aU commanb l)im. 1i\\b it sliail come to pass, 
 tljat roljosoeucr roill not Ijearken unto mg raoriis tnljid) l)e 
 sl)aU speak in ms name, J will require it of l)im. 
 
 Behold my servant, whom I uphold ; mine elect, in whom my 
 
 soul delighteth ; J[ [jam put mil spirit upon him : l)c sljall bring 
 fortli jubgment to tl)e ©cnUles. lie shall not cry, nor litl up, 
 nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall 
 he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench : \)c sljall 
 bring fortl) iubgmcnt unto trutl). He shall not fail nor be dis- 
 couraged, till l)e l]at>e set juiigmcnt in tl)e caxl\); and the isles 
 shall wait for his law. 
 
 Behold, I have given liim for d toitUCSS to the people, a leader 
 and commander to the people. 
 
 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me ; because tlje £orb 
 [)aH) anointeb me to preaci) goob tibings unto tl)e meek; l)c 
 ijatli sent me to binb up tlje brokcnl)carteb, to proclaim libertn 
 to tl)c captioes, anii tlie opening of tl)c prison to tl)em tl)at 
 are bounb; to proclaim tl)e acceptable gear of tl)e £orb, anb 
 i\)C ha\} of uengcancc of our (Sou; to comfort all that mourn ; 
 to a})point unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty 
 for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the 
 spirit of heaviness ; that they might be called Trees of righteousness, 
 Tiie planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. 
 
 In the beginning was tl)e fcOorb, find the Word was with
 
 CHRIST'S PROPHETIC OFFICE. 
 
 405 
 
 God, and the AVord was God And tI)C tUorb 
 
 was made flesh, and dwelt among us 
 
 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and 
 Le\'ites from Jerusalem, to ask him. Who art thou ? And he con- 
 fessed, and denied not ; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And 
 they asked him. What then ? Art thou Elias ? And he saith, I 
 am not. Art thou tl)at PropljCt? And he answered. No. Then 
 said they unto him, Who art thou ? that we may give an answer to 
 them that sent us. What say est thou of thyself? He said, I am 
 the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way 
 of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. 
 
 Jesus answered. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be 
 born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of 
 God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh ; and that which is born 
 of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee. Ye must be 
 born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest 
 the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither 
 it goeth ; so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus an- 
 swered and said unto him. How can these things be ? Jesus answered 
 and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these 
 things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, iDc spcalt t!)at toe bo 
 knou), anb tcstifn tl)at toe [)avc seen ; anh m rccciuc not 
 our loitncss. JfJ Ijauc tolb non cartliln ttjings, anb ne 
 belictJC not, l)oa) sl)aU jic bcliciTc if 3 tcil'rjou of Ijcaocnln 
 tilings ? 
 
 There arose a question between some of John's disciples and 
 the Jews about purifying. And they came unto John, and said 
 unto him. Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom 
 thou bearest witness, behold, the same baptizeth and all men come 
 to him. 
 
 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except 
 it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that 
 I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. He that 
 hath the bride is the brideirroom : but the friend of the bridegroom, 
 which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the 
 bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must in- 
 crease, but I must decrease. He that cometh from above is above all : 
 he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth : he 
 that cometh from heaven is above all. QVnb U)l)Ut l)C \](ll\) QCCM 
 aiib l]carb, that l)c tcstifictl) ; anb no man rcccinetl) l)is tcsti- 
 monn. i^c tijat l)atl) rccciucb l)is testimonn l)atl) set to Ijis seal 
 that TPob is true, i^or l)c rohom ^ob l)atl) sent speaketl) tl]e 
 tDorbs of (Bob : for (Sob gioetl) not tt)C Spirit bn mcasnrc 
 unto l)im. 
 
 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this 
 water shall thirst again : but whosoever drinketh of the water that 
 I shall give him shall never thirst ; but the water that I shall give 
 
 John, 
 i. 10-23. 
 
 John, 
 iii. 5-12.# 
 
 John, 
 iii. 25-34. 
 
 John, 
 iv. 13-44.
 
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 CHRIST'S PROPHETIC OFFICE. 
 
 him, shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting 
 life. The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I 
 thirst not, neither come hither to draw. Jesus saith unto her, Go 
 call thy husband, and come hither. The woman answered and 
 said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her. Thou hast well said, 
 I have no husband : for thou hast had five husbands, and he whom 
 thou now hast is not thy husband : in that saidst thou truly. The 
 woman saith unto him. Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 
 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain ; and ye say, that in Jeru- 
 salem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto 
 her. Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither 
 in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye 
 worship ye know not what : we know what we worship, for salva- 
 tion is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the 
 true worsliippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth : 
 for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and 
 they that worship him, must worshi|i him in spiiit and in truth. 
 The woman saith unto him, J kuoiD tljiU ittcssiiis comctl), tDl)icl) 
 is callcb (Christ; toljcn l)c is come, l)c roill tell us all tl)ings. 
 Jesus saiti) unto l)er, J tl]at speak unto tl)cc am lie. 
 
 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked 
 with the woman : yet no man said. What seekest thou ? or, why 
 talkest thou with her ? The woman then left her water-pot, and 
 went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a 
 
 man roljid) tolb me all tl)ihgs tljat cuer 3 bib : is not tl)is tljc 
 
 (!ri)rist '■? Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 
 
 In the mean Avhile his disciples prayed him, saying. Master, 
 eat. L>iit he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not 
 of. Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man 
 brought him aught to eat? Jesus saith unto thein, My meat is to 
 do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Sav not 
 ye. There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest ? behold, I 
 say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields ; for they 
 are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, 
 and gathereth fruit unto life eternal : that both he that soweth, and 
 he that reapeth, may rejoice together. And herein is tliat saying 
 true, One soweth, and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that 
 whereon ye bestowed no labour : other men laboured, and ye are 
 entered into their labours. 
 
 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for 
 the saying of the woman, which testified, i^c tolb me all tl)at euci" 
 3 bib. So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they be- 
 sought him that he would tarry with them : and he abode there 
 two .lays. Q\,nb mann more belieucb because of l)is oton 
 morb ; anb saib unto tl)e ujoman, Xou) u)e beliene, not be- 
 cause of tl)n sailing : for roe Ijanc l)earb Ijim oarselues, anb 
 knoiu tl)al ~tl)is"is inbeeb tlje (Ci)rist, tl)e Gainonr of tl)C 
 morib.
 
 CHRIST'S PROPHETIC OFFICE. 
 
 407 
 
 Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee. 
 For Jesus himself testified, that a projjhet hath no honour in his 
 own country. 
 
 Now Avhen Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he 
 departed into Galilee ; and leaving Nazareth, lie came and dwelt in 
 Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon 
 and Nephthalim : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by 
 Esaias the prophet, saying. The land of Zabulon, and the land of 
 Nephthalim. by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, (Jalilee of the 
 
 Gentiles; tl)C jjcople ttiljicl) sat in barkncss sau) great Ugl)!; 
 and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death, light is 
 sprung up. 
 
 ^rom tijat time lesns began to preaci), anb to san, He- 
 pent; for tl)e kingbom of Ijeaiicn is at Ijanb. 
 
 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, 
 Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the 
 sea ; for they were fishers. And he saith unto them. Follow me, 
 and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left 
 their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw 
 other two brethren, James the son''of Zebedee, and John his brother, 
 in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he 
 called them. And they immediately left the ship, and their father, 
 and followed him. 
 
 ^nb Jesns went about all ©alilec, teadjing in tljeir 
 srtnagogncs, anb prcacl)ing tl]e gospel of tl]e kingbom, anb 
 Ijcaling all manner of 0icliness,~anb all manner of bisease 
 among tlje people. 
 
 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up : 
 and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sab- 
 bath-day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto 
 him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened 
 the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the 
 Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel 
 to the poor ; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach 
 deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to 
 set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year 
 of the Lord. 
 
 And he closed the book, and lie gave it again to the minister, 
 and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the syna- 
 gogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, (jjjis 
 
 ban is tl)is scripture fulfilleb iu nour ears, "^^nb all bare 
 l)im iBitness, anb u)oubereb at tl)e gracious ujorbs roljicl) pro- 
 ceebeb out of Ijis mOUtl). And tiiey said, Is not this Joseph's son? 
 And he said iinlo tiiein. Ye will surely say unto me this prov- 
 erb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in 
 Capernaum, do also here in thy country. And he said, Verily I 
 say unto you. No prophet is accepted in his own country. 
 
 Matthew, 
 
 iv. la-'js. 
 
 I.uke, 
 iv. 1G-'J4.
 
 408 
 
 CHRIST'S PROPHETIC OFFICE. 
 
 Mark, 
 L 35-39. 
 
 Luke, V. 1-3, 
 
 Luke, 
 V. 31, 32. 
 
 Mark, ii. 1,2. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xii. 14-21. 
 
 Matt. xi. 1-5. 
 
 Matt V. 1, 2. 
 
 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he 
 went out and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. And 
 Simon, and they that were with him, followed after him. And 
 when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for 
 thee. And he said unto them, Cet US go into tIjC ItCXt tOtDllS, 
 
 tijat S raaj} prcaci) tijere also : for tijcrcforc came S fort!). 
 
 ^nb l)c ^ireacljcb in tljeir sjinagoigucs tl)rounl]out all 
 ©olilcc, aiib rast ont bcuils. 
 
 And it came to pass, that as the people pressed upon liira to 
 hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, and 
 saw two ships standing by the lake : but the fishermen were gone 
 out of them, and were washing their nets. And he enteredinto 
 one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would 
 thrust out a little from the land. Qtub IjC Sat botDH, Onb taugl)t 
 
 t!)c people out of t\]c 0l)ip. 
 
 And Jesus answering, said unto them. They that are whole 
 need not a physician ; but they that are sick. Jf ramc not tO call 
 
 tlje rigfjteous, but sinners to repentance. 
 
 And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days ; and 
 it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many 
 were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive 
 them, no, not so much as about the door: ariii l)c preacl)cb tl)e 
 
 tDorb unto tl)em. 
 
 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, 
 how they might destroy him. But when Jesus knew it, he with- 
 drew himself from thence : and great multitudes followed him, and 
 he healed them all ; and charged them that they should not make 
 him known : that it might be fulfilled wllich was spoken by Esaias 
 
 the prophet, saying, !3el)ol5 mn seryaut, wljom 3 \yavc cljoscn; 
 uin beloueb, in toljom mn soul is ujcll pleaseb : J raill put mn 
 spirit upon l)im, anh l)c sljall sljcra jubgment to tl)c ©entiles" 
 
 lie shall not strive, nor cry ; neither shall any man hear his voice 
 in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking 
 fiax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. 
 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust. 
 
 And it came to pass when Jesus had made an end of com- 
 manding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to tead) (ixib to 
 preacl) in tl)eir cities. 
 
 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Chiist, 
 he sent two of his disciples, and said unto him, Art thou l)c tl)at 
 sl)Onlb come, or do we look for another? Jesus answered and 
 •said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do 
 
 hear and see: ®1), bliub receiue tlje'ir sigl)t, anb tl)e lame toalk, 
 tl)c lepers are cleanseb, anb tlje beaf Ijear, tl)e hcah are raiseb 
 up, anb tl)c poor l)ui)e tl)e gospel preacl)eb to tl)em. 
 
 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain ; and
 
 CHRIST'S PROPHETIC OFFICE. 
 
 409 
 
 when he was set, his disciples came unto liim ^ub l)C 0)]Cttcb 
 IjiS moiltl), arib taugljt tljcm, (see chapters 5, 6, 7.) 
 
 And it came to pass tliat he went into a city called Nain : and 
 many of his disciples went with him, and much people. 
 
 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there 
 was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she 
 was a widow : and much people of the city was with her. And 
 when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto 
 her. Weep not. And he came and touched the bier : and they that 
 bare him stood still. And he said. Young man, I say unto thee. 
 Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak : and he 
 delivered him to his mother. And there came a fear on all : and 
 
 they glorified God, saying, Sljat a grcnt propljct is riscii tip 
 among us ; and, ®|)at &oh l)ati) uisitcb l)is people. And this 
 rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout 
 all the region round about. 
 
 He went throughout every city and village, prccicljing fltlb 
 
 sljetoing tl)e glab tibings of ll)e kingbom of (Sob : and the 
 twelve were with him. 
 
 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began 
 to say. This is an evil generation : they seek a sign ; and there 
 shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For 
 as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of 
 man be to this generation. The queen of the south shall rise up 
 in the judgment with the men of this generation, aitb COUbcmil 
 
 tl)cm : for sl)c came from tl)c utmost parts of tl)c cavil), to 
 l)ear tl)e toisbom of Solomon; anb bcljolb, a greater tljan 
 
 Solomon is [)CVC. The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the 
 judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for tl)Ctl 
 
 repenteb at tl)e preacl)ing of Jonas : anh bel)olb, a greater 
 tl) an Jonas is l)crc. 
 
 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the 
 sea side. And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, 
 so that he went into a ship and sat ; and the whole multitude 
 
 stood on the shore, ^nb \)c spake mauii tl)ings unto tljem in 
 
 parables, saying. Behold, a sower went forth to sow ; and when 
 he sowed, some seeds fell by the way-side, and the fowls came and 
 devoured them up ; some fell upon stony places, where they had 
 not much earth : and forthwith they sprung up, because they had 
 no deepness of earth : and when the sun was up, they were 
 scorched ; and because they had no root, they withered away. 
 And some fell among thorns ; and the thorns sprung up, and 
 choked them : but other fell into good ground, and brought forth 
 fruit, some an hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold. 
 
 tt)l)o IjatI) ears to l)car, let l)im l)ear. 
 
 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom 
 of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his 
 
 Luke, 
 vii. 11-17 
 
 Luke, viii. 1. 
 
 Luke, 
 xi. 2U-3-2. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xiii. 1-9. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xiii. a4-35.
 
 410 
 
 CHRIST'S PROPHETIC OFFICE. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xiii. 53-58. 
 
 Matt, ix, 35. 
 
 Matt. xi. 1. 
 
 T.iikp, 
 ix. 10, U. 
 
 field : but wliile men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among 
 the wheat, and went liis way. But when the blade was sprur)g 
 up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the 
 servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not 
 tliou sow good seed in thy field ? from whence then hath it tares ? 
 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said 
 unto liim. Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up ? But 
 he said, Nay ; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also 
 the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest : 
 and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye 
 together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them : 
 but gather the wheat into my barn. 
 
 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The king- 
 dom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard-seed, which a man 
 took, and sowed in his field : which indeed is the least of all seeds : 
 but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and be- 
 cometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the 
 branches thereof. 
 
 Another parable spake he unto them ; The kingdom of heaven 
 is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three meas- 
 ures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 
 
 ':AU tl)cse tilings spake Jesus unto tl)c multitude in par- 
 oblcs ; anh mitljont a pm-ablc spake l)e not unto tl)em : tl)at 
 it migl)t be fultlUeb U)l)icl) teas spoken bn tl)e propl)ct, san- 
 ing, J u)iU open mu moutli in parables ; 3 uiill utter tl)ings 
 U)l)icl) l)aiie been kept secret from tl)efonnbation of tlje roorlb. 
 
 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these par- 
 ables, he departed thence. And when he was come into his own 
 
 country, [)c taugl)t tl)em in tl)eir snnagogue, insomuci) tljat 
 tl)en were astoni5l)e6, anb saib, tUljence Ijatl) tl)is man tijis 
 
 toisDom, an5 tl)ese migl)tjl roorks ? Is not this the carpenter's 
 son I is not his mother called Mary i and his brethren, James, and 
 Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all 
 with us ? Whence then hath this man all these things ? And 
 they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet 
 is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own 
 house. 
 
 QVnb Jesus went about all tl)e cities anb uillages, teacl)- 
 ing in tl)eir snnagogues, axib preacljing tl)e gospel of tl)e 
 kingdom, and healing every sickness, and every disease among the 
 people. 
 
 And it came to pass, wlien Jesus had made an end of com- 
 manding his twelve disciples, he departed thence tO teacl) an5 tO 
 pread) in tljeir cities. 
 
 And the apostles, when tliey were returned, told him all that 
 thoy had done. And ho took them, and went aside privately into 
 a desert place, belonging to the city called Bethsaida. And the peo-
 
 CHRIST'S PROPHETIC OFFICE. 
 
 411 
 
 pie wlien tlicy knew it, followed liini : and lie received them, nub 
 spaUc unto tl)cm of tlje kingdom of ©ob, and healed them that 
 had need of healing. 
 
 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Gahlee, which 
 is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, be- 
 cause they saw his miracles which he did on them that were dis- 
 eased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with 
 his disciples. And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. 
 
 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company 
 come unto him, he saith nnto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread 
 that these may eat ? And this he said to prove him : for he him- 
 self knew what he would do. Philip answered him. Two hundred 
 pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of 
 them may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Pe- 
 ter's brother, saith unto him. There is a lad here, which hath five 
 barley -loaves, and two small fishes : but what are they among so 
 many ? And Jesus said. Make the men sit down. Now there was 
 much grass in the place. So the men sat down in number about 
 five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves ; and when he had given 
 thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them 
 that were set down ; and likewise of the fishes as much as thev 
 would. When they were filled, he said unto his disciples. Gather 
 up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they 
 gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments 
 of the five barley-loaves, which remained over and above unto them 
 that had eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle 
 
 that Jesus did, said, QI\)\q ie of a truti) tl)at |3ro})l)ct tl)at sl)oulb 
 come into tl)c roorlb. 
 
 Many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with 
 him. Then said .Jesus unto the twelve. Will ye also go away? 
 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go ? 
 tl)on l)ast t!)c roovbs of eternal life. 
 
 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jeru- 
 salem, saying. Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the 
 elders ? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But 
 he answered and said unto them. Why do ye also transgress the 
 commandment of God by your tradition ? For God commanded, 
 saying. Honour thy father and mother : and, He that curseth father 
 or mother, let him die the death. But ye say. Whosoever shall 
 say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou 
 mightest be profited by me ; and honour not his father or his 
 mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment 
 of God of none effect by your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did 
 Esaias prophesy of you, saying. This people ch'aweth nigh unto 
 me with their mouth, and honoureth rae with their lips ; but their 
 heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching 
 for doctrines the commandments of men. 
 
 John, 
 vi. 1-14. 
 
 John, 
 vi. m-68. 
 
 Matthew, 
 XV. 1-lJ.
 
 412 
 
 CHRIST'S PROPHETIC OFFICE. 
 
 John, 
 Vii. 14-18. 
 
 John, 
 vii. 37-52. 
 
 John, 
 viii. ], 2. 
 
 John, 
 Tlii. ia-18. 
 
 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and 
 understand : not that which goetli into the mouth defileth a man : 
 but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 
 
 Now about the midst of the feast, jjesus tDCtU 1X\i illtO tl)C 
 temple anh taugljt. And the Jews marvelled, saying, How 
 knoweth this man letters, having never learned ? Jesus answered 
 
 them, and said, fUti boctriitc is ttot tninc, but l)is tliat sent 
 me. Jff ann man toill 5o l)is toill, l)e sball knoro of tl)e boc- 
 trine, u)l)etl)er it be of (f5ob, or tDl)etl)er 3 sneak of mnself. 
 
 He that speaketh of himself, seeketh his own gioiy : but he that 
 seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unright- 
 eousness is in him. 
 
 In the last day, that great day of the feast, JfcSttS Stoob Clixb 
 
 crieb, saning, Jf ans man tl]irst, let l)im come unto me, anla 
 brink, pc tl)at belieoetl) on me, us t!)e scripture l)atl) saib, 
 out of l)is belli] sl)all flora rioers of lining mater. (But this 
 
 spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should re- 
 ceive, for the Holy Ghost was not yet given, because that Jesus was 
 not yet glorified.) 
 
 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, 
 said, (Df atrutl) tl}is is tlje HJropliet. Others said, ®l]is is tl)e 
 Qlljrist. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee ? Hath 
 not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, 
 and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was ? So there 
 was a division among the people because of him. And some of 
 them would have taken him ; but no man laid hands on him. 
 
 Then came the ofiicers to the chief priests and Pharisees ; 
 and they said unto them. Why have ye not brought him ? QL\)C 
 
 officers ansmereb, Nener man spake like tl]is man. Then 
 
 answered them the Pharisees, Ai-e ye also deceived ? Have any 
 of the rulers, or of the Pharisees believed on him ? But this 
 people who knoweth not the law are cursed. Nicodemus saith unto 
 them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,) Doth 
 our law judge any man before it hear him, and know what he 
 doeth ? They answered and said unto liira. Art thou also of Gali- 
 lee? Search, and look : for otttof (Kulilce arisetl) no propl)et. 
 
 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives : and early in the morn- 
 ing he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto 
 him ; anb l)e sat boron anb taugl)t tl)em. 
 
 Tlien spake Jesus again unto them, saying, 3 am l\)C Ugtjtof 
 
 tl)e roorlb : l)c that foUoroetl) me sl)all not roalk in barkness, 
 but sliall Ijaiic tl)e ligl)t of life. 
 
 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of 
 thyself; thy record is not true. 
 
 Jesus answered and said unto them. Though I bear record of 
 myself, yet my record is true : for T know whence I came and 
 whither I go : but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I
 
 CHRIST'S PROPHETIC OFFICE, 
 
 413 
 
 go. Ye judge after the flesh, I judge no man. And yet if I judge, 
 my judgment is true : for I am not alone, but I and the Father 
 that sent me. It is also written in your law that the testimony 
 
 of two men is true. J[ am oiTc tl)nt bear toitncse of ntneclf, and 
 
 the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. 
 
 Then said they unto him. Who art thou ? And Jesus saith 
 unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the begin- 
 ning. I have many things to say and to judge of you : but he 
 
 that sent me is true ; an% 3 Speak to tl)e TOorib tl)ose lljings 
 rDl)icl) 3 \)avc l)carb of l)im. 
 
 Tliey understood not that he spake to them of the Father. 
 
 Then said Jesus unto them. When ye have lifted up the Son 
 of man, then shall ye know that I am he, anb tijat 3 bo notl)ing 
 
 of mgeclf; but as mn i^atljcr l)atl) taugl)! me, 3 speak tl)ese 
 tl)ini9s. 
 
 I know that ye are Abraham's seed ; but ye seek to kill me, 
 
 because mg ujorb IjatI) no place in ^oon. 3 speak tijat tDl)icl) 
 
 3 [)<XVC seen toitl) mn i^atljer : and ye do that which ye have seen 
 with your father. They answered and said unto him, Abraham is 
 our father. Jesus saith unto them. If ye were Abraham's children, 
 ye would do the works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, 
 a man t\)at \)at\] tolb ^on tl)e truti}, mljicl) 3 Ijaoe l^earb of 
 
 ©ob : this did not Abraham. 
 
 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him. Say we not well 
 that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil ? Jesus answered, I 
 have not a devil ; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour 
 me. And I seek not mine own glory : there is one that seeketh 
 and judgeth. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep mg 
 saving, he shall never see death. 
 
 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day : 
 the night cometh, when no man can work, ^g long US 3 am 
 
 in tl)e morlb, 3 am tlje Ugl)t of tl}e toorlb- 
 
 And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of 
 Judea, by the farther side of Jordan : and the people resort unto 
 
 him again ; aiiby US l)e toas tDOUt, l)e taugljt tl)em again. 
 
 And he went through the cities and villages, teacl)ing, and 
 journeying toward Jerusalem. 
 
 There came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get 
 thee out, and depart hence ; for Ilerod will kill thee. 
 
 And he said unto them, Go ye and tell that fox. Behold, I cast 
 out devils, and I do cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third 
 day I shall be perfected. JCet^CrtllcU'SS 3 muSt toalk tO-bug, 
 
 anb to-morrotD, anb tlje ban foUoroing : for it cannot be tl)at 
 a propljct perisli out of Jerusalem. 
 
 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, 
 and brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their clothes. 
 
 John, 
 viii. 25-iJ8. 
 
 John, 
 viii. 37-40. 
 
 John, 
 viii. 48-51. 
 
 John, ix. 4, 5. 
 
 Mark, x. 1. 
 
 Luke, 
 xiii. 22. 
 
 Luke, 
 xiii. 31-33. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxi. 6-11.
 
 4:14: 
 
 CHRIST'S PROPHETIC OFFICE, 
 
 Luke, 
 xxi. 37, 38. 
 
 Luke, 
 XX. 1, 2. 
 
 John, 
 xii. 35, 36. 
 
 John, 
 xii. 44-50. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxiv. 1-35. 
 
 and they set him thereon. And a very great multitude spread their 
 garments in the way : others cut down branches from the trees, and 
 strewed tliem in their way. And the muUitudes that went before, 
 and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David : 
 Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord : Hosanna in 
 the highest. 
 
 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, 
 saying, Who is this? '^nh tl)c multitude sciib, diljis is ilcsus 
 tl)c propl)ct of •X'ti^arctl) of (5olUcc. 
 
 In the day-time |)C tDtlS tcacl)ing lit tl)C tcmplc ; and at 
 
 night he Avent out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount 
 
 of Olives. QVnb all tl}c people came carln in tl)e morniuig to 
 l)im in tl)e temple, for to Ijear l)im. 
 
 And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as l)C taugtjt 
 
 tl)c people in ll)c temple, anh preacljeb tlje gospel, the chief 
 
 priests and the scribes came upon him, with the elders, and spake 
 unto him, saying. Tell us, by what authority doest thou these 
 things ? 
 
 Then Jesus said unto them, |}et a little U)l)ilc is tl)e ligl)t 
 toitl) JIOU. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon 
 you : for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he go- 
 eth. While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the 
 children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did 
 hide himself from them. 
 
 Jesus cried and said. He that believeth on me, believeth not on 
 me, but on him that sent me : and he that seeth me, seeth him 
 that sent me. 3 am COmc a ligl)t into tlje inorlb, that whoso- 
 ever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. And if any man 
 l)ear m^ inorbs, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not 
 to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, 
 and receitietl) not mn roorbs, hath one that judgeth him : tl)e 
 
 tDorb ll}at 3 l)aiie spoken, tl)e same sliall jnbgc l)im in tlje 
 last ban. £ov 3 l)(ivc not spoken of mnself; but tlje i'atljer 
 tDliicI) s^ent me, l)c gawc me a commandment, ujljat 3 sljonlb 
 
 san, anb U)l)at 3 Sljonlb speak. And 1 know tlial his com- 
 mandment is life everlasting: roljatsoener 3 speak, tijerefore, 
 cwen as tl)c i^atl)er saib nnto me, so 3 speak. 
 
 And Jesus went out, and dei)arted from the temple : and liis 
 disciples came to him fur to shew him the buildings of the temple. 
 
 ^nb 5csns saib unto tljem, See ne not all tl)ese tljings '? 
 ueriln 3 san nnto jiou, Sljere sljall not be left l)ere one stone 
 upon anotlfer, tl)at"sl)all not be tlirown boron. 
 
 And as he sat upon the iiKnnit of Olives, the disciples came 
 unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be ? 
 and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the 
 world ?
 
 CHRIST'S PROPHETIC OFFICE. 
 
 415 
 
 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no 
 man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am 
 Christ ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of vpars, and 
 rumours of wars : see that ye be not troubled : for all these things 
 must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise 
 against nation, and kingdom against kingdom : and there shall be 
 famines, and pestilences, and eailhquakes in divers places. All 
 these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you 
 up to be afflicted, and shall kill you : and ye shall be hated of all 
 nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and 
 shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many 
 false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because ini- 
 quity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that 
 shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gos- 
 pel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness 
 unto all nations; and then shall the end come. 
 
 When ye, therefore, shall see the abomination of desolation, 
 spoken of by Daniel the piophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso 
 readeth, let him understand :) then let them which be in Judea flee 
 into the mountains : let him which is on the house top not come 
 down to take anything out of his house : neither let him which is 
 in the field return back to take his clothes. And wo unto them 
 that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days ! But 
 pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath- 
 day : for then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the 
 beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And ex- 
 cept those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved : 
 but for the elect's sake, those days shall be shortened. Then if any 
 man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 
 For tliere shall ai-ise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall 
 shew great signs and wonders ; insomuch that, if it were possible, 
 they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. 
 Wherefore, if they shall say unto you. Behold, he is in the desert ; 
 go not forth : behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 
 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto 
 the west ; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For where- 
 soever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together. 
 
 Iramediatelv after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun 
 be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars 
 shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be 
 shaken : and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven : 
 and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see 
 the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and 
 great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a 
 trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, 
 from one end of heaven to the other. 
 
 Now learn a parable of the fig-tree ; When his branch is yet 
 tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh : so
 
 416 
 
 CHRIST'S PROPHETIC OFFICE. 
 
 John, XV. 15, 
 
 John, 
 xvii. 6-8. 
 
 John, 
 xvii. 25, 26. 
 
 John, 
 xviii. 19-23. 
 
 John, 
 xviii. 37. 
 
 Luke, 
 
 xxiv. 13-20, 
 
 25-27. 
 
 likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, 
 even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not 
 pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass 
 
 away, but mn tDorbs si) all not pass aujag. 
 
 Henceforth I call you not servants ; for the servant knoweth 
 not what his lord doeth : but I have called you friends ; for all 
 
 tijings tijat 3 i)aoc l)carb of mo i^atljcr, 3 l)avc mabc knoroii 
 unto ^an. 
 
 J Ijaoe manifestcb tl)n name unto tl)e men wljicl) tl)ou 
 
 gauest mc out of tlje tOOrlb : thine they were, and thou gavest 
 them me ; and they have kept thy word. Now they have known 
 that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee : for S 
 
 [\avc Qwcn unto tl)em t\)c moths u)l)icl) tl)ou gaoest me ; and 
 
 they have received them, and have known surely that I came out 
 from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. 
 
 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee : but I 
 have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. 
 
 5^nb 3 Ijaue bedareb ijnto ttjem tljn name, arib will bedare 
 it : that the love wherewith thou hast loved me, may be in them, 
 and I in them. 
 
 The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his 
 doctrine. Jesus answered him, Jf spake opcnlg tO tl)e UJOrlb : 
 3 euer taugl)t in tt]e synagogue, anb in tlje temple, u)l)itl)er 
 
 tl)e JcUJS alujags resort; and in secret have I said nothing. 
 Why askest thou me ? ask them which heard me, what I have said 
 unto them : behold, they know what I said. And when he had 
 thus spoken, one of the oflBcers which stood by struck Jesus with 
 the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so ? 
 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil : 
 but if well, why smitest thou me ? 
 
 Pilate said unto him. Art thou a king then ? Jesus answered. 
 Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this 
 cause came I into the world, that 3 sljoulb bear toitUCSS UntO 
 t!)e trutl). Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice. 
 
 And behold, two of them went that same day to a village 
 called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore fur- 
 longs. And they talked together of all these things which had 
 happened. And it came to pass, that, while they communed to- 
 gether, and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. 
 i3ut their eyes were holden, that they should not know him. And 
 he said unto them. What manner of communications are these that 
 ye liave one to another, as ye walk, and are sad ? And the one of 
 them, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said unto him. Art thou 
 only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which 
 are come to pass there in these days ? And he said unto them,
 
 CHRIST'S PROPHETIC OFFICE. 
 
 417 
 
 What things ? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of 
 
 Nazareth, toliicl) toas a popl)ct migl]to in becb anh mox'b bdoxi 
 
 (Sob arib all tl)C people : and how the chief priests and our rulers 
 delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. 
 
 Then he said unto them, fools, and slow of 
 
 heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Ought not 
 Christ to have sufiered these things, and to enter into his glory 1 
 
 '2,\\b beginning at Xltoses anb all tijc propljels, l)c ex- 
 pounbeb nnto {[]cm in all tl)c scriptures tljc tljings concern- 
 ing l)imself. 
 
 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that 
 Jesus began both to do anb teacl}, until the day in which he 
 was taken up, after that lie through the Holy Ghost had given com- 
 mandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen : to whom also 
 he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, 
 
 being seen of them forty days, anb Speaking of tljc tl)ings per- 
 taining to tl)e kingbom of (Sob. 
 
 Repent ye, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted 
 out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of 
 the Lord ; and he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached 
 unto you : whom the heaven must receive until the times of resti- 
 tution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all 
 his holy prophets since the world began. For Moses truly said 
 
 unto the fathers, % propl}et sljall tl)e Corb nonr (Sob raise np 
 mito j}ou, of |iour bretljren, like unto me ; him shall ye hear 
 
 in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come 
 to pass, that every soul which will not hear tl}at propljet, shall be 
 destroyed from among the people. Yea, and all the prophets from 
 Samuel, and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have 
 likewise foretold of these days. 
 
 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time 
 past unto the fathers by the prophets, |)atl) in l\)CSC last bags 
 
 spoken unto us bg l]is Son. 
 
 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things 
 ■which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. 
 For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every trans- 
 gression and disobedience received a just recompense^ of reward; 
 how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation ; u)l)icl) at tl)e 
 first began to be spoken bn tlje £orb, and was confirmed unto 
 
 us by them that heard him. 
 
 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, 
 which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, 
 and our hands have handled, of tl)e IXJorb of life; (for the life 
 was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew 
 unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was 
 manifested unto us;) that which we have seen anb Ijearb declare 
 
 27 
 
 Acts, i. 1-3. 
 
 Acts, 
 iii. 19-24. 
 
 Heb. i. 1, 2. 
 
 Heb. ii. 1-3. 
 
 1 John, i. 1-5.
 
 418 
 
 CHEIST'S PROPHETIC OFFICE. 
 
 Rev. i. 1-5. 
 
 Rev. iii. 14. 
 
 Revelation, 
 
 xix. 10, 11, 
 
 13. 
 
 Rev. xxii. 16. 
 
 Rev. xxii.20, 
 
 we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us : and truly 
 our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 
 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 
 This then is the message tollicl) tDC l)aoc Ijearb of l)im, and de- 
 clare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 
 
 Qjlic Ucoclation of Jfcsus QII)rist, which God gave unto 
 him, to sl)cu) unto Ilis scronnts tl)ings roliici] must sliortlii 
 come to :pass ; anb l)e sent anb significb it bg Ijis angel unto 
 
 l)is seruant 3o\)n : who bare record of the word of God, a\\b of 
 tl)e testimonil of Jesus (Cl)rist, and of all things that he saw. 
 Blessed is he that readeth and they that hear the words of this 
 prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein : for 
 the time is at hand. 
 
 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto 
 you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to 
 come ; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne ; and 
 from Jesus Christ, who is tl)e faitl)ful iDitltess, and the First-be- 
 gotten of the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. 
 
 Unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans w^rite ; These 
 things saith the Amen, tl}C faitl)ful anh true witUCSS, the begin- 
 ning of the creation of God. 
 
 And I fell at his feet to worship him [the angel]. And he 
 said unto me. See thou do it not : I am thy tellow-servant, and of 
 thy brethren that have tl)e teStimOUJ] of JeSUS : worship God : 
 for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. And I saw 
 heaven opened, and behold, a white horse ; and he that sat upon 
 
 him was called Faithful and True And he was 
 
 clothed with a vesture dipped in blood : and his name is called 
 S;i)cU3orbof©ob. 
 
 I Jesus have sent mine angel tO testifn UUtO tlOU tl)esc 
 
 tilings in tl)c cl)urcl)es. 
 
 i)c toljicll testiftetl) tl)CSe tIjingS saith, Surely I come 
 quickly.
 
 XII. 
 
 Clirist'3 ^^rit5tli| (Dffire. 
 
 In process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the 
 fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also 
 
 brought of tl)i: firstlings of his flock, onb of tl)e fat tl)crcof. 
 ^nb tl)C £orb l)ab respect unto QVbcl anb to l)is offering,- 
 but unto ^ain anb to l)is offering Ije l)ab not respect. 
 
 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and liis wife, and his sons' 
 wives with him : every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, 
 and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went 
 forth out of the ark. 
 
 ':^nb Xoal) builbeb an altar unto tl)e £orb, anb look of 
 euern dean beast, luxb of euern clean forol, anb offereb burnt- 
 
 ofterings on tlje altar. And the Lord smelled a sweet savour: 
 and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground 
 any more for man's sake. 
 
 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, 
 unto the plain of Moreh. ^Vnd the Canaanite was then in the 
 land. And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said. Unto thy 
 
 seed will I give this land : aub tl)crc builbeb \)c an altar unto 
 ll)e Corb, m\)o appearcb unto l)im. 
 
 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of 
 Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai 
 
 on the east : anb tl)cre l)c builbcb an altar unto tl)c £orb, and 
 
 called upon the name of the Lord. 
 
 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the 
 plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, mxb butlt tljcrc fltt altar 
 unto tl)c Corb. 
 
 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him [Abraham] after 
 liis return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings 
 that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's 
 dale. 
 
 And Melchizcdok king of Salem brought forth bi'cad and 
 wine; aub l)c u)as tl)e priest of tl)c most Ijigl) i&oh. And he 
 blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, 
 ])ossessor of heaven and earth : and blessed be the most high 
 God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he 
 gave him tithes of all. 
 
 Gen. iv. 3-5. 
 
 Genesis, 
 viii. 18-21. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xli. 6-8. 
 
 Gen. xiii. 18. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xiv. 17-i!().
 
 420 
 
 CHKIST'S PEIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xxii. 1-14. 
 
 1 That is, 
 The Lord 
 will see or 
 provide. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xxvi. 23-;i5. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xxxl. 51-54. 
 
 And it came to pass that God did tempt Abraham, and 
 said unto him, Abraham : and he said. Behold, here I am. And 
 he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, 
 and get thee into the land of Moriah ; uub ofFcX" l)im {\)iXC for it 
 bnrttt-offering upon one of the mountains which 1 will tell thee of. 
 
 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his 
 ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, 
 and clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went 
 unto the place of which God had told him. Then on the third day 
 Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. And Abra- 
 ham said unto his young men. Abide ye here with the ass ; and I 
 and the lad will go yonder and worship, and c6me again to you. 
 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon 
 Isaac his son ; and he took the fire in his hand and a knife ; and 
 they went both of them together. 
 
 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My fa- 
 ther : and he said. Here am I, my son. And he said. Behold the 
 
 fire and the wood : but tDl)crc is tl]c lamb for a burnt-offering ? 
 And Abraham said. My son, ©ob toill proyibe Ijimsclf a lamb 
 for a burnt-offering : so they went both of them together. 
 
 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and 
 Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and 
 bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And 
 Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his 
 son. And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, 
 and said, Abraham, Abraham : and he said. Here am I. And he 
 said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything 
 unto him : for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast 
 not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. And Abraham 
 lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught 
 in a thicket by his horns : and Abraham went and took the ram, 
 and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son. 
 
 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah jireh :' 
 as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be 
 seen. 
 
 And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. And the Lord 
 appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of 
 Abraham thy father : fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless 
 thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. 
 
 ^nii l)C builbeb aw altar tl)Cre, and called upon the name 
 of the Lord, and jntched his teat there : and there Isaac's servants 
 digged a well. 
 
 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this 
 pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee ; this heap be witness, 
 and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heaj) to thee, 
 and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, 
 for harm. The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God
 
 CHBIST'S PEIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 421 
 
 of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of 
 his father Isaac. 
 
 ®l)en Jacob offcrcir samfice itpon tl)c mount, and called 
 
 his brethren to eat bread : and they did eat bread, and tarried all 
 night in the mount. 
 
 And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in 
 the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram ; and pitched 
 his tent before the city. And he bought a parcel of a field, where 
 he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, She- 
 chem's father, for an hundred pieces of money, ^nb l)C CXCttch 
 ll)CVC an altrtr, and called it El-elohe-Israel.^ 
 
 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan that 
 is. Bethel, he and all the people that were with him. '^itb \)C 
 built tl)Crc IIU altiir, and called the place El-beth-el :° because 
 there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his 
 brother. 
 
 And Israel took his journey Avith all that he had, and came 
 
 to Beer-sheba, ouir offercb sacrifices unto tijc ©ob of l)is fiTtljer 
 Ssaac. 
 
 And they said, [Moses and Aaron, to Pharaoh,] The God of 
 the Hebrews hath met with us : let us go, we pray thee, three days' 
 journey into the desert, anb sacrifice UUtO t^C jCovb OUr (©o5 ; 
 lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. 
 
 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the 
 Lord ; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed : let your little 
 ones also go with you. 
 
 And Moses said, IIi;i)Ott must Qwc US also sacrifices 
 anb burnt-offerings, tljat mc man sacrifice unto tije £or5 
 
 our Q5otl. < Hir cattle also shall go with us ; there shall not an 
 houf be left behind ; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord 
 our God ; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord, 
 until we come thither. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of 
 Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of 
 months : it shall be the first month of the year to you. 
 
 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the 
 tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, 
 according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house : and 
 if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neigh- 
 bour next unto his house take it according to the number of the 
 souls ; every man according to his eating shall make your count 
 for the lamb. Your lamb shall be toitllOUt bicmisi), a male of the 
 first year : ye shall take it ont from the sheep, ur from the goats : 
 and ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month : 
 
 anb tl}c toljolc assembhi of tl)c congregation of Israel sljall 
 kill it in tlje euening. ^nb tl)en sljaUlalie of tl)e bloob, anb 
 
 Genesis, 
 xxxiii. 18-20. 
 
 1 That is, 
 Ood, the Ood 
 of Israel. 
 
 Genesis, 
 XXXV. (>, 7. • 
 
 2 That is, 
 T/ie God vf 
 Bethel. 
 
 Gen. xlvi. 1. 
 
 Exodus, V. 3. 
 
 Ex. X. 24-26. 
 
 Ex. xii. 1-14.
 
 422 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 Ex. XX. 24. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxiv. 3-8. 
 
 Exodus, 
 XXV. 1, and 
 
 chap, xxviii, 
 
 0trikc it on tl)e ttoo sibc-posts mib on tl)C upper boor-post 
 of tl)e l)ouscs, roljercin tl)C|i sljull cat it. And they shall eat 
 the riesh in that night, roast with tire, and unleavened bread ; and 
 with bitter herbs they shall eat it. Eat not of it raw, nor sodden 
 at all with water, but roast with fire ; his head with his legs, and 
 with the purtenance thereof. And ye shall let nothing of it remain 
 until the morning ; and that which remaineth of it until the morn- 
 ing ye shall burn with fire. 
 
 And thus shall ye eat it ; with your loins girded, your shoes 
 on your feet, and your staff in your hand ; and ye shall eat it in 
 haste : it is the Lord's passover. For I will pass through the land 
 of Egypt this night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of 
 Egypt, both man and beast ; and against all the gods of Egypt I 
 will execute judgment: I am the Lord. ^\ib l\)C bloob sljflill be 
 
 to J10U for a token upon tl)c Ijouses roljere gc arc: anb roljcn 
 
 1 sec tl)C bloob, 3 toill pass oyer gOU, and the plague shall not 
 be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. 
 
 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial ; and ye shall 
 keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations ; ye shall 
 keep it a feast by an ordinance forever. 
 
 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, anb sljall sac- 
 rifice tljcrcon tl)n burnt-offerings, anb tl)2 peace-offerings, 
 tl)t} sl)eep, anb tl)ine OX&n : in all places where I record my name 
 I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. 
 
 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the 
 Lord, and all the judgments : and all the j^eople answered with 
 one voice, and said, All the words which the Lord hath said will 
 we do. 
 
 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early 
 in the morning, and builbcb an altar under the hill, and twelve 
 pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. And he sent young 
 men of the children of Israel, tnljicl) offcrcb burut-offcrings, 
 
 anb sacrificeb peace-offerings of oxen unto tl)e Corb. And 
 
 Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins ; aub I) a If of 
 
 tl)e bloob be sprinkleb on tl)e altar. And he took the book of 
 
 the covenant, and read in the audience of the people : and they 
 said, All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient. 
 
 %nii illoses took tlje bloob, anb sprinkleb it on tl)e people, 
 anb saib, !3cl)olb tl)e bloob of tl)e couenant, ttil)icl) tl)c toxh 
 l)atl) mabe will) sou concerning all lijcsc ujorbs. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses Take thou 
 
 unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the 
 
 children of Israel, tl)at Ijc maij minister unto me in tl)e priest's 
 
 office, even xVaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's 
 sons. 
 
 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother 
 for glory and for beauty. And thou shalt speak unto all that are
 
 CHEIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 423 
 
 wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that 
 they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may 
 minister unto me in the priest's office. And these are the garments 
 which they shall make ; a breast-plate, and an ephod, and a robe, 
 and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle : and they shall make 
 holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may 
 minister unto me in the priest's oflBce. And they shall take gold, 
 and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. 
 
 And tliey shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, 
 of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. It shall have 
 the two shoulder-pieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; 
 and so it shall be joined together. And the curious girdle of the 
 ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work 
 thereof; even of o-old, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine 
 
 twined linen, ^nb tl)oit sljiilt take txoo oniixstoncs, anh granc 
 on tijcm tl)c names of tl)e cl)ilbreu of Israel : six of tl)cir 
 names on one stone, anb tlje otljer siie names of tlic rest on 
 tl)c otl)er stone, according to tijeir birtl). With the work of an 
 
 engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou en- 
 grave the tw'o stones with the names of the children of Israel : thou 
 shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold. ^\\b tl]OU sljalt ^Jttt 
 
 tl)e ttoo stones npon tl]c sl)onlbers of tl)e epl)ob for stones of 
 memorial nnto tl)e djilbrenof Jsracl: anb ^aron sl)aU bear 
 tl)eir names before tl}c £orb upon l)is troo sl)oulbers for a 
 memorial. 
 
 And thou shalt make ouches of gold ; and two chains of pure 
 gold at the ends ; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and 
 fcisten the wreathen chains to the ouches. 
 
 And thou shalt make the breast-plate of judgment with cun- 
 ning work ; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it ; of 
 gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined 
 linen, shalt thou make it. Four-square shall it be being doubled ; 
 a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth 
 thereof. And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows 
 of stones : the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle : 
 this shall be the first row. And the second row shall be an eme- 
 rald, a sapphire, and a diamond. And the third row a ligure, an 
 agate, and an amethyst. And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, 
 and a jasper : they shall be set in gold in tlieir inclosings. ^\\b 
 
 ll)c Stones sl}aU be raiti) tl)c names of tije cijilbren of Israel, 
 
 twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; 
 every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve 
 tribes. 
 
 And thou shalt make upon the breast-plate chains at the 
 ends of wreathen work of pure gold. And thou shalt make upon 
 the breast-plate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on 
 the two ends of the breast-plate. And thou shalt put the two 
 wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of
 
 the breast-plate. And the other two ends of the two wreathen 
 chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the 
 shoukler-pieces of the ephod before it. 
 
 And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put 
 them upon the two ends of the breast-plate in the border thereof, 
 which is in the side of the ephod inward. And two other rings of 
 gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the 
 ephod underneath, toward the fore-part thereof, over against the 
 other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. And 
 they shall bind the breast-plate by the rings thereof unto the rings 
 of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious 
 girdle of the ephod, and that the breast-plate be not loosed from the 
 
 ephod. QVnb QVaron s\]a\[ bear tl)c names of tl]e cl)ilbren of 
 Israel in tl)e breast-plate of jubgment upon l)is Ijeart, u)l)en 
 lie goetl) in unto tlie l)oIn phue, for a memorial before tl)e 
 Corb continually. 
 
 And thou shalt put in the breast-plate of judgment the Urim 
 and the Thummim ; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when 
 
 he goeth in before the Lord : a\\b Qlarou sl]all bear tlje iubgment 
 of tl)e cl]ilbren of Israel itpon l)is Ijeart before tlje CoriT ron- 
 tinualln. 
 
 And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. And 
 there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall 
 have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it 
 were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent. And beneath 
 upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of 
 purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of 
 gold between them round about : a golden bell and a pomegranate, 
 a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round 
 about. And it shall be upon Aaron to minister : and his sound 
 shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the 
 Lord, and when he cometh out, that he die not. 
 
 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, 
 like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. And 
 thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre ; 
 upon the fore-front of the mitre it shall be. And it shall be upon 
 
 Aaron's forehead, tijat '!^aron man bear tl)e iuiquitn of tl)e l)oln 
 tl)ings, U)l)icli tl)e cljilbren of Js"racl sl)aU Ijalloro in all tljcir 
 l)olr) gifts; anb it sljall be alujans upon l)i5 foreljeab, tl)at 
 tl)en man be accepted before tlje £orb. 
 
 And thou shalt embroider the coat offline linen, and thou shalt 
 make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt inake the girdle of 
 needle-work. 
 
 And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt 
 make for them gii-dles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for 
 glory and for beauty. And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy 
 broth. T, and- his sons with him: anb sljalt auoiut tl)cm, anb 
 consecrate tl)cm, anb sanctifn tl)em, tijat tl)ei] man minister
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 425 
 
 nntO mc in tl)C ^iricsf 3 office. And thou shalt make them linen 
 breeches to cover their nakedness : from the loins even unto the 
 thighs they shall reach : and they shall be upon Aaron, and upon 
 his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congrega- 
 tion, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy 
 place ; that they bear not iniquity and die. It shall be a statute 
 forever unto him and his seed after him. 
 
 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow 
 them, to minister unto me in the priest's oiBce : Take one young 
 bullock, and two rams without blemish, and unleavened bi'ead, and 
 cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed 
 with oil : of wheaten flower shalt thou make them. And thou 
 shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with 
 the bullock and the two rams. 
 
 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt brius: unto the door of the 
 tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water. 
 And thou slialt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, 
 and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breast-plate, and 
 gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod : and thou shalt put 
 the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. 
 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, 
 and anoint him. And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats 
 upon them. And thou shalt gird them with girdles Aaron and 
 his sons and put the bonnets on them ; and the priest's office shall 
 be theirs for a perpetual statute : and thou shalt consecrate Aaron 
 and his sons. 
 
 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the 
 tabernacle of the congregation ; axib 'Haroit anb l)is SOUS sljaU 
 put tl)cir Ijanbs upon tl)c l)Cttb of tl)c bullock. QVnii tliou sljalt 
 
 kill tl)e bullock before tl)C tovb, t>y the door of the tabernacle 
 of tlie congregation. QVui) tl)OU oljiUt tnkc of tl)C bloob of tl)e 
 
 bullock, anif put it upon tl)c Ijorns of tl)e altar toitl) tl)j} fin- 
 ger, a\ib pour all tl)e blooii besibe tl)c bottom of tl)e altar. 
 
 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the 
 caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is 
 upon them, and burn them upon the altar. But the flesh of the 
 bullt)ck, and his skin, and his dung shalt thou burn with fire with- 
 out the camp : it is a siu-offering. 
 
 Thou shalt also take one ram ; an^ GVarOU il\\b l]is SOUS 
 sljall put tljcir ijanbs upon tl)c Ijcaii of tlje ram. ^nh t\}on 
 sl)alt slan tl)c ram, anb tl)OU Ql)alt take Ijis bloob, anb sprin- 
 kle it rounb about upon tljc altar. And thou shalt cut the ram 
 in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them 
 unto his pieces, and unto his head. And thou shalt burn the 
 whole ram upon the altar : it is a burnt-otiering unto the Lord : it 
 is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 
 
 And thou shalt take the other ram ; anb ^aron Ctldi l)is 
 
 Ex. xxix.
 
 426 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 sons sljall put tl)cir lianbs upon tl)c l)cab of tl)c rnm. ®l)cn 
 sljalt tijou kill tl)c ram, anh take of Ijis bloob, aitb put it up- 
 on tl)c tip of tl)c rigljt car of Qlaron, anh upon tl)c tip of the 
 rigl)t ear of I)i5 sons, anb upon tl)e tl)umb of tl)cir rigljt l)anb, 
 anb upon tl)e great toe of tl)cir rigl)t foot, anb spinnklc tl)e 
 bloob upon tl)c altar rounb about. Qlnb t!)ou slialt take of 
 tl)e bloob tljat is upon tlje altar, anb of tlje anointing oil, anb 
 sprinkle it upon -^aron, anb upon Ijis garments, anb upon 
 l)is sons, anh upon tl)c garments of l]is sons tuitl) liim : and 
 
 he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' 
 garments with him. 
 
 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and 
 the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, 
 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right 
 shoulder : for it is a ram of consecration : and one loaf of bread, 
 and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of 
 the unleavened bread that is before the Lord : and thou shalt put 
 all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons ; and 
 shalt wave them for a wave-offering before the Lord. And thou 
 shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar 
 for a burnt-offering, for a sweet savour before the Lord : it is an 
 offering made by fire unto the Lord. And thou shalt take the 
 breast of the ram of Aaron's conseci-ation, and wave it for a wave- 
 offering before the Lord : and it shall be thy part. And thou shalt 
 sanctify the breast of the wave-offering, and the shoulder of the 
 heave-offering, which is waved and which is heaved up, of the 
 ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of 
 that which is for his sons : and it shall be Aaron's and his sons' 
 by a statute forever from the children of Israel : for it is an heave- 
 offering : and it shall be an heave-ofiering from the children of 
 Israel of the sacrifice of their peace-offerings, even their heave- 
 offering unto the Lord. 
 
 And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be 
 anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. And that son that 
 is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh 
 into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place. 
 
 And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe 
 his fie^h in the holy place. And Aaron and his sons shall eat 
 the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the 
 door of the tabernacle of the congi-egalion. And they shall eat 
 those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and 
 to sanctify them : but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because 
 they are holy. And if aught of the flesh of the consecrations, or 
 of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the 
 remainder with Are : it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. And 
 thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all 
 things which T have commaiKled thee: sctiCU bans sljalt ti)OU 
 
 consecrate tl)em. ^nb tljou sljalt offer eueri} ha}) a bullock
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 427 
 
 for a sin-offering for atonement : ciiib tl)on slialt cleanse tlje 
 oltar iDljen tl)on"l)ast mabe an atonement for it, anb t!]ou 
 st)alt anoint it, to sanctifnit. Geuen baijs tl]on slialt make 
 on atonement for tlje alta"r, aiiii sanctifn it : and it shall be an 
 altar most holy : whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy. 
 
 Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar ; ttDO 
 
 Iambs of tl)c first near hax) bn bail continnalln. ®l)e one 
 lamb tl)on sl)alt oft*cr in tl)e morning : anb tl)c*otl)er lamb 
 
 tl)OU sl)alt offer at erten : and with the one lamb a tenth-deal of 
 flour naingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil : and 
 the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink-offering. And the 
 other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto accord- 
 ing to the meat-offering of the morning, and according to the 
 drink-offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire 
 
 unto the Lord. ©Ijis sl)aU bc a tontinnal burnt-offering 
 
 tl)rongl)OUt pour generations at the door of the tabernacle of 
 the congregation before the Lord : where I will meet you to 
 speak there unto thee. And there I will meet with the children 
 of Israel ; and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory. And 
 I ynW sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar : 
 
 3 mill sanctifn also botl] ';^aron anb liis sons, to minister to 
 me in tl)c priest's office. 
 
 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be 
 their God. And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, 
 that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may 
 dwell among them : I am the Lord their God. 
 
 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon : of 
 shittim-wood shalt thou make it. A cubit shall be the length 
 thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof: foiu--square shall it be: 
 and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof 
 shall be of the same. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, 
 the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns 
 thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. 
 And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, 
 by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make 
 it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. 
 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim-wood, and overlay them 
 with gold. And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the 
 ark of the testimony, before the mercy-seat that is over the testi- 
 mony, where I will meet with thee. 
 
 ^nb '^Xaron sljall burn thereon sroeet incense cocrs 
 morning : rolien l)ebressetl) tl]e lamps, l)e sljall burn incense 
 upon it. "^nb toljen QVaron ligl)tetl) tl)e lamps at enen, Ije 
 sljall burn incense upon it : a perpetual incense before the Lord 
 throughout your generations. Ye shall offer no strange incense 
 thereon, nor burnt-sacrifice, nor meat-oftering ; neither shall ye 
 
 pour drink-offering thereon. <^nb ^arou sljall make an atone- 
 
 Exodus, 
 XXX. 1-10.
 
 428 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 Ex. xl. 1-lG. 
 
 liOvilicus, i. 
 
 ment xipon tijc ijorns of it once in a 2car, will) tl)c bloob of 
 tl)c sin-offering of atonements : once in tl)c jiear sljall l)e 
 make atonement npon it tljrougljont nonr generations : it is 
 
 most holy unto the Lord. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, On the first day of 
 the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the 
 congregation. And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, 
 and cover the ark with the vail. And thou shalt bring in the 
 table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon 
 it ; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps 
 thereof. And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense be- 
 fore the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door 
 to the tabernacle. And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt- 
 oifering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congre- 
 gation. And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the con- 
 gregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein. And thou 
 shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at 
 the court-gate. 
 
 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the taberna- 
 cle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels 
 thereof: and it shall be holy. And thou shalt anoint the altar of 
 the burnt-oftering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar : and it 
 shall be an altar most holy. And thou shalt anoint the laver and 
 his foot, and sanctify it. And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons 
 unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them 
 
 with water, ^rib tl)on s\)alt put upon Qlaron the l]olii gar- 
 ments, arib anoint Ijim, anb sanctifn I)im; tl)at i)e man min- 
 ister unto me in tl)e priest's office. And thuu shalt bring his 
 sons, and clothe them with coats: arib ti)OU sl)alt anoiut tijem, 
 as ti]ou bibst anoint tijcir father, tl)at tijen man minister unto 
 me in tl)e priest's office: for tl)eir anoin'ting sl)all surely be 
 an euerlasting priestljoob throughout their generations. 
 
 Thus did Moses ; according to all that the Lord commanded 
 him, so did he. 
 
 And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of 
 the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, Speak unto the children 
 of Israel, and say unto them. If any man of you bring an offering 
 unto the Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of 
 the herd, and of the flock. If his offering be a burnt-sacrifice of 
 the herd, let him offer a male without blemish : he shall offer it of 
 his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congre- 
 gation before the Lord, '^.ixb \)C shall put his \)anb upon the 
 heab of the burnt- offering : anb it shall be accepteb for hi'n 
 to make atonement for \]\m. CXnb [)c shall kill the bullock 
 before the ilovb : anb the priests, "Aaron's sons, shall bring 
 the bloob, anb sprinkle the bloob rounb about upon the altar 
 that is bn the boor of the tabernacle of the congregation.
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 429 
 
 And lie shall flay the burnt-ofFering, and cut it into his pieces. And 
 the sons of Aaron the priest shall imt fire upon the altar, and lay 
 the wood in order upon the fire : and the priests, Aaron's sons, 
 shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood 
 that is on the fire which is upon the altar. But his inwards and 
 his legs shall he wash in water : axib tl}C priest sljall bum all on 
 tl)c altar, to be a burnt-sacrifice, an offering mabc bn fire, 
 of a sujeet sanour unto tl)e tox^. 
 
 And if his ottering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or 
 of the goats, for a burnt-sacrifice ; he shall bring it a male without 
 blemish. And he shall kill it on the side of the altar noilhward 
 before the Lord : anb tl)c ^jriests, Qlarou's sons, sljall sprinkle 
 l}is bioob rounb about upon tl)e oltar : and he shall cut it into 
 
 his pieces, with his head and his fat : and the priest shall lay them 
 in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar : but 
 he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water : a\lb tl)e priest 
 
 sl)all bring it all, anb burn it upon tl)e altar : it is a burnt- 
 sacrifice, an ottering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the 
 Lord. 
 
 And if the burnt-sacrifice for his ott'ering to the Lord be of 
 fowls, then he shall bring his ottering of turtle-doves, or of young 
 pigeons. And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring 
 off his head, and burn it on the altar : and the blood thereof shall 
 be wrung out at the side of the altar : and he shall pluck away his 
 crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, 
 by the place of the ashes : and he shall cleave it with the wings 
 thereof, but shall not divide it asunder : axib tl)C priest sljall buru 
 it upon t\)C altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire : it is a 
 burnt-sacrifice, an ottering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the 
 Lord. 
 
 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace-offering, if he offer 
 it of the herd, whether it be a male or female; he shall otter it 
 without blemish before the Lord. QVub l]e sl)aU laj] l)is \]anh 
 upon tlje [)cah of l)is offering, anb kill it at tije boor of tlje 
 tabernacle of tl)e congregation: anb QVaron's sons tl)c priests 
 sl)all snrinklc tl)e bloob~upon tl)e altar rounb about. And he 
 
 shall otter of the sacrifice of the peace-ottering, an ottering made by 
 fire unto the Lord ; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the 
 fat that is upon the inwards, and the two kidneys, and the fat that 
 is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, 
 with the kidneys, it shall he take away. And Aaron's sons shall 
 burn it on the altar, upon the burnt-sacrifice, Avhich is upon the 
 wood that is on the fire : it is an ottering made by fire, of a sweet 
 savour unto the Lord. 
 
 And if his ottering for a sacrifice of peace-offering unto the 
 Lord be of the flock, male or female ; he shall otter it without 
 blemish. If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it 
 
 Levilicus, iii.
 
 430 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 Leyiticus, iv. 
 
 before the Lord, ^nb [)c 5l)ttU Uw l]is l)ttnb upou tl)C l)cab of 
 l)is offering, anb kill it before tlfe tubermule of ll)e congre- 
 gation : anb ^Aaron's sons sl)all sprinkle tlje bloob tl]ereof 
 
 rounb about upon tlje altar. And be sball offer uf the sacrifice 
 of tbe peace-offering an oflei-ing made by fire unto the Lord : the 
 fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the 
 back-bone ; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat 
 that is upon the inwards, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is 
 upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, 
 with the kidneys, it shall he take away, ^rib tl)e priest sl)ail 
 burn it upon tlje altar : it is the food of the offering made by fire 
 unto the Lord. 
 
 And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the 
 Lord. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it 
 before the tabernacle of the conofreffation : and the sons of Aaron 
 shall sprinkle the blood thei-eof upon the altar round about. And 
 he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire 
 unto the Lord ; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat 
 that is upon the inwards, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is 
 upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, 
 with the kidneys, it shall he take away. And the priest shall burn 
 them upon the altar : it is the food of the offering made by fire for 
 a sweet savour : all the fat is the Lord's. It shall be a perpetual 
 statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye 
 eat neither fat nor blood. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto the chil- 
 dren of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against 
 any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which 
 ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them : if tl)C 
 
 priest tijat is anointeb bo sin nccorbing to tlje sin of tlie 
 people; tl)en let l)im bring for liis sin u)l)icl) lie l)atl) sinneb, 
 a noung bullock U)itl)ont blemisl) unto tl}e l^orb for a sin- 
 offering. QVnb be sball bring tbe bullock unto ti)e boor of 
 tl)e tabernacle of tlie congregation before tl)e ilovb ; anb sl)all 
 Ian bis l)anb upon tbe 'bullock's l^cab, anb kill tbe bullock 
 before tlje l!orb. ^nb tl)e priest tbat is anointeb sbiill take 
 of tbe bullock's bloob, anb bring it to tbe tabernacle of tbe 
 congregation : anb tbe priest sball bip l)is finger in tbe blooii, 
 anb"spvinkleoftl]e bloob seneu times before tbe tlorb, before 
 tbe nail of tbe sanctuarn. 'Anb tl)e priest sball put some of 
 tbe bloob upon tbe borns of tbe altar of siueet incense before 
 tbe llorb, tobid) is in tl)e tabernacle of tlje congregation; and 
 
 shall pour all llie blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar 
 of the burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the 
 congregation. 
 
 And lie shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the 
 sin-offVriiig; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 431 
 
 is upon the inwards, and tlie two kidneys, and the fat that is upon 
 them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the 
 kidneys, it shall he take away, as it wjvs taken ofi" from the bullock 
 of the sacrifice of peace-offerings : and the priest shall burn them 
 upon the altar of the burnt-oftering. And the skin of the bullock, 
 and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, 
 and his dung; CVCM l\)C toljolc bullock sI]aU l)C CtttVll forti) 
 
 tDitl)oiU tl]c camp unto a clean place, roliere tlje asljes are 
 poureb out, anb burn l)im on tl)e tnoob roitl] fire: toljere tl)c 
 asl]es arc poureb out sl)all l)c be burnt. 
 
 And if the whole cono-retration of Israel sin throuofh ifjnorance, 
 and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have 
 done somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord 
 concerning things which should not be done, antl are guilty ; when 
 the sin which they have sinned against it is known, tijeu tl)C con- 
 gregation sl)aU offer a noung bullock for tl)e sin, and bring 
 him before the tabernacle of the congregation. '^\\b tljC clbcrs 
 
 of tl)e congregation sljall Ian tl)eir l)anb5 upon tl)c l)eab of 
 tl)c bullock before tl)e torbfanb tlje bullock sl)all be killeb 
 before tl)e liorb. ^nb tl)e priest tl)at is anointcb stjall bring 
 of tl)e bullock's bloob to tl)e tabernacle of tl)e congregation : 
 anb tl)e priest sljall bip l)is finger in some of tl)e bloob, anb 
 sprinkle it seuen times before tl)e Corb, euen before tl)e nail. 
 QVnb l)e sl)all put some of tl)e bloob upon tlie Ijorns of tl)e 
 
 altar U3l)icl) is before tl)e i!orb, that is in the tabernacle of the 
 congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the 
 altar of the burnt-olfering, which is at the door of the tabernacle 
 of the congregation. And he shall take all his fat from him, and 
 burn it upon the altar. And he shall do with the bullock as he 
 did with the bullock for a sin-oflTering, so shall he do with this : 
 
 anb tl]c priest sl)all make an otoncment for tliem, anb it sljall 
 
 be forgiuen tljem. And he shall carry foith the bullock without 
 the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock : it is a 
 sin-offering for tlje congregation. 
 
 When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ig- 
 norance against any of the commandments of the Lord his God 
 concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty ; or if 
 his sin, wlinreiu he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; [)C sljall 
 
 bring bis offering, a kib of tl)e goats, a male tuitbout blem- 
 isl) : anb l)e sl)all Ian bis b^^"b upon the l^ca^i of tl)e goat, 
 anb kill it in ttje pFace tnliere tben kill tlje burut-offering 
 before tbe tiorb : it is a sin-offering. And the priest shall take 
 of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the 
 horns of the altar of burnt-ottering, and shall jiour out his blood 
 at the bottom of the altar of burnt-ottering. And he shall burn 
 all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace-offerings : 
 anb tlie priest sl]all make an atonement for l)im as concern- 
 ing l)is sin, aiib it sl)all be forgiuen l)im. 
 
 cti.
 
 432 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 Leviticus, v, 
 
 And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, 
 while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the 
 Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guiUy : 
 or if his sin which he hatli sinned come to his knowledge : tl)cn [)C 
 sl)all bring Ijis offering, a kid of tlie goats, a female without 
 bk'iiiisli, for his sin which he hath sinned. tS.X\b l)C sllrtll lotl l]is 
 
 ijanb upon tl)e l)cab of tlic sin-offering, anb slan tl]c "sin- 
 offering in tl)e place of tl)c burnt- offering. Qlnii"tl)c priest 
 6!)nU take of tl)e bloob tl)ereofn)it!i l)is finger, anb put it upon 
 tlje l)orns of tl)c altar of burnt-offering, and shall pour out all 
 
 the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar. And he shall take 
 away all the fat thereof, as the f;it is taken away from off the sacri- 
 fice of peace-otierings ; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar 
 for a sweet savour unto the Lord ; and the priest shall make an 
 atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him. And if he bring 
 a lamb for a sin-offering, he shall bring it a female without blem- 
 ish. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, 
 and slay it for a sin-offering in the place where they kill the burnt- 
 offering. And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering 
 with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt- 
 offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of 
 the altar : and he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of 
 the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace-offerings : 
 and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the of- 
 ferings made by fire unto the Lord : and the priest shall make an 
 atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be for- 
 given him. 
 
 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a wit- 
 ness, whether he hath seen or known of it ; if he do not utter it, 
 then he shall bear his iniquity. Or if a soul touch any unclean 
 thing, whether it be a carcass of an unclean beast, or a carcass of 
 unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and if it 
 be hidden from him ; he also shall be unclean, and guilty. Or if 
 he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that 
 a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him ; when he 
 knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty. Or if a soul swear, pro- 
 nouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be 
 that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it De hid from him : 
 when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these. 
 And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that 
 he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing : anb l)e sljall 
 
 bring Ijis trespass-offering unto tlje £orb for l)is sin m\\\d] 
 
 l)e l)atl) sinneb, a female from ihtj llock, a lamb or a kid of the 
 
 goats, for a sin-offering; a ub tlje priest sl)aU make an atone- 
 ment for l)im concerning l]is sin. And if he be not able to 
 
 bring a lamt), ihen ho shall bring for his trespass which he hath 
 committed, two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord ;
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 433 
 
 one for a sin-ofFering, and the other for a burnt-offering. And he 
 sliall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for 
 the sin-otiering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but 
 shall not divide it asunder : and he shall sprinkle of the blood of 
 the sin-offering upon the side of the altar ; and the rest of the 
 blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar : it is a sin- 
 offering. And he shall offer the second for a burnt-offering, accord- 
 ing to the manner : and the priest shall make an atonement for 
 him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him. 
 But if he be not able to bring two turtle-doves, or two young 
 pigeons ; then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth 
 part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering; he shall put no 
 oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon : for it is 
 a sin-ofFering. Then shall he bring it to the priest, aiib tl)C pricst 
 sljall take I)ie Ijanbful of it, even a memorial tijereof, aiib 
 burn it on tl)e altar, according to tije offerings malic bji fire 
 nnto tl)e £orb ; it is a sin-offering. And the priest shall make 
 
 an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one 
 of these, and it shall be forgiven him : and the remnant shall be the 
 priest's, as a meat-offering. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. If a soul commit a 
 trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the Lord : 
 
 tl)en l)e sljall bring for Ijis trespass nnto tl)c £orb a ram 
 
 U)itl)Ont blemisi) ont of tl)C flocks, with thy estimation by shekels 
 of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass-offering : 
 and he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the 
 holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto 
 the priest : and the pi'iest shall make an atonement for him with 
 the ram of the trespass-offering, and it shall be forgiven him. 
 
 And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are 
 forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord ; though 
 he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity, ^nb 
 
 l)c sl)all bring a ram roitljont blemisi) out of tlje flock, with 
 
 thy estimation, for a trespass-ofteriug unto the priest; axib tl)C 
 
 priest shall make an atonement for l)im concerning his ignorance 
 
 wherein lie erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him. It 
 is a trespass-offering : he hath certainly trespassed against the 
 Lord. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. If a soul sin, and 
 commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie unto liis neighbour in 
 that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a 
 thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour ; or 
 have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and 
 sweareth falseiy ; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning 
 therein : then it shall be, because he hath sinned and is guilty, that 
 he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing 
 which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him 
 
 Levilicus, 
 vi. 1-13. 
 
 2S
 
 43-i 
 
 CHEIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 vi. 24-30. 
 
 I>eviticus, 
 viii. 
 
 to keep, or the lost thing which he found, or all that about which 
 he hath sworn falsely ; he shall even restore it in the principal, and 
 shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom 
 it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass-ofi'ering. '^nh \)C sl}all 
 
 bring l)is trespass-offering x:nto tijc Corb, a ram roitl)out 
 
 blemist) out of tl)e flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass-ofter- 
 iiig, unto the priest : and the priest shall make an atonement for 
 him before the Lord : and it shall be forgiven him for anything 
 of all that he hath done in trespassing therein. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Command Aaron and 
 
 his sons, saying, QTIjis is tl)c hiujof tl)c burnt-offering ; it is tl)e 
 burnt-offering, because oftl)e burning upontljc altar all nigl)t 
 
 unto tl)e morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in 
 it. And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen 
 breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which 
 the fire hath consumed with the burnt-offering on the altar, and he 
 shall put them beside the altar. And he shall put oft" his garments, 
 and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the 
 camp into a clean place. And the fire upon the altar shall be 
 burning in it ; it shall not be put out : anb tl)e priest sliall buru 
 
 tDoob on it eoerj} morning, anb Ian tl)e burnt-offering in 
 orber upon it; anii l)e sl)alf burn thex-con the fat of tl)e peace- 
 offerings. QL\)c fire sljall euer be burning upon tl)c altar: it 
 sljall ncucr go out. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron 
 and to his sons, saying. This is the law of the sin-oftering : Li the 
 place where the burnt-oflfering is killed shall the sin-otfering be 
 killed before the Lord : it is most holy. (Z[|)C priest tl)at offcretl) 
 it for sin sl}aU cat it : in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the 
 court of the tabernacle of the congregation. AVhatsoever shall 
 touch the flesh thereof shall be holy : and when there is sprinkled 
 of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon 
 it was sprinkled in the holy place. But the earthen vessel wherein 
 it is sodden shall be broken : and if it be sodden in a brazen pot, 
 it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water. All the males among 
 the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy. And no sin-oftering 
 whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the con- 
 gregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten : it 
 shall be burnt in the fire. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. Take Aaron and his 
 sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a 
 bullock for the sin-offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleav- 
 ened bread ; and fjntlior thou all the conm-effation together unto 
 the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And Moses 
 did as the Lord commanded liim ; and the assembly was gath- 
 ered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congrega- 
 tion.
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 435 
 
 And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which 
 the Lord commanded to be done. 
 
 And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them 
 with water. And he put upon hira the coat, and girded him with 
 the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon 
 him, and he girded him with a curious girdle of the ephod, and 
 bound it unto him therewith. And he put the breast-plate upon 
 him : also he put in the breast-plate the Urim and the Thummim. 
 And he put the mitre upon liis head ; also upon the mitre, even 
 upon his fore-front, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown ; as 
 the Lord commanded Moses. And Moses took the anointing oil, 
 and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified 
 them. And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and 
 anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, 
 
 to sanctify them, ^nb \)c pourcb of t\)c anointing oil upon 
 
 Aaron's l]Cab, arib anointcb l]im, to sanctify him. And Moses 
 brought Aaron's sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them 
 with girdles, and put bonnets upon them ; as the Lord commanded 
 Moses. 
 
 And he brought tl)c bnllock for tl)c sin-offcring : itnb 
 ^aron anb liis sons laiii tl)cir Ijanbs npon tl)e i)cab of tl)c 
 
 bullock for tljc sin-offcring. And he slew it; and Moses took 
 the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with 
 his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the bUxnl at the bot- 
 tom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation npon 
 
 it. And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the 
 caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses 
 burned it upon the altar. JBut tl)C bullock, anb l)is l)ibe, l)is 
 
 flesl), anh l)is bung, l]e burnt ujitl) fire roitljont tl)c camp ; as 
 tl]e Corb commanbeb iUoscs. 
 
 Qlnb lie brougljt tlic ram for tl)e burnt-offering: anh 
 ^axon anb Ijis sons laib tljeit: Ijanbs upon tl)e l)eab of the 
 
 ram. And he killed it ; and Moses s])riiikled the blood upon the 
 altar round about. And he cut the ram into pieces ; and Moses 
 burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat. And he washed the 
 inwards and the legs in water ; and Moses burnt the whole rara 
 upon the altar : it was a burnt-sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an 
 offering made by fire unto the Lord ; as the Lord commanded 
 Moses. 
 
 '^nb l)e brought the other ram, the ram of consecration : 
 anb ^aron anb his sons laib their h^ubs upon the [)cah of 
 
 the ram. And he slew it ; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put 
 it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right 
 hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. And he brought 
 Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right 
 ear, and upon the tliumbs of their right hands, and upon the great 
 toes of their right feet ; and Moses spiinkled the blood upon the 
 altar round about. And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the
 
 436 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 Leviticus, ix. 
 
 fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the 
 two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder : and out of the 
 basket of unleavened bread, that was before the Lord, he took one un- 
 leavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them 
 on the fat, and upon the right shoulder : and he put all upon Aaron's 
 hands, and upon his sou's hands, and waved them for a wave-offering 
 before the Lord. And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt 
 them on the altar upon the burnt offering : they were consecrations for 
 a sweet savour : it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord. And 
 Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before the 
 Lord : for of the ram of consecration it was Moses' part ; as the Lord 
 commanded Moses, ^nb iUoscs tOOk of ll)e auoilUiug oil, 
 a\\b of l\)c bloob toljicl) teas upon tl)c altar, anb sprinklcb it 
 1^3011 Qlaron, luib upon l)is garments, aiih npon \)\b sons, 
 onb upon l)is sons' garments voitl) l)im ; anb sanctifieb ^aron 
 anb l)is garments, anh Ijis sons, iuib I)is sons' garments 
 iDitl) l)im. 
 
 And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at 
 the door of the tabernacle of the conffreijation ; and there eat it 
 with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, 
 saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it. And that which remaineth 
 of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire. And ye shall 
 not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven 
 days, until the days of your consecration be at an end : for seven 
 days shall he consecrate you. As he hath done this day, so the 
 Lord hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you. 
 Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
 gregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the 
 Lord, that ye die not : for so I am commanded. 
 
 So Aaron and his sons did all thinsfs which the Lord com- 
 manded by the hand of Moses, 
 
 And it came to pass on the eighth da}', that Moses called 
 Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel ; and he said unto 
 Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin-offering, and a ram for a 
 burnt-offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord, 
 And unto the children of Israel thou slialt sjieak, saying. Take ye 
 a kid of the goats for a sin-otlering ; and a calf and a lamb, both 
 of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt-oftering ; also a bul- 
 lock and a ram for peace-offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord ; and 
 a meat-offering mingled wnth oil : for to-day the Lord will appear 
 unto you. 
 
 And they brought that which Moses commanded before the 
 tabernacle of the conofreo-ation : and all the conm-eo-ation drew near 
 and stood before the Lord. And Moses said. This is the thing which 
 the Lord commanded that ye should do : and the glory of the Lord 
 sliaii app.-ar unto ymi. And Moses said unto Aaron, C!5o untO tl)e 
 
 altar, anb offer il)n sin-offering, anb tl)n burnt-offering, aiiii
 
 CHRIST'S PEIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 437 
 
 make an atonement for tijnself, anh for tl)e people : a\ib offer 
 t!)e offering of tl)e people, Tinb make an atonement for tljem^ 
 as tl)c Corb commaubeb. 
 
 Aaron therefore went unto tlie altar, and slew the calf of the 
 sin-offering, ujljici) mas for ()imseif. And the sons of Aaron 
 brought the blood unto him : and he dipped his finger in the blood, 
 and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at 
 the bottom of the altar : but the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul 
 above the liver of the sin-offering, he burnt upon the altar ; as the 
 Lord commanded Moses. And the flesh and the hide he burnt with 
 fire without the camp. And he slew the burnt-offering ; and Aaron's 
 sons presented unto him the blood, whicli he spriidvled round about 
 upon the altar. And they presented the burnt-offering unto him, 
 with the pieces thereof, and the head : and he burnt them upon the 
 altar. And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them 
 upon the burnt-offering on the altar. 
 
 GVnb l)e brongl]t tlje people's offering, anb took tlje goat, 
 tnliicl) roas tl)e sin-offering for tl)e people, anb sleto it," anb 
 
 offereb it for sin, as tl)e first. And lie brought the burnt-offer- 
 ing, and offered it according to the manner. And he brought the 
 meat-offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the 
 
 altar, beside the burnt-sacritioe of the morning. He slew also the 
 bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace-oft'erings, which was for 
 the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which 
 he sprinkled upon the altar round about, and the fat of the bullock, 
 and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, 
 and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver : and they put the fat 
 upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar : and the 
 breasts and the light shoulder Aaron waved for a wave-oftering be- 
 fore the Lord ; as Moses commanded. And Aaron lifted up his 
 hand toward the people, and blessed them ; and came down from 
 offering of the sin-ottering, and the burnt-ottering, and peace-otter- 
 ings. And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the con- 
 gregation, and came out, and blessed the people : and the glory of 
 the Lord appeared unto all the people. And there came a fire out 
 from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-otter- 
 ing and the fet : which when all the peoj)le saw, they shouted, and 
 fell on their faces. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Closes after the death of the two 
 sons of Aaron, when they ottered before the Lord, and died ; and 
 the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he 
 come not at all times into the holy place within the vail, before the 
 mercy-seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will ap- 
 pear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat. 
 
 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: VDltl) a tionng 
 
 bnllock for a sin-offering, anb a ram for a bnrnt-offT'ring. 
 
 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xvi.
 
 438 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and 
 with the linen mitre shall he be attired : these are holy garments ; 
 therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. 
 And he shall take of the congregation of the childi'en of Israel 
 
 trao kibs of tl)c goats for a sin-offcrinig, anb one ram for a 
 
 burnt-offering. And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin- 
 off"ering, roljicl) is for l)imsclf, and make an atonement for himself, 
 and for his house. And he shall take the two goats, and present 
 them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congre- 
 gation. And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats ; one lot for 
 the Lord, and the other lot for the scape-goat. And Aaron shall 
 bring the goat upon which the Lord's lot fell, and offer him for a 
 sin-otfering. But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scape- 
 goat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atone- 
 ment with him, and to let him go for a scape-goat into the wilder- 
 ness. 
 
 QVnb Qlaron shall bring tijc bullock of t\)c sin-offering, 
 tDJjicI) is for l)imsclf, anb sljall make an atonement for l)im- 
 self, anb for l}is iiouse, anb sijall kill tl)e bullock of tl^e sin- 
 offering roljict) is for l)imself : and he shall take a censer full of 
 burning coals of tire fiom oft' the altar before the Lord, and his 
 hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the 
 vail : and he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, 
 that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon 
 the testimony, that he die not. And he shall take of the blood of 
 the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy-seat east- 
 ward : and before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with 
 his finger seven times. 
 
 ®l)en sljall he kill tl)e goat of tl)e sin-offering tl)at is for 
 
 tl)C people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that 
 blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon 
 the mercy-seat, and before the mercy-seat: anb l)e 5l)all make (in 
 atonement for tl)c Ijoln place, because of tl)e nnclcanness of 
 tlje cl)ilbren of Jsrael, anb because of their transgressions 
 in all their sins : anb so shall h"^ bo for the tabeinacle of 
 the congregation that remaineth among them in the mibst of 
 their nnclcanness. ^nb there shall be no man in the tabei-- 
 nadc of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atone- 
 ment in the holn pliue, until hi-* come out, anb \](\vc mabe an 
 atonement for hi'uself, anb for his honseholb, anb for all the 
 
 congregation of Jlsrael. And he shall go out unto the altar that 
 is hfton- the Lord, and make an atonement for it; and shall take 
 of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put 
 it u])on the horns of the altar round about. And he shall sprinkle 
 ot t\ui blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and 
 hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. 
 
 And whon he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, 
 and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring
 
 CHEIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 439 
 
 tlie live goat : and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head 
 of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the chil- 
 dren of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting 
 them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him awa}' by the 
 hand of a fit man into the wilderness : and the goat shall bear 
 upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited : and he 
 shall let go the goat in the wilderness. 
 
 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, 
 and shall put oti' the linen garments which he put on when he went 
 into the holy place, and shall leave them there : and he shall wash 
 his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and 
 
 come forth, rtub offcv l)is buvut-offcriug, luib tl)c burnt-offenng 
 of tl]c people, a\\b make an atonement for Ijimself, anb for 
 
 i\)C people. And the fat of the sin-otiering shall he burn upon 
 the altar. And he that let go the goat for the scape-goat shall 
 wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in w-ater, and afterward come 
 into the camp. And the bullock for the sin-oftering, and the goat 
 
 for the sin-ortering, ml)05c bloob toas bvougljt in to make 
 
 atonement in tl)C l)0ln phxce, shall one carry forth without the 
 camp ; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, 
 and their dung. And he that burnetii them shall wash his clothes, 
 and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the 
 camp. 
 
 And this shall be a statute forever unto you : that in the sev- 
 enth month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afllict your 
 souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own coun- 
 try, or a stranger that sojourneth among you ; for on that day sljall 
 
 tl)e priest make an atonement for gou, to cleanse you, that ye 
 
 may be clean from all your sins before the Lord. It shall be a 
 sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afllict your souls by a statute 
 forever. And the priest whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall 
 consecrate to minister in the priest's oflice in his father's stead, shall 
 make the atonement, and shall j^ut on the linen clothes, even the 
 holy garments : and he shall make an atonement for the holy sanc- 
 tuar)--, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the 
 congregation, and for the altar : and he shall make an atonement 
 for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. And 
 this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement 
 for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he 
 did as the Lord commanded Moses. 
 
 Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the 
 strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood ; 
 I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will 
 cut him ofl"from among his jjoople. i^or tl)e life of tl)e flesl) is in 
 
 tl)e bloob ; anh 2 l)aue giuen it to non upon tl)e altar, to make 
 an atonement for nonr souls: forlt is tl)e bloob tl)at maketl) 
 
 an atonement for tl)C soul. Therefore I said unto the children 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xvii. 10-1-2.
 
 440 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xxiv. 1-9. 
 
 Numbers, 
 XV. 23-29. 
 
 Numbers 
 xvi. 41-50. 
 
 of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger 
 that sojourneth among you eat blood. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Command the children 
 of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil-olive beaten for the 
 light, to cause the lamps to burn continually. Without the vail of 
 the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron 
 order it fi-oin the evening unto the morning before the Lord con- 
 tinually : it shall be a statute forever in your generations. He shall 
 order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the Lord continu- 
 ally. 
 
 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof : 
 two tenth-deals shall be in one cake. And thou shalt set them in 
 two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the Lord. And 
 thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on 
 the bread tor a memorial, even an oftering made by fire unto the 
 Lord. Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continu- 
 ally, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting cov- 
 enant. And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' ; and they shall eat 
 it in the holy place : for it is most holy unto him of the otFerings 
 of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute. 
 
 If ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments 
 which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses, even all that the Lord hath 
 commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the Lord 
 commanded Moses, and henceforward among your generations ; 
 then it shall be, if aught be committed by ignorance without the 
 knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer 
 one young bullock for a burnt-offering, for a sweet savour unto the 
 Lord, with his meat-offering, and liis drink-offering, according to 
 the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering, ^nb tl)C 
 
 priest eljall make an atonement for all tl)e congregation of 
 tl)e cl)ilbren of Jsracl, anb it sljall be forgioen tf)cm • for it is 
 
 ignorance : and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by 
 fire unto the Lord, and their sin-offering before the Lord, for their 
 ignorance : and it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the cliil- 
 dren of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them ; seeing 
 all the people were in ignorance. 
 
 And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a 
 she-goat of the first year for a sin-offering. GVnb tl)e priest sljall 
 
 make an atonement for tl)c soul tl)at sinnetlj ignorantln, 
 inl)en l)e sinnetl) bii ignorance before tl)e £orb, to make an 
 
 atonement for l)im; and it shall be torgiven him. Ye shall have 
 oiif l;i\v i'or him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that 
 is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that so- 
 journetli among them. 
 
 But on the morrow [after the destruction of Korah, I3atlian, 
 and Abiram, with their company,] all the congregation of the chil- 
 dren of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying,
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 441 
 
 Ye have killed the people of the Lord. And it came to pass when 
 the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, 
 that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation : and 
 behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared. 
 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congrega- 
 tion. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Get you up from 
 among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a mo- 
 ment. And they fell upon their fiices. 
 
 And Moses said unto Aaron, ®akc a CCUSCr, aub put fiX'C 
 
 t!)crcin from off tijc altar, anb put on incense, anb go quickln 
 unto tl)c congregation, anb make an atonement for tljem: 
 
 for there is wrath gone out from the Lord ; the plague is begun. 
 And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of 
 the congregation ; and behold, the plague was begun among the 
 
 people : and he put on incense, anb mabe an atoncmcut for tl}C 
 people. Qlnb l)e stoob betujccn tlje beab anb tl)c lining; anb 
 tl)e plague toas staneb. 
 
 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and 
 seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah. 
 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of 
 the congregation ; and the plague was stayed. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying. This 
 is the ordinance of the law which the Lord hath commanded, say- 
 ing. Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red 
 heifer Avithout spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never 
 came yoke : and ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he 
 may bring her forth without the camp, anh onc sljall slan l)er 
 
 before l)is face ; anb (Eleanir tl)c priest slpill take of l}er bloob 
 roitl) l)iG finger, anb sprinkle of l)er bloob birectln before tl)e 
 tabernacle of tl)c congregation seuen times : and one shall 
 
 burn the heifer in his sight ; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, 
 with her dung, shall he burn : and the priest shall take cedar- 
 wood, and hyssoj), and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the 
 burning of the heifer. 
 
 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his 
 flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and 
 the priest shall be unclean until the even. And he that burneth 
 her shall wash liis clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, 
 and shall be unclean until the even. And a man that is clean shall 
 gather up the a-shes of the heifer, and lay them up without the 
 camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of 
 the children of Israel for a water of separation : it is a purification 
 for sin. And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash 
 his clothes, and be unclean until the even : and it shall be unto 
 the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among 
 them, for a statute forever. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xix. l-ilU.
 
 442 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 Numbers, 
 
 xxiii. 1-3, 13, 
 
 14, 27-30. 
 
 He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean 
 seven days. He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and 
 on the seventh day he shall be clean : but if he purify not him- 
 self the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean. Who- 
 soever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and puri- 
 fieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the Lord ; and that soul 
 shall be cut off from Israel : because the water of separation was 
 not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean ; his uncleanness is 
 yet upon him. This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent : all 
 that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent shall be unclean 
 seven days. And every open vessel which hath no covering bound 
 upon it, is unclean. And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with 
 a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or 
 a grave, shall be unclean seven days. 
 
 And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of 
 the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be 
 put thereto in a vessel : and a clean person shall take hyssop, and 
 dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the 
 vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that 
 touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave : and the clean 
 person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on 
 the seventh day : and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, 
 and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean 
 at even. But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify 
 himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, 
 because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the Lord : the water of 
 separation hath not been sprinkled upon him ; he is unclean. 
 
 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, 
 and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. And Balak did 
 
 as Balaam had spoken ; axib JBaiak itub Balaam offcrcb on 
 
 eucrj] altar a bullock a\xb a ram. And Bahiam said unto Balak, 
 Stand by thy burnt-otfei'ing, and I will go ; peradventure the 
 Lord will come to meet me : and whatsoever he sheweth me I will 
 
 tell thee. And he went to an high place 
 
 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto 
 another place, from wdience thou mayest see them : thou shalt 
 see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all : and 
 curse me them from thence. And he brought him into the field of 
 
 Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, nub built schcu altars, anb of- 
 fered a bullock anb a ram on cucry altar • 
 
 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring 
 thee unto another place ; peradventure it will please God that thou 
 mayest curse me them from thence. And Balak brought Balaam 
 unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon, And Ba- 
 laam said unto Balak, l^uild me here seven altars, and prepare me 
 hero seven bullocks and seven rams. And lialak did as P>alaam 
 
 had said, aiib offcrcb a bullock anb a ram on cucrn altar.
 
 CHEIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 443 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Command the chil- 
 dren of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for 
 ray sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye 
 observe to offer unto me in their due season. And thou shalt say 
 unto them, Sljis is tl)c offering mahc bn fire tDliicI) ne sljnll 
 offer unto tl)e £orb : tioo lambs of tl)e first near roitljout s;]ot 
 ban bn hiw, for a continual burnt-offeringr il\)c one Iamb 
 6l)alt tljou offer in tl)e morning, anb ti)e otl)er lamb sljalt 
 
 tl)OU offer at euen : and a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a 
 meat-offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten 
 
 oil. 3t is a continual burnt -offering, which was ordained in 
 mount Sinai for a sujeet sauour, a sacrifice mabc bj) fire unto 
 
 t\)C Corb. And the drink-offering thereof shall be the fourth 
 part of an hin for the one lamb : in the holy place shalt thou 
 cause the strong wine to be poured unto the Lord for a drink- 
 offering : and the other lamb shalt thou otter at even : as the 
 meat-offering of the morning, and as the di'ink-offering thereof, 
 thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto 
 the Lord. 
 
 ^nb on tl)e sabbatl]-ban ttoo Iambs of tl)e first jiear 
 
 toitljOUt spot, and two tt-nth-tleals of ttour for a meat-otteiing, 
 mingled with oil, and the drink-offering thereof: this is the burnt- 
 offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt-offering, and 
 his di'ink-offeriiig. 
 
 Qlnb in tl]e beginnings of nour montI)s ne sljall offer a 
 burnt-offering unto tIjeCorb : two noung bullocks, anh one 
 ram, seoen lambs of tl)e first gear "roitliout spot; and three 
 
 tenth-deals of fiour fur a meat-oftering, mingled with oil, for one 
 bullock ; and two tenth-deals of fiour for a meat-offering, mingled 
 with oil, for one ram ; and a several tenth-deal of flour mingled 
 with oil for a meat-oftering unto one lamb, for a burnt-ofiering of 
 a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. And their 
 drink-offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and 
 the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin 
 unto a lamb : this is the buriit-oftering of every month throughout 
 the months of the year, ^nh OUC kib of tl)C goatS for a siu- 
 
 offeiing unto tlje llorb sl)all be offereb, besibe tl)e continual 
 burnt-offering, anb l)is brink-offering. 
 
 And in the fourteiMith day of the first month is tl)e pasSOUCr 
 of tl)e i!orbi And in the fifteenth day of this month is tlie feast : 
 seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. Li the first day shall be 
 an holy convocation ; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein : 
 but ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt-offering unto 
 
 the Lord ; tujo uouug bullocks, anb one ram, anb seocn lambs 
 
 of tl)C first Jiear; they shall be unto you without blemish: and 
 their meat-ottering shall be of flour mingled with oil : three tenth- 
 deals shall ye otter for a bullock, and two tenth-deals for a ram ; 
 a several tenth-deal shalt thou otter for every lamb, throughout the 
 
 Numbers, 
 xxviii.
 
 444 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xxix. 
 
 seven lambs : aiib ouc Qoat for a siu-offcriug, to make an 
 
 atonement for non. Ye shall offer these beside ihe buiut-offering 
 in the morning, which is for a continnal burnt-offering. *!]V.fter tljis 
 
 manner nc sl)aU offer bailn tl)vongl)ont tl)c scucn bans t!)C 
 meat of tl)c sacriticc mabc bn fire, of a sroeet sanonr nnto 
 
 t\]C t!orb : it shall be ottered beside the continual burnt-otieriug, 
 and his drink-offering. And on the seventh day ye shall have an 
 holy convocation ; ye shall do no servile work. 
 
 'i^lso in tl)C haVi of tl)C firat-fruitS, when ye bring a new 
 meat-otfering unto the Lord, after your weeks be out, ye shall have 
 an holy convocation ; ye shall do no servile work: but ye shall 
 offer the bui'nt-oftering for a sweet savour unto the Lord ; tU30 
 
 noung bnllocks, one ram, senen lambs of tl)e first jiear : 
 
 and their meat-ufferiiig with Hour mingled with oil, three tenth- 
 deals unto one bullock, two tenth-deals unto one ram, a several 
 tenth-deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs ; anb OWC 
 
 kib of tl)e goats to make an atonement for nou. Ye shall 
 
 offer them beside the continual burnt-offering and his meat-offering 
 (they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink-olferings. 
 
 Qlnb in tl)c seuentl) monti), on tl)e first ha^ of tl)e montl), 
 
 ye shall have an holy convocation ; ye shall do no servile work : 
 it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you. And ye shall offer 
 a burnt-offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord ; one noiUig bnl- 
 
 lock, one ram, anb seuen lambs of tl)c first })c'av u)itl)ont 
 
 blemisl) : and their meat-offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, 
 three tenth-deals for a bullock, and two tenth-deals for a ram, and 
 one tenth-deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs : anb onc 
 
 kib of tl)c goats for a sin-offering, to make an atonement 
 for jion : besibe tl)c bnrnt-offering of tlje montl), and his meat- 
 
 otieiing, anb tl)e bailn bnrnt-offcring, and his meat-ofteiing, and 
 their drink-offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet sa- 
 vour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. 
 
 A'ikI ye shall have on l\]c tcntl) han of tl)is seuentl) montl) 
 
 an holy convocation : and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not 
 do any work therein : but ye shall offer a burnt-offering unto the 
 
 Lord for a sweet savour; one jionng bnllock, onc ram, anb 
 
 SCOen lambs of tlie first pear; they shall be unto you without 
 blemish : and their meat-ottering shall be of flour mingled with oil, 
 three tenth-deals to a bullock, and two tenth-deals to one ram, ii 
 several tenth-deal for one lamb, thi-oughout the seven lambs : onc 
 
 kib of tl)e goats for a sin-offering : besibe tlje sin-offering 
 of atonement, anb tl)e continnal burnt-offeinng, and the meat- 
 
 otl'cringof it, and their drink-offerings, ^nb on tl)e fifteenti) ban 
 of tl)e seoentl) montl) yc ^^hall have an holy convocation; ye shall 
 do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seoen 
 bans : and ye shall offer a burnt-offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of 
 a sweet savour unto the Lord; tl)irtecn Jl^ung bnllocks, tUJO
 
 CHEIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 445 
 
 rams, a\\b fourteen Iambs of tl)e first ticnr ; they shall be without 
 
 blemish: and their meat-oftering shall be of flour mingled with oil, 
 three tenth-deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two 
 tenth-deals to each ram of the two rains, and a several tenth-deal to 
 each lamb of the fourteen lambs : axib onc kib of tlje goutsfor a 
 sin-offering ; beside the continual burnt-oftering, his meat-ofter- 
 ing, and his drink-offering. 
 
 And on the second day ye shall offc'r tmeluc noung bltllocks, 
 
 tmo rams, fourteen lambs of tl)e first gear u)ill)out spot : and 
 
 their meat-offering and their di-ink-offerings for the bullocks, for 
 the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, 
 
 after the manner : anh onc kiif of tl)c goats for a sin-offering ; 
 
 beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat-offering thereof, 
 and their drink-offerino-s. 
 
 And on the third day cicmxi bullocks, troo rams, fourteen 
 
 iambs of the first year without blemish : and their meat-offering 
 and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the 
 lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner : axib 
 one goat for a sin-offering ; beside the continual burnt-offering, 
 and his meat-offering, and his drink-offering. 
 
 And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen 
 lambs of the first year without blemish : their meat-offering and 
 their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the 
 lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner : anb 
 
 0nc kib of tl)e goats for a sin-offering ; beside the continual 
 
 burnt-offering, his meat-offering, and his drink-offering. 
 
 And on the fifth day nine buUocks, two rams, and fourteen 
 lambs of the first year without spot : and tlieir meat offering and 
 their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, 
 shall be accoixling to their number, after the manner : oub one 
 goat for a sin-offering ; beside the continual burnt-offering, and 
 his meat-olfering, and his drink-offering. 
 
 And on the sixth day, eigl)t bullocks, two rams, and fourteen 
 lambs of the first year without blemish : and their meat-offering 
 and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the 
 lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner : axib 
 one goat for a sin-offering ; beside the continual burnt-offering, 
 his meat-offerino- and his drink-offering. 
 
 And on the seventh day seuen bullocks, two rams, and four- 
 teen lambs of the first year without blemish : and their meat-offer- 
 ing and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for 
 the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner : 
 anb one goat for a sin-offering ; beside the continual burnt- 
 offering, his meat-offering, and his drink-offering. 
 
 On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly : ye shall 
 do no servile work therein : but ye shall offer a burnt-offering, n 
 
 sacrifice mabc bji fire, of a sroeet sauour unto tl)e £orb : one 
 bullock, onc ram, seuen lambs of tljc first jiear roitljout blem-
 
 446 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 Judges, 
 
 J That is, 
 The Lord 
 send peace. 
 
 Judges, 
 XX. 24-38. 
 
 Judges, 
 xxi. 1-4. 
 
 isl) : their meat-offeving and their drink-ofFerings for the bullock, 
 for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be accoi'ding to their number, 
 after the manner: anh Ottc goat for a silt-offcring ; beside the 
 continual burnt-offering, and his meat offering, and his drink-offer- 
 ing. (HI) CSC tl)ings iic sljall ho unto tl)c Corb in T)our set 
 feasts, bcsibc mm uoros, anb jiour frcc-unll-offcriugs, for 
 jiour bnrnt-offcrings, anb for your mcat-offcrings, aiib for 
 nour brink-offerings, anb for jiour pcacc-offcrings. 
 
 And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the 
 Lord commanded Moses. 
 
 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, 
 Gideon said, Alas, Lord God ! for because I have seen an angel 
 of the Lord face to face. And the Lord said unto him, Peace be 
 unto thee ; fear not : thou shalt not die. Then Gideon built (lYl 
 alter tljcrc unto tl)C Corb, and called it Jehovah-shalom :' unto 
 this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. 
 
 And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto 
 him. Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock 
 of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy fether 
 hath, and cut down the grove that is by it : aiib builb an altar 
 
 nnto tl)c Corb tijn ©ob upon tlic top of tijis rock, in tlic or- 
 bcrcb place, anb lake tljescconb bullock, anb offer a burnt- 
 sacrifice toitl) tl)e tDOob of tl)c gronc toliicl) tl)ou sl)alt cut 
 
 boton. Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as 
 the Lord had said unto him. 
 
 And the children of Israel came near against the children of 
 Benjamin the second day. And Benjamin went forth against them 
 out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground 
 of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men ; all these 
 drew the sword. 
 
 Then all the children of Israel, and all the people went up, 
 and came unto the house of God, and Avept, and sat there before 
 the Lord, and fasted that day until even, anb offcrcb burut-offcr- 
 
 ings anb peace-offerings before tl)e tlorb. And the children 
 
 of Israel inquired of the Lord, (for the ark of the covenant of God 
 was there in those days, and Phineas, the son of Eleazar, the son 
 of Aaron stood before it in those days,) saying. Shall I yet again 
 go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or 
 shall I cease ? and the Lord said, Go up ; for to-morrow I will de- 
 liver them into thine hand. 
 
 [When the tribe of Benjamin was nearly destroyed,] And 
 the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even 
 before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore ; and said, 
 Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there 
 should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel ? And it came to pass 
 
 on tho morrow, that the people rose earlu, axib bitilt tl)ere an 
 altar, anb offereb burnt-offerings, anb peace-offerings.
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 447 
 
 And the cart [bringing the ark of the Lord from the land of 
 the Philistines] came into the field of Joshua, a ]3eth-shemite, and 
 stood there, where there was a great stone: aiib tl)Cr) clnue l\]C 
 
 tDOob of tl)c cart, anb offcrcb tl)e kinc a burnt-oftcring unto 
 
 tl)C £orb. And the Levites took down the ark uf the Lord, and the 
 coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them 
 on the great stone : and the men of Beth-shemesh offctcb buvtU- 
 offcringg anb sacrificcb sacrifices the same day unto the Lord. 
 
 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry 
 unto the Lord our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand 
 
 of the Philistines. 
 
 QVnb Samuel took a sucking lamb, anb offcreb it for a 
 burnt-offering tDljoUn unto tl)e £orb : and Samuel cried unto 
 the Lord for Israel ; and the Lord heard him. 
 
 And his return was to Ramah ; for there was his house ; and 
 
 there he judged Israel ; axib tijerc l)e built an altar unto tlie 
 £orb. 
 
 And it came to pass, [when the ark was brought up from the 
 house of Obed-Edom,] when God helped the Levites that bare the 
 ark of the covenant of the Lord, that tljeu offcreb Seoeu bttUocks 
 anb seucu rams. 
 
 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of 
 the tent that David had pitched for it: aXlb tljeg offercb burut- 
 sacrifices anb peace-offerings before God. And when David 
 
 had made an end of 
 
 offering 
 
 the burnt-offerings and the peace- 
 
 offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord 
 
 So the Lord sent pestilence upon Israel : and there fell of Is- 
 rael seventy thousand men. And God sent an angel unto Jerusa- 
 lem to destroy it : and as he was destroying, the Lord beheld, and 
 he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed. 
 It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord 
 stood by the threshing-floor of Oman the Jebusite. And David 
 lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand between 
 the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand, 
 stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Is- 
 rael, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. And Da- 
 vid said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be 
 numbered ? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed ; but 
 as for these sheep, what have they done ? let thine hand, I pray 
 thee, Lord my God, be on me, and on my father's house ; but 
 not on thy people, that they should be plagued. 
 
 Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David, 
 
 that David should go up, anb Set up an altar unto tl)c Corb in 
 
 the threshing-floor of Oman the Jebusite. 
 
 And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in 
 the name of the Lord. And Oman turned back, and saw the an- 
 gel : and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Oman was 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 vi. 14, 15. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 vii. 8, 9. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 vii. 17. 
 
 1 Chronicles, 
 XV. 26. 
 
 1 Chronicles, 
 xvi. 1, 2. 
 
 1 Cliroiiicles, 
 
 xxi. 14-27. 
 
 (2 Samuel, 
 
 xxlv.)
 
 448 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 1 Chronicles, 
 
 xxix. ]-t), 
 
 20-22. 
 
 threshing wheat. And as David came to Oman, Oman looted, and 
 saw David, and went out of the threshing-tioor, and bowed himself 
 to David with his face to the ground. Then David said to Or- 
 nan, Grant me the place of this threshing-floor, that I may build 
 an altar therein unto the Lord : thou shalt grant it me for the full 
 price : that the plague may be stayed from the people. And Or- 
 nan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do 
 that which is good in his eyes : lo, I give thee the oxen also for 
 burnt-otterings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the 
 wheat for the meat-offerinof ; I mve it all. And kinof David said 
 to Oman, Nay ; but I will verily buy it for the full price : for I will 
 not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt-offerings 
 without cost. So David gave to Oman for the place six hundred 
 shekels of gold by weight. 
 
 And David bitilt tl)crc ttu altar nnto tljc £orb, mib offer- 
 ed burnt-offerings anb ^ica cc-offcrings, and called upon the 
 
 Lord ; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of 
 
 burnt-oftering. QVnii tl)c Zoxls commanbcb tl)c angel; anh l)c 
 put up l)is stDorb again into tl)c sljcati) tl)crcof. 
 
 David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my 
 son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and 
 the work is great ; for the palace is not for man, but for the 
 Lord God. Now I have prepared with all my might for the 
 house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and 
 the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, 
 the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood ; onyx- 
 stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, 
 and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance. 
 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, 
 I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have 
 given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have 
 prepared for the holy house, even three thousand talents of gold, of 
 the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to 
 overlay the walls of the houses withal : the gold for things of gold, 
 and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to 
 be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to 
 consecrate his service this day unto the Lord ? 
 
 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Is- 
 rael, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the 
 
 rulers of the king's work, oftered willingly And 
 
 David said to all the congregation. Now bless the Lord your God. 
 And all the con^reffation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and 
 bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king. 
 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord, and ofiered burnt- 
 ofi'erings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, even (X 
 tljousanb bullocks, a tl)ousanb rams, anb a tljousanli lambs, 
 roiti) tl)cir brinli-offcrings, anh sacrifices in abunbancc for
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 449 
 
 all SsrtTcl : and did eat and drink before the Lord on that day 
 with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David 
 king the second time, and anointed him unto the Lord to be the 
 chief governor, and Zadok to be priest. 
 
 Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high 
 place that was at Gibeon ; for there was the tabernacle of the con- 
 gregation of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made 
 in the wilderness.. But the ark of God had David brought up 
 from Kirjath-jearim to the place which David had prepared for it ; 
 for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. Moreover, the brazen 
 altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, tlie son of Hur, had made, he 
 put before the tabernacle of the Lord : and Solomon and the con- 
 gregation sought unto it. And Solomon went up thither to the 
 brazen altar before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of the con- 
 gregation, anb offereb a tljousanb burnt-offerings u^on it. 
 
 Li that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto 
 him. Ask what I shall give thee. 
 
 All the work that Solomon made for the house of the Lord 
 was finished : and Solomon brouofht in all the things that David 
 his father had dedicated ; and the silver, and the gold, and all the 
 instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God. 
 
 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads 
 of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto 
 Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out 
 of the city of David, which is Zion. Wherefore all the men of 
 Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was 
 in the seventh month. And all the elders of Israel came ; and the 
 Levites took up the ark. And they brought up the ark, and the 
 tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were 
 in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up. 
 Also kinof Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were as- 
 sembled unto him before the ark, QUCriftccu sl)CCp anu OXCn, 
 
 rol)icl) coulb not be tolb nor numbered for multitude 
 
 Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came 
 down from heaven, and consumed the burnt-offering and the sacri- 
 fices ; and the glory of the Lord filled the house. And the priests 
 could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of 
 the Lord had filled the Lord's house. And when all the children of 
 Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon 
 the house, they bowed themselves vvitli their faces to the ground 
 upon -the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord, saying, 
 For he is good ; for his mercy enduretli forever. 
 
 ®l)cn tl)c lung anb all tl)c people offcrcbsamftccs before 
 tl)c Corb. ^nb king Golomon otf'ereb a sacrifice of twentii 
 anb tu)0 tl)oixsanb oxen, anb an Ijunbreb anb tcDcntn tIjonsanS 
 
 sl)eep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house uf 
 God. 
 
 •2 Chronicles, • 
 i. 3-7. 
 
 •2 Chronicles, 
 V. 1-0. 
 
 •2 Cliroiiicles, 
 rii. 1-5. 
 
 29
 
 450 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 1 Kings, 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 XV. 8-12. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xxix. 
 
 And tl)rcc times in a jicar bib Solomon offer burnt-offer- 
 ings anb peace-offerings upon tlje altar roljicl) l)c built unto 
 
 tl)e £orb, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the 
 Lord. 
 
 When Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the 
 prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out 
 of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities 
 which he had taken from mount Ephrairn, and renewed the altar 
 of the Lord, that was before the poi-ch of the Lord. And he 
 gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them 
 out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon ; for they fell 
 to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the Lord 
 his God was with him. So they gathered themselves together at 
 Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of 
 Asa. And they ofiered unto the Lord the same time, of the spoil 
 
 which they had brought, seueu l)unbrcb o%cn anb seuen tl)ou- 
 
 sanb sl)eejJ. And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord 
 God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul. 
 
 Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years 
 old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And 
 his mother's name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah. And 
 he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to 
 all that David his father had done. 
 
 He, in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened 
 the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them. And he 
 brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together 
 into the east street, and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites ; 
 Sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord God 
 of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy 
 place. For our fatliers have trespassed, and done that which 
 was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, 
 and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, 
 and turned their backs. Also they have shut up the doors of tlie 
 porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor 
 offered burnt-offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel. 
 Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, 
 and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to 
 hissing, as ye see with your eyes. For lo, our fathers have fallen 
 by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives 
 are in captivity for this. Now it is in mine heart to make a 
 covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may 
 turn away from us. My sons, be not now negligent : for the Lord 
 hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye 
 should minister unto him, and burn incense. 
 
 Then the Levites arose, And they gathered 
 
 tlieir liri'thrcn, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the 
 ct)minau(Jment of the king, by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 451 
 
 house of the Lord. And the priests went into the inner part of the 
 house of the Lord, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness 
 that they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house 
 of the Lord. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into 
 the brook Kidron. Now they began on the first day of the first 
 month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they 
 to the porch of the Lord : so they sanctified the house of the Lord, 
 in eight days : and in the sixteenth day of the first month they 
 made an end. Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, 
 We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, and the altar of burnt- 
 offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shew-bread table, with 
 all the vessels thereof. Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz 
 in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared 
 and sanctified, and behold, they are before the altar of the Lord. 
 
 Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of 
 the city, and went up to the house of the Lord. And they brought 
 
 seven bullocks, axxb scncn rams, unb scucn Iambs, anb scncn 
 l)e-goats, for a sin-offering for tl)e kingbom, anb for tlje 
 
 sanctuarjlt anb for Jubal). And he commanded the priests the 
 sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the Lord. So they 
 killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled 
 it on the altar : likewise, when they had killed the rams, they 
 sprinkled the blood upon the altar : they killed also the lambs, and 
 they sprinkled the blood upon the altar. And they brought forth 
 the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the congrega- 
 tion ; and they laid their hands upon them : and the priests killed 
 them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, 
 to make an atonement for all Israel : for the king commanded that 
 the burnt-offerino- and the sin-oft'erina: should be made for all Israel. 
 And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, 
 with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of 
 David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet : for so 
 was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets. And the 
 Levntes stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with 
 the trumpets. And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt-offer- 
 ing upon the altar, "^nb u)l)cn tl)c burnt-offcring began, tl)c 
 song of t\)c Corb began also tuitl) tl)e trumpets, anb roitl) tl)c 
 instruments orbaineb bn Dauib king of ilsrael. Qlnb all 
 tlje congregation raorsljippeb, anb tlje'singers sang, anb i[)c 
 trumpefers sounbeb : anb all tl)is continul'b until tl)e burnt- 
 
 offei'iug roas finisljeb. And when they had made an end of offer- 
 ing, tlu' king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, 
 worshipped. Moreover, Hezekiah the king and the princes com- 
 manded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of 
 David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with glad- 
 ness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped. 
 
 Then Hezekiah answered and said. Now ye have consecrated 
 yourselves unto the Lord, come near and bring sacrifices and thank-
 
 452 
 
 CHEIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 XXX. 1,21-27. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 XXXV. I-IO, 
 
 offerings into the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought 
 in sacrifices and thank-offerings; and as many as were of a free 
 
 heart burnt-offerings. ^nJ) tl)c number of t!]c buritt-offcnugs, 
 toljicl) tl)c rongrcnation brougl)t, tons threescore anh ten bul- 
 locks, an Ijunbreo rams, anh tmo l)unbn-b lambs; all tl]esc 
 tDcre for a burnt-offering to tl)e Corb. And the consecrated 
 
 things were six Imndred oxen and three thousand sheep. But tl)e 
 
 priests tocre too feto, so tl)at tl)eD coulb not flap all tl)e burnt- 
 offerings : wherefore their brethren the Levites did help tliem till 
 the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified 
 themselves : for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify 
 themselves than the priests. And also the burnt-offerings were in 
 abundance, with the fat of the peace-offerings, and the drink-offer- 
 ings for every burnt-offering. So the service of the house of the 
 Lord was set in order. And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, 
 that God had prepared the people : for the thing was done sud- 
 denly. 
 
 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters 
 also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house 
 of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the Lord God 
 
 of Israel And the children of Israel that were 
 
 present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days 
 with great gladness : and the Levites and the priests praised the 
 Lord day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the Lord. 
 And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all tlie Levites that taught 
 the good knowledge of the Lord : and they did eat throughout the 
 feast seven days, offering peace-offerings, and making confession to 
 the Lord God of their fathers. And the whole assembly took 
 counsel to keep other seven daj's : and they kept other seven days 
 with gladness, i^or i^c^ckirtl) king of Jubal) biii ginc to tl)c 
 congregation a tljousanb bullocks anb scucn tl]ousanb sl)eep; 
 anb tl)e :princes gaue to tl^e congregation a tijousanb bul- 
 locks anb ten tl)0U5anb sl]eej) : and a great number of priests 
 sanctified themselves. And all the congregation of Judah, with 
 the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out 
 of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, 
 and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced. So there was great joy in Jeru- 
 salem : for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of 
 Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem. 
 
 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people : and 
 their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling- 
 place, even unto heaven. 
 
 Moreover, Josiah kept a passover unto the Lord in Jerusalem : 
 and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first 
 immth. And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged 
 them to the service of the house of the Lord, and said unto the 
 Levites that t-iught all Israel, which were holy unto the Lord, I'ut
 
 CHRIST S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 453 
 
 the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king 
 of Israel did build : it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders : 
 serve now the Lord your God, and his people Israel, and prepare 
 yourselves by the houses of your fathei's after your courses, accord- 
 ing to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the 
 writing of Solomon his son : and stand in the holy place according to 
 the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, 
 and after the division of the families of the Levites. So kill the pass- 
 over, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they 
 may do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Closes. 
 And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, himbs aub kibs, all for 
 
 tl)c passot)er-offcrings,foi'aU tijat mcvc present, to tl)c num- 
 ber of tijirtn tl)ousanb, a\ib tl)ree tijousanb bullocks : these 
 
 were of the king's substance. And his pritices gave willingly unto 
 the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah 
 and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the 
 passover-ofterings tvoo tljousaub diib SIX l)uniircb small cattle, 
 
 ttXib tl)rec l)Uttbreb. Ojceu. Conaniah also, and Sheniaiah, and 
 Nethaiieel, his brethren, and Hashabiah, and Jehiel, and Jozabad, 
 chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover-otferings ftue 
 
 tl)ousanb small cattle, anb fiue l}unbre5 oxen. So the service 
 
 was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites 
 in their courses, according to the king's commandment. 
 
 Darius the Icing made a decree, and search was made in the 
 house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. 
 And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the prov- 
 ince of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written : In 
 the first year of Cj-rus the king, the same Cyrus the king made a 
 decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be 
 
 builded, tl)e place roljere tl)cn otfereb sacrifices, and let the foun- 
 dations thereof be strongly laid ; the height thereof threescore cubits, 
 
 and the breadth thereof threescore cubits And 
 
 this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which 
 was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. 
 
 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the 
 rest of the children of the cajitivity, kept the dedication of this 
 house of God with joy, unh offereb at tl)e bebication of tl)is 
 l)ouse of (Pob an l)nnbreb bullocks, tu)o l)unbreb rams, four 
 l)unbrcb lambs : anh for a sin-offering for all Jsrael, tuieluc 
 l)e-goatS, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. 
 
 Also the children of those that had been carried away, which 
 were come out of the oaptivit\\ f)ftere(l biirnt-oflerings luito the 
 
 God of Israel, tujeloe bullocks for all Jsrael, ninetn anb six 
 rams, seoentn anh seuen lambs, tiueluc l)c-goats for a sin- 
 offering : ail this was a burnt-oti'ering unto the Lord. 
 
 TJiere was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job ; 
 and that man was j^erfect and upright, and one that feared God, 
 
 Ezra, 
 vi. 1-3, 15-17. 
 
 Ezra, viii. 35. 
 
 Job, i. 1-5.
 
 454 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 Job, xlii. 7-9, 
 
 Ps. xl. 5-8. 
 
 Ps. ex. 1-4. 
 
 Pstilm 
 cxviii. 2*-a9. 
 
 and eschewed evil. And there were born unto him seven sons and 
 three daughters. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, 
 and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five 
 hundred she-asses, and a very great household ; so that this man was 
 the greatest of all the men of the east. And his sons went and 
 feasted in their houses, every one his day ; and sent and called for 
 their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. 
 
 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone 
 about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the 
 
 morning, aitb offcreb burnt-offerings accorbing to tl)c number 
 
 of tl)ClU rtll : for Job said. It may be that my sons have sinned, 
 and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. 
 
 The Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled 
 against thee, and against thy two friends : for ye have not spoken 
 of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. (Jljcrcforc 
 
 tokc unto nou notn seucn bullocke anh scocn rums, onb go 
 to mn Qcruant Job, anb offer up for nourselucs a burnt- 
 offering ; iiiul my servant Job shall pray for you : for him will I 
 accept : lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not 
 spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job. 
 
 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar 
 the Naamathite went, and did according as the Lord commanded 
 them : the Lord also accepted Job. 
 
 Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast 
 done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward : they cannot be reck- 
 oned up in order unto thee : if I would declare and speak of them, 
 they are more than can be numbered. Sacrifice iinb offering 
 tIlOU bibst not besire ; mine ears hast tlii>u <)])pned : burut- 
 
 offcring anb sin-offering l)ast tljou not requireb. QL[]cn saib 
 J, iLo, 3 come : in the volume of the book it is written of me, I 
 delight to do thy will, O my God : yea, thy law is within my 
 heart. 
 
 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until 
 I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Lord shall send the rod 
 of thy strength out of Zion : rule thou in the midst of thine ene- 
 mies. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the 
 beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning : thou hast the 
 dew of thy youth. 
 
 QL))c £orb lint!) sroorn, anb toill not repent, illjou art a 
 priest forener after ttje orber of iUelcl)i)ebek. 
 
 Ql[)c stone raljici) tl)e builbers refuseb is become tl)e l)eab 
 stone of tl)e corner. This is the Lord's doing ; it is marvellous 
 in our eyes. 
 
 This is the day which the Lord hath made ; we will rejoice 
 and be glad of it. ' Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord : O Lord, I 
 bosfofli thfo, s.-nd now ])rosperity. Dlesseb be l)e tljat cometl) 
 
 in tl)e name of tljC l!orb : we have blessed you out of the house
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 455 
 
 of the Lord, (gob is tl)c £orb, tDl)icl) l)atl) sljctocb us ligl)t : 
 binb tl)c sacrifice toitli coibs, cucn unto tl)c Ijorus of tl]c lUtar. 
 
 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee : thou art my God, I 
 will exalt thee. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : for 
 his mercy endureth forever. 
 
 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted 
 and extolled, and be very high. As many were astonied at thee ; 
 his visage was so marred more than anv man, and his form more 
 
 than the sons of men : so sl)all l)c sprinkle tuiinn nations; the 
 
 kings shall shut their mouths at him : for that which had not been 
 told them shall they see ; and that which they had not heard shall 
 they consider. 
 
 Who hath believed our report ? and to whom is the arm of 
 the Lord revealed ? For he shall grow up before him as a tender 
 plant, and as a root out of a dry ground : he hath no form nor 
 comeliness ; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we 
 should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men ; a man of 
 sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces 
 from him ; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 
 
 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows : yet 
 we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he 
 was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniqui- 
 ties ; the chastisement of our peace was upon him ; and with his 
 stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray ; we 
 have turned every one to his own way ; and the Lord hath laid on 
 him the iniquity of us all. Lie was oppressed, and he was afflicted, 
 yet he opened not his mouth: J)e is bvougl)t as a lamb to tl)e 
 slaughter, anii as a sliee^j before l)cr shearers is iiuinb, so l)e 
 
 0|jeneb not Ijis mouti). He was taken from ])risun and from judg- 
 ment : and who shall declare his generation ? for he was cut otf out 
 of the land of the living : for the transgression of my people was 
 he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with 
 the rich in his death ; because he had done no violence, neither was 
 any deceit in his mouth. 
 
 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him ; he hath put him to 
 
 giief : u)l)en tl)ou sl)alt make l)is soul an offering for sin, he 
 shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the 
 Lord shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his 
 soul, and sliall be satistit^l : by his knowledge shall my righteous 
 servant justify many ; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore 
 will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the 
 
 spoil with the strong; because []c Ijatl) pourcii out l)is soul 
 
 unto beat!) : and he was numbered with the transgressors ; axib 
 
 l)e bare tl)e sin of mann, anii mahc intercession for tl)e trans- 
 gressors. 
 
 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed 
 of the Medes, which wiis made king over the realm of the Chal- 
 
 Is. lii. 13-15, 
 and liii. 
 
 Daniol, 
 ix. 1-3, 20- 2a
 
 456 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 Zee. vi.&-13. 
 
 John, 
 1.20-31. 
 
 deans ; in the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books 
 the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to 
 Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in 
 the desolations of Jerusalem. 
 
 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and 
 supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes 
 
 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my 
 sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication 
 before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God ; yea, 
 whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had 
 seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, 
 touched me about the time of the evening oblation. And he in- 
 formed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come 
 forth to give thee skill and understanding. At the beginning of 
 thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come 
 to shew tliee ; for thou art greatly beloved : therefore understand 
 the matter, and consider the vision. 
 
 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy 
 holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, 
 
 anh to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in ever- 
 lasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and 
 to anoint the Most Holy. Know therefore and understand, that 
 from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build 
 Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and 
 threescore and two weeks : the street shall be built again, and the 
 wall, even in tioublous times. And after threescore and two weeks 
 
 sljall iUcssial) be cut off, but not for l)imsclf. 
 
 And the word of the Lord came unto me, savincf, Take of them 
 of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which 
 are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into 
 the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah ; then take silver and 
 gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the 
 son of Josedech, the high priest : and speak unto him, saying. Thus 
 speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying. Behold the man whose name is 
 THE BRANCH : and he shall grow up out of his place, and he 
 shall build the temple of the Lord ; even he shall build the temple 
 of the Lord ; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule 
 
 upi)n his throne : anh l)c sl)all bc a priest upon l)is tijrone : 
 
 and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. 
 
 John answered, saying, I baptize with water : but there stand- 
 eth one among you, Avhom ye know not : he it is, who coming 
 after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not 
 worthy to unloose. 
 
 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where 
 John was baptizing. 
 
 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saitli, 
 
 Ueljolb tl)c j:amb of (5oI>, u)l)icl) taketl) atoaj) tl)c sin of tlje
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 457 
 
 toorlb ! This is lie of whom I said, After me cometh a man which 
 is preferred before me ; for he was before me. And I knew him 
 not : but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am 
 
 I come baptizing with water 
 
 Again the next daj^ after, John stood, and two of his disci- 
 ples : and looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Scljolb tllC 
 Camb of (J5o5 ! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they 
 followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and 
 saith unto them. What seek ye ? They said unto him, Rabbi, 
 (which is to say, being interpreted. Master,) where dwellest thou ? 
 He saith unto them, Come and see. Tliej' came and saw where he 
 dwelt, and abode with him that day : for it was about the tenth 
 hour. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, 
 was Andrew, Simon Peter's brothei-. He first findeth his own 
 brother Simon, and saith unto him, tOc Ijauc foUUl) tl)C iUessias : 
 
 U)l)icl)is, being intcrpvctc^, tl)c (Cl)rist. 
 
 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses 
 gave you not that bread from heaven ; but my Father giveth you 
 
 the true bread from heaven I am the living bread 
 
 which came down from heaven : if any man eat of this bread, he 
 shall live forever: anh tl)c bvciib tl]at 3 ujiU Qiwc is mn flcsl), 
 tDl)icl) 3 toill igiwc for tl)e life of tl)c xooxib. 
 
 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Ce- 
 sarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto 
 them, Whom do men say that I am ? And they answered, John 
 the Baptist : but some say, Elias ; and others. One of the prophets. 
 And he saith unto them. But whom say ye that I am ? And Pe- 
 ter answereth and saith unto him. Thou art tl)e (!tl)rist. And he 
 charged them that they should tell no man of him. 
 
 I am the good shepherd : the good sheplierd giveth his life 
 for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, 
 whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth 
 the sheep, and tieeth : and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth 
 the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and 
 careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my 
 sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even 
 so know I the Father : aub 3 lilt] b0U3n mn life for tl)e 3l)eC|J. 
 And other sheep I have, which are not uf this fold : them also I 
 must bring, and they shall hear my voice ; and there shall be one 
 fold, and one shepherd. Therefore doth my Father love me, be- 
 cause 3 Ian boran mn life, tijat 3 migljt take it again. No 
 man taketl) it from me, but 3 laji it boron of mnself I have 
 
 power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This 
 commandment have I received of my Father. 
 
 Jesus said. Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise 
 dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority 
 
 John, 
 i. 35-41. 
 
 Jolin, 
 vi. 3e, 51. 
 
 Mark, 
 viii. -^-ao. 
 
 John, 
 X. 11-18. 
 
 Matthew, 
 XX. 25-28.
 
 458 
 
 CHEIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxvi. 1, 2. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxvi. 17-28. 
 
 Matthew, 
 
 xxvii. 27-35, 
 
 45-51. 
 
 .lohn, 
 
 xix. 28-30. 
 
 upon them. But it shall not be so among you : but whosoever 
 Avill be great among you, let liim be your minister ; and whosoever 
 will be chief among you, let him be your servant : even as the Son 
 of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, ailb lO 
 
 giuc l)is life a ransom for manji. 
 
 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these say- 
 ings, he said unto his disciples. Ye know that after ttDO biTTlS is 
 
 l\)c feast of tl)c passooer, anb tl)e Son of man is betraneb to 
 be crucitleb. 
 
 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, the dis- 
 ciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we 
 prepare for thee to eat the passover ? And he said. Go into the 
 city to such a man, and say unto him. The Master saith, My time 
 is at hand ; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. 
 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them ; and they 
 made ready the passover. 
 
 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. 
 And as they did eat, he said. Verily I say unto you, that one of you 
 shall betray me. And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began 
 every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I ? And he an- 
 swered and said, He that dippeth his hand with ine in the dish, 
 the same shall betray me. ®|}e 6on of man QOCtl) as it is 
 torittcn of l)im : but wo unto that man by whom the Son of 
 man is betrayed ! it had been good for that man if he had not 
 been born. Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, 
 Master, is it I ? He said unto him. Thou hast said. 
 
 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and 
 brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said. Take, eat ; tl)is is 
 mg bobjl. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to 
 them, saying. Drink ye all of it; for tl)is is mil bloob of tl)e netX) 
 
 testament, toljici) is sl)eb for mann for tlje remission of 
 sins. 
 
 Then the soldiers of the o;overnor took Jesus into the common 
 hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they 
 stripped him, and put on liim a scarlet robe. And when they had 
 platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in 
 his right hand : and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked 
 him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! And they spit upon him, 
 and took the reed, and smote liim on the head. And after that 
 they had mocked him, they took the robe otl" from him, and put 
 his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. And 
 as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name : 
 him they compelled to bear his cross. 
 
 And when they were come unto a place called Oolgotha, that 
 is to say, A place of a skull, they gave him vinegar to drink, min- 
 gled with gall : and Avhen he had tasted thereof, he would not 
 drink. And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 459 
 
 lots : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet ; 
 They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did 
 
 they cast lots Now from the sixth hour there 
 
 was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about 
 the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama 
 sabachthani ? that is to say. My God, my God, why hast thou for- 
 saken me ? Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, 
 said, This man calleth for Elias. 
 
 After this, Jesus knoroiug tl)at all things voctc noro accom- 
 
 pliel^cb, that the scripture migiit be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Now 
 there was set a vessel full of vinegar : and they filled a sponge 
 with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. 
 When Jesus therefore liad received the vinegar, he said, ]fl is fin- 
 isljcb : and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost 
 
 . . ^nli bcl)olb, tl)c uiiil of tl)c temple was rent in troain 
 
 from tl}e tO|] to tl)e bottom : and the earth did quake, and the 
 rocks rent. 
 
 A man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Can- 
 dace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treas- 
 ure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, was returning, and 
 sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. 
 
 Then the Spirit said unto l*hilip. Go near, and join thyself to 
 this chariot. And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read 
 the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? 
 And he said. How can I, except some man should guide me ? And 
 he desired Philip that he would come up, and sit with him. The 
 place of the Scripture which he read was this, i^c Uias leb as a 
 
 slieep to tl)e slaugljter; anh like a iamb bumb before \)\b 
 sijearer, so opene'b ije not Ijis montl) : in his humiliation his 
 judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? 
 for liis life is taken from the earth. And the eunuch answered 
 Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this ? 
 of himself, or of some other man? Then Philip opened his mouth, 
 and began at the same scripture, aiib preacl)eb untO l)im 
 
 Sesns. 
 
 Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which 
 the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of 
 God, tDl)icl) [)c IjatI) pnrcl)aseb toitl) l)is own bloob. 
 
 When we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died 
 for the ungodly. For scarcely for a rigliteous man will one die : 
 yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 
 ]^ut God coniinendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet 
 sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified 
 by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if 
 
 when we were enemies, tDC tDcrc reconciled to ©ob bn tl]e 
 
 beatl) of l]is Son ; much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved 
 by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our 
 
 Acts, 
 viii. 27-35. 
 
 Acts, XX. S!8. 
 
 Romans, 
 V. 6-11.
 
 460 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 33, 34. 
 
 1 Cor. V. 6-S. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 xi. 23-26. 
 
 2 Corinth, 
 iii. 5-14. 
 
 2 Cwinlh. 
 V. 18, 19, 
 
 Gal. i. 3, 4. 
 
 Lord Jesus Christ, bji iul)om ttjc Ijaue uou) vccciycb tl)c atone- 
 ment. 
 
 Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect ? It is 
 God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth ? It is Christ that 
 died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand 
 
 of God, u)l)o ttlso maketl) intercession for ns. 
 
 Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? 
 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lumj), as 
 
 ye are unleavened. £ox euen Qlljvist onr piissoncr is sacri- 
 
 ficeb for us : therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, 
 neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the 
 unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 
 
 I have received of the Lord, that which also I delivered unto 
 you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he Avas betrayed, 
 took bread : and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, 
 Take, eat: t[)is is mi) bobn, tDl)icl) is broken for non: this do 
 
 in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he trtok the 
 
 cup, when he had supped, saying, (Jljis rup is l\)c netD testament 
 
 in mn bloob : this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of 
 me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew 
 the Lord's death till he come. 
 
 Our sufficiency is of God ; who also hath made us able min- 
 istei"s of the n-ew testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for 
 the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. But if the ministration 
 of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the 
 children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for 
 the glory of his countenance; U)|]icl) glorn toas tO be bone 
 atoaj] : how shall not the ministration of the sj)irit be rather glori- 
 ous ? For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more 
 doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. For even 
 that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by 
 reason of the glory that excelleth. For if that which is done away 
 was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. 
 
 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness 
 of speech : and not as Moses, which ]nit a vail over his face, that 
 the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that 
 which is abohshed : but their minds were blinded : for until this 
 day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the 
 
 old testament; BDl)icl) tiail is bone awaii in QIl)rist. 
 
 All things are of God, t»l)o \)al\) reconciled ns to Ijimself 
 
 bn Jesus Cljrist, and hath given to us the iniuistiy <if reconcilia- 
 tion ; to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling tl)C UJOrlb UUtO 
 Ijimself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath com- 
 niiltt'd unto us the word of reconciliation. 
 
 Grace be to you, and peace from God the Father, and from our
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 461 
 
 Lord Jesus Christ, toljo QttVC l)imsclf for OUr sins, that he might 
 deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God 
 and our Father. 
 
 The life which I now live in tlie flesh I live by the faith of 
 the Son of God, who loved me, aixb Qavc Ijimself for XtlC, 
 
 When the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his 
 Son, made of a woman, made under the law, Jo rcbccitl tljClIt 
 tl)nt tDCrC unbcr tl)C laio, that we might receive the adoption of 
 sons. 
 
 Remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, 
 who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circum- 
 cision in the flesh made by hands ; that at that time ye were 
 without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and 
 strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and with- 
 out God in the world : but now, in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes 
 were far off" are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our 
 peace, who hath made both one, and hatli broken down the middle 
 wall of partition between us: |)at)ing abolisl)cii ill l)is flcsl) tl)C 
 
 jcnmitn, even tl)c [am of commanbmcnts rontaineb in orbi- 
 
 nuncCS ; f'>i' to make in himself of twain one new man, so making 
 
 peace ; anb tlirtt l)c migl)t reconcile boti) unto tSob in one bobji 
 
 bn tlie cross, having slain the enmity thereby : and came and 
 preached peace to you which were afar off", and to them that were 
 nigh. 
 
 Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children ; and walk 
 in love, as Christ also hath loved us, nub l)atl) gioen Ijimsclf for 
 
 ns an otfering anb a sacrifice to ©ob for a sraeet-smcUing 
 sauonr. 
 
 In whom we have rebemption tljrougl) l)is bfoob, eycn tljc 
 
 forgincncss of sins 
 
 m 
 
 It pleased the Father that 
 
 iHu should all fulness dwell; an^, Ijatung mabe peace 
 tl)rougl) tl)e bloob of l)is cross, bn l)im to reconcile all 
 tljings nnto Ijimself : b) ' " " 
 
 Jiim, 
 
 I sav, whether thev 1 
 
 >e thino's 
 
 in eartli, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime 
 alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, net notD 
 
 l)atl) l)c rcconcileb in tl)c bobn of Ijis flesi) tljrouglj bcatl), 
 
 to present you holy and uublameable and unreproveable in his 
 sight. 
 
 There is one God, anb one mebiator bcttoeen (J?ob anb 
 men, tl)e man (El)rist Jesus; u)l)o gauc l]imself a ransom 
 
 for all, to be testitied in due time. 
 
 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time 
 past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken 
 unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by 
 whom also he made the worlds ; who being the brightness of his 
 
 Gal. ii. 20. 
 
 Gal. iv. 4, 5. 
 
 Ephesians, 
 ii. 11-17. 
 
 Eph. V. 1, 2. 
 
 Colossians, 
 i. 14, 19-22. 
 
 1 Timothy, 
 ii. 5. 
 
 Heb. i. 1-3.
 
 462 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 Hebrews, 
 ii. 14-18, 
 iii. 1, 2. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 
 iv. 14-I(j. 
 
 V. 1-10. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 vi. 13-20. 
 
 glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things 
 by the word of his power, vo\)cn l)c l)ab bn Ijimsclf |]urgeb our 
 
 sills, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on higli. 
 
 Forasmuch as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, 
 he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through 
 death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, 
 the devil ; and deliver them who through fear of death were all 
 their life-time subject to bondage. For verily he took not on him 
 the nature of angels ; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. 
 Wherefore in all things it belioved him to be made like unto his 
 
 brethren; tlitU \)c tttiglit bc a mcvcifnl anbfaitl)ful ^igl] Priest 
 in tljings pertaininig to ©ob, to make reconciliation for tlje 
 
 sins of tl)e people. For in that he himself hath sutiered being 
 tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted. 
 
 Wherefore, holy brethren, pai'takers of the heavenly calling, 
 
 consider tl)c Qlpostle anb t)igl) priest of our profession, (!II)rist 
 
 jJesitS : wlio was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses 
 was faithful in all his house. 
 
 Seeing that we have a great i^iS') priest, that is passed 
 into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold our profession. 
 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the 
 feeling of our infirmities : but was in all points tempted like as we are, 
 without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, 
 that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. 
 
 For every high priest taken from among men, is ordained for 
 men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and 
 sacrifices for sins : who can have compassion on the ignorant, and 
 on them that are out of the way ; for that he himself also is com- 
 passed with infirmity. And by reason hereof he ought, as for the 
 people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. And no man taketh 
 this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was 
 Aaron : 
 
 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest ; 
 but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten 
 thee. As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest forever 
 when after the order of Melchisedec. Who in the days of his flesh, 
 he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and 
 tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard 
 in that he feared ; though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience 
 by the things which he suffered ; and being made perfect, he became 
 the author of eternal salvation unto all tliem that obey him ; callcb 
 
 of (!3ob an <3igh Priest ofter tl)e orber of lHelcl)iseiiec. 
 
 When God made promise to Abraham, l)ecausc he could swear 
 by no greater, he sware by himself, saying, Surely blessing I will 
 bless thee, and multiplying I will multijily thee. And so, after he 
 had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 
 
 For men verily swear by the greater : and an oath for confir-
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY CFFICE, 
 
 463 
 
 mation is to them an end of all strife. Wherein God, willing more 
 abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of 
 his counsel, confirmed it by an oath : that by two immutable things, 
 in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong 
 consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set 
 before us : which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure 
 
 and steadfast, aitb tDl)icl) cutcrctl) iuto tl)at tDitl)in i\)c uail; 
 u)l)itlicr tlic forerunner is for ns entercb, cncn ilesns, mabc 
 nn l)igl) priest forcuer after tl)c orber of lUelcljiscbcc. 
 
 was, unto whom even the 
 
 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high 
 God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, 
 and blessed him ; to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all ; 
 first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that 
 also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; toitljOUt fatl)Cr, 
 toitliont motljer, roitliont bcscenl, iimnng neither beginning of 
 bans, nor enb of life ; but mabe like imto tl)c Son of &oh ; 
 abfbeti) a priest continnalln. 
 
 Now consider how great this man 
 patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. And verily they that 
 are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have 
 a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, 
 that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of 
 Abraham : but he whose descent is not counted from them received 
 tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. And 
 without all contradiction the less is? blessed of the better. And 
 here men that die receive tithes ; but there he receiveth them, of 
 whom it is witnessed that he liveth. And as I may so say, Levi 
 also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. For he was 
 yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him. 
 
 If therefore perfection were by the Levntical priesthood, (for 
 under it the people received the law,) what further need was there 
 that another priest should rise after tlie orbcr of i^lelcljisebec, 
 
 and not be called after the order of Aaron? For the priesthood 
 being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of tlie law. 
 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, 
 of which no man gave attendance at the altar. For it is evident 
 that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake 
 nothing concerning priesthood. And it is yet far more evident : 
 for ttjat after tl)e similitnbe of lU elcliisebec there ariseth an- 
 other priest, \m\)o is mabe, not after the lau) of a carnal com- 
 manbment, but after the pomer of an enbless life. For he 
 testifieth. Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchisedec. 
 
 For there is verily a disanulling of the commandment going 
 before, for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof For the law 
 made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did ; by 
 the which we draw ni<xh unto God. And inasmuch as not without 
 an oath he w;is made priest : (for those priests were made without 
 
 Heb. vii.
 
 Heb. viii. 
 
 an oath ; but tljis toiti) an oati), bn Ijim tijat saib unto l)im, 
 Sri)e Corb sroarc, anb toiU not repent, QL[)on art a priest for- 
 
 CWCr after tl)C orbcr of illclcljiscbec :) by so much was Jesus 
 made a surety of a better testament. And they truly were many 
 priests, because they were not suttered to continue by reason of 
 
 death: biit tl)is man, because \)c continuetli eoer, l)atl) an 
 
 undjangealjlc priestl)O0i>. Wiierefore he is able also to save 
 them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, sceiUQ l)C cycr 
 
 Utjetl) to make intercession for tliem. 
 
 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, un- 
 defiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens ; 
 ■who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, 
 first for his own sins, and then for the people's : for tl)is l)C bib 
 once, U)l)en Ije offered up l)imself. For the law maketh men 
 high priests which have infirmity ; but tl)C tDOrb of tl)C oati), 
 
 totiicl) was since tijc lato, makcti) tl)c Son, toljo is consecrated 
 forcyermorc. 
 
 Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum ; 
 We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the 
 throne of the Majesty in the heavens ; a minister of the sanctuary, 
 and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. 
 For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices : 
 wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to 
 ofter. For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing 
 that there are priests that ofter gifts according to the law ; who 
 serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses 
 was admonished of God wlien he was about to make the tabernacle : 
 for, See (saith he) that thou make all things according to the pat- 
 tern shewed to thee in the mount. 
 
 Sutnou) \)at\) \)c obtaineb a more excellent ministrn, bn 
 l)Ott) mud) also l)e is tl)e mediator of a better cooenant, loljici) 
 mas establisl)eb upon better promises. For if that first cove- 
 nant had been faultless, then should no jilace have been sought for 
 the second. For finding fault with them, he saith. Behold, the days 
 come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the 
 house of Israel and with the house of Judah : not according to the 
 covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day when I took 
 them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt ; because 
 they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith 
 the Lord. For this is the covenant that T will make with the house 
 of Israel after those days, saith the Lord ; I will put my laws into 
 their mind, and write them in their hearts : and I will be to them a 
 God, and they shall be to me a people : and they shall not teach 
 every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know 
 the Lord : for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. 
 PV)r I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and 
 tlieir iinquities will I remember no more.
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 465 
 
 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. 
 Now that which decayeth and waxeth old, is ready to vanish away. 
 
 Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine 
 service, and a worldly sanctuary. For there was a tabernacle made ; 
 the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the taMe, and the shew- 
 bread ; which is called the sanctuary. And after the second vail, 
 the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all ; which had the 
 golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with 
 gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod 
 that budded, and the tables of the covenant ; and over it the 
 cherubims of glory shadowing the mercy-seat ; of which we can- 
 not now speak particularly. Now when these things were thus 
 ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accom- 
 plishing the service of God. But into the second went the high 
 priest alone once every year, not U)itl)Ont bloob, U)l)icl) l)C offcrcb 
 for l)imsclf anb for tl)c errors of tl}c people : tl)e ijolw ©l)Ost 
 tl)is signifning, tl)at tlje tDan into ll)e l)oiiest of oil mis not 
 get tnabe "manifest, roljile as tijc tirst tabernacle teas iict 
 standing : tDl)icli uias a fignre for tl)e time tljen present, in 
 roljicl) were offereb boti) gifts anb sacriftces, tl}iU coulb not 
 make l)im tl]at bib tl)e scruice perfect, as pertaining to tl)e 
 
 conscience : which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers 
 washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time 
 of reformation. 
 
 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, 
 by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that 
 is to say, not of this building ; neither by the blood of goats and 
 calves, but bn l)is oron bloob he entered in once into the holy 
 place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. £'ov if tl]C 
 
 bloob of bulls anb of goats, aiib tl]c asljes of an Ijeifor 
 sprinkling tl)e unclean, sanctifietl) to tlie purifniug of tl)e 
 flcsl) : l)oro mud] more sljall tl)e bloob of (Cl)rist, ro!ioll)rougl) 
 tl)e eternal Spirit offereb l}imself U)itl)out spot to (Pob, purge 
 gour conscience from beaii works to serue tl)e liuing ©ob*? 
 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by 
 means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were 
 under the first testament, they which are called might receive the 
 promise of eternal inheritance. 
 
 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the 
 death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are 
 dead : otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. 
 Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. 
 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people accord- 
 ing to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, 
 and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all 
 the people, saying, This is the blood of the testament which God 
 hath enjoined imto you. Moreover, he sprinkled with blood both 
 
 Hebrews, ix. 
 
 30
 
 466 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 Heb. X. 1-22. 
 
 the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost 
 all things are by the law purged with blood ; and without sliedding 
 of blood is no remission. 
 
 It was tlierefore necessary that the patterns of things in the 
 heavens should be purified with these ; but the heavenly things 
 themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not en- 
 tered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures 
 of the true; but into heaven itself, uotD to appear ill tl)C pres- 
 ence of (Sob for us : nor yet that he should offer himself often, as 
 the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with 
 blood of others ; for then must he often have suffered since the 
 foundation of the world : but ItOtti OUCC iu tl)C enb of tl)C 
 
 tDorlb Ijatl) l)c appeared to put aujaii sin bn tl)e sacrifice of 
 l)imsclf. 
 
 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this 
 the judgment: so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of 
 many ; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the 
 second time without sin unto salvation. 
 
 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and 
 not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices 
 which they offered year by year continually, make the comers 
 thereunto perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be 
 offered ? because that the worshippers once purged should have 
 had no more conscience of sins. But in those sacrifices there is a 
 remembrance again made of sins every year. JTor it is not pos- 
 sible tijat tlje bloob of bulls anb of goats sljoulb take axoax) 
 
 sins. Wherefore, when he cometh into the world, lie saith, Gac- 
 
 rificeanb offering tljou raoulbcst not, but a bobn Ijast ll)ou 
 prepareb me : in burnt-offerings anb sacriticeslbr sin tl)ou 
 l)ast l)ab no pleasure. £l)en saib 3, t!o, 3 come (in the vol- 
 ume of the book it is written of me) tO bo tl)n toiU, (D C!?ob. 
 Above, when he said. Sacrifice and offering and buint-offeiings 
 and ottering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure 
 therein ; which are offered by the law ; then said he, Lo, I come 
 to do thy will, O God. ^e taketl) aroan tl)c first, tl)at [)c man 
 
 establisl] tl)e seconb. By the which will we are sanctified 
 through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 
 And every priest standeth daily ministering and oftering often-' 
 times the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins ; but 
 this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat 
 down on the right hand of God ; from henceforth expecting till 
 his enemies be made his footstool. For by one oftering he hath 
 perfected forever them that are sanctified. 
 
 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us : for after 
 that he had said before, This is the covenant that I will make with 
 them after those days, saith the Lord; I will pul my laws into 
 their hearts, and in their Tuind-^ will T write them ; and their sins
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE, 
 
 467 
 
 and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission of 
 these is, there is no more offering for sin. 
 
 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest 
 by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath 
 consecrated for us, through the vail, that is to say, his flesh ; and 
 having an high priest over the house of God ; let us draw near 
 with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts 
 sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure 
 water. 
 
 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than 
 Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God tes- 
 tifying of his gifls: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 
 
 Ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and 
 that burned with fire, nor imto blackness, and darkness, and tem- 
 pest, and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words ; which 
 voice they that heard, entreated that the word should not be spoken 
 to them any more : (for they could not endure that which was 
 commanded. And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it 
 shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart : and so terrible was 
 the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake :) but ye 
 are come unto mount Sion, and xmto the city of the living God, the 
 heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to 
 the general assembly and church of the first-boi'ii, which are written 
 in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just 
 men made perfect, a\\b to Scsus tl)c iU cbiator of tl}e nctD 
 coticnant, anb to tl)c bloob of sprinkling, tijat spcakctl) better 
 tljings tijan tljat of '^bcl. 
 
 We have an altar, whereof they have no riglit to eat which 
 serve the tabernacle. For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood 
 is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned 
 
 without the camp. IXJIjereforc Jesus also, tl)at l)e tnigl)t sanc- 
 tifji tl)c people roitl) l)is ovon blooii, snffereb roitl)out tl)e gate. 
 
 Let us go forth therefore unto him ^vithout the camp, bearing 
 his reproach. For here have we no continuing city, but we seek 
 one to come. JSn l)im tijereforc let us offer tl)e sacrifice of 
 praise to (5oii~continualln, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving 
 thanks to his name. 
 
 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered 
 throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect 
 according to the foreknowledge of (xod the Father, through sanc- 
 tifioation of the Spirit, unto obedience anb sprinkUnC) of tlje 
 bioob of Jesus (iri)rist : Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. 
 
 Ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, 
 as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition 
 from your fathers; but Ujitl) tl)C precious bloob of (^l)rist, US 
 
 of a lamb raitljout blemisl) (\nh roitljout spot : who verily was 
 
 Heb. xi. 4. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 xii. 18-24. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 xiii. 10-15. 
 
 1 Poler, 
 i. 1, -2. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 i. 18-20.
 
 468 
 
 CHRIST'S PRIESTLY OFFICE. 
 
 2 Peter, ii. 1. 
 
 1 John, 
 ii. 1, 2. 
 
 1 Jolm, 
 iv. 10. 
 
 Rev. V. 6-12. 
 
 Revelation, 
 vii. 9, 10. 
 
 fore-ordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest 
 in these last times for you. 
 
 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as 
 there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in 
 damnable heresies, even bcttoing tl)C toxh tl)at bougljt tl)em, 
 and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 
 
 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin 
 
 not. And if any man sin, tDc \)avc an nboocatc toitli tlje f atl)cr, 
 Jesus Christ the righteous : axxb l)c is tl)e propitiation for our 
 
 sitlS : and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 
 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, 
 
 arib sent l)is son to be tl)c propitiation for our sins. 
 
 And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the 
 four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a £amb as it \)ah 
 been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the 
 seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 
 
 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him 
 that sat upon the throne. 
 
 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four 
 and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of 
 them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers 
 of saints. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to 
 take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for tljOU Boast slain 
 
 anh Ijast rebeemcb us to (Boh bg tl)B bloob out of every kin- 
 dred, and tongue, and people, and nation ; and hast made us unto 
 our God kings and priests ; and we shall reign on the earth. 
 
 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round 
 about the throne and the beasts and the elders : and the number 
 of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of 
 thousands ; saying with a loud voice. Worthy is tl)e Cauib tl)at 
 Ojas slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, 
 and honour, and glory, and blessing. 
 
 After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man 
 could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, 
 stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white 
 robes, and palms in their hands ; and cried with a loud voice, say- 
 ing, Saloation to our (3oh u)l)icl) sittetl) upon tl)c tl)ronc, anb 
 unto tl)e £amb.
 
 XIII. 
 
 (Dffire nf tliB I3nli| Ijiirit 
 
 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face 
 of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, that the sons 
 of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they 
 took them wives of all which they chose. And the Lord said, iUg 
 
 Spirit sl)aU not alroans strioe ujiti) man, for that he also is 
 
 flesh : yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by 
 name Beza-leel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Ju- 
 dah : anb 3 i)avc fillcD Ijim toitl) tl]C spirit of Oob, in roisbom, 
 arib in unbcrstaubing, anb in knotolcbgc, anh in all man- 
 ner of tDOrkmansljip, to devise cunning works, to work in gold, 
 and in silver, and in brass, and in cutting of stones to set them, and 
 in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship. [For 
 the tabeinacle.] 
 
 And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the 
 Lord, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, 
 and set them round about the tabernacle. And the Lord came down 
 in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was 
 upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders : nnb it camc tO 
 
 pass, that m\)cn tlje spirit rcstcb upon tljcm, tl)cn propl)csicb, 
 anb bib not cease. 
 
 But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name 
 of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad : onb tl)C 
 spirit restcb upon tl)em ; and they were of them that were writ- 
 ten, but went not out unto the tabernacle : aub tljej} propljcsieb in 
 
 tl)c camp. 
 
 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in 
 his tents according to their tribes, anb t\)C Spirit of (5ob came 
 
 upon l)im. *!^nb l)e took up l)is parable, anb saib, Balaam 
 the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath 
 said: he hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the 
 vision of the Almighty, falling into a trauc<>, but liaving his eyes 
 open : How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, &c. 
 
 And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord 
 raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, 
 even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, '^nb tl)C 
 
 Gen. vi. 1-3. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxi. 1-5. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xi. 24-20. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xxiv. 2-5. 
 
 Judges, 
 iii. 9, 10.
 
 470 
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 Spirit of tl)C Corb came upon l)im, anb \)c iubgeb Israel, anb 
 
 tDClU out to UJiir : and the Lord delivered Cliusliau-risliathaiin king 
 of Mesopotamia into his hand ; and his hand prevailed against 
 Chushan-]-ishathaim. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 X. 5, 6, 10. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 xix. iJ0-j;3. 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 xxiii. 1-3. 
 
 1 Chronicles, 
 
 xxviii. 11, 
 
 12, 19. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 XV. 1, 2. 
 
 After that thou [i. e. Saul] shalt come to the hill of God, where 
 is the garrison of the Philistines : and it shall come to pass, when 
 thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company 
 of prophets coming down from tlie high place with a psaltery, and 
 a tablet, and a pipe, and a hai-p before them ; and they shall proph- 
 esy : rtub tl)c Spirit of ll)e £orii uiill come upon tl)ee, anh 
 tljon sl)alt propl)C5ll toitl) tl)Cin, and shalt be turned into another 
 
 man. And when they came thither to the hill, 
 
 behold, a company of prophets met him ; anb tlje Spirit of ©ob 
 
 came upon l)im, anb l]e propl)esieb among tijem. 
 
 And Saul sent messengers to take David : and when they saw 
 the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as 
 
 appointed over them, tl)c Spirit of ©ob toas upon tl)e messen- 
 gers of Saul, anb tljcn also propl)esicb. 
 
 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and 
 they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the 
 third time, and they prophesied also. Then went he also to Ra- 
 mah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu : and he asked 
 and said, Where are Samuel and David ? And one said, Behold, 
 they be at Naioth in Ramah. And he went thither to Naioth 
 
 in Ramah : anb tl)e Spirit of Q3ob teas unon l)im also, 
 an\i 1)C tDCnt on, anb propl)Csieb, until he came to Naioth in 
 Ramah. 
 
 David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up 
 on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalm- 
 ist of Israel, said, (Slje Spirit of tl)e L'orb spake bn me, anb l)is 
 
 tDOrb roas in mn tongne. The (Jod of Isiael said, the Rock of 
 Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just. 
 
 David gave to Solomon his son tlie pattern of the porch, and 
 of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper 
 chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the phice 
 
 of the mercy-seat, anb l\]c pattern of all tl)at l)e l)ab bn tl)e 
 
 spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the cham- 
 bers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the 
 treasuries of the dedicated things QVU tl)is, said 
 
 David. i\)c Corb mabe me unbcrstanb in uniting bn l)is l)anb 
 upon me, cuen all tlie roorks of tl)is pattern. 
 
 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah tlie son of Oded : and 
 he wont out to meet Asa, and said unto him. Hear ye me, Asa, and 
 all Judah and Benjamin ; The Lord is with you, while ye be with 
 liim : and if ye seek him, he will be found of you ; but if ye for- 
 sake him, he will forsake you.
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
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 The Spirit of God came upon Zechariah tlie son of Jehoiada 
 the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Tliu.s 
 saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that 
 ye cannot prosper ? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath 
 also forsaken you. 
 
 Thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the 
 wilderness : the pillar of the cloud departed not from theiu by 
 day, to lead them in the way ; neither the pillar of lire by night, 
 to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go. (ir()0!l 
 gaocst also tijn goob spirit to instruct tl)cm, .ind withheldest 
 
 not thy manna from their nioutli, and gavest thena water for their 
 thirst. 
 
 There is a spirit in man : and t!lC inspiration of tl)C Ckl- 
 
 wiigljtn giuctli tijcm nniicrstanbing. 
 
 Create in me a clenn heart, (rod ; and renew a right spiiit 
 witliin me. Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take not 
 thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salva- 
 tion ; and upljolb mc witl] tl)n free spirit. Then will I teach 
 transgressors thy ways; ami sinners shall be converted unto thee. 
 
 Wisdom crieth without ; she uttereth her voice in the streets ; 
 she crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the 
 gates : in the city she uttereth her words, saying, IIow lung, ye 
 simple ones, will ye love simplicity ? and the scorners delight in 
 their scorning, and fools hate knowledge ? Turn you at my re- 
 proof : bel)olb, 3 ruill pour out mn spirit unto iiou, 3 voili 
 make knoron mn tooriis unto nou. 
 
 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, 
 a fountain sealed. Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, 
 with pleasant fruits ; camphire, with spikenard, spikenard and saf- 
 fron ; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense ; 
 myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices ; a fountain of gardens, 
 a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. 
 
 Qlujakc, (D norti) roinb ; anb come, tl)OU sontl) ; blouj 
 upon mn garbcn, tl)at tl)c spices tljereof man flou) out. Let 
 
 my beloved come into liis garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. 
 
 There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a 
 branch shall grow out of his roots: and tl)e spirit of tl)e tlorb 
 sl)aU rest upon l)im, tl)e spirit of toisbom anb uniicrstanliing, 
 tlie spirit of counsel aiib might, tl)e spirit of knoujlebge anb 
 of tl)e fear of tlje tlovb ; anb sljall make l)im of quick unber- 
 stanbing in tl)e fear of tl)e tiorb: and he shall not judge 
 after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his 
 ears. 
 
 Though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the 
 water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a cor- 
 ner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers : a\\b tljinc 
 
 2 Clironicles, 
 xxiv. ao. 
 
 Ne]lcmia^, 
 ix. 19, 20. 
 
 Job, xxxii. 8. 
 
 Ps. li. 10-13. 
 
 Provorbs, 
 i. iiO-iia. 
 
 Canticles, 
 iv. 1:J-J(). 
 
 Is. xi. 1-3. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 XXX. iO, •■>1.
 
 472 
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xxxii. 13-17. 
 
 Is. xliv. 2-5. 
 
 Is. lix. 19. 
 
 Ezek. xi. 5. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxvi. aO-28. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxvii. 1-14. 
 
 ears sliall Ijcar a roorb bcl)inb tl)cc, samng, QTljis is tl)C raag, 
 roalli igc in it, roljcn jic turn to tl)c rijgjjt l)anb, ani> roljcn ijc 
 tnrn to tl)c left. 
 
 Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers ; 
 yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city : because the 
 palaces shall be forsaken ; the multitude of the city shall be left : 
 the forts and towers shall be for dens forever, a joy of wild asses, 
 
 a pasture of flocks ; until t\)c spirit bc pourcb upon us from 
 
 on Mgl), and the wilderness be a fruitful tield, and the fruitful 
 tield be counted for a forest. QTljcU jubgrncnt sliall bujcll in tl}C 
 
 roilbcrncss, anb rigljtcousncss remain in tl)c fruitful ticlb. 
 
 And the work of righteousness shall be peace ; and the eti'ect of 
 righteousness, quietness and assurance forever. 
 
 Fear not, O Jacob, my servant ; and thou, Jesurun, whom I 
 have chosen. £ov S toill pour ujatcr upon l}im tl}at is 
 tliirstu, anb floobs upon ll)c bru grounb : 3 ujill pour mn 
 spirit upon tl)2 6ccb,anb mu blcssiiig upon tljinc offspring : 
 
 and they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the 
 watercoui-ses. One shall say, I am the Lord's ; and another shall 
 call himself by the name of Jacob ; and another shall subscribe 
 with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name 
 of Israel. 
 
 When the enemy shall come in Hke a flood, tt)C Spirit of tl)C 
 
 £orb sljall lift up a stanbarb against l)im. 
 
 ®l)c Spirit of tl)c Corb fell upon me, anb saib unto mc, 
 
 Speak : (lll)US saitl) tlje Corb; Thus have ye said, U house of 
 Israel ; for I know the things that come into your mind, every 
 one of them 
 
 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I 
 put within you : and I will take away the stony heart out of 
 your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. '!^nb JJ toill 
 
 put mn spirit roitbin ijou, anb cause nou to roalk in mn 
 statutes, aiib |ie sl)air'kecp mu jubgm^'uts, anb bo tljem" 
 
 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers ; and 
 ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 
 
 The liand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in 
 
 tl)C spirit of tl)C Corb, and set me down in the midst of the 
 
 j valley which was full of bones, and caused me to pass by them 
 
 1 round about : and behold, there were very many in the open val- 
 
 j ley ; and Id, they were very dry. And he said unto me. Son of 
 
 I man, can these bones live ? and I answered, O Lord God, thou know- 
 
 est. Again he said unto me, I'rophesy upon these bones, and say 
 
 unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus saith 
 
 the Lord (Jod unto these bones ; Behold, I will cause breath to enter 
 
 into you, and ye shall live : and I will lay sinews upon you, and will
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 473 
 
 bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put 
 breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am 
 the Lord. 
 
 So I prophesied as I was cominanded : and as I prophesied, 
 there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came to- 
 gether, bone to his bone. And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and 
 the tlesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above : 
 bat there was no breath in them. Then said he unto me, Propl)- 
 
 esn unto tl)c roinb, proiiljcsji, son of mnn, anb sun to tlje 
 ujinb, 9lI)us saiti) tl)c £orb ©ob ; (Come from tl)c four roinbs, 
 OD brcati), cinb breathe upon tijcsc slain, tijat tl)c|} maj} liuc. 
 
 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into 
 them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding 
 great ai-my. 
 
 Then he said unto me. Son of man, these bones are the whole 
 house of Israel : behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our 
 hope is lost : we are cut oft' for our parts. Therefore prophesy and 
 say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, my people, I 
 will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, 
 and bring you into the land of Israel. And ye shall know that I 
 am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, my people, and 
 brought you up out of your graves, anb sljall put mg Spirit iu 
 gOU, iinb Jie sl)uU live., and I shall place you in your own land : 
 then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed 
 it, saith the Lord. 
 
 It shall come to pass tljut 3 toiU pour out mn spirit 
 upon all flcsl] ; anb uour sous aub uour bauglitcrs sball 
 propljesu, uour olb men 'sl)aU bream breams, uour noung 
 
 men sljall see tJisions : and also upon the servants and upon 
 the handmaids iu those days will I pour out my spirit. 
 
 Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded : 
 yea, they shall all cover their lips ; for there is no answer of God. 
 
 But truly J am full of pomer bn tlje spirit of tlie Corb, 
 anb of iubgment, anb of migljt, to~beclarc unto Jacob l)is 
 transgression, anb to Jsrael l)is sin. 
 
 This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not 
 by might, nor by power, but bu mu spirit, saith the Lord of 
 hosts. Who art thou, O great mountain j before Zerubbabel thou 
 shalt become a plain : and he shall bring forth the headstone there- 
 of with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace, unto it. 
 
 They made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should 
 hear the law, oub tl)c u)orbs tDl)icl) tl)e Corb of l]osts l)atl) 
 sent in Ijis Spirit bn tl)e former propljets : therefore came a 
 
 great wrath from the Lord of hosts. Therefore it is come to pass, 
 that OS l)e cricb, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I 
 would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts. 
 
 Joel, 
 ii. -28, xi9. 
 
 Micah, 
 iii. 7, 8. 
 
 Zech.iv.6-7. 
 
 Zechariah, 
 vii. 12, 13.
 
 474 
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 Zechariah, 
 xii. 9, 10. 
 
 Luke, 
 i. 13-17. 
 
 Luke. 
 i. ()~, 08. 
 
 Luke, 
 ii. il5-30. 
 
 Mark, i. 6-8. 
 
 Matt. iii. 11. 
 
 Luke, 
 Iii. 21-a2. 
 
 It shall Come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy 
 all the nations that come against Jerusalem. QVub 3 toiU pOUr 
 
 «})on tl)c l)onsc of tDtuiib, anb upon tl]c iul)abitants of Jeru- 
 salem, tl)e spirit of grace anb of supplications: and they shall 
 look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for 
 him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness 
 for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born. 
 
 The angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias : for thy prayer 
 is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou 
 shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness, 
 and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the 
 sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink ; 
 anb lie^ sljall be filleb U)itl) ti)c i^oln ©Ijost, eucn from I]i5 
 
 motl)Cr's roomb. And many of the children of Israel shall he 
 turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go before him in the 
 spirit and power of Elias, to turn the liearts of the fathers to the 
 children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make 
 I'eady a people pi-epared for the Lord. 
 
 And his father Zacharias tDflS fiUeb roitl) l\)C i^oll} t51)05t, 
 onb propljesicb, saying. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for 
 he hath visited and redeemed his people, &c. 
 
 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was 
 Simeon ; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the 
 consolation of Israel : and the Holy Ghost was upon him. ^ub 
 it was rcuealcb unto l)im bn tl)e ijoln (51]06t, that he should 
 
 not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 
 
 ^rib l)e came bn tl)c Spirit into tl)c temple; and when the 
 
 parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom 
 of the law, then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and 
 said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according 
 to thy word : for mine eyes have seen thy salvation. 
 
 And John was clothed with camels' haii-, and witli a girdle of 
 a skin about his loins ; and he did eat locusts and wild honey ; 
 and preached, saying. There cometh one mightier than I after me, 
 the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and un- 
 loose. I indeed have baptized you with water: but l)e sljall bap- 
 tise jjou toitl) tl)c i)oln (5l)0st. 
 
 1 indeed baptize you with water unto repentance : but he that 
 Cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy 
 
 to bear: \]c sljall baptise i}ou ujitl) tl)e ijoln (51)05t, anb roitl) 
 fire. 
 
 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that 
 Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, and 
 the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, 
 and a voice came from heaven, which said. Thou art my beloved 
 Son ; in thee I am well pleased.
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 475 
 
 And John bare record, saying, I saw tlie Spirit descending 
 from heaven Hke a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him 
 not : but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto 
 me, Upon whom tliou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remain- 
 ing on him, tl)e sumc is l)c xo\]id] biipti^ctl) loitl) tl)c i^oi^ 
 (£>l)ost. 
 
 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. 
 
 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost, retui-ned from Jordan, 
 
 anh mas Icb bu tljc Spirit into tl)c ujilbcrucss, being forty days 
 
 temi)ted of the devil. 
 
 And there came a voice from heaven, saying. Thou art my be- 
 loved Son, in whom I am well ]")leased. And immediately tl)C 
 
 Spirit briuctl) l)im into ti)c toilbcrncss. And he was there in 
 
 the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan. 
 
 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, 
 and dumb : and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb 
 both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said, 
 Is not this the son of David ? But when the Pharisees heard it, they 
 said. This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the 
 prince of the devils. 
 
 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every 
 kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and every 
 city or house divided against itself shall not stand : and if Satan 
 cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his 
 kingdom stand ? xVnd if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom 
 do your children cast them out ? therefore they shall be your judges. 
 
 Butif J cast ont bcoils bn tl)c Spirit of C!3ob, then the king- 
 dom of God is come unto you. 
 
 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves : be 
 ye therefore wise as sei'pents, and liarmless as doves. But beware 
 of men : for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will 
 scourge you in their synagogues : and ye shall be brought before 
 goveruoi-s and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and 
 the Gentiles. 
 
 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what 
 ye shall speak, for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye 
 
 shall speak, for it is not TIC tl)at speak, bnt tl)c Spirit of 
 your i"atl)cr roliicl) spcakctl) in nou. 
 
 When they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magis- 
 trates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall 
 answer, or what ye shall say : for tl)C i^oln (!3l)05t sljall tcaci) 
 
 SOU in tl)c same l)onr toljat ne ougljt to san. 
 
 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler 
 of the Jews ; the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him. 
 Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God : for no 
 man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 
 
 John, 
 i. 32-34. 
 
 Luke, iv. 1,2. 
 
 Mark, 
 i. 11-13. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xii. 22-28, 
 
 Matthew, 
 X. lt>-20. 
 
 Luke, 
 xii. 11-12. 
 
 John, iii. 1-8.
 
 476 
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 John, 
 xiv. 15-17. 
 
 John, 
 xiv. 25, 26. 
 
 John, 
 XV. 24-27. 
 
 John, 
 xvi. 5-15. 
 
 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee. 
 Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 
 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old ? 
 can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born ? 
 Jesus answered. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, QJxccpt (X tntXU 
 be born of innter anb of l\)e Spirit, he cannot enter into the 
 kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh ; ailb 
 
 tl]tU roliicl] 10 born of tl)c Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I 
 
 said unto thee. Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where 
 it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell 
 whence it cometli, and whither it goeth : sO is CUCrj] OUC tljtlt is 
 
 born of tl)c Spirit- 
 
 If ye love me, keep my commandments : and I will pray the 
 
 Father, unb lie sliall giue jiou anotljer Qlomforter, tijat Ijemati 
 obibe toitl) gou foreoer; enen tlje Spirit of truti); whom the 
 
 world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth 
 him : but ye know him ; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in 
 you. 
 
 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with 
 you. But tl)c Comforter, tDl)icl) is tl)c tjoln ©Ijost, whom the 
 
 Father will send in my name, |)C sl)aU tCiul) JIOU ilU tl}ings, anb 
 
 bring all tl)ings to jiour remembrance, u)l)at6oeucr J Ijawe 
 saib unto jiou. 
 
 If I had not done among them the works which none other 
 man did, they had not had sin : but now have they both seen and 
 hated both me and my Father. Bnt this cometh to pass, that the 
 word might be fulfilled that is written in their law. They hated me 
 without a cause, gut toljen tl)e Qlomfortcr is come, whom I 
 
 will send unto you from the Father, CUCU tl)e Spirit of trutI), 
 
 ujl)icl) proceebetl) from tl)e i^atljer, Ije sljall tcstifn of me: and 
 
 ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the 
 beginning. 
 
 Now I go my way to him that sent me, and none of you asketh 
 me, Whither goest thou ? But because I have said these things unto 
 you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth : 
 It is expedient for you that I go away, for if I go not away, [\)C (Eom- 
 fortcr will not come unto you ; but if I depart, I will send him unto 
 
 you. '^n'b vo\)cn \]c is come, l)e toill reproue tlje vDorlb of sin, 
 
 anb of rigl)teousne6S anb of ]ubgment : of sin, because they be- 
 lieve not on me; of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and 
 ye see me no more ; of judgment, because the prince of this world is 
 judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot 
 hear thfm now. Ilowbfit whtMi Iif, tl)e Spirit of trUtl), is come, 
 1)C will Quibe JIOU into all trutl) ; for he shall not speak of 
 himself; but whatsoever he shall hear that shall he speak: anb 
 he mill gI)cu) tiou tilings to come. €)<: sliall glorifn me : for 
 l)e ol)all rccciuc of mine, anb sliall slieu) it unto nou. All
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 477 
 
 tilings that the Fatlier hatli are mine : therefore said I, that he 
 
 shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 
 
 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you : as my 
 Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said 
 this, he l)i-eathed on them, and saitli unto them, Bcccioc 2C tl)e 
 i^oln ©IjOSt. Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto 
 them ; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. 
 
 The former treatise have I made, Theophilus, of all that Jesus 
 began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken up, 
 after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto 
 the apostles whom he had chosen : to whom also he shewed himself 
 alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them 
 forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of 
 God : and being assembled together with them, commanded them that 
 they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the 
 Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly bap- 
 tized with water; but JDC sliall bc bapti^cb roitl) tl)c ^oi^ (51iost 
 not many days hence. When they therefore were come together, 
 they asked of him, saying. Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again 
 the kingdom to Israel ? And he said unto them. It is not for you 
 to know the times or the seasons, Avhich the Father hath put in his 
 
 own power. But tie sljttU rcccioc porocr after tl)at tl)e i^olg 
 
 (5l)0St is come upon tlOU : and ye shall be witnesses unto me, 
 both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the 
 uttermost part of the earth. 
 
 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, 
 and said, (the number of names together were about an hun- 
 dred and twenty,) Men and brethren, this Scripture must needs 
 have been fulfilled, ml]icl) tl)e t)0lt1 (5l)0St bjl tl)e lUOUtI) of Da- 
 
 v\b spake before concerning Jiibas, which was guide to them 
 
 that took Jesus. For he was numbered with us, and had obtained 
 part of this ministry. Now this man purchased a field with the 
 reward of iniquity ; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the 
 midst, and all his bowels gashed out. And it was known unto all the 
 dwellers at Jerusalem ; insomuch as that field is called in their 
 proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood, i^or 
 it is roritten in tl)e book of |3salms. Let his habitation be des- 
 olate, and let no man dwell therein : and his bishoprick let another 
 take. 
 
 When the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all 
 with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound 
 from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house 
 where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven 
 tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them, ^nb tl)Cn 
 
 toerc all fillcb toitl) tlje t)oIn (J?l)ost, anh began to speak toitl) 
 otljer tongues, as tl)e Spirit gaue tl)em utterance. 
 
 John, 
 XX, ai-ii3. 
 
 Acts, i. 1-8. 
 
 Acta, 
 i. 15-26. 
 
 Acts, ii. 1-18.
 
 478 
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 Acts, 
 
 iv. -Z.i, 'J4, 
 
 31-33. 
 
 Acta, 
 V. '-'!)-3-2. 
 
 Acts vi. 1-5. 
 
 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out 
 of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, 
 the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that 
 
 cocrn man l)carb tl)cm speak in l)is omn language. And they 
 
 were all amazed, and marvelled, saying one to another. Behold, are 
 not all these which speak, Galileans ? And how hear we every man 
 in our own tongue, wherein we were born ? Parthians, and Medes, 
 and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and 
 Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia, Plnygia, and Pamphylia, in 
 Egypt, and in the parts of Lybia about Cyrene, and strangers of 
 Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them 
 speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. And they were 
 all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another. What mean- 
 eth this ? Others mocking, said. These men are full of new wine. 
 
 P)Ut Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, 
 and said unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at 
 Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words : 
 for these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third 
 hour of the day. i3ut tljis 10 tl)at u)l)icl) toas siiokcu bn tl)e 
 propl)et Joel, ^nb it sljall come to pass in l\)c last ^ans, 
 saitl) (Sob, 3 U)iU pour out of mn Spirit upon all flesi) : anb 
 tiour sons anb nour baugljtcrs sljall propl]es2, anb nour 
 poung men sljall sec nisions, a\\b nour olb men sl)all bream 
 breams : anb on mu seruants, anb on mji Ijanb-maibens, Jf 
 mill pour out in ttiose bags of mn Gpiint: anb tljeti sl)all 
 liropljesn. 
 
 And being let go, they went to their own company, and re- 
 ported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. 
 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with 
 
 one accord And when they had prayed, the place was 
 
 shaken where they were assembled together ; an\i tl)en toerc all 
 
 filleb vo'ni) tlje ijolji ©l)03t, anb tl)en spake tl)e morb of (!3ob 
 toitl) bolbness. And the multitude of them that believed were 
 of one heart and of one soul : neither said any of them that aught 
 of the things which he possessed was his own ; but they had all 
 things common. And with great power gave the apostles witness 
 of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus ; a\\b great gracc toas 
 
 upon tl)cm all. 
 
 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We 
 ought to obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers 
 raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree ; him liath 
 God exalted with his right hand to be a l*rince and a Saviour, 
 for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. And we 
 are his witnesses (jf these things ; anb SO is also tbe i^oix) 
 
 CSljost, roljom (5ob l)atl] giucn to tl)em tl)at oben l)im. 
 
 In those days, when the number of the disciples was multi- 
 plied, there arose 
 
 a murmurint; of the Grecians against the lie-
 
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 brews, because their widows were neglected in the daily minis- 
 tration. 
 
 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto 
 them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word 
 of God, and serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among 
 you seven men of honest report, full of ll)C i^oln (*5l)0St Ottb 
 toisbom, whom we may appoint over this business. But we will 
 give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. 
 
 And the saying pleased the whole multitude : and they chose 
 
 Stephen, a man full of faiti) anb of tl)c tjolji (<31iost, and 
 
 Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, 
 and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch. 
 
 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and 
 miracles among the people. 
 
 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called 
 the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, 
 and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. And 
 they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which 
 he spake. Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard 
 him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. 
 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, 
 and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the 
 council, and set up false witnesses, which said. This man ceaseth 
 not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the 
 law : for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth 
 shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses 
 delivered us. And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly 
 on him, saw his fiice as it had been the face of an angel. 
 
 Then said the high priest. Are these things so ? 
 
 And he said. Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken 
 
 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet 
 shall the Loi'd your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like 
 unto me ; him shall ye hear. This is he, that was in the church in 
 the wilderness with the angel that spake to him in the mount 
 Sina, and with our fathers : who received the lively oracles to give 
 unto us : to whom our fathers would not obej', but thrust him 
 from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt, 
 saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us : for as for 
 this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot 
 not what is become of him. And they made a calf in those days, 
 and otiered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of 
 their own hands. Then God turned, and gave them up to worship 
 the host of heaven ; as it is written in the book of the prophets, 
 ye house of Israel, have ye otiered to me slain beasts and sacri- 
 fices by the space of forty years in the wilderness 
 
 Ye stift'-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, jjc bo 
 
 oltuans resist ll)e igoln ©Ijost : as jiour fatljcrs Mb, so io 
 
 Acts, 
 
 vi. 8-15, 
 
 vii. 1, 2, 
 
 37-4-2, 51-aG.
 
 480 
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, 
 
 Acts, 
 
 viii. i2&-29, 
 
 33,39. 
 
 Acts, ix. 31. 
 
 Acts, 
 X. 19-'21, 
 
 Acts, 
 X. 38, 44-48. 
 
 ge. Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted ? 
 and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of 
 the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and 
 murderers : who have received the law by the disposition of an- 
 gels, and have not kept it. 
 
 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, 
 and they gnashed on him with tlaeir teeth. But he, being full 
 of tl)C ^oln (5l)0St, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw 
 the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, 
 and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man 
 standing on the right hand of God. 
 
 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying. Arise, 
 and go toward the south, unto the way that goeth down from Je- 
 rusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. And he arose, and went : and 
 behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under 
 Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her 
 treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, was returning ; 
 and sitting in his chariot, reading Esaias the prophet. Then tl)C 
 Spirit saib unto Pl)ilip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot. 
 
 And he commanded the chariot to stand still : 
 
 and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the 
 eunuch : and he baptized him. And when they were come up out 
 
 of the water, tl)c Spirit of tl)c toxh crtugl)t atoag pi)ilip, that 
 the eunuch saw him no more. 
 
 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee 
 and Samaria, and were edified : and walking in the fear of the 
 Lord, a\xb in tllC comfort of ll)e i^O^D (&l)OSt, were multiplied. 
 
 While Peter thought on the vision, tl)C Spirit SOib untO \)\m, 
 
 13cl)olb, tl)rcc men ecck tl)cc. ^risc tl)crcforc, anis get tl)cc 
 boran, mib go miti) tl)cm, boubting notl)ing : for 3 l)auc sent 
 tlicm. 
 
 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him 
 from Cornelius ; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek. 
 
 (Pob anointcb Jesus of Na^areil) roitli tl)e i^oin Cf31)ost 
 
 Onb Ujitl) pOUJCr : who went about doing good, and ht-aling all 
 
 that wore oppressed of the devil ; for God was with him 
 
 While Peter yet spake these words, tl)e ^oljl (!51)0St fcIl on all 
 tl]em rDl)icl) l}earb tl)C tOOrb. And they of the circumcision 
 which believed, were astonished, as mtiny as came with Peter, be- 
 cause that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the 
 IT..!y Ghost, j^or tl)en l]carb tl)cm speak toitl) tongues, anb 
 
 magnifjl ©ob. Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water, 
 that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy 
 Ghost as well as we ? And he commanded them to be baptized in 
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 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, 
 
 481 
 
 And wlieii Peter was come up to Jenisalt'in, tliey that were 
 of the eirciuncision contended with him, saying, Thou wentest in to 
 men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them. J3ut Peter reliearsed 
 the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto 
 them, saying, I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance 
 I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great 
 sheet, let down from heaven by four corners ; and it came even to 
 me : upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, 
 and saw four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild bejists, and creep- 
 ing things, and fowls of the air. And I heard a voice saying unto 
 me. Arise, Peter ; slay, and eat. But I said. Not so. Lord : for 
 nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my 
 mouth. But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God 
 hath cleansed, that call not thou common. And this was done 
 three times : and all were drawn up again into heaven. 
 
 And behold, immediately there were three men already come 
 unto the house where I was, sent from Cesarea unto me. ^ub tl)C 
 
 s^jirit babe mc go txjitti tl)cm, notl)ing bonbting. Moreover, 
 
 these six bretliren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's 
 house : and he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, 
 which stood and said unto him. Send men to Joppa, and call for 
 Simon, whose surname is Peter ; who shall tell thee words, whereby 
 thou and all thy house shall be saved. And as I began to speak, 
 t\)c i)oln (*5l)ost fell on tl)cm, ae on us at tl}c beginning. Then 
 
 remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed 
 baptized with water; bttt Jie sl)aU bc bupti^eb Ujltl) tlK ^O^S 
 (!M)OSt. Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he 
 did unto us, who believed on ihe Lord Jesus Chiist, what was I, 
 that I could withstand God ? 
 
 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glori- 
 fied God, saying. (Jljen \)at\) (!5o5 also to \[)c iScntilcs granteb 
 repentance unto life. 
 
 Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church 
 which was in Jerusah m : and they sent forth Barnabas, that he 
 should go as far as Antioch. Who, when he came, and li;id seen 
 the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with pur- 
 pose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord. jTor l)e toas a 
 goob man, cinh full of tlje t)oln (!M)ost ci\\b of faitl) : and 
 
 much people was added unto the Lord. 
 
 As thoy ministered to the Lord, and fasted, tl)C i^oltl (!51)0St 
 
 saib, Separate mc Cavnabas a\\b Saul, for tlje ujork U)l)erc- 
 
 UntO 3 l)atie calleb tijem. And when they had fasted and prayed, 
 and laid tlieir hands on them, they sent them away. So they 
 being sent fortl) bn tl)C i)oln ^l)OSt, departed unto Selucia; and 
 from tlience they sailed to Cyprus. And when they were at Sala- 
 rais, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the 
 Jews. 
 
 Acts, 
 xi. ii-18. 
 
 Acts. 
 xi. •■i2--2i. 
 
 Acl.s 
 
 31
 
 482 
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 Acts, 
 xiii.8-11. 
 
 Acts, xiii.52. 
 Acts, XV. 7-9. 
 
 Acts, 
 XV. 2-^-29. 
 
 Acts, 
 xvi. (i, 7. 
 
 Ada, 
 xix. 1-C. 
 
 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) 
 withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the taith. 
 Then Saul, (who also is called Paul) fiUcb tDJtl) t\)C ^oln (5l)06t, 
 set his eyes on him, and said, full of all subtilty, and airmiscliief, 
 thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou 
 not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord ? And now behold, 
 the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not 
 seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a 
 mist and a darkness ; and he went about seeking some to lead him 
 by the hand. 
 
 And the disciples were filled toitl) joti attb toitl) tl)C i)Oln 
 ei)OQt. 
 
 Peter rose up and said unto them. Men and brethren, ye know 
 how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the 
 Gentiles by mj' mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and 
 believe. And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, 
 
 giying tijem tl)c I^oId (Sl)06t, even as l)c bib unto us ; and put no 
 
 difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 
 
 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, 
 to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch witli Paul 
 and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief 
 men among the brethren : and they wrote letters by them after this 
 manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto 
 the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and 
 Cilicia : Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from 
 us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying. Ye 
 must be circumcised, and keep the law : to whom we gave no such 
 commandment : it seemed good unto us, being assembled with one 
 accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas 
 and Paul, men that have hazaided their lives for the name of our 
 Lord Jesus Christ. We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who 
 shall also tell you the same things by mouth. £ox it SCCmcb 
 goob to tl)e i)oln CJ$l)ost, unb to us, to hin upon ijou no 
 greater burbcu tT)an tijcse neccssarji tilings ; that ye^ibstain 
 
 from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things stran- 
 gled, and from fornication : from which if ye keep yourselves, ye 
 shall do well. 
 
 Now when they had ffonft throuo-hout riirv£»'ia and the reffion 
 
 of Galutia, aub u)cre forbibbcn of tl)c i^olji (51)ost to preaci) 
 tl)e tDOrb in 'iAsia ; after they were come to Mysia, they assayed 
 to go into JJithynia: but tl)c Spirit suffcreb tl)cm not. 
 
 And it came to pass, that while Apt)llos was at Corinth, Paul 
 having passed through the upjier coasts, came to Ephesus; and 
 finding certain disciples, he said unto them. Have ye received the 
 Iloly Ghost .since ye believed ? And they said unto liim, We have 
 not so much as heard whethi'r theie be any Holy Ghost. And he
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 483 
 
 said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized ? And they said, 
 Unto John's baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with 
 the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should 
 believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ 
 Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of 
 the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, 
 
 t[)c iQoln ©liost came on tl)cm: anb tlicrj spake toitl) tongues, 
 anh propl)esieb. 
 
 Behold, I go bound in tlie spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing 
 the things that shall befall me there: save that tl)C ^oix) <5l]06t 
 
 xuitncssetl) in cyern citn, saning, tl)at bonbs luib afilictions 
 abiirc ntc. 
 
 Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock omv tl)C tollicl) 
 
 tl)c ^Qoln (5l)ost l)atl) mabc nou ooerseers, to feed the church 
 
 of God, "which he hath purchased with his own blood. 
 
 Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left 
 hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre : for there the ship 
 was to unlade her burden. And finding disciples, we tarried there 
 seven days: who said to Paul tl)rOttgl) tl)C Spirit, that he should 
 not go up to Jerusalem. 
 
 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from 
 Judea a certain prophet, named Agabus. And when he was come 
 unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, 
 and said, (|[l)US saitt) tl)C i^oln (5l)0St, So shall the Jews at Jeru- 
 salem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver hira 
 into the hands of the Gentiles. 
 
 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some 
 believed not. And when they agreed not among themselves, they 
 departed, after that Paul liad spoken one word, tUcU spake tl)e 
 
 i^oln ©liost bt} (Esaias tl)c propl)et unto our fathers, sailing. 
 
 Go unto this people, and say. Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not 
 understand : and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive. 
 
 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, sepa- 
 rated unto the gospel of God, (which he had promised afore by his 
 prophets in the holy scriptures,) concerning his Son Jesus Christ 
 our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the 
 flesh; and declared to be the Son of God with power, accorbiug 
 to tl)C spirit of Ijoliucss, by the resurrection from the dead. 
 
 Wo glory in tribulations also; knowing that tribulation 
 worketh patience ; and patience, experience ; and experience, hope : 
 and hope maketh not ashamed: because tllC loue of C5ob is 
 
 slieb abroab in our Ijearts b|} tl}c t)oln ©Ijost u)l)icl) is gitjen 
 unto us. 
 
 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in 
 
 Christ Jesus, u)l)o toalk not after tl)c flesi), but after tl)e Spirit. 
 
 Acts, 
 
 Acts, XX. i28. 
 
 Acts, 
 xxi. 3, 4, 
 
 Acts, 
 xxi. 10, 11. 
 
 Acts, 
 xxviii. 24-26. 
 
 Rom. i. 1-4. 
 
 Rom. V. 3-5. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 1-17.
 
 484 
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 22, 23. 
 
 Uomaiis, 
 viii. yo, 27. 
 
 Rom. ix. 1-3. 
 
 Rom. xiv. n 
 
 i^or tl)c Into of tl)c Gpirit of life in (Tljrist Icsiis, Ijat!) mabc 
 tne free from tl)c iavo of sin anb bcati). For what the law could 
 
 not do, in that it was weak through the tiesli, God sending his own 
 Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the 
 flesh : that the riHiteousness of the law mio;ht be fulfilled in us, 
 who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 
 
 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the 
 flesh ; but they that are after the Spirit tl)e tljings of t!)C S|3irit. 
 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is 
 life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God : 
 for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So 
 then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. JJut nc arc not 
 
 in tlic flcslh but in tl)c Spirit, if so be tl)at tl)c Spirit of (!?ob 
 bujcll in nou. Xoro if am man bane not tlje Spirit of (i!l)rist, 
 
 l)e is none of l)is. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead 
 because of sin ; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But 
 if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, 
 he that raised up Christ from the dead 3\)a[[ illso quicken gour 
 
 mortal bodies bn l)i5 Spirit tl)at btDcllctb in i}ou. Therefore, 
 
 brethren, ye are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For 
 if ye Hve after the flesh, ye shall die : but if ye tlirougl) tllC Spirit 
 do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are 
 leb bn tl)e Spirit of C5ob, they are the sons of God. For ye 
 have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have 
 receiv(jd tl)e Spirit of alioptiou, tcljerebn roe crn, QVbba, -fatljer. 
 ®l)e Spirit itself bearcti) tDitness ruitl) our spirit, tljat m arc 
 
 tl)C djilbren of ©ob : J>iid if children, then heirs ; heirs of God, 
 and joint heirs with Chi-ist ; if so be that we suffer with hira, that 
 we may be also glorified together. 
 
 We know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain 
 together until now : and not only they, but ourselves also, tDljicI) l)at)C 
 tl)C tirst-fruitS of tl)C Spirit, even we ourselves groan within our- 
 selves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. 
 
 ®l)c Spirit also Ijelpetl) our infirmities: for we know 
 
 not what we should pray for as we ought : but tl)e Spirit itSclf 
 
 makctb intercession for us toitl) groanings ii'l)icl) cannot be 
 
 Uttereb. And he that searchetli the hearts knoweth what is the 
 
 mind of the Spirit, bccausc Ijc maiictl) intercession for tl)e 
 saints accorbing to tl)c raill of <&oh. 
 
 Tsay the truth in Christ, T li.> not, mu couscicncc also bear- 
 ing mc loitncSS in tlje i)oln (!M)OSt, that 1 have great heaviness 
 and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself 
 were accursed from Christ, for my brethren, my kinsmen according 
 to the flesh. 
 
 The kingdom of God is not meat and drink ; 
 ne.ss, and peace, anb jojl in tl)e i^oljl (SljOSt. 
 
 but 
 
 righteous-
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
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 Now the God of liope fill jiou u)itli all jon iWib peace in 
 bclicuiug, tl)at nc mail abonuB in l)ci]]c, tljrougl) tl)c potocr 
 of tl)c tjoln (Si)OSt. 
 
 Brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some 
 sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given 
 to me of God, that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to 
 the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, tljat tl)C offering U^l 
 
 of tl)c ©entiles migljt be acceptable, being sanctiliebbn tl)c 
 mn C31)crst. 
 
 I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ 
 hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word 
 and deed, through mighty signs and wonders, bj) tl)C |]0U)Cr of 
 tl)C Spirit of (*3o5 : so that from Jerusalem, and round about 
 unto lllyiieum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 
 
 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excel- 
 lency of speech, or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony 
 of God. For I determined not to know anything among you, 
 save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I was with you in 
 weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech 
 and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, 
 
 but in bcmonstration of tl)e Spirit, anb of poroer: that your 
 
 faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of 
 God. 
 
 Howbeit, we speak wisdom among them that are perfect : yet 
 not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, 
 that come to nought : but we speak the wisdom of God in a mys- 
 tery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the 
 world unto our glory ; which none of the princes of this world 
 knew : for had they known it, they would not have crucified the 
 Lord of glory. But as it is written. Eye hath not seen, nor ear 
 heard, neither have entered into the lieart of man, the things 
 which God hath prepared for them that love him. jjjut ©ob 
 
 liatl) reoealeb tljem unto us bn l)is Spirit: for the Spirit search- 
 
 eth ail things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man know- 
 eth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? 
 even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of 
 God. JCou) IDC bane reccincb, not the spirit of tl)e roorlb, 
 but tlje spirit iul)icl) is of ©ob : tl)at luc migl)t knoro tl)c 
 tilings tl)at are freeln giuen to us of (!3ob. Which things also 
 Ave speak, not in tl)e ujorbs u)l)icl) man's roisbom teacijetl), 
 
 but tX)l]icl) tl)C tjoln (iM)OSt tcacl)etl) ; comparing s])irilual things 
 witli sjiiiitual. Ihit the natural man receiveth not tl)e ttjiugs of 
 tl)e Spirit of (i?ob : for they are foolishness unto him : neither 
 can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 
 
 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, anb tl)at tl)C 
 Spirit of ^Sob bujcUctl) in sou ? If any man defile the tem- 
 
 Rom. XV. 13. 
 
 Romans, 
 XV. 15, 10. 
 
 Romans, 
 XV. J8, I'J. 
 
 1 Corinlh. 
 ii. 1-14. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 iii. 16, 17.
 
 486 
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 1 Corintli. 
 vi. 10, II. 
 
 1 Cor. vi. 19. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 xii. 1-13. 
 
 2 Corinth, 
 i. iil, 2-J. 
 
 2 Cor. iii. 3. 
 
 2 Corintli. 
 iii. 17, lU. 
 
 pie of God, liim shall God destroy ; for the temple of God is 
 holy, which temple ye are. 
 
 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor ex- 
 tortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were 
 some of you : but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are 
 justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, axxb b'Q tl)e Spirit of OUV 
 
 (E>o5. 
 
 Know ye not tljot |iour bobn is tl)c temple of t\)c i^oin 
 (51]ost tDl]ic!) is in non, toljid] m Ijaue of ©ob, and ye are nol 
 
 yc^ur uwn ? 
 
 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you 
 ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these 
 dumb idols, even as ye were led. Wherefore I give you to un- 
 derstand, that no man speaking bn the Spirit of ©ob, calleth 
 
 .Jesus accursed : and that no man cau sa2 tl)at Sesus is tl)C 
 £orb,but bn tl)e £)olp (5l)ost. 
 
 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And 
 there are ditferences of administrations, but the same Lord. And 
 there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which 
 worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given 
 to every man to profit withal. £ov to one is giuen bll tl}C Spirit 
 the tDorb of misbom ; to anotlier^ tlje ujorb of knoiolcbge bti 
 tl)e same Spirit; to another, faitl) by the same Spirit; to an- 
 other, tl)e gifts of dealing by the same Spirit; to another, tl)c 
 ujorking of miracles; to another, propijeni; to another, bis- 
 rerning of spirits ; to another, biuers kinbs of tongues ; to 
 anotljer, tl}e interpretation of tongues : but all tl)i-se*ioorketl) 
 tljat one anb tlje self-same Spirit, biuibing to euern man 
 
 SCUCralln as l)e toill. For as the body is one, and hath many 
 members, and all the members of tliat one body, being many, are 
 one body : so also is Christ, itir bll one Spirit are me all bap- 
 
 ti^eb into one bobg, whether we be Jews or GentiU's, whether 
 
 we be bond or free; anb \)am been all mabe to brink into 
 one Spirit. 
 
 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath 
 anointed ns, is God : who hath also sealed us, anb giueil t\)C ear- 
 nest of tl)e Spirit in our Ijearts. 
 
 Forasnuieh as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of 
 
 Christ ministered by us, toritten not loitl) ink, but ujitl) tl)e Spirit 
 
 of tl)e lining <Cob : not in tables of stone, but in fieshy tables of 
 the heart. 
 
 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and U)l}ere tl)e Spirit of tl)e 
 £orb is, tl)ere is libertg. l>ut we all, with open face beholding 
 as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same im- 
 age from glory to glory, eiien as bn tlje Spirit of tlje Clorb.
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 487 
 
 He tliat liixtli wroiiglit us for tlie self-same tiling is God, xt)|]a 
 
 also IjatI) giucn unto us tl)c earnest of tl)c Gpirit. 
 
 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, 
 
 anb tl)c communion of tijc {^oin ©Ijost, be with you all. 
 
 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should 
 not obey the ti'uth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evi- 
 dently set forth, crucified among you ? This only would I leai-n 
 of you, llecciucb nc tl)C Spirit by the works of the law, or by the 
 hearing of faith ? Are ye so foolish ? |)auing bCQUU in t\)C Spirit, 
 are ye now made perfect by the fiesh ? Have ye suffei-ed so many 
 things in vain ? if it be yet in vain. He therefore tl)at Utinistcr- 
 Ct\) to JIOU tl)C Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he 
 it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith. 
 
 And because ye are sons, ©ob l)atl) scnt forti) tl)C Spirit 
 
 of l)is Son into jiour Ijearts, crning, QVbba, i^ati)cr. Where- 
 fore thou art no more a servant, but a son. 
 
 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. 
 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted |)im lijat 
 
 was born after tl)c Spirit, even so it is now. 
 
 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are 
 justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. For we tl)rougl) 
 lt)C Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by fiiith. 
 
 This I say then, iDalk iu tl)c Spirit, luib lie sljall not fuUil 
 
 tl]C lust of tl)e flesi). For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and 
 the Spirit against the flesh : and these are contrary the one to tlif 
 other ; so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if lie 
 be leb of l\)C Spirit, ye are not under the law. 
 
 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these ; 
 Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, 
 hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envy- 
 ings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like : of the which I 
 tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that thev which 
 do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of (rod. J3ut tl)e 
 
 fruit of tl)e Spirit is loue, jon, peace, long-suffering, gentle- 
 ness, goobness, faiti), meekness, temperance : agviinst such 
 
 there is no hiw. And they that are Clirisl's have crucified the flesh, 
 with the affections and lusts. Jf toc liuc iu tl)e Spirit, let US 
 also malk in tl)e Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain-glory, 
 provoking one another, envj'ing one another. 
 
 He that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption : 
 
 but |)e tl)at sometl) to tijc Spirit sljall of tl)c Spirit reap life 
 coerlasting. 
 
 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted 
 in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word 
 
 ; Cor. V. 5. 
 
 2C!or.xiii.l4. 
 
 Gal. iii. 1-5. 
 
 Gal. iv. 6, 
 
 Galatians, 
 iv. 28, 29. 
 
 Gal. V. 4, 5. 
 
 Galatians, 
 V. 10-2ti. 
 
 Gal. vi. 8. 
 
 Epli.i. 12-14.
 
 488 
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 Ephesians, 
 ii. 13, lS-ii-2 
 
 Ephesians, 
 
 jii. 1-5, 
 
 14-19. 
 
 Eph. iv. 30. 
 Epli. V. 9. 
 
 Ephesians, 
 V. 18, 19. 
 
 KpliCHJans, 
 vi. II, 17, li^, 
 
 of truth, the gospel of your salvation : in whom also after that ye 
 
 believed, rjc ujcrc sealcb u)itl) tl)at iooli] Spirit of promise, 
 it)l}icl) is tl)c earnest of our inl)eritTnce~until tl)e redemption 
 
 of tl)e purcljaseb possession, unto the praise of his glory. 
 
 Now iu Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off aie made 
 nigh by the blood of Christ Sot tijrouql) l)im 
 
 toe boti) Ijaiie tuccss bn one Spirit unto tlje i^atl)ei-. 
 
 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but 
 fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God ; and 
 are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus 
 Christ himself being the chief corner-stone ; in whom all the build- 
 ing fitly framed together, groweth unto an holy temple in the Loi'd: 
 in wlK)m ye also are builded together, for an habitation of God 
 tl)rougl) tl)e Spirit. 
 
 For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gen- 
 tiles, if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God 
 which is given me to you-ward : how that by revelation he made 
 known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore in few words : whereby, 
 when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of 
 Christ, which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of 
 
 men, as it is iiotD reucaleb unto I)is Iiolji apostles anb 
 
 propl)CtS by tl)e Spirit For this cause I bow 
 
 my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the 
 whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant 
 you, according to the riches of his glory, to be Streuqtljeneb U)itl) 
 
 migljt bn l)is Spirit in tl)e inner man; that Christ may dwell 
 
 in your hearts l»y faith ; tliat ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 
 may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and 
 length, and depth, and height ; and to know the love of Christ, 
 which passeth knowledge, that ye might be tilled with all the ful- 
 ness of God. 
 
 Grieve not the holy Spirit of God, ruljerebii nc are sealeb 
 unto tl)e iian of rcbemption. 
 
 The fruit of the Spirit is in ail goobuess, onb rigl)tcous- 
 ness, anb trnti). 
 
 Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but bc tllleb U)iti) 
 tl)e Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and 
 spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the 
 Lord. 
 
 I'ut on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand 
 against the wiles of the devil Take the hfl- 
 
 in.'t f.f salvation, oub tlu' sujorb of tl)e Spirit, tDl)icl} is tl)C 
 VMorb of <^ob^ pvaning alujans mill) all praner anb suppli- 
 cation iu ll}C Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance 
 
 and suppliralion tor all saints.
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIKIT. 
 
 489 
 
 Wliat then ? notwithstanding, eveiy way, whether in pretence 
 or in truth, Christ is preached ; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and 
 will rejoice. For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through 
 
 your prayer, anb tl)c supplji of tl)c Spirit of Jcsus dHhrist, 
 
 according to my earnest expectation, aiul my hope, that in nothing 
 I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now 
 also, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, 
 or by death. 
 
 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of 
 love, if ang fcUotDSl)ip of tl)e Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 
 fulfil ye my joy. 
 
 Epaphras our dear fellow-servant, who is for you a faithful 
 minister of Christ ; who also declared unto us jiOtlV lovC ill tl)C 
 
 Spirit. 
 
 Our gospel came not unto you in word only, but illso iu 
 
 potucr, anb in tl)c i^oig (5l)ost, axib in mud) assurance; as 
 
 ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. 
 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the 
 word in much affliction, toiti) joil of tl)C i)ol2 (£»l)OSt. 
 
 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holi- 
 ness. He therefore that despiseth, bcspiscti) not luan, but ©ob, 
 
 tDl)o IjatI) also giucn unto us l)is l)oij3 Spirit. 
 (Clucncl) not tl)c Spiint. 
 
 We are bound to give thanks alvvay to God for you, brethren 
 beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen 
 you to salvation, tljrOUigl) Sauctificatiou of tl)C Spirit, and belief 
 of the truth. 
 
 Without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness : God 
 w^as manifest in the flesh, justificb iu tijc Spirit, seen of angels, 
 preached unto the Gentiles, believed on iu the world, received up 
 into glory. 
 
 Now tl)C Spirit spcakctl) cxprcsslj}, that in the latter times 
 some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, 
 and doctrines of devils. 
 
 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast hoard of 
 me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. (J|)at QOOb tl)ing 
 
 U)l)icl) u)as rommittcb unto tl)cc keep bn tlje tjoln (!$l)OSt u)l)icl) 
 bujelletl) in us. 
 
 After that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward 
 man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, 
 but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regenera- 
 tion, anb reneroing of tt)e i^oln C!3l)ost ; which he shed on us 
 abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour. 
 
 Phil. i. 18-20. 
 
 Phil. ii. 1, 2. 
 
 Col. i. 7, 8. 
 
 1 Tliessnlon. 
 i. 5, U. 
 
 1 Tliess;iIon. 
 iv. 7, B. 
 
 lThess.v. 19. 
 
 2 Thossalon. 
 ii. 13, 14. 
 
 1 Tim. iii. 10. 
 
 1 Tim. iv. 1. 
 
 2 Timolliy, 
 i. 13, 14. 
 
 Titus, iii. 4-7.
 
 490 
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIKIT. 
 
 Heb. ii. 3, 4. 
 
 Hcb. iii. 7, 8. 
 
 Heb. vi. 4-6. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 viii. 10, 13, 
 ix. 1, 0-8. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 X. 14-16. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 X. ii8, 29. 
 
 lPetcr,i. 1,2, 
 
 1 Peter, 
 1. 10-li 
 
 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation ; which 
 at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto 
 us by them that heard him ; God also bearing them witness, 
 both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, axih gifts 
 of t\]C i^olj} <Sl)O0t, according to his own will ? 
 
 Wherefore as tl)C t)oln (Sl)OSt Silitl), To-day if ye will hear 
 his voice, harden not your hearts. 
 
 It is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and liave 
 tasted of the heavenly gift, aitb tDCrc mahc paxUlkcxS of tl)C 
 i^oln (SljOSt, and have tasted the good word of God, and the 
 powers of tlie world to come, if they shall fall away, to renew them 
 again unto repentance. 
 
 This is the covenant that I will make with tlie house of Israel, 
 after those days, saith the Lord ; 3 roiU put mt} latDS lUtO tl)cir 
 
 minb, anh roritc tljem in tljcir I]cart5 : and I will be to them a 
 
 God, and they shall be to me a people In that 
 
 he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that 
 
 which decayeth and waxeth old, is ready to vanish away 
 
 Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine 
 
 service, and a worldly sanctuary Now when these 
 
 things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first 
 tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God : but into the second 
 went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which 
 he offered for himself, and for the errors of the j^eople : tl)C ijoltl 
 (?5l)0St tl)is aiguifniug, that the way into the holiest of all was 
 not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing. 
 
 By one offering lie hath perfected forever them that are sanc- 
 tified, tX)l)ercof tl)c i)oln (E>l)ost also is n roitucss to us : for 
 after that he had said before, This is the covenanl that 1 will make 
 with them after those days, saith the Lord ; I will put my laws into 
 their hearts, and in their minds will I write them. 
 
 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or 
 three witnesses: of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall 
 he be thoutjht worthy, who hath trcxlden under foot the Son of 
 God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was 
 sanctified, an unholy thing, axxb l]al\) boUC bcsjjitC UUtO lI)C 
 
 Spirit of grace ? 
 
 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered 
 throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and l^ithynia, elect 
 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, tlirougl) sailC- 
 titicatiou of tl)C Spirit, unto obedience and spriidvling of the blood 
 of .Jfsus Christ, 
 
 Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched 
 diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you : 
 searching wliat, or what manner of time tl)C Spirit of d)rist
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 491 
 
 tDl)icl) voas in tl)cm biii signifti,u)l]cn it tcstificb bcforcljanb 
 tl)c sufferings of CCljrist, anb lljc gloin tl)at sl)oulb follotu. 
 Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us 
 they did minister the things which are now repoited unto vou l)y 
 them that have preached the gospel unto you, toitl) tl)C Ijoljl *Sl)OSt 
 sent bourn from l)ertoeU : which things the angels desire to look 
 into. 
 
 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth 
 tl)rOugl) tl)e Sipirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that 
 ye love one another with a pure heart fervently : being born again, 
 not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, 
 which liveth and abideth forever. 
 
 We have a more sure word of prophecy ; whereunto ye 
 do well that ve take lieed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark 
 place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts : 
 knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private 
 interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will 
 
 of man; but l)oln men of i&oh spake as tljeti mere moueb bji 
 tl)c i)oln (JM)OStT 
 
 These things liave I written unto you concerning them that 
 
 seduce you. Cut t!)e anointing toljicl) ne liaue receiueb of l)im 
 abiiietl) in non, anb ne neeb 'not tijat ann man lead) non : 
 but as tl)c same anointing teadjetl) nou of all tljings, aiib is 
 truti), anb is no lie, anb euen as itljatl) taugl)t nou, ye shall 
 
 abide in him. 
 
 He that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he 
 in him. ^nh l)erebt} toe knoui tl)at l)c abibetl) in us, bn tl)c 
 Spirit tDl)icl] l)c l)atl) giuen us. 
 
 Beloved, believe not eveiy spirit, but try the spirits whether 
 tliev are of God : l)ecause many false ])rophets are gone out into 
 
 the world. -Qctebn kuou) ne tlje Spirit of (Pob : Every spirit 
 that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God : 
 and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the 
 flesh, is not of God. And this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof 
 ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in 
 the world. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome 
 them : because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the 
 world. They are of the world : therefore speak they of the world, 
 and the world heareth them. We are of God. He that knoweth 
 God, heareth us ; he that is not of God, heareth not us. Hereby 
 
 know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error 
 
 If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is per- 
 fected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, 
 because l}e l)atl) giuen us of l)is Spirit. And we have seen, 
 and do testify, that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of 
 the world. 
 
 I Peler, 
 i. -.^i, Si. 
 
 2 Peter, 
 i. 19-21. 
 
 1 John, 
 ii. i!ti, ',>7. 
 
 1 John, 
 iii. 24. 
 
 1 John, 
 . 1-6, 12-14.
 
 492 
 
 OFFICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 I John, 
 V. 5-9. 
 
 Jude, 17-21. 
 
 Revelation, 
 i. U-11, ii. 7. 
 
 Rev. iv. 1, 2. 
 
 Rev. xiv. 13. 
 
 Rev. xxli. 17, 
 
 WHio is he that overcometh the world, but he that behevetli 
 that Jesus is the Sou of God ? This is he that came b}' water and 
 blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and 
 
 blood. '2,nh it is tl)c Spirit tl]nt bcarctl] mitncss, because tlic 
 Spirit is truti). Sox tlicre arc tl)rcc tijat bear recorb in 
 Ijeauen, tlje iTatljcr, tl)c tborb, anb tl)c i^oln (!3l)ost : and these 
 
 three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the 
 .spirit, and the water, and the blood : and these three agree in one. 
 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater : 
 for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. 
 
 Beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of 
 the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ ; how that they told you there 
 should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own 
 ungodly lusts. These be they who separate themselves, sensual, 
 l)aoinig not tl)C Spirit. But ye, beloved, building up yourselves 
 on your most holy faith, prajling iu tljC ijoln ©IjOSt, keep your- 
 selves in the love of God, looking- for tlie mercy of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ unto eternal life. 
 
 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribula- 
 tion, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the 
 isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testi- 
 mony of Jesus Christ. J tDas ill tl)e Spirit on tl)c Corb's bail, 
 
 and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, saying, I am 
 Alpha and Omega, the first and the last : and. What thou seest, 
 write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in 
 Asia ; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and 
 unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto 
 Laodicea lie that hath an ear, let him hear 
 
 tDl]at tl)e Spirit saiti) unto tl)e cl)urcl)es. 
 
 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven : 
 and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trunij>et talking 
 with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things 
 which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in tl)C spirit : 
 and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on tiie 
 throne. . . . , . 
 
 And I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, 
 Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth : Yea, 
 saitI) tl)e Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their 
 works do folhnv them. 
 
 ^nb tlic Spirit anb tl)c bribe san, Come.
 
 XIV. 
 
 3ttnti'0 /reriinni. 
 
 The Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden 
 of Eden, to dress it, and to keep it. And the Lord God fOltt- 
 IttiTllbcb the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou may- 
 est freely eat : but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil 
 tl)Ott sl)alt not cat of it : for in the day that thou eatest thereof 
 thou slialt surelv die. 
 
 Now the serpent was more subtile than any beast of the field 
 •which the Lord God had made : and he said unto the woman, 
 Yea, hath God said. Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden ? 
 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of 
 the trees of the garden : but of the fruit of the tree which is in 
 the midst of the garden, God hath said. Ye sliall not eat of k, 
 neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto 
 the woman, Ye shall not surely die : for God doth know, that in 
 the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened ; and ye 
 shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 
 
 QVnb vo\)cn tl)c woman sau) t\)at tl)c tree ujas igoob for 
 fool), iuib tl)at it was pleasant to tl)c enes, anb a tree to be 
 besiieb to make one wise ; slje took of the fruit thereof, and 
 
 did eat ; and gave also unto her husband with her, and he did 
 eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that 
 they were naked : and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made 
 themselves aprons. 
 
 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the 
 garden in the cool of the day : and Adam and his wife hid them- 
 selves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of 
 the garden. And the Lord God called uiitd Adam, and said unto 
 him, Where art thou ? And he said, I heard thy voice in the 
 gaiclen ; and T was afraid, because I was naked ; and I hid myself. 
 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked ? Ilast thou 
 eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest 
 not eat ? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be 
 
 with me, sl)e gatic me of tl)e tree, anb 3 bib cot. And the 
 
 Lord (tod said unto the wonuin, What is this that thou hast done ? 
 
 And the woman said, ijl)e serpent bcguilcb me, anb J bib 
 ent. 
 
 The Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wrotli ? and why is 
 
 Cencsif, 
 ii. 15-17. 
 
 Gen. iii. 1-13. 
 
 Ccn. iv. 0, 7.
 
 4:94 
 
 MAN'S FREEDOM. 
 
 Exodus, 
 vii. l-t-ll). 
 
 thy countenance fallen ? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be ac- 
 cepted ? anb if tl)ou bocst not racU, sin UctI) at tl)c boor. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hai-dened, 
 he refuseth to let the people go. Get thee unto Pharaoh in the 
 morning ; lo, he goeth out unto the water, and thou shalt stand 
 by the river's brink against he come : and the rod which was 
 turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. And thou shalt 
 sav unto him. The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto 
 thee, saying, £ct ttin pcoplc go, that they may serve me in the 
 
 wilderness: axxii bcl)olb, l)itl)erto tljoit ujoulbcst not l)car. 
 
 Exodus, 
 viii. 1, 2, 15. 
 
 Exodus, 
 viii. '20, 21. 
 
 Ex, ix. 1-3. 
 
 Exodus, 
 
 ix. 27, 28, 34, 
 
 35. 
 
 Ex. X. 3, 4. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say 
 unto him. Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go that they may 
 serve me. And if tl)On I'Cfusc to let them go, behold, I will 
 smite all thy borders with frogs 
 
 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, l)e l)arbcncb 
 
 l]is Ijcart, anb ijcarkcneb not nnto t!)cm; as the Lord had 
 
 said. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, 
 and stand before Pharaoh ; lo, he cometh forth to the water ; and 
 say unto him. Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may 
 serve me ; else, if tl)Ott Boilt not let mn |)eoplc 00, behold, I will 
 send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon 
 thy people, and into thy houses. 
 
 Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell 
 him. Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, 
 that they may serve me. For if tl)Oll rcfusc tO Icttljcm go, onb 
 toilt l)olb tl)Cnt still, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy 
 cattle which is in the field, upon the liorses, upon the asses, upon 
 the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep : there shall be a 
 very grievous murrain. 
 
 And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said 
 unto them, J |)aiic sinncb tliis time : tl)e £ovb is rigl)teons, 
 anb 3 anb mn people iire roickeb. Entreat the Lord (for it is 
 
 enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; Ci\\ii 
 
 3 Ulill let JIOIX go, and ye shall stay no longer 
 
 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the 
 thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, anb l)arbencb l)is 
 l)cart, he and his servants. And the heart of Pharaoh was hard- 
 ened, neither would he let the children of Israel go ; as the Lord 
 had spoken by Moses. 
 
 .'Vnd Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto 
 him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, i^oU) lonQ Ujilt 
 
 tl)ou refuse to l)nmblc tljnself before me ? Let my people go, 
 that they may serve me. Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, 
 behold, to-morrow will I bring the locusts into tliy coast.
 
 MAN S FREEDOM. 
 
 495 
 
 And it came to pass, ^vhen Pharaoh liad let the people go, 
 that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philis- 
 tines, although that was near; for God said, £c5t pcmbuciUUVC 
 
 tl)c people repent rol)en tljeg see roar, anb tijec return to 
 (Egiipt. 
 
 And when they [the children of Israel] came to Marah, . . . . 
 there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there 
 he proved them, and said, Jf tl)Ott roilt diligently hearken to the 
 Yoioe of the Lord thy God, and wilt (lo that which is right in 
 his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all 
 his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I 
 have brought upon the Egyptians : for I am the Lord that heal- 
 eth thee. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down : for thy 
 people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, |)a0C 
 rorrupteb tijentselues : they have turned aside quickly out of the 
 way which I cominatided them : they have made them a molten 
 calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and 
 said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up 
 out of the land of Egypt. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, 3 [)avc SCCVL tl)is pcoplc, 
 anb bel]olb, it is a stiff-necUeb people. 
 
 3i lie roalk in mn statntes anh keep mn commaniimcnts, 
 
 (inb bo tt)ein ; then I will give you rain in due season, and the land 
 shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their 
 fi-uit 
 
 Cut if ne toill not ijearken unto me, anb roill not ho all 
 
 tljese COmnfanbmentS : and if ye shall despise my statutes, or 
 if your soul abhor my judgments, so tl)at tie toill not ho all tnn 
 commanbments, but tl)at jie break mn couenant: I also will 
 
 do this unto vou, I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, 
 and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sor- 
 row of heart : and ye shall sow your seed in vain ; for your ene- 
 mies shall eat it. And I will set my face against you, and ye 
 shall be slain before your enemies : they that hate you shall reign 
 over you, and ye shall floe when none pursueth you. 
 
 Qlnb if lie roill not net for all tl)is Ijearken unto me, then I 
 
 will punish y«)U st-vt-n times more for yuur sins. And I will break the 
 pride of your power ; and I will make your heaven as iron, and 
 your earth as brass ; and your strength shall be spent in vain : 
 for your land shall not yield her inci'case, neither shall the trees 
 of the land yield their fruits. 
 
 ^nb if lie roalk contrarn unto me, attb roill not l)earken 
 
 unto me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you ac- 
 cording to your sins. I will also send wild beasts among you, 
 which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and 
 make you few in number, and your highways shall be desolate. 
 
 Ex. xiii. 17 
 
 Exodus, 
 
 XV. 'J:J, 25, 
 
 2(j. 
 
 Exodu?, 
 xxxii. 7-9. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 
 xxvi. 3, 4, 
 
 14-2a.
 
 496 
 
 MAN'S FREEDOM. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 1.4:2-14. 
 
 Dcut. iv. 9. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 iv. 25-29. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 V. 1-1, 6, 7. 
 
 And if m toill not be rcformcb bn mc bn tljcsc tl)ings, but 
 
 mill tualk COntrarn unto mc : then witl I al.so~vvalk contrary unto 
 you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins. And I 
 will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my 
 covenant : and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I 
 will send the pestilence among you : and ye shall be delivered into 
 the hand of the enemy. And when I have broken the staff of 
 your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and 
 they shall deliver you your bread again by weight : and ye shall 
 eat and not be satisfied. 
 
 ^n^ if jie roill not for all tijis l)carlicn unto mc, but toalk 
 
 contravn unto mc ; then I will walk contrary unto you also in 
 fury ; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. 
 
 And the Lord said unto me, Say unto them. Go not up, nei- 
 ther fight ; for I am not among you ; lest ye be smitten before 
 your enemies. So I spake unto you ; a'ilb 2C U)OUlb UOt l]Car, but 
 rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, and went prc- 
 SUmptUOUsln up into tlie hill. And the Amorites, which dwelt 
 in that mountain^ came out against you, and ohased you, as bees 
 do. 
 
 Only take liccb to tl)nsclf, anh keep tl)n soul biligcutlji, 
 
 lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they 
 depart from thy heart all the days of thy life : but teach them thy 
 sons, and thy sons' sons. 
 
 When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and 
 ye shall have remained long in the land, aub sl)all COlTUpt 
 noutscloes, and make a graven image, or the likeness of anything, 
 and shall do evil in the sight of the Lord thj' God, to ]>rovoke 
 
 him to anger ; 3 call l)canen anb eartl) to witness against 
 
 nou tl)is ban, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land 
 whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it ; ye shall not prolong 
 your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed. And the Lord 
 shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in 
 number among the heathen, whither the Lord shall lead you. 
 And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and 
 stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. 
 
 But if fi'om thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou 
 slialt find him, if tl)OU scek l)im toitl) all tljri Ijcart, anb luitl) oil 
 tl)ii soul. 
 
 And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them. Hear, 
 Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this 
 day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them. 
 
 The Lord our God mabc a COUCUa Ut U)itl) us in Horeb. 
 The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, 
 even us, who are all of us here alive tliis day. The Lord talked 
 with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, ....
 
 MAN'S FREEDOM. 
 
 497 
 
 saying, I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the 
 land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. ®l)Ott sl)ixlt Ijiioe 
 
 none otl)cr gobs before me, &c. 
 
 And the Lord heard tlie voice of your words, when ye spake 
 unto me ; and the Lord said unto me, I have heard the voice of 
 tlie words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee : they 
 have well said all that they have spoken. i\]at tl)CXC VOCXC 
 SUCI) an l)eart in tl)Cm, that they would fear me, and keep all 
 my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and 
 with their children forever ! 
 
 i^ear, (S> Israel, anb obscrue to bo it; tl)at it ma^ be 
 
 toeli witl) tijee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord 
 God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth 
 with milk and honey. 
 
 Hear, O Israel : the Lord our God is one Lord : anb tl)On 
 
 sl)alt lone tl)e Corb tl}n (f5ob toitl) all tl)ine Ijeart, anb roitl) 
 all lljn soul, anb roitl) all tli« migl)t. 
 
 All the commandments which I command thee this day shall 
 ye observ^e to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and 
 possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers. And 
 thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led 
 thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, anb tO 
 
 ^jroue tljee, to knou) m\)(ii mas in tl)me Ijeart, roljctljer tl)ou 
 tooulbest keep Ijis rommanbmcnts, or no. 
 
 It shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk 
 after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, jj testify 
 against non tl)is ^(in that ye shall surely perish. As the nations 
 which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish ; 
 
 because nc ujoulb not be obcbient unto tl]e uoice of tlje Corb 
 Bour CSob. 
 
 !3el)olb, I set before nou tl)is 'bci'^ a blessing anb a 
 
 Cttraie : a blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your 
 God which I command you this day ; and a curse, if ye will not 
 obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out 
 of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods 
 which ye have not known. 
 
 This commandment which I command thee this day, it is 
 not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that 
 thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring 
 it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it ? Neither is it beyond 
 the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, 
 and bring it unto lis, that w^ may hear it, and do it ? But the 
 word is very nigli unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that 
 thou mayest do it. 
 
 See, 3 Ijaue set before tl)ee this ha^ life anb goob, aitb 
 
 beatl) anb euil ; in that I command thee this day to love 
 
 Deuteron. 
 V. 28, 29, 
 
 Deut. vi.3-5. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 viii. 1, 2. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 viii. 10, 20. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xi. 2(>-2a. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxx. 11-20. 
 
 32
 
 498 
 
 MAN'S FREEDOM. 
 
 Joshua, 
 xxiii. 11. 
 
 Joshua, 
 
 xxiv. 1, 2, 
 
 14-25. 
 
 the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his command- 
 ments, and his statutes, and his judgments, that thou mayest Hve 
 and multiply : and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land 
 whither thou goest to possess it. But if thine heart turn away, so 
 that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship 
 other gods, and serve them ; T denounce unto you this day, that 
 ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon 
 the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it. jj 
 
 call l)caiicn anb cart!) to rccorb tl)is ban against non, tljat 3 
 \)avc set before mn life anh beatli, blessing anh cnrsinq : 
 tl)crcfore cl)006c life, tljat botl) tl)ou aiib ll)n secb maji lice : 
 
 that thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest 
 obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him (for he is thy 
 life, and the length of thy days) that thou mayest dwell in the 
 land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, 
 and to Jacob, to give them. 
 
 QTakc goob Ijeeb therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the 
 Lord your God. 
 
 And Joshua gathered all the trbies of Israel to Shechem, 
 and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for 
 their judges, and for their officers ; and they presented themselves 
 before God, And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith 
 the Lord God of Israel, ..... Now therefore fear the 
 Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth ; and put away tlie 
 gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, 
 and in Egypt ; and serve ye the Lord. Qlnii if it SCCm Ciul nnto' 
 
 20U to Bcvvc tl)e tov'b, cl)oosc non tl)is ban toljom jie tuill 
 
 BCXVC, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on 
 the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites in whose 
 
 land ye dwell : but as for tttc anb mti l)onse, U3C toill seruc tl)c 
 £orb. 
 
 And the people answered, and said, God forbid that we should 
 forsake the Lord, to serve oth«r gods ; for the Lord our God, he 
 it is that brought us up, and our fathers, out of the land of Egypt, 
 from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in 
 our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and 
 among all the people through whom we passed : and the Lord 
 drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which 
 dwelt in the land : tljcrcforc ujill xoc also seruc tl)e Corb ; for 
 he is our God. 
 
 And Joshua said unto the people. Ye cannot serve the Lord : 
 for he is an holy God : he is a jealous God ; he will not forgive 
 your transgressions, nor your sins. If ye forsake the Lord, and 
 serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and con- 
 sume you, after that he hath done you good. 
 
 And the people said unto Joshua, Xan ; but tDC voill SCrnC 
 tl)c torb.
 
 MANS FREEDOM, 
 
 499 
 
 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are Avitnesses against 
 yourselves that ye have chosen you the Lord, to serve him. And 
 they said, l33e arc UjitltCSSes. Now therefore put away (said he) 
 the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart 
 unto the Lord God of Israel. And the people said unto Joshua, 
 The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey. So 
 Joshua mabc a coucnaut roitl) tl)c people that day, and set them 
 a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. 
 
 The thing displeased Samuel, when they said. Give us a king 
 to judge us : and Samuel prayed unto the Lord. And the Lord 
 said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all 
 that they say unto thee : for they have not rejected thee, bnt t\i)t^ 
 \)(IVC rejecteb me, that I should not reign over them. According 
 to all the works which they have done since the day that I 
 brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith 
 
 they have 
 unto thee. 
 
 forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also 
 
 Behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have 
 desired ! and behold, the Lord hath set a king over you. 3f ne 
 
 tDillfear tlje £orb, anb serne l)im, anb oben l)is woice, anb not 
 rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall both ye, 
 and also the king that reigneth over you, continue following the 
 Lord your God. But if ye will not obey the voice of the Lord, 
 but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall the 
 hand of the Lord be against you, as it was against your fathers. 
 
 And Samuel said unto the people. Fear not : ye have done all 
 this wickedness: pet tnru not asibc from follotoing tlic Corb, 
 but scroc tlic £orb initl) all nonr l)eart; aixb turn ne not asibc: 
 for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor de- 
 liver; for they are vain. For the Lord will not foi'sake his people 
 for his great name's sake : because it hath pleased the Lord to make 
 you his people. Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin 
 against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you : but I will teach you 
 the good and the right way : only fear the Lord, and serve him in 
 truth with all your heart : for consider how great things he hath 
 done for you. But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be con- 
 sumed, both ye and your king. 
 
 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this 
 
 thing. And God said unto him, I have also 
 
 given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour : 
 so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all 
 thy days. And if tl)ou ujilt toalli in mn roans, to keep my 
 statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then 
 I will lengthen thy days. 
 
 Tlie word of the Lord came to Solomon, savinof, Concerninof 
 this house which thou art in building, if tl)On 0)ilt CDalk in mn 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 viii. &-y. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 xii. 13-15. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 xii. 20-25. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 
 iii. 10, 11, 
 
 13, 14. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 \i. 11, 12.
 
 500 
 
 MANS FREEDOM. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 ix. 1-7. 
 
 I Kinors, 
 xviii. ai. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 xxi. 20, 25. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 xvii. 12-16. 
 
 Statutes, mib e^ccntc mn jitbgrncnts, aixb keep all mv com- 
 
 maubmcnts to toulk in tl)em;~tben will I perform my woid with 
 thee, which I spake ixnto David thy father. 
 
 It came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of 
 the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all Solomon's de- 
 sire which he was pleased to do, that the Lord appeared to Solo- 
 mon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon. 
 And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy sup- 
 phcation that thou hast made before me : I have hallowed this 
 house, which thou hast built, to put my name there forever ; and 
 mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. And if 
 tl)ou roilt tDiilk before me, ns Dnuib tlin fatl)er toalkeb, in in- 
 legritii of Ijeart, anh in npriglitness, to bo accorbing to all 
 
 tl)at J [)avc COmmanbeb tl)ee, and wilt keep my statutes, and my 
 judgments : then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon 
 Israel forever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall 
 not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. But if ye shall at 
 all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep 
 my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, 
 but go and serve other gods, and worship them : then will I cut 
 oif Israel out of the land which I have given them. 
 
 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, ^OU) long 
 
 Ijalt Be bettoe^n troo opinions ? if tl)c Corb be (5ob, folloto 
 
 l]im : but if Baal, tl)en follow l)im. And the people answered 
 him not a word. 
 
 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy ? 
 And he answered, I have found thee: because tl)OU l)ast solb 
 
 tl)I}self tomork coil in tl)c 6igl)tof tl)c £orb 
 
 Jkit there was none like unto Ahab, rabid) bib sell l)imsclf tO 
 
 tDork toickebness in tlje sigl)t of tl)e iiorb, whom Jezebel his 
 
 wife stirred up. 
 
 They served idols, whereof the Lord had said unto them, Ye 
 shall not do this thing. Yet the Lord testifieb against Israel, and 
 against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying. 
 Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments, and my 
 statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, 
 and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. Notwith- 
 standing, tljen tDOulb not l)eai-, but Ijarbeneb tl)cir necks, like 
 to tl)C neck of tl)cir fathers, that did not believe in the Lord 
 their Go-l. QVub tijeu rcjecteb l)i5 statutes, anh ijis couenant 
 tljat l)c mabe roitl) tl)cir fatl)crs, anb l)is testimonies wl)icl) Ije 
 
 tCStitieb against tl)em; and they followed vanity, and became 
 vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, con- 
 cerning whom the Lord liad charged them, that they should not do 
 like them. And they left all the commandments of the Lord their 
 God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a 
 grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
 
 MAN'S FREEDOM. 
 
 501 
 
 And like unto him [Josiali] was there no king before him, 
 
 tl)at liixneh to tl)c Corb toitl) all l)is l)eart, anb raitl) all l)is 
 
 soul, lUib mill] all l)is migl)t, according to all the law of Moses; 
 neither after him arose there any like him. 
 
 Thou, Solomon mj^ son, know thou the God of thy father, and 
 serve him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind: for the 
 Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandcth all the imaginations 
 
 of the thoughts: if tljoit scck l)im, l]c u)ill be founb of t\]cc; 
 but if tI)ou forsake l)im, l)e toill tast tl)ei; off foreucr. 
 
 Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant 
 David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying. There 
 shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of 
 Israel; yet 60 tl)at tljn cljilbren take Ijecb to tljeirroan to walk 
 in ntg lau), as thou hast walked before me. 
 
 And he [Rehoboam] did evil, bccOUSe 1)C prepureb UOt l]is 
 l]eart to seek the Lord. 
 
 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded : 
 and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, 
 and all Judah and Benjamin ; 3E1)C Corb is tDltl) fjOU, tt)l]ile Jie 
 be Ujitl) Ijini ; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you ; but if 
 ye forsake him, he will forsake you. 
 
 Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, 
 and made obeisance to the kino-. Then the kinof hearkened unto 
 them. And they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, 
 and served groves and idols : and wrath came upon Judah and 
 Jerusalem for this their trespass. Wet l)e GCUt propl)etS tO tl^em, 
 
 to bring tl)em again unto tl)e fiorb ; anb tljcji testiftcb against 
 tl)em : but tljen ujoulb not gioe ear. And the Spirit of God 
 came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood 
 above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why trans- 
 gress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper ? 
 because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you. 
 
 In the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, 
 who sent unto him [Ilezekiah] to inquire of the wonder that was 
 
 done in the land, (5ob left l}im, to trji l)im, tl)at l)e migl)t knooj 
 all tljat ujas in Ijis l)eart. 
 
 All the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very 
 much after all the abominations of the heathen ; and polluted the 
 house of the Lord which he had hallowed in J(>rnsalem. And the 
 
 Lord God of their fathers sent to tl]em bi) l)is messengers, rising 
 nj] betimes anb senbing ; because he had compassion on his 
 people, and on his dwelling-place: but tl)en mockeb tl]e messen- 
 gers of i&o'b, anb bespiseb l)is worbs, anh misuseb Ijis 
 |iropt]etS, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till 
 there was no remedy. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 xxiii. '25. 
 
 1 Chronicles, 
 xxviii. 9. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 vi. lU. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xii. 14. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 XV. 1, 2, 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xxiv. 17-20. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xxxii. 31. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xxxvi. l-i-16.
 
 502 
 
 MAN S FKEEDOM, 
 
 Nehemiah, 
 
 ix. 13-17, 
 
 26-30. 
 
 Job, xxiv. 13. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxvi. 10-12. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxvi. 21. 
 
 Psalm X. 4. 
 
 Thou earnest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with 
 them from heaven, and gavest thein right judgments, and true hiws, 
 good statutes and commandments : and madest known unto tliera 
 thy holy sabbath, and commanded.st them precepts, statutes, and 
 laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant : and gavest them bread 
 from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them 
 out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they 
 should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give 
 them. J3ut they and our fathers dealt proudly, attb l)rtrbcncb 
 
 tl)cir necks, anb l)earkcucb not to tl)n commandments, anb 
 
 refused to obei], neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou 
 didst among them ; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion 
 appointed a captain to return to their bondage : but thou art a God 
 ready to pai-don, gracious and mei'ciful, slow to anger, and of great 
 kindness, and forsookest them not Nevertheless, 
 
 they were disobedient, anb rcbelleb against tliee, onb cast ll)j) 
 latD bcl)inb tl)cir backs, anb slevD tljii propl)cts toljicl) testifieb 
 
 against tljem to turn tl)Cm to tl)CC, and they wrought great 
 provocations. Therefore thou deliveredst thein into the hand of 
 their enemies, who vexed thein : and in the time of their trouble, 
 when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven ; and 
 according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who 
 saved them out of the hand of their enemies. But after they had 
 rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in 
 the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over 
 them : yet when they returned and cried unto thee, thou heardest 
 them from heaven ; and many times didst thou deliver them ac- 
 cording to thy mercies ; and testifiedst against them, that thou 
 mightest bring them again unto thy law : jiet tl)ev) bcillt ^Jroubln, 
 
 anb Ijearkcneb not unto ll)ti commanbments, but sinneb 
 
 against tl)ll jubgmentS, (which if a man do, he shall live in 
 
 th.in;) aniTroitljbreu) tlje si)oulber, anb l^arbencb tl)eir neck, 
 
 anb UJOUlb not Ijcav. Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and 
 testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets : jiet tooulb 
 tl)et1 not giue car: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of 
 the people of the lands. 
 
 They are of those that rebel against tl)e ligl)t: they know 
 not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. 
 
 He o])eneth their ear to discipline, and commanbetl) t\)at 
 t\)tj) return from iniquitrj- If they obey and serve him, they 
 shall sj)end their days in prosperity, and their years in ])leasures. 
 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall 
 die without knowledcfe. 
 
 Take heed, regard not ifiiquity : for this |)ast tl)OU cl)OSCn 
 rather than affliction. 
 
 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, toill not 
 seek after (J5ob : (*od is not in all his thoughts.
 
 MAN S FREEDOM, 
 
 503 
 
 Tlie Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness ; accord- 
 ing to the cleanness of my hands hath lie recompensed me. For 
 I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed 
 from my God. For all his judgments were befoi-e me, and J bib 
 not pin aVOlW Ijis GtiUlUCS from mc. I was also upright before 
 
 him, and J kept miisclf from mine iniquitn. 
 
 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face ; mil IjCiirt BCllb UXltO 
 tl)ec, ®l)n face, Corb, toill 3 seek. 
 
 Unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare m}^ 
 statutes, or that tliou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth ? 
 
 seeing tl)ou l)atcst instruction, ani! castcst mn roorbs bcl)inb 
 tl)ce. 
 
 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to l)im tl)at orbcr- 
 etl) l)iS COnoerSiltion arigljt will I shew the salvation of God. 
 
 The wicked are estranged from the womb : they go astray as 
 soon as they be born, speaking lies. Tlieir poison is like the poison 
 
 of a serpent: tljeg lire like tl)c beaf abber tljat stoppcti) l)er 
 car; tDl)icI) roill not Ijearkcn to tl)c uoicc of cljarmers, djarm- 
 ing ncoer so roiscln. 
 
 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the 
 works of God, but keep his commandments : and might not be as 
 their fathers, a Stubborn anb rebellious generation; a genera- 
 tion tijat set not tljeir Ijeart arigl)t, and whose spirit was not 
 
 steadfast with CJotl. The childi'en of Ephraim, being armed, and 
 carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. (Jll)en kept not 
 tl)c cooenant of (Sob, anb rcfuseb to toalk in l)is lava ; and 
 
 forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed thoia. 
 
 Hear, mv people, and I will testify unto thee : O Israel, if 
 tl)OU Ujilt l)earkcn unto mc; there shall no strange god be in 
 thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. I am the Lord 
 thy God which bniught thee out of the land of Egypt: open tl)n 
 
 mouti) roibc, anb 3 mill fill it. 
 
 l>ut my people would not hearken to ray voice ; and Israel tDOUlb 
 none of me. Go 3 gauc tl)em up unto tlicir omn l^earts' 
 lust: anb tl)cn roalkcb in tl)eir omn counsels. CDli tijat mn 
 people l)ab l)earkeucb unto me, anb Israel l)ab malkeb in mg 
 mans ! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my 
 hand against their adversaries. 
 
 To-day if TIC mill l)ear l)is uoicc, I]arbcn not nour Ijcart, as in 
 
 the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: 
 when your fathers tempted rae, proved me, and saw my woik. 
 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation. 
 
 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, 
 and shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their 
 
 Ps.aliu 
 xviii. 20-23. 
 
 Ps. xxvii. 8. 
 
 Ps. 1. 16, 17. 
 
 Psalm 1. 23. 
 
 Ps. Iviii. 3-5. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxviii. 7-11. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxi. 8-14. 
 
 Ps. xcv. 7-10. 
 
 Psalm 
 cvi. 37-39.
 
 504 
 
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 Ps. cxix. 4, 5. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxix. 30-32. 
 
 Psalm 
 
 cxix. 
 
 115-117. 
 
 Pror. 1. 10. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 i. 20-33. 
 
 Prov. ii. 1-5. 
 
 Provcrb.i, 
 iv. 23-27. 
 
 daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan : and 
 the hind was polluted with blood. Thus were they defiled toitl) 
 
 tl)cir oran roorks, anb vocnt a tol)oring toitl) tl)cir omn inucn- 
 tions. 
 
 2ri]ou l)ast commanbcb us to keep tl)|} precepts biligentln. 
 
 that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes ! 
 
 I have cljoaen the way of truth : thy judgments have I laid 
 before me. J i)iwc stitck unt0 tl)s testimonies : O Lord, 
 put me not to shame. I will run the way of thy commandments, 
 when thou shalt enlarge my heart. 
 
 Depart from me, ye evil-doers: for Jf toiU keep tl)C COttt- 
 manbmcntS of mj} (Sob. Uphold me according unto thy word, 
 that I may live : and let me not be ashamed of my hope. Hold 
 thou me up, and I shall be safe : and I will have respect unto thy 
 statutes continually. 
 
 My son, if sinners entice thee, coilSCnt tl]OU ttot. 
 
 Wisdom crietli without ; she uttereth her voice in the streets : 
 she crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the 
 gates : in the city she uttereth her Avords, saying. How long, ye 
 simple ones, will ye love simplicity ? and the scorners delight in 
 their scorning, and fools hate knowledge ? (Jutlt t]OU rtt mil re- 
 proof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make 
 known my words unto you. 
 
 Because I have called oixb Jje refltseb ; I have stretched out 
 my hand, and no man regarded ; but ne Ijnue set lU UOugllt ail 
 
 mg coitnsel, anb looulb none of mti reproof : I also will laugh 
 
 at your calamity : I will mock when your fear cometh ; when your 
 fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirl- 
 wind ; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall 
 they call upon me, but I will not answer ; they shall seek me early, 
 but they shall not find me ; for that they hated knowledge, and 
 bib not cl)00se the fear of the Lord : they would none of my 
 counsel : they despised all my reproof. Therefore shall they eat 
 
 of tl)e frnit of tljeir omn raaij, anb be fillcb toiti) tijeir oran 
 
 beuiccs. tor the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and 
 the prospei'ity of fools shall destroy them. But whoso hearkeneth 
 unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. 
 
 My son, if tllOU Eoilt rcceiue mn raorbs, and hide my com- 
 mandments with thee ; so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, 
 and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after 
 
 knomlebge, anb liftcst up tl)n uoice for nnberstanbing ; if 
 tl)on scekcst l)cr as siluer, anb scarcl)est for i)er as for l)ib 
 
 treasures ; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and 
 find the knowledge of God. 
 
 Uecp tl)n l)cart mitl) all biligence; for out of it are the 
 i.ssues of life. Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse
 
 MAN'S FREEDOM. 
 
 605 
 
 lips put far from thee. Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine 
 eye-lids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and 
 let all thy ways be established. ®urn UOt tO tl)C riigl)t Ijanb ItOr 
 to tl)c left: rcmooc tl)2 foot from coil. 
 
 Dotl) not toisbom cr|}? a\\b uniicrstanbing putforti) l)cr 
 
 OOicc ? She standetli in the top of high places, by the way in the 
 places of the paths. She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the 
 city, at the coming in at the doors : HntO tlOU, © IttCtt, 3 call ; 
 
 anh mti ooice is to tlic sons of man. (D ijc simple, unberstanb 
 tuisbom : aiiii ^c fools, be nc of an unifcrstanbing l)eart. 
 
 Now therefore 1} ear ken unto me, O ye children : for blessed 
 are they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and 
 refuse it not. Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily 
 at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoso findeth 
 me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. But he that 
 sinneth against me torongctl] l)is OU)U SOul : all they that hate me 
 love death. 
 
 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven 
 pillars: she hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; 
 she hath also furnished her table. She hath sent forth her maidens : 
 she crieth upon the highest places of the city, iDljoso is simple, 
 let l)im turn in l)itl)er : as for him that wanteth understanding, 
 
 she saith to him, (Home, eat of mn breab, anb brink of tl)e 
 
 tnine tDl)icl) 3 \)avc mingleb. Forsake the foolish, and live ; and 
 go in the way of understanding. 
 
 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou 
 
 scornest, tl)ou alone sl)all bear it. 
 
 Wherefore is there a price in tl}c Ijanb of a fool to get 
 
 toisbom, seeing he hath no heart to it ? 
 
 The foolishness of man peruertetl) l)is toag : and his heart 
 fretteth asfainst the Lord. 
 
 Bm tl)e trutl), anb sell it not; 
 
 and understandino;. 
 
 also wisdom, and instruction. 
 
 My son, gioc mc tl)inc l)eart, and let thine eyes observe my 
 ways. 
 
 He that turnctl) atoat} \)\b ear from 1) earing tl)e lato, even 
 
 his prayer shall be abomination. 
 
 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved ; but he that is pcr^ 
 Dcrse in Ijis WajlS shall fall at once. 
 
 He that, being often reproved, Ijarbeuetl) Ijis neck, shall sud- 
 denly be destroyed, and that without remedy. 
 
 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright ; 
 
 bnt tljeg l)at)e sougljt out mann indentions. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 viii. 1-5. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 viii. 32-3(5. 
 
 Prov. ix. 1-6. 
 
 Prov. ix. 12. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xvii. 10. 
 
 Prov. xix. 3. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxiii. 23. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxiii. 26. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 XX viii. 9. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxviii. 18. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxix. 1. 
 
 Ecc. vii. 29.
 
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 Ecc. viii. 11 
 
 Ecc. xi. 9. 
 
 Ecc. xii. 1. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 i. 4, 16-i;0. 
 
 Isaiah, ii. 5. 
 Isaiab, ill. 9. 
 
 Is. V. 1-7. 
 
 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, 
 
 tl)crcforc tl)c l)cart of tl)c sons of men is fulls set in ll)cm 
 to bo coil. 
 
 Eejoice, young man, in thy youth ; and let thy heai-t cheer 
 thee in the days of thy youth, ail^ UJalk in tl)C tDtlJlS of tl)inc 
 
 l)eort, anh in tl)c sigl)t of tljinc egcs : but know thou, that for 
 
 all these things God will bring thee into judgment. 
 
 llemcmbcr noto tl)n Qlrcntor in tlje bans of tl)ii nouti), 
 
 while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou 
 shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. 
 
 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil- 
 doers, children that are corrupters ! they have forsctkcn t\]C £otb, 
 they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are 
 gone away backward 
 
 tOiisI) non, make mix clean: put atoan tl)e eoil of pour 
 
 boings from before mine ejies ; cease to do evil ; learn to do 
 well; seek judgment, relieve the oj^pressed, judge the fatherless, 
 plead for the widow. 
 
 Qlome noro, anb let us reason togetljer, saith the Lord : 
 
 though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow ; 
 though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be 
 willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land : but if ye 
 refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword : for the 
 mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. 
 
 O house of Jacob, comc ge, and let us walk in the light of 
 the Lord. 
 
 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them : 
 and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Wo unto 
 
 their soul! for tljeii Ijaue remarbeb enil unto tl)emselues. 
 
 Now will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved 
 touching his vineyard. My well-beloved hath a vineyard in a very 
 fruitful hill : and he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thei'oof, 
 and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst 
 of it, and also made a wine-press therein : anb \)C lookeb tl)at it 
 sl)oulb bring fortl) grapes, anb it brougl)t fortl) roilb gi-ajjes. 
 
 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, 
 judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. What could have 
 been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it ? where- 
 fore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it 
 forth wild grapes? And now go to; I will tell you what I will do 
 to ray vineyard : I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall 
 be eaten up ; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trod- 
 den down : and I will lay it waste : it shall not be pruned, nor 
 digged ; but there shall come up briers and thorns : I will also 
 (■(^nunand the clouds tliat they rain no rain upon it. For the vine- 
 yard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of
 
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 Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold 
 ojjpression ; for righteousness, but behold a ciy. 
 
 Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn 
 righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, 
 anb toill not bcljolb the majesty of the Lord. Lord, when thy 
 hand is lifted up, tl)CJ] roiU llOt SCC : but they shall see, and be 
 ashamed for their envy at the people ; yea, the fire of thine enemies 
 shall devour them. 
 
 Cct l)im take Ijolb of mn Strcngtl), that he may make peace 
 with me, and he shall make peace with me. 
 
 Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, 
 that it may be for the time to come forever and ever : that this is a 
 rebellious people, lying children, cl)ilbren tl)Ot toill UOt l)Car tlje 
 iavo of tl)C £orb : which say to the seers. See not; and to the 
 prophets. Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth 
 things, prophesy deceits : get you out of the way, turn aside out of 
 the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. 
 
 Wherefore thus saitli the Holy One of Israel, Because ye bc- 
 spisc tl)is tDOtb, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay 
 thereon: therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach I'eady 
 to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking coraeth sud- 
 denly at an instant. And he shall break it as the breaking of the 
 potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that 
 there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from 
 the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit. For thus saith 
 the Lord Ood, the Holy One of Israel ; In returning and rest shall 
 ye be saved ; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength : 
 
 a\\b m u)oulb not. Snt jic saib, Xo; for mc roill flee upon 
 
 IjOrSCS ; therefore shall ye fiee : and, U]c tDlU vibc UpOU ll)C 
 swift ; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. 
 
 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers 1 did not 
 the Lord, he against whom we have sinned? for tl)Cll rooulb not 
 EDalk in l)is roans, neither were they obedient unto his law. 
 Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the 
 strength of battle : and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he 
 knew not ; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart. 
 
 He feedeth on ashes: a bcceiucb l)cart IjatI) tnrucb l)im 
 nsibc, tl]at lie cannot bcliucr l)is soul, nor say, Is there not a 
 
 lie in my right hand i 
 
 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth : ^ 
 saib not unto tl)c sceb of Jacob, Seek jie me in yain: I the 
 Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. 
 
 £ook unto me, anb be ne saueb, all the ends of the earth : 
 for I am God, and there is none else. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xxvi. lU, 11. 
 
 Is. xxvii. 5. 
 
 Is. XXX. 8-16. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xlii. 24, ii5. 
 
 Is. xliv. 20. 
 
 Is. xlv. 19. 
 
 Is. xlv. 22.
 
 508 
 
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 Isaiah, 
 xlviii. 17, 18. 
 
 Is. Iv. 1-3. 
 
 la. iv. 6, 7. 
 
 Is. Ixv. 12. 
 
 Is. Ixvi. 3, 4. 
 
 Jer. ii. 9-14. 
 
 Jer. ii. 17. 
 
 Jcr. ii. 21. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel ; 
 I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth 
 thee by the way that thou shouldest go. © tl)at tl)OU l)rtbst 
 Ijearkcncb to tng COmmnnbmcntS ! then had thy peace been as 
 a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea. 
 
 ii)o, euerg one tijat tl)irstctl), come j}c to tl)c roatcrs, and 
 
 he that hath no money ; come ye, buy, and eat ; yea, come, buy 
 wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye 
 spend money for that which is not bread ? and your labour for that 
 which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that 
 which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. JncUuc 
 20ur ear, anb come unto me : hear, and your soul shall live ; 
 and I will make an everlasting coueuaut with you, even the sure 
 mercies of David. 
 
 Seek 2e tl)e Corb toljile l)c man be fonnb, call jie upon 
 
 l)im loljile 1)C is near : let the wicked forsake his way, and the 
 unrighteous man his thoughts: and let hiin return unto the Lord, 
 and he will have mercy ujwn him; and to our God, for he will 
 abundantly pardon. 
 
 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious peo- 
 ple, tDi)icl) ujalketl) in a ujan tl)at toae not goob, after tl)eir 
 
 Oton tl)OUigl)t0; a people that provoketh me to anger continually 
 to my face. 
 
 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all 
 bow down to the slaughter: because m[)cn S calleb, ne bib not 
 
 ansmeri when I spake, ye did not liear ; but did evil before mine 
 
 eyes, and bib cl)00se tijat U)l)crcin 3 beligljtcb not. 
 
 Yea, tljen Ijaue cljoscn tl)eir oton mags, and their soul de- 
 
 lighteth in their abominations. I also will choose their delusions, 
 and will bring their fears upon them ; because when I called, none 
 did answer.; when I spake, they did not hear : but they did evil 
 before mine eyes, and cl]OSC tijat in which I delighted not. 
 
 I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your chil- 
 dren's children will I plead. For pass over the isles of Chittim, and 
 see ; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there 
 be such a thing. Ilath a nation changed their gods, which are yet 
 
 no gods? but mn people l)auc djangeb tljcir glorn for tijat 
 
 U3l)icl) botl) not profit. Be astonished, ( ) ye heavens, at this, and 
 be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord. For my 
 people have committed two evils; tl)ejl l)aiic forsaken mc tl}e 
 fountain of lining toaters, anb I)cu3cbll)em out cisterns, broken 
 
 cisterns, that can hold no water. Is Israel a servant i is he a home- 
 born slave ? why is he spoiled ? 
 
 Ilast thou not prOCUrcb tl)is unto tl)nself, in that thou hast 
 forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way ? 
 
 3 l)ab planteb tl)cc a noble nine, ujljollg a rigl)t seeb :
 
 MAN'S FREEDOM. 
 
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 Jeremiah, 
 iii. 20-2a, 
 
 Jer. iv. 14. 
 
 Jer. V. 3-5. 
 
 how then ail thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange 
 vine unto me ? 
 
 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so 
 have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the 
 Lord. 
 
 A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and suppli- 
 cations of the children of Israel : for tl)C2 I)UI1C pctDcrtcb tl)Ciir 
 toag, and they have forgotten the Lord tlieir God. tlctUtU, ye 
 backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, 
 we come unto thee ; for thou art the Lord our God. 
 
 (© Icrusalcm, tonsl) l\)\nc l)cart from toickcbncsa, that 
 
 thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge 
 within thee ? 
 
 O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth ? thou hast stricken 
 them, but they have not grieved ; thou hast consumed them, but 
 
 tljcji \)avc rcfuscb to rccciuc correction : tljci] Ijayc mabc tl)dr 
 faces l)oriicr tl)an a rock ; tl)C|i [)avc rcfuscS to return. 
 
 Therefore 1 said. Surely these are poor ; they are foolish : for 
 they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God. 
 I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them ; for 
 they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of their 
 
 God : but tijcsc l)atic ttltogctl)cr broken tl)c jioke, unb burst tl)e 
 bonbs. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask 
 for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye 
 shall find rest for your souls, ^ut tijen siiib, iX)e roiU not roalk 
 
 tl)CreitX. Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the 
 
 sound of the trumpet. J3ut tljen siiii, tOe roiU not Ijearken. 
 
 Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, congregation, what is 
 among them. Hear, earth : Behold, I will bring evil upon this 
 people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not 
 hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejecteb it. 
 
 This thing commanded I them, saying, (Dben mn uoice, and 
 I will be your God, and ye shall be my people : and walk ye in all 
 the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto 
 
 you. But tl)cn l)earkeneb not, nor inclineb tljcir ear, but 
 toalkcb in tl)e counsels anb in tl)e imagination of tljcir euil 
 
 l)eart, and Avent backward, and not forward. Since the day that your 
 fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day, I have 
 even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, bailu risiucj Up 
 
 earln anh scnbing tl)em : net tl)cn Ijearkeneb not unto^me, 
 nor indincb tl)eir ear, but l)arbeneb tijeir neck : they did worse 
 
 tlian their fatliers. Therefore thou siialt speak all these words unto 
 them ; but they will not hearken to thee : thou shalt also call 
 unto them ; but they will not answer thee. 
 
 Why is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual jer. viii. 5, 6. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 vi. 16-19. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 vii. 23-27.
 
 olO 
 
 MAN'S FEEEDOM. 
 
 Jer. viii. 22. 
 
 Jer. ix. 6. 
 
 Jer. xi. 9, 10. 
 
 Jer. xiii. 27. 
 
 ' Jer. xvii. 23 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xviii. 11-14. 
 
 Jer. xix. 15. 
 
 Jer. xxii. 21. 
 
 Jeremiali, 
 xxvi. 1-3. 
 
 backsliding? tl)Ctt l]oli5 fiXGt bcccit, they refuse to return. I heark- 
 ened and heard, but they spake not aright : no man repented him 
 of his wickedness, saying, What liave I done? cucvn OUC tlltucb 
 
 to l)is course, as tl)c l)orse ruslictl) into tl}c battle. 
 
 3s tl}erc no balm in (!3ileab ; is tl)erc no pljgsician tl)crc ? 
 
 why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered ? 
 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit ; through deceit they 
 
 refuse to Unora tne, saith the Lord. 
 
 The Lord said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men 
 of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. They are 
 turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, U)l)icl} r^fuseb tO 
 l)ear tnjl tOOrbs ; and they went after other gods to serve them : 
 the house of Israel and the house of Judah Ijaue broken Utn 
 COUenant which I made with their fathers. 
 
 Wo unto thee, Jerusalem ! toilt tl)OU not be mabc dean ? 
 
 when shall it once be? 
 
 They obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but tnabc tl)eir 
 
 neck stiff, tl)at tl^eji migl)t not l)ear, nor rereitJC instruction. 
 
 Go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of 
 Jerusalem, saying. Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I frame evil against 
 you, and devise a device against you : return pc UOU) CVCXn one 
 
 from l)is euil waji, arib make nour mans anh jiour boings 
 
 goob. And they said, (Jl]ere is no l)O^JC : but we will walk after 
 our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his 
 evil heart. 
 
 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; Ask ye now among the heathen, 
 who hath heard such things : the virgin of Israel hath done a very 
 horrible thing. Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which 
 Cometh from the rock of the field ? or shall the cold flowing waters 
 that come from another place be forsaken ? 
 
 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, I 
 will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I 
 
 have pronounced against it, becausc tl)cn l^aue l^arbcneb tl)eir 
 necks, tliat tlieg migljt not Ijcar mg morbs. 
 
 I spake unto thee in thy prosperity ; bUt tl]OU saibst, 3 tDlU 
 not Ijear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou 
 obeyedst not my voice. 
 
 In the beginninof of the reia'n of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah 
 King of Judah came this word from the Lord, saying, Thus saith 
 the Lord ; Stand in the court of the Lord's house, and speak unto 
 all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord's house, 
 all the words that I command thee to speak unto them ; diminish 
 not a word : if so bc tljen mill l)earken, and turn every man
 
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 from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I pur- 
 pose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. 
 
 Therefore now amcub jioiu" ujiins aixb jiour boings, and 
 
 obey the voice of the Lord your God ; and the Lord will repent 
 him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you. 
 
 Ye shall seek me, and find me, U)l}cn Jie sljall searcl) for me 
 roitl) nil tlOUr I) cart. And I will be found of you, saith the 
 Lord. 
 
 This city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and 
 of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day ; that 
 I should remove it from before my face, because of all the evil of 
 the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they 
 have done to prouokc tltC tO attgcr, the}^, their kings, their princes, 
 their priests, ami their prophets, and the men of .Judah, and the 
 inhabitants of Jerusalem. <T^nb tlictl l)iUiC tuvncb UlltO mc tl)e 
 
 back, aiib not tl)c face: tljouglj^J taugl)t tl)cm, rising np 
 carln anb tcacljing tl)em, net tijcn l)auc not Ijcarkeneb to re- 
 ccioe instruction. 
 
 I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and 
 
 sending them, saying, ®|), bo not tilis abominable tl)ing t\)at Jf 
 
 Ijate. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from 
 their wickedness. 
 
 And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house 
 of Israel, and speak with my words unto them. For thou art not 
 sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but 
 to the house of Israel ; not to many people of a strange speech and 
 of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. 
 Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto 
 
 thee. Out tl)c l)ouse of Jsracl toill not l)carkcn unto tl)ce ; 
 for tlien u3iU not Ijcarkcn unto me : for all tl)c Ijouse of Js- 
 rael are impubent anb l}arb-l)enrteb But 
 
 when I speak with thee, 1 will open thy mouth, arid thou shalt say 
 unto them. Thus saith the Lord God ; ^c tbat Ijcarctl), let l)im 
 
 hear; anb Ije tljat forbcaretl), let l)im forbear : for they are a 
 
 rebellious house. 
 
 Therefore, I will judge you, house of Israel, every one ac- 
 cording to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn your- 
 selves from all your transgressions ; so iniquity shall not be your 
 ruin. Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have 
 
 transgressed: anb make 110U a neu) Ijeart anb a neto spirit: 
 for t»l)n U)ill ne bie, (l> l)ouse of Israel? For I have no pleas- 
 ure in the deatli of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore 
 turn yourselves, and live ye. 
 
 In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring 
 them forth of the land of Egypt into a land tbat I had espied 
 for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all 
 
 Jer. xxvi. 13. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxix. 13, 14. 
 
 Jeremi.ah, 
 xxxii. 31-33. 
 
 Jer. xliv. 4, 5. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 iii. 4-7, 27. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xviil. 30-32. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 XX. G-8, 39.
 
 512 
 
 MAN'S FREEDOM. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxiv. 13. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxiii. 1-11. 
 
 Ilosca, iv. C. 
 
 lands : then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abomi- 
 nations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of 
 Egypt : I am the Lord your God. But tl)C^ tcbcllcb against 
 me, aiib tOOnlb not l)Carken unto mc : they did not every man 
 cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake 
 the idols of Egypt : then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them 
 to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of 
 Egypt As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith 
 
 the Lord God; (Qo jic, scruc iic cvcrx) onc l)is ibols, anb here- 
 after also, if 2e toiU not Ijcarken unto me : but pollute ye my 
 
 holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols. 
 
 Because J l)aue purgcb tl)ee, anb tljou toast not purgcb, 
 
 thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have 
 caused my fury to rest upon thee. 
 
 The word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Son of man, 
 speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I 
 bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man 
 of their coasts, and set him for their watchman : if when he seeth 
 the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the 
 
 people, then, tDhosoeoer hcarcti) the sounb of thetrumiiet, anb 
 taketh notujarning; ifthestoorb rome anb take hint aman, 
 his bloob shall be upon his own heab. i)e hearb the soun"b 
 of the trumpet, anb took not uiarning ; his bloob shall be 
 
 upon hint. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. 
 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trum- 
 pet, and the people be not warned ; if the sword come, and take 
 any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity ; 
 but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand. 
 
 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the 
 house of Israel ; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, 
 anb toarn them from me. When I say unto the wicked, O 
 wicked man, thou shalt surely die ; if thou dost not speak to warn 
 the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity ; 
 but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless, if thou 
 warn the wicked of his way to turn from it ; if he do not turn 
 from his way lie shall die in his iniquity ; but thou hast delivered 
 thy soul. Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house 
 of Israel ; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our 
 sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should w-e then 
 live? Say unto them. As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no 
 pleasure in the death of the wicked ; but that the wicked turn 
 troni his way and live : turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways ; for 
 tohy tX)iU 2C bie, O house of Israel ? 
 
 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge : because 
 thou hast rejectcb knoralebge, I will also reject thee, that thou 
 
 lalt be 
 
 snaiL be no pnust to me : seeing thou liast forgotten the law of 
 
 thy God, I will also forget thy children.
 
 MAN'S FREEDOM. 
 
 513 
 
 They shall eat, and not have enoug-h : they shall commit 
 whoredom, and shall not increase : bccUUSC tl)Cl} IjUUC left off tO 
 
 lake l)CCii to tllC Corb My people avsk counsel 
 
 at their stocks, and their staft' declareth unto them : for the spirit 
 of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a 
 
 whoring from under their God Ephraim is joined 
 
 to idols : let l)im alone. 
 
 drijen roill not frame tlieir boings to turn unto tl)eir 
 
 ({3oi) : for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and 
 they have not known the Lord. 
 
 Then shall we know, if toe folloVD on tO liUOtD tllC Covb : 
 
 his going forth is prepared as the morning ; and he shall come 
 unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. 
 
 Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall 
 be unto him to sin. I have written to him the great things of 
 
 my law, but tl)en tDcrc rounteb as a strange tl)ing. 
 
 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of 
 Gibeah ; therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit 
 their sins. I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness ; I saw 
 your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig tree at her first time : but 
 they went to Baal-peor, and sepai-ated themselves unto that shame ; 
 
 anh tl)cir abominations toere according as tl)en loueb. 
 
 My God will cast them away, because tijen bib not Ijearkcu 
 unto l)im : and they shall be wanderers among the nations. 
 
 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love : and 
 I was to them as they that take ofi' the yoke on their jaws, and I 
 laid meat unto them. 
 
 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian 
 
 shall be his king, bccausc tljen refuseb to return. And the 
 
 sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, 
 and devour them, bccause of tl)cir OUJU COUUSels. And my 
 people are bent tO backsUbiug from me : though they called 
 them to the Most High, none at all would exalt him. 
 
 Israel, tl)OU l)ast bcstl'Oneb tijnseif ; but in me is thine 
 help. 
 
 For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek X)C mc, 
 anb ne sliall line. 
 
 Seek goob, anb not cuil, tljat gc mag lioe : and so the 
 
 Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. 
 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the 
 gate ; it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto 
 the remnant of Joseph. 
 
 1 said. Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction ; 
 so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them : 
 
 but tljejj rose carls, anb corrupteb all tijeir boings. 
 
 Ilosea, 
 iv. 10, U, 17. 
 
 Hosea, v. 4. 
 
 Hosea, vi. 3. 
 
 Hosea, 
 viii. 11, 12. 
 
 Hosea, 
 ix. 9, 10. 
 
 Hosea, ix. 17. 
 
 Hosea, 
 
 xl. 4r-7. 
 
 Hosea- 
 xiii. 9l 
 
 Amos, V. 4. 
 
 Amos, 
 V. 14, 15. 
 
 Zeph. iii. 
 
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 514 
 
 MAN'S FREEDOM. 
 
 Hag. ii. 17. 
 
 Zech. 1. 1-4. 
 
 Zechariah, 
 vii. 8-12. 
 
 Mai. ii. 1, 2. 
 
 Mai. iii. 7. 
 
 .lohn, 
 iii. I'J-Jl. 
 
 .lolin. 
 Iii. 31, 32. 
 
 .lohn, 
 V. 30, iO. 
 
 I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in 
 all the labours of your hands; get JIC turucb not to mc, saith the 
 Lord. 
 
 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the 
 word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, the son 
 of Iddo the prophet, saying, The Lord hath been sore displeased 
 with your fathers. Therefore, say thou unto them, Thus saith the 
 Lord of hosts ; SEurit 11C untO mc, saith the Lord of hosts, anb 
 3 toill turn ixnto nou, saith the Lord of hosts. Be ye not as 
 your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying. 
 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Turn ye now from your evil ways, 
 and from your evil doings : but they did not hear, nor hearken 
 unto me, saith the Lord. 
 
 The word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying. Thus 
 speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and 
 shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother : and op- 
 press not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor ; 
 and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your 
 heart. 
 
 Cut tl)cn rcfuscb to l)carkcn, anh pullcb atoan tl)c 
 sl)onlJicr, anb stoppcb tl)cir cnrs, tl)nttl)cii sl)oulb not1)car. 
 l^ca, tlicii mabc tijcir l}ciirts as an abamaut stone, lest they 
 
 sliould hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath 
 sent in his Spirit by the former prophets : therefore came a great 
 wrath from the Lord of hosts. 
 
 And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. 3f gC 
 
 roiil not l)car, iinb if gc ujill not Ian it to Ijcart, to give glory 
 
 unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse 
 upon you, and T will curse your blessings ; yea, I have cursed them 
 
 already, bccausc gc bo not ian it to i)cart. 
 
 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from 
 mine ordinances, and have not kept them. HctUtU untO mc, anb 
 3 toill return unto nou, saith the Lord of hosts. 
 
 This is tlie condemnation, that light is come into the world, 
 
 anb men loueb barkness ratl)er tl)an ligljt, because tijeir 
 
 beebs roere euil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, 
 neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But 
 lie that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made 
 manifest, that they are wrought in God. 
 
 He that cometh from above is above all : he that is of the 
 earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth : he that cometh from 
 heaven is above all. And what he hath seen and heard, that he 
 
 te-stifieth ; aub no man receinetl) l)is tcstimonn. 
 
 Search the scriptures ; f tr in them ye think ye have eternal 
 lif'-: and they are they which testify of me. ^nb nc toill UOt 
 
 come to mc, tijat jie migljt l)at)c life.
 
 MAN'S FREEDOM. 
 
 615 
 
 And lie entered again into the synagogue ; and there was a 
 man there toljicl) Ijab il U)ill)crcb l)anb. And they watched him, 
 whether he would heal him on the sabbath-day ; that they might 
 accuse him. And he saith imto the man which had the withered 
 hand, Stand forth. And he saitli unto them, Is it lawful to do 
 good on the sabbath-days, or to do evil ? to save life, or to kill? but 
 they held their peace. And when he had looked round about on 
 them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he 
 saith unto the man, Strctcl) fortl) tl)ine l)anb. And he stretched 
 it out : and his hand was restored whole as the other. 
 
 '!Xsk, and it shall be given you ; gcck, and ye shall find ; 
 knock, find it shall be opened unto you : for every one that asketh, 
 receiveth ; and he that seeketh, findeth, and to him that knocketh, 
 it shall be opened. 
 
 Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, awh bocti) tf)Cnt, 
 I will liken him unto a tDlSC ninit, which built his house upon a 
 rock : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds 
 blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not : for it was founded 
 upon a rock. 
 
 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, attb boetl) 
 lljem not, shall be likened unto a foolisl) mUU, which built his 
 house upon the sand : and the rain descended, and the floods came, 
 and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell : and 
 great was the fall of it. 
 
 From the days of John the Baptist until now tl)C kiugbom 
 
 of Ijcaweu enffcrctli violence, anb tl)c uiolcnt take it bn force. 
 
 Then began he to upbrclib the cities wherein most of his 
 mighty Avorks were done, bccnusc tl)Cn rc;]CUtcb not. 
 
 AVo unto thee, Chorazin! wo unto thee, Hethsaida ! for if the 
 mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and 
 
 Sidon, tlicn ujoulb []avc rcpcntcb long ago in sackcloth and 
 
 ashes. Hut I say unto you. It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and 
 Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. And thou, Caper- 
 naum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to 
 hell : for if the mighty works which have been done in thee, had 
 been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But 
 I say unto you. That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom 
 in the day of judgment, than for thee. 
 
 (tome unto mc, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and 
 I will give you rest. (Jakc mn nokc upon non, and learn of me : 
 for I am meek and lowly in heart ; and ye shall find rest unto your 
 souls. 
 
 He spake also this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree 
 planted in his vineyard; anb l)c camc anb sougljtfruit tljcrcon, 
 
 anb founb none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, 
 
 Mark, 
 iii. 1-5. 
 
 MaU.vii.7,8. 
 
 Matthew, 
 vii. 24-27. 
 
 Matt. xi. 12. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xi. 20-24. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xi. 28, 29. 
 
 Lulie, 
 xiii. 0-9.
 
 516 
 
 MAN S FREEDOM. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xiii. 10-15. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xviii. 7-9. 
 
 Luke, 
 viii. 18. 
 
 Matthew, 
 X. 5, 12-15. 
 
 Mark, 
 viii. 34-37. 
 
 Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and 
 find none : cut it down ; why curnbereth it the ground ? And he 
 answering, said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall 
 dig about it, and dung it : a\\b if it bcnr fruit, U)cU ; anh if not, 
 tl)en after lljat tljou sljalt cut it bomn. 
 
 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest 
 thou unto them in parables ? He answered and said unto them, 
 Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom 
 of heaven, but to them it is not given, j^or tDl)050CtJer l)iUl], tO 
 l)iltt stjall be giocu, and he shall have more abimdance : but 
 
 u)l)osocucr l)atl] not, from l)im sl)nU be taken axaa^ even tl)at 
 
 l)e l)iTtl). Therefore speak I to them in parables: because tlicn 
 
 seeing, see not; anb Ijearing, tljen l)car not; neither do they 
 
 understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which 
 saith. by hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand ; and see- 
 ing ye shall see, and shall not perceive : for this people's heart is 
 waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, oud tl)eir CJ}es 
 tl)e|} Ijaue closeb ; lest at any time they should see with their 
 eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their 
 heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 
 
 Take heed therefore how ye hear : for toljOSOeoer f]atl), tO 
 
 l)im sl)all be ginen; anb toljosocuer Ijath not, from l)im sljall 
 be taken euen tljat toliicl) Ije seemetl) to l)aiie. 
 
 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, 
 
 When ye come into a house, salute it. And if the 
 
 house be worthy, let your peace come upon it : but if it be not worthy, 
 
 let your peace return you. ^nb u)l)05ocner sljall not reccioc 
 
 XiOllf nor l}ear nour UJOrbs, when ye depart out of that house or 
 city, shake oft" the dust of your feet. Verily I say mito you. It 
 shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the 
 day of judgment than for that city. 
 
 And wlien he had called the people unto him with his disciples 
 
 also, he said unto them, iDI)osoeuer ujill comc after me, let l)im 
 bcnn l)imself, anb take np I)i5 cross, aiib foUou) me. i^i- 
 
 whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his 
 life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. For Avhat 
 sliall it pi-ofit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his 
 
 own soul ? Or what shall a man 
 
 give 
 
 in exchange for 
 
 his soul ? 
 
 Wo unto the world because of offences ! for it must needs be 
 
 that oftences come ; but TOO to tl)at man bn ujl)om tl)e offence 
 comctli ! U)l)ereforc, if tljn l^anb or tljntoot offenb tijee, cut 
 tl)em off, anb cast tliem froiu tl)ce; it is better for thee to enter 
 into liff halt or maimed, rather than having two liands or two feet 
 to be cast into everlasting fire. %nb if tl)ine CJie offeub tl)ee, 
 pluck it out, anb cast it from tl)ee : it is better for thee to enter
 
 MAX S FREEDOM. 
 
 517 
 
 into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into 
 hell-fire. 
 
 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and 
 
 cried, saying, Jf oixj] man tl)irst, Ict l)im come unto mc, arib 
 brink. 
 
 tDI)tl bo nc not nnbcrstatxb mn speed) ? even because ye 
 cannot hear my word, lie axc of JIOUV fatl]Cr tl)C bciiil, anb 
 tl)C lusts of gour fatljer nc raill bo : be was a murderer from tlie 
 beginning, and abode not in the truth ; because there is no truth in 
 him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own : for lie is 
 a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye 
 believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin ? '^\\b if 3 
 san tl)c trutl), m\)\) bo ne not belienc mc ? lie that is of God, 
 he;mth (^od's words: jic tljcrefovc Ijear tl)cm not, because jie 
 are not of (5ob. 
 
 It came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain 
 \dllage : and a certain woman, named Martha, received him into 
 her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at 
 Jesus' feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about 
 much serving, and came to him, and said. Lord, dost thou not care 
 that my sister hath left me to serve alone ? bid her therefore that she 
 help me. And Jesus answered, and said unto her, Martha, Martha, 
 thmi art careful and troubled about many things: but one thing is 
 
 needful ; anb iUarn l)atl) cI)oscn tljat goob port, U)l)icl) sljall 
 not be taken axodn from Ijer. 
 
 And Jesus said. For judgment I am come into this world; 
 that they which see not might see, and that they which see might 
 be made bUnd. 
 
 And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these 
 words, and said unto him, Are we blind also ? Jesus said unto 
 
 them, J[f m toere blinb, ye sl)onlb Ijaoe no sin : but nouj jie 
 satj, iDe sec ; tl)ercforc~tiour sin remainetl). 
 
 And why even of rjoursclaes judge ye not what is right? 
 
 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved ? 
 And he said unto them, Striuc to cutcr in at tl)c Strait gate : 
 for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall nut be 
 able. 
 
 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these 
 things, he said imto him, IMessed is he that shall eat bread in the 
 kingdom of God. 
 
 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, 
 and bade many : and sent his servant at supper-time, to say to them 
 that were bidden, Come, for all things are now ready. And they 
 all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto 
 him, I have bought a piece of gi-ound, and I must needs go and 
 
 Jolin, vii. 37. 
 
 John, 
 viii. 43-47. 
 
 Luke, 
 X. 38-4-'. 
 
 John, 
 ix. 30-41. 
 
 Luke, xii. 57. 
 
 Luke, 
 xiii. 23, M. 
 
 Luke, 
 xiv. 15-20.
 
 518 
 
 MAN'S FEEEDOM. 
 
 Luke, 
 xiv. 25-33. 
 
 Luke, 
 xvl. 19-31. 
 
 see it : 3 pxilja t\)CC IjiIUC VXC CXCUSCb. And anotlier said, I have 
 bought fi\'e yoke of oxen, and 1 go to prove them : 3 JJVrtD tl)CC 
 l]iWC tne C^CUSCb. And another said, I have married a wife : 
 
 onb tl)crcforc i cannot come. 
 
 And there went great multitudes with him : and he turned, 
 and said unto them. If any man come to me, and hate not his 
 father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sis- 
 tei-s, yea, and his own hfe also, he cannot be my disciple. And 
 whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be 
 my disciple. For which of you intending to build a tower, sitteth 
 not down first, and countCtl) tl)C COSt, whether he have suflttcient 
 to finish it? lest haply after he hath laid the foundation, and is not 
 able to finish it, all that behold it beffin to mock him, savina:. This 
 man beo-an to build, and was not able to finish. Or what kinof 
 going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and 
 consuheth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that 
 Cometh against him with twenty thousand ? or else, while the other 
 is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth con- 
 ditions of peace. 
 
 So likctoisc, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all 
 that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. 
 
 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple 
 and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day : and there was a 
 certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of 
 sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the 
 rich man's table : moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores. 
 
 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried 
 by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and 
 was buried: and in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, 
 and seeth Abraham afar ofi", and Lazarus in his bosom. And he 
 cried, and said. Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send 
 Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool 
 my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said. 
 Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, 
 and likewise Lazarus evil things : but now he is comfoited, and 
 thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you 
 there is a great gulf fixed : so that they which would pass from 
 hence to you, cannot ; neither can they pass to us, that would come 
 from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou 
 wouldest send him to my father's house : for I have five brethren ; 
 that \)c maij tcstifii unto tl)cm, lest tljcD iilso come into t!)i5 
 
 place of tOtment. Abraham saitli uiili) him. They have Moses 
 and thf prDphets; let tl)Cm \)Cai' tl)em. And he said, Nay, father 
 Abraham : but if one went unto them from the dead, they will 
 r.'p.nt. And he said unto him, Jff tljcn llCar nOt iHoseG HUb 
 
 tl)e propljets, ncitljcriDill tl)cii be persuaiieb, tl)ouc|l) one rose 
 from ll)c beab.
 
 MAN'S FREEDOM. 
 
 519 
 
 He said, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive 
 for liimself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten serv- 
 ants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them. Occupy 
 till I come. ]>ut his citizens hated him, and sent a message after 
 
 him, saying, iDc u)iU uot l)ai)c tl]is mail to reign ouer us. 
 
 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having re- 
 ceived the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called 
 unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know 
 how much every man had gained by trading. Then came the first, 
 Baying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. And he said 
 unto him. Well, thou good servant : because thou hast been faithful 
 in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. And the second 
 came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. And he 
 said likewise to him, ]3e thou also over five cities. And another 
 came, saying. Lord, behold here is thy pound, which I have kept 
 laid up in a napkin : for I feared thee, because thou art an austere 
 man : thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that 
 thou didst not sow. And he saith unto him, (Out of tljilTC OtDtX 
 
 tnoutl) u)iU M jubgc tl)ce, tl)ou vDickcb scimant. Thou knewe^t 
 
 that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and 
 reaping that I did not sow : U)|)crcforc t!)Cn QttUCSt UOt tllOU mil 
 tnoneg into tl)C bixuk, that at my coming 1 might have required 
 mine own with usury I And he said unto them that stood by, 
 Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. 
 (And they said unto him. Lord, he hath ten pounds.) For I say 
 imto you. That unto every one which hath, shall be given ; and 
 from liim that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away 
 from him. l>nt those mine enemies, U)l)icl) UJOUlb not tl)rtt 3 
 sl)Onlb reign oyer tljcm, bring hither, and slay them befure me. 
 
 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and 
 stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have 
 gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chick- 
 ens under her wings, a\\b gC rooulb not ! 
 
 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with 
 
 you. iXlalk VDl)ile ne Ijiuic tl)c ligl)t, lest bnrkness come npon 
 
 nou : foi' he that walketh in darkness kiiDweth not whither he 
 
 goeth. 113l}ile ne liaue ligl)t, belieue in tlje Iigl)t, that ye may 
 be the children of light. 
 
 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, 
 which took their lamps, and went foi-th to meet the bridegroom, 
 
 Cknli fine of tlicm ruere toise, anh fine mere foolisi). dTljen 
 tl)at lucre foolislj took tijeir lamps, anb took no oil uiitlj 
 tl)cm : but tlje wise took oil in tl)eir vessels ujitl) tljcir lamps. 
 
 While the bridegiuom tarried, they all skimbered and slept. 
 And at midnight there was a cry made, Ueliold, the bridegroom 
 conieth ; go ye out to meet him. Then all those vigins arose, and 
 trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us 
 
 Luke, 
 xix. 12-ir7. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxiii. y?. 
 
 Jcilin, 
 xii. 35, 30. 
 
 Matthew, 
 XXV. 1-13.
 
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 Luke, 
 xxi. 34-3G. 
 
 Matthew, 
 XX vi. 24. 
 
 Johu, 
 XV. 4-7. 
 
 John, 
 XV. 20-25. 
 
 Acts, 
 li. 37, 3d, 40. 
 
 of your oil ; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, 
 saying. Not so ; lest there be not enough for us and you : but QO 
 
 2C ratijcr to tl)cm tijat sell, anb biiii for jioursclucs. 
 
 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came ; and they 
 that were ready, went in with him to the marriage : and the door 
 was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, 
 Lord, open to us. But he answered and said. Verily I say unto 
 you, I know you not. 
 
 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour 
 wherein the Son of man cometh. 
 
 Stake Ijecb to tlOUrscloCS, lest at any time your hearts be 
 overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares of this life, 
 and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall 
 it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 
 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted 
 worthy to escape all these things that shall come to jjass, and to 
 stand before the Son of man. 
 
 The Son of man goetli OS it is rDtittClt of l)im : but tDO UlttO 
 tijat man bn toljom tl)c Son of man is bctraucb ! it had been 
 
 good fur that man if he had not been born. 
 
 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit 
 of itself, except it abide in the vine : no mox'C tClXl UC, CXCCpt ^C 
 abibe in mc. I am the vine, ye are the branches : he that abideth 
 in me, and I in him, the same bringeth fortli much fruit: for 
 
 raitl)out mc nc can bo notljiug. Jf a man abibc not in mc, [)c 
 is cast forti) as a brand), anb is mitlicrcb; and men gather 
 
 them, and cast them into the tire, and they are burned. 
 
 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask 
 what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 
 
 Remember the word that I said unto you. The servant is not 
 greater than his Lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also 
 persecute you ; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours 
 also. But all these things will they do unto you for my name's 
 sake, because they know not him that sent me. Jff J[ |)ab not comc 
 
 an'b spoken unto tl)em, tl)cn l)ab not l)ab sin: but novo tl]cii 
 
 l]aiie no cloak for tlicir sin." M3 l]ab noi bone among 
 
 tl]cm tl)c uiorks iDl]icl) none otljcr man bib, tl}eii l)nb not l)ab 
 sin: but nou) l)aiie tlien boti] seen, anb Ijateb "botl) mc anb 
 
 mn i^atl)er. l>iit this cometh to ]>ass, that the word might be 
 fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. 
 
 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, 
 and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and 
 brethren what shall we do ? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, 
 and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for 
 the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy 
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 and exhort, saying, Qavc jioursclucs from tl)is untotDiirb gene- 
 ration. 
 
 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, 
 A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your 
 brethren, like unto me ; him shall ye hear. This is he, that was 
 in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him 
 in the mount Sina, and with our fathers : who received the lively 
 oracles to give unto us : to whom our fathers tooulb not obejl, 
 but tl]rnst I)im from tl)Cm, and in their hearts turned back 
 again into Egypt, saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before 
 us : for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of 
 Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. And they made a 
 calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced 
 in the works of their own hands. ®|)cn ©ob tumeb, ttub gaue 
 tijem up to worship the host of heaven ; as it is written in the 
 book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me 
 slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilder- 
 ness ? 
 
 ^e stiff-neckeii, anb uncircumciseii in ijeart anh ears, 
 2C bo alruans resist tl)c tjoln (J5l)05t : as jiour fatljers bib, 
 so bo nc. Which of the prophets have not your fathers perse- 
 cuted ? and they have slain them which shewed before of the 
 coming of the Just One ; of whom ye have been now the betrayers 
 and murderers ; who have received the law by the disposition of 
 angels, and have not kept it. 
 
 Setoarc lest tljat come upon nou which is spoken of in 
 
 the prophets ; Behold, nc bespisers, and wonder, and perish : for 
 I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise 
 believe, though a man declare it unto you. 
 
 The next sabbath-day came almost the whole city together to 
 hear the word of God. But when the Jews saw the multitudes, 
 they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which 
 were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. Then Paul 
 and Barnabas waxed bold, and said. It was necessary that the word 
 of God should first have been spoken to you : but seeing nc pnt 
 
 it from nou, anb jubge nourselues unujortl)^ of cuedasting 
 
 life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. 
 
 We are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you 
 that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which 
 made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein : 
 who in times past suffereb all nations to walk in tl)eir oton 
 roans. Nevertheless |)c left not Ijimself roitl)out roitness, in 
 
 that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful sea- 
 sons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. 
 
 And the times of this ignorance God winked at ; but noro 
 rommanbetl) all men eoernroljerc to repent. 
 
 Acts, 
 
 vii. 37-42, 
 
 51-53. 
 
 Acts, 
 xiil. 40, 41. 
 
 Acts, 
 xiii. 44-46, 
 
 Acts, 
 xiv. 15-17. 
 
 Acts, xvii.30.
 
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 Acts, 
 xviii. 5, 6. 
 
 Romans, 
 i. 18-25. 
 
 Romans, 
 i. 2S-3'-J. 
 
 Rom.ii.3-15. 
 
 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, 
 Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus 
 was Christ. And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, 
 he shook his raiment, and said unto them, |3our bloob bc tl|JOn 
 20Ur oron l)Cttbs : J am clean : from henceforth I will go unto 
 the Gentiles, 
 
 The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all un- 
 godliness and unrighteousness of men, idI)0 l)0lb t\]t tfUtt) ill 
 Ultrigl)tCOUSnC0S. Because that which may be known of God is 
 manifest in them ; for God bath shewed it unto them. For the 
 invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly 
 seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eter- 
 nal power and Godhead ; so tl)at tl)C2 are tDitl)OUt CXCnsc : be- 
 cause that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, 
 neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and 
 their foolish heart was dai'kened. Professing themselves to be wise, 
 they became fools ; and changed the glory of the uncorruptible 
 God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and 
 four-footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave 
 them up to uncleanness, through the lusts of their own hearts, to 
 dishonour their own bodies between themselves : toljo d^aiigcb 
 
 tl)e trutl) of &oh into a lie. 
 
 And even as tl}en bib not like to retain (Sob in tl)cir 
 knovDlebge, (5o5 gaue tl)em ouer to a reprobate tninb, to do 
 
 those thintjs which are not convenient : beinof filled with all un- 
 righteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness ; 
 full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity ; whisperers, back- 
 biters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil 
 things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant- 
 breakers, without natural aflectioa, implacable, unmerciful : who, 
 knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things 
 
 are worthy of death ; not onln bo tl]e same, but \)iwc pleasnrc 
 in tl)cm tl)at bo tl)em. 
 
 Qlnb tl)inkest tl)on tbis, (D man, tl)at iiibgesttl)em toljicl) 
 ho sncl) tl)ings, anb boest tl]e same, tl]at tl)ou sbalt escape 
 tbc jubgment of <5ob? (Dr bespisest tljon tlje ridjes of l)is 
 goobncss anb forbearance anb long-suffering ; not knowing 
 
 that the goodness of God leadeth tiiee to repentance ? But after 
 thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up unto thyself wrath 
 against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judg- 
 ment of God ; who will render to every man according to his 
 deeds ; to them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for 
 glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: but unto them 
 that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unright- 
 eousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon 
 every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the 
 Gentile ; but glory, honour, and peace, to every man that vvorketh
 
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 good ; to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile ; for there is no re- 
 spect of persons with God. For as many as have sinned without 
 law shall also perish without law ; and as many as have sinned in 
 the law shall be judged by the law ; (for not the hearers of the law 
 are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 
 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the 
 things contained in the law, these having not the law, are a law imto 
 themselves. Which shew the work of the law written in tlieir 
 
 hearts, tl)cir couscicuce also bearing toitncss, anh tl)cir 
 tljongljts tl)c mean roljilc accusing or else excusing one an- 
 otl)er.) 
 
 We know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them 
 who are under the law: tijat CUCrn moutl) man be Stop}]eb, and 
 all the world may become guilty before God. 
 
 Let not sin reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it 
 in the lusts thereof. Neitl}er tiielb ne jonr members as instru- 
 ments of unrigljteousness^unto siii: but nielb noursclucs 
 
 unto ©ob, as those that are alive from the dead, and your mem- 
 bers as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not 
 have dominion over you : for ye are not under the law, but under 
 grace. What then ? shall we sin, because we are not under the 
 law, but under grace? God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom 
 ye Jjielb nourselues servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom 
 ye obey ; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto right- 
 eousness ? I speak after the manner of men, be- 
 cause of the infirmity of your flesh : for as ye have yielded your 
 members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity ; 
 
 even so nou) nielb gour members seruants to rigljteousness, 
 unto Ijoliness. 
 
 We know that the law is spiritual : but T am carnal, sold under 
 sin. For that which I do, I allow not : for what I would, that do 
 I not ; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which I would 
 not, I consent unto, the law that it is good. Now then it is no 
 more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that 
 in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is 
 
 present with me; but |]ou) to perform tljat U)l)icl) is goob, 3 finb 
 
 not. For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which 
 I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no 
 more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 
 
 I find then a law, that when I would do good, evil is present 
 with me. For I delight in the law of God, after the inward man : 
 but I see another law in my members warring against the law of 
 my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which 
 is in my members. O wretched man that I am I who shall deliver 
 me from the body of this death ? 3 tl)ank ©ob, tl)rougl) JesUS 
 Qlljrist our £orb. So then, with the mind I myself serve the 
 law of God ; but with the flesh the law of sin. 
 
 Rom. iii. 19. 
 
 Romans, 
 vi. 13-16, 19. 
 
 Romans, 
 vii. 14-25.
 
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 Rom, xi. 2'2. 
 
 Romans, 
 xii. ], 2. 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 ix. 24-27. 
 
 1 C!or. XV. 34. 
 
 lCor.xvi.13. 
 
 2 Corinth. 
 
 V. 11, 20, 21, 
 
 vi. 1, 2. 
 
 5 Cor. Til. 1, 
 
 Eph. V. 14. 
 
 Ephesians, 
 VI. 10-lci. 
 
 Behold the goodness and severity of God : on them which 
 fell, severity ; but toward thee, goodness, if tl)OU roittiuuc ill Ijis 
 goodness : otherwise thou also shalt be cut otf. 
 
 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, tljiU 
 
 2C present gour bobics a lioing sacrifice, lioln, occcptablc 
 
 unto ©ob, which is your reasonable service. And be not con- 
 formed to this world : but be JIC tvausformeb by the renewing of 
 your mind, that ye may prove what is tliat good, and acceptable, 
 and perfect will of God. 
 
 Know ye not, that they which run in a race, run all, but one 
 receiveth the prize? go run, tl)at TIC man obtain. And every 
 man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now 
 they do it to obtain a corruptible crown ; but we an incorruptible. 
 
 J tijerefore so run, not as uncertainln; so fight 3, not as 
 one tl)at beatetl) tl)C air: but J keep unbcr mn bobn, anb 
 
 bring it into SUbiection: lest that by any means when i have 
 preached to others, I myself should be a cast-away. 
 
 Awake to righteousness, and sin not ; for some have not the 
 knowledge of God. I speak this to nour sljamc. 
 
 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit 2^11 Hkc UtCU, be 
 strong. 
 
 Knowing the terror of the Lord, VOC persuabe Uten. • • • 
 
 . . . Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, ns tijougl) 
 
 ©ob bib bescecb gou bn us : lue praji nou in <El)rist's steab, 
 
 be |ie reconcileb to ©ob. For he hath made him to be sin for 
 us, who knew no sin ; that we might be made the righteousness of 
 God in him. We then, as workers together with him, bcseecl) 
 
 gou also tl)at ne receive not tl)e grace of (^o^i in uain. (For 
 
 he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of 
 salvation have I succoured thee: beljolb, UOU) is tlje accCjJteb 
 time : behold, now is the day of salvation.) 
 
 Ilaving these promises, dearly beloved, let US cleaUSC OUr- 
 Selues from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness 
 in the fear of God. 
 
 He saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, ailii arisc from tlje 
 hCiib, and Christ shall give thee light. 
 
 Finally, my brethren, bc Strong lu tl)e £orb, anb in tl)C 
 poroer of l)is migljt. Put on tl)c ujjjole armour ot'CBob, that 
 
 ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we 
 wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against 
 flowers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against 
 spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the 
 whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil 
 day, and having done all, to stand. 
 
 Stanb tl)erefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and
 
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 having on the breast-plate of righteousness ; and your feet shod 
 with the preparation of the gospel of peace ; above all, taking the 
 shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery 
 darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the 
 sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God : praying always 
 with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching there- 
 unto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. 
 
 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in 
 my presence only, but now much more in my absence, UJOrk Ollt 
 
 2our omi saluation tuitl) fear anh trembling- For it is God 
 
 which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. 
 
 What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 
 Yea, doubtless, and I count all thing-s but loss for the excellency of 
 the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord : for tDl)Om S l)atie suffered 
 
 tl)c loss of all tilings, anh ho count tl)cm but bung, ti)at J 
 
 Tliajl toin Qri)rist, H»d be found in him 
 
 Not as though I had already attained, either were already per- 
 fect: but J follou) after, if that I may apprehend that for which 
 also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself 
 
 to have apprehended : but tljis one tl]ing 3 bo, forgetting t^ose 
 tilings tx)l)icl) are beljinli, anb reacljing fortl] unto tl)ose tl)ing3 
 tnljicl) arc before, 3 ;press toroarb tl)e mark for the prize of the 
 
 hiofh calliiio- of God in Christ Jesus. 
 
 3 can bo all tilings through Christ which strengtheneth me. 
 
 Whom we preach, roaming eocrn man, and teaching every 
 man in all wisdom ; that we may present every man perfect in 
 Christ Jesus : whereunto I also labour, striuing accorbing tO l)is 
 
 tDorking, rotjid) roorketl) in me migl)tiln. 
 
 When I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, 
 
 lest bn some means tl)c tempter l)aue tempteb |ion, aiib our 
 labour be in uain. 
 
 U3e bescedi non, bretl)rcn, anh exl)ort nou by the Lord 
 
 Jesus, that as ye liave received of us how ye ought to walk and to 
 please God, so ye would abound more and more. 
 
 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things 
 
 which we have heard, lest at unn time toe sl)oulb let tl)em slip. 
 
 For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every trans- 
 gression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward ; 
 how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation. 
 
 Wherefore, (as the Holy Ghost saith. To-day if ye will hear 
 his voice, |)arben not nonr l)eartS, as in the provocation, in the 
 day of temptation in the wilderness : when your fathers tempted 
 me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. Wherefore I was 
 grieved with that generation, and said. They do alway err in their 
 heart; and they have not known my ways. So I sware in my 
 wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) Take heed, brethren. 
 
 Philippians, 
 ii. 12, 13. 
 
 Phil. iii. 7-9, 
 
 la-n. 
 
 Phil. iv. 13. 
 Col. i. a8-29. 
 
 IThess. iii. 5. 
 
 lThess.iv.l. 
 
 Heb. ii. 1-3. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 iii. 7-15.
 
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 Ileb. iv. 1, 2, 
 
 Heb. iv. 11. 
 
 Heb. vi. 1-8, 
 
 Hebrews, 
 X. 26-29. 
 
 Hob. xii. I, 2. 
 
 Heb. xii. 25. 
 
 Janice, 
 1. ia-15. 
 
 lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing 
 from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is 
 called To-day ; lest any of you be hardened tlirough the deceitfid- 
 ness of sin. For we are made partakers of Christ, if tDC l)olb tl)C 
 
 beginning of onr confibcncc stcnbfast nnto tl)c cnb ; toliilc it 
 is saib, (lo-ban if m toill Ijear l)is uoicc, l^arben not nour 
 l)earts, as in tl)e ^iroiiocation. 
 
 Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being left ns of enter- 
 ing into I)is rest, ann of nou sljoulb seem to come sljort of 
 
 it. For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them : 
 but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with 
 faith in them that heai-d it. 
 
 £et us labour to enter into tijat rest, lest any man fall 
 
 after the same example of unbelief. 
 
 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let 
 US go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of 
 repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the doc- 
 trine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection 
 of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this will we do, if God 
 permit. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, 
 and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of 
 the Holy Ghost, and have tasted the good word of God, and the 
 powers of the world to come, if tl)CJl sl)all fall atoajl, to renew 
 them again unto repentance ; seeing they crucify to themselves the 
 Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. 
 
 For if toe sin toilfulln after tl)at roe l)aue receineb tl)e 
 
 knoujlebge of tl)e trutl], there remaineth no more sacrifice for 
 
 sins, but a ceilain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indig- 
 nation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised 
 Moses' law, died Avithout mercy under two or three witnesses: of 
 how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, 
 
 tDl)o Ijatl) trobben unber foot tlje Son of (5ob, and hath counted 
 
 the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy 
 
 thing, anb l)atl) bone bespite unto t\]c Gpirit of grace? 
 
 Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great 
 
 a cloud of witnesses, let US Ian asibe encrn rDeigl)t, anb tl]e sin 
 rol)icl) boti) so easiln beset us, anb let us run ujitl) patience 
 tlic race tl)at is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author 
 
 and finisher of our faith. 
 
 See tl)at ^c refuse not l)im tl)at speaketi). For if they 
 
 escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall 
 not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from 
 heaven. 
 
 Let no man say wlien he is tempted, I am tempted of God : 
 for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man :
 
 MAN'S FREEDOM. 
 
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 but cucrn man is tcmptcb u)l}cn l)e is bramn araaij of l)is omn 
 
 lust, rtUO CUticcb. Tlien, wIk'II lust lialli conceivt-i], it biiiigelh 
 forth sia ; and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. 
 
 God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 
 Submit iioursclncs therefore to God. Ucsist t\)c bcoil, anh l)c 
 toill flee" from ijou. Drato nigh to ©oii, anb l}c inill braru 
 nigl) to i}ou. (Cleanse your Ifanbs, j)c sinners, anb ^lurifj} 
 jiour l)earts, nc bonble-minbeb. 
 
 To him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, tO l)im it 
 
 is sin. 
 
 Be sober, be vigilant ; because your adversary the devil, as a 
 roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour : u)l)Om 
 resist Steabfast in tlje faiti), knowing that the same afilictions 
 are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 
 
 And besides this, gining all biUgence, ahli to jioitr faitl), 
 uirtUC; anb to uirtue, knowlebgefaud to knowledge, temper- 
 ance ; and to temperance, patience ; and to patience, godliness ; 
 and to godliness, brotlierly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, 
 charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make 
 you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge 
 of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is 
 blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten tliat he was purged 
 from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, gioc biUgencc 
 
 to make nour calling anb election sure: for if ye do these 
 
 things, ye shall never fall. 
 
 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men 
 count slackness ; but is long-suffering to us- ward, not roilliug tl)at 
 ant) sl)Oulb pcrisl), hut that all should come to repentance. But 
 the""day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night. . . . 
 . . . Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, 
 be biligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, 
 and blameless. 
 
 Seeing ye know these things before, bemarc Icst ne also, 
 being led away with the errcM' of the wicked, fall from nour OUJU 
 
 steabfastness. Cut grora in grace, and in the knowledge of 
 
 our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 
 
 My little children, these things write I imto you, tljat tie sin 
 
 not. 
 
 Cook to nourselues, that we lose not those things which 
 we have wrouoht, but that we receive a full reward. 
 
 These be they who separate tliemselves, sensual, having not 
 the Spirit. But ye, beloved, building up youi-selves on your most 
 holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep nourselues in tl)C 
 loue of (Bob, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto 
 eternal life. 
 
 James, 
 iv. G-8. 
 
 James, iv. 17. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 V. 8,9. 
 
 2 Peter, 
 i. 5-10. 
 
 2 Peter, 
 
 2 Peter, 
 iii. 17, 18. 
 
 1 John, ii. 1. 
 2 John, 8. 
 
 Jude, 19-21.
 
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 Revelation, 
 ii. 1, 4, 5, 7. 
 
 Rev. iii. 1-4, 
 
 Revelation, 
 
 iii. 7, 8, 10, 
 
 11. 
 
 Revelation, 
 iii. 17-20. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xill. 11-10, 
 xiv. 9, 10. 
 
 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write : . . . 
 . . . I have somewhat against thee, becausc tI)OU l)ast left 
 till} first love. Remember therefore from wlience thou art fallen, 
 
 anh repent, anb bo tljc first roorks; or else I will come unto 
 
 thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of liis place, ex- 
 cept thou repent He that hath an ear, let l)im 
 
 [)ear what the Spirit saith unto the churches ; To him that onercom- 
 Ctl) will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of 
 the paradise of God. 
 
 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write ; 
 
 I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art 
 
 dead. Be tDatcl)ful, auh strengtl)en tl)e tilings roliicli remain, 
 
 til at are reabn to bie : for I have not found thy works perfect 
 before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and 
 heard, anb liolb fast, anb repent. If therefore thou shalt not 
 watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what 
 hour I will come upon thee. Thou hast a few names even in Sardis 
 
 toliicli liaue not befileb tlieir garments; and they shall walk 
 
 with me in white ; for they are worthy. 
 
 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, I 
 know thy works : behold, I have set before thee an open door, 
 and no man can shut it: for tlion liast a little strengtli, anb 
 liast kept mij morb, anb liast not benieb mn name. . . 
 . . . . Secanse tliou Ijast kept tlie roorb of mii patience, 
 
 I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come 
 upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, 
 I come quickly : liolb tliat fast tollicll tIlOU liast, that no man 
 take thy crown. 
 
 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, 
 and have need of nothing ; and knowest not that thou art wretch- 
 ed, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked : S COnnscl 
 tliee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be riidi ; 
 and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame 
 of thy nakedness do not appear ; and anoint thine eyes with eye- 
 salve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and 
 chasten : be zealous therefore, and repent. 
 
 5el)olb, J stanb at li)c boor, anb knock : if any man hear 
 my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup 
 with him, and he with me. 
 
 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth ; 
 and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 
 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and 
 causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the 
 first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great 
 wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the 
 earth in the sight of men, and deceiveth them that dwell on the
 
 MAN'S FREEDOM. 
 
 529 
 
 earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do 
 ' in the sight of the beast ; saying to them that dwell on the earth, 
 that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound 
 by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give life unto 
 the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both 
 speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of 
 the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and 
 great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right 
 
 hand, or in their foreheads 
 
 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, 
 
 Jf am man roorsljip tl)e beast arib l}is image, arib rereioc 
 l)is mark in Ijis forcljeab, or in l)is [)anb, tl)e same sljall 
 brink of tt)e toine of tl)e tDrotI) of ©ob, which is poured out 
 
 without mixture into the cup of his indignation. 
 
 And he said unto me. It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, 
 the beginning and the end. I will give unto l)im tl)at is atl)ir6t 
 of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that ouercometl) 
 shall inherit all things ; and I will be his God, and he shall be 
 my son. 
 
 And the Spirit and the bride say, dome. And let him that 
 heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And U)l)0- 
 
 soeoer twill, let l)im take tlje roater of life frcelg. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xxi. 6, 7. 
 
 Rev. xxii. 17. 
 
 34
 
 XV. 
 
 JEati'0 /nil 
 
 Gen. i. 26-31. 
 
 Genesis, 
 ii. 7-9, 15-25. 
 
 And God said, Cct tis make man in our image, after our 
 
 likeness : and let them have dominion over the lish of the sea, 
 and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the 
 earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 
 
 So God created man in l)is ouju image, in tl)e image of 
 
 (^ob createb l]e !)im ; male and female created he them. 
 
 Qlnb (Sob blcsseb tljem, and God said unto them. Be 
 fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it : and 
 have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the 
 air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And 
 God said. Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which 
 is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the 
 fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat. And 
 to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to 
 every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I 
 have given every green herb for meat : and it was so. ^u5 (!?ob 
 
 satD eoerntljing tl)at l)e l)ab mabc : anb bel)olb, it toas uern 
 goob. 
 
 The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and 
 breathed into his nostrils the breath of life ; and man became a 
 living soul. 
 
 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden ; and 
 there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the 
 ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to 
 the sight and good for food ; the tree of life also in the midst 
 
 of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil 
 
 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of 
 Eden, to dress it, and to keep it. And the Lord God commanded 
 the man, saying. Of every tree of the garden thou niayest freely 
 eat : but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt 
 not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof tl)OU sl)alt 
 snrelt] bie. 
 
 And the Lord God said. It is not good that the man should 
 be alone ; I will make him an help meet for Iiim. 
 
 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast 
 of the field, and every fowl of the air, and brought them unto Ada?n 
 to see what he would call them; and whatsoever Adam called
 
 MAN'S FALL. 
 
 531 
 
 every living creature, tliat was the name thereof. And Adam gave 
 names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of 
 the field ; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for 
 him. 
 
 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, 
 and he slept ; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh 
 instead thereof : and the rib, which the Lord God had taken from 
 man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And 
 Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh : 
 she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of man. 
 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall 
 cleave unto his wife : and they shall be one flesh. 
 
 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, atib V3CXC 
 
 not asl)amc5. 
 
 Now the serpent was more subtile than any beast of the field 
 which the Lord God had made : and he said unto the woman, 
 Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden ? 
 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of 
 the trees of the garden : but of the fruit of the tree which is in the 
 midst of the garden, God hath said. Ye shall not eat of it, neither 
 shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said nnto the wo- 
 man. Ye shall not surely die : for God doth know that in the day 
 ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as 
 gods, knowing good and evil. 
 
 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, 
 and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to 
 make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave 
 also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Qtllb tl)C C11CS 
 
 of tl)cm boti} tDcrc opcneb, anb tl)ci} kncu) tl)at i\)cn mere 
 Itukcb; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves 
 aprons. 
 
 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the 
 garden in the cool of the day : awh ^bam aub l)is U)ifc l)ib 
 
 ll)cmsclucs from ll)c ^jrcscncc of tl)e torb (Bet amongst the 
 
 tiees of the garden. And the L(;rd God called unto Adam, and 
 said unto him, Where art thou ? And he said, I heard thy voice 
 
 in the garden : aitb 3 voas ufraib, bccttuse 3 roas nakch ; and 
 
 I hid myself And he said, AVho told thee that thou w;v^t naked? 
 Ilast thou eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that thou 
 shouldest not eat ? And the man said, ®|)c tDOmail lX)l)Om tl)OU 
 gaucst to be tnitl) tne, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 
 And the Lord God said unto the woman. What is this that thou 
 hast done ? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I 
 did eat. 
 
 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast 
 done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast 
 of the field : upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou 
 
 Genesis, iii.
 
 532 
 
 MAN'S FALL. 
 
 Genesis, 
 
 Gen. V. 1-3. 
 
 Job, XV. 14. 
 
 Job, xiv. 4. 
 Job, xi. 12. 
 
 Pa. iTlll. 3. 
 
 eat all the days of thy life : and I will put enmity between thee 
 and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed : it shall 
 bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 
 
 Unto the woman, he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow 
 and thy conception ; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children ; and 
 thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. 
 
 And unto Adam he said. Because thou hast hearkened unto 
 the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I com- 
 manded thee, saying. Thou shalt not eat of it : cursed is the ground 
 for thy sake ; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life ; 
 thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee ; and thou shalt 
 eat the herb of the field ; in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat 
 bi-ead, till thou return unto the ground ; for out of it wast thou 
 taken ; for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. 
 
 And Adam called his wife's name Eve ; because she was the 
 mother of all living. Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord 
 God make coats of skins, and clothed them. 
 
 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of 
 us, to know good and evil : and now, lest l)e put forti) 1)16 lianb, 
 
 anh take also of tl)c tree of life, anb ent, a\ib liwe foreoer; 
 tijerefore tl)c £orb ®ob sent l)im forti) from tl)e gorben of 
 (Kben, to till tl)c grounb from tuljcnce l)e toas taken. So he 
 
 drove out the man ; and he placed at the east of the garden of 
 Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to 
 keep the way of the tree of life. 
 
 And Adam knew Eve his wife ; and she conceived, and bare 
 Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. And she again 
 bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain 
 
 was a tiller of the ground And Cain talked 
 
 with Abel his brother: a\\b it came to pass, tDl)en tliej} toerc 
 in tlje fielb tl)at QLain rose up against 'i^bel Ijis brotljcr, anb 
 sleo) l)im. 
 
 In the day that God created man, in tl)C likeuess of (Sob 
 mabe Ije l)im : male and female created he them ; anh blcsseb 
 tl)em, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were 
 created. 
 
 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in 
 l)is OUjn likeness, after l)is image ; and called his name Seth. 
 
 What is man, that he should be clean ? and he which is born 
 of a woman, that he should be righteous ? 
 
 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean ! not one. 
 
 Vain man would be \vise, tl)Ottgl) man be born like a roilb 
 ass's colt. 
 
 The wicked are estranged from tl)e tDOmb; they go astray as 
 soon as they be born, speaking lies.
 
 MAN'S FALL. 
 
 533 
 
 Except a man be born again, he cannot gee the kingdom of 
 God. 
 
 drijc naturai man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of 
 God : for they are foolishness unto him : neither can he know them, 
 because they are spiritually discerned. 
 
 ®i)e carnal tninb is enmity against God : for it is not subject 
 to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then tijeg tl)at OrC 
 in tlje flesi) cannot please God. 
 
 Ss nature tl)t cl)iibrcn of toratl), even as others. 
 
 By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin. 
 
 By one man's offence death reigned by one. 
 
 By one man's disobedience many were made sinners. 
 
 Man that is born of a woman is of fcvi bags, anb full of 
 tronbU. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down : he 
 fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 
 
 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth 
 
 trouble spring out of the gi-ound ; yet man ia born unto troubk, 
 
 as the sparks fly upward. 
 
 I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done 
 under the sun : and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and 
 they had no comforter ; and on the side of their oppressors there 
 was power ; but they had no comforter. Wherefore I praised the 
 dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet 
 alive. Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, 
 who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. 
 
 The whole creation groaneth and travaileth in jjain together 
 until now. 
 
 Lo, this only have I found, that (Bob I)atl) mabc man up- 
 
 rigl)t; but tl)e2'l)aoc sougljt out mang intjcntions. 
 
 John, iii. 3. 
 1 Cor. ii. 14. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 7, 8. 
 
 Eph. ii. 3. 
 Rom. V. 12. 
 Rom. V. 17. 
 Rom. V. 19. 
 
 Job, xiv. 1,2. 
 
 Job, V. 6, 7. 
 Ecc. iv. 1-3. 
 
 Rom. viii.22. 
 
 Ecc. vii. 29.
 
 XVI. 
 
 €\it Mntiut nf lin. 
 
 Genesis, 
 ii. 16, 17. 
 
 Genesis, 
 iii. 9-11, 17. 
 
 Genesis, 
 
 xix. 17, 23, 
 
 26. 
 
 Exodtia, 
 xxxii. 7, 8. 
 
 Leviliciis, 
 V. 17-19. 
 
 The Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree 
 of the garden thou mayest freely eat : but of the tree of the knowl- 
 edge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day tl)at 
 tl)OU catest tl)Crcof thou shalt surely die. 
 
 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him. 
 Where art thou ? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden : 
 and I Avas afraid, because I was naked ; and I hid myself. And he 
 said, Who told thee that thou wast naked ? Hast thou eaten of 
 
 the tree wljcreof 3 commanbcb tijcc tljat tl)Ott sljonlbcst not 
 
 cat ? Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice 
 
 of thy wife, a\\b Ijast cnteit of tl)c tree of toljicl) 3 commanbeb 
 
 tl)ee, Sajling, (HljOlt sljult not ent of it: cursed is the ground for 
 thy sake : in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life. 
 
 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, 
 [Lot and his family, from Sodom] that he said. Escape for thy life ; 
 look not bcl)inb tijee, neither stay thou in all the plain: escape 
 to the mountain, lest thou be consumed 
 
 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into 
 
 Zp^i' But his Avife lookcb back from beljinb 
 
 Ijittt, and she became a pillar of salt. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down : for thy peo- 
 ple, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, liave corrupted 
 
 themselves: tl}en Ijaoe tiirneb asibe qnickhj ont of tl)e tnnn 
 
 U)l)icl) 3 COmmanbeb tl)Cm: they have made them a molten calf, 
 and have worslii[)ped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, 
 These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the 
 land of Egypt. 
 
 If a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are for- 
 bidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord ; tl)OnQl) l)e 
 mist it not, net is [}C guiltn, and shall bear his iniquity. And 
 he shall bring a ram without~blemish out of the flock, with thy es- 
 timation, for a trespass-offering unto the priest; and the priest 
 shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein 
 he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him. It is a 
 
 trespass-offering: |)e IjatI) ccrtainln trespiisscb against tlje
 
 THE NATUEE OF SIN. 
 
 535 
 
 If ye will not hearken unto me, and toill not bo all tIjCSC 
 tommanbments ; and if ye shall bcspisc mn statutes, or if your 
 
 soul abhor ray judgments, so that ye will not'do all my command- 
 ments, but that ye break my covenant ; I also will do this unto 
 you 
 
 They shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity ; because, 
 even because tijen bespiscb mn jubgments, anb because tlieir 
 soul abl)orreb mn statutes. 
 
 Qlnb tDl)en t!)e people complaineb, it bispleaseb tlje Corb ; 
 
 and the Lord heard it : and his anger was kindled ; and the tire of 
 the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the 
 uttermost parts of the camp. And the people cried unto Moses ; 
 and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched. And 
 he called the name of the place Taberah : because the fire of the 
 Lord burnt among them. 
 
 And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting: 
 and the children of Israel also wept again, and said. Who shall give 
 us flesh to eat? We remember the fish which we did eat in Egypt 
 freely ; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the 
 onions, and the garlick. But now our soul is dried away ; there is 
 nothing at all, besides this manna, before our eyes. And the manna 
 was as coriander-seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdel- 
 lium. And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it 
 in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made 
 cakes of it : and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. And 
 when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell 
 upon it. 
 
 Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, 
 every man in the door of his tent: nub tl)e anger of tl)e Corb 
 
 tuas kinbleb grcatlg And the Lord said unto 
 
 Moses, Say thou unto the people, sanctify 
 
 yourselves against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh : for ye have 
 wept in the ears of the Lord, saying. Who shall give us flesh to 
 eat ? for it was well with us in Egypt : therefore the Lord will give 
 you flesh, and ye shall eat. Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, 
 nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days; but even a whole 
 month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto 
 
 you : because tl)at ge l)aoc bespiseb tl)c Corb u)l)icl| is among 
 nou, and have wept before him, saying. Why came we forth out of 
 
 i^gypt? 
 
 And there went forth a wind from the Lord, and brought quails 
 from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's jour- 
 ney on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, 
 round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the 
 face of the earth. And the people stood up all that day, and all 
 that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails : he 
 that gathered least gathered ten homers : and they spread them all 
 
 LeviticiB, 
 xxvi. 14-lB. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xxvi. 43. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xi. 1-10, IC, 
 18-20, 31-31.
 
 536 
 
 THE NATUKE OF SIN. 
 
 1 That is, 
 The groves 
 of lust. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xiv. 41-43. 
 
 Numbers, 
 
 XV. 22-26,30, 
 
 31. 
 
 Numbers, 
 XX. 12. 
 
 Numbers, 
 XX. 23, 24. 
 
 Numbers 
 xxxii. 10-12. 
 
 abroad for themselves round about the camp. And while the flesh 
 was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the 
 Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord smote the peo- 
 ple with a very great plague. And he called the name of that 
 place Kibroth-hattaavah :' because there they buried the people that 
 lusted. 
 
 And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the com- 
 mandment of the Lord ? but it shall not prosper. Go not up, for 
 the Lord is not among you ; that ye be not smitten before your en- 
 emies. For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before 
 you, and ye shall fall by the sword : because ^C are turiieb nujaj] 
 from t\]C Cor5, therefore the Lord will not be with you. 
 
 If ye have erred, and not obseroeb all tl)ese command- 
 ments, which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses, even all that the 
 Lord hath commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day 
 that the Lord commanded Moses, and henceforward among your 
 
 generations; then it shall be, if augl)t be committcb b|] "igno- 
 rance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the con- 
 gregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt-oflering, for a sweet 
 savour unto the Lord, with his meat-offering, and his drink-ofiering, 
 according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin-offer- 
 ing. And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congrega- 
 tion of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them ; for it 
 is ignorance : and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made 
 by fire unto the Lord, and their sin-offering before the Lord, for 
 their ignorance : and it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the 
 children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them ; 
 
 seeing all tl)e people toere in ignorance But 
 
 the soul that doeth aught presumptUOnslg, whether he be born 
 in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord ; and that 
 soul shall be cutoff from among his people. Because he hath bc- 
 Spiseb tlje tOOrb of tl)e £ori>, and hath broken his command- 
 ment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon 
 him. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because 2^ be- 
 lieoeb me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, 
 therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I 
 have given them. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by 
 the coast of the land of Edora, saying, Aaron shall be gathered 
 unto his people : for he shall not enter into the land which I have 
 
 given unto the children of Israel, because gc rebelled against 
 mn toorb at the water of Meribah. 
 
 And the Lord's anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, 
 saying. Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from 
 twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 537 
 
 Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; bccausc tl)C2 l)i4l3C llOt 
 tDl)0ll2 folloroeb tne : save Caleb the son of Jephunneh tlie Kene- 
 zite, and Joshua the son of Nun : for they have wholly followed the 
 Lord. 
 
 And it shall be, if tl)Ott bo at all forget tl)c Corb tijti (5o5, 
 
 and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I 
 testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. As the na- 
 tions which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish ; 
 because ^c toonlb not be obcMent unto the voice of the Lord 
 your God. 
 
 At Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye 
 provoked the Lord to wrath. Likewise when the Lord sent you 
 from Kadesh-barnea, saying. Go up and possess the land which I 
 
 have given you ; then ye rebcllcb agaiust tlie commaubmcitt of 
 tl)e £orb ponr C5ob, anb m belicocb l]im uot, nor hearkened 
 
 to his voice. Ye have been rebellious against the Lord from the 
 day that I knew you. 
 
 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse : a 
 blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God 
 which I command you this day; and a curse, if gc toiU llOt obeti 
 
 tl)e rommanbmente of tl)c Corb gour C5>ob, but turn aside ouT, 
 
 of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods 
 which ye have not known. 
 
 Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked : thou art waxen fat, thou art 
 grown thick, thou art covered with fatness ; then he forSOOk God 
 which made him, and ligljtln CStCCtttcb the Rock of his salvation. 
 They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abomina- 
 tions provoked they him to anger. They sacrificed unto devils, not 
 to God ; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came 
 newly up, whom your fathers feared not. ©f tljC llock tl)at bcgat 
 
 tl)ee tl)Ott art nnminbful, anb Ijast forgotten (5ob tijat formeb 
 tljee. 
 
 And when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the 
 provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. And he said, I will 
 hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be : for they 
 are a very froward generation, cljilbren in tX)l)Om is no faitl). 
 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God ; they 
 have provoked me to anger with their vanities ; and I will move 
 them to jealousy with those which are not a people ; I will provoke 
 them to anger with a foolish nation Foi- thev are 
 
 a nation tjoib of Counsel, neither is there any unberstanbiug 
 
 in them. O that they were wise, that they understood this, that 
 they would consider their latter end. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. Get thee up into this 
 mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of 
 Moab, that is over against Jericho ; and behold the land of Canaan, 
 
 Deuteron. 
 ■viii. 19, 20. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 ix. 22-24. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xi. 2<>-2a 
 
 Deuteron. 
 
 xxxii. 15-21, 
 
 28,29. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxxii. 48-51.
 
 538 
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession ; and die 
 in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy 
 people ; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered 
 unto his people ; because ye trespassed against me among the 
 children of Israel at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness 
 ofZin; bccausc t}C saitCtifieb me not in the midst of the chil- 
 dren of Israel. 
 
 Joshua, V. 6. 
 
 1 Sam. li. 12. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 XV. 1-2G. 
 
 The children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till 
 all the people that were men of war which came out of Egypt were 
 
 consumed, becausc tl)cti obcncb not tl)c tjoicc of tl)c £orb : 
 
 unto whom the Lord sware that he would not shew them the land 
 which the Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a 
 land that floweth with milk and honey. 
 
 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial ; they knctD not tl)C 
 £orb. 
 
 Samuel said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to 
 be king over his people, over Israel : now therefore hearken thou 
 unto the voice of the words of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of 
 hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid 
 wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. Now 
 go and smite Amalek, axib nttcrlg bcstrog all tljat i\]cn l)ai3e, 
 and spare them not ; but slay both man and woman, infant and 
 suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. And Saul gathered the 
 people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thou- 
 sand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. And Saul came to 
 a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. 
 
 And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down 
 from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them : for ye 
 shewed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up 
 out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalek- 
 ites. And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou 
 comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt. And he took Agag 
 the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the peo- 
 ple with the edge of the sword. BlU Srtul a\\b tl)C pCOplc Sptircb 
 
 Qlgag, onb tl)c best of tl}e sljccp, anh of tl)C oxen, anb of tl)C 
 fallings, anh tl)e lambs, anb all tljat luas goob, and would not 
 
 utterly destroy them ; but everything that was vile and refuse, 
 that they destroyed utterly. 
 
 Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying, It re- 
 pontetli me that I have sot up Saul to be king : for lie is turncb 
 
 back from folloroinig me, anh Ijatl) not jaerformeb mn com- 
 ' manbmentS. And it grieved Samuel ; and he cried unto the 
 Loni all night. And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the 
 morning, it was t<jld Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and be- 
 hold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and 
 gone down to Gilgal. And Samuel came to Saul : and Saul said 
 unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord : I have jjerformed the
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 539 
 
 commandment of the Lord. And Samuel said, What meaneth 
 then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of 
 the oxen which I hear ? And Saul said. They have brought them 
 from the Amalekites ; for the people spared the best of the sheep 
 and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God ; and the rest 
 we have utterly destroyed. 
 
 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the 
 Lord hath said to me this night. And he said unto him. Say on. And 
 Samuel said, When thou was little in thine own sight, wast thou not 
 made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king 
 over Israel ? And the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and 
 utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until 
 they be consumed. Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice 
 of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight 
 of the Lord ? And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the 
 voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, 
 and have biought Agag the king of Araalek, and have utterly de- 
 stroyed the Amalekites. But the people took of the spoil, sheep 
 and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly 
 destroyed, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in Gilgal. And 
 Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt-ofterings and 
 sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is 
 better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. For re- 
 bellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity 
 
 and idolatry. Because tl)ou l)tist rejected tlje itiorb of tl)c i!orb, 
 
 he hath also rejected thee from being king. 
 
 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned : for 3 \)(IVC 
 
 transgrcsseb tl)e commanbment of tlic Corb, and thy words : 
 
 because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. Now there- 
 fore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I 
 may worship the Lord. And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not re- 
 turn with thee : for thou hast rejected tl)e tDOrb of tl)C £or5, and 
 the Lord bath rejected thee from being king over Israel. 
 
 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and 
 buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put 
 away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the 
 land. And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came 
 and pitched in Shunem : and Saul gathered all Israel together, and 
 they pitched in Gilboa. And when Saul saw the host of the Phil- 
 istines, he wa.s afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. And when 
 Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by 
 dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. 
 
 Then said Saul unto his servants. Seek me a woman that hath 
 a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And 
 his servant said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a fa- 
 miliar spirit at En-dor. And Saul disguised himself, and put on 
 other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 xxviii. 3-i.'0.
 
 540 
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 1 Chronicles, 
 X. 13, 14. 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 xi. 14-18, 'i6, 
 27, xli. 7-14. 
 
 to the woman by night : and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me 
 by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name 
 unto thee. And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest 
 what Saul hath done, how he hath cut oflf those that have familiar 
 spirits, and the wizards, out of the land ; wherefore then layest 
 thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die ? And Saul sware to 
 her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no punish- 
 ment happen to thee for this thing. Then said the woman. Whom 
 shall I bring up unto thee ? And he said. Bring me up Samuel. 
 
 And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice : 
 and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived 
 me? for thou art Saul. And the king said unto her. Be not 
 afraid : for what sawest thou ? And the woman said unto Saul, I 
 saw gods ascending out of the earth. And he said unto her. 
 What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up : and 
 he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was 
 Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed 
 himself. 
 
 And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to 
 bring me up ? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed ; for the 
 Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, 
 and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams : 
 therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me 
 what I shall do. Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask 
 of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine 
 enemy ? And the Lord hath done to him, as he spake by me : 
 for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given 
 it to thy neighbour, even to David : bcciltlSC tl)OU obcttcbst llOt 
 
 tl)e Doicc of tl)c £orb, nor ^xecutcbst l)is fierce mati) upon 
 
 !!^tnalck, therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee this 
 day. Moreover, the Lord will also deliver Israel with thee into the 
 hand of the Philistines : and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons 
 be with me : the Lord also shall deliver the host of Israel into 
 the hand of the Philistines. Then Saul fell straightway all along 
 on the earth, and was sore afraid. 
 
 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against 
 the Lord, cuen against t\)C roorb of tl)e toxh, toljic^ l)e kept 
 
 not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, 
 to inquire of it ; and inqnircb not of tl]e Corb : therefore he slew 
 him, and turned the kingdom unto David, th« son of Jesse. 
 
 David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of 
 Uriah. And he wrote in the letter, saying. Set ye Uriah in the 
 forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may 
 
 be smitten, and die And when the wife of Uriah 
 
 heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her hus- 
 band. And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched 
 her to his house, and she became bis wife, and bare him a son. But
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN, 
 
 541 
 
 the thing that David had done displeased the Lord 
 
 And the Lord sent Nathan to David And Natlian 
 
 said to Da\nd, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee 
 king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul ; and 
 I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy 
 bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah ; and if that 
 had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and 
 such things. Wherefore hast thou bcsplscb tl)C COmmanbmctU 
 0f tlie CorJi, to do evil in his sight ? thou hast killed Uriah the 
 Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and 
 hast slain him with the sword of the children of Amnion. Now 
 therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house ; bcCilUSC 
 tIlOU \)Cl5t bcspiscb me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the 
 Hittite to be thy wife. Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will raise 
 up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy 
 wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he 
 shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. For thou didst 
 it secretly : but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. 
 And David said unto Nathan, J[ [)a\3C siuucb against t\)t 
 iLorb. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put 
 away thy sin ; thou shalt not die. Howbeit, bccaUSC btl tljis 
 
 hcch tl)on l)ast giren great occaeion to tl)e enemies of tl)e 
 
 Corb to blaspljeme, the child also that is born unto thee shall 
 surely die. 
 
 [I acknowledge my transgressions : and ray sin is ever before 
 
 me. Against tljee, tl}ee onln, Ijaue 3 sinneb, and done this 
 
 evil in thy sight : that thou raightest be justified when thou speak- 
 est, and be clear when thou judgest.] 
 
 If ye shall at all turn from follotoing me, ye or your chil- 
 dren, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which 
 I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship 
 them : then will I cut oft' Israel out of the land which I have given 
 them ; and this house which I have hallowed for my name, will I 
 cast out of my sight ; and Israel shall be a proverb and a by-word 
 among all people : and at this house, which is high, every one that 
 passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss ; and they shall 
 say. Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this 
 house ? And they shall answer, Becausc ll)en forsooli tl)e £orb 
 tl)eir ©ob, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of 
 Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped 
 them, and served them : therefore hath the Lord brought upon them 
 all this evil. 
 
 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not 
 fully after the Lord, as did David his father. Then did Solomon 
 build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the 
 hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of 
 
 P3. li. 3, 4. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 Lx. 6-9. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 xi. &-1-'.
 
 542 
 
 THE NATUEE OF SIN". 
 
 1 Kings, 
 xiii. 7-:iG. 
 
 the children of Ammon. And likewise did he for all his strange 
 wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods. 
 
 And the Lord was angry with Solomon, bcCtlUSC l)is [)eaxt 
 
 xoaB turneb from tlic Corb (Sob of Jsrael, which had appeared 
 
 unto him twice, and had commanded him concerning this thing, 
 that he should not go after other gods : but he kept not that which 
 the Lord commanded. Wherefore the Loi'd said unto Solomon, 
 Forasmuch as this is done of thee, attb tl]OU Ijast not \\C\ii mn 
 
 coocnant a\\b mn statutes tuljid) 3 l)ut)c commanbcb tl)ec, I 
 
 will sai'cly rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy ser- 
 vant. Notwithstanding, in thy days I will not do it for David 
 thy father's sake : but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. 
 
 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with 
 me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. And the 
 man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine 
 house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink 
 water in this place : for so was it charged me by the word of the 
 
 Lord, saying, QJat ito brcab, ttor brink roatcr, nor turn again 
 bn tl)e same roan tl)at tl)on tamest. 
 
 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he 
 came to Beth-el. 
 
 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el ; and his sons came 
 and told him all the works that the man of God had done that 
 day in Beth-el : the words which he had spoken unto the king, 
 them they told also to their father. And their father said unto 
 them, What way went he ? for his sons had seen what way the 
 man of God went which came from Judah. And he said unto his 
 sons. Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass : and he 
 rode thereon, and went after the man of God, and found him sitting 
 under an oak : and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that 
 earnest from Judah ? And he said, T am. Then he said unto him. 
 Come home with me, and eat bread. And he said, I may not 
 return with thee, nor go i!i with thee : neither will I eat bread nor 
 drink water with thee in this place : for it was said to me by the 
 word of the Lord, Thou shalt eat no bi-ead nor drink water there, 
 nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest. He said unto 
 him, I am a prophet also as thou art ; and an angel spake unto 
 me by the word of the Lord, saying. Bring him back with thee 
 into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he 
 lied unto him. So he went back with him, and did eat bread in 
 his house and drank water. 
 
 And it came to j)ass, as they sat at the table, that the word of 
 the Lord came unto the prophet that brought him back : and he 
 cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus 
 saith the Lord, i^orasmiul) as tl)ou l)ast biGobeneb tl)c mouti) 
 
 of tl)C l!orb, and hast not kept the commundmniL which llie 
 Lord thy God commanded thee, but camest back, onb l)ast caten
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 543 
 
 bxcab anli brnnk toatcr in tl]c place, of tl)c tol)icI) tl)c LORD 
 Sib Silt} to tl)cc, (Eat no brcab, anii brink no loatcr ; thy car- 
 cass shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers. 
 
 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he 
 had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet 
 
 whom he had brouo-ht back. And when he was 
 
 gone, 
 
 a lion met 
 
 him by the way, and slew him : and his carcass was cast in the 
 way, and the ass stood by it, tlie lion also stood by the carcass. 
 And behold, men passed by, and saw the carcass cast in the way, 
 and the lion standing by the carcass : and they came and told it in 
 the city where the old prophet dwelt. And when the prophet 
 that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is 
 
 the man of God, tDl)o ttias bisobcbicnt unto tl)C tDorb of tl}e 
 
 £orb : therefore the Lord hath delivered him unto the lion, which 
 hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the Lord, 
 which he spake unto him. 
 
 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets saib untO 
 l)iB ncigl)bonr in tl)c toorb of tl)c Corb, Gmitc mc, M pran t\)cc. 
 
 And the man refused to smite him. Then said he unto him, |3e- 
 
 cause tl)OU l)ast not obeneb tl)c ooicc of tlje £orb, behold, as soon 
 as thou art departetl from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as 
 soon as be was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him. 
 
 The Lord testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the 
 prophets, and by all the seers, saying. Turn ye from your evil ways, 
 and keep my commandments, and my statutes, according to all the 
 law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by 
 my servants the prophets. Notwithstanding, they would not hear, 
 but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fothers, tl)at 
 
 bib not belieoe in tlje £orb tijcir (!5ob. And they rejected his 
 
 statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and 
 his testimonies which he testified against them ; and they followed 
 vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were 
 round about them, concerning whom the Lord had charged them, 
 that they should not do like them. '^\ib tl)Cn left all tl)C COm- 
 tnanbmentS of t\)C £orb ll)cir ©ob, and^made them molten 
 images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the 
 host of heaven, and served IJaal. And they caused their sons and 
 their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and 
 enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the 
 Lord, to provoke him to anger. 
 
 Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed 
 them out of his sight : there was none left but the tribe of Judah 
 only. Also Judairkcpt not tl)C commanbmcntS of the Lord their 
 God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made. And 
 the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and 
 delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them 
 out of his sight. 
 
 1 Kinsrs, 
 XX. 35, 36. 
 
 2 Kinpts, 
 xvii. 13-dO.
 
 544 
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 Nehemiah, 
 ix. 13-17. 
 
 Neh. ix. 96. 
 
 Job, xviil. 21. 
 
 Job, 
 xxi. 14, 15. 
 
 Job, xxiv. 13. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxi. 2t>-28. 
 
 Job, 
 XXX iv. 26, 27. 
 
 Ps. ii. 1-3. 
 
 Paalra v. 10. 
 
 Psalm ix. 17. 
 
 Psalm X. 4. 
 
 Thou earnest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with 
 them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, 
 good statutes and commandments : and madest known unto them 
 thy holy sabbath, and comraandedst them precepts, statutes, and 
 laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant : and gavest them bread 
 from heaven for their hungei-, and broughtest forth water for them 
 out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should 
 go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them. 
 
 But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their 
 
 necks, and Ijcarkeitcb ttot to tl)2 commanbmcnts, anb refused 
 
 to obej}, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst 
 among them ; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion ap- 
 pointed a captain to return to their bondage : 
 
 They were bisobcbient, and rebelled against thee, and cast 
 thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified 
 against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provo- 
 cations. 
 
 Such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of 
 him tijat knotoetl) not ©ob. 
 
 ^[]cn 002 unto (5ob, ^Depart from txs ; for we desire not 
 
 the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we 
 should serve him ? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto 
 him? 
 
 They are of those that rebel against tl)e Ugl]t; tl)en knoto 
 
 not tl)e roariS tl)ereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. 
 
 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in 
 brightness ; and my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth 
 hath kissed my hand : this also were an iniquity to be punished by 
 
 the judge : for 3 sl)oul5 Ijaoe bcnicb tlje i3o^ tl)at is above. 
 
 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others ; 
 because they tnrneb back from l)im, and would not consider any 
 of his ways. 
 
 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain 
 thing ? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take 
 counsel together, against the Lord, and against his Anointed, saying, 
 
 Cet us break tl)eir banbs asunbcr, anb cast ami^ tl)cir corbs 
 from us. 
 
 Destroy thou them, O God ; let them fall by their own coun- 
 sels ; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions ; for 
 
 they have rcbcllcb against tl)ee. 
 
 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations tl)at 
 forget (Sob. 
 
 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not 
 seek after God : ©ob is not in all l)is tl)0ngl)t3.
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 545 
 
 The fool hath said in his heart, Tliere is no God. They are 
 corrupt, they liave done abominable woi'ks, there is none that doeth 
 good. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of 
 men, to see if there were any tljiU bib UUbcrGtrtub, ailb SCck 
 ©ob. They are all gone aside, tliey are all together L)ecome filthy : 
 there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Have all the workers 
 of iniquity no kllOVDlcbgc? who eat up my people as they eat 
 bread, and call tlOt U^JOU tl)C £orb. 
 
 Their sorrows shall be multiplied tl)at Ijasteil oftcr aiXOtljCr 
 
 gob. 
 
 1331)0 can nnbcrstanb l]is errors ? cleanse thou me from 
 
 secret fiUlltS. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous 
 sins ; let them not ha\e dominion over me : then shall I be upright, 
 and I shall be innocent from the sfreat transgression. 
 
 Because they regarb not tl)C UJOrUs of tl)e £orb, nor the 
 operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build 
 them up. 
 
 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that 
 
 tijcre is no fear of (J?ob befare Ijis ejies. For he flattereth 
 
 himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. 
 
 Unto the wicked God saith. What hast thou to do to declare 
 my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth ? 
 seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest tnjl tDOrbs bel)inb 
 
 t\)ce. 
 
 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man ? . 
 . . . . God shall destroy thee forever, he shall take thee away, 
 and pluck thee out of thy dwelling-place, and root thee out of the 
 land of the living. Selah. The righteous also shall see, and fear, 
 and shall laugh at him : lo, this is the man tl)at mube not (Sob 
 l)is Strengtl) ; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and 
 strengthened himself in his wickedness. 
 
 Lo, they that are from thee shall perish : thou hast destroyed 
 
 all them tljat go a roljoring ivom t\)cc. 
 
 He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in 
 Israel, which he commanded our fatliers, that tliey should make 
 them known to tlieir children : that the jjeneration to come miofht 
 know them, even the children which should be born : who should 
 arise and declare them to their children : tijat tl)C11 tnigl)t SCt tl)cir 
 
 l)opc in (5ob, anb not forget tl)c toorks of ^ob, bnt keep l)is 
 
 COmmanbmentS: and might not be as their fathers, a stubborn 
 and rebellious generation ; a generation that set not their heart 
 aright, and whose spirit was not steadfast with God. 
 
 The childien of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying hows, 
 turned back in the day of battle. (J|)cn kept not tl)e COUCnaUt 
 
 of (5ob, nub rcfnscb to toalk in IjTs \am ; an^ f.ugat I)i5 
 
 Ps. xiv. 1-1. 
 
 Ps. xvi. 4. 
 
 Psalm 
 xix. li, 13. 
 
 Ps. xxviii. 5. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxvi. 1, 2. 
 
 Ps. 1. 16, 17. 
 
 Psalm 
 Hi. 1, 5-7. 
 
 Ps. Ixxiii. 27 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxviii. 5-2-?, 
 32-37, 40-42. 
 
 5(>-5ti. 
 
 35
 
 546 
 
 THE NATUEE OF SIN, 
 
 Ps. Ixxix. G. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxi. 8-15. 
 
 tDOvks, aiib jiis uionbcrs that l)c l)ab sljcroeb tl)cm. Marvel- 
 lous things did lie in the sight of their fathers, in the land of 
 Egypt, in the field of Zoan. He divided the sea, and caused them 
 to pass through ; and he made the waters to stand as an heap. In 
 the day-time also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with 
 a light of fire. He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave 
 them drink as out of the great depths. He brought streams also out 
 the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. '!Xu5 tl)Ctl 
 
 sinncb net more against Ijim by ^jronoking tl)c iWosi t)iglj 
 in tijc mlbcvncss. Qlnb tlicn tcm^itcb ©ob in tijcir i)cart bn 
 
 asking meat for tl)Cir lust. 'Yea, they spake against God ; they 
 said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness ? Behold, he smote 
 the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed ; 
 can he give bread also ? can he provide flesh for his people ? There- 
 fore the Lord heard this, and was wroth : so a fire was kindled 
 against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel ; bccausc tl)ei1 
 
 belieucb not in (Pob, anb trnstcb not in l)is salnation : . . " 
 . . . For all this tljctt siuncb Still, awh bclicucb not for [lis 
 tDOnbrouS tOOrks. Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, 
 and their years in trouble. When he slew them, then they sought 
 him : and they returned and inquired early after God. And they re- 
 membered that God was their Rock, and the high God their Re- 
 deemer. Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and 
 they lied unto him with their tongues, i^or tl)cir l)Cart toas not 
 
 rigl)t toitl) l)im, ncitljer mere tljcy stcabfast in l)is coucnant. 
 
 How oft did they provoke him in the wildei-- 
 
 ness, and grieve him in the desert! Yea, tl)cri turucb back anb 
 
 tcmptcb ©ob, mib limitcb tl)e ^oln CDn"c of isi-acl. They 
 
 remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from 
 
 the enemy They tem])ted and provoked the most 
 
 high God, and kept UOt l)is testimonies : but turned back, and 
 dealt unfaithfully like their fathers : they were turned aside like a 
 deceitful bow. For they provoked him to anger with their high 
 places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images. 
 When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel. 
 
 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen tljat []avc not knoOJU 
 tl)ee, and upon the kingdoms tl)at l)auc uot calleb upou tl)l} 
 nome. 
 
 Hear, my people, and I will testify unto thee : O Israel, if 
 thou wilt hearken unto me; tljere sljall no Strange gob be in 
 tl]ee; neitljer sljalt tljou uiorsl)ip ann strange gob. 3 am tl]e 
 torb tl)|i <fSob rDl)icl) brought tliee out' of tl)c lanb of 
 (Ognpt: open tl)ij moutl) roibe, anb 3 mill ftll it !3ut mn 
 people moulb not l)earken to mn noice ; anb Israel moulb 
 
 none of me. S(> I gave them up unto their own hearts' hist : and 
 they walked in their own counsels. Oh that my people had heark- 
 ened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways ! I should soon
 
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 have subdued their enemies, and turned ray hand against their ad- 
 versaries. The haters of the Lord should have submitted them- 
 selves unto him : but their time should have endured forever. 
 
 g[l)CB knou) not, ncitl)cr mill tljcji uniicrstanb : they walk 
 on in darkness : all the foundations of the earth are out of course. 
 
 If his children forsakc mi} hlOJ, and walk not in my judg- 
 ments ; if they break my statutes, and keep not my command- 
 ments ; then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their 
 iniquity with sti-ipes. 
 
 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said. 
 It is a people that do err in their heart, axib tljcn l)avc ItOt kltOtDtt 
 mn tDU^S ' "'^to whom I sware in my wrath, that they should not 
 enter into my rest. 
 
 We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed ini- 
 quity, we have done wickedly. Our fathers utlbcrstoob UOt tl)n 
 ttJOniera in Cgppt ; they remembered not the multitude of thy 
 mercies, but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. . . 
 .... k\)c\) forgat ©oii tl)cir saoionr, tDl)icl) l)ni bone 
 
 QXCal tljings in'QJgnpt; wondrous works in the land of Ham, 
 and terrible things by the Ked sea. Therefore he said that he 
 would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in 
 the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. 
 
 Yea, tlien bcspioeb tl)c ^jlcasant lunb, tl)cti bcUcucIi not l)is 
 
 roorb : but murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the 
 voice of the Lord. Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, 
 to overthrow them in the wilderness. 
 
 Because they rcbcUcb agninst tl)c roorbs of (5ob, anb 
 
 COntcmncb tl}C counsel of tl)C iHost i)igl) : therefore he brought 
 down their heart with labour ; they fell down, and there was none 
 to help. 
 
 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, ml)icl) bo Crr 
 
 from tl)j] commanbmcnts. 
 
 Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that 
 forscikc tl)n Into. 
 
 I have seen an end of all perfection : but tl)Tj commiinbmcnt 
 
 is e?cccebing broab. 
 
 They draw nigh that follow after mischief: tl)Cn ilXC fax from 
 
 tl)n laro. 
 
 Salvation is far from the wicked : for tl)Cll scck not tl)2 
 Statutes. 
 
 I beheld the transgi-essors, and was grieved ; because tl)Cli kc|]t 
 not tljn roorb. 
 
 Whoso bcspiscti) tl)C tDOrb shall be destroyed: but he that 
 feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. 
 
 Pa. Ixxxii. 5. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxix. 
 30-32. 
 
 Psalm 
 xcv. 10, 11. 
 
 Psalm 
 
 cvi. 6, 7, 
 
 21-2G. 
 
 Psalm 
 evil. 11, 12. 
 
 Ps. cxix. 21. 
 Ps. cxix. 53. 
 Ps. cxix. 96. 
 Ps. cxix. 150. 
 Ps. cxix. 155. 
 Ps. cxix. 158. 
 Prov. xiii. 13.
 
 548 
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 Prov. xxi. 4, 
 
 Prov. xxi. 27. 
 
 Prov. xxi V. 9. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxviii. 9. 
 
 Ecc. viii. 13. 
 
 Is. i. 2-4. 
 
 Is. i. 23, 24. 
 
 Isaiah, i. 28. 
 
 Isaiah, iii. 8. 
 
 Is. V. 13, 14. 
 
 Isaiah, V. 24. 
 
 An high look, and a proud heart, nub tl)C plongl)ing of t\]C 
 roickeb, is sin. 
 
 ®l)c sacrifice of tlie tDickcb is abomination : how much 
 
 more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind ? 
 
 SljC tl)OUgl)t of foolisljncss is sin: and the scorner is an 
 abomination to men. 
 
 He that turnetl] auja^ l)is car from Ijcaring tlje lato, even 
 
 his prayer shall be abomination. 
 
 Tt shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong 
 
 his days, which are as a shadow; bccause l)e fcaretl) not before 
 i3oh. 
 
 Hear, heavens, and give ear, earth : for the Lord hath 
 spoken ; I have nourished and brought up children, and tl)cn 
 l)aye rcbcUeb against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the 
 ass his master's crib: but Ssracl boti) not knotD, my people 
 doth not consider. 
 
 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil- 
 doers, children that are corrupters ! they have forsilkcn l\]C £orb, 
 they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, tljeg are 
 
 gone ama^ backtoarb. 
 
 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves : every 
 one loveth gifts, and folio weth after rewards : they judge not the 
 fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. 
 Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of 
 Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine abucrsarics, and avenge me 
 
 of mine enemies. 
 
 The destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall 
 be together, and they that forsakc t\)C £orb shall be consumed. 
 
 Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah i-s fallen : because their tongue 
 and their doings are against tl)e Corb, to provoke the eyes of his 
 glory. 
 
 Therefore my people are gone into captivity, bccausc tl)en 
 l]aue no knotulcbge : and their honourable men are famished, and 
 tlieir multitude dried up with tliirst. (JI}erefore hell hatli enlarged 
 herself, and opened her mouth without measure : and their glory, 
 and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall 
 descend into it. 
 
 As the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth 
 the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom 
 
 shall g.) up as dust: bccausc tljcu l)aue cast atoan tl)c \avo of 
 tlie liorb of l)osts, anb bespiscb tl)e morb of tl)"e t)ohi (Due 
 of Israel.
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
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 The people turncti) UOt ttlttO l)im tljat smitctl) tl)Cm, neither 
 do they seek the Lord of hosts. Therefore the Lord will cut oft' 
 from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. 
 
 Because thou hast forgotten tl)c (55ob of tl)n sahnitiott, anb 
 Ijast not been tninbful of tl)e Uock of tl)n strengtl), therefore 
 
 shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips : 
 in the day shalt thou make tliy plant to grow, and in the morning 
 shalt thou make thy seed to flourish : but the harvest shall be a 
 heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow. 
 
 The earth is defiled under the inlialiitants thereof; because 
 
 they have transgressed tl]e laujs, cl)angeb tl)e ordinance, 
 broken tl)e cuerUisting conenant. 
 
 It is a people of no nnbcrsttinbing : therefore he that made 
 Ihem will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will 
 shew them no favour. 
 
 Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and 
 with their lips do honour me, but [)iwc remoucb tljeir \)cavt far 
 from me, axib tl)eir fear toraarb me is taugl)t bn tl]e precept 
 
 of men : therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work 
 among this people, &c. 
 
 Wo to tl)e rebellious cl]ilbren, saith the Lord, tliat take 
 counsel, but not of me; anb tl)at couer raitl] a coucring, but 
 
 not of mil Spil"it, that tlu-y may add sin to sin: tl)at Ujalk tO gO 
 
 boron into t!:gupt, anb l}aue not askeb at mu mouti); to 
 strengtljen tin'mselues in tl]e strengtl] of Pbaraol), anh to 
 
 trust in tile Sljabom of G!gnpt! Therefore shall the strength of 
 I'haraoh be ycnir shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt 
 
 your confusion 
 
 Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, 
 that .it may be for the time to come forever and ever: that this is 
 
 a rebellious people, lying children, dplbren tl)at U3ill not l)ear 
 
 tl]e laU3 of tlje t!orb : which say to the seers. See not; and to the 
 jirophets, I'rophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth 
 things, prophesy deceits: get you out of .the way, turn aside out of 
 the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. 
 Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, jgecauSC UC bcspise 
 tl)is UJOrb, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay tliereon : 
 therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to f;dl, 
 swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an 
 
 instant. 
 
 Wo to them that go down to Egypt for help ; and stay on 
 horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many ; and in horse- 
 men, because they are very strong; but tl)ej} look UOt UUtO tlje 
 
 i^oln (Due of Jsrael, ncUljcr seek tl)c tov^ ! 
 
 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers ? did not 
 the Lord, he against whom we have sinned? for tljeu tDOulb 
 
 l8. ix. 13, U. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xvii. 10, II. 
 
 Is. xxiv. 5. 
 
 Is. xxvii 11. 
 
 Is. xxix. 13, 
 
 Isaiah, 
 
 XXX. 1-3, 
 
 8-13. 
 
 Is. xxxi. 1. 
 
 Is. xlii. 24.
 
 550 
 
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 Isaiah, 
 xliv.9,18-20. 
 
 Is. xlv. 20. 
 
 Isaiab, 1. 11. 
 
 Isaiah, Iv. 7. 
 
 Is. lix. 12,13. 
 
 Is. Ixv. 2. 
 
 Jer. I. IC. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 
 11.4-!), 13-19, 
 
 27-32. 
 
 not voaWi in l)is roa^s, ncitl)cr tocre tl)C2 obebicnt unto bis 
 lam. 
 
 They that make a gi-aven image are all of them vanity ; aiul 
 their delectable things shall not profit: and they are their own 
 witnesses ; tl)C2 3CC UOt, nor knou) ; that they may be ashamed. 
 
 (Jlicg l)auc not Unoron nor unbcrstoob: 
 
 for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, 
 that they cannot understand. And none considereth in his heart, 
 neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned 
 part of it in the fire ; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals 
 thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the 
 residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of 
 a tree ? He feedeth on ashes ; a deceived heart hath turned him 
 aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in 
 my right hand ? 
 
 Assemble yourselves and come ; draw near together, ye that 
 are escaped of the nations: they have no knOBolcbge that set up the 
 wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot 
 save. 
 
 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about 
 
 with sparks: ujajk iu tl)c ligl)t of |ioiir fire, anb in i[)c sparks 
 
 tl)at gC l)niic kinblcb. This shall ye have of mine hand ; ye shall 
 lie down in sorrow. 
 
 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man Ijis 
 tl)OUgl)tS : Hnd let him return unto the Lord, and he will have 
 mercy upon him. 
 
 Our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins tes- 
 tify against us : for our transgressions are with us ; and as for our 
 
 iniquities, we know them; in transgressing anb Itiing against 
 tl)e Corb, anb bcparting aroaji from our <5ob7-^p<^'iiki"g* q> 
 
 pressioii and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words 
 of falsehood. 
 
 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious 
 people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after tl)cir 
 
 ouju tl)ougl)ts. 
 
 I will utter my judgments against them touching all their 
 wickedness, roljo l)aiie forsaken me, ^md have burned incense unto 
 other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. 
 
 Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the 
 families of the house of Israel : 
 
 Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in 
 me, that they are gone far frOlU inc, ainl liavc walkt^d after vanity, 
 and are become vain? ?Ceitl)cr saib tl)en, U3l)cre is tl)e l!orb 
 that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us througli 
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 of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a hind that no 
 man passed through, and where no man dwelt ? And I brought 
 you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the good- 
 ness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made 
 mine heritage an abomination. ®|)c pricstS Silib UOt, i*UI)CrC is 
 tlje liorb? and they that handle the law kucU) mc UOt : the pas- 
 tors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by 
 Baal, and walked after things that do not profit. 
 
 Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord. , . . 
 . . . My people have committed two evils ; they have fox- 
 Srtkcn tnc the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cis- 
 terns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. 
 
 Is Israel a servant ? is he a home-born slave ? why is he 
 spoiled ? The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they 
 made his land waste : his cities are burned without inhabitant. 
 Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown 
 of thy head. Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in tl)rtt 
 ll]ori Ijast forsaken tl)C Corb tl)n (Bob, when he led thee by the 
 way j And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to 
 drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of 
 Assyria, to drink the waters of the river? Thine own wickedness 
 shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee : know 
 therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, tl)rtt tl)On l)ast 
 
 forsaken tl)c Corb tl)n (5ob, anb tljat mn fear is not in tijee, 
 
 saith the Lord God of hosts 
 
 Saying to a stock, Thou ai't my father ; and to a stone, Thou 
 
 hast brought me forth : for tijcn l)auc tnrncb tljeir back unto me, 
 
 anb not tijcir face : but in the time of their trouble they will say. 
 Arise, and save us. But where are thy gods that thou hast made 
 thee ? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble : 
 for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah. 
 Wherefore will ye plead with me ? ye all have transgressed against 
 me, saith the Lord. In vain have I smitten your children ; they 
 received no correction : your own sword hath devoured your proph- 
 ets, like a destroying lion. 
 
 O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a 
 wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness ? toliereforc sail ntj} 
 
 people, lX)e are loi-bs ; rae uiiU come no more unto tl)ce ?" Can 
 
 a maid forget her urnaineiits, or a i)ride her attire f Jiet mil nconlc 
 
 l)auc forgotten me bans witljout number. 
 
 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast trausgresscb 
 against tl)e JLorb tl)11 l!3ob, and hast scattered thy ways to the 
 strangers under every green tree, and ye |)at>e not obeueb mu 
 UOice, saith the Lord. 
 
 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so 
 have ye dealt treacherously with me, house of Israel, saith the 
 Lord. A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and sup- 
 
 Jer. iii. 13. 
 
 .Joreiniah, 
 iii. iJO-25.
 
 Jer. iv. 22. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 v. 19-24. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 vi. 10, 16-49. 
 
 Jer. viii. 6-9. 
 
 plications of the children of Israel : for they have perverted their 
 way, and they have forgOttClt tl)C toxh tl)cir (5oi>. Return, ye 
 backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, 
 we come unto thee ; for thou art the Lord our God. Truly in vain 
 is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of 
 mountains : truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel. 
 For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth ; 
 their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. We 
 lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us : for we have 
 sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our 
 youth even unto this day, and |)at3C not obcneb tl)e DOicc of tl)C 
 
 £orb our ©ob. 
 
 My people is foolish, tl)C2 l}at)e ItOt kuotDlt me ; they are sot- 
 tish children, and they have none understanding : they are wise to 
 do evil, but to do good they have no kuoujlcbgc. 
 
 It shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the 
 Lord our God all these things unto us ? then shalt thou answer them. 
 Like as ye have forsaken nte, and served strange gods in your 
 land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours. . . . 
 
 . . . Hear now this, © foolisl) people, a\\b u)itl)oiU unbcr- 
 
 Stanbing ; which have eyes, and see not ; which have ears, and hear 
 not : i^car ne not me ? saiti} tijc £orb : will ye not tremble at my 
 presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by 
 a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it : and though the waves 
 thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail ; though they roar, 
 yet can they not pass over it? But this people hath a revolting 
 and a rebellious heart ; tljcn arc rcnoltcb aub Qonc. ^Ccitljcr 
 saj] tljen in tl)cir Ijeart, £et us nou) fear tljc torb our (Sob, 
 
 that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season : he 
 reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. 
 
 To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear ? 
 Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken : be- 
 hold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach ; they have no 
 
 delight in it Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in 
 
 the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, 
 and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they 
 said, We will not walk therein. Also I set watchmen over you, 
 saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, 
 we will not hearken. 
 
 Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, congregation, what 
 is among them. Hear, O earth : Behold, I will bring evil upon 
 this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, bccausc tllCll 1)(IVC 
 
 not Ijcarkeneb unto mr» ujorbs, nor to mn Uxxo, but rcje^tcb it. 
 
 T hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright : no man 
 repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done ? every 
 one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle. Yea,
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN". 
 
 553 
 
 the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ; and the 
 turtle, and the crane, and the swallow, observe the time of their 
 
 coming; but mx) pcopk knou) uot tl)c jubgmcnt of tl)c Corb. 
 
 How do ye say. We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with 
 us ? Lo, certainly in vain made he it ; the pen of the scribes is in 
 vain. The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken : 
 
 lo, tl)cti \)iwc rcjcctcb tlje toorb of t^c Corb ; anb roljiU rais- 
 bom is in tl)cm? 
 
 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-place of way-faring 
 men ; that I might leave my people, and go from them ! for they be 
 all adulterers, and an assembly of treacherous men. And they bend 
 their tongues like their bow for lies : but they are not valiant for 
 the truth upon the earth ; for they proceed from evil to evil, and 
 they kuou) not inc, saith the Lord. 
 
 And the Lord saith, Bccausc tl)en \)avc forsakcn mn lam 
 tDl)icl) 3 set before tl)cm, anb l)aiie not obejieb mn yoicernci- 
 
 tl)er Ujnlkcb tl)Crein; but have walked after the imagination of 
 their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them : 
 therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, 
 I will feed them, even this peojjle, with wormwood, and give them 
 water of gall to drink. 
 
 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Hear 
 ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, 
 and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; and say thou unto them, 
 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Qtnrscb be tl)C matt tl)nt 
 
 obesetl) not tlje toorbs of tl)is coocnant, which I commanded 
 
 your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land 
 of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do 
 them, according to all which I command you : so shall ye be my 
 people, and I will be your God : that I may perform the oath which 
 I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with 
 
 milk and honey, as it is this day 
 
 For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I 
 brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, 
 rising early and protesting, saying, ®be2 mn UOice. Det tl)CJ3 
 
 obcgeb not, nor indincb tl)eir ear, but walked every one in the 
 
 imagination of their evil heart : therefore I will bring upon them 
 all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do ; 
 but they did them not. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord against all mine evil neighbours, that touch 
 the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit ; 
 Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the 
 house of Judah from among them. And it shall come to pass, after 
 that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion 
 on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and 
 every man to his land. And it shall come to pass, if they will dili- 
 
 Jer. ix. 2, 3. 
 
 Joreipiali, 
 ix. 13-15. 
 
 Jer. xi. 1-8. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xii. 14-17.
 
 554 
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 gently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The 
 Lord liveth ; as they taught mj' people to swear by Baal ; then shall 
 they be built in the midst of my people. But if tl)Cn tDllI ItOt 
 obcn, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the 
 Lord. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xiii. 7-10. 
 
 Jer. XV. C, 7. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xvi. 10-13. 
 
 Jer. xvii. 5, 6. 
 
 Jer. xvii. 13, 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xviii. 13-16. 
 
 I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the 
 place where I had hid it : and behold, the girdle was marred, it was 
 profitable for nothing. 
 
 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Thus saith 
 the Lord, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and 
 the great pride of Jerusalem. This evil people, toljid) rcfusc tO 
 l)Cav tng UJOrbs, which walk in the imagination of their heart, 
 and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall 
 even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing. 
 
 (?CI)OU Ijast forsaken mc, saith the Lord, thou art gone 
 backward : therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and 
 destroy thee ; I am weary with repenting. And I will fan them 
 with a fan in the gates of the land ; I will bereave them of chil- 
 dren, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their 
 ways. 
 
 And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people 
 all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the 
 Lord pronounced all this great evil against us ? or what is our ini- 
 quity ? or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord 
 our God ? then shalt thou say unto them. Because your fathers have 
 forsilkcu mc, saith the Lord, and have walked after other gods, 
 and have served them, and have worshipped them, nnb \)CIVC for- 
 saken mc, anb [)avc not kept mn \am; and ye have done worse 
 than your fathers ; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagin- 
 ation of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me : there- 
 fore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, 
 neither ye nor your fathers ; and there shall ye serve other gods 
 day and night ; where I will not shew you favour. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord ; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, 
 and maketh flesh his arm, and tDl)OSe l)cart bcpartctl) from tl)C 
 Corb. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, aad shall not 
 see when good cometh ; but shall inhabit the parched places in the 
 wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. 
 
 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all tl)at forsakc tl)CC sl)aU be 
 rtsljamcb, and they that depart from me shall be written in the 
 
 • artli. bccansc tl)en Ijaoe forsaken l\)c iiorb, tl)c fountain of 
 liuing roatcrs. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord ; Ask ye now among the heathen, who 
 hath heard such things : the virgin of Israel hath done a very hor- 
 rible thing. Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh 
 from the rock of the field ? or shall the cold flowinsf waters that
 
 THE NATUEE OF SIN". 
 
 655 
 
 come from anotlier place be forsaken ? Because my people hath 
 forgotten tnc, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have 
 caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to 
 walk in paths, in a UJilJI not cast U^J ; to make their land desolate, 
 and a perpetual hissing ; every one that passeth thereby shall be 
 astonished, and wag his head. 
 
 Hear ye the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah, and in- 
 habitants of Jerusalem ; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of 
 Israel ; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which who- 
 soever heareth, his ears shall tingle. Because they have forstjkcn 
 mc, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it 
 luito other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, 
 nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood 
 of innocents ; they have built also the high places of Baal, to burn 
 their sons with fire for burnt-otferings unto Baal, tDl)icl] JJ COin- 
 
 tnanbcb not, nor Bpakc it, ncitl)cr cnmc it into mn m'uib : 
 
 therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that this place 
 shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hin- 
 nom, but The valley of Slaughter, 
 
 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, I 
 will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that 
 I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their 
 necks, tl)at tl)cn migl)t not Ijcar mti toorbs. 
 
 This land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give 
 them, aland flowing with milk and honey ; they came in and pos- 
 sessed it; but tl)C2 obcjicii not tijn noicc, ncitl]cr tonlkcb in tl)n 
 lam ; they have done noUiing of all ll)at tl)OU commnnbcbst tijcm 
 to bo : therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them. 
 
 They have turned unto me the back, and not the face : 
 though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet 
 they have not hearkened to receive instruction. But they set their 
 abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it. 
 And they built the high places of liaal, which are in the valley 
 of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to 
 pass through the fire unto Molech ; tDl)icl) 3 rommaubcb tl)Cm 
 
 not, ncitl)cr came it into mji minb, that they should do this 
 
 abomination, to caiLse Judah to sin. 
 
 This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, 
 after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the peo- 
 ple which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim libert}" unto them ; that 
 every man should let his man-servant, and every man his maid- 
 servant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free ; that none 
 should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother. Now 
 when all the princes, and all the people which had entered into the 
 covenant, heard that every one should let his man-servant, and 
 every one his maid-servant, go free, that none should serve them- 
 
 Jer. xix. 3-6. 
 
 Jer. xix. 15. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 
 XXXI I« ATA*. 'wOa 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxxii. 33-35. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxxiv. 8-17.
 
 656 
 
 THE KATURE OF SIN. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 XXXV. 12-17. 
 
 selves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go. But 
 afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the hand- 
 maids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them 
 into subjection for servants and for handmaids. 
 
 Therefore the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the 
 Lord, saying, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel ; 3 tUilbc (I 
 rouenant toitl) gOUr fathers in the day that I brouglit them 
 forth out of tlie land of Egypt, out of the house of bond-men, 
 saying. At the end of seven years, let ye go every man his brother 
 an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee ; and when he hath 
 served thee six years, thou shalt let him go fi-ee from thee ; but 
 
 jjour fatljcrs l)carkcucii not unto mc, ncitljcr incUncb tl)cir 
 ear. 
 
 And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, 
 in proclaiming liberty eveiy man to his neighbour ; and ye had 
 made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my 
 name : but ye turned and :pollutcb ItlJ] UiXmc, and caused every 
 man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set 
 at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into sub- 
 jection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids. Therefore 
 
 thus saith the Lord ; We l)aiie not Ijcarkencb unto mc, in pro- 
 claiming libcrtt), every one to his brother, and every man to his 
 neighbour : behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the Lord, to 
 the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine ; and I will make 
 you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. 
 
 Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying. 
 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Go and tell the 
 men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not re- 
 ceive instruction to hearken to my words ? saith the Lord. The 
 words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his 
 sons not to drink wine, are jierformed ; for unto this day they drink 
 none, but obcn tl)cir fatl)cr'5 commanbmcnt : notwithstanding I 
 
 have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but nc IjCUrk- 
 CMcb not unto me. I have sent also unto you all my servants 
 the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, lleturn ye 
 now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and 
 go not after -other gods to serve tliem, and ye shall dwell in the 
 land which I have given to you and to your fathers : but ye have 
 not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me. 
 
 Because tl)e sons of Sonabab tl)c son of t\ccl)ab l]auc 
 pcrformcb tl)c commanbmcut of tl)cir fatl)cr, u)l)icl) l)c com- 
 maubcii them; but tl)is people l)atl) not Ijearkcncb unto mc: 
 
 tlieref(>re thus saith the Lord God of hosts, tlie (Jod of Israel ; 
 Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Je- 
 rusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them ; because I 
 have spoken unto them, but they have not heard ; and I have called 
 unto them, but they have not answered.
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 557 
 
 Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fithers, and the 
 wickedness of the kings of Judali, and tlie wickedness of their 
 wives, and your own wickedness,' and the wickedness of your wives, 
 which they have committed in the huid of Judah, and in the streets 
 of Jerusalem ? They are not liurabled even unto this day, ncitI}Cr 
 
 l)aiic lljcn fcarcb, nor walkcb in mji hito, nor in tnji statutes, 
 
 that I set before you and before your fathers. 
 
 Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to 
 the women, and to all the people which had given him that an- 
 swer, saying, The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, 
 and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your kings, 
 and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the Lord 
 remember them, and came it not into his raind ? So that the 
 Lord could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, 
 and because of the abominations which ye have committed ; there- 
 fore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, 
 without an inhabitant, as at this day. Because ye have burned 
 incense, and because ye have sinned uguinst tl)C £orb, iinb 
 
 l)otic not obcncb tl)c noicc of tl)c £orb, nor votilkcbin l)is Irtto, 
 nor in l)is statutes, nor in l)is testimonies ; therefore this evil 
 
 is hajjpened unto you, as at this day. 
 
 Because tl)on Ijast trusteli in tl)ij roorks a\\b in tI)B 
 
 treasures, thou shalt also be taken : and Chemosh shall go forth 
 into captivity with his priests and his princes together. And the 
 spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape ; the 
 valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the 
 Lord hath spoken. 
 
 Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away : for 
 the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein. 
 
 Cursed be he tl)at boet!) t!)c tDork of tl)c £orb lieccitfulln, and 
 
 cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood, 
 
 Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because l)C 
 IjatI) magnified l)imself against tl)C £orb. 
 
 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, 
 Babylon, and thou wast not aware : thou art found, and also 
 
 caught, because tl)ou l)ast striuen against tl)c Corb. 
 
 Call together the archers against l>abylon : all ye that bend the 
 bow, camp against it round about ; let none thereof escape : recom- 
 pense her according to her work ; according to all that she hath done, 
 
 do unto her: for sl)e l]:Ul) becu prouii against tijc £or5, 
 against tl)e i^oln iDnc of Jfsrael. Therefore shall her young 
 men fall in the streets, and all lier men of war shall be cut oti' 
 in that day, saith the Lord, 
 
 Behold, I am against thee, © tl)OU most ^iroub, saith the 
 Lord God of hosts : for thy day is come, the time that I will visit 
 thee. And the most proud shall stumble and fell, and none shall 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xliv. 9, 10. 
 
 Jcremi.ili, 
 xliv. 20-23. 
 
 .lereiniah, 
 xlviii. 7-10. 
 
 Jer.xlviii.42. 
 
 Jer. 1. 24. 
 
 Jer. 1. 29-32.
 
 558 
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 Ezek. ii. 3. 
 
 Ezek. V. 5-8. 
 
 Ezek. vi. 9. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xiv.7, 10, 11. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 
 xviii. 5-0, 
 
 19,27. 
 
 raise him up : and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall 
 devour all round about him. 
 
 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children 
 of Israel, to a rebellious notioit that hath rcbcllcb against me: 
 they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this 
 very day. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord God ; This is Jerusalem ; I have set it 
 in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about 
 her. And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more 
 than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are 
 round about her : for they have refused my judgments and my 
 statutes, they have not walked in them. Therefore thus saith the 
 Lord God ; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are 
 
 round about you, aub l)aiic not ujalkeb in mn statutes, neitl)er 
 
 i](lVC kept tnt] iubgmcntS, neither have done according to the 
 judgments of the nations that are round about you ; therefore thus 
 saith the Lord God ; Behold I, even I, am against thee, and 
 will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the 
 nations. 
 
 And they that escape of you shall remember me among the 
 nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken 
 with their whorish heart, toljicl) l]atl) bcpcTtteb from me, and with 
 their eyes which go a whoring after their idols : and they shall 
 loathe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all 
 their abominations. 
 
 Every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that so- 
 journeth in Israel, tDl]icl) sepuratCtl) Ijimself from mc, and set- 
 teth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling-block of 
 his iniquity before his face, and coraeth to a prophet to inquire of 
 him concerning me; I the Lord will answer him by myself: . . 
 . . . . And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity : 
 the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of 
 him that seeketh unto him ; that the house of Israel may go no 
 more crstnijl from me, neither be polluted any more with all their 
 transgressions ; but that they may be my people, and I may be their 
 God, saith the Lord God. 
 
 But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful anb ric(l)t, 
 and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hatli lifted up his 
 eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his 
 neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a inenstruous woman, 
 and hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his 
 pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his broad to the 
 hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; he that hath 
 not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that 
 hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judg- 
 ment between man and man, |)rttl) wfllkcb in mn Statutes, anb
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 559 
 
 l)fltl) kept mil jubgrncnts, to deal truly ; he is just, he shall surely 
 
 live, saith the Lord God, . - Yet say ye, Why ? 
 
 doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father ? When the son 
 hath done that which is Irtvoful aub vigijt, aitb IjiUl) kept all mil 
 
 Statutes, ant Ijatl) bone tljem, he shall surely Hve. . . . . 
 
 . , Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wicked- 
 ness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lainful ttXXb 
 viigt)t, he shall save his soul alive. 
 
 I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, 
 which if a man do, he shall even live in them. Moreover, also I 
 gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that 
 they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them. 
 
 But the house of Israel rcbelleb against mc in the wilder- 
 ness: tlien toalkeb not in mn statutesTanb tljeii bespiseb mn 
 iubgmentS, which if a man do, he shall even Hve in them : and 
 my sabbaths they greatly polluted : then I said, I would pour out 
 my fury upon them in the Avilderness, to consume them. But I 
 wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before 
 the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out. Yet also I lifted 
 up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring 
 them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and 
 honey, Avhich is the glory of all lauds : because they bcspiseb mil 
 
 jnbgments, anb uialkcb not in mji statutes, but poUuteb mn 
 
 sabbiUijS : for their heart went after their idols. Nevertheless mine 
 eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end 
 of them in the wilderness. But I said unto their children in the 
 wilderness. Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither ob- 
 serve their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols : I am 
 the Lord your God ; walk in ray statutes, and keep my judgments, 
 and do them ; and hallow my sabbaths ; and they shall be a sign 
 between me and you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your 
 God. Notwithstanding, the children rebelleb against lUC : they 
 
 uialkcb not in mil statutes, neitljer kept mji jnbgments to bo 
 tl)em, which if a rnan do, he shall even live in them : they polluted 
 my sabbaths : then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, 
 to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness. Neverthe- 
 less, I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that 
 it should not be polluted in the sight of tlie heathen, in whose 
 sight 1 brought them forth. I lifted up mine hand unto them also 
 in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, 
 and disperse them through the countries; because tl)ei1 l)ab UOt 
 
 exccnteb mij jubgmnits, but l)ab bcspiseb mn statutes, anb 
 
 l)ab poUuteb mn sabbatljS, ^md their eyes were after their fathers' 
 idt)ls. Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, 
 and judgments whereby they should not live; and I polluted them 
 in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all 
 that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, tO tl)C 
 
 enb tljat tl)eii migl)t knouj tl)at 3 am tl)e £orb. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 XX. 11-2(5.
 
 560 
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxiii. 30-35. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxiii. 14, 15, 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxix. 'J3-26. 
 
 Daniel, 
 V. 16, 20-24. 
 
 Dnniol, 
 Ix. :»-il. 
 
 I will do these things unto thee, becauSC tl)Ott l)nst QOnc a 
 UJljoring after tl)e l)eatl)Cn, and because thou art pijlluted with 
 their idols. Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister ; therefore 
 will I give her cup into thine hand. Thus saith the Lord God; 
 Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep and large ; thou shalt be 
 laughed to scorn and had in derision ; it containeth much. Thou 
 shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of aston- 
 ishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria. Thou 
 shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds 
 thereof, and pluck oft" thine own breasts : for I have spoken it, saith 
 the Lord God. Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Because thou 
 hast forgotten mc, a\\b cast mc bc\)inb tijn back, therefore bear 
 thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. 
 
 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die ; if he turn 
 from his sin, and do that which is latoful ailb riO|l)t ; if the wicked 
 restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, toalk in t\)C 
 Statutes of life, without committing iniquity ; he shall surely live, 
 he shall not die. 
 
 The heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into 
 captivity for their iniquity: because tljen trespasscb against 
 
 mc Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Now 
 
 will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the 
 whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name ; after 
 that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby 
 they have trespasseb agoinst me, when they dwelt safely in 
 their land, and none made them afraid. 
 
 , thou king [Belshazzar], the most high God gave Nebuchad- 
 nezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: 
 
 • But tolien l)is I) cart toas liftcb up, anb l)is 
 
 minii l)arbcneb in pribe, he was deposed from his kingly throne, 
 
 and they took his glory from him : till he 
 
 knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and 
 that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. And thou his 
 son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou 
 
 knewest all this ; but Ijast lifteb up tljnsclf against tl)e Corb 
 
 of l)eauen; and they have brought the vessels" uf his house be- 
 fore thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, 
 have drunk wine in them ; and thou hast praised the gods of 
 silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor 
 
 hear, nor know : anb tl)c (5ob in u)l)osc I)an5 tl)n breati) is, 
 anb tDl)05C are all tl)n roaus, l)ast tl)ou not glorlfieb. Then 
 
 was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was 
 written 
 
 I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and sup- 
 plications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes : and I prayed unto 
 the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the
 
 THE NATUEE OF SIN 
 
 561 
 
 great and dreadful God, keeping- the covenant and mercy to them 
 tliat love him, and to them that keep his commandments ; we have 
 sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done vvickedl}', and 
 have rebelled, cvax bx) bc|)artiug from tl)ii precepts anb from 
 
 tl)2 jttbgmcntS : neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the 
 prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and 
 our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 
 
 O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us con- 
 fusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the 
 inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and 
 that are far oft", through all the countries whither thou hast driven 
 them, because of their trespass that they have trcspasscb against 
 tl)CC. O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of foce, to our kings, to 
 our princes, and to our fothers, bccaiisc u)c l)atic siniicb against 
 
 tl)CC. To the Lord our God lielong mercies and forgivenesses, 
 though we have rcbcllcb against Ijim ; neither have we obcncl) 
 tl)c uoicc of tl)c ilovb our (ilSob, to toalk in l)is laros, whicirhe 
 
 set before us by his servants the prophets. Yea, all Israel have 
 
 transgressed tl)rj lato, euen bn iieparting, tl)at tljej] migl)t txot 
 oben \\)X) voice ; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the 
 oatli that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God because 
 
 we have sinncb against l)im. 
 
 The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the 
 Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms, and 
 children of whoredoms ; for the land hath committed great 
 
 whoredom, bcparting from tl)c £orb And 
 
 I will visit upon her the days of IJaalim, wherein she burned 
 incense to them, and she decked herself with her ear-rings and 
 her jewels, and she went after her lovers, anb forgat me, saith the 
 Lord. 
 
 Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel : for the Lord 
 hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there 
 is no truth nor mercy, nor knomiebgc of (Pob in the land. By 
 swearing, and lying, and killing, and stt^aliug, and committing adul- 
 tery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood 
 
 My people are destroyed for lack of knouilebgc : because 
 thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that tliou shalt 
 be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgottCU tl)e lau) of tljg 
 (J3ob, I will also forget thy children. As they were increased, so 
 they sinncb against me: therefore will I change their glory into 
 shame. They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart 
 on their iniquity. And there shall be, like people, like priest : and 
 I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings. 
 For they shall eat, and not have enough : they shall commit whore- 
 dom, and shall not increase: bccausc tl)en \]avc left off to take 
 
 becb to tl)C £orb My people ask counsel at 
 
 their stocks, and their staff" declareth unto them : for the spirit of 
 
 Hosc.T, 
 i. 2, ii. 13. 
 
 Ilose.o, 
 iv. 1, 2, 6-12. 
 
 36
 
 562 
 
 THE :n"ature of sin, 
 
 Hosea, iv. 14. 
 
 Hosea, 
 V. 3-5. 
 
 Hosea, 
 
 vi. 6, 7. 
 
 Hosea, 
 
 vii. 11-16, 
 
 viii. 1, 13, 14, 
 
 Hosea, ix. 17, 
 
 Hosea, X. 1,2. 
 
 whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have QOUC a tDljor" 
 
 ing from unbcr tl)cir (J5ob. 
 
 The people tijat botl) not unbcrstanb shall fall. 
 
 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me : for now, O 
 Ephraim, thou coramittest whoredom, and Israel is defiled. They 
 will not frame their doings to turn unto their God : for the spirit 
 of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and tl)en l)auc not knoton 
 tl)C Corii'. And the pride of Israel d<rth testify* to his face : there- 
 fore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity ; Judah also shall 
 fall with them. 
 
 I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and tl)e knoinlcbcjC of 
 ©ob more than burnt-ofl:erings. But they like men have trans- 
 gress cb tl)C COUCnant : there have they dealt treacherously 
 against me. 
 
 Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, 
 they go to Assyria. When they shall go, I will spread my net 
 upon them ; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven ; I 
 will chastise them as their congregation hath heard. Wo unto them ! 
 for tl)cn Ijanc flcb from mc : destruction unto them ! because they 
 have trunsgrcsscb against mc : though I have redeemed them, 
 yet they have spoken lies against me. And they have not cried 
 unto me witli their heart, when they howled upon their beds : they 
 assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rcbcl against 
 VXC. Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do 
 they imagine mischief against me. Tliey return, bnt not to tl)C 
 iUost i^igl] : they are hke a deceitful bow : their princes shall fall 
 by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their de- 
 rision in the land of Egypt Set the trumpet to 
 
 thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the 
 
 Lord, because they have transgrcsscb mj] coucnant, anb trcs- 
 
 passcb against mn lato " . They sacrifice flesh 
 
 for the sacrifices of mine ofierings, and eat it; but the Lord aceej)t- 
 eth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their 
 sins; they shall return to Egypt. For Israel hath forgotten l)is 
 maker, fiii<i buildeth temples; and Judah hath inulti[)lied fenced 
 cities : but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the 
 palaces thereof. 
 
 My God will east them away, becailSC tijCll bib not 
 l)Carkcn unto l)im; and they .shall be wanderers among the 
 nations. 
 
 Israel is an empty vine, |]C bringctll fortl) fritit UUtO l)im- 
 SClf : according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increa.sed the 
 altars ; according to the goodness of his land they have made 
 goodly images. ®|)cir Ijeart is biuibcb ; now shall they be found 
 faulty.
 
 THE :n'atuee of sin. 
 
 563 
 
 My people are bent to btickslibiug from mc : though they 
 called them to the Most High, none at all would exalt him. 
 
 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. 
 According to their pasture, so were they filled ; thev were filled, and 
 their heart was exalted : therefore have they forgottCU lUC- There- 
 fore I will be unto them as a lion : as a leopard by the way will I 
 observe them. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Judah, and 
 for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof: because they 
 have bcspiscb tl)C [am of t!)C t!orb,and have not kept his com- 
 mandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their 
 fathers have walked. 
 
 Hear this woi-d that the Lord hath spoken against you, O 
 children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up 
 from the land of Egypt, saying, \)oVL OUll} i]avc J kuoiDtt of all 
 
 tl)c families of tl)c carti): tl)crcforc H will pitnisl) iiou for all 
 gonr iniquities. 
 
 I will stretch out mine hand upon Judah and upon all the in- 
 habitants of Jerusalem ; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal 
 from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests ; 
 and them that worship the host of heaven upon the house-tops ; 
 and them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear 
 by Malcham; and them that are tltritcb back from tl)C !!orb ; 
 
 and those that l)auc uot sougl)t tl)C Corb, nor inquircb for 
 l)im. 
 
 I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like 
 blind men, bccansc tlicn l)auc sinneb against tljc €orb : 
 
 and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their fiesh as the 
 dung. 
 
 Wo to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city ! 
 She obcncb not tlje UOicc ; she received not correction ; she trustcb 
 
 not in tije £orb ; sl)c brctn not near to l)er (Sob. 
 
 Judah hath dealt treacherouslv, anil an abomination is com- 
 mitted in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Jubal) l).Ul) profaneb tl)C 
 lioliness of tl)C Corb va[)k\) 1)C loucb, and hath married the 
 daughter of a strange god. 
 
 I will come near to you to judgment: and I will be a swift 
 witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and 
 against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling 
 in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside 
 the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord 
 of hosts. 
 
 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone aujan from 
 mine orbinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, 
 
 Hosea, xi. 7. 
 
 Hosea, i 
 xiii. 5-7. 
 
 Amos, ii. 4. 
 
 Amos, 
 iii. 1, 2. 
 
 Zeph. i. 4-6. 
 
 Zeph. i. 17. 
 
 Zcphaiii.ah, 
 iii. ], 2. 
 
 Mai. ii. 11. 
 
 -Mai. iii. 5. 
 
 Mai. iii. 7-9.
 
 564 
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 Malachi, 
 iii. 13-18. 
 
 Luke, 
 i. 16, 17. 
 
 John, 
 iii. 18, 10. 
 
 John, 
 
 V. 37, :w. 
 
 iMalltiew, 
 V. 1T-1'.». 
 
 Mntthew, 
 xi. 'JO-iJ. 
 
 and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said, 
 Wherein shall we return. 
 
 tOill a man rob (Sob ? |)ct i}c l)auc robbcb mc. But ye 
 
 say, Wherein have we robbed thee ? In tithes and offerings. Ye 
 are cursed with a curse : for 2C Ijnuc robbcb mc» even this whole 
 nation ? 
 
 Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord, Yet 
 ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? IDe l)iWC 
 soib, Jt is vain to sevvc (Sob : and what profit is it that we 
 have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully be- 
 fore the Lord of hosts ? And now we call the proud happy ; yea, 
 they that work wickedness are set up ; yea, they that tempt God 
 are even delivered. 
 
 Then they that fcrtreb tl)C £orb spake often one to another : 
 and the Lord hearkened, and heard it : and a book of remembrance 
 was written before him for them that fcarcb tl)C £orb, Uttb tl)at 
 tl)0U9l)t upon 1)16 name. And they shall be mine, saith the Lord 
 of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels ; and I will spare 
 them, as a man spareth his own sou that serveth him. Then shall 
 ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, be- 
 tween him tljat scructl) (Sob and him tljat scructl) l]im not. 
 
 Many of the children of Israel shall he [John the Baptist,] 
 turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go before him in the 
 spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the 
 children, and tl)C bisobebient to the wisdom of the just; to make 
 ready a people prepared for the Lord. 
 
 He that believeth on him is not condemned : but he that be- 
 Heveth not is condemned alieady, bcctUlSC \)C l)ai\) not bclicDcb 
 
 in l\)c name of tl)c onln begotten Gon of (Sob. And tiiis is 
 the condemnation, tl)at ligl)t is comc into tl]e iDorlb, anb men 
 
 loueb barkness ratl)er tl]an ligbt, because tlieir deeds were evil. 
 
 The P'ather himself which hath sent me, hath borne witness 
 
 of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his 
 
 shape. And ye have not his word abiding in you : for U)l)Om l)e 
 
 Ijatl) sent, l)im ne bclieue not. 
 
 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets : 
 I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, 
 Till lieaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass 
 from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore sl)all break 
 
 one of tl)ese least commanbments, ;md shall teach men so, he 
 
 shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. 
 
 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty 
 Works were done, because they repented not. Wo unto thee, Cho- 
 razin I wo unto thee, Bethsaida ! for if the mighty works which 
 were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would 
 have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you,
 
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 3t sljall be more tolerable for ^mc anb Sibon at tl)c baii of 
 
 jubgrncnt, tijan for tlOll. And thou, Capeniaum, which art ex- 
 alted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell : for if the mighty 
 works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it 
 would have remained until this day. l!ut I say unto you, (ITIjat 
 
 it sljall be more tolerable for tl)c lanb of Sobom in tl)c ha^ 
 of jnbgmcnt, tl]an for tljee. 
 
 i^e tljat is not toitl) me, is against me; and he that gath- 
 ereth not with me, scattereth abroad. 
 
 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began 
 to say, This is an evil generation : they seek a sign ; and there shall 
 no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas 
 was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to 
 this generation. 
 
 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the 
 men of this generation, anb ronbemn tl)Cm : for she came from 
 the utmost parts of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and 
 behold, a greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineveh shall 
 rise up in the judgment with this generation, anb sl)oll conbemn 
 it : foi- they repented at the preaching of Jonas ; and behold, a 
 ofreater than Jonas is here. 
 
 Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of 
 man also confess before the angels of God. But he tl)at beuietl) 
 me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God. And 
 whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be 
 forgiven him : but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy 
 Ghost, it shall not be forgiven. 
 
 That servant m\)k\) kneU3 l)is Corb's tnill, and prepared 
 not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with 
 manj] stripes. But he tljat kncU) not, nnd did commit things 
 worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with feu) StripeS- For unto 
 whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required; and to 
 whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. 
 
 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them. . . 
 . . . As ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at 
 hand ". . And whosoever sl)all not receiue |]0n, 
 
 nor l)Car JlOnr roorbs, when ye depart out of that house or city, 
 shake off the dust of your feet. Verily I say unto you, Jft sl)all 
 
 be more tolerable for tl)c lanb of Gobom anb (!?>omorral) in 
 t\)c bail of jubgment, tl)an for tl)at citn. 
 
 Whosoever shall confess me before men, him will I confess also 
 before my Father which is in heaven. I'ut whosoever sl)aU benn 
 me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in 
 heaven. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth ; I came 
 not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at 
 variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, 
 
 Matt. xii. 30. 
 
 Luke, 
 xi. io-y-j. 
 
 Luke, 
 xii. 8-10. 
 
 Luke, 
 xii. 47, 48. 
 
 Matthew, 
 X. 5, 7, 14, 15. 
 
 Matthew, 
 X. 32-37.
 
 566 
 
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 Matt. XV. 1-9. 
 
 Mark, 
 vii. 5-13. 
 
 Mark, 
 viii. 38. 
 
 John, viU.47. 
 
 I.iiko, 
 xix. 41-44. 
 
 and tlie daiigliter-in-lnw against her mother-in-law. And a man's 
 foes shall be they of his own household, i^c tljUt lonctl) fatl)Cr 
 or motljcr more tl)'.ni mc, is not worthy of me: and |)C tl)at 
 
 louctl] son or biuigl)tcr more tlinu me, is not worthy of me. 
 
 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Je- 
 rusalem, saying. Why do thy discij)les transgress the tradition of 
 the ekiers ? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread ? 
 
 But lie answered and said unto them. Why do ye also trans- 
 gress tl]C COmmanilment of (5ob by your tradition? For God 
 commanded, .saying. Honour thy father and mother : and. He that 
 curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say. Who- 
 soever shall say to his father or his mother. It is a gift, by whatso- 
 ever thou mightest be profited by me ; and honour not his father 
 or his mother, he shall be free. ®|)ns l]nt)C ^C mobc tl)e COm- 
 
 manbmcnt of ©ot) of none effect by your tradition. 
 
 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias j^rophesy of you, saying. This 
 people draweth nigh imto me with their mouth, and honoureth me 
 
 with their lips ; but tijeir \)caxt is far from me. 
 
 ]3ut in vain they do worship me, teacl)ing for boctrines tl)e 
 commanbments of men. 
 
 Then the Phaiisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy 
 disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread 
 with unwashen hands ? He answered and said unto them. Well 
 hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is wi-itten. This peo- 
 ple lionouretli me with their lips, but tl)eir l)eart is far from me. 
 
 Howbeit, in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the 
 
 commandments of men. For laning asibc tl)c commnnbment 
 
 of (Sob, ve hold the tradition of men, as the washing of ])ots and 
 cups : and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto 
 
 them. Full well ye reject tl)c commanbmcnt of (Sob, that ye 
 
 may keep your own tradition. For Moses said, Uonuur thy father 
 and thy mother ; and. Whoso curseth father or mother, let him 
 die the death : but ye say. If a man .shall say to his father or 
 mother. It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou 
 mightest be profited by me ; he shall be free. And ye sufter him 
 no more to do aught for his father or his mother ; making tl)e 
 IDOrb of (Sob of none effect through your tradition, which ye 
 have delivered : and many such like things do ye. 
 
 Whosoever shall be asljamcb of me anb of mij iDorbs in 
 
 this adulterous and sinful generation ; of him also shall the Son 
 of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father 
 with the holy angels. 
 
 It.' that is of God |)earetll (Sob's roorbs : ye therefore hear 
 them not, because ye are not of God. 
 
 And when he was come near lie beheld the city, and wept 
 over it, saying, 3f tl)OU l)abst Unoiun, t'veii thou, at least in this
 
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 567 
 
 John, 
 V. 42-44. 
 
 John, 
 xH. 47, 41 
 
 Matthew, 
 XXV. 14-30. 
 
 thy day, the things which behang unto thy peace ! but now they 
 are hid from tliine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, 
 that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass 
 thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and shall lay thee even 
 with the ground, and thy children within thee : and they shall not 
 leave in thee one stone upon another : bccausc tl)OU kuctUCSt ItOt 
 
 l\)c time of tl)n yisitation. 
 
 I know you, that m \)iwc iiot tl)c looc of ©ob ill rjou. I 
 
 am come in )ny Father's name, and ye rccciwc inc tXOt": if an- 
 other shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. How can 
 ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and sccli ttOt 
 tl)c Ijononr t\)al comcti) from ©ob oulii '? 
 
 If any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not : 
 for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that 
 
 rcfcctctl) mc, anb recciuctl) not mn iDorbs, hath one that judg- 
 eth him : the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him 
 in the last day. 
 
 The kingdom of heaven is as a man travellinsf into a far 
 country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them 
 his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, 
 and to another one ; to every man according to his several abilit}^ ; 
 and straightway took his journey. Then he that had received the 
 five talents, went and traded with the same, and made them other 
 five talents. And likewise he that had received two, he also gained 
 
 other two. JBut l)c t\)at l)ab rccciucb one, toent anb biggeb 
 in tl)e cartl), a\ib l)iii Ijis lord's monen. 
 
 After a long time the lord - of those servants cometh, and 
 reckoneth with them. And so he that had received five talents, 
 came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst 
 unto me five talents : behold, I have gained beside them five talents 
 more. His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful 
 servant ; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee 
 ruler over many things : enter thou into the joy of thy lord. lie 
 also that had received two talents came and said. Lord, thou de- 
 liveredst unto me two talents ; behold, I have gained two other tal- 
 ents beside them. Uis lord said unto him, Well done, good 
 and faithful servant ; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will 
 make thee ruler over many things : enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 
 
 Then he which had received the one talent came, and said. Lord, 
 I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast 
 not sown, and gatherin<; where thou hast not strawed : and I was 
 atraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth : lo, there thou 
 liast that is thine. Ilis lord answered and said unto him, ®|)0U 
 roicUeii unb slotljfnl seryant, thou knowest that I reap where I 
 sowed not, and gallier whei'e i have not strawed : thou oughtest 
 therefore to liave put my money to the exchangers, and then at my 
 coming I should have received mine own with usury.
 
 568 
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 John, XV. 14. 
 
 John, 
 XV. 16--25. 
 
 Jolin, 
 xvi. ii, 3. 
 
 John, 
 xvi. 7-9. 
 
 Acts, 
 iii. 22, 23. 
 
 Acts, 
 Xlil. -iU, 41. 
 
 Romnns 
 
 1. 18, 20-23, 
 
 28-32. 
 
 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which 
 hath ten talents. For unto every one that hath shall be. given, and 
 he shall have abundance : but from him that hath not, shall be 
 taken away even that which he hath. And cast ye t\)C Uliprotlt- 
 able SCroaUt into outer darkness : there shall be weeping and 
 gnashing of teeth. 
 
 Ye are my friends, if JIC ho tDl)atSOCllcr J romiuauii IJOU. 
 
 If the Avorld hate you, ye know that it hated me befoi'e it hated 
 you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own : but 
 because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the 
 world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I 
 said unto you. The servant is not greater than his lord. If they 
 have persecuted me, they will also persecute you : if they have kept 
 my saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they 
 
 do unto you for mil namc'0 sake, because tl)cji knora not l)im 
 ti]at sent me. 
 
 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had 
 sin : but now they have no cloak for their sin. He that hateth me, 
 hateth my Father also. 
 
 3f 3 Ijab not bone among tijem tlie tuorks uiljici) none 
 otl)cr man bib, tl)cn l)ab not l)ab sin : but uora l)aiic tljcu boti) 
 seen anb Ijatcb botl) mc anb mn J^atljer. But this confeth to 
 
 pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, 
 They hated me without a cause. 
 
 They shall put you out of the synagogues : yea, the time com- 
 eth, that whosoever killeth you, mill tl)ink tijat l)C boetl) (5ob 
 seruice. And these things will they do unto you, becausc tl)Cn 
 
 l)auc not knouju tl)c i'atljer, nor me. 
 
 If I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you ; but 
 if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he 
 will reprove tlie world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment : 
 
 of sin, because tljen bclieue not on me. 
 
 Moses said unto the fathers, A Prophet shall the Lord your 
 God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me ; |)im sl)all 
 
 jie l)ear in all tilings, toljatsoeucr l)c sljall san unto uou. 
 
 And it shall come to pass, that every soul U)l)icl) UjilHlOt l)Car 
 tl)iU prO}jl)Ct, shall be destroyed from among the people. 
 
 Beware lest that cometh upon you which is spoken of in the 
 prophets ; ]3ehold, lie bespiscrs, and wonder, and i)erish : for I 
 work a work in your days, a WDik wdiich ye shall in no wise be- 
 lieve, though a man declare it unto you. 
 
 The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungob- 
 liness anh unrigl)tcousness of men, who hold the truth in un- 
 right.'.iu-iifss Tlicv arc witliout excuse: bccauSC 
 
 that u)l)cu tlicu kucu) Q3ob, tl)en gloritieb l)im not as ^J?ob, 
 neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and
 
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 their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be 
 wise, they became fools ; and changed the glory of the uncorruptible 
 God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and 
 four-footed beasts, and creeping things. 
 
 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, through 
 the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between 
 themselves: tDl)o cljiiugcb tl)c triitl) of (Pob iitto a lie, anb 
 U)orsl)ippcii anb scrucb tl)c crcntuvc more tl)an ll)c Creator, 
 
 who is blessed forever. Amen And even as they 
 
 bib not like to retain (5ob in tl)cir knomlebge, God gave them 
 
 over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not conve- 
 nient: being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wicked- 
 ness, covetousness, maliciousness ; full of envy, murder debate, de- 
 ceit, malignity ; whisperers, backbiters, liaters of God, despiteful, 
 proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 
 without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, 
 implacable, unmerciful : who, knoujing tl)e iubgmcnt of (Sob, 
 that they which commit such things are worthy of death ; not only 
 do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. 
 
 Unto them that are contentious, and bo not obeil tl)e truti), 
 but obey unrighteousness ; indignation and wrath, .... 
 
 As many as have sinned without law, shall also perish without 
 law: and as many as have sinned in the law, shall be judged by 
 the law ; (for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but 
 the doers of the law shall be justified. For when the Gentiles, 
 which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the 
 law, these having not the law, are a \ava unto tljemselnes. 
 AVhich shew the word of tl)C laiM uDritten in tl)eir l)eart5, their 
 conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the meanwhile 
 accusing, or else excusing one another.) 
 
 The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through 
 you, as it is written. For circumcision verily profiteth, if tl)OU 
 
 keep tl)c lau); but if thou be a breaker of tlje hiro, thy circum- 
 cision is made uncircumcision. 
 
 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one : there is 
 none tl)at uuberstanbetli, there is none tl)at seekcti) after ^o^i. 
 
 They are all gone ont of tl)C UJan, they are together become un- 
 profitable : tirere is none that doeth good, no, not one. Their throat 
 is an open sepulchre ; with their tongues they have used deceit ; 
 the poison of asps is under their lips : whose mouth is full of curs- 
 ing and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood. Destruction 
 and misery are in their ways : and the way of peace |)atic tl)Cg 
 
 not knoujn. (Tlicrc is no fear of (5ob before tl)eir c^iCB. 
 
 Bv the deeds of the law there shall no tiesh be justified in his 
 
 sight: "for bj} tl)C hiu) is tl)c knorolebge of sin. 
 
 All have sinned, and come sl)Ort of tl)C glorg of ®ob. 
 
 Rom. ii. 8. 
 
 Roman?, 
 ii. l-J-i5. 
 
 Romans, 
 ii. 24, 25. 
 
 Romans, 
 iii. 10-18. 
 
 Rom. iii. 20. 
 
 Rom. iii. 23.
 
 570 
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 Rom. iv. 15. 
 
 Romans, 
 Y. 13, 14. 
 
 Romans, 
 V. 19, 20, 
 
 Rom. \i. IG, 
 
 Romans, 
 vii. 7-13. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 5-7. 
 
 Romans, 
 X. 20, 21. 
 
 Rom. xiv. 14, 
 20,23. 
 
 1 Cor. XV. 56, 
 
 The law woiketli wrath : for tDl)Crc 110 lutO is, tl)Crc is 1X0 
 
 tronsgrcBsion. 
 
 Until the law, sin was in the world : but siu is UOt imputcb 
 toljcn tl)Cl"C is no laUJ. Nevertheless, deatli reigned from Adam 
 to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude 
 of Adam's transgression. 
 
 By one man's biSObcbicitCC many were made sinners. . . 
 
 . . . . Moreover the law entered t\)al tl)e offciUC iniol)! 
 
 abounb. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. 
 
 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to 
 obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey ; whether of sin unto 
 death, or of obebicitCC unto righteousness ? 
 
 What shall we say then 1 Is the law sin ? God forbid. Nfltl, 
 
 3 l)ab not knoton sin, but bn tl)c iaxo : for I had not known 
 
 lust, except the law had said, Thou slialt not covet. But sin, taking 
 occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of con- 
 cupiscence, for U)itl}ont tl)c lara, sin toas licab. For I was 
 alive without the law once: but luljcn tl)c commnnbtncut camc, 
 
 sin rcwiucb, a\lb 3 bicb. And the commandment which was 
 ordained to life, I found to be unto death. For sin, taking OCCtlsion 
 bg tl)C COmmanbmcnt, deceived me, and by it slew me. Where- 
 fore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and 
 good. 
 
 Was then that which is good made death unto me ? God for- 
 bid. But sin, tl)nt it migl)t apiicar sin, working death in me by 
 that which is good ; that sin by the commandment might become 
 exceeding sinful. 
 
 They that are after the flesh, do mind the things of the flesh : 
 but they that are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to 
 be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life 
 and peace: because tl)c Carnal minb is cnmitn against ©ob : 
 
 for it is not subject to tl)C laU) of (5ob, neillier iirdeed can be. 
 
 Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought 
 me not ; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. 
 l?ut to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands 
 unto a bisobcbicnt ^md gainsaying people. 
 
 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is 
 nothing unclean of itself: but tO l)im tl)at CStCCmcti) unntljiug tO 
 
 be unclean, to Ijim it is unclean All things 
 
 iiidf.d are pure; but it is mil for tl)at man tolio catcll) tnitl) 
 
 offence And he tliat doubteth is danuicd if lie 
 
 eat, because he eateth not of faith : for U)l)atSOeiicr is not of fait!) 
 
 is sin. 
 
 The sting of death is sin; and tl)e Strengtl) of sin is tl)C 
 lam.
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
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 If anj' mail loue UOt tl)C tovls 3CSU0 Cl)rist, let him be 
 Anathema, Maran-atha. 
 
 Seeing that we have such hope, we use great plainness of 
 speech : and not as Moses, which put a vail over his fiico, tliat the 
 children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which 
 is abolished : but tl)cir llliubs UJCrc blinbcb : for until this day 
 remaineth the same vail untaken awa}' in the reading of the old 
 testament ; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this 
 day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. Neverthe- 
 less tDl}en it sljall turn to tl)c Corb, tl)c yail sljall be taken 
 axoan. 
 
 If our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost : in whom 
 the god of this world |)atl) bUubcb tl)C iiiiiibs of tl)cm U)l)icl) 
 bclicyc not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is 
 the image of God, should shine unto them. 
 
 It is written, Cursed is every one tl)al contiuuctl) UOt iu all 
 
 tilings u)l)icl) arc torittcn in tl)c book of tl)c lau) to ho tl)cin. 
 
 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and 
 sins; wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of 
 this world, according to the pi-inee of the power of the air, the 
 spirit that now worketh in tl)C i:l)ilbrcn of i)isobci)icncC : among 
 whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of 
 our flesh, fulftUing tl)c bcsiiTS of l\]c flcsl] luib of tl)c m'uib. 
 
 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye heiH-efi)rth 
 walk not as other (irentiles walk, in tlie vanity of their mind, Ijaoing 
 
 tl)c nnbcrstanbing barkcncb, being alicnatcb from tl)c life of 
 (6ob tijrougl) tlic ignorance tl)at is in tl)em, because of tl)e 
 
 blindness of tl)eir l)eart : who, being past feeling, have given 
 themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with 
 greediness. 
 
 You, that were sometime alicnatcb anb cncmics in ponr 
 
 tninb by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled. 
 
 Mortify your members which are upon the earth ; fornication, 
 uncleanness, inordinate aftection, evil concupiscence, and covetous- 
 ness, which is idolatry : for whicli things' sake the wrath of God 
 Cometh on tl)C cl)ilbren of bisobebicncc. 
 
 The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty 
 angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them tljat knoiD not 
 Q5ob, anb tl)at oben not tl)e gospel of onr £orb Jesus Cbvist. 
 
 They received not the love of tlie truth, that they might be 
 saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, 
 that they should believe a lie : that they all might be damned tDlj0 
 bclieneb not tlje trntl}, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 
 
 L'nto the pure all things are pure : but unto them that are 
 defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure ; but even their mind and 
 
 1 Cor. xvi. 3-2. 
 
 2 Corinth. 
 iii. l'J-l(5. 
 
 !Cor.iv.3,4. 
 
 Gal. iii. 10. 
 
 Eph. ii. 1-3. 
 
 Ephesians, 
 iv. 17-19. 
 
 Col. i. 21. 
 
 Col. iii. 5, 6. 
 
 2 Thessalou. 
 i. 7, 8. 
 
 2 Tliessalou. 
 ii. 10-12. 
 
 Titus, 
 i. 15, 16.
 
 572 
 
 THE NATURE OF SIN. 
 
 Titus, iii. 3. 
 
 Heb. ii. 1-3. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 iii. 1-2, 13. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 iii. Id, 19. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 X. 26-29. 
 
 Heb. xii. 25. 
 
 .James, 
 ii. 10, 11. 
 
 James, 
 iv. 17. 
 
 1 Peler, 
 iv. 17. 
 
 2 Peler, ii. 1, 
 
 2 Peter, 
 
 ii. SO, 21. 
 
 conscience is defiled. The}'^ profess that thej'^ know God ; but in 
 works tl)CD bcun l)im, being abominable, and disobedient, and 
 unto every good work reprobate. 
 
 We ourselves also were sometimes foolish, bisobcbicut, de- 
 ceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, 
 hateful, and hating one another. 
 
 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things 
 which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. 
 For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every tvailS- 
 qrcssion and bisobcbiciUC received a just recompense of reward; 
 how shall we escape, if u)c ucglect 50 great siiluation. 
 
 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in aiiv of you an evil heart 
 of unbelief, in lic^jartiug from tl)C liuing C5ob. But exhort one 
 another daily, while it is called To-day ; lest any of you be hardened 
 through the deceitfulness of sin. 
 
 To whom sware he that they sliould not enter into his rest, bttt 
 to tlicm lljat biiicneb not? So we see that they could not enter 
 in because of unbcHcf. 
 
 Jff xoc sin VDilfulIji after tl)at toe Ijauc rccciweb tlie knoinl- 
 
 ebgc of tl]C triltl), there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a 
 certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which 
 shall devour the adversaries. 
 
 He that bcspiscb iHoscs' IciVO, died without mercy under 
 two or three witnesses : of how much sorer punishment, suppose 
 ye, shall he be thought worthy, who liath trobbcn unber foOt ll]e 
 
 Son of (53ob, anb IjatI) conntcb tl]e bloob of tl)e covenant, 
 tolieretDitl) Ik teas sanctitieii, an nnljoln tl)ing, anb IjatI) bone 
 bespitc nnto tl)e Spirit of grace'? 
 
 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped 
 not who refused him that spake on earth, mncl) more sljall not WC 
 escape, if me turn amajifrom I)im tl)at speaUetl] from l]eaucn. 
 
 AVhosoever shall keep the whole law, anb llCt offcnb in one 
 point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, 1)() not n)iinnit adul- 
 tery ; said also. Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet 
 if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of tl)'? lam. 
 
 To him that knometl) to bo goob, anb boet!) it not, to 
 
 him it is sin. 
 
 The time is come that judgment must begin at the house of 
 God : and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that 
 obcn not t^e gospel of (Sob. 
 
 There were false prophets among the people, even as tliere 
 .shall be false teachers ainong you, who privily shall bring in damn- 
 able heresies, cvcM benjiing tlje Corb tl)at bongljt tijcm, and 
 
 bring upon themselves swift destruction. 
 
 If after tliey liave escaped the pollutions of the world through
 
 THE NATUEE OF SIN. 
 
 573 
 
 lJohn,i.5,C. 
 
 1 John, ii. 4. 
 
 1 John, 
 ii. l.'J, ili. 
 
 the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again 
 entangled tlierein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them 
 than the heginning. For it \)ab bccit better for tl)cm ITOt tO \)iWC 
 
 knou3n tl)c toay of rigljtcousncss, tl)an, after tljen linuc luioron 
 it, to turn from tl)e Ijolji connitaubmcut bclincrcb unto tl)cm. 
 God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that 
 we have fellowship with him, and rDalk ill barkllCSS, ^ve lie, and 
 do not the truth. 
 
 He that saith, I know him, ai\b kccpell) not l)is commanb- 
 
 nicntS, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 
 
 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. 
 3f nnn mnn lone t!]e roorlb, tije lone of tl)c i^ntljcr is not in 
 
 l)ini. For all that is in the world, the lust of the tlesh, and the 
 lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of tl)C i^fltljcr, but 
 is of the woi-ld. 
 
 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law : for sin 
 
 is tl)c transgression of tl)c laro. 
 
 lie that bclicocti) not ©ob, Ijatl) mabc l)im a liar, be- 
 cause he beHeveth not the record that God gave of his Son. 
 
 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, 
 he shall ask, and he shall o-ive him life for them that sin not unto 
 death. There is a sin unto death : I do not sa}' that he shall pray for 
 it. '!^U unrigl)tCOUSncsS is sin : and there is a sin not unto death. 
 
 Whosoever transgrcsscti), anb abibcti) not in tl)c boctrine 
 
 of Qlljrist, hath not God. 
 
 There are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of 
 old ordained to this condemnatios, ungodly men, turning the grace 
 of our God into lasciviousness, and bcnijing tl}C onln £orb Q5ob, 
 
 anb our £orb 5csns Clirist. I ^vili tlierofore put you in re- 
 membrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having 
 saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed 
 tl)cm tl}at belicucb not. 
 
 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesu^;, write, . . . . 
 . . I have somewhat against thee, bcrausc tljOU l)ast left tl)D 
 first loue. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and 
 repent, and bo tl)e first lOTrks ; or else I will come unto thee quickly, 
 and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. 
 
 Unto the angel of tlie church of the Laodiceans, write, . . . 
 . . I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot : I would 
 thou wert cold or hot. So then bccause tl)ou art lukcmarm, 
 
 anb neitl]er COlb nor l)Ot, I will spew thee out of my mouth. 
 
 ®l)e fearful, anb unbelieuing, and the abominable, and 
 murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all 
 liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and 
 brimstone. 
 
 1 John, iii. 4. 
 1 John, V. 10. 
 
 1 John, 
 V. 16, 17. 
 
 2 John, 9. 
 Jude, 4, ."i. 
 
 Revelation, 
 
 Revelation, 
 iii. 14-10. 
 
 Rev. xxi, 8.
 
 XVII. 
 
 fJenesis, 
 iii. 14--20. 
 
 Smjiittatinii nf |im 
 
 Gen. iii. 1-6. j Now the Serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field 
 
 which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, 
 Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden ? 
 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit 
 of the trees of the garden : but of the fruit of the tree which is 
 in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, 
 neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto 
 the woman. Ye shall not surely die : for God doth know, that in 
 the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened ; and ye 
 shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 
 
 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, 
 and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to 
 make one wise ; she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat ; and 
 gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat 
 
 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast 
 
 done this, tl]Ou art curecb above all cattle, anb above eticrn 
 
 beast of tlje tielii : upon tl)ij belln sljalt tijon go, anb bust 
 
 I sl)alt tl)ou eat all tl)e bans of tl)n life : anb 3 luill ^jut enmitn 
 
 jbetincen tl)ee anb the rooman, anb between tl)n seeb anb Ijer 
 
 jseeb : it sljall bruise tl)n Ijeab, and tliou slialt bniise his heel. 
 
 Unto the woman he said, 3 coill Qreatlji multipln tl)r| sor- 
 'rotu anb tlin conception; in sorrow tl)ou sljalt bring fortl) 
 ;cl)ilbren: anb tl)r) besire sljall be to tljn i)U5banb, anb \)c 
 sljall rule oner tl)ce. 
 
 And unto Adam he said. Because thou hast hearkened unto 
 the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I com- 
 niamled thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it : curseb is tl)C 
 grounb for tl)n sake; in sorrotu sl)aU tl)ou eat of it all tl)e 
 bans of tl)n Bfe ; tborns also anb tl)istles sliall it bring 
 forll) to tl)ee; anb tl)OU sl)alt eat tl)e l)erb of tl)e tielb : in 
 tlie sweat of tl)n face sl)alt tljou eat breab, till tl)OU return 
 unto tl)e grounif; for out of it wast tl)on taken: for bust 
 tl}ou art, anb unto bust sljalt tl)ou return. 
 
 And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the 
 mother of all livinir. 
 
 Gen. vi. 5-7. And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the 
 
 earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN, 
 
 575 
 
 only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he had 
 made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And 
 the Lord said, I will destroy man \vh(^ni I have created from the 
 
 face of the earth ; boti) malt a\ib bcast, awh t\}c crccpinig tiling, 
 
 anb i[]C fouils of tl)C uir : for it repenteth me that I have made 
 them. 
 
 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, 
 the seventeenth day of the month, the same day Avere all the foun- 
 tains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven 
 were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and 
 
 forty nights And the waters prevailed, and were 
 
 increased greatly upon the earth : and the ark went upon the 
 face of the watei-s. And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon 
 the earth : and all the hiofh hills that were under the whole heaven 
 were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail : and 
 the mountains were covered. 
 
 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, botl] of fotol, 
 anb of cattle, anb of beast, anb of encrri creeping tl)ing tl)at 
 
 creepetl) upon tl)e cartl), and every man : all in whose nostrils 
 was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. And 
 every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of 
 the ground, both man, anh cattle, anb tl)C creeping tl)ings, anb 
 
 tl)e fotol of tl)C l)eatien; and they were destroyed from the earth : 
 and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the 
 ark. 
 
 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vine- 
 yard : and he drank of the wine, and was drunken ; and he was 
 uncovered within his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw 
 the nakedness of his fathei-, and told his two brethren without. 
 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both 
 their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of 
 their father : and their faces were backward, and they saw not their 
 father's nakedness. 
 
 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger 
 son had done unto him. And he said, Curseb be Canaan ; a 
 
 scrinint of seruants sl)aU \)c be unto l)is bretl)ren. And he 
 
 said, I'.iessed be the Lord Cxod of Shem ; anb (Canaan 5l)all be 
 l)is SCruant. God shall enlarge .Japheth, and he shall dwell in 
 
 the tents of Shem ; anb Canaan sljall be l)is scruant. 
 
 And it came to pass, that, when Abi-am was come into Egypt, 
 the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. The 
 princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pha- 
 raoh : and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. 
 
 And he entreated Abram well for her sake : and he had 
 sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, 
 and she-asses, and camels. 
 
 Genesis, 
 
 vii. 11, ii, 
 
 18-2J. 
 
 Genesis, 
 ix. 20-27. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xu. 14-17.
 
 576 
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 Gen. XX. 1-7. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xlix. 1-7. 
 
 Exodus, 
 vli. 14-a5. 
 
 And the Lord plagued Pharaoli aitb l)is IjOUSC with great 
 plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife. 
 
 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south coun- 
 try, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in 
 Gerar, 
 
 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister : and 
 Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. But God came to 
 Abimeleeh in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art 
 but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken : for she is 
 a man's wife. But Abimelech had not come near her : and he 
 
 said. Lord, toilt lliou sluu nlso a rigI)tcons nation? Said he 
 
 not unto me. She is my sister ^ and she, even she herself said, He 
 is my brother : in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my 
 hands have I done this. And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, 
 I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart ; for I also 
 withheld thee from sinning against me : therefore suffered I thee 
 not to touch her. Now therefore restore the man his wife ; for he 
 is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live : and 
 if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, tl)OU 
 
 iwib all tijat arc tt)inc. 
 
 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said. Gather youi'selves 
 together, that I may tell you tl)at lDl)icl) sl)all befall JIOU in t\)C 
 last bags. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob ; 
 and hearken unto Israel your father. 
 
 Reuben, thou art my tirst-born, my might, and the beginning 
 of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of 
 power; unstable as water, tl)On sl)alt"not CXCCi; because thou 
 wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it : he went up 
 to my couch. 
 
 Simeon and Levi are brethren ; instruments of cruelty are in 
 their habitations. O my soul, come not thou into their secret ; 
 unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united ! for in their 
 anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they digged down a 
 
 wall. (JTurseb be tl)cir anger, for it loas tierce : anh tl)eir 
 rurati), for it voas crncl: 3 toill bimbe tl)cm in Jacob, anii 
 scatter tl)em in Israel. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, 
 he refuseth to let the people go. Get thee unto Pharaoh in the 
 lo, lie goeth out unto the water, and thou shalt stand by 
 
 morning ; 
 
 the ri\ 
 
 brink acfainst he come : and the I'od which 
 
 was turned 
 slialt say 
 
 ver 
 to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. And thou 
 unto him. The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, 
 saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilder- 
 ness: and behold, hitherto ll)on wouldest not hear. Thus saith the 
 Lord, Li this thou shalt know that I am the Lord : behold, I will 
 smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are 
 in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. And the fish that
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 577 
 
 is in the river shall die, and the river sliall stink : ailb tl)C QJgSP^' 
 
 ians sljall loatl]C to brink of tijc ujutcr of tl)c viucr. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy 
 rod, and stretch out thine hand upOU tl)e IDlUCVS of Qrgiipt, WpOU 
 
 tl)cir streams, i\\ion tl)cir riucrs, anh upon tl)cir polibs, anh 
 njjon all tl]cir pools of tuatcr, tl)at tlicn mnr) become bloob: 
 anil tl)at tl)erc man be bloob tl)rongl]ont all tl}c lanb of 
 (Egnpt, botl) in wes5"cls of rooob, anb in nessels of stone. 
 
 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded ; and 
 he lifted up the rod and smote the waters that weie in the river, in 
 the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants ; and all the 
 waters that were in the river were tuined to blood. And the fish 
 that was in the river died; and the river staidv, anb i\)C (!!gnpt- 
 
 ians ronlb not brink of tl)e roater of tl)e riner; anb "tt) ore 
 roas bloob tljrongljont all tl)e lanb of Qrgnpt. 
 
 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: 
 and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto 
 them ; as the Lord had said. And Pharaoh turned and went into 
 his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. QVnb all t\)C 
 (Tgnptians biggcb ronnb abont tl^c riner for tuater to brink; 
 forlljcn coulb'not brink of tl)e toatcr of tl)e riocr. 
 
 /Vnd seven days were fulfilled after that the Lord had smitten 
 the rivei'. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say 
 unto liim, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go that they may 
 serve me. And if tl)OU refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite 
 all thy borders with frogs : and the river shall bring forth fi'Ogs 
 abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into 
 thy bed-chamber, and upon thy bed, anb into tljC l)OnSC of tl)n 
 
 scrnants, anb npon t!}n people, a\ib into tljinc oncns, anb 
 
 into tl)n knecbing trongl)S : and the frogs shall come up both on 
 
 thee, anb npon tl)n people, anb npon all tl)n sernants. 
 
 And the Lord s[)ake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch fourth 
 thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over 
 the ponds, and cause fiogs to come up upon the land of Egypt. 
 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt ; and 
 
 the frogs came up, and couereb tl)e lanb of (Egnpt 
 
 . . But when Pharaoh saw tliat there was respite, he liardened 
 his heart, and hearkened not unto them ; as the Lord had said. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out 
 thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice 
 tl)rongl)Ont all tlje lanb of Cfgnpt. And they did so ; for Aaron 
 stretched out his hand with his i-od, and smote the dust of the 
 earth, and it became lice in man and in beast : all tl)i; bust of tl)C 
 
 lanb became lice tl)rougl)ont all tl)e lanb of (£gnpt. And the 
 
 magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but 
 they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast. 
 
 Exodus, 
 
 viii. 1-0, 
 
 l.')-24. 
 
 37
 
 578 
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 Exod\is, 
 
 ix. 1-15, 
 
 18-26. 
 
 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God : 
 and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto 
 them ; as the Lord had said. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in tlie morning, 
 and stand before Pliaraoli ; (lo, he cometh fortli to the water ;) and 
 say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that the}'' 
 may serve me: else, if tl]Ott wilt not let my people go, beliold, I will 
 send swarms of tiies upon thee, aub upou tl)n semnuts, mxii 
 
 upon tl]n pco^jlc, aiib into tl)ii l)onscs : anh ll)c l)ouscs of tl)c 
 Q^giiptians sliall be full of smarms of flics, anb olso l!)c 
 
 grOttUb toljcrcon tl)Cn ore. And I will sever in that day the land 
 of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of tlies shall 
 be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the 
 midst of the earth. And I will put a division between my people 
 anb tl)2 people : to-morrow shall this sign be. 
 
 And the Lord did so : and there came a grievous swarm of 
 flies into the house of Pharaoh, a\\b ilttO l)is SCruaitts' l]OnSCS, 
 
 anb into all tlje lanb of €gT)pt: tl)e lanb ixjas corruptcb bti 
 reason of tijc swarm of flics." 
 
 Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell 
 him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, 
 that they may serve me. For if tljOtt refuse to let them go, and 
 wilt hold them still, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle 
 which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the 
 camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep : there shall be a very 
 grievous murrain. And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of 
 Israel, anh l\)C cattle of (Egiipt : and there shall nothing die of 
 all that is the children's of Lsi'ael. And the Lord apj)ointed a set 
 time, saying. To-morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land. 
 
 And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, awb all tljC 
 cattle of Qrgiipt bieb : but of the cattle of the children of Israel 
 died not one. And Pharoh sent, and behold, there was not one of 
 the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was 
 hardened, and he did not let the people go. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you 
 handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward 
 the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. And it shall become small 
 dust in all tlje lanb of (Kgijpt, ;iiid shall be a boil breaking forth 
 with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of 
 
 Egypt- 
 
 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh ; 
 and Moses sprinkled it up towaid heaven : and it became a boil 
 breaking firth with blains upon man, and upon beast. And the 
 magicians could not stand before Moses, because of the boils: for 
 the boil was upon the magicians, anb upon all tl)C (Egupt- 
 ians. And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he 
 hearkened not unto them ; as the Lord had spoken unto Moses.
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 579 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, 
 and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto iiim, Thus saith the Lord 
 God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 
 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, ailb 
 upon tl)n SCruantS, a\\b upon 11)2 people : that thou mayest 
 know that there is none like me in all the earth. For now I will 
 stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee nub tl)T) people with 
 
 pestilence; and thou shalt be cut otf from the earth 
 
 . . Behold, to-morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a 
 very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egvpt since the foun- 
 dation thereof even until now. Send therefore now, and gather 
 thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field : for upon every man 
 and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought 
 home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. 
 
 He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of 
 Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses : 
 and he that reo-arded not the word of the Lord left his servants 
 and his cattle in the field. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand to- 
 ward heaven, that there may be hail in oU tl)e luub of (!:gT)pt, 
 
 upon man, anb ii-pon beast, anb upon cuerj} Ijerb of tl)e 
 
 fielb, tl)VOUgl)OUt tl)e kuib of (Egnpt. Ami Moses stretched 
 forth his rod toward heaven, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, 
 and the fire ran along upon the ground : and the Lord rained hail 
 upon the land of Egypt. So there was hail, and fire mingled witli 
 the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the 
 land of Egypt since it became a nation. And the hail smote 
 throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both 
 
 man and beast, a\ib tl)c l)ail smote euern l)cvb of tl)c fielb 
 anb brake euern tree of tlje fielb. Only in the land of Goshen, 
 where the children of Israel were, was there no hail. 
 
 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto 
 him. Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt 
 thou refuse to humble thyself before me ? Let my people go, that 
 they may serve me. Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, 
 behold, to-morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast : and 
 they shall cover the face of the earth, that one oainiot be able to 
 seethe earth: anb tl)en sl)all eat tl)c rcsibne of tl)at U)l)icl) 
 is escapeb, taljid) remainetl) nnto non from tl)e liail, and 
 
 shall eat everv tree which trrmvetii tor yuu out of the field : and 
 
 they shall fill thy houses, anb tl)e l)ouG'es of all tl)n serinints, 
 anb tl)e Ijonses of all tlje Q:gnptians ; which neither thy fathers, 
 nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were 
 upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went 
 out from Pharaoh. 
 
 And Pharaoh's servants said imto him, How long shall this 
 man be a snare unto us ? Let the men go, that they may serve 
 
 Ex. .\. 3-7.
 
 580 
 
 IMPUTATIo:^^ of sin 
 
 Exodus, 
 
 X. 12-23, 
 
 '->7-Si9. 
 
 Ex. xi. 4-7. 
 
 littorocst tl)oiT not iict tl)at Q^^iipt is bc- 
 
 tlie Lord tlieir God 
 
 stroncb ? 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over 
 the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon 
 the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that 
 the hail hath left. 
 
 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, 
 and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, 
 and all that night : and when it was morning, the east wind brought 
 the locusts. And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, 
 and rested in all the coasts of Egypt : very grievous were they ; 
 before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them 
 shall be such. For they covered the face of the whole earth, so 
 that the land was darkened ; and they did eat every herb of the 
 land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left : and 
 there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs 
 of the field, through all the land of Egypt. 
 
 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste ; and he 
 said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you. 
 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and en- 
 treat the Lord your God that he may take away from me this death 
 only. 
 
 And he went out from Pharaoh and intreated the Lord. And 
 the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind which took away the 
 locusts, and cast them into the Ked sea : there remained not one 
 locust in all the coasts of Egypt. But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's 
 heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand to- 
 ward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, 
 even darkness which may be felt. And Moses stretched forth his 
 
 hand toward heaven : anb tl)crc u)tis ii tl)ick barUncss ill all tl)C 
 lanb of Q:gBpt tl)rcc ham : tl)cn satu not one anotl)cr, nci- 
 tl)cr rose ann from l)is liTacc for tl)rcc ha^5 : but all the chil- 
 dren of Israel had light in their dwellings 
 
 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not 
 let them go. And Pharaoh said unto him. Get thee from me, 
 take heed to thyself, see my face no more : for in that day thou 
 seest my face, thou shall die. And Moses said, Thou hast spoken 
 well, I will see thv face again no more. 
 
 And Moses said. Thus saith the Lord, About midnight will T 
 go out into the midst of Egypt. CKuh all tl)c first-born in tl)C 
 lanb of Qrgijpt shall bic, from tl)c first-born of pi)arao!) tl)at 
 sittcti) upon l)is tl)ronc, even nnto tl)c first-born of tl)c maib- 
 scrimut tl)at is bcl)inii tl)c mill; anb all tl)c first-born of 
 
 beasts. Aiicl there shall be a great cry throughout all the land 
 of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any 
 mort'. But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
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 move his tongue, against man or beast : iliat ye may know how 
 that the Lord doth put a ditieronce between the Egyptians and Israel. 
 
 And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all tl)e 
 first-born in tl)C lanii of Q:gnyt, tVom the first-born of Pliaraoh 
 that sat on his throne, unto the first-born of the captive that was in 
 the dungeon ; and all the first-born of cattle. And Pharaoh rose 
 
 up in the night, l)c, awh all Ilis scruants, cin'b all tl)c (Egnpt- 
 ians ; mib tijcrc mas a great crn in Q!gi.HJt: for tl)crc toas 
 not a Ijonse tuljcrc tl)crc was not one bciiS. 
 
 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. . . . 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a 
 book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua : for I will utterly put 
 out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. And Moses 
 built an altar, and called the name of it JElIOVAH-nissi :' for he 
 said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord toill l)aiic Ujar 
 
 mill) 'Amalek from generation to generation. 
 
 I the Lord tliy (Jod am a jealous (rod. yisiting tl)e iniqnitji 
 of tlje fatl)ers upon tlje cl)ilbren unto tl)c tl)irb anb fourtlj 
 generation of tl)em tl]at l)atc mc; 
 
 And thou slialt make a ])late of pure gold, and grave upon it 
 like the engiavings of a signet, HOLLVESS TO THE LORD. 
 
 And thou shalt ])ut it on a blue lace that it may be upon the 
 mitre ; upon the fore-front of the mitre it shall be. And it shall 
 
 be u[.on Aaron's forehead, tljat 'llaron man bear tl)e iniqnitn of 
 
 tlje l)0ln tl)iugS, which the children of Israel shall liallow in all 
 their hoTy gifts ; and it shall be always upon his forehead, tljat tl)ejl 
 man be acccpteb before tl)C t'orb. 
 
 Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin : and 
 now I will '^o up unto the Lord ; peradventure I shall make an 
 atonement for your sin. 
 
 And Moses i-eturned unto the Lord, and said. Oh, this people 
 have sinned a trreat sin, and have made them gods of i^old. Yet 
 now, if thou wilt torgive their sin — ; anh if not, blot me, J pran 
 
 tljee, out of tl)n book wljidi tliou l)ast written. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wiiosoever hath sinned against 
 me, him will I blot out of my book. 
 
 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The 
 Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-sufiering, and 
 abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, for- 
 giving ini(piitv and transgression and sin, and that will by no means 
 
 clear the guilty; uisitiug t!)e iniquitn of tlje fathers upon tlic 
 cl)ilbren, anb upon tl)e tliilbrcn's cl)ilbren, unto tl)e tl)irb anb 
 to tl)e fourtl) generation. 
 
 And Xadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them 
 his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered 
 strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. And 
 
 Exodus, 
 xii. 29, :w. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xvii.8, U-IG. 
 
 1 That is, 
 The I.ORD 
 vty banner. 
 
 Ex. XX. 5. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxviii. 3(i-38. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxii. 30-33. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxiv. (i, 7. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 
 x. J, 2, 6, 
 
 l()-20.
 
 582 
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 Leviticus. 
 
 xvi. 5-8, 15, 
 
 It), aO-22. 
 
 Lerltlcux, 
 
 xxvl. 38-JO, 
 
 42. 
 
 there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they 
 
 died before the Lord And Moses said unto Aaron, 
 
 and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your 
 heads, neither rend your clothes ; lest ye die, anb IcQt UJVtttl) COmc 
 upon all t\)C people : but let your brethren, the whole house of 
 
 Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath kindled 
 
 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-ofl"ering, and 
 behold, it was burnt : and lie was angry with Eleazar and Ithainar, 
 the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, Wherefore have ye 
 not eaten the sin-otiering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, 
 and C?ob l)atl) giuen it iiou to bear tl)e iniqiutn of tlje congre- 
 gation, to make atonement for tl)em before ll)e jLorb? Be- 
 hold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place : ye 
 should indeed have eaten it in the holy place as I commanded. 
 And Aaron said unto Moses, Beliold, this day have they offered 
 their sin-ottering and their burnt-offering before the Lord ; and such 
 
 things have befallen me : unb if 3 liab eaten tjjc sin-offering 
 to-5an, sl)onlb it l)aoc been accepted in the sight of the Lord i 
 
 And when Moses heard that, he was content. 
 
 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Is- 
 rael two kids of the goats for a sin-offering, and one ram for a 
 burnt-offering. And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin-offer- 
 ing, whicli is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and 
 for his house. And he shall take the two goats, and present them 
 before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the conwreffation. 
 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats ; one lot for the 
 Lord, and the other lot for the scape-goat 
 
 Then shall he kill the goat of the sin-ottering that is for the 
 people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that 
 blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon 
 the mercy-seat, and before the mercy-seat : and he shall make an 
 atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the 
 children of Israel, and because of their transo'ressions in all their 
 sins : and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the conofrea'ation 
 that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness 
 
 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy ])lace, 
 and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring 
 
 the live goat : unb QVaron Gl)all hni botl) l)is l)anbs npon llje 
 l)eab of tl)e line goat, anb confess oner l)im all ll)e iniqnities 
 of tl)c cl)ilbren of -Israel, anb all tl)eir transgressions in all 
 tl)eir sins, pnlting tljem npon tl}e l)eab of tl)e goat, and shall 
 
 send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: 
 
 anb tl)e goat sl]aU bear npon l)im all tl)eir iniqnities unto a 
 
 h'tiid iHii iiihahiled : and he shall let <iM the "-oat in the wilderness. 
 
 \e shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your 
 enemies shall eat you up. And they that are left of you shall 
 pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; anb also in
 
 IMPUTATIOISr OF SIN. 
 
 583 
 
 tl)c iniquities of tijcir fatl)crs sljall tijcj} pine avoiw toitl) 
 tl)cm. 
 
 If they shall confess their iniquity, a\\b tl)C iuiqilitn of ll)cir 
 fcitl]CVS, with their trespass whieh they trespassed against nie, ami 
 
 that also they have walked contrary unto me Then 
 
 will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant 
 with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember ; 
 and I will remember the land. 
 
 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which 
 I svvare to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephun- 
 neh, and Joshua the son of Nun. Ikit your little ones, which ye 
 said should be a prev, them will I bi-ing in, and they shall know 
 the land which ve have despised. But as for you, your carcases, 
 they shall fall in this wilderness. '^nb IIOIU" cljilbvCU sl)all 
 
 raanbcr in t\)e toilbcrncss fortn ncars, a\\b bear pour toljorc- 
 
 boms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness. 
 
 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of 
 Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son 
 of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men : and they rose up before 
 Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two Iiundi'ed and fifty 
 princes of the assembl}', femous in the congregation, men of re- 
 nown : and they gathered themselves together against Moses and 
 against Aaron, 
 
 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto 
 the door of the tabernacle of the congregation : and the glory of 
 the Loi'd appeared unto all the congregation. And the Lord spake 
 unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, Separate noutsclues from 
 
 among tijie congregation, tl)at J man consume tl)em in a 
 
 moment. And they fell upon their faces, and said, <> (iod, the 
 
 (iod of the spirits of all tiesh, g|)aU onc man siu, anh roilt tl)OU 
 be rorotl) miti) all tl)e congregation V 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the con- 
 gregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, 
 Dathan, and Abiram. And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan 
 and Abiram ; and the elders of Israel followed him. And he 
 spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the 
 tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be 
 consumed in all their sins. 
 
 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and 
 Abiram, on every side : and Datliaii and Abiram came out, and 
 
 stood in the door of their tents, anb tl)eir ujiues, iixib tijeir sons, 
 anb tljeir little cl)ilbren. An<l Moses said. Hereby ye shall 
 know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works ; for I 
 have not done them of mine own mind. If these men die the 
 common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation 
 of all men ; then the Lord hath not sent me. But if the Lord 
 make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow 
 
 Numbers, 
 xiv. 30-33. 
 
 Numbers, 
 
 xvi. 1-3, 
 
 19-33.
 
 584 
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 
 i. 34, :J5, 37, 
 
 38. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 ii. 20-35. 
 
 them up, toitl) all t\]iU appertain unto tl)em, and they go Jown 
 quick into the pit ; then ye shall understand that these men have 
 provoked the Lord. 
 
 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all 
 these words, tliat the ground clave asunder that was under them : 
 and the eai-th opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their 
 houses, and all tlie men that appertained unto Korah, and all their 
 
 goods. They, arib all tl)at appertaineb to tl)cm, went down alive 
 
 into the pit, and the earth closed upon them ; and they perished 
 from among the congregation. 
 
 And the Lord heard the voice of your words, [when the chil- 
 dren of Israel were afraid to go over into the promised land,] and 
 was wroth, and sware, saying. Surely there shall not one of these 
 men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to 
 
 give unto vour fathers Also the Lord was angry 
 
 with me for JlOUr sakcs, S'lying) Thou also shalt not go in 
 thither. But J oshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, 
 he shall go in thither. 
 
 And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto 
 Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying. Let me pass 
 through thy land : I will go along by the highway, I will neither 
 turn unto tlie right hand nor to the left. Thou shalt sell me meat 
 for money, that I may eat ; and give me water for money, that I 
 may drink : only I will pass through on my feet ; (as the children 
 of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, 
 did unto me ;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which 
 the L(jixl our God giveth us. 
 
 JSut 6il)on king of f^csl^bon tooulb not let ns pass bn 
 
 l)iin : foi" the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart 
 obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth 
 this day. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have begun to 
 give Sihon and his land before thee : begin to possess, that thou 
 mayest inherit his land. 
 
 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight 
 at Jahaz. And the Lord our God delivei-ed him before us ; and 
 we smote him, anb Ijis sons, anb all l)is people. And we took 
 
 all his cities at tliat time, and utterly dt-stroyed tl)C mcn, anb tl)C 
 
 u3omen, anb tl)e little ones of euerji citn ; wo left none to re- 
 main : only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the 
 spoil (jf the cities which we took. 
 
 I besought the Lord, saying, Lord God, thou hast begun 
 to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand : for what 
 God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy 
 works, and according to thy might ? I pray thee, let me go over 
 and see tilt' good land that is l>evond Jordan, that goodlv mountain, 
 
 and Lebanon. Jjut tl)e llorb ujas rorotl) roitl) me for nour 
 sakcs, anb tooulb not l)car me : and the Lord said unto me, 
 
 Deuteron. 
 lii. 23-'J8.
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 685 
 
 Let it suffice thee ; speak no more unto me of this matter. Get 
 thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, 
 and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with 
 thine eyes : for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. But charge 
 Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him : for he shall go 
 over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the 
 land which thou shalt see. 
 
 The Lord was angry with me for rjOUr sakcs, and sware that 
 I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto 
 that good land wliich the Lord thy God givetli thee for an inherit- 
 ance : but I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: 
 but ye shall go over, and possess that good land. 
 
 If any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and 
 rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth 
 into one of these cities : then the elders of his city shall send and 
 fetch hira thence, and deliver liim into the hand of the avenger 
 of blood, that he may die. Thine eye shall not pity him, but 
 
 tl)ou sljalt put otuay tl)c guilt of iuuoccnt bloob from Israel, 
 
 that it may go well with thee. 
 
 If one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy God 
 giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known 
 who hath slain him : then thy elders and thy judges shall come 
 forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about 
 him that is slain ; and it shall be that the city which is next unto 
 the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer 
 which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in 
 the yoke ; and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer 
 unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall 
 strike oft' the heifer's neck there in the valley ; and the pi-iests the 
 sons of Levi shall come near, for them the Lord thy God hath 
 chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord, 
 and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried : 
 and all the elders of that city that are next unto the slain man, 
 shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the val- 
 ley : and they shall answer and say. Our hands have not shed 
 this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. j[3c lUCrciful, (?) Coi"&, 
 unto tl)n people jjsnui, whom thou hast redeemed, and lixu not 
 
 innocent bloob unto tl)n people of Jsracl's cljurgc. Ai'd the 
 
 blood shall be forgiven tl)Cm. 
 
 So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among 
 you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the 
 Lord. 
 
 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congrega- 
 tion of the Lord ; cucw to tl)eir tent!) generation sl)oUtl)e2 not 
 enter into l\)c congregation of tl)c t!orb foreocr : because they 
 met you not with bread and with water in the way, toljeu JjC caXttC 
 
 Deutcron. 
 iv. i-'l, s.-i 
 
 Doiiteron. 
 xix. U-13. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxi. 1-9. 
 
 Detiteron. 
 xxiii. 3-6.
 
 586 
 
 IMPUTATION or SIN". 
 
 ' See Numb, 
 xxii. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 XXV. 17-19. 
 
 Deuteron 
 
 xxviii. 15,45, 
 
 4G. 
 
 Joshua, vii. 
 
 forti) out of CJcgiipt; and because tl^cp* hired against thee Balaam 
 the S(jii of ]3eor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. Never- 
 theless, the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam : but the 
 Lord th}' God tuined the curse into a blessing unto thee, because 
 the Lord thy God loved thee. ®|)0n sIiitU not SCCk tl)cir pciUC 
 
 nor tljcir prospcritji oU tl)ji bans forcucr. 
 
 Bcnicmbcr vuljat '^malck bib unto tijcc bn tl)e mw, roljcn 
 
 JIC XOCVC come fovtl) out of (Irgnpt; how he met thee' by the 
 way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble be- 
 hind thee, when thou wast faint and weary : and he feared not 
 God. (Z[|)crcfore it sljall be, tDl)cn tl)c Corb tl}ij &oh l)iUl) 
 giuen tijce rest from oil tl)inc cncmice rounb about, iu the hmd 
 
 which the Lord tliy God givetii thee for an inheritance to possess 
 
 it, tljiU tl)ou sijalt blot out tl)c remembrance of '^malck from 
 nnbcr l)eawcn; tljou sl)iUt not forget it. 
 
 It shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice 
 of the Lord tliy God, to observe to do all his commandments and 
 his statutes which I command thee this day : that all these curses 
 shall come upon thee, and overtake thee : More- 
 over, all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, 
 and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed: because thou hearkenedst 
 not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments 
 and his statutes which he commanded thee. And they shall be 
 upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, a\\b UJJOU tl)2 seeb forever. 
 
 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed 
 thing [after the fall of Jericho,] : for Achan, the son of Carmi, the 
 son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the 
 accursed thing, and the anger of the Lord was kindled against tl)e 
 
 cl)ilbren of Jsrael- 
 
 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside l^e- 
 thaven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying. 
 Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed 
 Ai. And they returnd to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all 
 the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up 
 an<l smite Ai : and make not all the people to labour thither ; for 
 they are but few. So there went up thither of the people about 
 three thousand men : and thev fled before the men of Ai. And the 
 men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men : for they chased 
 them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in 
 the going down : wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and 
 became as water. 
 
 And Joshaa rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face 
 before the ark oT the Lord until the even-tide, he and the elders of 
 Israel, and put dust upon their heads. And Josliua said, Alas! O 
 Lord God, whert-fon^ hast thou at all brought this people over Jor- 
 dan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? 
 would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 587 
 
 Jordan ! O Lord, what sliall I say, when Israel turneth their backs 
 before their enemies! For the Canaanites, and all the inliabitants 
 of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us I'ound, and cut off 
 our name from the earth : and what wilt thou do unto thy great 
 name ? 
 
 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up ; wherefore 
 liest thou thus upon thy face ? 3srtU'I Ijiltl] siuucb, and tl)Cn 
 have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them : for 
 tijcil have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and 
 dissembled also, and they have put it even an)ong their own stuff. 
 
 Slicvcforc the cljilbrcn of Israel conlb not stanb before tl)eir 
 enemics, but tiuMieb tl)cir backs before tl)eir enemies, because 
 tljeij uiere accurseb; neitl)er uiill iJ be ujitl] jiou ann more, 
 except nc bestvon tl)e accurseb from among nou. Up7sanctify 
 
 the people, and say, Sanctity yourselves against to-morrow : for 
 thus saith the Lord God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the 
 midst of thee, Israel : thou canst not stand before thine enemies, 
 until ye take away the accursed thing from among you. In the 
 mornincf therefore ye sliall be brouMit accordinn' to vour tribes : and 
 it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh shall come according 
 to the families thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take 
 shall come by households ; and the household which the Lord shall 
 take shall come man by man. And it shall be, that he that is taken 
 with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire. l)e (lYlb all tilClt 
 l)C l)iUl) : because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, 
 and because lie hath wrought folly in Israel. 
 
 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel 
 by their ti-ibes ; and the tribe of Judah was taken : and he brought 
 the family of Judah ; and he took the family of the Zarhites : and 
 he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man ; and Zabdi was 
 taken : and he bronglit his household man by man ; and Achan the 
 son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of 
 Judah, was taken. 
 
 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory 
 to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession unto him ; and tell me 
 now what thou hast done, hide it not from me. And Achan an- 
 swered Joshua, and said. Indeed I have sinned against the Lord 
 God of Israel, and thus and thus liave I done. When I saw amonof 
 the spoils a goodly liabylonish garment, and two hundred shekels 
 of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted 
 them, and took them, and behold, thev are hid in the earth in the 
 midst of my tent, and the silver under it. 
 
 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent, and 
 behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver muler it. And they 
 took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto 
 Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out be- 
 fore the Lord. And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan 
 the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge
 
 588 
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN". 
 
 Joshua, 
 xxii. 10-18, 
 'JO, 30, 31. 
 
 of gold, axib l)is sons, anh !)is bangljtcrs, iwib Ijis oxen, axib 
 Ijis asses, anh Ijis sljecp, onii Ijis tent, a\\b all tljat \)c Ijab : 
 
 and tliey brought them unto the valley of Achor. And Joshua 
 said, Why hast thou troubled us? the Lord shall trouble thee this 
 day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, flttb btlVUcb tl}Cin 
 
 mill) fire, after tljen Ijab stoneb tl)em will) stones. And they 
 
 raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the Lord 
 turned from the fierceness of his anger : wherefore the name of 
 that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day. 
 
 And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in 
 the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben, and the children of 
 Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, 
 a great altar to see to. 
 
 And the children of Israel heard say, l^ehold, the children of 
 Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, 
 have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders 
 of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel. And when the 
 children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the chil- 
 dren of Israel gathered themselves together at Sliiloh, to go up to 
 war ap'ainst them. x\nd the children of Israel sent unto the chil- 
 dren of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe 
 of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Pliinehas the son of Eleazar the 
 priest, and with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince 
 throughout all the tribes of Israel ; and each one was an head of 
 the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel. 
 
 And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the chil- 
 dren of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of 
 Gilead, and they spake with them, saying. Thus saith the whole 
 congregation of the Lord, What trespass is this that ye have com- 
 mitted against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from fol- 
 lowing the Lord, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might 
 rebel this day against the Lord? Is the iniquity of Peor too little 
 for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there 
 was a i)la"-uc in the cono-reo^ation of the Lord, but that ve must 
 turn away this day from following the Lord? anb it tuill be, see- 
 ing nc rebel to-ban against tl)e Corb, tl)at to-movrovD l)e miii 
 be torotl) loitl) tl)e"uil)ole congregation of Israel 
 
 . . i)id not Achan the son of Zeiah coiniiiit a trespass in the 
 
 accursed thing, anh uiratl) fell on all tl)e congregation of Js- 
 racl? anh tl)at man pcrisljeb not alone in l)is inic|uitti 
 
 And when Phiui'has tht; priest, and the })rinees of the congre- 
 gation, and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with hiin, 
 heard tlie words that the children of Reuben, and the children of 
 Crad, and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them. And 
 Pliinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of 
 Reuben, an<l to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, 
 This day we perceive that the Lord is among us, because ye have
 
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 589 
 
 not committed this trespass against the Lord: noU) tie IjciUC bcUt)- 
 
 cxch tl)c cl)ilbrcn of Israel out of tl)c l)aub of ll)c Corb. 
 
 And there came a man of God unto EH, and said unto him, 
 Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy 
 father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house ? And did I 
 choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to otfer 
 upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me ? and 
 did I give unto the house of thy father all the ofterings made by 
 fire of" the children of Israel? Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice 
 and at mine ottering, whicli I have commanded in my habitation ; 
 and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the 
 chiefest of all the otterings of Israel my people ? 
 
 Wherefore tlie Lord God of Israel saith, jj saib iubccb tl)tat 
 tl)n l)0U6e, anb tl)c l)onsc of tijn fatljcr, sl)oulb voalk before 
 me foveiuT : but nora tl]e t:orb saiti), jic it fur from me; for 
 
 them that honour me 1 will lionour, and they that despise me shall 
 be lightly esteemed. Behold, the days come, that I will cut oft" 
 
 thine arm, anti tl)c arm of tl)n fatl)er's lionse, tljat tl)crc sljall 
 
 not be an olb man in tl)inc IjollSC. And thou .shalt see an enemy 
 in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel : 
 
 onb there sl}aU not be un olb man in tl)inc Ijousc forcoer. 
 dlnb tl)c man of tl)inc, VDl)om 3 sljall not cut off from mine 
 altar, sl)all be to consume tljine enes, anb to griene tljinc 
 lieart: anb all tl)c increase of tljinc l)ouse s!)all bie in tl)e 
 floujcr of tljcir age. 
 
 And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy 
 two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas : in one day they shall die both 
 of them. And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do 
 according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind : and I 
 will build him a sure liouse ; and he shall walk before mine 
 Anointed forever. And it shall come to pass, tl)at eneru OUe tl)at 
 
 is left in tl)ine Ijouse, sljall come anb croud) to l)im for a 
 piece of siluer anb a morsel of breab, anb sl)all saij, |3ut me, 
 J praji tl)ee, into one of tl)c priests' offices, tl);it J man eat a 
 piece of breab. 
 
 And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in 
 Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall 
 tingle. In that day I will perform against Eli all things whicli I 
 have spoken concerning l)is l)0U5C : when I begin, I will also 
 make an end. For I have t.-M him, that 3 U)iU jubge l)is l)OUSe 
 
 foreocr, for tl)e iniquitn u)l)icl) l)c Unometl) : because his sons 
 
 made themselves vile, and he restraiueth them not. And therefore I 
 liave sworn unto the house of Eli, tl)at tl)e iniquity of (Eli's l)OUSC 
 
 sl)all not be purgeb mitl) sacritice nor offering forcuer. 
 
 And unto Abiathar the priest [of the house of Eli, about 130 years 
 after the foregoing prophecy,] saitl the king, Get thee to Anathoth, 
 unto thine own fields ; for thou art worthy of death : but I will not 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 ii. i27-3t). 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 iii. 11-14. 
 
 1 Kiiisjs, 
 ii. 26, 2T.
 
 590 
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN, 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 XV. 1-S. 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 iii. 20-29. 
 
 2 Sanniel, 
 xii. 7-lU. 
 
 at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of 
 the Lord God before David ray father, and because thou hast been 
 afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. 
 
 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar fiom being priest unto the 
 
 Lord; tl}at l)c migl)t fnltil tl)c xoovh of the £orb, tDl)icl) l)C 
 spoke concerning tljc l)ouse of Qcli in SI)ilol). 
 
 Samuel said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be 
 king over his people, ovei- Israel : now therefore hearken thou unto 
 the voice of the words of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
 
 3 remember tijat tal)icl) ^malek bib to Jlsrael, Ijoiu l)c laib 
 iBiiit for l)im in tl)c ujaij, uiljen I)e came np from (Egnpt. K^om 
 go anb smite Qlmalek, anb ntterln bcstroji all tlja'tlljcri [)atie, 
 anh spare tl)em not; bnt slan bott) man anb ruomanrinfant 
 anb snckling, o;e anb sl)eep, camel anb ass. 
 
 And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them 
 in Telaim, two hundied thousand footmen, and ten thousand men 
 of Judah. And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in 
 the valley. And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you 
 down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them : 
 for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came 
 up out of Egypt, So the Kenites departed from among the 
 Amalekites. 
 
 And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah, until thou 
 comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt. And he took Agag 
 the king of the Amalekites alive, a\\b Utterlll bestroneb all tl)C 
 
 people roitl) t\)c ebgc of tl)c sioorb. 
 
 And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers 
 after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sii-ah : hut 
 David knew it not. And when Abner was returned to Ilebi'on, 
 Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and 
 smote him there under the fifth rib that he died, for the blood of 
 Asahel his brother. 
 
 And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my king- 
 dom are guiltless before the Lord forever from the blood of Abner 
 the son of Ner : let it rest on the head of Joab, anb on all l)is 
 father's l]onse; anb let tlierc not fail from tl)e l}onse of 
 Joab one tl)at Ijatl) an issne, or tl)at is a leper, or tl)at lean- 
 etl) on a staff, or tl)at falletl) on tl)C sroorii, or tl)at lacketl) 
 brcab. 
 
 And Nathan said to David, Thus saitli the Lord God of Israel, 
 I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the 
 liand of Saul ; and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's 
 wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of 
 Judah ; and if that had been too little, I would moreover liave 
 given unto thee such and such things. Wherefore hast thou de- 
 spised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou 
 hast killed Uriah the Ilittite with the sword, and hast taken his
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 591 
 
 wife to be thy wife, and liast slain liim witli the sword of the chil- 
 dren of Amnion. Now therefore tl)C SUJOrb sljilU UCUCr bcfliltt 
 from tl)inc l)OUSe; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken 
 the wife of Uriali the Hittite to be thv wife. 
 
 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, 
 year after year ; and David inquired of the Lord. And the Lord 
 
 answered, Jt is for Guul anh for l)is bloobii l)ousc, bccansc Ije 
 slctD tlic C!3ibcouitcs. 
 
 And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them ; (now 
 the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the rem- 
 nant of the Amorites ; and the children of Israel had sworn unto 
 them : and Saul sought to slay them, in his zeal to the children of 
 Israel and Judah.) Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, 
 What shall I do for you ? and wherewith shall I make the atone- 
 ment, that ye may bless the inheritance of the Lord ? And the 
 Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, 
 nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. 
 And he said. What ye shall say, that will I do for you. And they 
 answered the king, 3ri)C matt tl)at COUSUmcb US, and that de- 
 vised against us, that we should be destroved from remaining in 
 any of the coasts of Israel, let SCUCll mcu of l)is SOUS bc 5diu- 
 CXch unto us, and we will hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeah 
 of Saul, whom the Lord did choose. And the king said, I will 
 give them. But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jona- 
 than, the son of Saul, because of the Lord's oath that was between 
 them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul, l^ut the king 
 
 took \\y: troo sons of Ui^pal) tl)c baugljtcr of ^\a\), whom 
 
 she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth ; a\\\l tl)C ftuc SOUS 
 of illicljal tl)C bauglltcr of Saul, whom she brought up for 
 Adriel, the son of ]>arzillai the Meholathite: aub l)C bcUucrcb 
 
 tijcm into tijc Ijunbs of tl)c©ibcomtcs, anb tl)cn Ijnngcb tl)em 
 
 in tl)C l)ill before tl)C t!orb : and tliey fell all seven together, and 
 were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the 
 beginning of barley-harvest. 
 
 Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and 
 he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. 
 For the king said to Joab, the captain of the host which was with 
 him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to 
 lieer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the num- 
 ber of the people 
 
 And 1 )avid's heart smote him after that he had numbered the 
 people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in 
 that r have done : and now, I beseech thee, Lord, take away the 
 iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. For when 
 David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the 
 prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, Go and say unto David, Thus 
 saith the Lord, I offer thee three things ; choose thee one of them. 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 xxi. 1-9. 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 xxiv. 1, 2, 
 10-18, 25.
 
 592 
 
 IMPUTATIOlSr OF SIN. 
 
 1 Kinp;.?, 
 ii. 29-33. 
 
 1 Kin:,'^ 
 xi. 11, 1-2. 
 
 that I may do it unto thee. So Gad came to David, and told him, 
 
 and said mito him, 0|)aU scDcn |}cars of famine come unto 
 ll)ec in tl)t} lan5? or loilt tl)ou tlcc tl)rcc montl)s before tl]inc 
 enemies, uil)ile tl)cr) pursue tl]ee ? or tljiit tl)cre be tl)ree bugs' 
 
 pestilence in tl)11 Tanb ? Now advise, and see what answer I 
 shall return to hiin that sent me. And David said unto Gad, I am 
 in a great strait : let us fall now into the hand of the Lord ; for his 
 mercies are great; and let me not fall into the hand of man. 
 
 00 the Corb sent a pestilence upon Israel from the 
 
 morning even to the time appointed : aub tl]ere bieb of tllC peo- 
 ple from jElan even to i3eer-sl)eba seuentn t!}ousanb men. 
 
 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem tO 
 bestrOJI it, the Lord repented him of the evil, and said to the angel 
 that destroyed the people. It is enough : stay now thine hand. And 
 the angel of the Lord was by the threshing-place of Araunah the 
 Jebusite. And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel 
 that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done 
 wickedly: but tl^ese sl)eep, tDl)at l)atic tl^ej} bone? Let thine 
 hand, I pray thee, be against me, atib Ogaiust mil fatljet's 
 
 Ijouse. 
 
 And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go 
 up, rear an altar unto the Lord in the threshing-floor of Araunah 
 
 the Jebusite And David built there an altar unto 
 
 the Lord, and off"ered burnt-ofte rings and peace-offerings. So the 
 Lord was entreated for the land, and tl)e placJUC was Stuneb 
 
 from Israel 
 
 It was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the taber- 
 nacle of the Lord ; and behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon 
 sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying. Go, fall upon him. And 
 lienaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him, 
 Thus saith the king. Come forth. And he said, Nay ; but I will 
 die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus 
 said Joab, and thus he answered me. And the king said unto him, 
 Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him ; that thou 
 mayest take away the innocent blood which Joab shed, from me, 
 
 anh from tl)e l)ouse of utji fatljer. 
 
 And the Lord shall return his blood upon liis own head, who 
 fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew 
 them witli the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, 
 Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the 
 son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah. Their blood shall 
 therefort- return upon the head of Joab, nub UpOU tl)e Ijeub of 
 
 his seeb foreoer : but upon Dauib, anh upon l)is seeb, iwib 
 upon l)is house, anh upon his throne, sljall there be \icau 
 forener from the ^^orb. 
 
 The Lord said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of 
 tliee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes which I
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN 
 
 593 
 
 have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, 
 and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstanding, in thy days I 
 will not do it for David thy father's sake : btlt 3 tuill VClib it OUt 
 
 of tl)c ijanb of tl)ti son. 
 
 Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of 
 the lowest of the people priests of the high places : whosoever would, 
 he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high 
 places. And this thing became sin nnlO tl)C IjOltSC of JJcroboatTt, 
 
 even to cut it off, a\ib to bestron it from off tl)c face of tlje 
 cavil). 
 
 And the Lord said unto A.hijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam 
 Cometh to ask a thing of tliee for her son ; for he is sick : thus 
 and thus shalt thou say unto her : for it shall be, when she cometh 
 in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman. 
 
 And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as 
 she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jero- 
 boam ; why feignest thou thyself to be another ? for I am sent to 
 thee with heavy tidings. Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the Lord 
 God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, 
 and made thee prince over my people Israel, and rent the kingdom 
 away from the house of David, and gave it thee : and yet thou 
 hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, 
 and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was 
 right in mine eyes ; but hast done evil above all that were before 
 thee : for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten 
 images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back : 
 therefore behold, I will bring evil npon tl)C 1)0USC of Jlcvoboam, 
 and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, 
 and him that is shut up and left, in Israel, and will take away the 
 remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, 
 till it be all gone, t^im tl)at bicti) of Icroboam in tljc citti sl)iiU 
 tl)c bogs cat; anb l)im tl)at bicti) in tl)c ficlb sl)aU tl)c" fowls 
 
 of tl)C air cat : for the Lord hath spoken it. 
 
 Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house : and when 
 thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die. And all Israel 
 shall mourn for him, and bury him ; for l)C onin of 3croboam 
 sijall come to tl)C graue, because in him there is found some 
 good thing toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam. 
 
 And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel 
 in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel 
 two years. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked 
 in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to 
 sin. 
 
 And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar con- 
 spired against him ; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which 
 belonged to the Philistines ; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to 
 Gibbethon. Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did 
 
 1 Kings, 
 xiii. 33, 34. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 xiv. 5-i3. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 XV. 25-30. 
 
 38
 
 594 
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 ] Kingi=i, 
 xvi. 1-4. 
 
 I Kings, 
 
 XX. 2B-34, 42. 
 
 43. 
 
 Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. And it came to pass, 
 when he reigned, tljilt l)C SlttOtC all tt)C l)Onsc ofjcroboatlt; l)C 
 
 left not to Jfcroboam am tl)rtt brcatl)co, until 1)C Ijab bcstron- 
 cb l)iin, according unto the saying of the Lord, whieli he spake by 
 his servant Ahijah the Shilonite : bccausc of tl)C sius of SctO- 
 bocim which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his 
 provocation wherewith he provoked the Lord God of Israel to 
 anger. 
 
 The word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani 
 against Baasha, saying, Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the 
 dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel, and tl]OU hast 
 walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel 
 to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins; bcl]olb, 3 toiU 
 take amar) tl)c postcriti} of !3aasl)0, anb tl]C :postcritij of l)is 
 l)ousc; anb mill make tt]!} l)onsc like tl)c Ijonsc of Jeroboam 
 tl}c son of r^ebat. t)im tljat bictl) of Baasl)a in tl)e citn sljall 
 tl)e bogs eat; an\i l)im tl)at bietl) of l)is in tl)e tielbs slfall tl}c 
 fowls of tl)c air eat 
 
 And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of 
 Israel, and said. Thus saitli the Lord, Because the Syi'ians have said, 
 The Lord is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, 
 therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, 
 and ye shall know that I am the Lord. And they pitched one 
 over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the 
 seventh day the battle was joined : and the children of Israel slew 
 of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day. But the 
 rest fled to Aphek, into the city ; and there a wall fell upon twenty 
 and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben-hadad 
 fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber. 
 
 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard 
 that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings : let us, I 
 pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, 
 and go out to the king of Israel : peradventure he will save thy 
 life. So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on 
 their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said. Thy servant 
 Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet 
 alive? he is my brother. Now the men did diligently observe 
 whether anything would come from him, and did hastily catch it : 
 and they said. Thy brother Ben-hadad. Then he said. Go ye, bring 
 him. Then Ben-hadad came forth to him ; and he caused him to 
 come up into the chariot. And Ben-hadad said unto him, The 
 cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore ; and 
 thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as ray father made in 
 Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this cove- 
 nant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away. . 
 . . . And he [one of the prophets] said unto him, Thus saith 
 the Lord, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 595 
 
 appointed to utter destruction, therefore tliy life shall go for his life, 
 onb tl)3 people for Ijis people. And the king of Israel went 
 to his house heavy and displeased, and carae to Samaria. 
 
 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found rue, O mine 
 enemy ? And he answered, I have found thee : because thou hast 
 sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord. Behold, I will 
 bring evil upon thee, aixb mill take avoa^ 11)2 p06terit2, Jmd will 
 cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against tlie wall, and him that 
 is shut up and left in Israel, anh voiU make tljiitc Ijoiise like tl)e 
 l)onse of Jferoboatn tl)c son of Xebat, and like the house of 
 
 Baaslia the son of Aliijah, for the provocation wherewith tljOtt hast 
 
 provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin Him 
 
 that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat: and him that 
 
 dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat And it 
 
 came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his 
 clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in 
 sackcloth, and went softly. And the word of the Lord came to 
 Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Seest thou how Ahab humbleth him- 
 self before me ? because he humbleth himself before me, I will 
 not bring the evil in his days : but lit l)is SOlt's bogS «)ill M bring 
 
 tl)e eoil upon Ijis l)ouse. 
 
 [When Naaman had been cured of his leprosy at the word of 
 Elisha.] But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, 
 Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiv- 
 ing at his hands that which he brought : but as the Lord liveth, I 
 will run after him, and take somewhat of him. So Gehazi followed 
 after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he 
 lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said. Is all well ? 
 And he said. All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, 
 even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young 
 men of the sons of the prophets : give them, I pray thee, a talent 
 of silver, and two changes of garments. And Naaman said. Be 
 content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two tal- 
 ents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid 
 them upon two of his servants ; and they bare them before him. 
 And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, 
 and bestowed them in the house : and he let the men go, and they 
 departed. 
 
 But he went in, and stood before his master : and Elisha said 
 unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi ? And he said. Thy servant 
 went no whither. And he said unto him, Went not mine heart 
 with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet 
 thee ? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and 
 oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and men-servants, 
 and maid-servants ? The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave 
 unto thee anb UUtO tl)n Seeb forecer. And he went out from his 
 presence a leper as white as snow. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 xxi. 20--22, 
 24, 27-29. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 V. 20-27.
 
 2 Kins,'*, 
 ix. 1-7, 
 21-26; 
 X. 1-11. 
 
 And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the 
 prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box 
 of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead : and when thou 
 comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the 
 son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his 
 brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber ; then take the box 
 of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the Lord, I have 
 anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and 
 tarry not. 
 
 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to 
 Ramoth-gilead. And when he came, behold, the captains of the 
 hosts were sitting ; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. 
 And Jehu said, unto which of all us ? and he said, To thee, cap- 
 tain. And he arose, and went into the house ; and he poured the 
 oil on his head, and said unto him. Thus saith the Lord God of Is- 
 rael, I have anointed thee king over the people of the Lord, even 
 over Israel, ^nb tl)ou sljult stttite tl)e Ijousc of '^l)ab tljn 
 master, tl)at M maj) aucngc tl)c bioob of mj] scrDnnts tlje 
 ;)ropl]cls, arib ll}e bloob of all tl)c scruants of tl)c £orb, at 
 
 t\)C l)anb of Jezebel And Joram king of Israel, 
 
 [the son of Ahab] and Ahazia king of Judah went out, each in his 
 chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the por- 
 tion of Naboth the Jezreelite. And it came to pass, when Joram 
 saw Jehu, that he said. Is it peace, Jehu ? And he answered, AVhat 
 peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her 
 witchcrafts are so many ? And Joram turned his hands, and fled, 
 and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah. And Jehu 
 drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his 
 arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down 
 in his chariot. Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take 
 up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the 
 Jezreelite : for remember how that, when I and thou rode to- 
 gether after ^[^ab l)is fatl)Cr, the Lord laid this burden upon 
 him ; surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and 
 the blood of his sons, saith the Lord; aitb iJ toill rcquitc tl)CC 
 in tl)is plat, saith the Lord. Xou) tl)crcforc take anb east 
 \)m into tl)e plat of groitnb, accorbinig to tl)e toorb of tl)e 
 £orb 
 
 And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote let- 
 ters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, 
 and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying, Now as soon 
 as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, 
 and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and 
 armour ; look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, 
 and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house. 
 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said. Behold, two kings stood 
 not before him : how then shall we stand ? And he that was over 
 the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the
 
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 597 
 
 brino-ers up of tlie cliildren, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy ser- 
 vants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us ; we will not make any 
 king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes. Then he wrote a 
 letter the second time to them, saying. If ye be mine, and if ye will 
 hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's 
 sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to-morrow this time. Now the 
 king's sons being seventy persons, were with the great men of the 
 city, which brought them up. And it came to pass, when the 
 letter came to them, that tl)Cn tOOli tl)C king's SOUS, mib slctD 
 SCDCnttI persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him 
 them to Jezreel. 
 
 And there came a messenger and told him, saying. They have 
 brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in 
 two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning. And 
 it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and 
 said to all the people, Ye be righteous : behold, I conspired against 
 my master, and slew him : but U)l)0 sIcU) all t\)CGC ? liuoiD UOtt) 
 
 tl)at tljcrc sl)all fall nnto tlje eartl) notl)ing of tl)c wovh of tl)c 
 Corb, tDl)icl) tl)c Corb spake concerning tl)e l)onse of ^t)ab : 
 for tl)c Corb l)atl) bone tl)at rol)icl) l)e*6pake bn l)is scroant 
 (glijal). 
 
 So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jez- 
 reel, and all l)is great men, anb Ijis kinsfolks, a\\b l)is priests, 
 until l)e left l)im none remaining. 
 
 And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed 
 in his hand, [of Amaziali] that he slew liis servants which had slain 
 the king his father. But the children of the murderers he slew 
 
 not: accorbing nnto tl)at roljid) is coritten in tlje book of tl)c 
 
 [aV3 of illoses, wherein the Lord commanded, saying, The fathers 
 shall not be put to death for the children, nor the cliildren be put 
 to death for the fathers; but cmVQ man sljall bc put to beatl) 
 
 for l)is oran sin. 
 
 And the Lord spake by his servants the prophets, saying, Bc- 
 
 causc lllanasseli king of Subali liatt) bone these abomina- 
 tions, anb l)atl) bone mickebln abouc all tliat tl)e ^morites 
 
 bib, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with 
 his idols: therefore thus saith the Lord (ind of Israel, JBel)Olb, J 
 
 am bringing sncl) euil upon Jerusalem anb Jubal), tliat who- 
 soever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. And I will stretch 
 over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house 
 of Ahab : and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, 
 wiping it, and turning it upside down. And I will forsake the rem- 
 nant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their 
 enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their en- 
 emies; because they have done that which was evil in ray sight, 
 and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came 
 forth out of Egypt, even unto this day. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 xiv. 5, 6. 
 
 2 Kin?s, 
 xxi. 10^15.
 
 598 
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 2 Kins;?, 
 
 xxi. 18, -'3. 
 
 Cfi, xxii. 1, '2, 
 
 xxiii. 25-i!7, 
 
 36,37, 
 
 xxiv. 1-4. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xxl. 12-14. 
 
 Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden 
 of his own house, in the garden of Uzza : and Amon his son reigned 
 in his stead 
 
 And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew 
 
 the king in his own house And he was buried 
 
 in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzzar : and Josiah his son reigned 
 in his stead 
 
 Josiah was eight 3^ears old when he began to reign, and he 
 reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name 
 was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. And he did that 
 which was rio-ht in the siofht of the Lord, and walked in all the 
 way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or 
 
 to the left And like unto him was there no king 
 
 before him, that turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all 
 his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses ; 
 neither after liim arose there any like him. 
 
 NotrDitl)stanbing,tl)c €orb turncb not ft-om tlic fierceness 
 of l)is great roratl), niljereiDitl] l}is nngcr mas kinMeb against 
 Jubal)~ because of all tl)c prouocations tl)at ittanassci) []ais 
 prouokeb l)im tDitl)al. 
 
 And the Lord said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, 
 as I have removed Israel, and will cast otf this city Jerusalem which 
 I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be 
 there 
 
 Jehoiakim [son of Josiah] was twenty and five years old when 
 he began to reign ; he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his 
 mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. 
 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according 
 to all that his fathers had done In his days Nebuchad- 
 nezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant 
 three years : then he turned and rebelled against him. And the 
 Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the 
 Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children 
 of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to 
 the word of the Lord, which he spake by his sei'vants tho prophets. 
 
 Surcln at tl)e commanbment of tl)e iloih came tl)is upon 
 Jubal)", to remoue tljem out of Ijis sigljt, for tl)e sins of i\\a~ 
 nassel), accorbing to all tljat l)e bib: anb also for tlje inno- 
 cent bloob tl)at l)e sl)cb, (ti>r he tilled Jerusalem with innocent 
 
 blood,) m\]u\) tl)c iorb u)oulb not parbon. 
 
 And there came a writing to him [Jehorain] from Elijah the 
 projihet, saying, Thus saith tlie Lord God of I)avid thy father, 
 
 JI3ccau5c tl)ou l]ast not toalkeb in tl)e ujaijs of Jel)osl)apl)at 
 
 tl)V] fatljer, nor in the ways of Asa king of Jud;ih, l)Ul hast walked 
 in til.' way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the 
 inhal.itants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms 
 of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy fath-
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 599 
 
 er's house, which were bettor than thyself: bcljolb, Voitl) CI gi'CiU 
 
 plague roill tl)c ilovh omitc tl)n people, anh tl)D djilbren, anb 
 tl)ii*u)ities, anb all tljn goobs. 
 
 (Jl)c £orb brougl}! Jubal) low because of ^{)a] kiug of 
 Ssrael : for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against 
 the Lord. 
 
 He [Hezeldah], in the first year of his reign, in the first montli, 
 opened the doors of the liouse of the Lord, and repaired tlieiii. 
 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered theui 
 together into the east street, and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites ; 
 Sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord God 
 of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. 
 -for our fatliers Ijaue trespaseeb, and done that which was evil 
 in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, and have 
 turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and turned 
 their backs. Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, 
 and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor oftered 
 burnt-ofierings in the holy place unto the God of Israel. Where- 
 foi'e the wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he 
 hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as 
 ye see with your eyes. Foi- lo, our fathers have tallen l)y the 
 
 sword, anb our sons anb our baugljters anb our mivcs arc 
 in captkntn for tl}is. 
 
 Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the Lord : 
 and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign. But Hezekiah 
 rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him ; for his 
 lieart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, anb 
 upon Subal) anb Scrusalcm. Notwithstanding, Hezekiah hum- 
 bled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants 
 
 of Jerusalem, so tl)at tlje ujratl) of tljc Corb came not upon 
 tl)em in tlje bans of i^e^eluali. 
 
 And it came to pass when the king [Josiah] had heard the 
 words of the law, that he rent his clothes. And the king com- 
 manded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and xVbdon the 
 son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiali a servant of the 
 king's, saying. Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for them that 
 are left in Lsrael, and in Judah, concerning the words of the book 
 that is found : for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out 
 
 upon us, because our fatl)crs liaue not kept tlje roorb of tl)C 
 
 Corb, to do after all that is written in this book. 
 
 The twenty and fourth day of this month the children of 
 Israel were assembled with fasting, and with saekclothes, and earth 
 upon them. And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all 
 strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, a\\b tl)e iniquities of 
 
 tljeir fatl)crs. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xxviii.'lO. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xxix. 3-9. 
 
 ■2 Chronicles, 
 xxxii. 24-26. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xxxiv. 19-21. 
 
 Neh. ix. 1, 2.
 
 600 
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN". 
 
 Nehemiah, 
 xiii. 1, 2. 
 
 Nehemiah, 
 xiii. 15-18. 
 
 Job, 
 xxi. 17-19, 
 
 Job, 
 xxrii. 13-15. 
 
 Ps. rri. 8-10. 
 
 Psnlm 
 xxxvii. i28. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxix. 1-8. 
 
 On tliat day they read in the book of Moses in the audience 
 of the people ; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite 
 
 and the Moabite sljoulb uot comc ittto t\)c congregation of (Bob 
 forcucr; bccnusc tl)cn met not tlic cliilbren of Jisrael toitli 
 brcab anii roitl) toater, but liireb Balaam against tl)em, that 
 
 he sliould curse them : howbeit, our God turned the curse into a 
 blessinof. 
 
 In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine-presses on 
 the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses ; as also 
 wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they 
 brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day : and I testified against 
 them in the day wherein they sold victuals. There dwelt men of 
 Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and 
 sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. 
 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them. 
 What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day ? 
 
 Oib not nour fatljers tl)us, anb bib not our (Sob bring all 
 
 tl)is enil upon us, anb upon tl)is citn ? yet ye bring more wrath 
 upon Israel by profaning the sabbath. 
 
 How ofl is the candle of the wicked put out ? and how ofl 
 Cometh their destruction upon them ? God distributeth sorrows in 
 his anger. They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that 
 the storm carrieth away, (gob lanetl) Up l)is iuiquitl} for l)is 
 cl)ilbrcn : he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. 
 
 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the herit- 
 age of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty, jjf 
 l)i5 cl)ilbren be multiplieb, it is for tijc sraorb : anb Ijis off- 
 spring sljall not be satisfieb miti) breab. (ZlI)05C tl)at remain 
 of l)im sljall be burieb in beatl) : anb l)is toiboros sljall not 
 raecp. 
 
 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies : thy right hand 
 shall find out those that hate thee. Thou shalt make them as a 
 fiery oven in the time of thine anger : the Lord shall swallow them 
 up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. iEljeir fruit 
 
 sl)alt tliou bestron from tl)c cartl), avib tl)eir sccb from among 
 tl)c cl)ilbren of men. 
 
 Tlie Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints ; they 
 are preserved forever: but tl)C secb of tl)C mickeb sl)all be cut off. 
 
 O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance ; thy 
 holy temple have they defiled ; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. 
 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto 
 the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of 
 the earth. Their blood have they shed like water round about 
 .ferusalem ; and there was none to bury them. We are become 
 a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that 
 are round about us.
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 601 
 
 How long, Lord ? wilt tliou be angry forever ? shall thy 
 jealousy burn like fire ? Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen 
 that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not 
 called upon thy name. For they have devoured Jacob, and laid 
 
 waste his dwelling-place. 05 remember iiot against u© for- 
 mer iniquities : let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us : for 
 we are brought very low. 
 
 Return, we beseech thee, God of hosts : look down from 
 heaven, and behold, and visit this vine ; and the vineyard which 
 thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest 
 strong for thyself. It is burnt with fire, it is cut down : they per- 
 ish at the rebuke of thy countenance. £.ct tl)n [)Cl\\b bc U^ion 
 
 tl)e man of tl)ij rigl)t \)anb, upon tl)e son of nian u)l)om ti)ou 
 mabest strong for tijnsclf. So will not we go back from thee : 
 quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. 
 
 Hold not thy peace, God of my praise ; for the mouth of 
 the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me : 
 they have spoken against me with a lying tongue 
 
 Let his days be few ; and let another take his ofiice. Cet 
 
 l)is cl)ilbren be fatljerless, anh Ijis mife a tnibotD. £et Ijis 
 cl)ilbrcn be continualln uagabonbs, anh beg : let tljem seek 
 tlieir brcab also out of tijcir besolate places. Let the extor- 
 tioner catch all that he hath ; and let the strangers spoil his la- 
 bour. Let there be none to extend mercy unto him : neitljer Ict 
 tl)ere be ann to fauour l)is fatherless cl)ilbrcn. £et bis pos- 
 teritn be cul off: aiib in tl)c generation following let tbeir 
 name be blottcli out. Cet tbe iniquitn of l)is fatl)evs be re- 
 membcrcb mitl) tl)e £orii ; a\ib let not tl)e sin of l)is mother 
 
 be blotted out. Let them be before the Lord continually, that 
 he may cut off the memory of them from the earth. 
 
 Because that |)e remembered not to shew mercy, but perse- 
 cuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken 
 in heart. 
 
 Kemember, © £or5, tlje ciiilbren of (Sbom in tl)c bag 
 
 of Jerusalem : who said. Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation 
 thereof 
 
 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed ; happy shall 
 he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Happy shall he 
 
 be tl)at takcti) mib basl)etl) tljn little ones against tl)e stones. 
 
 All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, 
 
 every one in his own house Thou shalt not be 
 
 joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, 
 
 and slain thy people: tl)e seeb of cuil-boers sl)all neoer be re- 
 noujueb. 
 
 Prepare slaugljter for l)is cl)ilbrcn for tl)e iniquitji of 
 
 tl)eir fatl}ers ; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxx. 14-18. 
 
 Psalm 
 cix. 1, 2, 
 
 8-lG. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxxxvli. 7-9. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xiv. 18,
 
 602 
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 Isai.ih, 
 xUU. 26-28. 
 
 Isaiah, liii. 
 
 I3. Ixv. C, 7. 
 
 the face of the world with cities. Foi- I will i-ise up against them, 
 
 saith the Lord of hosts, auii ciU off from Babjiloii tljc ttamc, 
 arib remnant, anb son, cinb nepljcro, saith the Lord. 
 
 Put me in remembrance : let us plead together : declare thou, 
 that thou mayest be justified. ^\)Vt first filtljcr l)atl) sinucb, 
 
 arib tljji teaclicrs Ijaoe transgressed against me. Tlierefore 
 
 I have profaned tlie princes of the sanctuary, anb Ijauc gioen 3(1- 
 
 rob to tlje curse, anb 3srael to re}jroacl)es. 
 
 Who hath believed our report ? and to whom is the arm of 
 the Lord revealed ? For he shall grow up before him as a ten- 
 der plant, and as a root out of a dry ground : he hath no form nor 
 comeliness ; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that 
 we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men ; a 
 man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were 
 our faces from him ; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 
 
 Surely |)e l)atl) bornc our griefs, anb carrieb our sor- 
 
 roUJS : yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and af- 
 flicted. Sut lie mas toounbcb for our transgressions, i)e 
 toas bruiscb for our iniquities ; tl)e djastiscment of our peace 
 roas upon Ijim ; anb uiitl) l)is stripes roe are Ijealcb. All 
 
 we like sheep have gone astray ; we have turned every one to his 
 
 own way; aiib t\]c Corb Ijatl] laib on Ijim tl)e iniquitn of us 
 
 alL He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not 
 his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a 
 sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 
 He was taken from prison and from judgment : and who shall de- 
 clare his generation ? for he was cut off out of the land of the liv- 
 ing : for tl)c transgression of mn people was l)e stricken. 
 
 And he made his grave with the wicked, and witli the rich in his 
 
 death ; because l)c l)ab bone no uiolcncc, ncitl)er roas ann 
 beceit in Ijis mouti). 
 
 i3et it pleaseb tlje Corb to bruise l]im; he hath put him 
 
 to grief: when thou sluilt make his soul an offering for sin, he 
 shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of 
 the Lord shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail 
 of his soul, and shall be satisffed : by his knowledge shall my right- 
 eous servant justify many ; for l)e sl)all bear tl)cir iniquities. 
 
 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall 
 divide the spoil with the strong ; because he hath poured out his 
 soul unto death : and he was numbered with the transgressors ; 
 anb l)c bare tl)C sin of mann, and made intercession for the 
 transgressors. 
 
 ]5ehold, it is written before me : I will not keep silence, but 
 will recoriipc'use, even recompense into their bosom, jjour ini- 
 quities, anb tl)c iniquities of your fatl)crs togctijer, saith the 
 Lord, which have Imrned incense upon the mountains, and bias-
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN, 
 
 603 
 
 phemed me upon the hills : tlierefore will I measure their former 
 work into their bosom. 
 
 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in 
 
 the streets of Jerusalem ? Do they provoke me to 
 
 anger ? saith the Lord : do they not provoke themselves to the 
 confusion of their own faces ? Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; 
 Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this 
 
 place, upon man, a\\b upon beast, anb upon tl)c trees of 
 tlic fielb, iwib upon tl)c fruit of tl)c Qrounb; and it shall burn, 
 and shall not be quenched. 
 
 I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord : the 
 sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, 
 and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy. And I will 
 cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, bcciIUSe 
 
 of iUaniTsscI] tl)e son of ije^ekial) king of iJuiial), for tliat 
 U)l)icl) l)e bib in iFcrusalem. 
 
 And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people 
 all these words, and they shall say unto thee. Wherefore hath the 
 Lord pronounced all this great evil against us ? or what is our 
 iniquity ? or what is our sin that we have committed against the 
 Lord our God ? Then shalt thou say unto them, CectlUSe UOUr 
 fatljers Ijauc forsaken me, saith the Lord, and have walked 
 after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, 
 and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law ; (i\iii ge l)aDC 
 bone tnorSC tl)an nour fatljers ; (for, behold, ye walk every one 
 after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken 
 unto me :) therefore will T cast you out of this land into a land 
 that ye know not, neither ye nor your fixthers : and there shall 
 ye serve other gods day and night ; where I will not shew you fa- 
 vour. 
 
 As I live, saith the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim 
 king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I 
 pluck thee thence ; 
 
 Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol ? is he a vessel 
 wherein is no pleasure ? wherefore are they cast out, |)C Club l)is 
 seeb, and are cast into a land which they know not ? earth, 
 earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord, 
 Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his 
 
 days: for no man of l)is seeb sljall prosper, sitting upon tl)e 
 tl)ronc of Dauib, anh ruling am more in Jubal), 
 
 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will sow the 
 house of Israel and the house of Judah witli the seed of man, and 
 with the seed of beasts. And it shall come to pass, that Hke as I 
 have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to 
 throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict ; so will I watch over 
 them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 vii. 17, 19, 20. 
 
 Jer. XV. 3, 4. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xvi. 10-13. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 
 xxii. i24, 
 
 28-30. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxxi. 27-30.
 
 604 
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 Jer.xxxii. 18. 
 
 Lara. V. 1-7. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 
 xviii. 1-4, 
 
 19-22. 
 
 Dan. ix. 16. 
 
 Daniel, 
 
 ix. 21, 22, 25, 
 
 26. 
 
 3u tl)06c 'bam l\)cr) sliall sat] no more, Stljefatljcrs \)iwc 
 eaten a sour grape, aui!> tl)c cljilbrcn s tccti) arc set on cbgc. 
 
 But every one shall die for his own iniquity : every man that eatetli 
 the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge. 
 
 Thou shewest loving-kindness unto thousands, aub rccom- 
 
 jiensest tl)c iniquitn of tlje fatljcrs into tl)c bosom of tijcir 
 cl)iibrcn after tljem": The Great, The Mighty God, The Lord of 
 hosts, is his name. 
 
 Remember, Lord, what is come upon us : consider, and 
 behold our reproach. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our 
 houses to aliens. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are 
 as widows. We have drunken our water for money ; our wood is 
 sold unto us. Our necks are under persecution : we labour, and 
 have no rest. We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to 
 the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread, ©ur fatl)ers Ijaoc 
 
 siuneb, anb arc not; anb roe l)aue borne tl)cir iniquities. 
 
 The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, What 
 mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, 
 
 saying, Ql[)c fatljcrs l)aue eaten sour grapes, anb tl)c cl)il- 
 brcn's teetl) are set on ebge ? As I Hve, saith the Lord God, ye 
 shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 
 Behold, all souls are mine ; as the soul of the father, so also the 
 soul of the son is mine: tl)C SOttl tl)at siuuctll, it sljall bic. . 
 Yet say ye, AVhy ? doth not the son bear the in- 
 iquity of the father ? u)l)cn tl]e son Ijatli bone tl)at tuljiclns 
 laroful anh rigl)t, anb l)atl) kept all mn statutes, anb l)atl) 
 
 bone tliem, l)e sljall SUreln lioe. The soul that sinneth, it sliall 
 die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall 
 the father bear the iniquity of the son : the righteousness of the 
 righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall 
 be upon him. But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he 
 liatli committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is 
 lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. All his 
 transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned 
 unto him : in his risfhteousness that he hath done he shall live. 
 
 O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let 
 thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city .lerusalem, 
 thy holy mountain : because for our sins, anb for tl)C iniquities 
 of our fatl)Crs, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach 
 to all tiiat are about us. 
 
 Whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel,'whoin 
 I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly 
 swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. And 
 he informed me, and talked with me, and said, Daniel, I 
 
 am now 
 
 come forth to 
 
 give 
 
 thee skill and understandinor. 
 
 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 605 
 
 the com m an din en t to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Mes- 
 siah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks : 
 the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous 
 times. And after threescore and two weeks gljall iHessiill) bc 
 
 cut off, but not for l)imsclf. 
 
 Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel : for the 
 Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because 
 there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. . 
 
 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge : 
 
 because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that 
 thou shalt be no priest to me : seeing thou hast forgotten the law 
 
 of thy God, 3 toiU also forget tl)n cljilbrcn. 
 
 I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the 
 
 Lord. I will consume man anb beast; 3 toill constttnc tl)e 
 
 forols of tl)C Ijeauen, mib tl)C fisl)CS of tl)C sea, and the stum- 
 bling-blocks with the wicked ; and I will cut otf man from off the 
 land, saith the Lord. 
 
 John seeth .Jesus coming unto him, and saith. Behold the 
 
 Lamb of God, mljicl) taketl) aman tlie sin of tlie worib. 
 
 Wo unto you ! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and 
 your fathers killed them. Truly ye bear witness, that ye allow the 
 deeds of your fathers : for they indeed killed them, and ye build 
 their sepulchres. Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will 
 send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay 
 and persecute: tljat tl)e bloob of all tl)c propl)cts, tDljicl) toas 
 sl)elt from tl)e fonubation of tl)e roorlb, man bc rcquireb of 
 tl)is jgcncration ; fiom the blood of Abel unto the blood of 
 Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple : verily 
 
 I say unto you, Jt sl^all bc rcquircb of tl)is generation. 
 
 As Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from 
 his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did 
 sin, this man, or l)is :parentS, that he was born blind ? Jesus an- 
 swered. Neither hath this man sinned, or his parents : but that the 
 works of God should be made manifest in him. 
 
 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to de- 
 stroy : I am come tl)at tljen migl)t IjatlC life, and that they might 
 have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd : the good 
 
 shepherd giveth his life for tljc sljcep As the 
 
 Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father : and I lay down 
 my life for tl)e sljecp. 
 
 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, 
 and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we 
 let him thus alone, all men will believe on him : and the Romans 
 shall come, and take away both our place and nation. And one 
 of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year. 
 
 Ilosen, 
 iv. 1,0. 
 
 Zeph. i. 2, 3. 
 
 John, i. 'J9. 
 
 Luke, 
 xi. 47-51. 
 
 John, ix. 1-3. 
 
 John, 
 X. 10, 11, 15. 
 
 John, 
 xi. 47-52.
 
 606 
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxvil. 24, 25. 
 
 Luke, 
 xxiii. 27-31. 
 
 John, 
 xix. 3i-37. 
 
 Romans, 
 iii. 25, 26. 
 
 Rom. iv. 25. 
 
 Romans, 
 V. 0-19. 
 
 said unto tliem, Ye know nothing at all, nor consider that it is 
 expedient for us, tl)at ouc man si)oulb bic for tl)C people, anb 
 tl)at tl)c u)l)ole nation perisl) not. 
 
 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest 
 
 that year, \]c propljesieb tl)at Sesus sl)oulb Me for tijat 
 nation; a\\b not for tijat nation onln, but that also he should 
 
 ofather together in one the children of God that were scattered 
 abroad. 
 
 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather 
 a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the 
 multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person : 
 see ye to it. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be 
 
 on us, anb on our djilbrcn- 
 
 And there followed him a great company of people, and of 
 women, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning 
 uuto them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep 
 for yourselves, anb for ^Onv cl)ilbren. For behold, the days are 
 coming, in the which they shall say. Blessed are the barren, and 
 the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. 
 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains. Fall on us ; and to 
 
 the hills, Cover us. i^or if tl)en bo tl)csc tl)inigs in a green 
 tree, toljat sljall be hone in tl)c"brn ? 
 
 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of 
 the other which was crucitied with him. But when they came to 
 Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs : 
 but one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith 
 came thereout blood and water. And he that saw it bare record, 
 and his record is true : and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye 
 might believe. For these things were done, that the sciipture 
 should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. Another 
 scripture saith. They shall look on him whom tl)ei} pierced. 
 
 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith 
 
 in his blood, to declare l]ig rigljtcousncss for tl)c remission of 
 
 sins tl)at are past, through the forbearance of God ; to declare, I 
 say, at this time |)is rigl)teonsness : that he might be just, ailb 
 the justifier of him that believetli in Jesus. 
 
 Who was delivered for OUr offcnccs, and was raised again 
 for our justification. 
 
 When we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died 
 for tl)C Ungoblg. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die : 
 yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 
 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet 
 sinners, Christ died for ns. Much more then, being now justified 
 by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, 
 wht.'n we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of 
 his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 607 
 
 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. 
 
 Wlierefore as bjl onc man sin entered into the world, and 
 death by sin ; and so death passed upon all men, for tl]nt uU \)avc 
 sixiwcb : (for until the law sin was in the world : but sin is not im- 
 puted when there is no law. Nei]crtl)clcss, hcatl) reigucD from 
 ^ham to iHoscs, even oticr tl)cm tl)iU \)ah not sinneb after 
 tl]e similtitnbc of ^barn's transgression, m\)0 is tijc figure 
 of l)im tl)at uias to come. 
 
 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if tl)rougl) 
 tl)e offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, 
 and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath 
 abounded unto many. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is 
 the gift. For the judgment was bn onc to condemnation, but the 
 free gift is of many offences unto justification. For if bg one man's 
 offence beati) reigneb bn one ; much more they which receive 
 abundance of grace, and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in 
 life by one, Jesus Christ.) Therefore, as bl] t\]C offence of one 
 
 jnbgment came npon all men to conbemnation, even so by the 
 
 righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justifica- 
 tion of life. For as bn onc man's bisobebicnce mang were 
 mabe sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made 
 righteous. 
 
 For in that he died, l)t bicb untO sin once : but in that he 
 liveth, he liveth unto God. 
 
 Wliat the law could not do, in that it Avas weak through 
 
 the flesh, ©ob senbing Ijis oton Gon in tl)c likeness of sinful 
 flesl), anli for sin, conbcmneb sin in tl)c flcsl) : that the right- 
 eousness of the law might be fulfilled in us. 
 
 He that spared not his own Son, but beliocreb l)im np for 
 US all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things ? 
 
 tUl)o is l)c tl)at coniiemnctl) ? It is (Jlljrist tl)at bicb, yea 
 
 rather, that is risen again. 
 
 I delivered unto you first of all, that which I also received, 
 how that Christ died for OUr sins according to the scriptures. 
 
 For since bj} man came beatl), by man came also the resur- 
 rection of the dead. For as in '^bam all bie, even so in Christ 
 shall all be made alive. 
 
 The love of Christ constraineth us ; because we thus judge, 
 that if one bicb for all, then were all dead : and that he died for 
 all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, 
 but unto l)im toljid) bicb for l\)cm, and rose again. 
 
 And all things are of God, tDl)0 l)atl) rcconcileb US to l)im- 
 self bn Jesus GTlirist, and hath given to us the ministry of re- 
 conciliation ; to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling tl)e tDOrlb 
 
 Rom. vi. 10. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 3, 4. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 32, 34. 
 
 1 Ctor. XV. 3. 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 
 AV. -1, ~». 
 
 2 Corinth. 
 V. 14, 15. 
 
 2 Corinth. 
 V. 18-21.
 
 608 
 
 IMPUTATION OF SIN. 
 
 Gal iu. 13. 
 
 lThess.v.lO. 
 
 Heb. ii. 9. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 be. 27, 28, 
 
 1 Peter, 
 ii. 21-24. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 iii. 18. 
 
 mtt0 !)imsdf, not imputing tijcir trespasses nnta tljem; and 
 
 hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 
 
 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did 
 beseech you by us : we pray you iu Christ's stead, be ye reconciled 
 
 to God. i^or l)c IjiUl) mahc l)im to be sin for us, rDl}0 knetn 
 
 no sin ; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 
 
 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being 
 tnabe a curse for us : for it is written, Cursed is every one that 
 hangeth on a tree. 
 
 Who died for US, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should 
 live together with him. 
 
 We see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for 
 the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour ; tl)at l)e bg 
 
 t\]c grace of ©ob sl)oul5 taste beatl) for euern man. 
 
 As it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the 
 
 judgment : so Cl)rist toas once offereb to bear tl)e sins of 
 mang ; ^"^ unto them that look for him shall he appear the sec- 
 ond time U)itl)OUt sitl unto salvation. 
 
 Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should 
 follow his steps : who did no sin, neither was guile found in his 
 mouth : who, when he was reviled, reviled not again ; when he 
 suffered, he threatened not ; but committed himself to him that 
 
 judgeth righteously : tDl)o l)is ouju self bare our sins in Ilis 
 
 own bobg ^^^ t^K tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live 
 
 unto righteousness : bj} tDl)osc Stripes ge toere Ijealcb. 
 
 Christ hath once suffered for sius, t\)t just for tl)c unjust, 
 that he might bring us to God.
 
 XVIII. 
 
 Cjie ^^reitalEtir^ nf |in. 
 
 God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, 
 
 and that cncrn' imagination of tl)c tlioughts of l)is l}cart was 
 onin cuil conUnualln. '^nb it rcpcntcb tl)c C-ovb tl)at \]c I)a5 
 maSc man on tljc eartl), and it grieved him at his heart. 
 
 The earth was corrupt before God ; and the earth was filled 
 with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was 
 corrupt : for all flesl) Ijab covrnptcb l)is roan ujjon tl)c cavil). 
 
 And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord ; and took of every 
 clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt-otferings on 
 the altar. And the Lord smelled a sweet savour ; and the Lord 
 said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for 
 
 man's sake; for tl)c imagination of man's l}cart is cuil from 
 
 l]is nouti) : neither will I again smite any more everything living, 
 as I have done. 
 
 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, 
 that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them ? And Aaron 
 said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: tl)Ott knoUJCSt tl)e 
 
 pco:plc, tljat t\)cr) are set on miscl)icf. 
 
 They are a nation uoib of rounscl, neither is there any 
 understanding in them. 
 
 QEljere is no man tl)at sinnctl) not. 
 
 And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness : 
 and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, 
 and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God, and said, O my 
 God, I am ashamed and blush to lifl up my face to thee, my 
 God : for our iniqwities are increaseb oner our l)eab, an'b our 
 trespass is groron up unto tl)e l)eauens. Since tl)e bans of 
 our fatljers l)aue roe (jeenin a great trespass unto tl)is bag. 
 
 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present 
 themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. 
 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou ? Then Satan 
 answered the Lord, and said. From going to and fro in the earth, 
 and from walking up and down in it. And the Lord said unto 
 
 I Or, The whole imagination. The Hebrew word signifleth not only the imagination, but 
 also the purposes and desires. 
 
 Gen. vi. 5, 6. 
 
 Genesis, 
 vi. 11, 12. 
 
 Genesis, 
 viii. iiO, 21. 
 
 Exodus, 
 xxxii. 21, i^i. 
 
 Deuteroi). 
 xxxii. 28. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 viii. 4(5. 
 
 Ezra, ix. 5-7. 
 
 Job, i. 6-S, 
 
 39
 
 610 
 
 THE PREVALENCE OF SIN. 
 
 Job, ix. 2, 3. 
 Job, ix. 20. 
 
 Job, 
 ix. 28-31. 
 
 Job,xi. 12. 
 Job, xiv. 1-4. 
 
 Job, 
 XV. 14-16. 
 
 Job, 
 XXV. 4-6. 
 
 Psalm iv. 2. 
 Ps. xii. 1, 2. 
 
 P8. xiv. 1-3. 
 
 Ps. xix. 12. 
 
 Satan, Ilast thou considered my servant Job, l\)at tl)ClC is IIOIU 
 
 like l)im in tlje cartl), o perfect aub an uprigl)! man, one that 
 
 fearetli God, and escheweth evil ? 
 
 ^OfXi sl)oulb man be just with (5ob? If he will contend 
 with him, he cannot answer him one of a tl)OUSani). 
 
 If I justify myself, mine otDU moutli sljall conbemn me : 
 
 if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. 
 
 I am afiaid of all my sorrows, jj knOQ) tliat tl)OU roilt not 
 Ijolb me innocent. If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain ? 
 If I wash myself with snow-water, and make my hands never so 
 
 clean ; net sl)alt tilou plunge me in tl]c bitcl), anb mine omn 
 dotljes sl)ail abljor me. 
 
 Vain man would be wise, tl)ougl) man be born like a roilb 
 ass's colt. 
 
 Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of 
 trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down : he fleetli 
 also as a shadow, and continueth not. And dost thou open thine 
 eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee ? 
 
 U)l)o can bring a dean tl)ing out of an unclean ? not one. 
 
 lUljat is man, tl]at l)e sl)oulb be clean? anb l)e toliicl) is 
 born of a rooman, tljat \)c sljoulb be righteous ? IJehold, he 
 
 putleth no trust in his saints ; yea, the heavens are not clean in 
 his sight. How much more abominable and filthy is man, toljicl) 
 
 brinketl) iniquitji like toater ? 
 
 How then can man be justified with God ? or l)OtD C(l1l [)C 
 
 be clean tl)at is born of a ujoman ? Behold even to the moon, 
 
 and it shineth not ; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight. How 
 much less man, that is a worm ; and the son of man which is a 
 worm ? 
 
 pe sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into 
 shame ? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing ? 
 
 Help, Lord; for til e gobln man ceasetl) ; for tlie faitl)ful 
 fail from among tl)e cl)ilbren of men. 'Ihtn speak vanity eoerji 
 
 one with his neighbour : with flattering lips and with a double heart 
 do they speak. 
 
 The fool hath said in his heart. There is no God. They are 
 corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth 
 good. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children 
 of men, to see if tl]ere Boere onn that did understand, and 
 seek God. (JljcT) are all gone"asibe, tl)en are all to- 
 gether become filtljg : there is none that doeth good, no, not 
 one. 
 
 1X11)0 can nnberstanb Ijis errors ? cleanse thou me from 
 secret faults.
 
 THE PREVALENCE OF SIN. 
 
 611 
 
 For thy name's sake, Lord, pardon mine iniquity ; fur it is 
 
 great. 
 
 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger ; 
 neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. For mine 
 iniquities are QOXlt OlUT IttiltC l)cab : as an heavy burden they 
 are too heavy for me. Aly wounds stink and are corrupt because 
 of my foolishness. I am troubled ; I am bowed down greatly ; I 
 go mourning all the day long. 
 
 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord : let 
 thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me. For 
 innumerable evils have compassed me about : mine iniquities have 
 taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up ; tljCJl dtc 
 more tijan tl)C l)rtirs of mine \)eab : therefore my heart faileth 
 nie. 
 
 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity ; and in sin did my mother 
 conceive me. 
 
 The wicked are estranged from the womb : tl)ejl go astrcit} 
 
 as 30on as tl)en be born, speaking lies. 
 
 The dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of 
 cruelty. 
 
 They know^ not, neither will they understand : they walk on 
 
 in darkness: all tl)c fonnbations of tlje eartl) arc out of 
 course. 
 
 3 Ijaue seen an cvib of all perfection : but thy command- 
 ment is exceeding broad. 
 
 If thou. Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, (T) £orb, toljo sljall 
 Stanb ? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be 
 feared. 
 
 Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications : in thy 
 faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. And enter not 
 into judgment with thy servant: for in tl)ll sigl)t sl)all no man 
 lioing be justifieb. 
 
 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness : but a 
 faitl)ful man m\)o can finii"? 
 
 iBI)o can san, 3 liane mabe mn Ijeart clean, 3 am pnre 
 from mil sin ? 
 
 ^[)c xoan of man is froroarb anb strange : but as for the 
 
 2)ure, his work is right. 
 
 i^oolisljncss is bonnb in tl)e Ijcart of a cljilbi but the rod 
 of correction shall drive it far from him. 
 
 Ps. XXV. 11. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxviii. 3-6. 
 
 Ps. xl. 11, 12. 
 
 man. 
 
 As in water face answereth to face, so tl)C I) cart of man to 
 I. 
 I saw under the sun the place of judgment, tl)at toickebncss 
 
 Psalm li. 5. 
 
 Ps. Iviii. 3. 
 
 Ps. Ixxiv. 20. 
 
 Ps. Ixxxii. 5. 
 
 Ps. cxix. 96. 
 
 Ps. cxxx. 3, 4. 
 
 Ps. cxliii. 1, 2. 
 
 Prov. XX. 6. 
 
 Prov. XX. 9. 
 
 Prov. xxi. 8. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxii. 15. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxvii. 19. 
 
 Ecc. Hi. 16.
 
 612 
 
 THE PREVALENCE OF SIN. 
 
 Ecc. iv. 1-4. 
 
 Ecc. vii. 20. 
 
 Ecc. viii. 11. 
 
 Ecc. ix. 3. 
 
 Isaiab, i. 1, 4. 
 
 Is. vi. 1, ,'5. 
 
 Isaiiih, 
 ix. 8, IG, 17. 
 
 Is. xxiv. 4, 5 
 
 toas tl)erc; and tlie place of righteousness, tl)at iltiquitn xoas 
 t\)crc. 
 
 I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done 
 under the sun : and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, 
 and they had no comforter ; and on the side of their oppressors 
 there was power ; but they had no comforter. Wherefore I praised 
 the dead which are already dead more than the living whicli are 
 yet alive. Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet 
 
 been, tx)l)0 Ijatl) itot sccit t\)c cv'ii ujorli tl)at is bone unbcr 
 
 tl)C 5UU. 
 
 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, tl)flt for 
 
 tl)is a man is cnoicb of l^is ncigl)bour. This is also vanity and 
 
 vexation of spirit. 
 
 Qi[)cxc is not a fnst man upon cavil), that doeth good, and 
 
 sinneth not. 
 
 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, 
 
 therefore tl]c !)cart of tl]c sons of mcn is fulln set in tl)cm to 
 bo ml. 
 
 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, 
 that there is one event unto all: yea, also tljC l)eatt of tl)C SOUS 
 of men is full of euil, and madness is in their heart while they 
 live, and after that they go to the dead. 
 
 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concern- 
 ing Judah and Jerusalem, Ah sinful nation, a 
 
 people [alscn roitl) iniquitn, a seeb of euil-bocrs, children that 
 
 are corrupters : they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked 
 the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away back- 
 ward. 
 
 In the year that king Uzziali died I saw also the Lord sitting 
 
 upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 
 
 Then said I, Wo is me ! for I am undone ; 
 
 because J am a man of unclean lips, anb J braell in tl)e mibst 
 
 of a people of unclean lips : for mine eyes have seen the King, 
 the Lord of hosts. 
 
 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon 
 
 Israel The leaders of this people cause them to 
 
 err ; and they that are led of them are destroyed. Therefore the 
 Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have inorcy 
 
 on their fatherless and widows: for etiern oue is an l)iipocrite 
 anb an eoil-boer, anb euern moutl) speaketl) folln. 
 
 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth 
 and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. 
 
 2[l)c earti) also is befileb unber tl)c inl)abitants t!)ercof; be- 
 cause tiii'V have transgrt-ssed the laws, changed the ordinance, 
 broken the everlasting covenant.
 
 THE PREVALENCE OF SIN. 
 
 613 
 
 Come near, ye nations, to liear ; and hearken, ye people : [et 
 t\)C cavil) l)Car, anb all t!)iU is tljcrciu; the world, and all things 
 that come forth of it. For the indignation of the Lord is ttfjott 
 all Ualious, and his fury upon all their armies : he hath utterly 
 destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. 
 
 ^11 tDC like sheep have gone astray ; we have turned cncxv 
 one to his own way. 
 
 Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save ; 
 neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: but your iniquities have 
 separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his 
 face from you, that he will not hear. 
 
 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with 
 iniquity ; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered 
 
 perverseness. Noite callt'tl) for JHsticc, itor am) p[cahct\) for 
 
 trntl) : they trust in vanity, and speak lies ; they conceive mischief, 
 and bring forth iniquity. They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave 
 the spider's web : he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which 
 is crushed breaketh out into a viper. Their webs shall not become 
 garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works : 
 their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their 
 hands. Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed inno- 
 cent blood : their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity ; wasting and 
 destruction are in their paths. The way of peace they know not: 
 and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them 
 crooked paths : whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace. 
 
 Therefore is judgment ftir from us, neither doth justice over- 
 take us : we wait for light, but behold obscurity ; for brightness, 
 but we walk in darkness. We grope for the wall like the blind, 
 and we grope as if we had no eyes : we stumble at noon-day as in 
 the night ; we are in desolate places as dead men. We roar all 
 like bears, and mourn sore like doves : we look for judgment, but 
 there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us. £ov OUr 
 transcircssions arc multiplicb before tijce, a\\b onr sins tes- 
 tifn aqainst us : for our transgressions arc will) us : a\ib as 
 
 for our iniquities, lue knou) tl^em; in transgressing and lying 
 against the Lord, and depai'ting away from our God, speaking op- 
 pression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words 
 of falsehood. And judgment is turned away backward, and justice 
 standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot 
 enter. Yea, truth faileth ; and 1)C tl)at bcpartCtll frOlU COil 
 tnakct!) l)imsclf a pren : and the Lord saw it, and it displeased 
 him that there was no judgment. 
 
 U3e arc all as an unclean tl)ing, anh all our rigljtcous- 
 
 ncsSCS arc as tiltljn rags: and we all do fade as a leaf; and 
 our iniquitic'S, like the wind, have taken us away, ^lib tljcrc is 
 none tl)at callctl) U^ion tl)n name, that stirreth up himself to 
 take hold of thee : for thou "hast hid thy face from us, and hast 
 
 Tsaiab, 
 xxxiv. 1, '. 
 
 Isaiah, liii.G. 
 
 Is. lix. 1-15. 
 
 Is. Ixiv. &-9.
 
 614 
 
 THE PREVALENCE OF SIN. 
 
 Jer. ii. 29. 
 
 Jer. iii. 35. 
 
 Jer. V. 1. 
 
 Jer. vi. 11-13. 
 
 Jer. vi. 28-30. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 Tiii. 5, (j, 10. 
 
 Jer. ix. l-i. 
 
 consumed us, because of our iniquities. But now, O Lord, thou 
 art our Father ; we are the claj', and thou our potter ; and we all 
 are the work of thy hand. Be not wroth very sore, O Lord, nei- 
 ther remember ini(juity forever : behold, see, we beseech thee, mc 
 
 arc nil tlju people. 
 
 Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed 
 against me, saith the Lord. 
 
 We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us : 
 for we have sinned against the Lord our God, toe atlb OUr fa- 
 tl)crs, from our liontl) eucn unto tl)is ba^, and have not obeyed 
 the voice of the Lord our God. 
 
 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see 
 now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ge cau fiub 
 
 a man, if tijcrc be amj tl]at cxecutcti) fubgmcut, t\)at scckcti) 
 
 tl)e truti) ; and I will pardon it. 
 
 I am full of the fury of the Lord ; I am Aveary with holding 
 in : I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the as- 
 sembly of young men together : for even the husband with the 
 wife shall be taken, the aged with him tliat is full of days. And 
 their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives 
 together : for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of 
 the land, saith the Lord, i^or from tl)C Icast of tl)Cm Cueu UUtO 
 
 tl)e greatest of tlicm, coeri] one is gincn to couetousncss; 
 
 and from the prophet even unto the priest cucrn OUe bcalcti) 
 
 falseln 
 
 They are nil grievous revolters, walking with slanders : they 
 are brass and iron ; they a^-e all corrupters. The bellows are 
 burned, the lead is consumed of the fire ; the founder melteth in 
 
 vain: for tl)e roickeb are not pluckeb araan. Ucprobatc sil- 
 oer sliallmcn call tl)em, because the Lord hath rejected them. 
 
 Wliy is this people of Jerusalem slidden back bu a perpetual 
 backsUbing? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. I 
 hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright : no man repented 
 him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done ? cncrjl OUe 
 
 turncb to l)is course, as tl)c l]orse rusljetl) into tl)c battle. 
 
 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and 
 
 their fields to them that shall inherit them : for every one from the 
 least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the 
 prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth talsely. 
 
 Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of 
 tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter 
 of my people ! Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-j>lace of 
 wa3'-tariiig men ; that I might leave my people, and go from them ! 
 
 for tl)cr! be all aiiultcrers, an assembln of trcacljerous men. 
 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies : but they are
 
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 615 
 
 not valiant for the truth upon the earth ; for they proceed from evil 
 to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord. 
 
 ®akc r)c l)ccb eucnj one of l)is ncigljbonr, onb trust ttc 
 
 not in rtun lirotl)Cr: for every brother will utterly supplant, and 
 every neighbour will walk with slanders. And they will deceive 
 every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth : they have 
 
 taught their tongue to speak lies, axib u)carn tl)cmseliics to com- 
 mit iniquitn. 
 
 ®l)c l)cart is bcccitfnl abouc all tl)ings, a\ib bespcratclg 
 
 mickcb : who can know it ? 
 
 She cl)ilbrcn of Israel anb tl)c cl]ilbrcn of 3nbal) l)ntie 
 onln bone cuil before me from t!)cir ijonti) : for the children of 
 
 Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their 
 hands, saith the Lord. For this city hath been to me as a provo- 
 cation of mine anger and of my fury from tl)C bail tl)at l\)cr\ 
 built it enen unto tljis ^aX) ; that I should remove it from before 
 my face, because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the 
 children of Judali, which they have done to provoke me to anger, 
 tl)en, tljeir kings, tl)eir ^irinces, tlicir priests, aiib tlicir 
 propl]ets, anh tl)c men of Jubal), aiib tl)c inljabitants of Je- 
 rusalem. 
 
 tX)l)erefore botl) a liuing man romplain, a man for the 
 
 punishment of his sins l 
 
 He said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of 
 Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me : tl)eil 
 
 anb tl)eir fatl)crs liauc transgresseb against me, even unto 
 tljis uern 'bar). 
 
 And he said unto me. Son of man, go, get thee unto the house 
 
 of Israel, and speak with my words unto them But 
 
 the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee ; for they will not 
 
 hearken unto me : for all tlje l)ouse of 3sracl arc iiupubeut 
 anb liarb-ljearteb. 
 
 They are all estranged from me through their idols. 
 
 The word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of 
 man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor 
 rained upon in the day of indignation. There is a conspiracy of 
 her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the 
 prey ; they have devoured souls ; they have taken the treasure and 
 precious things ; they have made her many widows in the midst 
 thereof. Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned 
 mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy 
 and profiine, neither have they shewed difference between the un- 
 clean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, 
 and I am profaned among them. Her princes in the midst thereof 
 are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy 
 souls, to get dishonest gain. And her prophets have daubed them 
 
 Jer. xv'ii. 9. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxxii. 30-3-J. 
 
 Lam. iii. 39. 
 
 Ezek. ii. 3. 
 
 Ezek. iii. 4, 7. 
 
 Ezek. xiv. 5. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxii. 23-30.
 
 Micah, 
 vii. 1-6. 
 
 Matthew, 
 iu. 1, 2, 5, 6. 
 
 Matthew, 
 iii. 13, 14. 
 
 Malt. xii. 34. 
 
 Liike, 
 xiii. 1-5. 
 
 with unterapered mortar, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto 
 them, saying. Thus saith the Lord God, when the Lord hath not 
 spoken. The people of the land have used oppression, and exer- 
 cised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy : yea, they 
 have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. And I sought for a man 
 among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap 
 before me for the land, that I should not destroy it : but 3 fouitb 
 
 none. 
 
 Wo is me ! for I am as vvhen they have gathered the summer 
 fruits, as the grape-gleanings of the vintage : there is no cluster to 
 eat : my soul desired the first ripe fruit. (Jljc QOob tnnu is \iCX~ 
 
 isljeb out of ll)c cartl) : anb i\)cxc is none uprigl)! among 
 
 men : they all lie in wait for blood ; they hunt every man his 
 brother with a net. 
 
 That they may do evil ujitl) botl) l)anbs camestlj}, the prince 
 asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward ; and the great man, he 
 uttereth his mischievous desire : so they wrap it up. (|[|)e best of 
 tl)Cm is as a brier : the most upright is sharper than a thorn-hedge : 
 the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh ; now shall be 
 their perplexity. 
 
 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide : keep 
 the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. For the 
 son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her 
 mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law ; a man's 
 enemies are the men of his own house. 
 
 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilder- 
 ness of Judea, and saying, Repent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven 
 is at hand Then went out to him Jerusalem, anb 
 
 all lubea, anb ail tl)e region rounb about Sorban, and 
 
 were baptized of him iu Jordan, confessing tl)eir sius. 
 
 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be 
 baptized of him. But John forbade him, saying, J[ Ijaue Ueeb tO 
 be bapti^eb of tljee, and comest thou to me ? 
 
 (D generation of uipers, ijoro can jic, being euil, speak 
 
 goob tl)ings ? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth 
 speaketh. 
 
 There were present at that season some that told him of the 
 Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 
 And Jesus answering, said unto them, Suppose ye that these Gali- 
 leans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they sufi'ered 
 
 such things ? Jf tcll gou, l!Can; but cxcept 2c repent, nc sljall 
 oil likcrDisc perisi). 
 
 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and 
 slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all them that 
 dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, Nay ; but except ye repent, ge 
 sl}all all likcroise perisi).
 
 THE PREVALENCE OF SIN. 
 
 617 
 
 The brother sliall deliver up the brother to death, and the 
 father the child : and the children shall rise up against their parents, 
 and cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all 
 men for my name's sake : but he that endureth to the end shall be 
 saved. 
 
 That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 
 For from within, out of tl]C \)Caxt of men, proceed evil thoughts, 
 adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, 
 deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness ; flU 
 ti)csc evil tijiugs come from iwitljin, and defile the man. 
 
 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the 
 midst of them, and said. Verily I say unto you, (Jf^CCpt 11C bc COU- 
 
 Dcrteb, anb become as little cljilbren, ne sl)all not~enter into 
 tl)e kingdom of l)eaiien. 
 
 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones : for I 
 say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the 
 face of my Father which is in heaven. 
 
 i^Or the Son of man is come to save tl}at Ujljicl) loas lost. 
 
 The Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. His brethren 
 therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy 
 
 disciples also may see the woi-ks tliat thou doest 
 
 Then Jesus said imto them, My time is not yet come : but your 
 time is alvvay ready. The world cannot hate you; bnt me it 
 
 Ijatetl), becansc 3 testifii of it, tl)at tl)e ujorks tljcreof are 
 euil. 
 
 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet nonc of gOtt keep- 
 etl) tlje law? 
 
 The scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken 
 in adultery : and when they had set her in the midst, they say unto 
 him. Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 
 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned : 
 but what sayest thou ? 
 
 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse 
 him. }3ut Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the 
 ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued 
 asking him. he lifted up himself, and said unto them, ^c tljOt is 
 t)oitl)OlU sin among J]"^* '^''^ ''^'" ^'■'^^ ^^^^ ^ stone at her.' And 
 again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And they which 
 lieard it, being convicted by their own conscience, tDCnt OUt one 
 
 bti one, beginning at tl)e elbest, coen unto the last : and Jesus 
 
 w'a.s left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 
 
 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the 
 woman, he said unto her. Woman, where are those thine ac- 
 cusers ? hath no man condemned thee ? She said. No man, Lord. 
 And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee : go, and sin 
 
 no more. 
 
 JIatthew, 
 X. 21, 22. 
 
 Mark, 
 vii. 20-23. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xviii. 2, 3. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xviii. 10, 11. 
 
 John, 
 vii. 2, 3, 6, 7. 
 
 John, vii. 19. 
 
 John, 
 viii. 3-11.
 
 618 
 
 THE PREVALENCE OF SIN. 
 
 Luke, 
 xi. U-13. 
 
 Luke, 
 xiv. 15-18. 
 
 Luke, 
 xviii. 9-14. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xix. 1(5, 17. 
 
 John, 
 xiv. 1(5, 17. 
 
 .John, 
 XV. 18, 13. 
 
 John, 
 xvi. 19, 2«. 
 
 Ads 
 li. 37, *?. 
 
 If a son sliiill ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he 
 give him a stone ? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a 
 serpent ? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion ? 
 If ye tlien, being enil, know how to give good gifts unto your 
 children : how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy 
 Spirit to them that ask him ? 
 
 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these 
 things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the 
 kingdom of God. 
 
 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, 
 and bade many : and sent his servant at supper time, to say to them 
 that were bidden. Come, for all things are now ready, ^nb tljCJ] 
 
 all roitl) one consent began to make cxzubc. 
 
 He spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves 
 that tliey were righteous, and despised others. 
 
 Two men went up into the temple to pray ; the one a Phar- 
 isee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus 
 with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, 
 extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice 
 in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, 
 standing afar oti', would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, 
 but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 
 
 I tell you, tl)is man raent boron to l)is lionse justiticb ratljcr 
 
 tl)antl)C Otl)Cr : for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased ; 
 and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 
 
 And behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what 
 o-ood thing shall I do that I may have eternal life? And he said 
 unto him, Why callest thou me good ? tl)ere is none QOOb bnt 
 one, tijat is, ©o5 : but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the com- 
 mandments. 
 
 I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Coni- 
 f )rter, that ho may abide with you forever ; even the Spirit of truth ; 
 
 ral)om tl)e roorlb cannot receine, bccansc it seetl) l)im not, nei- 
 
 tl)Cr knoroctl) l)im : but ye know him. 
 
 If the world hate j'ou, ye know that it l)iUeb mc before it 
 l)atcb non. If ye were of the world, the world would love his 
 (jwn ; but because ye are not of the world, but T have chosen you 
 out of the world, therefore tl)e tDOrlb l):UCtl) Jion- 
 
 Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, 
 and ye shall not see me : and again, a little while, and ye shall see 
 me ?' Vt-rily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, 
 bnt ll)e ujorlb sljall rejoice. 
 
 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, 
 and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles. Men and bretli- 
 ren what sliall we do ? Then Peter said unto them. Repent, and
 
 THE PREVALENCE OF SIN. 
 
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 be baptized cvcvn one of noit in tlie name of Jesus Christ, for the 
 remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 Unto yoii first, God having raised up liis Son Jesus, sent liim 
 to bless you, in turning away cucril OIIC of UOll fi'om his iniquities. 
 
 Ye stiffnecked and uncireumcised in heart and ears, nc bo fll- 
 roans resist tl)c i)oln ©Ijost: as nour fatl)crs bib, so bo m. 
 
 Even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, 
 God gave them over to a repi-obate mind, to do those things which 
 are not convenient ; being filled with all unrighteousness, fornica- 
 tion, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness ; full of envy, murder, 
 debate, deceit, malignity ; whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, de- 
 spiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to pa- 
 rents, without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural 
 aftection, implacable, unmerciful 
 
 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art 
 that jndgest: for tDl)crcin thou jnbgcst nnotlicr tl)on con- 
 bcmncst tljtisclf ; for tl)ou tijiU jubgcst bocst tl)c same tl)ings. 
 
 What then ? are we better than they ? No, in no wise : for 
 we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, tl}at tl)Cn arc all 
 nnber sin ; as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one : 
 there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after 
 God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become 
 unprofitable : there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Their 
 throat is an open sepulchre ; with their tongues they have used 
 deceit ; the poison of asps is under theiy lips : whose mouth is full 
 of cursins: and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood. 
 Destruction and misery are in their ways : and the way of peace 
 have they not known. There is no fear of God before their eyes. 
 
 Now we know that what tilings soever the law saith, it saith 
 to them who are under the law : tliat cncrtl ntOUtl) man bc Stop- 
 
 pcb, anb all tl)e roorlb man become guiltn before ©ob 
 
 ■^U Ijaue siuueb, and come short of the glory of God. 
 
 We know that the law is spiritual : but 3 am carual, solb 
 Uubcr sin. For that which I do, I allow not : for what I would, 
 that do 1 not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that 
 which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. 
 
 Now then it is no more T that do it, but slu tl)at brDCllcti) iu 
 
 mc. i^or 3 knora tl)at in me (tl)at is, iu mu flcsli,) binciietl) 
 no goob tiling : for to roill is present U3itl) me ; but 1)0U3 to 
 perform tljat 0)l)icl) is goob, 3 tiub not. For the good that I 
 
 would I do not : but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now 
 if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that 
 dwelleth in me. 
 
 3 finb tijen a laro, tl)at, tolien 3 tooulb 'bo goob, cnil is 
 
 present rait!) me. For 1 delight in the law of God after the in- 
 ward man : but 3 sec anotijer lato in mn members, toarring 
 
 Acts, iii. 26. 
 Acts, vii. 51. 
 
 Romans, 
 i. 28-31. 
 
 Rom. ii. 1. 
 
 Romans, 
 iii. 9-19, 23. 
 
 Romans, 
 vii. U--25.
 
 620 
 
 THE PREVALENCE OF SIN 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 3-«. 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 i. aj, 23. 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 
 2 Cor. V. 14. 
 
 Gal. iii. 10. 
 
 Calatinns, 
 iii. 21, 22. 
 
 Gal. T. lC-21. 
 
 agoinst tl}c lato of tniiminb, nnb bringing me into captimt^ to 
 t\)c lavo of sin u)l)icl) is in mn members. O wretched man that 
 
 I am ! who sliall deliver me from the body of this death ? 
 
 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then, with the 
 mind I myself serve the law of God ; but with the flesh the Ieav of sin. 
 
 tDIiat i\)c latD conlb not bo, in tl)at it toas roeak throng!) 
 
 tl)C flesl), God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, 
 and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh : that the righteousness of 
 the law miglit be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but 
 after the Spirit. 
 
 For tlien tl)at arc after tlje flesi), bo minb tl)e tl)ings of 
 
 tl)e flesh ■ but they that are after the Spirit, the things of the 
 Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually 
 minded is life and peace : because the carnal mind is enmity 
 against God : for it is not subject to the law of God, neither in- 
 deed can be. So tl) cn tl)cn tljat are in ll)C flesl) cannot please 
 ©ob. 
 
 The Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom : 
 but we preach Christ crucified, untO tl)e JeOJS tt StnmbUng- 
 
 block, onb nnto tljc (Srecks foolisl)ness. 
 
 I wrote unto you in an epistle, not to company with forni- 
 cators : yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or 
 with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters : for tijen mnst 
 lie neebs go ont of t\)C toorlb. But now I have written unto you 
 not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a 
 fornicator, or covetous, &c.' 
 
 The love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, 
 that if one died for all, tl)cn toere all hcali. 
 
 Qls man^ as are of tlje ujorks of tl)e laro, are unbcr tl)e 
 
 curse : for it is written. Cursed is every one that continueth not 
 in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. 
 
 Is the law then against the promises of God ? God forbid : 
 
 for if tl)cre l)ab been a laro ginen raljid) coulb l]aue giucn life, 
 
 verily righteousness should have been by the law. jBut tl)e Scrip- 
 ture l)ati) COndubcb all unber sin, that the promise by faith 
 of JcftUs (Jhrist misj-ht be given to them that believe. 
 
 This I say, "Walk in tlie vSpirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust 
 
 of the flesh. J:ov tl)e flesl) lustctl) against tl)c Spirit, anb tl)e 
 Spirit against tl)e Acs!) : anb tl)ese are contrarji tlje one 
 to il)c otljer r so tl)at ne cannot bo tl)e tl)ings tljat ne tooulb. 
 
 l)tit if ye l)e led of the Spirit, ye arv not under tlu' law. 
 
 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these ; 
 Adultt^ry, fornication, uncloanness, lasciviousnoss, idolatry, witch- 
 craft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 
 envyings, murders, drunkenness, levellings, and such like.
 
 THE PREVALENCE OF SIN. 
 
 621 
 
 And you hath he quickened, toljo tDCrc ^cah in trespasses 
 arib sins ; wherein in time past ye walked accox-bing tO tl)e 
 roursc of tl)is toorlb, according to the prince of tlie power of the 
 air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience : 
 among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in 
 the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the 
 
 mind ; a\ib xocxc bg uoturc tl)c cl)ilbrcn of ronul}, even as 
 otl)crs, 
 
 3n mann tilings rue offent) all. If any man offend not in 
 word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole 
 body. 
 
 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey 
 us ; and we tur.n about their whole body. Behold also the ships, 
 which, though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, 
 yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever 
 the governor listeth. Even so the tongue is a little member, and 
 boasteth great things. Behold, how great a mattei- a little fire 
 kindleth ! And the tongue is a fire, a tDOrlb of iniquitn : so is 
 the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, 
 and setteth on fire the course of nature ; a\\b it is GCt on fitC of 
 \)c[[. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and 
 of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed, of mankind : 
 
 but tl)e tongue can no man tame; it is an unruln enil, full 
 of b^ablg poison. 
 
 From whence come wars and fightings among you ? come 
 
 they not hence, cocn of nour lusts tl)at roar in gour members ? 
 
 Ye Irtst and have not : ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot ob- 
 tain : ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye 
 ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it 
 upon your lusts. Ye adulterei'S and adulteresses, know ye not that 
 the friendship of the world is enmity with God ? whosoever there- 
 fore will be a friend of the woild is the enemy of (iod. Do ye 
 think that the scripture saitli in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in 
 us lusteth to envy ? 
 
 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, aiib t\)C 
 
 Irutl) is not in us. 
 
 If we say that we have not sinned, me make l)im a liar, and 
 his word is not in us. 
 
 QIU l\)Cll is in tl)C roorlb, the lust of the flesh, and the lust 
 of the eyes, and the pride of life, ia not of tlje i^Utljer, but is of 
 
 tl)e roorlb. 
 
 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because 
 U)e loue tl)C bretljrcn. He that loveth not his brother, abideth in 
 death. 
 
 Eph. ii. 1-3. 
 
 James, 
 iii. i-a 
 
 James, 
 iv. 1-5. 
 
 1 John, i. 8. 
 1 John, i. 10. 
 1 John, ii. 16. 
 
 1 John, 
 iii. 14.
 
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 THE PREVALENCE OF SIN 
 
 1 John, 
 V. 18, 19. 
 
 Rev. i. 7. 
 
 Revelation, 
 vl. 15-17. 
 
 Revelation, 
 ix. 17-21. 
 
 Rev. xii. 7-9, 
 
 Revelation, 
 
 xiii. 1-8. 
 
 We know that tuljosocucr is botit of ©ob, siuuctl) not; 
 
 but he that is begotten of God, keepeth liiinself, and that wicked 
 one touchetli him not. And we know that we are of God, oni> 
 
 tl)c U3l]oU tDorlb Uctl) in toickcbncss. 
 
 Behold, he coineth with clouds ; and every eye shall see him, 
 and tliey also which pierced him : aub llU liinbrcbs of l[)C cavt\) 
 
 sl)aU xoaii becanec of l)im. 
 
 ^nh tl)c kings of the corti), a\ib tl)c great men, anb tl)e 
 rid) men, anb tlje cl)ief captains, anb ll)e miglitn men, anb 
 cocrn bonbman, anb euern freeman, hid themselves in the dens 
 
 and in the rocks of the mountains ; and said to the mountains and 
 rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on 
 the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: for the great day of 
 
 his wrath is come ; and u)|)o sl)all be able to stanb ? 
 
 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on 
 them, having breast-plates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone : 
 and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions ; and out 
 of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. By these 
 three was tl)C tl)irb part of men killed, by the fire, and by the 
 smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. 
 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails : for their tails were 
 like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt. QVnb 
 
 tl)e rest of tl)e men voliicl) roerc not killeb bn tl)cse plagues get 
 rcpenteb not of tl)e roorks of tljeir l)anbs, tliat they should not 
 
 worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, 
 and of wood : which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk. Xcitt)er 
 repcnteb tlicii of ti)eir murbers, nor of tijeir sorceries, nor 
 of tljeir fornication, nor of tl)eir thefts. 
 
 There was war in heaven : Micliael and liis angels fought 
 asrainst the drasron : and the dragon fought and his angels, and 
 prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 
 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the 
 Devil, and Satan, tDl)icl) bcceioetl) tl)e lDl)ole tDOrlb : he was cast 
 out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 
 
 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up 
 out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his 
 horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 
 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet 
 were a.s the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion : 
 and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great au- 
 thority. And I saw one of his heads as it w(M-e wounded to deatii ; 
 and his deadly wound was healed: and all tl]e toorlb luonbereb 
 after tlie beast. ^Xnb tlien u)or5l)ippeb tl)e br.igon xo\)id) g.ioe 
 pomer unto tl)e beast: anb tl)eji u)orsl)ippeb tife beast, saying. 
 
 Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? 
 And there was given unto liim a raoutli speaking great things and
 
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 blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and 
 two months. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, 
 to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in 
 heaven. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, 
 and to overcome them : and power was given him ovi-r all kindreds, 
 and tongues, and nations, ^nb all tl)at bU3Cll UJJOU tl)C I'lirtl) 
 
 B\)aii tDorsljip l)im, U)l)Osc names arc not torittcn in the book 
 
 of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of tlie world. 
 
 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven 
 vials, and talked with me, saying unto me. Come hither; I will 
 shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon 
 many waters; toitl) tDJjom tlic Uings of tl)c carti) \)avc commit- 
 teb fornication, anb tl)c inljabitants of tl)e cart!) I)auc been 
 
 malie brunk ujitl) tl)e ujine of l)er fornication 
 
 And he saith unto me. The waters which thou sawest, where the 
 
 whore sitteth, are peo^jlcs, anb multitttbcs, anb nations, anb 
 
 tongues And the woman which thou sawest 
 
 is that great city, tDl)icl) reiguetl) oucr tl)c kings of tl)c eartl). 
 
 And after these things I saw another angel come down from 
 heaven, having great power ; and the earth was lightened with his 
 glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon 
 the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, 
 and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and 
 hateful bird. For all nations l)aiie brunk of tl)c toine of tl)e 
 toratl) of Ijer fornication, anb tl)e kings of tl)e earti) l)aue 
 committeb fornication toitl) l)er, anb tl)e merclptnts of tl]e 
 jearti) are toaxebricl) tljrougl) tl)e abnnbance of Ijer belicacies. 
 
 And 1 heard another voice fi<jm heaven, saying, Come out of her, 
 my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive 
 not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and 
 God hath remembered her iniquities. 
 
 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be 
 loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive tl)e nations 
 
 wljicl) are in tlje four quarters of tl)e eartI], Gog and Magog, 
 
 to gather them tog^^^thcr to battle : the number of whom is as the 
 sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the eailh, 
 and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city : 
 and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xvii. 1, i.' 15, 
 
 18. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xviii. 1-5. 
 
 Key. XX. 7-9.
 
 XIX. 
 
 €nnBt\\ntnuB nf liti. 
 
 Genesis, 
 ii. J 6, 17. 
 
 Gen. iii. 8-11. 
 
 Genesis, 
 iii. 16-19. 
 
 Genesis, 
 iii. 22-24. 
 
 Ex.xx\ii.33. 
 
 I.evilicu<<, 
 
 xxvi. 27, at, 
 
 31. 
 
 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree 
 of the garden thou mayest freely eat : but of the tree of the knowl- 
 edge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it : for in the day 
 that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely bie. 
 
 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the 
 garden in the cool of the day : and Adam and his wife |)ib tljCltt- 
 
 selwes from tl)c presence of tl)c Corb (S>ob amongst the trees 
 
 of the garden. And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said 
 unto him, Where art thou ? And he said, I heard thy voice in 
 the garden, aub Jf tOCIS flfrflib, because I was naked ; and I hid 
 myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked ? 
 
 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow 
 
 and thy conception; in sorrotD tl)ou sljiiU bring forti) cl)ilbren; 
 
 and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over 
 thee. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto 
 the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of wliich I com- 
 manded thee, saying. Thou shalt not eat of it : curscb is tl)e 
 
 grounb for thy sake; in sorrou) sl)alt tl]on cat of it all tl)c 
 bans of tl)i] life; tljorns also anb tl)istles sl)aU it bring fortl) 
 tolljee; anb tljon sljalt eat tl)e l)erb of tl}c tielb:^in tl)e 
 sweat of tl)n face sl)alt tijon eat breab, till tl)on return nnto 
 
 tl)e gronnb ; for out of it wast thou taken : for dust thou art, and 
 
 unto bust sijalt tijou return. 
 
 And the Lord God said. Behold, the man is become as one 
 of us, to know good and evil : and now, lest he put forth his hand, 
 and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and livt; forever : theiefore 
 
 the Lord God sent l)im fortI) from tlie garben of Gcben, to till 
 tl)e gronnb from voljence l)e roas taken. 
 
 Si) lie dnjve out the man : and he placed at the east of the 
 
 garden of Eden cherubims, anb a flaming su)orb rol)icl) turneb 
 euern toan, to kee^) tl)e man of tl)c trec'of life. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against 
 ine, |)im mill 3 blot out of mvj book. 
 
 It' ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary 
 
 unto me ; I will destroy your high places, and cut 
 
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 your idols, and mi) eoul sl)illl abl)Or you. And I will mate 
 your cities waste, and briny your saiietuarics unto desolation, and jj 
 
 mill not smell tl)c sauoiir of jiour scocct obours. 
 
 Speak not thou in thine heart, saying, For 
 
 my righteousness the Loid hath brought me in to possess this 
 
 land : but for tlic toickcbucss of tl)csc nations tl)c Corb botl) 
 
 brioc them out from before thee. Not for thy righteousness, or 
 for the uprightness of thine heart dost thou go to possess their land : 
 
 but for tl)c toidicbncss of tl)csc nations, tl)c £orb tlij] (Sob 
 
 botl) briuc tl)Cm out from before thee, and that he may perform 
 the word which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, 
 and Jacob. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with 
 thy fathers : and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after 
 the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among 
 them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have 
 
 made with them. Then mi] angcr sl)aU bc kinblcb against 
 tliem in tl)al ban, anb Jl roill forsake tl)c>n, anb 3 mil l)ibe 
 
 mil face fx'Om tl)Cm, ^nd they shall be devoured, and many evils 
 and troubles shall befall them, so that they will say in that day. 
 Are not these evils come upon us, because 0ur (60b is UOt among 
 US ? And I will surely |)ibc mn fucc in that day for all the evils 
 which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other 
 gods. 
 
 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast 
 forgotten (rod that formed thee. And when the Lord saw it, he 
 abhorred them, because of the jirovoking of his sons, and of his 
 
 daughters. And he said, S toill l)ibc mn face from tljem, I 
 
 will see Avhat their end shall be : for they are a very froward gene- 
 ration, children in whom is no faith. They have moved me to 
 jealousy with that which is not God; they have |)rOUOkeb mc tO 
 anger with their vanities. 
 
 He will keep the feet of his saints, and tl)e toickcb sl)all be 
 silent in barkneSS ; for by strength shall no man prevail. (Jl)e 
 
 abuersaries of tl)e Corb sl)all be broken to pieces ; out of 
 
 heaven shall he thunder upon them : the Lord shall judge the ends 
 of the earth ; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt 
 the horn of his Anointed. 
 
 And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, 
 and his heart greatly trembled. And when Saul inquired of the 
 Lord, tlje Corb ansroercb Ijim not, neither by dreams, nor by 
 Urim, nor by prophets 
 
 And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to 
 bring me up ? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed ; for the 
 Philistines make war against me, anb (5ob is bcpurteb from 
 
 me, anh ansrocretl] me no more, neither by prophets, nor by 
 
 dreams : therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known 
 
 Deut. Ix. 4, 5. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxxi. 16-18. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xxxii. 18-21. 
 
 1 Saimiel, 
 ii. 9, 10. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 
 xxviii. 5, (5, 
 
 15-19. 
 
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 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 xxi. 14, 15. 
 
 1 Chronicles, 
 xxiiii. 9. 
 
 Ezra, viii. 22. 
 
 Ezra, ix. 7. 
 
 Job, iv. 8, 9. 
 
 Job, V. 3-5. 
 
 Job, 
 viii. 1 1-20. 
 
 unto me what I shall do. Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost 
 thou ask of me, scciitg tl)c Covb is bcpnvtcb from tl)cc, mxb 
 is become tl)inc cncmg ? And the Lord hath done to hira, as 
 he spake by me : for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine 
 hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David : because thou 
 obevedst not the voice of the Lord, nor executedst his fierce wrath 
 upon Araalek, tlierefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee 
 this day. Moreover, the Lord will also deliver Israel with thee 
 into the hand of the Philistines : and to-morrow shalt thou and 
 thy sons be with me : the Lord also shall deliver the host of Is- 
 rael into the hand of the Philistines. 
 
 Jl toill forsake tl)e remnant of mine inljeritance, and de- 
 liver them into the hand of their enemies ; and they shall become 
 a prey and a spoil to all their enemies ; because they have done 
 that which was evil in my sight, and have :pr0l10keb me tO on^ 
 gcr, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egyjjt, even unto 
 this day. 
 
 Thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, 
 and serve him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind : for 
 the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imagina- 
 tions of the thoughts : if thou seek him, he will be found of thee : 
 
 but if thou forsake him, l)e ujiU cast tl)ce off forencr. 
 
 The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him ; 
 
 but 1)13 potDcr anb l)is roratl) is against all tl)em tl}at forsake 
 l)im. 
 
 Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass 
 
 unto this day; aixb for our iniquities Ijane roe, onr kings, mib 
 our ^iriests, been lieUycrcb into tlje Ijanii of tl)e kings of tl)e 
 
 lanbs, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion 
 of face, as it is this day. 
 
 Even as I have seen, tliey that plough iniquity, and sow wick- 
 edness, reap tl)e same. By the blast of God they perish, and by 
 the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. 
 
 I have seen the foolish taking root : but suddenly I cursed his 
 habitation. His children are far from safety, and they are crushed 
 in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. Whose harvest 
 the Imngry eateth up, and taketli it even out of the thorns, and the 
 robber svvalloweth up their substance. 
 
 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow with- 
 out water? Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it 
 wilhereth befi:)re anv othei' herb. So are the paths of all that for- 
 get (Jod ; and tl)e l)iipocvitc'5 l)0}jc sljall pcrisl) : u,il)05e l)o;)e 
 shall be cut off, anb U3l)05e trust sl)all be a spiber's toeb. 
 
 He siiall jean upon his house, l)Ut it shall not stand: he shall Iiold 
 it fast, but it shall not endure. He is green before the sun, and his 
 branch shooteth forth in his garden. His roots are wrapped about
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. 
 
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 the Leap, and seeth the place of stones. If he destroj' liim from 
 his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee. 
 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others 
 grow. Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, ncitl)Cr Ujill 
 \)c l)cl|) tl}c coil bocrs. 
 
 (j;i)cji tijat Ijatc tljec sl)all be dotl)c5 mill) sljamt; and the 
 
 dwelling-place of the wicked shall come to nought. 
 
 The eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, 
 
 and tl)cir l)opc sl)aU be as tl)c giuing np of tl)c gl)ost. 
 
 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the 
 number of years is hidden to the oppressor. % brcabflll SOUUb 
 is in l)is cars : in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 
 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is 
 waited for of the sword. He waiidereth abroad for bread, saying. 
 
 Where is it? []c kuotDctl) tl)at tl)c ha\) of bai-jiucss is reabn at 
 l)ig l)aitb. (Trouble aub anguisl) sljall make l)im afraib; 
 tl)C2 sljall prcuail against l)im, as a king reabn to ll)e battle. 
 
 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance 
 
 contiime, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the 
 earth. He shall not depart out of darkness ; the flame shall dry 
 up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away. 
 Let not liim that is deceived trust in vanity : for oanittt sljall bc 
 \)'\B recompense. It shall be accomplished before his time, and 
 his branch shall not be green. He shall shake oif his unripe grape 
 as the vine, and shall cast otf his flower as the olive. For the con- 
 gregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume 
 the tabernacles of bribery. 
 
 Yea, i\]c ligl)t of tl)c ujickeb sl)all bc pnt ont, and the 
 spark of his fire shall not shine. The light shall be dark in his 
 tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. The steps of 
 his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him 
 down. For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh 
 upon a snare. The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber 
 shall prevail against him. The snare is laid for him in the ground, 
 and a trap for him in the way. Terrors shall make him afraid on 
 every side, and shall drive him to his feet. His strength shall be 
 hunger-bitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side. It shall 
 devour the strength of his skin : even the first-born of death shall 
 devour his strength, tjis coufibciice sliail be rootcb out of Ijis 
 tabernacle, anb it sl}all bring l]im to tbe king of terrors. It 
 
 shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone 
 shall be scattered upon his habitation. His roots shall be dried up 
 beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. His remembrance 
 shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. 
 
 ^c sl)all bc briuen from ligl)t into barkncss, anb cljascb ont 
 
 of tl)e tDOrlb. He shall neither have son nor nephew among his 
 people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. They that come after 
 
 Job, viii. 22. 
 
 Job, xi. 20. 
 
 Job, 
 
 XV. 20-24, 
 
 29-34. 
 
 Job, 
 xviii. 5-21.
 
 628 
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. 
 
 Job, XX. 4-29. 
 
 J.)l) 
 xxvii. H, 9. 
 
 him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were 
 aft righted. 
 
 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the 
 place of him that knoweth not God. 
 
 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, 
 that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the 
 hypocrite but for a moment ? Though his excellency mount up to 
 the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds ; BCt \)C sl)ijll 
 perisi) forCDCr like l)is own bung : they which have seen him 
 shall say, Where is he ? He shall fly away as a dream, and shall 
 
 not be found : yea, l)c sljoll bc cl)ascb amax) as a oision of tlje 
 
 nigl)t. The eye also which saw him shall see him no more ; nei- 
 ther shall his place any more behold him. His children shall seek 
 to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. His 
 bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with 
 him in the dust. Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, 
 though he hide it under his tongue ; though he spare it, and for- 
 sake it not ; but keep it still within his mouth : yet his meat in his 
 bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him. He hath swal- 
 lowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again : God shall 
 cast them out of his belly. He shall suck the poison of asps : 
 the viper's tongue shall slay him. ^c sl)all not SCe tl)C tiocrs, 
 
 tl)e floobs, tl)e brooks of fjoncn anb butter. That which he 
 
 laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down : ac- 
 cording to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not 
 rejoice therein. Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken 
 the poor ; because he hath violently taken away an house which 
 he builded not ; surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he 
 shall not save of that which he desired. There shall none of his 
 meat be left ; therefore shall no man look for his goods, jju 
 
 tl)c fulness of Ijis suffuicncii l)e 5l)all bc in straits : cwcrn 
 l)anb of tl)c uiickeb sl)aU come upon l)im. lDI)cnl)c is about 
 to fill l)is bcllp, ©ob 6l)all cast tl)c furn of l)is lyratl) upon 
 l)im, anb sljall rain it upon Ijim u)l)ilc l)c is eating- He shall 
 
 flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him 
 through. It is drawn, and cometh out of the body ; yea, the glit- 
 tering sword Cometh out of his gall : terrors are upon him. All 
 darkness shall be hid in his secret places : a firc not blocon sljall 
 consume l]im ; it shall go ill with him that is left in his taber- 
 nacle. The heaven shall reveal his iniquity ; and the earth shall 
 rise up against him. The increase of his house shall depart, and 
 his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath. 
 
 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the herit- 
 age a])puiiitt'd unto him by God. 
 
 U3l}at is tl}C l)opc of tl)e bupocrite, though he hath gained, 
 toljcn ^!>oii takctl) axoax) l)is so'ul ? Will God hear his cry when 
 trouble cometh upon him ? Though he heap up
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. 
 
 629 
 
 silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay ; he may pre- 
 pare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide 
 the silver. He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that 
 the keeper raaketh. ^\)e rlcl) miUt sl)all lic boCDlt, but l)e 
 
 sl)nll not be gatlicrcii : lie opcncti) Ijis cijes, nub l)c is not. 
 (terrors take l)olb on Ijim as raaters, a tempest stealetl] l)im 
 aronn in tl)e nigijt. ®l)c east roinb carrietl) l)im aroan, luib 
 [)c bepartetl) : linb as a storm l)urlctl) l)im out of i)is "place. 
 
 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare : he would fain flee 
 out of his hand. Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss 
 him out of his place. 
 
 What portion of God is there from above ? and what inherit- 
 ance of the Almighty from on high ? Is not bcstrUCtioU tO tl)C 
 
 tuickeb ? and tt stranige punisljment to tl)e ujorkers of ini- 
 quitD ? 
 
 Because tl)ere is toratJ), beware lest he take thee away with 
 his stroke : then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. 
 
 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the un- 
 godly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat 
 of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; and in 
 his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a 
 tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in 
 his season ; his leaf also shall not wither ; and whatsoever he doeth 
 shall pi-osper. 
 
 ®l]e ungobln arc not so : but are like the chaff which the 
 wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the 
 judgment, nor sinnere in the congregation of the righteous. For 
 the Lord knowetli the way of the righteous : but tl)e ttJai} of tl)e 
 ungoblD sl)all perisl). 
 
 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, a\\b IIC perisi) from tl)C toag, 
 toljen l)is raratl) is kinbleb but a little. 
 
 The foolish sl)all not stanb in tlin siglit: thou |]atest hU 
 workers of iniquity. QL\)on sl)alt bcstron tljcm tljat speak 
 
 leasing : the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. 
 
 Destroy thou them, God ; let them fall by their own coun- 
 sels; cast tijem out in tlie multitube of tijeir transgressions; 
 
 for they have rebelled against thee. 
 
 God judgeth the righteous, and ©ob is ungrn luitl) t\)C 
 mickeb euern ^iar). 
 
 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the 
 
 wicked, tl)ou Ijast put out tl)eir name foreucr anh eocr. 
 
 The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth : the 
 wicked is snared in the woik of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. 
 Slje toickeb sljall be turneb into l)cll, and all the nations that 
 forget God. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxi. il, 3. 
 
 Job, 
 XXXV i. 18. 
 
 Psalm 1. 
 
 Psalm ii. 12. 
 
 Ps. V. 5, 6. 
 
 Psalm V. 10. 
 
 Psalm vii. 11. 
 
 Psalm ix. 5. 
 
 Ps. ix. IG, 17.
 
 630 
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. 
 
 Ps. Xi. 5, G. 
 
 Psalm 
 xyii. 13, 14. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxiv. 15, 16. 
 
 Ps. xxxiv. 21. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxvii. 1, 2. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxvii. 9-11. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxvii. 
 17-20. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxvii. 
 35-3S. 
 
 Ps. lii. 1-5. 
 
 PfMitm Iv. I.'i. 
 
 P«alm 
 Ixviii. I, 2. 
 
 The Lord trietli the righteous : hut the wicked and him that 
 loveth violence l)is soul IjatCtl). Upon the wicked he shall rain 
 snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be 
 the portion of their cup. 
 
 Deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword : from 
 men which are thy hand, Lord, from men of the world ujljici) 
 
 Ijaoe tl)cir portion in tljis life. 
 
 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are 
 
 open unto their cry. (|lI)c face of tl)e €orb is against tl)cm 
 
 tijat bo cuil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 
 
 Qcuil sljall slan tl)C toickeb : and they that hate the righteous 
 shall be desolate. 
 
 Fret not thyself because of evil doers, neither be thou envious 
 against tlie workers of iniquity, fox tl)en sljall SOOn bc CUt 
 
 homn like tl)c grass, anb roitlicr as tl)c green l)erb. 
 
 i*or cuil boers sljall bc cut off, but those that wait upon 
 the Lord, they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while, and 
 the wicked shall not be : yea, thou shalt diligently consider his 
 place, and it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth ; 
 and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. 
 
 The arms of the wicked shall be broken : but the Lord up- 
 holdeth the righteous. The Lord knoweth the days of the upright : 
 and their inheritance shall be forever. They shall not be ashamed 
 in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 
 
 But tl)e miclicb sliall pcrisi), anb tl)e enemies of tl)e Corb 
 sl)ail be as tl)e fat of lambs : tben sljall consume ; into smoke 
 sl)aU tl)ci} consume auian. 
 
 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself 
 like a green bay-tree. Yet he passed away, and lo, he was not : 
 yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. Mark the perfect 
 man, and behold the upriglit: for the end of that man is peace. 
 
 Sut tl)e transgressoi-s sljall be bcstroneb togetl)er: tl)e cnb 
 of tl)e ttiickeb sljall be cut off. 
 
 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the 
 goodness of God endureth continually. Thy tongue deviseth mis- 
 chiefs ; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. Thou lovest evil more 
 than good ; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 
 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. (J5ob 
 
 sljall likeujise bestvon tl)ce forcucr, I)e sljall take tijec aujun, 
 anb pluck tl)ce out of tl)n broelling-place, anb root tl)ee out 
 of tlie lanb of tl)e lining." 
 
 Lot de;ith seize upon them, and let tl]em go botUU quick iUtO 
 ijcll; for wickedness is in their dwellings, ;uid among them. 
 
 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered : let them also that 
 hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them
 
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 away : as wax meltetli before tlie fire, 60 let tl)C inickcb pcrisl) at 
 
 tl)c presence of (5ob. 
 
 Behold, tliese are the ungodly, vo\)0 prosper in tl}e tDOrlb ; 
 they increase in riches. Verily I have cleansed ray heart in vain, 
 and washed my hands in innocency. For all the day long have I 
 been plagued, and chastened every morning. 
 
 If I say, I will speak thus ; behold, I should oflfend against 
 the generation of thy children. When I thought to know this, it 
 was too painful for me; until I went into the sanctuary of God; 
 tl)en unbcrstoob 3 tijeir enii. Surely thou didst set them in 
 slippery places: tl)on castebst tl)em boron into bestrnction. 
 tiou) are tl)en brongljt into besolution, as in a moment! they 
 
 are utterly consumed with terrors. As a dream when one awaketh ; 
 
 so, O Lord, when thou awakest, tl)ou sl)alt bespisc tl)eir image. 
 
 Lo, they that are far from thee sjjall perisi) : thou hast de- 
 stroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. 
 
 My people would not hearken to my voice ; and Israel would 
 none of me. So J[ gaue tijem Xtp unto their own hearts' lust; and 
 thev walked in their own counsels. 
 
 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the work- 
 ers of iniquity do flourish; it is tl)at tl)ej} sljall be bestroneb 
 forcner. 
 
 For lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for lo, limine enemies sl)aU 
 peris!) ; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. 
 
 Forty years long was I grieved with this geneiation, and said. 
 It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known 
 my ways: Unto whom I sware in my wrath, tl)at tl)eT1 sl)Onlb 
 
 not enter into mn rest. 
 
 Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a 
 whoring with their own inventions. (Jljercfore toas IIk VDVatI) 
 
 of tl)e liorb kinbleb against l)is people, insomuci) tl)at Ije 
 abljorreb l)is oron inl)critance. And he gave them into the 
 
 hand of the heathen. 
 
 (Jl)e besire of tl)e roickeb sl)all perisl). 
 
 Surelji tl)on railt shin tl)e roickeb, (D &oh ; depart from 
 me therefore, ye bloody men. 
 
 The Lord preserveth all them that love him : but all llje 
 roickeb roill l)e bcstron. 
 
 The Lord lifteth up the meek : Ije castetl) tl)c toickeb boton 
 to tl}e gronnb. 
 
 Their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood: 
 . . . . They lay wait for tl)eir oron bloob; they lurk privily 
 for tl)eir Otun lines. So are the ways of every one that is greedy 
 of gain; tDl)icl) takcti) atoaji tl)e life of tl)e oraners tijereof. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxiii. 1-2-20. 
 
 Ps. Ixxiii. 27. 
 
 Ps.alra 
 Ixxxi. Jl, 12. 
 
 Ps. xcii. 7. 
 
 Ps. xcii. 9. 
 
 Psalm 
 xcv. lU, 11. 
 
 Psalm 
 cvi. 3!)-ll. 
 
 Ps. cxii. 10. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxxxix. 19. 
 
 Ps. cxlv. 20. 
 
 Ps. cxivii. 6. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 i. 10, 18, 19.
 
 632 
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN, 
 
 Proverbs, 
 ii. 21, iS. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 ui. 33-35. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 
 Proverbs, 
 vi. 6-11. 
 
 Prov. X. 2. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 X. 24, 25. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 X. 27, 28. 
 
 Prov. xi. 4-8. 
 
 Prov. xi. 10. 
 Prov. xiii. C, 
 Prov. xiv. 12, 
 
 Prov. xiv. 32, 
 
 The upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall re- 
 main in it. Sut tl)c mickcb sljall be cut off from tl)C cavil), 
 
 and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it. 
 
 ®l)e curse of tl)c £orii is in tl)e l)0U6c of tl)e toickcb: 
 
 but he blesseth the habitation of tlie just. Surely he scorneth the 
 scorners : but he giveth grace unto the lowly. Q[\)C toisc sl)rtU 
 
 inl)crit cjlorn : but sljame sljall be tl)e promotion of fools. 
 
 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall 
 be holden with the cords of his sins, ^c sl)flU bie U3itl)0Ut in- 
 struction; anb in tlje greatness of l)is foUri l)c sljall 30 
 astrag. 
 
 Go to the ant, thou sluggard ; consider her ways, and be 
 wise : which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her 
 meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. 
 
 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ? when wilt thou arise 
 out of thy sleep ? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding 
 
 of the hands to sleep : SO sl)aU tl)n pouerti} come as one tl)at 
 trooelletl), anb tl)u roant as an armeb nian. 
 
 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing : but righteousness de- 
 livereth from beati). 
 
 QL\)c fear of tl)e toickeb, it sljall come u}]on l)im : but 
 l\)C besire of tl)e rigljteous sljall be grantcb. As the whirl- 
 wind passeth, so is the wicked no more : but the righteous is an 
 everlasting foundation. 
 
 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days : but the years of the 
 wicked shall be shortened. The hope of the righteous shall be 
 
 gladness : but tl)c expectation of tl)e toickeb sl)aU pcrisi). 
 
 Riches profit not in the day of wrath : but rigljteousncss 
 beliuereti) from beati). The righteousness of the perfect shall 
 direct his way : but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 
 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them : but trans- 
 gressors sljall be taken in tl)eir oron naugljtiness. U)l)en a 
 mickeli man bictl), l)is expectation sljall pcrisl) : anb tl)e l)opc 
 of unjust men perisl)eti). The righteous is delivered out of 
 trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. 
 
 As righteousness tendeth to life : so he that pursueth evil 
 pursueth it to l)is ou)n beatl). 
 
 Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way : but 
 
 mickebuess oucrtl)rottietl) tije sinner. 
 
 'I'luTo is a way which seeineth right unto a man, bUt tl)e enh 
 tl)ereof are tl)e ujajis of beatl). 
 
 iflie toickcb is brincn aruan in l)is roickebness : but tl)c 
 rigl)tcou5 Ijailj l)opc in Ijis beaFl).
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. 
 
 633 
 
 Correction is grievous unto liim that forsaketh the way : and 
 
 l)e lljat IjatctI) reproof sljall Uc. 
 
 The way of life is above to the wise, tl)at l)e man bcpart from 
 
 [)e[[ bcncatl). 
 
 (iri)c £orb is far from tl)e toickcir : but he hear.eth the 
 
 prayer of the righteous. 
 
 He tliat keepeth tlie comniandment keepeth his own soul : 
 
 but |)e tl)at bcspisetl) l)is roags 6l)aU bie. 
 
 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back 
 of fools. 
 
 It is joy to the just to do judgment : but destruction shall be 
 to the workers of iniquity. The man that wandereth out of the 
 
 way of understanding sljall remain in tl)c congregation of tlje 
 beab. 
 
 He that soweth iniquity sljall reap yanitW : and the rod of 
 his auger shall fail. 
 
 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious 
 
 at the wicked ; for tljeve sljall bc no recoarb to tlje euil man; 
 ll)e canble of tl)c toickeb sljall be pnt out. 
 
 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the 
 man void of understanding; and lo, it was all grown over with 
 thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall 
 thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well : 
 I looked upon it, and received instruction. 
 
 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands 
 
 to sleep : so sl)all tl)n poncrtn come as one tl)at traoelletl) ; 
 
 and thy want as an armed man. 
 
 He that, being often reproved, hardeneth his neck, sljall SUb- 
 
 benln be bestroncb, anb tljat roitl)out remcbn. 
 
 Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be 
 prolonged, yet surely I know tliat it sljuU bc toell tDltb tl)em tljat 
 fear C5ob, which fear before him: but it sljall not be tDCIl UJitI) 
 tbe U3ickcb, neither aliJl he prolong his days, which are as a 
 shadow ; because he feareth not before God. 
 
 The destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall 
 be together, and tl)en tl)at forsake tl)e £orb sl)aU be consumeb. 
 
 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, 
 and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen. 
 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a gai-den that 
 hath no water. And the strong sliall be as tow, and the maker of 
 it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall 
 quench them. 
 
 ^s tl)e fire benouretl) tl)e stubble, atib tljc flame con- 
 sumctl) tl)e cljaff, so tl)eir root sl)aU be as rottenness, axxb 
 
 Prov. XV. 10. 
 Prov. XV. 24. 
 Prov. XV. 29. 
 Prov. xix. 16. 
 Prov. xix. 29. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxi. 15, 10. 
 
 Prov. xxii. 8. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxiv. 19, 20. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxiv. 30-34. 
 
 Prov. xxix. 1. 
 
 Ecclesiastes, 
 vui. 12, 13, 
 
 Is. i. 28-31. 
 
 Is. V. 24, 25.
 
 634 
 
 CONSEQUE>I"CES OF SIN. 
 
 Is. ix. 13-21. 
 
 Is. X. 5, 6. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xiii. 1, ti-22. 
 
 tl)cir blossom sljall go up as bust : because they have cast 
 away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the w^ord of the 
 Holy One of Israel. Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled 
 against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against 
 them, and hath smitten them : and the hills did tremble, and their 
 carcasses were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his 
 anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 
 
 The people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither 
 do they seek the Lord of hosts. Therefore the Lord will cut off 
 fi'om Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. The an- 
 cient and honourable, he is the head : and the prophet that teach- 
 eth lies, he is the tail. For the leaders of this people cause them 
 to err ; and they that are led of them are destroyed. Therefore the 
 Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have 
 mercy on their fatherless and widows : for every one is an hypo- 
 crite and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this 
 his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 
 For wickedness burneth as the fire ; it shall devour the briers and 
 thorns, and shall kindle in the thickest of the forest, and they 
 shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke. Through the wrath 
 of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be 
 as the fuel of the fire : no man shall spare his brother. And he 
 shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry ; and he shall eat 
 on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied : they shall eat 
 every man the fiesh of his own arm : Manasseh, Ephraim ; and 
 Ephraim, Manasseh : and they together shall be against Judah. 
 For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched 
 out still. 
 
 Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff" in their 
 hand is mine indignation. S tDlU SCllb l]im against au Ijlipo- 
 
 critical nation, anb against tl)e peojjle of mn toratl) ujill Jf 
 
 giuc l)iin a cl)argc, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and 
 to tread them down like the mire of the streets. 
 
 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did 
 
 see. 
 
 IIowI ye ; for the day of the Lord is at hand ; it sljall COme 
 as a bcstruction from tl)C QVlmigI)tn. Therefore shall all hands 
 be faint, and every man's heart shall melt : and they shall be afraid : 
 pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them ; they shall be in pain 
 as a woman that travaileth : they shall be amazed one at another ; 
 their faces shall be as flames. Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, 
 cruel b(jtli with wrath and fierce anger, tO Ian tl)C lanb bcsolate: 
 
 anb l)c sljall bcstroji tl)c sinners ll)crcof out of it. Vov tlie 
 
 stars of heaven and tiie constellations thereof shall not give their 
 light : the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon 
 shall not cause her light to shine. And I will punish the world 
 for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity ; and I will cause
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. 
 
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 the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughti- 
 ness of the terrible. I will make a man more precious than fine 
 gold ; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. Therefore I 
 will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, 
 in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of his fierce 
 anger. And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no 
 man taketh up : they shall every man turn to his own people, and 
 flee every one into his own land. Every one that is found shall be 
 thrust through ; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall 
 by the sword. Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before 
 their eyes : their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. 
 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not re- 
 gard silver ; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. Their 
 bows also shall dash the young men to pieces ; and they shall have 
 no pity on the fruit of the womb ; their eye shall not spare chil- 
 dren. 
 
 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chal- 
 dees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Go- 
 morrah. Jt sl)aU ncuer be inljabiteb, neither shall it be dwelt 
 in from generation to generation : neither shall the Arabian pitch 
 tent there ; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. 13ut 
 wild beasts of the desert shall lie there : and their houses shall be 
 full of doleful creatures : and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall 
 dance there. And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their 
 desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces : and her 
 time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged. 
 
 I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, and cut 
 off" from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, 
 saith the Lord. I will also make it a possession for the bittern, 
 and pools of water : and I will sweep it wnth the besom of destruc- 
 tion, saith the Lord of hosts. 
 
 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast 
 not been mindful of the Rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou 
 plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips : in the 
 day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt 
 thou make thy seed to flourish : but tl)C IjiirUCSt sljilll bc a l)cap 
 
 in tl)e ban of grief a\\b of bcspcnUc sorroro. 
 
 Behold, tlie Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it 
 waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the in- 
 habitants thereof. And it shall be, as with the people, so with 
 the priest ; as with the servant, so with his master ; as with the 
 maid, so with her mistress ; as witli the buyer, so with the seller ; 
 as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of 
 usury, so with the giver of usury to him. ®!|)c latlb sljtlll bc 
 
 utterln cmpticb, anb uttcrln spoikb: for tl)e CorS l)atl) 
 spoken tijis u)Ovb. 
 
 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth 
 
 Is.xiv.22,23. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xvii. 10, 11. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xxiv. 1-12.
 
 636 
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xxiv. 17-520. 
 
 Is. xlviii. 22. 
 Isaiah, 1. 1. 
 
 Isaiah, 1. 11. 
 
 Is.lvii.20,21, 
 
 Is. lix. 1, 2. 
 
 Isalab, lix. 8. 
 
 Is. Ix. 12. 
 
 and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. 
 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because 
 they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the 
 
 everlasting covenant. (j;i)crcforc l)atl) tl)c cnrsc beuourci) tl)C 
 eartl), aixb tljcji tl)at brocll tijercin arc bcsolatc : therefore the 
 
 inhabitants of the earth are bui-ned, and few men left. The new 
 wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merry-hearted do sigh. 
 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, 
 the joy of the harp ceaseth. They shall not drink wine witli a 
 song ; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. The city 
 of confusion is broken down : every house is shut up, that no man 
 may come in. There is a crying for wine in the streets ; all joy is 
 darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. In the city is left desola- 
 tion, and the gate is smitten with destruction. 
 
 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, inhabitant 
 of the earth. And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from 
 the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit ; and he that cometh up 
 out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare ; for the 
 
 windows from on hitrh are 
 
 open. 
 
 and the foundations of the earth 
 
 do shake. The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean 
 dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. The earth shall reel to 
 and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and 
 
 i\)c transgression tl)crcof sl)aU be l)caui] upon it; anb it 
 sljall fall, anb not vise again. 
 
 ®l)cre is no peace, saith the Lord, nnto tl)e twickeb. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord, Where is the bill of your mother's di- 
 vorcement, toljom J \]lWC put atnan ? or which of my creditors is it 
 to whom I have sold you ? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold 
 
 yourselves, and for Bour transgrcssious is nour motljer put 
 aman. 
 
 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about 
 with sparks : walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that 
 
 ye have kindled. Qlijis sl)all ge Ijauc of mine Ijanb ; jie sl)all 
 lie boron in sorroro. 
 
 The wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, 
 whose waters cast up mire and dirt. STljcrC is no pCUCC, saith 
 my God, to tl)e roickeb. 
 
 Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save ; 
 neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear : but your iniquities |)aiiC 
 
 scparatcb bettoccn nou anb jiour (Sob, and yom- sins l)aue l)ib 
 
 l)is face from 20U, that he will not hear. 
 
 The way of peace they know not: and there is no judgment 
 in tli.ir goings: they have made them crooked paths: U)l)OSOeuer 
 
 goctl) tljcrcin sljall not knoro peace. 
 
 Th.' nation and kingdom that will not serve thee [Zion] sl)all 
 peris I) : yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. 
 
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 Thus hath the Lord of liosts said, Hew ye down trees, and 
 cast a mount against Jerusalem : this is the city to be visited ; she 
 is wholly oppression in the midst of her. As a fountain casteth 
 out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness ; violence and 
 spoil is heard in her ; before me continually is grief and wounds. 
 Be thou instructed, Jerusalem, lest mn SOUl bcpiirt from tl)CC ; 
 lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited. 
 
 Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take 
 up a lamentation on high places ; for the Lord \)(H\) rcjcctcb (TUb 
 
 forsaken tijc generation of l)is roratl). 
 
 Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men 
 of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; and say thou unto 
 them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; dltrseb bc tl)e man 
 tljat obcOCtl) not tl)C roorbs of tl)is COUCnant, which I commanded 
 your fathers in the day that I bi'ought them forth out of the land 
 of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do 
 them, according to all which I command you : so shall ye be my 
 people, and I will be your God. 
 
 And it shall come to pass, if they [the heathen round about] 
 will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, 
 The Lord liveth ; (as they taught my people to swear by Baal ;) then 
 shall they be built in the midst of my people. But if they will 
 
 not obey,"! voiil uttcrli} plucli np anb bestroti tljat nation, saith 
 
 the Lord. 
 
 Thou hast foisaken me, saith the Lord, thou art gone back- 
 ward : tl)erefore u)iU 3 stretcl) out mn l]anb against tijec, anb 
 
 bestroti tljee : I am weary with repenting. And I will fan them 
 with a fan in the gates of the land ; I will bereave them of chil- 
 dren. I will desti'oy my people, since they return not from their 
 ways. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord, Enter not into the house of mourning, 
 neither go to lament nor bemoan them : for 3 l)aDe taken aujan 
 
 mji peace from tljis ^jeople, saith the Lord, even louing-kinb- 
 ness anb mercies. 
 
 A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth ; for the 
 Lord hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all 
 flesh ; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the 
 Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts. Behold, evil shall go forth 
 from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up 
 from the coasts of the earth. And the slain of the Lord shall be 
 at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of 
 the earth : they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried ; 
 tliey shall be dung upon the ground. 
 
 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of 
 Israel ; therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warn- 
 ing from me. When I say unto the wicked. Thou shalt surely die ; 
 
 Jer. vi. G-8. 
 
 Jer. vii. 29. 
 
 Jer. xi. 2-4. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xii. 16, 17. 
 
 Jer. XV. fi, 7. 
 
 Jer. xvi. 5. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 XXV. 31-33. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 iii. 17, 18.
 
 638 
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. 
 
 Ezek. iii. 20. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xviii. 4. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xviii. 20. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 x^nii. 24. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxiii. 18. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxiii. 28, 29. 
 
 Ilosea,iv. 14, 
 Hosea, V. 5. 
 
 Hosea, viii. 7 
 
 IIo9e.% 
 ix. 11-17. 
 
 and tliou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the -wicked 
 from his wicked way, to save his Ufe; tl)e same toickcb man sljall 
 hie ill l)is inicruitn ; but his blood will T require at thine hand. 
 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteous- 
 ness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, 
 l)e sljall hie : because thou hast not given him warning, l}e sljall 
 
 hie in l)is ein, anh liis rigljtcousncss tol)icl) l)e jjatl) bone 
 
 sljall not be rcmcmbcrcb; but his blood will I require at thine 
 hand. 
 
 Behold, all souls are mine ; as the soul of the father, so also 
 the soul of the son is mine : the soul that sinneth, it sl)ail ibie. 
 
 ®l)c sonl tl)at sinncti) it sljall bie. 
 
 When the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and 
 committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations 
 that the wicked man doeth, shall he live ? All his righteousness 
 that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in l)is trespass tl)at 
 
 l)e l)atl) trcspasseb, anb in l)is sin tliat Ije l^atl) sinneb, in 
 tl)cm sljall l)e bie. 
 
 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and com- 
 mitteth iniquity, |)e sl)all cveu hie tlierebn. 
 
 I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength 
 shall cease ; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none 
 shall pass through. Then shall they know that I am the Lord, 
 
 m\]en 3 \)ave iaih the ianb most besolate bccanse of all tl)eir 
 abominations toljici) tl)eji Ijaoe rommitteb. 
 
 The people that doth not understand sljall fall. 
 
 The pride of Israel doth testify to his face : therefore shall 
 Israel and Ephraim fall in tl)eir iniqnitj] ; Judah also gl^all fall 
 with them. 
 
 They have sown the wind, and tl)cn sl)all reap tl)C U)l)irl- 
 minb. 
 
 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from 
 the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception. Though 
 they hring up their children, yet will I bereave them, tliat there 
 
 shall not be a man left: jiea, TOO also to tl)cm toljen 3 bepart 
 
 from tl)em ! Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant 
 place : but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer. 
 Give them, O Lord: what wilt thou give? give them a mis- 
 carrying womb and dry breasts. All their wickedness is in Gilgal : 
 for there 3 l)ateb tl)em : for the wickedness of their doings I will 
 <lriye them out of mine hoiLse, 3 toiU lonc tijem no more : 'ill 
 
 their princes are revolters. Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried 
 up, tliey shall bear no fruit : yea, though they bring forth, yet will 
 I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb' My God will cast
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. 
 
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 tljcnt atnatl, because they did not hearken unto him : and they 
 shall be wanderers amontj the nations. 
 
 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble ; and he 
 knoweth them that trust in him. But U)itl) flit OOCrrUUUiug 
 
 floob l)c toill make an utter enb of tl)e plflcc thereof, fluS 
 
 burkucss sl)all pursue l)is CUemica. What do ye imagine 
 against the Lord ? he will make an utter end : affliction shall not 
 rise up the second time. For while they be folden together as 
 thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be 
 devoured as stubble fully dry. 
 
 The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth 
 greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord : the mighty man 
 shall cry there bitterly. That day is a bflT) of torfltl), fl bnn of 
 
 trouble anb distress, fl bfln of ujflstene^s flub besohxtion, rt 
 lnw of bflrkuess flub gloomiucss, fl bflji of doubs anb tl)ick 
 
 bflrkuess. A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced 
 cities, and against the high towers. And I will bring distress upon 
 men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned 
 against the Lord : and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and 
 their flesh as the dung. Neither their silver nor their gold shall be 
 able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath ; but tlje tDl)Olc 
 Iflub sljflll be beuoureb bn tlie fire of Ijis jefllousT) ; for lie sl)nU 
 tuflkc eoeu fl speebji ribliflucc of flll tl)em tl)nt braell in tl)e 
 Iflnb. 
 
 They that feared the Lord spake often one to another : and 
 the Lord hearkened, and heard it : and a book of remembrance 
 was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that 
 thought upon his name, '^nb l\]C\\ sljflll bc miuc, saitli the Lord 
 of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels ; flub 3 toill spflrc 
 tl)ein, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then shall 
 ye return and discern bctUJCCn tl)e rigl]te0US flub tl)C toickcb, 
 between him that, serveth God and him that serveth him not. 
 
 Behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven ; and all 
 the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, sl)flU be Stubble : flUb 
 
 tl)e bfli] tl)flt cometl) 5l)flll burn tl)cm up, sflitl) tl)e Corb of 
 l)03ts, U)rtt it sl)nU Knuie tl)em neitljer root nor brflucl). 
 
 Thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest, for 
 thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways ; to 
 give knowledge of salvation unto his people, by the remission of 
 their sins, through the tender mercy of our God ; whereby the 
 day-s])ring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that 
 sit in darkness and in tl)C sl)flboU) of bcfltl), to guide our feet into 
 the way of peace. 
 
 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees : there- 
 fore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is IjetOU bouJU, 
 a\xb CflSt into tlie fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto 
 
 Nahum, 
 i. 7-10. 
 
 Zephaniah, 
 i. 14-18. 
 
 Malachi, 
 iii. lG-18. 
 
 Mai. Iv. 1. 
 
 Luke, 
 i. 76-79. 
 
 Matthew, 
 Ui. 10-12.
 
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 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN, 
 
 John, iii. 36. 
 
 John, 
 V.28, i!9. 
 
 Malt. \-ii. 19. 
 
 Matthew, 
 vii. 22-27. 
 
 Matt. xii. 32. 
 
 Luke, xii. 9. 
 
 Matthew, 
 
 Xiii. 24-30, 
 
 41, 42. 
 
 repentance : but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, wliose 
 shoes I am not worthy to bear : he shall baptize you with the Holy 
 Ghost, and with fire : whose fan is in his hand, and he will tlior- 
 
 oughly purge his floor, anb qatl)er l)is rDl)cot into tl)c garner; 
 bnt Ije toill burn u:p tl)c d)au will) unqucncl)ablc fire. 
 
 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life ; and he 
 that believeth not the Son, 5\]a[[ not QCC ilk ; but tl)e UJratI) of 
 
 ©ob abibcti) on l)im. 
 
 The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves 
 shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done 
 good, unto the resurrection of life; anb tl)CJl tl)at IjatJe bonc Ct)il, 
 
 unto tl)e resurrection of bomnation. 
 
 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is |)CU)n boUJU, 
 
 anb cast into t\)c fire. 
 
 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not 
 prophesied in thy name ? and in thy name have cast out devils ? 
 and in thy name done many wonderful works ? And then will I 
 
 profess unto them, J ncoer kucto gou : bepart from me, pc tl)at 
 ujork inicjuitn. 
 
 Therefore, whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth 
 them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon 
 a rock : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds 
 blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not : for it was founded 
 upon a rock. 
 
 And eveiy one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth 
 them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house 
 upon the sand : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and 
 the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; anb it fell : anb Qtcal 
 
 mas tl}e foil of it. 
 
 Whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall 
 be forgiven him : but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, 
 
 it st)rtll not be forgiuen l)im, ncitljer in tijis toorlb, ncitl)cr in 
 tl)c iDorlb to come. 
 
 He that denieth me before men, sljall bc benicb before tlje 
 angels of ©ob. 
 
 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying. The kingdom 
 of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his 
 field : but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among 
 the wheat, and went liis way. But when the blade was sprung up, 
 and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the serv- 
 ants of the householder came and said unto him. Sir, didst not thou 
 sow good seed in thy field ? from whence then hath it tares ? He 
 said imto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto 
 him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up ? But lie 
 said, Nay ; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. 
 
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 wheat with them. Let both ffrow together until tlie hai-vest : and 
 in the time of liarvest I will say to the reapers, <6atl)Cr JIC togctljcr 
 
 first tl)c tares, unb binb tl)cm in bunblcs to burn tl)cm : but 
 
 gathei' the wheat into my barn 
 
 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall 
 gatljcr out of Ijis kingbom fvll things that otfend, and them which 
 do iniquity; ottb sl)aU cast tl)cm into a furnace of fire : there 
 shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 
 
 Whosoever shall deny me before men, l)iin U)iU 3 also beun 
 before my Father which is in heaven. 
 
 Whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this 
 adulterous and sinful generation ; of Ijim also sl)aU tl)C SoU of 
 
 man be nsl)amcb, u)l)en l)c comcti) in tl)e glorn of l)is Jatljcr 
 roitl) tl)e l)olti angels. 
 
 If thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast 
 them from thee : it is better for thee to enter into life halt or 
 maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet tO be cast iutO 
 jencrlasting fire. And if thine eye offend thee, i)luek it out, 
 
 and cast it from thee : it is better for tljce to enter into life tuiti) 
 one cne, ratl]cr tl)an Ijauing two enes to be cast into l)eU fire. 
 
 The Son of man is come to save that which was lost. 
 
 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures. 
 The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head 
 of the corner : this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our 
 eyes ? 
 
 Therefore say I unto you. The kingdom of God shall be taken 
 from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 
 And whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken : but on 
 
 rol)omsoeuer it sl)all fall, it mill grinb l]im to poujbcr. 
 
 Ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of 
 them which killed the prophets. Fill ye up then the measure of 
 your fathers. 
 
 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, Iiouj can De escapc tl)e 
 
 bamnation of I) ell! 
 
 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath 
 made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season ? 
 Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord, when he cometh, shall find 
 so doing. Verily I say unto you. That he shall make him ruler 
 over all his goods. But and if that evil servant shall say in his 
 heart, My lord delayeth his coming ; and shall begin to smite his 
 fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken ; the lord of 
 that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and 
 in an hour that he is not aware of, anb sl)all cut l)im asuuber, 
 arib appoint l)im Ijis portion witi) tl)e l)npocrites : there shall 
 be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 
 
 Matt. X. 33. 
 
 JTark, 
 viii. 38. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xviii. 8, 9. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xviii. 11. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxi. 42-44. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxiii. 31-SJ. 
 
 Mattliew, 
 xxiv. 45-51. 
 
 41
 
 642 
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. 
 
 Matthew, 
 
 XXV. 1-1.% 19, 
 
 24-30. 
 
 .Mark, 
 xvi. 1(). 
 
 .Acts, 
 lii. iti, 23. 
 
 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, 
 which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegi'oom. 
 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were 
 foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them : but the wise 
 took oil in their vessels with their lamjis. 
 
 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. . 
 And at midnight there was a cry made. Behold, the bridegroom 
 coineth ; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and 
 trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise. Give us 
 of your oil ; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, 
 saying. Not so ; lest there be not enough for us and you : but go 
 ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 
 
 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came ; and they 
 that were ready went in with him to the marriage : aixb tl)C boor 
 tDfl0 sI)Ut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying. Lord, 
 
 Lord, open to us. But l)c ansujercb anh saib, bcrilj) J sat) 
 unto jiott, 3 knotD nou not. 
 
 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour 
 wherein the Son of man cometh. 
 
 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far 
 country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his 
 goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to 
 another one ; to every man according to his several ability ; and 
 straightway took his journey 
 
 After a lono: time the lord of those servants cometh and reck- 
 
 oneth with them Then he which had received 
 
 the one talent came, and said. Lord, I knew thee that thou art an 
 hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where 
 thou hast not strawed : and I was afraid, and went and hid thy 
 talent in the earth : lo, there thou hast that is thine. His lord an- 
 swered and said unto him. Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou 
 knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have 
 not strawed : thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the 
 exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine 
 
 own with usury. (Jake tl)crefore tl]e talent from l)im, and give 
 
 it unto him which hath ten talents. For unto every one that hath 
 shall be given, and he sliall have abundance : but from him that 
 hath not, shall be taken away even that which he hath. QV.nb cast 
 
 lie tl)c unprofitable seryant into outer barkness : there shall 
 
 be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 
 
 He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved ; but he that 
 believeth not, sl)all be bamneb. 
 
 Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord 
 your God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me; him 
 shall ye hear in all things, whatsoever he shall say unto you. And 
 it shall come to pass, that every soul which will not hear that 
 
 prophet, sliall bc bestroticb from among tl)c people.
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. 
 
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 ®l)c roratl) of ©ob is rcucalcb from l)caiicn against all 
 itngoblincss anb unrigl)tconsnc6s of men, who hold the truth 
 
 in unrighteousness. 
 
 God also Qiwe tl)cm np to unclcanncss, through the lusts 
 
 of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between them- 
 selves : who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and 
 served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. 
 
 Amen. For this cause God gaue tl)cm np nnto uilc affections. 
 
 Knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such 
 things are tDortlllJ of bcatl). 
 
 Who will render to every man according to his deeds : to them 
 who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honour 
 and immortality, eternal life : but unto them that are contentious, and 
 do not obey the truth, but obey unrightousness, inbignation anb 
 
 mratl), tribulation anb anguisl), upon every soul of man that 
 
 doeth evil ; of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile ; . . . . 
 . . For as many as have sinned without law, g|)aU also ^JCr- 
 
 isl) toittiont [am. 
 
 By one man sin entered into the world, auh beatl) bll sin; 
 anb 60 bcatl) passeb n^pon all men, for that all have snmed : 
 for until the law, sin was in the world : but sin is not imputed 
 when there is no law. Nevertheless, beatl) rcigncb from Qlbam 
 
 to llXoscs. 
 
 By one man's offence beatl) teigneb by one. 
 That as sin hath reigned nntO beatl), even so might grace 
 reign through righteousness unto eternal life. 
 
 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now 
 ashamed? for tl)e cnh of tllOSC tljiugs is beatl). But now being 
 made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your 
 fruit unto hoHness, and the end eoevlastiug life. 
 
 The wages of sin is beatl) : but the gift of God is eternal life, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 
 When we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, M'hieh were by 
 the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit uuto beatl). 
 
 The commandment which was ordained to life, I found to be 
 unto beatl). For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, de- 
 ceived me, and by it sleO) me. Wherefore the law is holy, and 
 the commandment holy, and just, and good. Was then that which 
 is good made death unto me ? God forbid. ]^ut sin, that it might 
 appear sin, roorkiug beatl) in me by that which is good ; that sin 
 by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. 
 
 To be carnally minded is beatl). 
 
 And if Christ be in you, tl)c bobt} is hcah becausc of siu; 
 but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 
 
 Rom. i. 18. 
 
 Romans, 
 i. 24-2(). 
 
 Rom. i. 32. 
 
 Romans, 
 ii. 6-9, 12. 
 
 Romans, 
 V. 12-14. 
 
 Rom. V. 17. 
 Rom. V. 21. 
 
 Romans, 
 ,,: oi oo 
 
 > 1. ~J> -— 
 
 Rom. vi. 23. 
 
 Rom. vii. 5. 
 
 Romans, 
 vii. 10-13. 
 
 Rom. viii. 6. 
 Rom. viii. 10.
 
 644 
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN, 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 12, 13. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 19-2--5. 
 
 1 Cor. iii. 17. 
 1 Cor. vi. 9. 
 1 Cor. ix. 27. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 xvi. 22. 
 
 1 Cor. iv. 3. 
 
 Galatians, 
 V. 19-21. 
 
 Gal. vi. 8. 
 
 Eph. v. 5, C. 
 
 Philippians, 
 iii. la, 19. 
 
 1 Thpssalon. 
 i. 9, 10. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 Iii. 7-11. 
 
 We are debtors not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if 
 ye live after the flesh, gc sljrtll bic : hut if ye through the Spirit 
 do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 
 
 The earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the mani- 
 festation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to 
 vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the 
 same in hope; because the creature itself also shall be delivered 
 from the bonblljgc of COrrxiptioU into the glorious liberty of the 
 children of God. For we know that tl)C rDl)ole CfCatiou groilltctl) 
 
 ardt tratjailetl) in pain togetljer xtntil nouj. 
 
 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God bcstVOJI : 
 for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 
 
 Know ye not that the unrighteous sljall not inl)Crit tl)e 
 
 kingbom of (Sob ? 
 
 I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection : lest that 
 by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be 
 
 a castamax). 
 
 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be !!An(ltl)- 
 
 ema iHaran-atl]a. 
 
 If our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost. 
 
 The works of the flesh are manifest, which are these ; Adul- 
 tery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, 
 hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envy- 
 ings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like : of the which 
 I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that tl)Ctl 
 
 rDl)icl) bo suci) tl)inigs sljall not inl)crit Il)c kingbom of (5obr 
 Hethatsoweth to his flesh g|)all of tl)c flcsl) reap corruption : 
 
 but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 
 No whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who 
 
 is an idolater, |]atl) am inl)critancc in tl)c kingbom of (Tbrist 
 
 anb of (Sob. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for be- 
 cause of these things cometh tl)C ttiratl) of (*3ob upon the children 
 of disobedience. 
 
 Many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you 
 even wee]iing, tliat they ai'e the enemies of the cross of Christ: 
 idIiosc cnb is bcstruction. 
 
 Ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God ; 
 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, 
 oven Jesus, which delivered us from tl)C UJratl) tO COmc. 
 
 As the Holy Ghost saith. To-day if ye will hear his voice, 
 harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of tempta- 
 tion in the wilderness: when your ftithers tempted me, proved mo, 
 and saw ray works forty years. Wherefore I was grieved with tliat 
 generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart ; and they
 
 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN, 
 
 645 
 
 have not known ray ways. 0o 3 sujarc iu Tttn KJratl), (EI)C2 
 
 sl]aU not cuter into mn rest. 
 
 Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of entering 
 into his rest, any of you should seem tO COtne sl)Ort of it. 
 
 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon 
 it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, 
 receiveth blessing from God : but that which beareth thorns and 
 
 briers is rqccteb, anb is nigl) unto cursing ; u)l)ose cnh is to 
 be burneb. 
 
 If we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge 
 of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain 
 
 fearful looking for of |ubgment a\\b ficry iubiguation, mljicl) 
 sljall beyour tl)e abuersarics. 
 
 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God ; lest 
 any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many 
 be defiled ; lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, 
 who for one morsel of meat solb l)is birtl)rigl)t. For ye know 
 how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, [)C 
 
 was rejcctcb : for l)e founb no phue of re|jcutttuce, tljougl) l]e 
 sougl)t it carcfuUu mitl) tears. 
 
 When lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: artb sin, 
 
 tDl)en it is finisljeb, bringcti) fortl) beat!). 
 
 The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are 
 open unto their prayers: but tljC face of t\)C £orb is agaiust 
 tljem tijat ho cuil. 
 
 Them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and 
 
 despise government. Presumptuous are they, self-willed ; . . . 
 
 . , . These, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and 
 
 destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not ; anb 
 
 sl]all uttcrlu perisi) in tl)cir oran corruption: ...... 
 
 These are wells witliuut water, clouds that are carried with a tem- 
 pest; to u)l)om tl)e mist of barUncss is rescrocb foreuer. 
 
 Clouds they are without water, carried about of winds ; trees 
 whose fruit witliereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the 
 roots ; raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame ; 
 
 wandering stars, to u)l)om is rcscrucb tl)e blacliucss of bark- 
 ness foreucr. 
 
 Tlie heavens and the earth, which are now, are kept in store, 
 reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and pcrbitioU of 
 ungodly men. 
 
 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer : and ye know 
 
 that no murberer IjatI) eternal life abibing in l)im. 
 
 The fifth angel sounded, and 1 saw a star fall from heaven unto 
 the earth : and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. 
 And he opened the bottomless pit ; and there arose a smoke out of 
 
 Heb. iv. I. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 
 vi. 7, 8. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 X. 26, 27. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 xii. 15-17. 
 
 James, i. 15. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 iii. 12. 
 
 2 Peter, 
 ii. 10, 12, 17. 
 
 Jude, 12, 13. 
 
 2 Peter, iii. 7. 
 
 1 John, 
 iii. 15. 
 
 Revelation, 
 ix. 1-19.
 
 Revelation, 
 
 xvl. I-I> 
 
 17-'J1. 
 
 the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace ; and the sun and the air 
 were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came 
 out of the smoke locusts upon the earth : and unto them was given 
 power, iis the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was com- 
 manded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, 
 neither any green thing, neither any tree; bllt Dulj} tl)OSC tltCtt 
 
 tDl)icI) l)aue not ll)c seal of 0ob in tl)cir fort'l)cabs. And to 
 
 them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they 
 should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the 
 toi'ment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. And in those days 
 shall men seek death, and shall not find it ; and shall desire to die, 
 and death shall flee from them. 
 
 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared 
 unto battle ; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, 
 and their faces were as the faces of men. And they had hair as 
 the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. And 
 they had breast-plates, as it were breast-plates of iron ; and the 
 sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses 
 running to battle. And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there 
 were stings in their tails : and their power was to hurt men five 
 mouths. And they had a king over them, which is the angel of 
 the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, 
 but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. 
 
 One wo is past ; and behold, there come two woes more here- 
 after. 
 
 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the 
 four horns of the golden altar which is before God, saying to the 
 sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are 
 bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were 
 loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, 
 and a year, for to slay the third part of men. And the number of 
 the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand : 
 and 1 heard the number of them. And thus I saw the liorses in 
 the vision, and them that sat on them, having breast-plates of fire, 
 and of jacinth, and brimstone : and the heads of the horses were 
 as the heads of lions ; and out of their mouths issued fire, and 
 smoke, and brimstone. By these three was the third part of men 
 killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which 
 issued out of their mouths. For their power is in their mouth, and 
 in their tails ; for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, 
 and with them they do hurt. 
 
 And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the 
 sovfii angels. Go your ways, and pour out the vials of tl)C roratl) 
 of VSob upon the earth. 
 
 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the eaith ; 
 and tlicrti M\ a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had 
 the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
 
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 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea ; and it be- 
 came as the blood of a dead man ; and every living soul died in 
 the sea. And the third angel poured out his vial u])on the rivers 
 and fountains of waters ; and they became blood. And I heard 
 the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, Lord, which art, 
 and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. For they 
 have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given 
 them blood to drink ; for they are worthy. And I heard another 
 out of the altar say. Even so. Lord God Almighty, true and right- 
 eous are thy judgments. And the fourth angel poured out his vial 
 upon the sun ; and power was given unto him to scorch men with 
 fire. And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the 
 name of God, which hath power over these plagues : and they re- 
 pented not to give him glory. And the fifth angel poured out 
 his vial upon the seat of the beast ; and his kingdom was full of 
 darkness ; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, and blasphemed 
 the God of heaven, because of their pains and their sores, and re- 
 pented not of their deeds. And the sixth angel poured out his 
 vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was 
 dried up, that "the way of the kings of the east might be pre- 
 pared 
 
 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and 
 there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the 
 throne, saying, It is done. And there were voices, and thunders, 
 and lightnings ; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not 
 since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so 
 great. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the 
 cities of the nations fell : and great Babylon came in remembrance 
 before God, to give unto her tl)C Clip of tl}e toillC of tllC ficrcc- 
 ncss of Ijis UJratl). And every island fled away, and the moun- 
 tains were not found. And there fell upon men a great hail out of 
 heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blas- 
 phemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague 
 thereof was exceeding great. 
 
 I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from 
 God out of heaven, pi-epared as a bride adorned for her husband. 
 
 ^ub tl)crc 3l)aU in no toisc enter into it 
 
 anything that defileth, neitiier whatsoever worketh abomination, 
 or maketh a lie : but they which are written in the Lamb's book 
 of life. 
 
 For tDitl)0ttt are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and 
 murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xxi. 2, 'SI. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xxii. 15.
 
 XX. 
 
 UepEntattre, 
 
 Gen. vi. 5-7. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 
 xxvi. 27, 
 
 37-42. 
 
 Numbers, 
 xxiii. 19. 
 
 Peuteron. 
 iv. 3U, 31. 
 
 Deuleron. 
 
 XXX. 1-3, <J, 
 
 10. 
 
 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the 
 earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was 
 only evil continually. And it rcpcutt'b t\)C £orb that he had 
 made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the 
 Lord said, J mill bcstrOV) man whom I have created from the face 
 of the earth ; both man and beast, and the creeping thing, and the 
 
 fowls of the air; for it rcpcutctl) me tl)at S i]civc mabc l\)cm. 
 
 If ye will not hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me ; 
 
 ye shall have no power to stand before your 
 
 enemies. And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of 
 your enemies shall eat you up. And they that are left of you shall 
 pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands ; and also in the 
 iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. J[f t\)C\) 
 sljall confess tl)cir iniquitji, anb tl)e iniquitt] of t!)cir fatl)crs^ 
 tuitl) tl)cir trcs]3iiss tol)ic!) tl)cii trcspasscb "against nu% anb 
 tljat also tl]cn l)aiic malkcb contrarn unto fnc ; anh tijat 3 
 also l)rtuc toalkcii contravt} unto tlicmrnnb \)avc brongl)t tl)em 
 into tl)C lanb of tl]cir enemies; if tl)en their nncircnmciscb 
 l)earts be Ijnmbleli, anli tljen tl)cn accept of tl)c pnnisljment 
 of tijeir iniqnitn : then will 1 remember my covenant with Jacob, 
 and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abra- 
 ham will I remember ; and I will remember the land. 
 
 God is not a man, that he should lie ; neither the son of man, 
 tl)at \]c sl)onlb repent: ijatlj l)c saib, anb sijall l)c not bo it? 
 or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good ? 
 
 When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come 
 upon thee, even in the latter days, if tl)On tnrn tO tl)e £orb tl)n 
 
 ©ob, anb sl)alt be obebient nnto l)is uoicc; (for the Lord thy 
 God is a merciful God ;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy 
 thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers, which he sware unto them. 
 
 It shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon 
 thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and 
 thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations whither the 
 
 Lord thy God hath .Irivcn {hoc, nnb sl)alt retnm nnto tl)e Corb 
 
 tl)n <^ob, anb sl]alt Obcij Ijis uoicc according to all thai I com- 
 mand thee this day, thou Tind thy children, toiti) all ll)ine Ijeart,
 
 E E P E N T A N C E . 
 
 649 
 
 a\\b roiti) oil tl)l} SOnl ; that then the Lord thy God will turn thy 
 captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and 
 gather thee from all the nations whither the Lord thy God hath 
 
 scattered thee The Lord will again rejoice over 
 
 thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers : if thou shalt hearken 
 unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments 
 and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if 
 
 tl)ou turn unto tl)c Corb tl)ii ^ob roitl) all tijine l)cort anb 
 uiitl) all tl)Ti soul. 
 
 And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, saying, "We 
 have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, 
 and also served Baalim. And the Lord said unto the children of 
 Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the 
 Amorites, tVom the children of Amnion, and from the Philistines ? 
 The Zidoniaus also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites did op- 
 press you ; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their 
 hand. Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods : wherefore 
 I will deliver you no more. Go and cry unto the gods which ye 
 have chosen ; let them deliver you in the time of your tribula- 
 tion. 
 
 And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sin- 
 ned : do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee ; deliver 
 us only, we pray thee, this day. QVnb tilCJl put amax) tI)C Strange 
 
 gobs from among tl)em, anb scrucb ll)e Corb : and his so'ul 
 was grieved for the misery of Israel. 
 
 Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, J[f nc bo 
 return unto tl)e Corb roitl) all nour l)earts, tl)cn put atDifti tl)e 
 strange gobs, anb Qlsl)tarotl), from among nou, ani prepare 
 nour l)earts unto tl)c Corb, anb serue l)im onlji : and he will 
 deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. 
 
 Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying, 3t re- 
 pentctl) me tijat 3 \)avc set up Saul to be king : for he is turned 
 
 back from following me, and hath not performed my command- 
 ments. And it grieved Samuel ; and he cried unto the Lord all 
 night And Samuel said unto him, (J|)e Corb 
 
 l)atl} rent tl)c kingbom of Israel from tl)ec tl)is baji, and hath 
 
 ffiven it to a neio-bour of thine that is better than thou. And also 
 the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent : foi' he is not a man, 
 
 that he should repent And Samuel came no 
 
 more to see Saul until the day of his death : nevertheless Samuel 
 mourned for Saul : and the Lord repcuteb that he had made Saul 
 king over Israel. 
 
 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to 
 destroy it, the Lord repcnteb l)im of tl)e euil, and said to the 
 angel that destroyed the people, It is enough : stag nou) lljine 
 l)anb. 
 
 Judges, 
 X. 10-10. 
 
 1 Sam. vli. 3. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 
 XY. 10, 11,28, 
 
 29, 35. 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 xxiv. 16.
 
 650 
 
 REPENTANCE. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 
 viii. ^2, 23, 
 
 30, 33-40, 
 
 44-49. 
 
 And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence 
 of all the congregation of Israel, [at the dedication of the temple,] 
 and spread forth his hands toward heaven : and he said, Loi'd God 
 of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth 
 beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that 
 
 walk before thee with all their heart : Hearken 
 
 thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, 
 when they shall pray toward this place : and hear thou in heaven 
 thy dwelling-place : and when thou hearest, forgive 
 
 When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, 
 because they have sinned against thee, anb sijall turn actCliu to 
 tl^ec, and confess thy name, and pray, and make su])plication unto 
 thee in this house : tlien hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin 
 of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which 
 thou gavest unto their fathers. 
 
 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they 
 have sinned against thee ; if they pray toward this place, and con- 
 fess thy name, a\ib turil from tl)cir sin, when thou afflictest them : 
 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and 
 of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein 
 they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast 
 given to thy people for an inheritance. 
 
 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, 
 mildew, locust, or if there be caterpillar ; if their enemy besiege 
 them in the land of their cities, whatsoever plague, whatsoever sick- 
 ness there be ; what prayer and su|)plication soever be made by anv 
 man, or by all thy people Israel, voljicl) sljall kuou) CDCrn mail 
 tl]C plague of Ijis Ottin l)cart, and spread forth his hands toward 
 this house: then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and for- 
 give, and do, aiib giuc to cucrn man according to l)is tnans, 
 toljOSe l)Cart tl)OU knorocst; (tor thou, even thou only, knowest 
 the hearts of all the children of men ;) that they may fear thee all 
 the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our 
 fathers 
 
 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whitherso- 
 ever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the Lord toward the 
 city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built 
 for thy name : then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their sup- 
 plication, and maintain their cause. If they sin against thee, (for 
 there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, 
 and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away ca]> 
 tiv*'s unto the land of the enemy, far or near; yet if tl)Ct} sl)aU 
 bctllink tlicmsclncs in the land whither they were carried caji- 
 tivcs, anb repent, ;iiid make supplication unto thee in the land of 
 
 them that carried them captives, saning, tDc l)aiic sinncb, anb 
 l)aiic bone pcrncrGcln, U)c l)aiic committeb mickcbncss; anb 
 so return unto tl)ec mitl) all tl)eir l)cart, anb mitl) all tl)eir 
 soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive,
 
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 651 
 
 and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their 
 fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I 
 have built for thy name : tlien hear thou their prayer and tlieir 
 supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place, and maintain their 
 cause. 
 
 It came to pass, when the king [Josiah] had heard the words 
 of tlie book of the law, that he rent his clothes. And the king 
 commanded Hilkiah the pi-iest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, 
 and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan, the scribe, and 
 Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying, Go ye, inquire of the Lord 
 for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words 
 of this book that is found : for great is the wrath of the Lord that 
 is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto 
 the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is writ- 
 ten concerning us. So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, 
 and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the 
 wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of 
 the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and 
 they communed with her. 
 
 And she said unto them. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, 
 Tell the man that sent you to me. Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I 
 will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, 
 even all the words of the book which the king of .Judah hath read : 
 because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other 
 gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of 
 their hands ; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, 
 and shall not be quenched. But to the king of Judah which sent 
 you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the 
 Lord God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard; 
 because tl)ine l)eavt mas tenber, a\xb tl)on Ijast Ijumbleb tljn- 
 
 Self before tl)e i!orb, when thuu heaidest what I spake against 
 this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should be- 
 come a desolation and a curse, attb l)ast rent tl)11 clotl)es, anb 
 toept before nte; I also have heard thee, saith the Lord. Behold 
 therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be 
 gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all 
 the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the 
 
 kinij word ao-ain 
 
 And like unto him was there no king before him, tl}at turueb 
 
 to tlie Corb tnitli all l)is beart, anb toitb all bis sonl, anb mil) 
 all l)is niigbt. accorbiug to all tl)e iaxo of iUoscs : neither after 
 him arose there any like him. 
 
 The Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I 
 liave heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an 
 house of sacrifice. If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if 
 I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence 
 among my people; if mn people, xa\)k\) arc calleb bti ntn name, 
 
 2 Kin^s, 
 
 xxii. 11-20, 
 
 xxiii. 25. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 vii. 12-14.
 
 652 
 
 REPENTANCE. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 XV. 3, 4. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 XXX. 6-9. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 XXX. 18, 19. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 
 xxxiii. 11-13, 
 
 15, 10. 
 
 Job, 
 xl. 13-18. 
 
 sljall Ijumblc tl)cmsclocs, aiib pxan, anh seek tnn face, axxb 
 
 turn from tijeir roickeb mans; then will I hear from heaven, and 
 will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 
 
 For a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and 
 without a teaching priest, and without law. But when they in 
 their trouble bib turii uttto tl)e Zoxtf ©ob of Jsracl, mib 
 
 SOUgljt l)int, he was found of them. 
 
 The posts went with the letters from the king and his princes 
 throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the command- 
 ment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turu again UlltO 
 
 tl)e l!orb (3o^ of ':^bral)am, Ssaac, anb SsracI, and he will 
 return to the remnant of you that are escaped out of the hand of 
 the kings of Assyria. And be not ye like your lathers, and like 
 your brethren, which trespassed against the Lord God of their 
 fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see. Now 
 be ye not stitf-necked, as your fathers were, but yiclb yoitrselucs 
 unto tl)C £orb, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanc- 
 tified forever : and serve tlie Lord your God, that the fierceness of 
 his wrath may turn away from you. For if ye tUVU again nntO 
 tl)C Corb, your brethren and your children shall find compassion 
 before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again 
 into this land : for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and 
 will not turn away his face from you, if jjc return untO i)iin. 
 
 A multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and 
 Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet 
 did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hez- 
 ekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every one 
 
 tl}at ^jrcparetl) l)is l)eart to seek (6ob, tlje £orb ©ob of l)is 
 fatljers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of 
 the sanctuary. 
 
 The Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the 
 king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and 
 bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. And when 
 he was in aftlietion, he besought the Lord his God, anb IjUlubleb 
 
 l}imsclf grcatin before tlje (Sob of l)is fathers, and prayed 
 
 unto him : and he was entreated of him, and heard his sup])lica- 
 tion, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then 
 Manasseh knew that the Loid he was God 
 
 li\\b l)e took aroaii tl)e strange gobs, anb tl)e ibol out 
 of tl)c 1)0U5C of tl)e Corb, anb all tlje altars tijat l)e Ijab built 
 in il}c mount of tl)e Ijousc of tl)c t!orb, anb in Jerusalem, 
 
 anb cast tl)Cm out of tl)e Citn. And he rei)aircd the altar of the 
 Lord, and sacrificed thereon peace-otierings and thank-otierings, and 
 commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel. 
 
 If thou prepare tl)ine Ijeart, <iiid stretch out thine hands 
 toward him ; if iniquitn be in tl)ine l)anb, put it far araan, and 
 
 let not wickedness (Iwelfin thv tabernacles.
 
 REPENTANCE. 
 
 653 
 
 For then slialt tliou lift up tliy foce without spot ; yea, thou 
 shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear : because thou shalt forget thy 
 misery, and remember it as waters that pass away ; and thine age 
 shall be clearer than the noon-day : thou shalt shine forth, thou 
 shalt be as the morning. And thou shalt be secure, because there 
 is hope ; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy 
 rest in safety. 
 
 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace : thereby 
 good shall come unto thee. Receive, I pray thee, the law from his 
 mouth, and lay up his woids in thine heart. Sf tl)Ott rCtUtU tO 
 
 tl}c Qllmigl)tr), tliou slialt be built n|], tl)oiT slinlt put atunj] in- 
 iquitn far from tl)ii tabernacles. Then shalt thou lay up gold as 
 dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. Yea, the 
 Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. 
 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt 
 lift up thy face unto God, Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, 
 and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. Thou shalt 
 also decree a thing, and it shalt be established unto thee : and the 
 light shall shine upon thy ways. When men are cast down, then 
 thou shalt say, There is lifting up ; and he shall save the humble 
 person. 
 
 He shall pray unto God, and be will be favourable unto him : 
 and he shall see his face with joy : for he will render unto man his 
 righteousness. He looketh upon men, a\ib if UUn sail, 3 [}(lVt 
 
 sinncb, anh peruertcb tl)at U)l)icl) toas riigl)t, auS il profiteb 
 inc not : he will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his 
 life shall see the light. 
 
 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, 3 Ijaoe borue ci)as- 
 tiscment, 3 mill not offenb ann more : tliat roljicl) J see not 
 teaci) tl}OU me : if 3 l)auc bone iniquitn, 3 toill bo no more. 
 
 If they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of afflic- 
 tion ; then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions 
 that they have exceeded. He openeth also their ear to discipline, 
 and commandeth that they return from iniquitn. 
 
 Job answered the Lord, and said, I know that thou canst do 
 everything, and that no thought can be w'ithholden from thee. 
 
 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge ? therefore 
 have I uttered that I understood not ; things too wonderful for me, 
 which I knew not. Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak : I will 
 demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. I have heard of thee 
 by the hearing of the ear : but now mine eye seeth thee: V3l)CXC- 
 
 fore 3 abl)or mnself, anb repent in bust arib uslies. 
 
 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked 
 every day. Jlf |)c tum UOt, he will whet his sword ; he hath bent 
 bis bow, and made it ready. 
 
 Thou desirest not sacrifice ; else would I give it : thou delight- 
 
 Job, 
 xxii. 21-29. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxiii. 26-28. 
 
 Job, • 
 xxxiv. 31, 32. 
 
 Job, 
 xxxvi. a-10. 
 
 Job, xlii. 1-6. 
 
 Ps.vii. 11, 12. 
 
 Pg. li. 16, 17.
 
 654 
 
 REPENTANCE. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 i. SfZ 23. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxviii. 13. 
 
 Is. 1. 16-18. 
 
 Is. ix. 13, 14. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xxii. W-14. 
 
 Is. xxxi. 6-8. 
 
 Is. xl. 3, 4. 
 
 Ktinh, 
 Xliv. 21, 22. 
 
 I8.lv. 6,7. 
 
 est not in burnt-ofFering. The sacrifices of God are a bvokcil 
 
 spirit: a broken a\\b a contrite Ijeart, O God, tliou wilt not 
 
 despise. 
 
 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity ? and the 
 scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge ? (Sum 
 tlOtt at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I 
 will make known my words unto you. 
 
 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper : but whoso con- 
 fcssctl) anb forsakcti) tijcm, shall have mercy. 
 
 toasi) 110U, make jiou dean; put amaji tl}c cuil of jionr 
 
 boings from before mine ejies; cease to do evil; learn to do 
 well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, 
 plead for the widow. Come noU), and let us reason together, saith 
 the Lord; 
 
 The people turuetl) UOt UUtO l)im tliat smitetl) tl)em, neither 
 do they seek the Lord of hosts. Therefore the Lord will cut otf 
 from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. 
 
 In that day did the Lord God of hosts call to toeeping, nnb 
 
 to mourning, anb to balbncss, anb to girbing toitl) sack- 
 
 clotl) : Jind behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, 
 eating flesh, and drinking wine : let us eat and di'ink ; for to-mor- 
 row we shall die. And it Avas revealed in mine ears by the Lord 
 of hosts. Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye 
 die, saith the Lord God of hosts. 
 
 2[urn ne unto l)im from m\]om tlje cl)ilbren of Israel 
 l)aiie beepli] reuolteb. For in that day cuern man 5l)all cast 
 aujan Ijis ibols of siluer, anb l)is ibols of golb, which your 
 
 own hands have made unto you for a sin. 
 
 Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty 
 man ; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him. 
 
 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, prepare tie 
 
 tl}e toan of tl)e Corb, make straigljt in t\]c bescrt a l)igl)U)ar! 
 
 for our (Sob. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain 
 and hill shall be made low : and the crooked shall be made straight, 
 and the rough places plain. 
 
 Remember these, Jacob and Israel ; for thou art my servant : 
 I have formed thee ; thou art my servant : O Israel, thou shalt not 
 be forgotten of me. I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy trans- 
 gressions, and as a cloud, thy sins : rcturu untO me ; for I have 
 redeemed thee. 
 
 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him 
 ! he is near: let ll)e uiickeb forsake Ijis loan, anb tl)c un- 
 rightcons man Ijis tl)ougl)ts : anb let l)im relurn unto tl)c 
 
 torb, anil he will have nu^rcy upon him; and to our God, fur he 
 will abumlantly pardon. 
 
 wh
 
 REPENTANCE, 
 
 655 
 
 The Redeemer sliall come to Zion, and unto them tl)iU turu 
 from IruUSgrCBSion in Jacob', saith the Lord. 
 
 All those things hath mine hand made, and all those things 
 have been, saith the Lord : but to this man will I look, eocit 10 l)ini 
 
 tljiit is voor aub of a contrite epirit, anb trcmblcll) at m|i 
 iDorii. 
 
 They say. If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, 
 and become another man's, shall he return unto her again ? shall 
 not that land be greatly polluted ? but thou hast played the harlot 
 Avith many lovers; pet rctum again tO mc, saith the Lord. . . 
 
 .... tDilt"tl)on not from tijis time crn unto mc, iHn 
 fatljcr, tljou art tljc guibc of mn nouti) *? Will he reserve his 
 
 anger forever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast 
 spoken and done evil things as thou couldest. 
 
 The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king. 
 Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done ? she is 
 gone up upon ever}' high mountain, and under every green tree, 
 and there hath played the harlot. And I said after she had done 
 
 all these things, (Jurn tl)on unto mc. Uut sl)c returned not. 
 
 And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. And 1 saw, when for all 
 the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery, I had put 
 her away, and given her a bill of divorce ; yet her treacherous sister 
 Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. And it 
 came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled 
 the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks. And 
 yet for all this, her treacherous sister Judah l)atl} UOt turncb untO 
 mc roitl) l)Cr U)l)0lc Ijcart, but feignedly, saith the Lord. And the 
 Lord said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself 
 more than treacherous Judah. 
 
 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Hc- 
 lurn, tl)ou backsUiiing Israel, saith the Lord ; and I will not 
 cause mine anger to fall upon you : for I am merciful, saith the 
 Lord, and I wHl not keep anger forever. 0nll1 acknoujlcbgc 
 
 tl)inc iniquitc, tl)at tl)ou l)ast transgrcsscb agiiinst tl)c iiorb 
 
 tl)n ©ob, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every 
 green tiee, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord. (J^urU, 
 (T^ backsUbing cljilbrcn, saith the Lord; for I am married unto 
 you : and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I 
 will bring you to Zion. 
 
 At that time they shall call Jerusalem tlie throne of the Lord ; 
 and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the 
 Lord, to Jerusalem : neither shall they walk any more after the 
 imagination of their evil heart. In those days the house of Judah 
 shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together 
 out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an 
 inheritance unto your fathers. But I said, t)ou) sl)all J put tl)CC 
 among tljc cl)ilbrcn, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly her- 
 
 Is. lix. 20. 
 
 Is. Ixvi. 2. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 iii. 1, 4-14. 
 
 Jer.iii. 17-23.
 
 656 
 
 REPENTANCE. 
 
 Jer. iv. 1-4. 
 
 Jer. vii. 1-7. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xviii. 7, a. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xviil. 11, 12. 
 
 itage of the hosts of nations? and I said, 2[|)0tt sljnlt call lltC, 
 
 SXl^ fatl)cr; onb sl)alt not turn tiroan from mc. 
 
 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so 
 have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the 
 
 Lord. 91 noice teas l)carb npou tlic !)igl) ^jUtccs, tnccping aixb 
 supplications of tl)c cl]ilbrcn of Jsracl : for tljcii l)aiic pcr- 
 ucrtcb tljcir VDan, cpib tl)ci} Ijanc forgotten tl)c C!orb tl)cir (!?ob. 
 
 Return, ye backsliding- children, and I will heal your backslidino-s. 
 
 Bcl]olIi, roc come ttnto tljec; for t!)ou art tl)e Corb onr (5o5. 
 
 Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the 
 multitude of mountains : truly in the Lord our God is the salvation 
 of Israel. 
 
 Jff tl]on roilt return, © Israel, saiti) tl)c Corb, return 
 unto me : anb if tl)ou roilt put aroaij tl)inc abominations out 
 of mn sigljt, tl)en sl)alt tl)ou not remone. And thou shalt 
 
 sweai'. The Lord liveth, in ti'uth, in judgment, and in righteousness; 
 and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they 
 glory. 
 
 For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, 
 Sreak up |}OUr falioro grounb, and sow not among thorns. 
 
 (Circumcise noursclnes to tl)e Corb, anh take avoar\ tl)e fore- 
 skins of JlOUr l]eart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jeru- 
 salem ; lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can 
 quench it, because of the evil of your doings. 
 
 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying. Stand 
 in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word, and 
 say, Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of Judah, that enter in at 
 these gates to worship the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
 
 God of Israel, ^meub jjour roans anb jiour boings, and I will 
 
 cause you to dwell in this place. Ti-ust ye not in lying words, say- 
 ing. The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple 
 
 of the Lord, are these. Sov if |ic tl)orougl)lji amcub nour roans 
 
 anb your boings ; if ye thoroughly execute judgment between a 
 man and his neighbour; if ye oppress not the stranger, the father- 
 less, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, 
 neither walk after other gods to your hurt ; then will I cause you 
 to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for- 
 ever and ever. 
 
 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and con- 
 cerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy 
 
 it: if that nation against rol)om 3 l)aue pronounceb, turn 
 from tl)eiv euil, J mill repent of tl)c euil tljat 3 tl)ougl]t to lio 
 unto tljcm. 
 
 Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the 
 inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying. Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I 
 frame evil against you, and devise a device against you : return ne
 
 EEPENTANCE, 
 
 657 
 
 nou) CDcrn one from l)is cuil u)an, anh make iiour wajis anb 
 
 Jionr boings goob. And they said, There is no hope: but we 
 will walk attei- our own devices, and we will every one do the im- 
 am nation of his evil heart. 
 
 I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the Lord : 
 and they sliall be my people, and I will be their God : for tl)CD 
 
 sljoll return nnto mc ujiti) tl)cir toholc l)cart. 
 
 Therefore now amcuii jiour iDatis anb ttour boings, anb 
 obcn tl)c uoice of tl)c t!orb your (Gob ; anb 1l)c £orb roill re- 
 pent l)int of tl)e euil tl)at IjtTljatl) pronounceb against iiou. 
 
 It came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of 
 Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the 
 Lord, saving. Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the 
 words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against 
 Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, 
 from the davs of Josiah, even unto this day. It may be that the 
 house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto 
 
 them; tljat tl)eii man return euern man from Ijis euil loan; 
 that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. 
 
 Let us search and trv our ways, anb turn again tO tl)C 
 
 £orb. 
 
 If thou warn the wicked, and l)e turn not fi'om his wicked- 
 ness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity. 
 
 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat be- 
 fore me. 
 
 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Son of man, 
 these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stum- 
 bling-block of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired 
 of at all by them ? Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them. 
 Thus saith the Lord God ; Every man of the house of Israel that 
 setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling-block of 
 his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the Lord 
 will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols ; 
 that I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they 
 are all estranged from me through their idols. 
 
 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord 
 
 God; Ucpcnt, mib turn nonrselues from pour ibols; anb 
 turn ntoaij nour faces from all nour abominations. For every 
 
 one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in 
 Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols 
 in his heart, and putteth the stumbling-block of his iniquity before 
 his face, and cometh to a prophet to inquire of him concerning me ; 
 I the Lord will answer him by myself. 
 
 If the wicked will turn from ail l)is sins tijat l)c l)atl) com- 
 
 mitteb, luid keej) all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and 
 
 Jer. xxiv. 7. 
 
 Jcr. xxvi. 13. 
 
 Jeremi.ili, 
 xxxvi. 1-3. 
 
 Lam. iii. 40. 
 
 Ezek. iii. 19. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xiv. 1-7. 
 
 Kzekiel, 
 xviii. 21-23. 
 
 42
 
 658 
 
 REPENTANCE. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xvui. 27-32. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxiv. 14. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxiii. 10-19. 
 
 right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. All his transgressions 
 that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto biin ; in 
 his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. Have I any 
 pleasure at all that the wicked should die ? saith the Lord God : 
 and not that he should return from l}is tDtlOS, and live ? 
 
 Again, when the wicked man turuetl] aroan from 1)13 tuick- 
 cbncSS tl)at l)C liati) COmmittcb, and doeth that which is lawful 
 and right, he shall save his soul alive. BccdUSC l)C COltsibcrctl) 
 
 anh tm^nctl) avoon from nil Ijis transgressions that he hath 
 
 committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. Yet saith the 
 house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of 
 Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal ? There- 
 fore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his 
 
 ways, saith the Lord God. Hepent, axib turn noursclocs from 
 
 all 20Ur transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. 
 
 (Hast aroan from nou all nour transgressions, tDl)crcbp 
 nc Ijaue transgresscb : anb make nou a neuj Ijeart anb a 
 
 neU) spirit : for why wnll ye die, O house of Israel ? For I have 
 no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God : 
 wherefore turn nourseloes, and live ye. 
 
 I the Lord liave spoken it : it shall come to pass, and I will 
 do it ; 3 toill not go back, neither will I spare, neitl)er toili 3 
 repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall 
 they judge thee, saith the Lord God. 
 
 thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel ; Thus ye 
 speak, saying. If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and 
 we pine away in them, how should we then live? Say unto them. 
 As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of 
 the wicked ; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn 
 
 ne, turn ^c from nonr cuil roans ; for why will ye die, O house 
 
 of Israel ? Therefore thou son of man, say unto the children of thy 
 people. The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in 
 the dav of his transgression : as for the wickedness of the wicked, 
 
 l)c sl)all not fall tijcrebj] in tl)e baij tljat l)c lurnctl) from l)is 
 roickebness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his 
 righteousness in the day that he siuneth. 
 
 When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live ; 
 if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his 
 righteousnesses shall not be remembered ; but for his ini(juity that he 
 hath committed, he shall die for it. Again, when I say unto the 
 wicked. Thou shalt surely die; if l)e turn from i)is siu, anb 
 bo ti)at rol]icl) is huuful anb right; if tlje roickcb restore 
 tl)c plcbgc, giue again tl)at l)c Ijab robbeb, roalk in tl)e 
 GtatutcG of life, roithout committing iniquitn; he shall surely 
 live, lie shall not die. None of his sins that he hath committed 
 shall be mentioned unto him : he hath done that which is lawful 
 and right; he shall surely live.
 
 EEPENTANCE, 
 
 659 
 
 Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is 
 not equal : but as for them, their way is not equal. When the 
 righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he 
 shall even die thereby. But if the wicked turn from l)is loickcb- 
 tieS0, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. 
 
 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, 
 
 and break off tl)n sins bn rigl)tconsncss, a\\b tijine iniquities 
 
 bn sljcroing mcrcg to tl)C poor; if it may be a lengthening of 
 thy tranquillity. 
 
 I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the 
 house of Judah : I, even I, will tear and go away ; I will take away, 
 and none shall rescue him. 
 
 I will go and return to my place, till tl)C2 acknoujlcbge tl)Cir 
 offence, anb seek mrj face : in their affliction they will seek me early. 
 
 QTome, anb let ns return nnto tl)e Ccrb : for he hath torn, 
 
 and he will heal us ; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. 
 After two days will he revive us : in the third day he will raise us 
 up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we 
 follow on to know the Lord : his going forth is prepared as the 
 morning ; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and 
 former rain unto the earth. 
 
 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up 
 gonr falloto grounb : for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come 
 and rain righteousness upon you. 
 
 Israel, return unto tlje Corb tl)D (Sob; for thou hast 
 
 fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, anh turn tO tl]e 
 Corb : say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us 
 
 graciously : so tDill mc reubcr tlic cabes of our lips. Qlssl]ur 
 sliall not sauc us; toe roill not ribc upon Ijorscs: ncitl}er 
 toill toe san ann more to tlie work of our Ijaubs, ^c arc our 
 
 jgobs : for in tliee the fatherless tindeth mercy. 
 
 1 will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely : for mine 
 anger is turned away from him. 
 
 Therefore also now, saith the Lord, ®urn ne eocn tO me 
 toitl) all nour Ijeart, anb roitl) fasting, anb witlf weeping, anb 
 mitl) mourning: anb rcnb nour Ijeart, anb not tiour gar- 
 ments, anb turn unto tl}c £orb nour ©ob : f<>r he is gracious 
 
 and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kinJucss, and repenteth 
 
 him of the evil. Who knoweth if jje uiill return inxb repent, 
 
 and leave a blessing behind him ; even a meat-otfering and a drink- 
 otferinjj unto the Lord vour God ? 
 
 I have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want 
 of bread in all your places: iiet Ijaoe UC not rcturucb UUtO me, 
 saith the Lord. And also I have witldiolden the rain from you, 
 when there were yet three months to the harvest : and I caused it 
 to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city : 
 
 Dan. iv. 27. 
 
 Hosea, 
 V. 14, 15. 
 
 Ho9e<a, 
 vi. 1-3. 
 
 Hosea, x. 12. 
 
 Hosea, 
 xiv. 1-4. 
 
 Joel, 
 ii. 12-14. 
 
 Amos, 
 iv. 6-12.
 
 660 
 
 REPENTANCE, 
 
 Jonah, iii. 
 
 Zech. i. 1-4 
 
 one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not 
 withered. So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink 
 water ; but they were not satisfied : gCt \)a\3C r)C tlOt retumcb unt0 
 tne, saith the Lord. I have smitten you with blasting and mildew : 
 when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig-trees and your 
 olive-trees increased, the palmer-worm devoured them : jict \)ave Jie 
 not rcturucb nntO me, saith the Lord. I have sent among you 
 the pestilence after the manner of Egypt : your young men have I 
 slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses ; and I have 
 made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils : get 
 l)at)C Be not rcturncb unto tne, saith the Lord. I have over- 
 thrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and 
 ye were as a fire-brand plucked out of the burning : get 1)CIVC gC 
 
 not returned unto me, saith the Lord. 
 
 Therefore, thus will I do unto thee, Israel : and because I 
 will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. 
 
 The word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, say- 
 ing, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the 
 preaching that I bid thee. 
 
 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of 
 the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' 
 journey. And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and 
 he cried, and said, Y^et forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. 
 
 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, 
 and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least 
 of them. For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose 
 from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him 
 with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he caused it to be proclaimed 
 and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and 
 his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste 
 anything : let them not feed, nor drink water : but let man and beast 
 be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: nea, let 
 
 tl)em turn eticri} one from l)is enil tDini, a\\b from tlje molcnce 
 tljut is in tl)cir Fjaubs. tUI)o can tell if C?ob raill turn anb re- 
 ^lent, onb turn aroan from l)is tierce anger, that we perish not. 
 And (xod saw tireir works, tl)at tijeji turueb fcoiu tl]eir enil 
 xoav) : anb (J?ob repenteb of tl}e eyil tT)at l)e l)ab saib tl)at !}c 
 
 TDOulb bo unto tljem; and he did it not. 
 
 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word 
 of the L(jrd unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo 
 the prophet, saying, The Lord hath been sore displeased with your 
 fathers. Tlierefore, say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
 
 ®urn T)c unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, a\ib 3 loill turn unto 
 
 gOU, saith the Lord of hosts. Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom 
 tile torinf-r pnjphet-s have cried, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 
 
 ®nrn nc noro from gour enil roans, anb from nour enil bo- 
 
 ings : l>ut ttit'y did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith tlie Lord.
 
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 661 
 
 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from 
 mine onlinnnces and have not kept them. UctnrU UlttO IttC, axib 
 3 toill return unto nou, saith the Lord of hosts. Jiiit ye said, 
 Wherein shall we return ? 
 
 \Vill a man rob God ? Yet ye have robbed me. 
 
 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming 
 of the great an-l dreadful day of the Lord : a^xb l)C sl)rtll turu 
 
 tlic l)cart of tl)e fathers to tlje cl)ilbrcn, anh tl)c l)cart of tl)c 
 cljilbrcn to tl)cir fatljcrs, lest I come and smite the earth with a 
 curse. 
 
 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilder- 
 ness of Judea, and saying, tlcpcnt tie ; for the kingdom of heaven 
 is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, 
 saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare Jie tl)C 
 tDti^ of tlje £orb, make l)i5 patlje straigl)t. 
 
 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a 
 leathern girdle about his loins ; and his meat was locusts and wild 
 honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all 
 the region round about Jordan, and were baptized of him in Jor- 
 dan, confessing their sins. 
 
 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come 
 to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath 
 warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Sring forti) tl)ere- 
 fore fruits meet for repentance : and think not to say within 
 
 yourselves. We have Abraham to our father : for I say unto you, 
 that God is able of these stone~s to raise up children unto Abraham. 
 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees : therefore 
 every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and 
 cast into the fire. 
 
 The word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the 
 
 wilderness. And he came into all the country about Jordan, 
 
 preaching tl)c baptism of repentance for tl)e remission of 
 
 sins ; as it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the 
 prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare 
 ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley 
 shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; 
 and the crooked shall be made straight and the rough ways shall 
 be made smooth ; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God. 
 
 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized 
 of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from 
 the wnith to come? Bring fortl) tl)erefore fruits to or 1 1) n of 
 
 repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves. We have 
 Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of 
 these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the 
 axe is laid unto the root of the trees : every tree therefore which 
 bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 
 And the people asked him, saying. What shall we do then ? 
 
 Mai. iii. 7, 8. 
 
 Mai. Iv. 5, C. 
 
 JIallhew, 
 iii. J-10. 
 
 Luke, 
 iii. 2-14.
 
 662 
 
 KEPENTANCE. 
 
 Mark, 
 i. 14, 15. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xi. 20-24. 
 
 Luke, 
 xiii. 1-5. 
 
 Mark, 
 vl. 7, l(^-12. 
 
 Luke, XV. 
 
 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him 
 impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do 
 likewise. 
 
 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, 
 Master, what shall we do ? And he said unto them, Exact no more 
 than that which is appointed you. 
 
 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what 
 shall we do ? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, 
 neither accuse any falsely ; and be content with your wages. 
 
 After that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, 
 preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying. The time 
 is fultilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand : repent fie, and 
 believe the gospel. 
 
 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his 
 mighty works were done, bccausc tl)cn rcpcnteb not: woe unto 
 thee, Chorazin ! woe unto thee, Bethsaida ! for if the mighty works, 
 which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, tl)CD 
 
 tijoulb \)avc rcpcntcb long ngo in sacluloti) anb aslies. Bu"t 
 
 I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the 
 day of judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, which art 
 exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell : for if the 
 mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in 
 Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto 
 you, That it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day 
 of judgment, than for thee. 
 
 There were present some that told him of the Galileans, 
 whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus 
 answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were 
 sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things ? 
 I tell you, Nay: but, except ge repent, ye shall all likewise 
 perish. 
 
 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and 
 slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt 
 in Jerusalem ? 1 tell you. Nay : but, cXCCpt ^C repent, ye shall all 
 likewise perish. 
 
 He called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth 
 by two and two ; and gave them power over unclean spirits ; . . . 
 . . • And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into 
 an house, there abide till ye depart from that place. And whoso- 
 ever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, 
 shake otf the dust under vour feet for a testimony ajjainst them. 
 Verily 1 say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and 
 Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city. 
 
 And tliey went out, anb prcacl)cb tl)at men sl)oulb re- 
 pent. 
 
 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to
 
 KEPENTANCE. 
 
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 bear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This 
 man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. 
 
 And he spake this parable unto them, saying. What man of 
 you, ha\'ing an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not 
 leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which 
 is lost, until he find it ? And when he hath found it, he layeth it 
 on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth 
 together his fi'iends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with 
 
 me; for 3 \)avc fottiib mn sl)ccp u)l)icl) roas lost. 
 
 I say unto you, that fikcraise jon sl)aU bc in Ijeaocn omx 
 
 one sinner tliat rcpentctl), more than over ninety and nine just 
 
 persons, which need no repentance. 
 
 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one 
 piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek dili- 
 gently till she find it ? And when she hath found it, she calleth 
 her friends and her neighbours together, saying. Rejoice with me; 
 
 for M \)avc founb tl)e piece iDl)icl) 3 Ijab lost. Likewise, I say 
 unto you, There is jt)y in the presence of the angels of God OtJer 
 
 one sinner tl)ct rcpentctl). 
 
 And he said, A certain man had two sons ; and the younger 
 of them said to his fatlier, Father, give me the portion of goods 
 that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 
 
 And not many days after the younger son gathered all to- 
 gether, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted 
 his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there 
 arose a mighty famine in that land ; and he began to be in want. 
 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country ; and 
 he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have 
 filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat ; and no man 
 gave unto him. 
 
 And rolien l)e came to Ijimself, he said. How many hired 
 servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish 
 
 with hunger! S toill arise anb go to mn fatljcr, anb mill saji 
 nnto l)im, i^atljcr, J ijaue Guinch against licaocn, anb before 
 tl)ee, anb am no more U)ortl)n to be calleb tl)n son : make me 
 as one of tl)n Ijireb seruants. 
 
 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet 
 a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, 
 and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him. 
 Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no 
 more worthy to be called thy son. l^ut the father said to his serv- 
 ants. Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him ; and put a ring 
 on his hand, and shoes on his feet : and bring hither the fatted calf, 
 and kill it ; and let us eat, and be merry : for this my son was dead, 
 and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found. And they began to 
 be merry. 
 
 Now his elder son was in the field : and as he came and drew 
 nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called
 
 664 
 
 REPElSrTANCE. 
 
 Luke, 
 xvi. 2-2-31, 
 
 Matthew, 
 
 Luke, 
 xxlv. 44-47. 
 
 one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he 
 said unto him, Thy brother is come : and thy fixther hath killed the 
 fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. And he 
 was angry, and would not go in ; therefore came his father out, and 
 entreated him. And he answering, said to his father, Lo, these 
 many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy 
 commandment ; and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might 
 make meriy with my friends : but as soon as this thy son was come, 
 which hatii devoured thy living with hai'lots, thou hast killed for 
 him the fatted calf. And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with 
 me ; and all that T have is thine. It was meet that we should make 
 
 merry, and be glad : for tl)is tl)ii brotl)cr roas 'bcob^ aiib is aliuc 
 ngain; anb tnas lost, mib is fomib. 
 
 The beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's 
 bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried : and in hell he 
 lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, 
 and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried, and said. Father Abra- 
 ham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip 
 of his finger in water, and cool my tongue : for 1 am tormented in 
 this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy 
 lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things : 
 but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And besides all 
 this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed : so that they 
 which would pass from hence to you, cannot ; neither can they pass 
 to us, that Avould come from thence. 
 
 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest 
 send him to my father's house : for I have five brethren ; that he 
 may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of tor- 
 ment. Abraham saith unto him. They have Moses and the proph- 
 ets ; let them hear them. And he said. Nay, father Abraham : 
 
 but if one u)cnt nnto tl)cm from tl)c bcab, tl)cn will rc^icnt. 
 
 And he said unto him, If tliey hear not Moses and the ])roplu'ts, 
 
 ncitlicr roill tl)cii be persuabcb, tljougl) one rose from tl)C hcab. 
 
 What think ye ? A certain man had two sons ; and he came to 
 the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard. He an- 
 swered and said, I will not; but afterward j)C repeiltcb, aub tDCUt. 
 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered 
 and said, I go, sir: and weut not. 
 
 Whether of them twain did the will of his father ? They say 
 unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, 
 Tliat the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God be- 
 fore you. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, 
 and ye believed him not : but the publicans and the harlots believed 
 him : and ye, when ye had seen it, repciUeb not aftenoarb, tljat 
 nc migl)t bclicuc Ijim. 
 
 And he said unto them, These are tlie words which I spake 
 unto you, while I was yet Avith you, that all things must be fulfilled
 
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 which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and 
 in the psahns, concerning me. Then opened he their understand- 
 ing, that they might understand the scriptures. And said unto 
 them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and 
 to rise from the dead the third day : and that rcpClttanCC and 
 remission of sins should be preached in his name among all 
 nations. 
 
 When they lieard this, they were pricked in their heart, and 
 said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, 
 what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, tUpettt, and be 
 baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the re- 
 mission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 Kcpent ge therefore, and be COltoerteb, that your sins may 
 be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the 
 presence of the Lord. 
 
 When Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' 
 hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, saying. 
 Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may 
 receive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said unto him. Thy money 
 perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God 
 may be purchased with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in 
 this matter : for thy heart is not right ia the sight of God. Hc- 
 pent tl]CrcforC of tl)is tl)n roickcbncSS, and pray God, if perhaps 
 the thought of thine heait may be forgiven thee. For I perceive 
 that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. 
 
 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, 
 he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. And there 
 he found a certain man named ^Eneas, which had kept his bed eight 
 years, and was sick of the palsy. And Peter said unto him, ^neas, 
 Jesus Christ maketh thee whole : arise, and make thy bed. And 
 he arose immediately. 
 
 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned 
 
 to tl)C £orb. 
 
 Of this man's seed [David's] hath God, according to his 
 promise, raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus : when John had first 
 preached, before his coming, tl)e baptism of repCUtauCC to all the 
 people of Israel. 
 
 The times of this ignorance God winked at ; but now cont- 
 
 tttanbctl) all men encrnraljerc to repent. 
 
 I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have 
 shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, 
 testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance 
 totoarb ©ob, and fiiith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 And I said. Who art thou, Lord ? And he said, I am Jesus 
 whom thou persecutest. But rise, and stand upon thy feet : for I 
 
 Acts 
 ii. 37, 38. 
 
 Acts, id. 19. 
 
 Acts, 
 viii. 18-23. 
 
 Acts, 
 ix. 3-2-35. 
 
 Acts, 
 xiii. i!3, 24. 
 
 Acts, 
 xvii. 30. 
 
 Acts, 
 XX. 20, 21. 
 
 Acts, 
 xxvi. 15-20.
 
 666 
 
 REPENTANCE. 
 
 Rom. ii. 3, 4. 
 
 2 Corinth, 
 vii. 8-11. 
 
 2 Timothy, 
 ii. ii4-26. 
 
 Heb. vi. 1. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 xii. 14-17. 
 
 have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister 
 and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of 
 those things in the which I will appear unto thee ; delivering thee 
 from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send 
 thee, to open their eyes, and to turit tl)cm from barkncS0 tO 
 
 ligl]t, anb from t\)c poroer of Satan unto (Sob, that they may 
 
 receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are 
 sanctified by faith that is in me. Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I 
 was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision : but shewed first unto 
 them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts 
 of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should tcpcnt onb 
 
 turn to (5ob, anb bo morks meet for repentance. 
 
 Thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such 
 things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of 
 God ? or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance 
 and long-suffering ; not knowing that the goodness of God leab- 
 
 etl) tl]ee to repentance ? 
 
 Though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, 
 though I did repent : for I perceive that the same epistle hath made 
 you sorry, though it were but for a season. 
 
 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sor- 
 rowed to repentance : for ye were made sorry after a godly man- 
 ner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. For godly 
 
 sorrow tDorketl) repentance to saluation not to be repentcb of: 
 
 but the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold this self- 
 same thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, \3j\)Clt carefulness 
 
 it tDrougljt in jiou, gea, roljat clearing of jiourselncs, gca, 
 u)l]at inbignation, gea, roljat fear, gea, roljat oeljement besire, 
 gea, mljat ^eal, gea, toliat reoenge! In all things ye have ap- 
 proved yourselves to be clear in this matter. 
 
 The servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto 
 all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that 
 oppose themselves ; if God peradventure toill gine tl)em repent- 
 ance to tl]e acknorolebging of tl)e trutl); and that they may 
 recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken 
 captive by him at his will. 
 
 Leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on 
 unto perfection ; not laying again tl)e fouubation of repentance 
 from hcah toorks, and of faith toward God. 
 
 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no 
 Tnan shall see the Lord : looking diligently lest any man fail of the 
 grace of God ; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, 
 and thereby many be defiled ; lest there be any fornicator, or pro- 
 fane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birth- 
 right. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have in-
 
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 667 
 
 herited the blessing, he was rejected : for |)c fottttb no pltUC of 
 
 repentance, tijongi) l)c songl)! it carcfullu raitl) tears. 
 
 DratD nigl) to ©ob, and lie will draw nigh to you. (tlcanse 
 sour banbs, lie sinners, anb purifn jonr Ijearts, jie bouble- 
 
 minbcb. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep : let your laughter be 
 turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves 
 in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. 
 
 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men 
 count slackness ; but is long-suft'ering to us-ward, not willing that 
 
 any should perish, but tljat all sljoixlb come to repentance. 
 
 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus, write ; . . . . 
 
 . . I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy 
 
 first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and 
 
 repent, arib ho tl)c first works ; or else I will come unto thee 
 
 quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, ej^cept 
 
 tl)on repent. 
 
 To the angel of the church in Pergamos write ; . . . . 
 . . I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them 
 that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a 
 stumbling-block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed 
 unto idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou also them that 
 hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate. Hepent ; 
 or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them 
 with the sword of my mouth. 
 
 Unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write ; . . . . 
 
 . . I have a few things against thee, because thou sufierest 
 
 that Avoman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach 
 
 and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things 
 
 sacrificed unto idols. <^nb 3 gaoe l)cr space to repent of Ijer 
 
 fornication, and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a 
 bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, 
 
 except t^en repent of tl)eir beebs. 
 
 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write ; These 
 things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven 
 stars ; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, 
 and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which re- 
 main, that are ready to die : for I have not found thy works perfect 
 before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and 
 heard, anb l)olb fast, anb repent. If therefore thou shalt not 
 watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what 
 hour I will come upon thee. 
 
 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on 
 them, having breast-plates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone : 
 and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions ; and out of 
 their mouths issued fire, and smoke, and brimstone. By these three 
 was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke. 
 
 James, 
 iv. 8-10. 
 
 2 Peter, iii. 9. 
 
 Revelation, 
 ii. 1, 4, 5. 
 
 Revelation, 
 ii. 12, 14-16. 
 
 Revelation, 
 ii. 18, 20-22. 
 
 Rev. iii. 1-3. 
 
 Revelation, 
 ix. 17-21.
 
 668 
 
 KEPENTANCE. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xvi. 1, 8-11. 
 
 and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. For tlieir 
 power is in their mouth, and in their tails : for their tails were like 
 unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt. 
 
 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues 
 
 yet rcj]cntcb not of the roorks of tljcir l)anbs, tl)at tl)cji sljoulilJ 
 not U)orsl)ip bcuils, aixb ibols of golb anb siluer, a\ib brass, 
 
 nnb stone, lUib of tOOob : which neither can see, nor hear, nor 
 
 walk: ncitljcr rcpcntcb tlicn of tl)cir innrbcrs, nor of tijcir 
 sorceries, nor of tl)eir fornication, nor of tl)eir tijcfts. 
 
 And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the 
 seven angels. Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath 
 of God upon the earth 
 
 And the fourth angel pom'ed out his vial upon the sun ; and 
 power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. And men were 
 scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which 
 hath power over these plagues : and tljen repentcJj not tO igine 
 
 l)im glorn. 
 
 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the 
 beast ; and his kingdom was full of darkness ; and they gnawed 
 their tongues for pain, and blasphemed the God of heaven, because 
 of their pains and their sores, and repentcb not of tl)eir beebs.
 
 XXI. 
 
 I^nitlj, mjiat? 
 
 God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me ; 
 for the earth is filled with violence through them : and behold, 
 I will destroy them with the earth. 
 
 intake tl)cc on ark of gopljer-mooli* rooms shalt thou 
 
 make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. 
 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of 
 the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, 
 and the height of it thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make to 
 the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above ; and the door of 
 the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof: with lower, second and 
 third stories shalt thou make it. And behold, I, even I, do bring a 
 flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the 
 breath of life, from under heaven : and everything that is in the 
 earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant : and 
 thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and 
 thy sons' wives with thee. And of every living thing of all flesh, 
 two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive 
 with thee : they shall be male and female. Of fowls after their 
 kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the 
 earth after his kind ; two of every sort shall come unto thee to keep 
 them alive. And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and 
 thou shalt gather it to thee ; and it shall be for food for thee, and 
 for them. 
 
 ®l)us bib Noal) ; atcorbing to all tl)at (Sob commanbcb 
 l)im, so bib l)c. 
 
 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Oct tl) CC OUt of tl)0 
 countrii, anb from tl)i] kinbrcb, inxb from tljn fatljcr's l)onse", 
 unto a iailb tl)at 3 mil sl)CU) tl)CC : and I will make of thee a 
 great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great ; and 
 thou shalt be a blessing: and I will bless them that bless thee, and 
 curse him that curseth thee : and in thee shall all families of the 
 earth be bi 
 
 Genesis, 
 v-i. 13-22. 
 
 So ^bram bcpartcb, as tl)c £orb Ijab spoken unto 
 
 l)im, :iiid Li)t went witli him : and Abram was seventy and five 
 years old when he departed out uf Ilaran. And Abram took Sarai 
 his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they 
 had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran ; anh 
 
 Gen. xii. 1-5.
 
 670 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 Gen. XV. 1-6. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xxii. 1-14. 
 
 tljcg tocnt forti) to go into tl)e ianb of QIanaan; anb into tl)e 
 lanb of Canaan tl)C2 came. 
 
 The word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, 
 Fear not Abram : I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. 
 And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go 
 childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus ? 
 And Abram said. Behold, to me thou hast given no seed : and lo, 
 one born in my house is my heir. And behold, the word of the 
 Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir ; but he 
 that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. 
 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward 
 heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he 
 said unto him, So shall thy seed be. 
 
 And he bclictici in tl)e £orb ; and he counted it to him for 
 righteousness. 
 
 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt 
 Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham : and he said, behold, here 
 
 I am. And he said, Qlakc noro tl)2 son, tl)ine onl2 son Ssaar, 
 
 lDl)Om tl)On loocst, and get thee into the land of Moriah ; anb 
 
 offer I)im tijere for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains 
 
 which I will tell thee of. 
 
 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his 
 ass, and took two of his young men with him, anb Jsaac l)is SOn, 
 and clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went 
 unto the place of which God had told him. 
 
 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw 
 the place afar off. And Abraham said unto his young men. Abide 
 ye here with the ass, and J[ anb tl)e lab will go yonder and wor- 
 ship, anb come again to gon. And Abraham took the wood 
 of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son ; and he took 
 the fire in his hand and a knife : and they went both of them to- 
 gether. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said. My 
 father : and he said. Here am I, my son. And he said. Behold the 
 fire and the wood : but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering ? 
 And Abraham said, My son, God will pro\ide himself a lamb for 
 a burnt-offering : so they went both of them together. 
 
 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and 
 Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order ; and 
 bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. 
 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay 
 his son. And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, 
 and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said. Here am I. And he 
 said. Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything 
 unto him : for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast 
 not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me. And Abraham 
 lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind him a ram caught
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 671 
 
 in a thicket by his horns : and Abraham went and took the ram, 
 and offered him up for a burnt-oftering in the stead of his son. 
 
 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh :' 
 as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen. 
 
 And Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, 
 and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of 
 Canaan. Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy 
 mother's father ; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters 
 of Laban thy mother's brother. And God Almighty bless thee, 
 and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a 
 multitude of people; anh Qivc tl)ce tl)c blfsging of ^braljam, 
 to thcc, anh to tl)p seeb roitl) tl)cc ; t!)at tljoix mapcst intjcrit 
 tl)c ianh tDl)crein tijoii art a stranger, roliicl) ©o5 gaoe titxto 
 !^bral)am. 
 
 I Ijaoe maiteb for tljn salmuion, (E> £orb ! 
 
 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house : and 
 Joseph lived an hundred and ten years. And Joseph saw Ephraim's 
 children of the third generation : the children also of Machir, the 
 son of Manasseh, were brought up upon Joseph's knees. And Jo- 
 seph said unto his brethren, I die; and God will surely visit you, 
 and bring you out of this land, unto the land which he sware to 
 Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. And Joseph took an oath of the 
 children of Israel, saying, ©ob roill SUrclg cisit gOIl, Otlb ge 
 
 6l)aU carrn up ntn bones from l)cnce. 
 
 So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old : and 
 they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. 
 
 The Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and 
 stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him. Thus saith the Lord God 
 of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. . . 
 . . . . Behold, to-morrow about this time I will cause it to 
 rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the 
 foundation thereof even until now. Send therefore now, and gather 
 thy cattle,and all that thou hast in the field : for upon every man 
 and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought 
 home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. 
 
 lie that fcarcb tl)c roorb of tl)c £orb among tl)c servants 
 of pijaraol) mabc Ijis scroants anb l)is cattle flee into tlje 
 
 IjOUSCS : and he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his ser- 
 vants and his cattle in the field. 
 
 The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and 
 he pursued after the children of Israel : and the children of Israel 
 went out with an high hand. But the Egyptians pursued after them 
 all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his 
 army and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, 
 before Baal-zephon. 
 
 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up 
 
 1 That is, 
 TIte Lord 
 will see, or 
 provide. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xxviii. 1-4. 
 
 Gen. xlix. 18. 
 Gen,l.SS-26. 
 
 Exodus, 
 Ix. 13, 18-21. 
 
 Exodus, 
 
 xly. 8-16, 30, 
 
 31.
 
 672 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 Deuteron. 
 
 i. 3, 5-8, 
 
 19-33. 
 
 their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after thera ; and 
 they were sore afraid : and the children of Israel cried out unto the 
 Lord. And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in 
 Egy])t, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness ? Where- 
 fore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt ? 
 Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us 
 alone, that we may serve the Egyptians ? For it had been better 
 for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wil- 
 derness. 
 
 And Moses said unto the people. Fear ye not, stand still, and 
 see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to-day : 
 for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them 
 again no more forever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall 
 hold your peace. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto 
 
 me? Speak iTiito tl)c cl)ilbrai of Isrocl, that tljcji 90 for- 
 
 tDCirb : but lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over 
 the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry 
 
 ground through the midst of the sea Thus the 
 
 Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians : and 
 Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore. And Israel 
 saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians : and 
 the people feared the Lord, attJj bcUcoeb tl)C f^orb, and his ser- 
 vant Moses. 
 
 And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh 
 month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the 
 children of Israel, according unto all that the Lord had given him 
 in commandment unto thera ; On this side Jor- 
 dan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying, 
 The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying. Ye have dwelt 
 long enough in this mount : Turn you, and take your journey, 
 and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh 
 thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the 
 south, and by the sea-side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto 
 Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates, Behold, I 
 have set the land before you : go in and possess the land which 
 the Lord sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to 
 
 give unto them and to their seed after them. . • 
 
 And when Ave departed from Iloreb, we went through all that great 
 and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain 
 of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us ; ;ind we 
 came to Kadesh-barnea. And I said unto you. Ye are come unto 
 the mountain of the Amorites, which the Lord our God doth give 
 unto us. Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee : 
 
 go lip (\nh poGGcos it, ns tl)C Corb (Pob of tl)n fiUljcvG l)atl) 
 saib unto tl)cc ; fear not, neitljer be bisconragcb. 
 
 And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said. We
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 673 
 
 will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and 
 bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what 
 cities we shall come. And the saying pleased me well : and I 
 took twelve men of you, one of a tribe : And they turned and 
 went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, 
 and searched it out. And they took of the fruit of the land in their 
 hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, 
 and said. It is a good land which the Lord our God doth give us. 
 Notwithstanding, ye would not go up, but rebelled against the 
 commandment of the Lord your God : and ye murmured in your 
 tents, and said. Because the Lord hated us, he hath brought us 
 forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the 
 Amorites, to destroy us. Whither shall we go up ? our brethren 
 have discouraged our heart, saying. The people is greater and taller 
 than we ; the cities are great and walled up to heaven ; and more- 
 over, we have seen the sons of the Anakims there. Then I said 
 unto you. Dread not, neither be afraid of them. The Lord your 
 God which goeth before you, he shall ftght for you, according to 
 all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes ; And in the 
 wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the Lord thy God bare 
 thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went until 
 ye came into this place. Yet in this thing ge bib ItOt bclicuc tl)C 
 Corb gOUr (Sob, who went in the way before you, to search you 
 out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by 
 what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day. 
 
 If thou shalt say in thine heart. These nations are more than 
 
 I, how^ can I dispossess them ? dTlioti sl}alt not be afraib of 
 tl)cm : bin sl)aU todl remember toljut tlje Corb tljn ©ob bib 
 
 unto pijnraol), nub unto all (Eggpt; the great temptations 
 which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the 
 mighty hand, and the stretched-out arm, whereby the Lord thy 
 God brought thee out ; so shall the Lord thy God do unto all the 
 people of whom thou art afraid. 
 
 Wlien the Lord sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying. Go up 
 and possess the land which I have given you ; then ye rebelled 
 against the commandment of the Lord your God, and jie belieoeb 
 [)\m not, nor hearkened to his voice. 
 
 And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel. And 
 he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this 
 day ; I can no more go out and come in : also the Lord hath said 
 unto me. Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. The Lord thy God, 
 he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from 
 before thee, and thou shalt possess them : and Joshua he shall go 
 over before thee, as the Lord hath said. And the Lord shall do 
 unto them as lie did to Sihon, and to Og, kings of the Amorites, 
 and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed. And the Lord 
 shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them ac- 
 
 Deuteron. 
 vii. n-19. 
 
 Deut. ix. 23. 
 
 Denteron. 
 xxxi. 1-8. 
 
 43
 
 674 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 Joshua, i. 9. 
 
 Joshua, 
 ii. l-]5, 
 vi. 25. 
 
 cording unto all the commandments which T have commanded you. 
 jic strong anb of a goob courage, fear not, nor be afraib of 
 tl)cm : for tl]e Corb tl)n ©ob, l)e it is tl)at botl) go ruitl) t!)ec, 
 
 he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 
 
 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight 
 
 of all Israel, gc Strong anb of a goob courage : for thou must 
 
 go with this people unto the land which the Lord hath sworn unto 
 their ftithers to give them ; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it. 
 And the Lord, l)e it is tl)at botl) go before tl)ec ; he will be with 
 thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee : fear not, neitljer 
 
 be bismaneb. 
 
 Have not I commanded thee ? Be strong and of a good 
 courage; bc not afraib, neitl)er be tl)ou bismaneb; for tl)e 
 Corb tl)n ©ob is toitl) tl)ec iDl)itl)ersocucr tI)ou goest. 
 
 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy 
 secretly, saying. Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, 
 and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. 
 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying. Behold, there came 
 men in hither to-night of the children of Israel, to search out the 
 country. And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring 
 forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine 
 house : for they be come to search out all the country. And the 
 woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus. There came 
 men unto me, but I wist not whence they were : and it came to 
 pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that 
 the men went out : whither the men went, I wot not : pursue after 
 them quickly ; for ye shall overtake them. But she had bi-ought 
 them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of 
 flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof. And the men 
 pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords : and as soon 
 as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the 
 gate. 
 
 And before they were laid down, she came up luito them upon 
 the roof; And she said unto the men, J kuotD tl)at tlje Corb l)atl) 
 giwcn nou tlje bmb, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and 
 tiiat all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. For we 
 have heard how the Lord dried up the Avater of the Red sea for 
 you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two 
 kings of the Amorites that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon 
 and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. And as soon as we had heard 
 these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any 
 more courage in any man, because of you: for tl)C £orb JlOUr 
 
 (5ob, l)c is ^ob in l)eaiicn aboue, anb in earti) bencati). Now 
 
 therefore, [ pray you, swt-ar unto nic by the Jjord, since I have 
 .shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my 
 father's liouse, and give me a true token : And that ye will save 
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 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 675 
 
 and all that they have, and deliver our lives from 'death. And the 
 men answered her, Our life for vours, if ve utter not this our busi- 
 ness. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that 
 we will deal kindly and truly with thee. Then she let them down 
 by a cord through .the window : for her house was upon the town- 
 wall, and she dwelt upon the wall And Joshua 
 
 saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all 
 that she had ; and she dwelleth in Isi-ael even unto this day ; be- 
 cause she hid the messengers which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. 
 
 [By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that be- 
 lieved not.] 
 
 Now Jericho was straitly shut up, because of the children of 
 Israel : none went out, and none came in. And the Lord said unto 
 Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king 
 thereof, and the mighty men of valour. And ye shall compass the 
 city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once : thus 
 shalt thou do six days. And seven priests shall bear before the ark 
 seven trumpets of rams' horns : and the seventh day ye shall com- 
 pass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the 
 trumpets. And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long 
 blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the 
 trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout : and the wall 
 of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every 
 man straight before him. 
 
 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto 
 them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear 
 seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord. And 
 he said unto the people. Pass on, and compass the city, and let him 
 that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord. 
 
 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, 
 that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns 
 passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets : and the ark 
 of the covenant of the Lord followed them. And the armed men went 
 before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rere-ward 
 came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the 
 trumpets. And Joshua had commanded the people, saying. Ye 
 shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall 
 any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid vou shout; 
 
 then shall ye shout. So tl)c ark of tl)c I'orb rom^]rtS5c5 t[)C 
 dtn, going about it once: anb tl)cn came into tl)c camp, anb 
 loiigcii in tl)e camp. 
 
 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took 
 up the ark of the Lord. And seven priests bearing seven ti-um- 
 pets, of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord Avent on contin- 
 ually, and blew with the trumpets : and the armed men went 
 before them ; but the rere-ward came after the ark of the Lord, 
 the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets, ^nb tl}e 
 
 Heb. xi. 31. 
 
 Joshua, 
 1. 1-lC, 20.
 
 676 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 Joshua, 
 xiv. 6, 1^. 
 
 Judges*, 
 Tii. 1, 2, 7-22. 
 
 sccoub bag tlicii compassed tijc ritn once, arib rctuvncb inta 
 t\)C camp. " Goll)Cii bib sk bans. ~ And it came to pass on the 
 seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, 
 
 anb compasscb tl)c dtn after tl)c same manner seuen times : 
 
 only on that day they compassed the city seven times. And it 
 came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with tlie 
 trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Sl)ont ; for tl)e £orb Ijatl) 
 giuen won tlje cit|l. ...... So the people shouted 
 
 when the priests blew with the trumpets : and it came to pass, when 
 the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted 
 with a great shout, tliat the wall fell down flat, so that the people 
 went up into the city, every man straight before hijn, and they took 
 the city. 
 
 Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal : and 
 Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him. Thou 
 knowest the thing that the Lord said unto Moses the man of God 
 
 concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea Now 
 
 therefore give me this mountain, whereof the Lord spake in that 
 day ; for thou heardest iu that day how the Anakims were there, 
 and that the cities were great and fenced : if SO be tl)e £orb U)iU 
 
 be toitl) me, tl)en 3 sljall be able to brine tl)em out, as tl]e 
 £orb saib. 
 
 Then Jerubbaal (who is Gideon) and all the people that were 
 with him, rose up early and pitched beside the well of Harod : so 
 that the host of the MiSianites were on the north side of them by 
 the hill of Moreh, in the valley. And the Lord said unto Gideon, 
 The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Mi- 
 dianites into their bands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, 
 
 saying. Mine own hand hath saved me And 
 
 the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped 
 will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand : and 
 let all the other people go every man unto his place. So the people 
 took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and l)e sent all 
 tl)e rest of Israel etJcrj] man unto l)is tent, anb retaineb 
 tl)05e tl)rce l)unbreb men. And the host of Midian was beneath 
 him in the valley. 
 
 And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto 
 him, Arise, get thee down unto the host ; for I have delivered it 
 int<j thine hand. But if thou fear to go down, go thou with 
 Phurah thy servant down to the liost : and thou shalt hear wliat 
 they say ; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go 
 down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant 
 unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host. And the 
 Midianites, and the Amalekites, and all the children of the east, 
 lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude ; and their 
 camfls wore without number, as the sand by the sea-side for multi- 
 tude. And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that 
 
 I
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 677 
 
 told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, 
 and lo, a cake of barley-bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and 
 came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it that 
 the tent lay along. And his fellow answered, and said, This is 
 nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of 
 Israel : for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host. 
 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, 
 and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned 
 into the host of Israel, and said, "llrisc ; for tl)C £orb \)Clt\) bc- 
 
 liucrcb into your Ijanb tl)c Ijost of lUibian. 
 
 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, 
 and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, 
 and lamps within the pitchers. And he said unto them, Look on 
 me, and do likewise : and behold, when I come to the outside of 
 the camp, it shall be that as I do, so shall ye do. When I blow 
 with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trum- 
 pets also on every side of all the camp, and say, (Jl)e SUJOrb of 
 tl}C Corb, and of Gideon. 
 
 So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came 
 unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch ; 
 and they had but newly set the watch : and they blew the trump- 
 ets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands. And the 
 three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and 
 held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right 
 hands to blow withal : and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and 
 of Gideon. And they stood every man in his place round about 
 the camp ; and all the host ran, and cried, and fled. And the 
 three hundred blew the trumpets, and the Lord set every man's 
 sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host : and the 
 host fled to Beth-shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel- 
 meholah, unto Tabbath. 
 
 Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of 
 Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour. Come, and let 
 us go over to the Philistines' garrison that is on the other side. 
 
 But he told not his father And Jonathan said 
 
 to the young man that bare his armour. Come, and let us go over 
 unto the garrison of these uiicircumcised : it mail bc tljiU tl)C €orb 
 
 roill tDork for its : for tl)crc is no rcstrainl to tl)c £orb to 
 
 Snuc bn inunjl or bn fcu). And his armour-bearer said unto him. 
 Do all that is in thine heart : turn thee ; behold, I am with thee 
 according lo thy heart. Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will 
 pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto 
 them. If they say thus unto us. Tarry until we come to you ; then 
 we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. But 
 if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up : for the 
 Lord hath delivered them into our hand ; and this shall be a sign 
 unto us. 
 
 1 Siimuel, 
 
 xiv. 1, 6-13, 
 
 16.
 
 678 
 
 FAITH, "WHAT? 
 
 1 Sam. xvii. 
 
 And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of 
 the Philistines : and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews 
 come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves. And 
 the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armour-bearer, 
 and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thino-. And 
 Jonathan said unto his armour-bearer, C^oillC up tlftcr lUC : for 
 
 tl)c Corb IjatI) bcliucrcb tl)cm into tl)c l)anb of Jsracl. And 
 
 Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his 
 armour-bearer afler him ; and they fell before Jonathan ; and his 
 ai-mour-bearer slew after him And the watch- 
 men of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked ; and behold, the mul- 
 titude melted away, and they went on beating down one another. 
 
 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, 
 and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, 
 and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. 
 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched 
 by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Phil- 
 istines. And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, 
 and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side : and there was 
 a valley between them. 
 
 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Phil- 
 istines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a 
 span. And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was 
 ai'med with, a coat of mail ; and the weight of the coat was five 
 thousand shekels of brass. And he had greaves of brass upon his 
 legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. And the statf 
 of his spear was like a weaver's beam ; and his spear's head weigh- 
 ed six hundred shekels of iron : and one bearing a shield went be- 
 fore him. And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and 
 said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array ? 
 am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul ? choose you a man 
 for you, and let him come down to me. If he be able to fight 
 with me, and to kill mo, then will we be your servants : but if I 
 prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, 
 and serve us. And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel 
 this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. When 
 Saul and all Israel heai'd those words of the Philistine, thev were 
 dismayed, and gi-eatly afraid. 
 
 Now David was the son of that Ephratliite of Beth-lehem-judah, 
 whose name was Jesse ; and he had ciglit sous : and the man went 
 among men for an old man in the days of Saul. And the three 
 eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle : and the 
 names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first- 
 born, and next unto him Abiiiadab, and the third Slianunah. And 
 I )avid was the youngest : and the three eldest followed Saul. But 
 David went and returned from Saul to feed his fatiier's sheep at 
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 FAITH, WHAT! 
 
 679 
 
 And tlie Philistine drew near morning and evening, and pre- 
 sented himself forty days. 
 
 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren 
 an ephah of tliis parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the 
 camp to thy brethren : and carry these ten cheeses unto the 
 captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take 
 their pledge. Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were 
 in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. 
 
 And David rose up eai-ly in the morning, and left the sheep 
 with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him ; 
 and he came to the trench, as the host was o-oino- forth to the fiffht, 
 and shouted for the battle. For Israel and the Philistines had put 
 the battle in array, army against array. And David left his carri- 
 age in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the 
 army, and came and saluted his brethren. And as he talked with 
 them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, 
 Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake 
 according to the same words : and David heard them. And all 
 the men of Israel, when they saw the man, tied from him, and were 
 sore afi-aid. And the men of Israel said. Have ye seen this man 
 that is come up ? surely to defy Israel is he come up : and it shall 
 be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with 
 great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's 
 bouse free in Israel. And David spake to the men that stood by 
 him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Phil- 
 istine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel ? for tDl)0 is tl)is 
 
 uudrcumciscb pi)ilistinc, tijat l)c sl)oulli bcfn tl)c armies of 
 
 tl)C liuiug <5oi) '? And the people answered him after this man- 
 ner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him. 
 
 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when be spake unto the 
 men ; and Eliab'a anger was kindled against David, and he said. 
 Why camest thou down hither ? and with whom hast thou left 
 those few sheep in the wilderness ? I know thy pride, and the 
 naughtiness of thine heart ; for thou art come down that thou 
 mightest see the battle. And David said, AVhat have I now done ? 
 Is there not a cause ? And he turned from him toward another, 
 and spake after the same manner : and the people answered him 
 again after the former manner. And wlien the words were heard 
 which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul : and he sent 
 for him. 
 
 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of 
 him ; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. And 
 Saul said to David, Thou are ri,ot able to go against this Philistine 
 to fight with him : for thou art but a youtli, and he a man of war 
 from his youth. And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his 
 father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb 
 out of the flock : And I went out after him and smote him, and 
 delivered it out of his mouth : and when he arose against me, I
 
 680 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. Thy ser- 
 vant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised 
 Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies 
 of the living God. David said moreover, (|[|]c £orb tl)atbcliucr- 
 cb mc out of tl]c |jau) of tl)c lion, anb out of tl)c piiu) of tl)C 
 bear, 1)C u)iU bcUucr me out of tlje hanb of tliis pijilistine. 
 
 And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee. 
 
 And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet 
 of brass upon his head ; also he armed him with a coat of mail. 
 And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to 
 go ; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I can- 
 not go with these, for I have not proved them. And David put 
 them off him. And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him 
 five smooth stones out of the brook and put them in a shepherd's 
 bag which he had, even in a scrip ; and his sling was in his hand : 
 and he drew near to the Philistine. And the Philistine came on, 
 and drew near imto David ; and the man that bare the shield went 
 before him. And when the Philistine looked about, and saw 
 David, he disdained him : for he was but a y<:>uth, and ruddy, and 
 of a fair countenance. And the Philistine said unto David, Am I 
 a dog, that thou comest to me with staves ? and the Philistine 
 cursed David by his gods. And the Philistine said to David, 
 Come to me, and I will give thy fiesh unto the fowls of the air, 
 and to the beasts of the field. Then said David to the Philistine, 
 (Zri)ou contest to me toitl) a siMorb, nnb loitl) a spear, anb 
 ujitl) a sl)ielb : but 3 come to tl)ee in tl)c name of tl)e £orb 
 of I)05t3, tl)c (Bob of tl)e armies of Jsrael, ujl)om tl)Ott l)ast 
 
 beticb. This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand ; and 
 I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee ; and I will give 
 the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this da}' unto the fowls 
 of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth : that all the earth 
 may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly 
 shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear : for 
 the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hands. 
 
 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and 
 drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the 
 army to meet the Philistine. And David put his hand in his bag, 
 and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the I'hilistine in 
 his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead ; and he fell 
 upon his face to the earth. So David j)revailed over the l*hilistine 
 with a sling and with a stone, and smote the I*liilistine and slew 
 him ; but there was no sword in the hand of David. Therefore 
 David ran and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and 
 drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his 
 head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion 
 was dead, they fied. And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, 
 and sliouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the 
 valley, and to the gates of Ekron, And the wounded of the Phil-
 
 FAITH, WHATi 
 
 681 
 
 istines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gatla, and 
 unto Ekron. And the children of Israel returned from chasing 
 after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents. And David took 
 the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem ; but he put 
 his armour in his tent. 
 
 David and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burn- 
 ed with fire ; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, 
 were taken captives. Then David and the people that were with 
 him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power 
 to weep. And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam 
 the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. And 
 David was greatly distressed ; for the people spake of stoning him, 
 because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his 
 sons, and for his daughters : but Datjib ciicouragcb l)imsclf in 
 tl)e £or5 Ijis (5ob. 
 
 When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him 
 before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put 
 them in array against the Syrians : and the rest of the people he 
 delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put 
 them in array against the children of Ammon. And he said. If 
 the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me : but if 
 the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come 
 and help thee. Be of good courage and let us play the men for 
 our people, and for the cities of our God: anb ti)C £orb bo tl)at 
 
 tDl)icl) sccmctl) l)im goob. 
 
 And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the 
 day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his en- 
 emies, and out of the hand of Saul : and he said, iZ\)C llorb is tnn 
 rock, anb mn fortress, anb mn beliucrcr; tl)C (3ob of mji 
 rock ; in l)im toill 3 trust : he is my shield, and the horn of my 
 salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour ; thou savest 
 me from violence. I will call on the Lord who is worthy to be 
 
 praised : so sl)aU 3 be saoeb from mine enemies. 
 
 Thou art my lamp, Lord ; and the Lord will lighten my 
 darkness. For bj} tljee I have run through a troop : bj) mil (Bob 
 have I leaped over a wall. 
 
 Although my house be not so with God ; net lie \)(l\\) mnbe 
 
 mill) me an euerlasting couenant, orbercb in all tl)ings, anb 
 
 sure : for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he 
 make it not to grow. 
 
 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, 
 said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I 
 stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to 
 my word. 
 
 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying. Get thee hence. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 XXX. 3-6. 
 
 2 ?am\iel, 
 X. &-12. 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 xxii. 1-4. 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 xxii. 29, 30. 
 
 2 Samuel, 
 xxiii. 5. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 xvii. J -5.
 
 682 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 2 Kings, 
 xvii. 13, 14. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 xviii. 5, 6. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xiv. 9-12. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 XX. 1-13. 
 
 and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is 
 before Jordan. And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook ; 
 and I have commanded the I'avens to feed thee there. So l)C IDCttt 
 
 mxb bib nccorMuq unto ti]c Eoorb of tl)e £orb: for I)c tocnt 
 
 aiib hxoch bg tl)C orook QlljcritI), that is before Jordan. 
 
 The Lord testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the 
 prophets, and by all the seers, saying. Turn ye from your evil ways, 
 and keep my commandments, and my statutes, according to all the 
 law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by 
 my servants the prophets. 
 
 Notwithstanding, they would not hear, but hardened their 
 necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that bib UOt bclieoe in tl)C 
 
 Corb tl)cir ©ob. 
 
 He irustcb in tl)c £orb (J5ob of Israel; so that after him 
 
 was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were 
 before him. For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from fol- 
 lowing him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord com- 
 manded Moses. 
 
 And there came out against them (the army of Judah) Zerah 
 the Ethiopian, with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hun- 
 dred chariots ; and came unto Mareshah. Then Asa went out against 
 him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at 
 Mareshah, And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Corb, 
 it i0 notljing uiitl) tl)cc to l)clp, u)l)ctl)cr toitli mann, or roitl) 
 tl)em tl)at l)auc no poracr : Ijclp us, CD Corb our i&ob ; for 
 mc rest on tl)cc, anb in tl)ij name me go against tl)is multi- 
 tube. CO Corb, tl)Ou art" our (5ob; let not man preiuul 
 against tl)ee. 
 
 So the Lord smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Ju- 
 dah ; and the Ethiopians fled. 
 
 It came to pass, that the children of Moab, and the children 
 of Amnion, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came 
 against Jehoshaphat to battle. Then there came some that told 
 Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee 
 from beyond the sea on this side Syria ; and behold, they be in 
 Ilazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi. And Jehoshaphat feared, and set 
 himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Ju- 
 dah. And Judah gathered themselves together, to asli l)Cl|] of 
 tl)C Corb; even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek 
 the Lord. 
 
 And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Je- 
 rusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court, and said, 
 Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven ? and rulest not 
 thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is 
 there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 683 
 
 Art not thou our God who didst drive out the inhabitants of this 
 land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abra- 
 ham thy friend forever ? And they dwelt therein, and have built 
 thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, If, when evil cometh 
 upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or iaraine, we stand 
 before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) 
 and cry unto thee in our affliction, tljCU tl)OU tuilt l)car illlb l)clp. 
 And now, behold, the children of Amnion and Moab and mount 
 Seir, whom thou wouldst not let Israel invade, when they came out 
 of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed 
 them not ; behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast 
 us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. 
 our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against 
 this great company that cometh against us ; neither know we what 
 
 to do : bnt our cncs arc upon ti)cc. 
 
 x\nd all Jucildi stood before the Lord with their little ones, 
 their wives, and their children. 
 
 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that 
 he was purposed to light against Jerusalem, he took counsel with 
 his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains 
 which were without the city : and they did help him. So there 
 was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, 
 and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying. Why 
 should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water ? Also he 
 strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and 
 raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired 
 Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance. 
 And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them 
 together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake com- 
 fortably to them, saying, Be strong and courageous, be not afraid 
 nor dismayed for the king of Assyiia, nor for all the multitude that 
 is with him : for there be more with us than with him. it3itl) l)im 
 
 is an arm of ticsl) ; but roitl) us is tl)C Corb our (Sob to l)clp 
 us, anb to tigl)! our battles. And the people rested themselves 
 upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 
 
 It came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the 
 Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the 
 walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to 
 be stopped, then they were very wroth, and conspired all of them 
 together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it. 
 
 Nevertheless t»e ntabc our :prajicr unto our (5ob, and set a 
 
 watch against them day and night, because of them. And Judah 
 said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there 
 is much rubbish : so that we are not able to build the wall. And 
 our adversaries said. They shall not know, neither see, till we come 
 in the midst among thein, and slay them, and cause the work to 
 cease. And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 xxxii. 2-12. 
 
 Nehemiah, 
 iv. 7-14.
 
 684 
 
 FAITH, "WHAT'5 
 
 Nehemiah, 
 ix. IG, 17. 
 
 Job, T. 8. 
 
 Job, xiii. 15. 
 
 Job, 
 xix. 21-27. 
 
 Psalm ii. 12. 
 
 Ps. iii. 1-6. 
 
 Psalm IV. 5. 
 
 Psalm ir. 8. 
 
 Psalm vil. I. 
 
 them came, they said unto us ten times. From all places whence ye 
 shall return unto us they will be upon you. 
 
 Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall and on the 
 higher places, I even set the people after their families with their 
 swords, their spears, and their bows. And I looked, and rose up, 
 and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the 
 
 people, Be not gc afraib of tl)cm : remember the Corb rol)icl) 
 is great anb terrible, aixb figl]t for iiour brethren, nour sons, 
 lino ^oin bangl)tcrs, nonr ujiues, ifnb nour l)ouses. 
 
 They and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, 
 and hearkened not to thy commandments, and refused to obey, 
 
 neither were minbfnl of tl)n roonbers tl)at tl)ou bibst among 
 
 tl)em ; but hardened their necks. 
 
 S too nib seek nnto C!5ob, and unto God would I commit 
 my cause. 
 
 Though he slay me, get toill 3 trnst in l)im. 
 
 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, ye my friends ; for 
 the hand of God hath touched me. Why do ye persecute me as 
 God, and are not satisfied with my flesh ? Oh that my words were 
 now written ! oh that they were printed in a book ! That they 
 were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock forever ! i^or 
 3 knou) tl)at mn Uebeemer Uyetl),and that he shall stand at the 
 latter day upon the earth : and tliough after my skin Avorms destroy 
 this body ; yet in my flesh shall I see God : whom I shall see for 
 myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another ; though my 
 reins be consumed within me. 
 
 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way 
 when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they tl)at 
 
 put tl)eir trust in Ijim. 
 
 Lord, how are they increased that trouble me ? many are they 
 that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, 
 There is no help for him in God. Selah. But tl)OU, (D torb, 
 
 art a sljiclb for me: mn glorn, anb tl)e lifter up of mine 
 l)eab. 
 
 I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he lieard me out of 
 his holy hill. Selah. I laid mo down and slejH ; T awaked ; for 
 the Lord sustained me. 3 mill not be ufraib of ten tl)ousanbs 
 of people, tijat l)aoc set tljemselues against me rounb about. 
 
 Ofter the sacrifices of righteousness, onb put nour trust in 
 tl)c Corb. 
 
 Jl mill both Ian me boron in peace, nnb sleep : for thou, 
 
 Lord, only makost me dwell in safety. 
 
 O Lord ray God, in thee liO 3 put mn trust : s^vve me from 
 all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 685 
 
 They that know thy name roill put tf^cir tmst iu i\)CC 
 thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. 
 
 Jn the Corb put 3 mil trust : how say ye to my soul. Flee 
 as a bird to your mountain I 
 
 How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord ? forever ? how long 
 wilt thou hide thy face from rae ? How long shall I take counsel 
 in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily ? how long shall mine 
 enemy be exalted over me ? Consider and hear me, Lord my God : 
 lighten mine eyes lest I sleep the sleep of death ; lest mine enemy 
 say, I have prevailed against him ; and those that trouble me re- 
 joice when lam moved. JBut iJ l)auc trustcb iu l[)Y\ mcrci}; 
 mi] l)cart sljaU rejoice in tl)r) saliuUion. 3 mil sing unto t[)c 
 £or5, because l)c l)atl) bealt bountifuUn roitl) me. 
 
 I have set the Lord always before me: beCtlUSe l)e is tit mn 
 
 riiglit l)anb, 3 sl)rtU not be moueb. 
 
 I will love thee, Lord, ntj} Strcngtll. The Lord is my rock, 
 and my fortress, and my deliverer ; my God, my strength, in U3l)0m 
 3 toill trust ; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my 
 high tower. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised : 
 
 SO sl)rtll 3 be saoeb from mine enemies. 
 
 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses : bUt ttJC U)iU re- 
 member tl)e name of tl)c Dorb our (J5ob. 
 
 The Lord is my shepherd; 3 sljilll not tonut. 
 
 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures : he leadeth me 
 beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the 
 paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk 
 through the valley of the shadow of death, 3 toiU fear UO euil : 
 for tljou ort miti) me ; thy rod and thy staft' they comfort me. 
 
 Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. ray God, 3 trUSt in 
 tl)ce : let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. 
 
 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me : for thou art the God of 
 my salvation; on tl)CC liO 3 mail rtll tl)C hax). 
 
 iUine cues are eucr tomarb tl)e £orb ; for he shall pluck 
 my feet out of the net. 
 
 keep my soul, and deliver me : let me be not ashamed ; for 
 3 put mn trust in tljee. Let integrity and uprightness preserve 
 me ; for 1 wait on thee. 
 
 The Lord is my light, and my salvation ; 0)|)om sljall 3 fear ? 
 the Lord is the strenoth of my life ; of whom shall I be afraid ? 
 
 Wlien the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon 
 me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though an host should 
 encamp against me, mn l)eart sljall not fear : though war should 
 rise against me, in this will I be confident. 
 
 for Psalm ix. 10. 
 
 Psalm xi. 1. 
 Psalm xiii. 
 
 Ps. xvi. 8. 
 
 Ps.xviii.1-3. 
 
 Ps. XX. 7. 
 
 Ps. xxiii. 1-4. 
 
 Ps. XXV. 1, 2. 
 
 Ps. XXV. 5. 
 
 Ps. XXV. 15. 
 
 Psalm 
 XXV. 'JO, 21. 1 
 
 Psalm 
 xxvii. 1-3.
 
 686 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxi. l-€. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxi. 13-15. 
 
 Ps. xxxii. 7. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxvii. 5-7. 
 
 P3.xlii.5-ll. 
 
 Ps. xliv. 4-8. 
 
 Pixlvl. 1-3.' 
 
 3n tl)ec, (D £orb, ^O 3 put mn trust : let me never be 
 ashamed : cleliv^er me iu th}- righteousness. Bow down thine ear 
 to me ; deliver me speedily : be thou my strong rock, for an house 
 of defence to save me. For thou art my rock and my fortress ; 
 therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. Pull me 
 out of the net tliat they have laid privily for me : for tl)Ott CTVt tnil 
 
 strengtl). 3nto tljinc Ijanb 3 commit m^ spirit : tijou Ijusl 
 rcbccmcb mc, CD £orb C!5ob of truti). I liave hated them that 
 regard lying vanities: but 3 trust iU tl)C £orb. 
 
 I have heard the shinder of many : fear was on every side : 
 while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away 
 
 my life. But 3 trustcb in tl)ci% © Loth : 3 saib, QlIjou art 
 mn ©ob. illn times arc in tl)ij l)anii : deliver me from the 
 hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. 
 
 Thou art my hiding-place ; thou shalt preserve me from trouble ; 
 
 tliou sljalt compass mc about roitl) songs of bcliocrancc. 
 
 Selah. 
 
 Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trnst also in l^im ; and he 
 shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness 
 as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day. Kcst in tl)C 
 
 Corb, anilr tonit paticntln for him. 
 
 Why art thou cast down, my soul ? and why art thou dis- 
 quieted ill me ? l)ope tl)ou in ©ob, for 3 sljall jict praise Ijim 
 for tl)c l)elp of l)is countenance. 
 
 O my God, my soul is cast down within me ; therefore will I re- 
 member thee from the land of .Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from 
 the hill Mizar. Deep calleth unto deej) at the noise of thy water- 
 spouts : all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. |)et tl)C 
 
 toxti u)iU commanb l)is looing-kintiness in tl)e I»aiv-time, 
 
 and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto 
 the God of my life. I will say unto God my rock. Why hast thou 
 forgotten me ? why go I raouining because of the oppression of the 
 enemy ? As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach 
 me ; while they say daily unto me. Where is thy God ? U)|)U art 
 
 tl)ou cast bomn, (D mn soul *? anb u]l)2 art tliou bisquTeteb 
 
 tDill)in me ? I)0pe tl)OU in (5ob : for I shall yet praise him, who 
 is the health of my countenance, and my God. 
 
 Thou art my King, O God : command deliveiances for Jacob. 
 (Tlirougl) tl)ec roill voc pusi) homn our enemies : ll)rougl) tl)n 
 name will rae treab tijem unber tl)at rise up agaiust us. -for 
 J toill not trust in mu bou), neitl)er sljall mn sworb saoe mc. 
 
 13ut thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to 
 shame that hated us. In God we boast all the day long, and praise 
 thy name forever. Selah. 
 
 ©ob is our refuge a\\b Strcngtl), a very present help in 
 trouble. ii:i)erefore will not roc fear, tijouglj lljc earti) be re-
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 687 
 
 mcueb, anb tl]ongI) tijc monntains be rarricb into tl)c mibst 
 
 of tl)C SCil; Thougli tlie wiiter.s thereof roar and be troubled, 
 though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. 
 
 C^ast ll)n burbcn upon tl)C Zovh, and he shall sustain thee : 
 he shall never sutter the righteous to be moved. 
 
 tOliat time S am ofraib, 3 toill tntst in tl)ee. In God I 
 
 will praise his word, in God I have put my trust ; I will not fear 
 what flesh can do unto me. 
 
 Be merciful unto me, God, be merciful unto me : for my 
 
 soul trusteth in thee: gen, in tl)e sl)niiou) of tl)n toings toill 3 
 
 make tnn refuge, until these calamities be overpast. 
 
 Because of his strength will I toait upon tl)ee : for God is 
 my defence. 
 
 ©ob l]atl) spoken in l)is l}o!inc6S; 3 mili rejoice, 1 toill 
 biuibe Gl]ccl}em, anb mete out llje ualleg of SuccotI). Gilead 
 
 is mine, and Manasseh is mine ; Ephraini also is the strength of 
 mine head ; Judah is my lawgiver ; Moab is my washpot ; over 
 Edom will I cast out my slioe : Philistia, triumph thou because of 
 me. 
 
 Who will bring me into the strong city ? who will lead me 
 into Edom ? Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and 
 thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies ? Give us 
 help from trouble : for vain is the help of man. (Jljrougl) (Sob 
 toe sljaU bo OUliantln '• for he it is that shall tread down our 
 enemies. 
 
 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart 
 is overwhelmed : lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For 
 thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. 
 I will abide in thy tabernacle forever : Jf U)ili trUSt in tl)e COUert 
 
 of tl)n u)ing0. Selah. 
 
 Truly my soul toaitetl) upon (!5ob : from him cometh my 
 salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation ; he is my de- 
 fence ; J sl)aU not be greatly mooeb. 
 
 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is 
 from him. lie only is my rock and my salvation : he is my de- 
 fence; 3 sljall not be moueb. In God is my salvation and my 
 glory : the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. (JTrUSt 
 in ifim nt all times ; ye people, pour out your heart before him : 
 
 (5ob is a refuge for us. Selah. 
 
 In thee, O Lord, do I put mn truSt: let me never be put to 
 confusion. Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape : 
 incline thine ear unto me, and save me. Be thou my strong habi- 
 tation, whereunto I may continually resort : thou hast given com- 
 mandment to save me ; for thou art my rock and my fortress. De- 
 liver me, my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand 
 
 Ps. Iv. 22. 
 
 Pa. Ivi. 3, 4. 
 
 Ps. Ivii. 1. 
 
 Ps. lix. 9. 
 
 Ps. Ix. 6-12. 
 
 Ps. Ixi. 2-4. 
 
 Ps. Ixli. 1, 2. 
 
 Ps. Ixii. 5-8. 
 
 Ps. Ixxi. 1-7.
 
 688 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 Ps. Ixxi. 16. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxviii. 
 15-32. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxviii. 
 40-13. 
 
 Ps. Ixxxvi. 7. 
 
 Pa. xci. 2. 
 
 Psalm 
 cvi. lO-l.'i. 
 
 of the unrighteous and cruel man. S'ox tl)OU fltt tltjl l)Opc, ® 
 
 Corb C!5ob : tI]ou art mil trust from mn gonti). By thee have 
 
 I been holden up from the womb : thou art he that took me out of 
 my mother's bowels : my praise shall be continually of thee. I am 
 as a wonder unto many ; but thou art my strong refuge. 
 
 Jf toill go in tl)c strcngtli of tl}C £orb (3oh : I will make 
 mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. 
 
 He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as 
 out of the great depths. He brought streams also out of the rock, 
 and caused waters to run down like rivers. And they sinned 
 yet more against him by provoking the Most High in the wilder- 
 ness. And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for 
 their lust. Yea, they spake against God ; they said, Cfltt (S>ob 
 
 furnisl) a tabic in tlie roilbcrncss ? Behold, he smote the rock, 
 
 that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed ; can 1)0 
 gioc breab also? can he provide flesh for his people ? 
 
 Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth : so a fire was 
 kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel ; bc- 
 
 cansc tl)cii bcUcucb not in C6ob, anb trusteb not in l)is salua- 
 
 tion : though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened 
 the doors of heaven, and had rained down manna upon them to 
 eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven. Man did eat 
 angels' food : he sent them meat to the full. 
 
 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven : and by his 
 power he brought in the south Avind. He rained flesh also upon 
 them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea : And 
 he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habita- 
 tions. So they did eat, and were well filled : for he gave them 
 their own desire. They were not estranged from their lust : but 
 while their meat was yet in their mouths, the wrath of God came 
 upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen 
 men of Israel. For all this they sinned still, ailb bcUcucb not for 
 his wondrous works. 
 
 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve 
 him in the desert ! Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and 
 limited t!)C ijolg ©nc of Jleracl. They remembered not his 
 hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy. How 
 he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of 
 Zoan : 
 
 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee : for thou wilt 
 answer me. 
 
 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress : my 
 God ; in him will I trust. 
 
 He saved them from the hand of hira that hated them, and 
 redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. And the waters 
 covered their enemies : tliere was not one of them left. Then bc-
 
 FAITH, "WHAT? 
 
 689 
 
 licticb tl)cr! I)is UJOrbs ; they sang Ilis praise. They soon forgat 
 l)is CDOrU©, they waited not for his counsel : but lusted exceeding- 
 ly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. And he gave 
 them their request ; but sent leanness into their soul. 
 
 They changed their gloiy into the similitude of an ox that 
 eateth grass. They forgat God their saviour, which had done great 
 things in Egypt; wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terri- 
 ble things by the Red sea. Therefore he said that he would de- 
 stroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the 
 breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. Yea, 
 they despised the pleasant land, tl)CJ] bclicucb not l)is ttJOrb : 
 but murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of 
 the Lord. Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to over- 
 throw them in the wilderness. 
 
 Surely he shall not be moved forever : the righteous shall be 
 in everlasting remembrance. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings : 
 
 l)is l)cart is fiieci), trusting in t\)c Corir. i^is l)cart is cstab- 
 
 lisl)cb, i)e sl)aU not be afroib, until he see his desire upon his 
 enemies. 
 
 I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and 
 set me in a large place. The Lord is on my side ; 3 Ujill not 
 fear : what can man do unto me ? The Lord taketh my part with 
 them that help me : therefore shall I see my desire upon them that 
 hate me. It is better to trust in the Lord than to pnt coufibcncc 
 in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in 
 princes. All nations compassed me about : but in the name of the 
 Lord will I destroy them. They compassed me about : yea, they 
 compassed me about : but in the name of the Lord I will destroy 
 them. They compassed me about like bees ; tl)Cn firc qucucl)eb 
 
 as tl)c ftrc of tljorns : for in tl)c name of tl)c llorb 3 roili bc- 
 
 Stron tl)Cm. Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall : but 
 the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and song, and is 
 become mv salvation. 
 
 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me ; because 
 3 l)at)c l)oj3ci) in tlin toorb. 
 
 My soul fainteth for thy salvation : but 3 l)Opc in tljn UJOrb- 
 
 Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: 3 l)O^JC in tl)2 
 tDorb. 
 
 I cried unto thee : save me and I shall keep thy testimonies. 
 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried : jj Ijopeb in 
 tl)n iDorb. 
 
 3 roill lift up mine c|ics unto tl)e l)iUs, from U)l)ence 
 comet!) mil i]c[\i. My help cometh from the Lord, which made 
 heaven and earth. 
 
 Psalm 
 cvi. SJO-26. 
 
 P9. cxii. 6-8. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxviii. 5-14. 
 
 Ps. cxix. 74. 
 
 Ps. cxix. 81. 
 Ps. cxix. 114. 
 
 Psalm 
 
 cxix. 
 
 UG, 147. 
 
 Ps. cxxi. 1, 2. 
 
 44
 
 690 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 Ps. cxxx. 5. 
 
 Prov. iii. 5. 
 
 Is. X. 20. 
 
 Is. xii. 2. 
 
 Is. XXV. 9. 
 
 Is. xxxi. 1. 
 
 Is. xxxiii. 2. 
 
 Is. xli. 10. 
 
 Is. 1. 7-10. 
 
 Jcr. iii. 22, 23. 
 
 Lamrn. 
 til. 24-26. 
 
 I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in l)is UJOrb bo 
 
 3 \)o\ic. 
 
 ®rust in tl)c Corb toitl) all tl)ine l)cart ; and lean not unto 
 
 thine own understanding. 
 
 It shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, 
 and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more 
 again stay upon him that smote them ; but sl}nll Stall upon tl^C 
 tlotb, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. 
 
 Behold, God is my salvation ; J[ tpill trnst, anb not bc 
 afraib : for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song ; 
 he also is become my salvation. 
 
 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God ; xac l)at)C 
 toaitcb for llim, and he will save us : this is the Lord ; we have 
 waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. 
 
 Wo to them that go down to Egypt for help ; and stay on 
 liorses, and trust in chariots, because they are many ; and in horse- 
 men, because they are very strong; but tl)Ct} look not nntO tl)e 
 i^oln (Dnc of Israel, neither seek tlie Lord ! 
 
 O Lord, be gracious unto us ; txjc \)avc tuaitcb for tl)CC : be 
 thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of 
 trouble. 
 
 i^car tl)OU not; for 3 am toitll tl)CC: be not dismayed; 
 for I am thy God : 1 will strengthen thee ; yea, I will help thee ; 
 yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 
 
 The Lord God will help me : tlKtcforc sljall 3 not be con- 
 fonnbcb : therefore Ijauc 3 set ninface like a flint, anb 3 knoto 
 ti)at iJ sI)aU not be asl)amcb. lie is near that justifieth me: 
 who will contend with me? let us stand together : who is mine ad- 
 versary? let him come near to me. Behold, the Lord God will 
 help me ; wlio is he that shall condemn me ? lo, they all shall wax 
 old as a garment ; the moth shall eat them up. 
 
 Who is among you that feareth the Lord, tliat obeyeth the 
 voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light ? 
 
 let l)im trust in tl)c name of tl)e £orb, anb stan upon l)i3 
 eob. 
 
 Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your back- 
 slidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the Lord our 
 God. (Jruin in luiin is Galinition Ijopeb for from tlje I)ill6, 
 nnb from tlfe mnltitnbe of mountains : truli} in tlje Corb our 
 ^Pob is tl)e saluation of Jsrael. 
 
 The Lord is my portion, .saith ray soul ; therefore will I hope 
 in him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, tothesoul 
 (hat sc.krth him. It is good that a man should both hope and 
 quielln loait foe the salvation of the Lord.
 
 FAITH, WHAT! 
 
 691 
 
 At that time certain Chakleans came near, and accused the 
 Jews. They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, 
 live forever. Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man 
 that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, 
 and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship 
 the golden image: And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, 
 that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 
 There are certain Jews whom tlmu hast set over the aff"airs of the 
 province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego ; these 
 men, king, have not regarded thee : they serve not thy gods, nor 
 worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 
 
 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to 
 bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought 
 these men before the king. Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto 
 them. Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye 
 serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up ? 
 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the 
 cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds 
 of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made ; 
 well : but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into 
 the midst of a burning fierj' furnace ; and who is that God that 
 shall deliver you out of my hands ? 
 
 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the 
 king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this 
 
 matter. M it bc 00, our CJ3ob tnliom roc scrnc is able to bc- 
 iivcv us from ll)e burning ticrji furnace, anb l)e roill bcliucr 
 us out of tljine Ijanii, (D king. But if not, be it known unto 
 thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the 
 golden image which thou hast set up. 
 
 When my soul fainted within me Jf rcmcmbcrcb tl)C £orb : 
 
 anb mu ^irancr came in unto tl)ee, into thine holy temple. 
 
 The word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, sa}^- 
 ing, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it 
 the preaching that I bid thee. 
 
 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word 
 of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three 
 days' journey. And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's 
 journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall 
 be overthrown. 
 
 So the people of Nineveh belieucb (f5ob, imd proclaimed a 
 fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the 
 least of them. For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he 
 arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered 
 him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he caused it to be pro- 
 claimed and published through Nineveh, by the decree of the king 
 and his nobles, saying. Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, 
 taste anything : let them not feed, nor drink water : but let man 
 
 Daniel, 
 iii. 8-18. 
 
 Jonah, ii. 7. 
 
 Jonah, 
 iii. 1-9.
 
 692 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 Micah, 
 vii. 7-9. 
 
 Nahura, i. 7. 
 
 John, 
 iii. 14, 15. 
 
 John, iii. 33. 
 Mark, i. 40. 
 
 John, 
 V. 37, 38. 
 
 John, 
 V. 44-47. 
 
 M.-u-k, 
 iii. 1-5. 
 
 Mnlthew, 
 viii. 1, i. 
 
 and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God : 
 yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the vio- 
 lence that is in their hands. Who can tell if God Avill turn and 
 repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not ? 
 
 I will look unto the Lord ; I will wait for the God of my sal- 
 vation ; my God will hear me. 
 
 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy : tDl)CU 3 filll, 3 
 
 QJ;)a{l arise; toljen 1 sit in barkness, tlie Corb sl)aU be a 
 
 ligl)t unto me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because 
 I have sinned against him, until he plead ray cause, and execute 
 judgment for me : he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall 
 behold his righteousness. 
 
 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble ; and 
 he knoweth them tl)at truSt in l)im. 
 
 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, cocn 60 
 
 must tl)c Son of man be lifteir up : tl)at toliosocucr bc- 
 
 lieuctl) in i)im i^houkl not perish, but have eternal life. 
 
 He that hath received his testimony Ijatl) SCt to l)is BCai 
 tijat C5ob is trne. 
 
 There came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling 
 down to him, and saying unto him, 3f tl)OU toilt, tl)On canst 
 
 make me dean. 
 
 The Father himself which hath sent me, hath borne witness 
 of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his 
 shape. And ye have not his word abiding in you : for whom he 
 
 hath sent, \)m nc bcUeoe not- 
 
 How can ye belieoe, which receive honour one of another, 
 and seek not the honour that cometh from God only ? Do not 
 think that I will accu.se you to the Father : there is one that ac- 
 cusetli you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For l)ab ne belicocb 
 
 iUoscs, ne tooulb Ijane bclicncb mc : for he wrote of me. But 
 if ne belieuc not l)is rovitings, l)OU) sljall jic bclicrc mn uiorbs. 
 
 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man 
 there toljicl) i)Ob a tDitl)ereb l)anb. And they watched him, 
 whether he would heal him on the sabbath-day ; that they might 
 accuse him. 
 
 And he saith unto the man whicli had the withered hand. 
 Stand forth. And he saith unto them. Is it lawful to do good on 
 the sabbath-days, or to do evil ? to save life, or to kill ? but they 
 held their peace. And when he had looked round about on them 
 with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saitli 
 unto the man. Stretch forth thine hand, ^nb l)e 6trctcl)eb it 
 out : and his hand was restored whole as the other. 
 
 Wlion he was come down from the mountain, great multi- 
 tudes followed him. And behold, there came a leper and wor-
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 693 
 
 shipped him, saying, £orb, if tl)oxt ujilt, tl)Ott ciiust make mc 
 clean. 
 
 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came 
 unto him a centurion, beseeching hiin, and saying, Lord, my ser- 
 vant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And 
 Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. The centurion 
 answered and said. Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest 
 come under my roof: but spcali tl)C UJOrb onln, aub mil scr- 
 uant sljall be ijealeb. For I am u man under authority, having 
 soldiers under me : and I say to this man. Go, and he goeth ; and 
 to another. Come, and he cometh ; and to my servant. Do this, 
 and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to 
 them that followed. Verily I say unto you, I have not found so 
 great faith, no, not in Israel. 
 
 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, 
 (J^ake no tl)ongl)t for nonr life, roliat rte sijall eat; ncitl)er for 
 
 tl)e bobn, toljaf ne 6l)aTl |]at on. The life is more than meat, and 
 the body is more than raiment. Consider the ravens : for they 
 neither sow nor reap : which neither have store-house, nor barn ; 
 and God fecdeth them. How much more are ye better than the 
 fowls ? And which of you with taking thought can add to his 
 stature one cubit? If ye then be not able to do that thing which 
 is least, why take ye thought for the rest ? Consider the lilies how 
 they grow : they toil not, they spin not ; and yet I say unto you, 
 that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 
 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to-day in the field, and to- 
 morrow is cast into the oven ; how much more will he clothe you, 
 O ye of little faith ? And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what 
 
 ye shall drink, ncitl)er be ne of boubtfnl minb. 
 
 The same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them. 
 Let us pass over vmto the other side. And when they had sent 
 away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. 
 And there were also with him other little ships. And there arose 
 a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it 
 was now full. And he was in the hinder j^art of the ship, asleep 
 on a pillow : and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest 
 thou not that we perish ? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, 
 and said unto the sea. Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and 
 there was a great calm. And he said unto them, il3l)n are ge SO 
 
 fearful? Ijoro is it tl)at nc Ijauc no faitl) ? 
 
 Behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped hira, say- 
 ing, iUij baugljter is euen nou) beab : but come anb laji tl)n 
 Ijanb upon l)er, axib sl)e sl)all lioe. 
 
 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. 
 And behold, a woman which was diseased with an issue of blood 
 twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his gar- 
 
 Matthew, 
 
 viii. 5-10. 
 
 Luke, 
 xii. 22-29. 
 
 Mark, 
 iv. 35-40. 
 
 Matthew, 
 ix. 18-21.
 
 694 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 Matt. ix. 27. 
 
 M.ntlhew, 
 xiv. 2:^-31. 
 
 John, 
 Ti. 3j, 3G. 
 
 John, 
 vi. 50-58. 
 
 Mntthpw, 
 XV. Sl-'JH. 
 
 ment : for 5\)c saib rDitl)in l)crsclf, 3f Jf man but tonci) l)is 
 garment, J sljall be roljolc. 
 
 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, 
 crying, and saying, (|[bou SOU of Dauib, have mercy on us. 
 
 And Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to 
 go before him unto the other side, while he .sent the multitudes 
 away. And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up 
 into a mountain apart to pray : and when the evening was come, 
 he was there alone. But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, 
 tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth 
 watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And 
 when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, 
 saying, It is a spirit ; and they cried out for fear. But straightway 
 Jesus spake unto them, saying. Be of good cheer; it is I ; be not 
 afraid. And Peter answered hira and said. Lord, if it be thou, bid 
 me come unto thee on the water. And he said. Come. And when 
 Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to 
 go to Jesus. Cut tDl]cn l)c Bam tijc toinb boisterous, be toas 
 afraib; anb beginning to sink, [)c crieb, saying, ilorb, sane 
 
 me. And iinnn.'(liateiy Jesus stretched tbrtli his hand, and caught 
 him, and said unto him, tl)OU of little faitb. wherefore didst 
 thou doubt ? 
 
 And Jesus said unto them, I am the broad of life : be i\)Clt 
 
 cometb to me shall never hunger ; and l)c il)al belicuetb ou me 
 
 shall never thirst. But I said unto you, That ye also have seen 
 me, anb belieue not. 
 
 'I'liis is tiie bread which Cometh down from heaven, tb^t a 
 man man eat tbercof find not die. 1 am the living bread which 
 caine down from heaven : if any man eat of this bread, he shall 
 live forever : and the bread that I will give is my flesh, Avhich I 
 will give for the life of the world. 
 
 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying. How can 
 this man give us his flesh to eat ? Then Jesus said unto them, 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you. Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of 
 man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth 
 my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life ; and 1 will 
 raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my 
 blood is drink indeed, lie that eateth my flesh, ami driidceth my 
 blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hatli 
 sent me, and I live by the Father : so he that eatetii me, even he 
 shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from 
 heaven : not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead : he tb^t 
 catctb of tbis breab shall live forever. 
 
 Jesus departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And 
 behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the .same coasts, 
 and cried unto him, saying, Uave mercy on me, O Lord, ll)Ott
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 695 
 
 SOU of Dnuib ; ruy daughter is grievously vexed witli a devil. 
 13iit he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and 
 besought him, saying, Send her away ; for she crieth after us. 
 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep 
 of the house of Israel. Tlien came she and worshipped him, say- 
 ing, Lord, help me. But he answered and said. It is not meet to 
 take the children's bread and to cast it to doa;s. And she said, 
 Truth, Lord : yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall fi-om their 
 master's table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, 
 great is thy faith : be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her 
 daughter was made whole from that very hour. 
 
 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting- 
 desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. He 
 answered and said unto them. When it is evening, ye say. It will 
 be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning. It 
 will be foul weather to-day : for the sky is red and lowering. O 
 ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky ; but can ye not 
 discern the signs of the times ? ^ Ujickcb (luh abultcroUS gCll- 
 era'.iou SCckctI) after a sign; and there shall no sign be given 
 unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and 
 departed. 
 
 Then said Jesus to those Jews tDl)icl) bclicucD Olt l)im, If ye 
 
 continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed ; and ye 
 shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free, 
 
 Jesus answered. If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it 
 is my Father that honoureth riie, of whom ye say, that he is your 
 God. Yet ye have not known him ; but I know him : and if I 
 should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar Hke unto you : but I 
 know him, and keep his saying. Your father Abraham rcfoiccb 
 
 to see mg baji: anb l)e sato it, anb toas glab. 
 
 Jesus heard that they had cast him out : [the blind man whom 
 he had cured] and when he had found him, he said unto him. 
 Dost thou believe on the Sou of God ? He answered and said. 
 Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him ? And Jesus said 
 unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with 
 
 thee. And he said, Corb, 3 bcUcoe. '^u'b l)c tuorsljippeb 
 l)im. 
 
 He that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 
 To him the porter openelh ; and tl)e sl)eep \)CilX l)is OOice : and 
 he calleth his own shee}» by name, and leadeth them out. And 
 Avhen ho piilteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, auh 
 
 tl}e sl)eep follouj l)im : for tljen knoro Ijis uoice. And a stranger 
 
 will they not follow, but will flee from him : for they know not the 
 voice of strangers. 
 
 I am the door : bii me if am man enter in, He shall be 
 
 saved, and shall go in and out, and tind pasture. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xvi. 1-4. 
 
 John, 
 viii. 31, 32. 
 
 John, 
 viii. 54-5G. 
 
 John, 
 ix. 35-38. 
 
 John. X. 2-5. 
 
 John, X. 9.
 
 696 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 Matthew, 
 XX. 30-34. 
 
 Mark, 
 xi. 22,a3. 
 
 John, xii. 36. 
 
 John, xiii. 19. 
 John,xiv. 1. 
 
 Luke, 
 xxiii. 39-43. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xxviii.5-10. 
 
 Mark, 
 xvi. 9-14. 
 
 And behold, two blind men sitting by the way-side, when they 
 heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, 
 Lord, thou son of David. And the multitude rebuked them, 
 because they should hold their peace: bnt tl)Ct1 cricb tl)C morc, 
 samng, tjimc mcrcn on its, © £orb, tl}OU son of Dauib. 
 
 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said. What will 
 ye that I shall do unto you ? They say unto him. Lord, that our 
 eyes may be opened. So Jesus had compassion on them, and 
 touched their eyes : and immediately their eyes received sight, and 
 they followed him. 
 
 Jesus saith unto them, ^avc ftliti) in CSob. For verily I 
 say unto you. That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be 
 thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; anb sljnll notboubt 
 in l)is l)CClVt, but shall believe that those things which he saith 
 shall come to pass ; he shall have whatsoever he saith. 
 
 While ye have light, bclicuc in ti)C Ugl)!, that ye may be the 
 children of light. 
 
 I tell you before it come, that when it is come to pass, nc 
 max) believe tl)at 3 am l)c. 
 
 ilct not nour l)cart be tronbicb : nc bclicoc in (E>ob, bc- 
 licm also in me. 
 
 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on 
 him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other 
 answering rebuked him, saying. Dost not thou fear God, seeing 
 thou art in the same condemnation ? And we indeed justly ; for 
 we receive the due reward of our deeds : but this man hath done 
 nothing amiss, '^n'b l)e snib nnto Jcsus, £orb, remember 
 me va\]cn tl)ou romest into tl)n kingbom. And Jesus said unto 
 
 him. Verily I say unto thee. To-day shalt thou be with me in 
 paradise. 
 
 The angel answered and said unto the women. Fear not ye : 
 for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not 
 here : for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the 
 Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples, that he is risen 
 from the dead, and behold, he goeth before you into Galilee ; there 
 shall ye see him : lo, I have told you. 
 
 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre ujiti) feur H1\b 
 
 great jon ; onb bib run to bring Ijis bisciples uiorb. And as 
 
 they wont to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met thein, saying. All 
 hail. And they came, and held him by the feet, and worshipped 
 him. Then said Jesus unto them. Be not afraid : go tell my 
 brethren, that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. 
 
 When Jesus was risen early, the first day of the week, he ap- 
 peared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven 
 devils. And she went and told them that had been with him, as
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 697 
 
 they mourned and wept. And they, when they had heard that he 
 was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. 
 
 After that, he appeared in another form unto two of them, as 
 they walked, and went into the country. And they went and told 
 it unto the residue : neither believed they them. 
 
 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, 
 and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, be- 
 cause tl)es belieocb not tl)cm u)l)icl) Ijab seen l)im after l)e rocis 
 risen. 
 
 Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with 
 them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto 
 him. We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I 
 shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into 
 the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not 
 believe. 
 
 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and 
 Thomas with them : then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and 
 stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then saith he to 
 Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands ; and reach 
 hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side ; and be not faithless, 
 but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him. My 
 Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou 
 hast seen me, thou hast believed : blesseb are t\)Cn tl)at \)avc not 
 
 seen, anb get l)atjc belieoeb. 
 
 They that gladly receioeb l)is tDOrb were baptized : and the 
 same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. 
 
 And he said. Men, brethren, and fatliers, hearken ; The God 
 of glory appeared unto our father Abraham when he was in Meso- 
 potamia, before he dwelt in Charran, And said unto him, Get 
 thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and coiue into the 
 *!and which I shall shew thee. dTljCU camc 1)0 OUt of tl)e lanb 
 
 of tlic Cl)albeans, anb broelt in Qlljarran. Qlnb from tl)ence, 
 wljen l)is fatljcr toas hcali, lie rcmoucb l)im into tl)is lanb 
 tnljerein lie now btocll. 'kn'b l)e gane l)im none inheritance 
 in it, no,~not so mud) as to set Ijis foot on : yet he prom- 
 ised that he Avould give it to him for a possession, and to his seed 
 after him, when as yet he had no child. 
 
 They stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, £orb 
 Jfcsus receiue mn spirit. 
 
 iDlicn tl)ei} belicueb Philip, prcacl]ing tl)c tilings con- 
 cerning tl)e kingbom of ©ob, anh tl)e name of Jesus (Jlljrist, 
 
 they were baptized both men and women. 
 
 The eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom 
 speaketh the prophet this ? of himself, or of some other man ? 
 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, 
 and preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way. 
 
 John, 
 XX. 24-29. 
 
 Acts, ii. 41. 
 
 Acts, 
 
 Acts, vii. 59. 
 
 Acts, \iii. 12, 
 
 Acts, 
 viii. 34-38.
 
 698 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 Acts, xi. 
 20, -Jl. 
 
 Acts, xiv. 23. 
 
 Acts, xvii. 
 11, 12. 
 
 Acts, xviii. 8. 
 
 Acts, xix. 
 3,4. 
 
 Acts, xix. 
 
 17, la. 
 
 Acts, xxvii, 
 20-25. 
 
 they came unto a certain water : and the eunuch said, See, here is 
 water ; what doth hinder me to be baptized ? And Philip said, 
 M tl)OU bclicncst tnitl) all tljinc licart, thou mayest. And he 
 answered and said, J bcUcuC tl)at JcSUS Qlljrist is tl)C Sou of 
 
 (3oh. 
 
 And he commanded the chariot to stand still : and they went 
 down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch ; and he 
 baptized him. 
 
 Some of them were men of Cyprus and Gyrene, which when 
 tliey were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching 
 the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord Avas with them : and 
 a great number bclicuciJ, and turned unto the Lord. 
 
 When they had ordained them elders in every church, and 
 had prayed witli fasting, they commended them to the Lord, oil 
 
 m\)om tl)cn bcUcncb. 
 
 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that 
 they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the 
 scriptures daily, whether those things were so. (Jljcrcforc mnuj} 
 of t!)Ctn bclicuci); also of honourable women which were Greeks, 
 and of men not a few. 
 
 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, bclicucb OU tl)C 
 Corb with all his house : and many of the Corinthians hearing, 
 believed, and were baptized. 
 
 And he said unto them. Unto what then were ye baptized ? 
 And they said. Unto John's baptism. Then said Paul, Juhn verily 
 baptized with the ba])tism of re])entanee, saying unto the ])Pople, 
 tl)at ll)cn slioulb bclicuc on l)im U)l)icl) sljonlb come after 
 
 l)iin, lliat is, on Christ Jesus. 
 
 And this [the story of the evil spirits and the sons of Seeva the 
 Jew] was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at 
 Ephesus : and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus 
 was magnified. And many tl)at bclicocb came, and confessed, 
 and shewed their deeds. 
 
 When neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no 
 small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved wiis 
 then taken away, [on Paul's voyage to Phenice.] But after long 
 abstinence, Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said. Sirs, 
 ye should have hearkened untoine, and not have loosed from Crete, 
 and to have gained this harm and loss. And now I exhort you to 
 be of good cheer : for there shall be no loss of anv man's life amonfj 
 you, but of the ship. For there stood by me this night the angel 
 of God, wliose I am, and whom I serve, saying, Fear not, Paid ; 
 tlion must be brought before Cresar: and lo, God hath given thee 
 all th.'tn tliat sail with thoo. Wherefore, sirs, bc of qoob d)CCt : 
 
 for 3 belieuc (.Pob, tijat it sl)all bc cviw as it ruas lolb me.
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 699 
 
 "What saitli the scripture? Abraham bclicticb (J5oi), and it 
 was counted unto him for riijliteousnesss. 
 
 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace ; to the end 
 the promise might be sure to all the seed: not to that only which 
 is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, 
 who is the father of us all, (As it is written, I have made thee a 
 father of many nations) before him U)l)Oltt l)C bcliciicb, even God, 
 who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not, as 
 though they were. tOI)o against l]Opc bclicucb in l)OtJC, that 
 he might become the fatliei' of many nations ; according to that 
 which was spoken. So shall thy seed be. And being not weak in 
 faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was 
 about an hundred years old, neither vet the deadness of Sarah's 
 
 womb, tjc staggcrcb not at tl)c promise of t5ob tl)rongli un- 
 belief; but roas strong in faitl), gining glorn to (J3o5; anb 
 being fnlln persuabeb, tl)at luljat' Ije [)ah promiseb, l)e roas 
 able also To perform. 
 
 We are saved by hope. But hope that is seen, is not hope : 
 for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for ? . But if roe l)Ope 
 for tijat toe see not, tljen bo toe tnitl) patience toait for it. 
 
 The righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say 
 not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven ? (that is, to 
 bring Christ down from above :) or, Who shall descend into the 
 deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what 
 saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy 
 heart ; that is, the word of faith, which we preach : That if thou 
 shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt belieue iu 
 tijinc l)eart that God liath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be 
 
 saved, i^or toitl) tl)e Ijeart man belieuetl) nnto rigljteousness ; 
 
 and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the 
 Scripture saith. Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 
 For there is no ditlerence between the Jew and the Greek : for the 
 same Lord over all is rich unto all tl)at call upon l)im. For who- 
 soever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 
 
 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not be- 
 lieved ? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not 
 heard ? and how shall they hear without a preacher ? And how 
 shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written. How beau- 
 tiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring 
 glad tidings of good things ! But tlioy have not all obeyed the 
 
 gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, u)l)o l)atl) belicucb our report? 
 So then, faitl) cometl) bn l)earing, anb Ijearing bn tlje toorb of 
 ©ob. 
 
 We look not at the things which are seen, but at tl)C tljiugs 
 
 roljicl) are not seen. 
 
 We walk by faith, not bl} Sigl)t. 
 
 Rom. iv. 3. 
 
 Romans, iv. 
 
 le-'Ji. 
 
 Romans, viii. 
 i4, '25. 
 
 Romans, x. 
 6-17. 
 
 2 Cor. iv. 18. 
 
 2 Cor. V. 7.
 
 700 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 Eph.i. 12,13. 
 
 Eph. vi. 10. 
 
 Heb. xi. 
 1-28. 
 
 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted 
 
 in Christ. Ju loljom jic also trustcb, after tljiU jic Ijcurb tl)e 
 
 tDOrb of trnti), the gospel of your salvation : in whom also, after 
 that ye bcUcnci, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise. 
 
 Finally, my brethren, be Strong ill tl)C £orb, and in the 
 power of his might. 
 
 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence 
 of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. 
 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the 
 word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things 
 which do appear. By faith Abel oftered unto God a more excellent 
 sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was 
 righteous, God testifying of his gifts : and by it he being dead yet 
 speaketh. By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see 
 death ; and was not found, because God had translated him : for 
 before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 
 But without faith it is impossible to please him; for he thatcometh 
 to God must bclicuc tl)at Ije is, anb tl)at l)c is a xcwavhcx of 
 tl)em tljat biligcntln seek l]im. 
 
 By faith Xoali, being uiarneb of (Bob of tijings not seen 
 as get, moocb toitl) fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his 
 house; by tlie which he condemned the world, and became heir of 
 the righteousness which is by faith. 
 
 By faith Abraham, Avhen he was called to go out into a place 
 which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed ; and he 
 went out not knotoing roliitlier l)e roent. By faith |)e sojoui-neb 
 in tl)e lanb of promise, as in a strange conntrn, biueUing 
 
 in tabernacles vvith Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the 
 same promise : for he looked for a city which hath foundations, 
 whoso builder and maker is God. Through faith also Sarah her- 
 self received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child 
 when she was past age, becansc sl)c jubgeb l}im faitljfnl rolio 
 
 Ijab prontiseb. Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as 
 good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as 
 the sand which is by the sea-shore innumerable. These all died in 
 
 faith, not Ijauing receineb tl)e promises, but Ijaning seen 
 ll)em afar off, a^nb uiere persuabeb of tl)em, anii embraceb 
 tl)ein, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the 
 earth. For they that say such things declare plainly that they 
 seek a country. And truly, if they had been mindful of that 
 country from whence they came out, they might have had oppor- 
 tunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, 
 that is, an heavenly : wherefore God is not jishamed to be called 
 their God : for he hath prepared for them a city. 
 
 r>y faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac : and he 
 that li.id rneivod the promises offercb up l)is onin begotten son, 
 of U)l)om it was saib, iri)at in Jsaac sljall tl)n seeb be ralleb :
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 701 
 
 James, 
 ii. 14-26. 
 
 accounting tl]at C5ob roas able tcr raise l)im n^], cocn from 
 
 tl)C bcab; from whence also he received him in a figure. 
 
 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to 
 come. By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons 
 of Joseph ; and worshipped, leaning upon tlie top of his stafl". By faith 
 
 Joseph, when he died, mabc mcutiou of tl)c (departing of tl)C cl)ii- 
 bren of Israel; a\\b gaue commanbmcnt concerning l)is 
 
 bones. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three )noutlis of 
 his parents, because they saw he was a proper child ; anh tl)CnU)Crc 
 
 not nfraib of tlje king's commandment. By faith Tvioses, 
 
 when lie was come to years, refused to be called the son of l*ha- 
 raoh's daughter; choosing rather to sutler affliction with the 
 people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season ; 
 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures 
 
 in Egypt : for l]c Ijab respect unto tl)e recompense of tl)c 
 
 reujarb. By faith lie forsook Egypt, not fearing the Avrath of 
 
 the king: for he endured, as Seeing l)im tDl)o is inuisible. 
 
 Through ffiith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, 
 lest he that destroyed the first-born should touch them. 
 
 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath 
 faith, and have not works ? can faith save him ? If a brother or 
 sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say 
 unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled ; notwith- 
 standing ye give them not those things which are needful to the 
 body ; wiiat doth it profit ? Even so faiti), if it Ijatl) not U)Orks, 
 is beab, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, 
 
 and I have works : sl)eu3 me tl)n faitI) UJitl)out tl)n ujorks, anb 
 3 will sljeu) tl)ee mn faitl) bji mn toorks. Thou"beHevest that 
 
 tliere is one God ; thou doest well : the devils also believe, and 
 tremble. Vn\t wilt thou know, vain man, tliat faitl) U)itl)OUt 
 IDOrks is beab '? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, 
 when he had ottered Isaac his son upon the altar ? Seest thou how 
 faith wrt^uglit with his works, and by works was faith made per- 
 fect ? '^nh tl)e scripture roas fultUlcb U)l)icl) saiti), QVbral)am 
 belicueb (Cob, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness : 
 and he was called the Friend of God. Ye see then liow that by 
 works a man is justified, and not by faith only. Likewise also was 
 not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the 
 messengers, and had sent them out another way ? For as the body 
 without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead ako. 
 
 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, tl)OUgl) UOtD J1C 
 
 see l)im not, get belieuing, ^c rejoice with joy unspeakable, 
 
 and full of glory : receiving the end of your faith, even the sal- 
 vation of your souls. 
 
 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ ; 
 not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Sj^irit 
 that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are 
 
 1 Pet. i. 8, 9. 
 
 1 Jolin, V. 
 6-10.
 
 702 
 
 FAITH, WHAT? 
 
 three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the 
 Holy Ghost: and these tliree are one. And there are three that 
 bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood : and 
 these three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, tlie 
 witness of God is greater : for this is the witness of God which he 
 hath testified of his Son. He that believetli on the Son of God 
 bath the witness in himself: he that bclieut'tl) not &ob hath 
 made him a liar ; because Ijc bclieoctl) not tl)C VCCOrb tljat &0^ 
 
 gaoc of l)is Son.
 
 XXII. 
 
 ^lEjinrtanrt nf jFattlj, 
 
 Now the serpent was more subtile than any beast of the field 
 which the Lord God has made : and he said unto the woman, 
 Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden ? 
 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of 
 the trees of the garden : but of the fruit of the tree which is in 
 the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, 
 neither shall ye touch it, ic5t QC bic. And the serpent said unto 
 the woman, ^c sljilU not SUrdn bic : For God doth know, that 
 in the day ye eat tiiereof, then your eyes shall be opened ; and ye 
 shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman 
 saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the 
 eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise ; she took of the 
 fruit thereof, and did eat ; and gave also unto her husband with 
 her, and he did eat. 
 
 And Abram said. Behold, to me thou hast given no seed : and 
 lo, one born in my house is mine heir. And behold, the word of 
 the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but 
 he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels, shall be thine heir. 
 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward 
 heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and 
 he said unto him. So shall thy seed be. 
 
 And he believed in the Lord ; nub \)C COUUteb it tO l)im for 
 
 rigljtconsncss. 
 
 The Loid spake unto Moses, saying, Send thou men, that they 
 may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of 
 Israel : of every tribe of their ftithers shall ye send a man, every 
 one a ruler among them 
 
 So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness 
 
 of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath 
 
 And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the 
 congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of 
 Paran, to Kadesh ; and brought back word unto them, and unto 
 all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land. And 
 they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou 
 sentest us, and surely it tloweth with milk and honey ; and this is 
 the fruit of it. Nevertheless, the people be strong that dwell in the 
 land, and the cities are walled, and very great : and moreover, we 
 
 Gen. iii. 1-6. 
 
 Gen. xv. 
 3-6. 
 
 Num. xiii. 
 
 1, 2, 26-33, 
 
 xiv. 1-12, 
 
 20-38.
 
 704 
 
 IMPORTANCE OF FAITH. 
 
 saw the children of Anak there. The Amalekites dwell in the land 
 of the south : and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, 
 dwell in the mountains ; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and 
 by the coast of Jordan. 
 
 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said. Let us go 
 up at once, and possess it ; for we are well able to overcome it. 
 But the men that went up with him said, UJe bc ttOt able to gO 
 Xip against tl)C people; for they are stronger than- we. And 
 they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched 
 unto the childi'en of Israel, saying. The land through which we 
 have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants 
 thereof ; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great 
 stature. And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which 
 come of the giants : and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, 
 and so we were in their siofht 
 
 QVnb all tl)e congregation lifteii up tlicir «oice, ant crieb ; 
 
 avib ti)C people toept tljat nigl)t. And all the children of Israel 
 murmured against Moses and against Aaron : and the whole con- 
 gregation said unto them. Would God that we had died in the 
 land of Egypt ! or would God we had died in this wilderness ! 
 And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, tO fall bj) 
 tl)e QUJOrb, that our wives and our children should be a prey ? 
 were it not better for us to return into Egypt ? And they said one 
 to another. Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt ? 
 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly 
 of the congregation of the children of Israel. 
 
 And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, 
 which were of them that searclied the land, rent their clothes : 
 And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, 
 saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an ex- 
 ceeding good land. If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring 
 us into this land, and give it us ; a land which tloweth with milk 
 and honey. Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye 
 the people of the land ; for they are bread for us : their defence is 
 departed from them, and the Lord is with us : fear them not. But 
 all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory 
 of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before 
 all the children of Israel. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people pro- 
 voke me? anb l)otD long vuill it be ere tl)cn beliene me, for all 
 
 the signs which 1 have shewed among them '{ I will smite them 
 with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a 
 
 greater nation and mightier than they 
 
 And the Lord saitl, I have j)ardone<l according to thy word : 
 But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be tilled with the glory of 
 the Lord. Because all those men wliich have seen my glory, and 
 my miracles, wliich I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have 
 tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my
 
 importajSTce of faith. 
 
 705 
 
 voice; surcln tl]cji sljiill not sec tl)c \a\\b toljid) 3 sroarc unto 
 tl)cir fiUljcrs, nciFljcr sljuU anti of tl)cm tl)iU prouokcb mc see 
 it : but nay servant Caleb, because be had another spirit with 
 him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land 
 whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. (Now the 
 Amalekites, and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To-morrow 
 turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red 
 sea. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 
 How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur 
 against me ? I have heard the murmurings of the children of 
 Israel which they murmur against me. Say unto them. As truly 
 as I live, saith the Lord, as j)c \)avc spokcu in miuc cars, so 
 
 toill S liO to nOU : your carcasses shall tall in this wilderness; 
 and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole num- 
 ber, from twenty years old and upward, which' have murmured 
 against me. Doubtless ye shall not come into the land concerning 
 which I swai'e to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of 
 Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. But your little ones, 
 which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they 
 shall know the land which ye have despised. But as for you, your 
 carcasses, they shall fall in this wilderness. And your children 
 shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whore- 
 doms, until your carcasses be wasted in the wilderness. After the 
 number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days 
 (each day for a year) shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years ; 
 
 a\\b 2C sljall knora mn bread) of promise. I the Lord have 
 
 said, i will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are 
 gathered together against me : in this wilderness they shall be con- 
 sumed, and there they shall die. 
 
 And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who re- 
 turned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by 
 bringing up a slander upon the land, even those men that did 
 bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before 
 the Lord. But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jep- 
 hunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived 
 still. 
 
 Among these [the children of Israel numbered in the plains 
 jpf Moab thirty-eight years after] there was not a man of them whom 
 Closes and Aaron the pi'iest numbered, when they numbered the 
 children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. For the Lord had said 
 of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was 
 not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and 
 Joshua the son of Nun. 
 
 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them 
 
 Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath ; but 
 with him that standeth here with us this day before the Lord our 
 
 _ 
 
 Num. XXV i. 
 1)4. 65. 
 
 Dent. xxix. 
 
 -', 14, 15, 
 
 18-iO.
 
 706 
 
 IMPORTANCE OF FAITH. 
 
 Dent, xxxii. 
 18-i!0. 
 
 Joshun, i. 
 1, 2, 5-9. 
 
 2 Kings, vi. 
 24,2.5, vii. 
 1-7, 10-20. 
 
 God, and also with hira that is not here with us this day 
 
 . . Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, 
 or tribe, whose heart turueth away this day from the Lord our 
 God, to go and serve the gods of these nations ; lest there should 
 be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood ; and it 
 come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless 
 himself in his heart, saying, 3 sl]aU [)iWe pcazc, tl)OUgl) 3 walk 
 in tl)C imngiltiUion of mine Ijcart, to add drunkenness to thirst: 
 the Lord will not spare hira, but then the anger of the Lord and 
 his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that 
 are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot 
 out his name from under heaven. 
 
 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast for- 
 gotten God that formed tliee. And when the Lord saw it, he ab- 
 horred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his 
 daughters. And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see 
 what their end shall be : for they are a very froward generation, 
 
 rl)ilbrcn in roljom is no faitl}. 
 
 Now after the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, it came 
 to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' 
 minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead ; now therefore arise, 
 go over this Joidan, thou and all this people, unto the land which 
 
 I do give to them, even to the children of Israel 
 
 There shall not any man b? able to stand before thee all the days 
 of thy life : as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not 
 fail thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of a good courage : for 
 unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land which 
 I sware unto their fathers to give them. (Ouln bc tl)OU StVOng 
 
 nnb ucrn conragcons, tl)iU tl)on mancst observe to bo lU- 
 covbinglo all tl)e liiu) U)l)icl) lUoses mn sermint commanb- 
 
 eb tljce : turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou 
 
 mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest Have 
 
 not I commanded thee ? Be strong and of a good courage ; be 
 not afraid, neither be thou dismayed : for the Lord thy God is 
 with thee whithersoever thou goest. 
 
 And it came to pass that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered 
 all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. And there was 
 a great famine in Samaria : and behold, they besieged it, until an 
 ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part 
 of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver 
 
 Tlipn Klisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord ; Thus saith 
 the Lord, To-morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour 
 be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the 
 gate of Samaria. Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned an- 
 .swcreil the man of Gud, and said, Behold, if tlu^ Lord woidd make 
 windows in heaven, might this thing Ih; i '^nb l)C eaib, Uel)olb, 
 tl)Ou Gl)all sec it ujill) tl)ine enes, but sl)tilt not eat lljeveof.
 
 IMPOKTANCE OF FAITH, 
 
 707 
 
 
 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the 
 gate ; and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die ? 
 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the 
 city, and we shall die there : and if we sit still here, we die also. 
 Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians : 
 if they save us alive, we shall live ; and if they kill us, we shall but 
 die. And they rose up in the twilight to go unto the camp of the 
 Syrians : and when the}' were come to the uttermost part of the 
 camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there. For the Lord had 
 made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise 
 of horses, even the noise of a great host : and they said one to 
 another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of 
 the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. 
 Wherefore they arose and tied in the twilight, and left their tents, 
 and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and tied 
 
 for their life And the people went out, and 
 
 spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was 
 sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according 
 to the word of the Lord. 
 
 And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to 
 have the charge of the gate : and the people trode upon him in the 
 gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when 
 the king came down to him. And it came to pass as the man of God 
 had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, 
 and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, sliall be to-morrow about 
 this time in the gate of Samaria : and that lord answered the 
 man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make win- 
 dows in heaven, migljt SUCI) a tl)iug be ? And he said, Behold, 
 thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. And 
 so it fell out unto him : for the people trode upon him in the gate, 
 and he died. 
 
 And they [the Israelites] were helped against them, and the 
 Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with 
 them ; for tI)Cl] cricb to (5ob ill tl)C battle, and he was entreated 
 of them; bcctfuse tljeji put tijcir trust in l)im. 
 
 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jei-oboam began Abijah 
 to reign over Judah. He reigned three years in Jerusalem, lli-s 
 mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. 
 And there was war between xVbijah and Jeroboam. And Abijah 
 set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even 
 four hundred thousand chosen men : Jeroboam also set the battle 
 in arra}' against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, 
 being mighty men of valour. 
 
 And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in 
 mount Ephraim,and said. Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel; 
 Ought ye not to know that the Lord God of Israel gave the king- 
 dom over Israel to David forever, even to him and to his sons by a 
 
 1 Chron. v. 
 20. 
 
 2Chron. xiii. 
 1-5, 12-18.
 
 708 
 
 IMPORTANCE OF FAITH, 
 
 2 Chron. xvi. 
 1-3, 7-9. 
 
 2 Chron. xx. 
 1-4, 14-21. 
 
 covenant of salt? And behold, God himself is 
 
 with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumjiets to 
 cry alarm against you. children of Israel, fight ye not against 
 the Lord God of your fathers ; for ye shall not prosper. 
 
 But Jeroboam caused an arabushment to come about behind 
 them : so they were before Judali and the ambushment was be- 
 hind them. And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle 
 was before and behind ; aitb tl)Cn iXlch UlltO tl)C Cotb, anb tl)e 
 
 ;priests sonnbcb uiitl) tl)c trunrpets. (Hljcntljc men of Jnbal) 
 Qavc a sljont: anb ns tl)c men of Jnbali sl]ontcb, it came to 
 pass, tijat (5ob smote Jeroboam anb all Jsrael before '^Xbija I) 
 
 anb Jubal). And the children of Israel fled before Judah : and 
 God delivered them into their hand. And Abijah and his people 
 slew them with a great slaughter : so there fell down slain of Israel 
 five hundred thousand chosen men. 
 
 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, 
 and the children of Judah prevailed, bccauSC i\)CV) relieb npon 
 
 tl)C £orb (3oh of tljcir fatl)ers. 
 
 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king 
 of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent 
 that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 
 
 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of 
 the house of the Lord and of the king's honse, and sent to Ben- 
 hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, There is a 
 league between me and thee, as there was between my father and 
 thy father : behold, I have sent thee silver and gold ; go, break thy 
 league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. 
 
 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa 
 
 king of Judah and said unto him, Becanse tl)Ott l]ast relieb OM 
 
 tl}e king of S|iria, anb not relieb on tl]c Corb tl)n (!?ob, 
 
 therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand. 
 Were not the Ethiopeans and the Lubims a huge host, with very 
 many chariots and horsemen ? yet, bccanSC tl)On bibst reljl Oil 
 tl]C Corb, he delivered them into thine hand. For the eyes 
 of tlie J^onl run to and fro throughout the whole earth, tO sl)ett) 
 
 l)im3clf Strong in tlje bel)alf of tljem tDl)ose Ijeart is perfect 
 
 tOCOarb l)im. Herein thou hast done foolishly : therefore from 
 henceforth thou shalt have wars. 
 
 It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and 
 the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammo- 
 nites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. Then there came some 
 that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great midtitiule 
 against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and behold, 
 tlx-y b«! in TIazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi. And Jehosha})liat 
 feared, anb set Ijimself to seek tlje ilorb, and proclaimed a fa.st 
 throughout all .ludah. And Judah gathered themselves togethei-,
 
 IMPORTANCE OF FAITH, 
 
 709 
 
 to ask help of the Lord ; even out of all the cities of Judah they 
 
 came to seek the Lord 
 
 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the 
 son of Jeie], the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, 
 came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation ; and 
 he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, 
 and thou king Jehosphaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be 
 not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude ; for the 
 battle is not yours, but God's. To-morrow go ye down against 
 them : behold, they come up by the clitf of Ziz ; and ye shall find 
 them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel. ^e 
 sl)all not ncct) to fi9l)t in tl)is bank : set nourselucs, stanb 
 nc still, anb scctlicsaluation of tlic tloriiimtl] nou, (D Jubal) 
 anb JJcrnsalcm : fear not, nor be iiismaneb ; lo-morrom go 
 out ngainst tl]em : for tl)c I'orD ujill be roitl] nou. 
 
 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground : 
 and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the 
 Lord, worshipping the Lord. And the Levites, of the children of 
 the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to 
 praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high. 
 
 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the 
 wilderness of Tekoa : and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood 
 and said. Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem ; 
 
 Selieoc in tl)C £orIi nour (!5oii, so sljall jie be estabUsl)c5; 
 bclieue l)is prop!)ets, so sljall ne ijrosper. And when he had 
 
 consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Loid, and 
 that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before 
 the army, and to say, Praise the Lord ; for his mercy endureth 
 forever. 
 
 '2.nli xo\)cn tljen began to sing anb to praise, tljc Corb 
 set ambusljments a~gainst tl)c cl)ilbren of QVmmon, iUoab, 
 anb mount Seir, ujljicl) were come against Jubal) ; anb tljeg 
 
 toere smitten. For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up 
 against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy 
 them : and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, 
 every one helped to destroy another. And when Judah came 
 toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the 
 multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, 
 and none escaped. 
 
 Let all those tl)at put tl)cir trust in tljCC rejoice : let them 
 ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them : let them also 
 that love thy name be joyful in thee. 
 
 Preserve me, O God : for in t!)ec ho 3 put mg trUSt. 
 
 Shew thy marvellous loving-kindness, O thou that savest by 
 thy right hand tl)em u)l)icl) jjut tl)eir trust in tl)CC from those 
 that rise up against them. 
 
 Psalm V. 11. 
 
 Psalm xvi . 1. 
 Ps. .wii. 7.
 
 710 
 
 IMPORTANCE OF FAITH. 
 
 Ps. xviii. SO- 
 
 PS. XX. 7, 8. 
 
 Psalm xxi. 
 1, 6, 7. 
 
 Psalm xxii. 
 4,5. 
 
 Ps. xxvi. 1. 
 
 Psalm xxvii. 
 13, 14. 
 
 Ps. xxviii. 7. 
 
 Psalm xxxi. 
 19-'J4. 
 
 Ps. xxxil. 10. 
 
 Ps. xxxiii 
 18-5!2. 
 
 As for God, his way is perfect : the word of the Lord is tried : 
 he is a buckler tO all tljOSC tljilt trUSt ill l)im. 
 
 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses : but we will I'e- 
 member the name of the Lord our God. ®I)C2 (lYC bl"OUgl)t 
 
 bouju anb fallen : bnt toe are risen, anb stanb npriglit. 
 
 The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord ; and in thy sal- 
 vation how greatly shall he rejoice ! For thou 
 
 hast made him most blessed forever: thou hast made him exceed- 
 ing glad with thy countenance. £ot tl]C king tVUStetl) in tl)e 
 
 Corb, anb tijrougl) lljc mcrcn of tl)e iUost tjigl) l)c sljali not 
 be moucb. 
 
 Our fathers trusted in thee : tl)CT) ttUSteb, anb ll)OU bibst 
 beliucr tljcnt. They cried unto thee, and were delivered : they 
 trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 
 
 Judge me, O Lord ; for I have walked in mine integrity : I 
 have trusted also in the Lord; tl)crefore J el)aU not slibe. 
 
 I had fainted, nnless I had believed to see the goodness of 
 the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord : be of 
 
 goob courage, anb l)e 6l)all strengtijen tijine l)cart : wait, I 
 
 say, on the Lord. 
 
 The Lord is my strength, and my shield ; ntn Ijeart trnsteb 
 in l)im, anb jj am Ijclpcb : tlierefore my heart greatly rejoiceth ; 
 and with my song will 1 praise him. 
 
 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for 
 them that fear thee ; which thou hast wrought for tl)ein tl)at 
 trnst in tl)ee before the sons of men ! Thou shalt hide them in 
 the seciet of thy presence from the pride of man : thou shalt keep 
 them secretly in a pavilion fi-ora the strife of tongues. 
 
 Blessed be the Lord : for he hath shewed me his marvellous 
 kindness in a strong city. For I said in my haste, I am cut off 
 from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my 
 supplications when 1 cried unto thee. O love the Lord, all ye his 
 saints : for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully reward- 
 eth the proud doer. Be of good coui-age, and he shall strengthen 
 
 your heart, ail jie tl)at l)ope in tlje l^orb. 
 
 Many sorr(nvs shall bo to the wickccl : Imt |)C tijat tmstetl) 
 
 in tl)e liorb, mercji sljall compasG l)im about. 
 
 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon 
 tljcm tl)at l)ope in Ijis mercn ; to deliver their soul from death, 
 and 1(1 ket'p llicni alive in t'aniiiic. 
 
 Our S(nil waitolh for tln' Lord : he is our help and our shield. 
 For our heart shall rejoice in liini. bccause UU* jjauc tVUStcb in 
 l)is l]Cihj name. L''t thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, accovbilig 
 UG u)c l)opc in tl)ec.
 
 IMPORTANCE OF FAITH. 
 
 711 
 
 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from 
 all my fears. ®1)CS loolicb UlltO l)im, (lixb UJCtC UgljlCllcb : 
 and their faces were not ashamed. Ti^i^s poor man cried, and the 
 Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel 
 of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and de- 
 livereth them. O taste and see that the Lord is good : blessed is 
 the man that trusteth in him. O fear the Lord, ye his saints : for 
 there is no want to them that fear him. 
 
 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants : and none of 
 them tl)at trust in l)im shall be desolate. 
 
 Trust in the Lord, and do good ; go sljalt tljOU bujcll in tllC 
 lanb, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the 
 Lord ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit 
 thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him; anb \]C sljilll bring 
 it to paes. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the 
 light, and thy judgment as the noon-day. Rest in the Lord, and 
 wait patiently for him. 
 
 Evil doers shall be cut off : but those that wait upon the Lord, 
 
 tben shall inlicrit tl)e eartl). 
 
 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, anb l)C sljClll C^ealt tl)CC 
 to inl)crit tl)C lunb : when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 
 
 The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord : he is their 
 strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them, 
 and deliver them : he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save 
 
 them, because tl)C2 trust in l)im. 
 
 I waited patiently for the Lord; anb l]e inclineb untO 
 tne, anb Ijcavb mi1 crn- He brought me up also out of an honi- 
 ble pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet ujjon a rock, and es- 
 tablished my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, 
 even praise unto our God : many shall see it, and fear, and shall 
 trust in the Lord. Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his 
 trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 
 
 I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God : I trust in 
 the mercy of God forever and ever. 
 
 As for me, I will call upon God anb tl)C Corb sljall sauc 
 inc. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry 
 aloud : and he shall hear my voice. He hath delivered my soul 
 in peace from the battle that was against me : for there were many 
 with me. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain 
 thee : he shall never sutler the righteous to be moved. 
 
 When I cry unto thee, tl)cn sl}all mine enemies turn back : 
 
 this I know ; for God is for me. In God will I praise his word: 
 in the Lord will I praise his word. In God have I put my trust : 
 I will not be afi-aid what man can do unto me. 
 
 Ps. xxxiv. 
 
 4-tl. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxiv. 22. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxvii. 3-7. 
 
 Ps. xxxvii. 9. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxvii. 34. 
 
 Ps. xxxvii. 
 33, 40. 
 
 Ps. xl. 1-4. 
 
 Ps. lii. 8. 
 
 Psalm Iv. 
 IG, 17, 2-2. 
 
 Ps. Ivi. 9-11.
 
 712 
 
 IMPOETANCE OF FAITH, 
 
 Ps. Ixxxiv. 
 
 5-7. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxiv. 12. 
 
 Ps. Ixxxvi. 2. 
 
 Ps. xci. 1-13. 
 
 Ps.cvi. 24-27. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxv. <J-11. 
 
 Psalm 
 cxix. 41-43. 
 
 p8. cx\x. Cf). 
 P«. cxxv. 1. 
 
 Blessed is the man whose strength is in tliee ; in whose 
 lieart are the ways of them. "Who passing through the valle}' of 
 Baca make it aMell; the rain also filleth the pools. ®l)Ct] QCT 
 
 from strcngtl) to strcngtl), cucrg one of tljcm in Zion a|)- 
 pciirctl) before (P>ob. 
 
 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. 
 
 Preserve my soul ; for I am holy : O thou my God, save thy 
 
 servant tl)at trnstetl] in tijec. 
 
 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High sl)all 
 
 abxbe luibcx t\)c el)abotD of tl)c '!^lmigl)t2. I will say of tlie 
 Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress : my God ; in him will I 
 trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, 
 and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his 
 feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust : his truth shall be 
 thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by 
 night ; nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; nor for the pesti- 
 lence that walketh in darkness ; nor for the destruction that wasteth 
 at noon-day. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand 
 at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with 
 thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 
 
 jl3ccausc tl)ott Ijnst mabc tlje Corb tol)icl) is mii refuge, eticn 
 tl)e iUost i)igl], tl)n l)abitation; tljerc sliall no cuil befall 
 
 tl)ec, neither shall any })higue come nigli thy dwelling. For he 
 shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 
 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dcish thy foot 
 against a stone. Thou shalt tiead upon the lion and adder : the 
 young lion and the dragon shalt thou trann)le under feet. 
 
 They despised the pleasant land, t\)c^ belieueb not l)is IDOrb : 
 but murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of 
 the Lord. (JljereforC he lifted up his hand against them, to over- 
 throw them iu the wilderness : to overthrow their seed also 
 among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands. 
 
 O Israel, trust thou in the Lord : l)C is tl)eir l)clp a\\b tljeir 
 sl)ielb. O Iiouse of Aaron, trust in the Lord : he is their help 
 and tlii;ir shield. Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord : he is 
 their help and their shield. 
 
 Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord, even thy salva- 
 tion, according to thy word. So shall T have wlnMowitli to answer 
 him that reproacheth me : for 3 trttSt in tljn roorb. And take 
 not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth ; for 3 Ijaue l)Opeb 
 in ll)n jubgments. 
 
 'i'tach m.' good judgment and knowledge: for JJ IjrtDC bc- 
 iicocb tl]ij commanbments. 
 
 'I'lh y tli:it trust in th.' Lord shall be as mount Zion, U)l)icl) 
 cannot be remoueb, but abiiietl) forcuer.
 
 IMPORTANCE OF FAITH. 
 
 713 
 
 Tlie Lord taketb pleasure in them that fear him, in tljOSC tl)at 
 
 l)opc in l)is nicrcn. 
 
 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto 
 thine own understandino;. In all thy ways acknowledge him, aiib 
 \)c sI)aU bircct tl)n |)tUl)S. 
 
 Commit thy works unto the Lord, a\\b ll)l] tl}OUgl)tS sl)all 
 be establisl)cb. 
 
 Whoso trusteth in the Lord, Ijtippj} is l)C. 
 
 The name of the Lord is a strong tower : the righteous run- 
 neth into it, nnb is safe. 
 
 He that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat. 
 
 The fear of man bringeth a snare : but whoso putteth his 
 trust in the Lord shall be safe. 
 
 Every word of God is pure : he is a shield unto them tl)at 
 
 ^int tl)cir trust in l)im. 
 
 Wo unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they 
 may follow strong drink ; that continue until night till wine in- 
 flame them ! And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, 
 and wine, are in their feasts: but tl)Cn regard not tI)C morli of 
 
 tl)e £orb, ncitljcr ronsibcr the operation of his l)anbs. 
 
 It was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate 
 with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his 
 people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind. Then 
 said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and 
 Shear-Jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper |)ool 
 in the highway of the fuller's field ; and say unto him, Take 
 heed, and be quiet ; fear not, neither be faint-hearted for the two 
 tails of these smoking fire-brands, for the fierce anger of Rezin 
 with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. Because Syria, Ephraim, 
 and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, 
 saying. Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a 
 breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the 
 son of Tabeal : thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, 
 neither shall it come to pass. For the head of Syria is Damascus, 
 and the head of Damascus is Rezin ; and within threescore and 
 five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. And 
 the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Re- 
 
 maliah's son. Jf jic u)iU not bclicue, surelji jie shall not be 
 establisheb. 
 
 The Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed 
 me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying. Say 
 ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, 
 A confederacy ; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify 
 the Lord <;if hosts himself; and let hitn be your fear, and let him 
 
 be your dread, '^n'b hc shall be for a sanctuarn. 
 
 Ps.cxhii. 11. 
 
 Prov. iLi.5,6. 
 
 Prov. xvi. 3. 
 
 Prov. xvi. 20. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xviii. 10. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxviii. 25. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxix. 25. 
 
 Prov. XXX. 5. 
 
 Is. V. 11, 12. 
 
 Is. vii. 2-9. 
 
 Is. viii. 11-14
 
 714 
 
 IMPORTANCE OF FAITH. 
 
 Is. XXV. 9. 
 
 Is. xxvi. 3, 4. 
 
 Is. xxviii. 16. 
 
 Is. XXX. 1-7. 
 
 Isaiali, 
 XXX. i;>-18. 
 
 Is. xl. 30, 31. 
 
 la. I. 10. 
 
 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God ; tDC \)Clt)C 
 toaitcb for l)im, anb 1)C roill save us : this is the Lord ; we 
 have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. 
 
 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on 
 thee : because l)C trustetl) in tliee. Trust ye in the Lord for- 
 ever : for ill the Lord JEII(JVAII is everlastins: strentrth. 
 
 Thus saitb the Lord God, Behold, I lay iu Zion for a founda- 
 tion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure founda- 
 tion : |)c tljnt belienetl) sljall not make Ijnste. 
 
 Wo to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take coun- 
 sel, but not of me ; and that cover with a covering, but not of my 
 Spirit, that they may add sin to sin : that walk to go down into 
 Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth ; to strengthen themselves 
 in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt ! 
 
 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and 
 the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion. For his princes 
 were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes. They were all 
 ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor 
 profit, but a shame, and also a reproach. The burden of the beasts 
 of the south : into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence 
 come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, 
 they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of j'oung asses, and 
 their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall 
 not profit them. For the Egyptians shall help in vain, ami to no 
 purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, (J^ljcir Stveugtl) 
 
 is to sit still. 
 
 For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel ; 3u re- 
 turning anb rest sljall ne be saueb • in quietness anb iu 
 confibeiue sl)all be jiour strengtl) : and ye would not. j'.ut 
 
 ye said, No; for we will tlee upon horses; thei'efoi'e .shall ye flee: 
 and, We wull ride upon the swift ; therefore shall they that pursue 
 you be swift. One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one ; at 
 the rebuke of five shall ye flee : till ye be left as a beacon upon 
 the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on a hill. 
 
 And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious 
 unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy 
 upon you : for tlie Lord is a God of judgment : blessed are all they 
 that wail for l)im. 
 
 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men 
 shall utterly fall : but they tliat loait upOU tl)e Corb shall re- 
 new tiicir strength ; they shall mount up with wings as eagles ; 
 they shall run, and not be weary ; and they shall walk, and not 
 faint. 
 
 Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the 
 voice of his servant, that walkcth in darkness, and hath no light ?
 
 IMPORTAlSrCE OF FAITH. 
 
 715 
 
 let l)im trust in t!)c name of t\)c £orb, aiib stan upon I)i5 
 ©ob. 
 
 Of whom liast tliou been afraid or foared, tliat tliou liast lied, 
 
 anb l)nst not rcmcmbcrcb mc, nor laib it to tijn Ijcart? Iiave 
 
 not I Iit'Id my peace even of old, and tliou feai'est ine not ? I will 
 declare thy righteousness, and thy works ; for they shall not profit 
 thee, when thou eriest, let thy companies deliver thee ; but the 
 wind shall carry them all away ; vanity shall take them : bttt i)C 
 
 tliiU pnttctli liis trust in mc sl)aU possess tl)C lunii, anh sljull 
 inljcrit mu l)oln mountain. 
 
 I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith 
 the Loid ; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his 
 throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all 
 the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah. 
 And I will utter mv iud<>'ments ao-ainst them touching all their 
 wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto 
 other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. 
 
 Thou therefore g-ird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto 
 
 them all that I command thee : bc not bismancb at tl)tnr faccs, 
 lest J confounb tl)ee before tljcm. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord ; Cursed be the man that trusteth in 
 man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from 
 the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall 
 not see when good cometh ; but shall inhabit the parched places 
 in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. Blessed is the 
 man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For 
 he shall be as a tree planted by the. waters, and that spreadeth out 
 her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but 
 her leaf shall be green; and shall not be. careful in the year of 
 drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. 
 
 Now the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, while he was 
 shut up in the court of the prison, saying. Go and speak to Ebed- 
 raelech the Ethiopian, saying. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
 God of Israel ; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for 
 f,vil, and not for good ; and they shall be accomplished in that da}^ 
 before thee. But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord : 
 and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom 
 thou art afraid. For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not 
 fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee : be- 
 cause tl)ou l)ast put tl)n trust in me, saith the Lord. 
 
 The Lord is good nuto tljcm tl)at ujait for l)im, to the soul 
 that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope anb 
 fluietlj] wait for the salvation of the Lord. 
 
 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and 
 twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom ; and 
 
 Is. Ivii. 11-13. 
 
 Jer. i. 15-17. 
 
 .ler. xvii. 5-8. 
 
 Jer. xxxix. 
 
 15-18. 
 
 Lam. iii. 
 25,26. 
 
 Dan. vi. 1-24.
 
 716 
 
 IMPORTANCE OF FAITH, 
 
 over these three presidents ; of whom Daniel was first : that the 
 princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have 
 no damage. Then this Daniel was pi-eferred above the presidents 
 and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him ; and the king 
 thought to set him over the whole realm. Then the presidents and 
 princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the king- 
 dom ; but they could find none occasion nor fault ; forasmuch as 
 he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. 
 Then said these men. We shall not find any occasion against this 
 Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of liis 
 God. 
 
 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the 
 king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live forever. All the 
 presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the coun- 
 sellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a 
 royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask 
 a petition of any God or man fur thirty days, save of thee, O king, 
 he shall be cast into the den of lions. Now, O king, establish the 
 decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to 
 the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. Where- 
 fore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. 
 
 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went 
 mto his house ; and his windows being open in his chamber toward 
 Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, 
 and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. 
 
 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and 
 making supplication before his God. Then they came near, and 
 spake before the king concerning the king's decree ; Hast thou not 
 signed a decree, that every mah that shall ask a petition of any 
 God or man within thii'ty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast 
 into tlie den of lions ? The king answered and said, The thing is 
 true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which alteieth 
 not. Then answered they and said before the king. That Daniel, 
 which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardctii not 
 thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketli his 
 petition three times a day. Then the king, when he heard these 
 words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel 
 to deliver hira : and he laboured till the going down of the sun to 
 deliver him. Then these men assembled unto the king, and said 
 unto the king, Know, king, that the law of the Medes and Per- 
 sians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may 
 be changed. Tlien the king commanded, and they brought I)aniei, 
 and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said 
 unto Daniel, Tliy God whom thou servest continually, he will de- 
 liver thee. And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of 
 the den ; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the 
 signet of liis lords ; that the purpose might not be changed con- 
 cerning Danifl.
 
 IMPORTANCE OF FAITH, 
 
 717 
 
 Then the Idng- went to his palace, and passed the night fast- 
 ing : neither were instruments of music brought before him : and 
 his sleep went from liim. Then the king arose very early in the 
 morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. And when he 
 came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel : 
 and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the 
 living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to de- 
 liver thee from the lions ? Then said Daniel unto the king, king, 
 live forever. My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' 
 mouths, that they have not hurt me : forasmuch as before him in- 
 nocency was found in me ; and also before thee, king, have I 
 done no hurt. Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and 
 commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So 
 Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was 
 
 found upon him, because l)c belieueb in Ijis (J5ob. 
 
 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which 
 had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, 
 their children, and their wives ; and the lions had the mastery of 
 them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the 
 bottom of the den. 
 
 And it shall come to pass, that tDl)OSCret)Cr sl)all Cflll Olt tl)e 
 ttcime of tl)e Corb -'^hall be delivered : for in mount Zion and in 
 Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the 
 remnant whom the Lord shall call. 
 
 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble ; and 
 
 l)e knoroetl) tl)em tl)at trust in l)im. 
 
 Blessed is she tl^tlt belicucb : for there shall be a performance 
 of those things which were told her from the Lord. 
 
 As many as received him, to them gave he power to become 
 
 the sons of God, cucn to t!)cm tljat bclieuc on l)is name : 
 
 He entered into Capernaum, after some days ; and it was 
 noised that he was in the house. And straightway many were 
 gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive 
 them, no, not so much as about the door : and he preached the 
 word unto them. And they come unto him, bringing one sick of 
 the palsy, which was borne of four. And when they could not 
 come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where 
 he was : and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed 
 wherein the sick of the palsy lay. tXJIien JCSUS SaU) tijeir fiUtl), 
 he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son thy sins be forgiven thee. 
 
 And behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, 
 Jairus by name ; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, and be- 
 sought him gi-eatly, saying. My little daughter lieth at the point 
 of death : I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she 
 may be healed ; and she shall live. And Jesus went with him ; 
 and much people followed him, and thronged him. 
 
 Joel, ii. 32. 
 
 Nahum, i. 7. 
 
 Luke, i. 45. 
 
 John, i. 12. 
 Mark, ii. 1-5. 
 
 M-irk, 
 V. 22-30.
 
 718 
 
 IMPORTANCE OF FAITH. 
 
 Matt. ix. 
 '-•7-30. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xiii. 57, 58. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xiv. iKJ-32. 
 
 And a certain woman wliicli had an issue of blood twelve 
 yeai's, and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had 
 spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew 
 worse, when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and 
 touched his garment: for she said. If I may touch but his clothes, 
 I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was 
 dried up ; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that 
 plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue 
 had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said. 
 Who touched my clothes ? And his disciples said unto him. Thou 
 seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou. Who touched 
 me? And he looked round about to see her that had done this 
 thing. But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what was 
 done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the 
 truth. And he said unto her. Daughter, tljt] filitll l)tltl) mabc 
 ll)CC Xa\)oU ; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. While he 
 yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house cer- 
 tain which said. Thy daughter is dead : why troublest thou the 
 Master any further? As soon as Jesus heard the word that was 
 spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, jBc tlOt rtfniib, 
 onli) bclicuc. 
 
 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed 
 him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. 
 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to 
 him : and Jesus saith unto them, Oclieuc nc tl)iXt 3 CIllI rtble t0 
 bo tl)is ? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their 
 
 eyes, saying, ^ccorbiuQ to nour fuitl), bc it unto nou. And 
 
 their eyes were opened. 
 
 And they [of Nazareth] were offended in him. But Jesus 
 said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own 
 country, and in his own house. And he did not many mighty 
 works there, bccOUSC of tl)Cir UUbcUcf. 
 
 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a 
 ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the 
 multitudes away. And when he had sent the multitudes away he 
 went uj» into a mountain apart to pray : and wheti the evening 
 was come, he was there alone. But the ship was now in the midst 
 of the sea, tossed with waves : for the wind was contrary. 
 
 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, 
 walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on 
 the sea, they were troubled, saying. It is a spirit ; and they cried 
 out for fear. But straiglitway Jesus spake unto them, saying, l>e 
 of good cheer ; it is I ; be not afraid. And Peter answered him 
 and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 
 And lie said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the 
 sliip, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw 
 the wind boisterous, |)c tDUS nfruib ; and beginning to sink, he
 
 IMPORTANCE OF FAITH, 
 
 719 
 
 cried, saying, Lord, save ine. And immediately Jesus stretched 
 forth his liand, and caught him, and said unto him, tliou of little 
 faith, wherefore didst thou doubt ? And when they were come 
 into the ship, the wind ceased. 
 
 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might 
 work the works of God ? Jesus answered and said unto them, 
 This is the work of God, tl]at ijc bclicuc Oil l)im U)l)Om l)C l)atl) 
 sent. 
 
 Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and 
 Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same 
 coasts, and cried unto him, saying. Have mercy on me, O Lord, 
 thou son of David ; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 
 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and be- 
 sought him, saying, Send her away ; for she crieth after us. But 
 he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the 
 house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, 
 help me. But he answered and said. It is not meet to take the 
 children's bread and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, 
 Lord : yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their mas- 
 ter's table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, (J) UJOman, 
 great is tl)2 faiti) : be it unto tl)ee even as tl)ou mill And 
 
 her daughter was made whole from that very hour. 
 
 And one of the multitude answered and said. Master, I have 
 brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit ; and where- 
 soever he taketh him, he teareth him ; and he foameth and gnash- 
 eth with his teeth, and pineth away ; and I spake to thy disciples 
 that they should cast him out, and they could not. He answereth 
 him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with 
 you ? how long shall I suffer you ? Bring him unto me. And 
 they brought him unto him : and when he saw him, straightway 
 the spirit tare him ; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed, 
 foaming. And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this 
 came unto him ? And he said. Of a child. And oft-times it hath 
 cast him into the fire, and into the waters to destroy him : but if 
 thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us. 
 
 J.sus said unto him, i?f tl)ciu caust belicuc, all tljiugs arc pos- 
 sible to l)im tl)at bclicuetl). And straightway the father of the 
 child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe ; help thou 
 mine unbelief. When Jesus saw that the people came runnino- 
 together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb 
 and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more 
 into him. And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out 
 of him : and he was as one dead ; insomuch that many said. He is 
 dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up ; and 
 
 he arose Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, 
 
 and said, Why could not we cast him out ? And Jesus said unto 
 them, BuaUBC of JlOUr unbelief: for verily I say unto you. If ye 
 
 John, vi. 
 
 28, i9. 
 
 Matthew, 
 XV. iil-iti. 
 
 Mark, 
 ix. 17--J7. 
 Watt. xvii. 
 
 19, 20.
 
 720 
 
 IMPOKTANCE OF FAITH. 
 
 John, 
 vii. 37-39. 
 
 John, viii. 24, 
 
 John, 
 xl. 38-40. 
 
 Luke, 
 xvii. 5, 6. 
 
 Mark, 
 X. 4t)-5ii. 
 
 Mnlthcw, 
 
 XX i. n-a. 
 
 have faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye shall say unto this moun- 
 tain, Remove hence to yonder place ; and it shall remove ; and 
 nothing shall be impossible unto you. 
 
 In the last day, that gi-eat day of the feast, Jesus stood and 
 cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 
 ^C t\]Clt bclicnctl) on tnc, as the scripture hath said, out of his 
 belly shall tlow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the 
 Spirit, which they tl)Ut bclicUC Oil l)ini should receive, for the 
 Holy Ghost was not yet given, because that Jesus was not yet 
 glorified.) 
 
 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins : for 
 if JIC belicne not tljnt J am l)C, ye shall die in your sins. 
 
 Jesus again groaning in himself, cometh to the grave. It 
 was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, Take ye away 
 the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, 
 Lord, by this time he stinketh : for he hath been dead f jur days. 
 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that if tljOU Uioulbcst 
 belicoe, thou shouldest see the glory of God ? 
 
 Tlie apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And the 
 Lord said. If ye had faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say 
 unto this sycamine-tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be 
 thou planted in the sea; axxb it sl)Oulb obcil 20U. 
 
 And they came to Jericho : and as he went out of Jerioho 
 with his disciples, and a great number of people, blind Bai'timeus, 
 the son of Timeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when 
 he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and 
 say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. And many 
 charged him that he should hold his peace: but l)C cricb tl)C 
 
 more a Qxcal hcai, QL[)oa sou of Dauib, Ijauc mcrci} on me. 
 
 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called : and they 
 call the blind man, saying unto him. Be of good comfort, rise ; he 
 calleth thee. And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came 
 to Jesus. And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou 
 that I should do unto thee ? The blind man said unto him, Lord, 
 that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him. Go thy 
 way ; tl)U filitl) l)atl) mabc tl)CC roljolc. And immediately he re- 
 ceived his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. 
 
 He went out of the city into Bethany ; and he lodged there. 
 Now in the morning, as he returned into the city, he liungtMed. 
 And when he saw a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, and found 
 notliing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it. Let no fruit grow 
 on thee henceforward forever. And presently the fig-tree witheied 
 away. And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, 
 How soon is the fig-tree withered away ! Jesus answered and said 
 unto them, Verily I say unto you, Jf m l)tUiC filiti), tiub boubt
 
 IMPORTANCE OF FAITH, 
 
 721 
 
 tlOt, yfi shall not only do this which is clone to the fig-tree, but 
 also, if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be 
 tliou cast into the sea ; it shall be done. And all things whatso- 
 ever ye shall ask in prayer, bclicuiltg, ye shall receive. 
 
 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on 
 
 me sljoulb not abibc in barkncss. 
 
 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired 
 to liave you, that he may sift you as wheat : but I have prayed for 
 thee, tl)at tl}n faiti) fail not ■ and when thou art converted, strength- 
 en thy brethren. 
 
 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life : 
 no man cometh unto the Father, but bn mC. 
 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you. He tl)at belicuctt) on me, the 
 works that I do shall he do also ; and greater works than these 
 shall he do ; because I go unto my Father. 
 
 The Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, 
 
 cinh \)iwc bclkvch tljnt 3 came out from <©ob, 
 
 I pray for them : I pray not for the world, but for them which 
 
 thou hast given me ; for they are thine Neither 
 
 pray I for these alone : but for them also ttjljicl) sljnll bclicue 
 on me through their word. 
 
 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, 
 all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called 
 Solomon's, greatly wondering. And when Peter saw it, he an- 
 swered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this ? 
 or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or 
 holiness we had made this man to walk ? The God of Abraham, 
 and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fjithers, hath glorified 
 
 his Son Jesus And his name, tljrougl) faitI) in 
 
 l)is name, hath made this man strong, whom ye see aad know : 
 yea, the taith which is by him, hath given him this perfect sound- 
 ness in the presence of you all. 
 
 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, 
 being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked. 
 The same heard Paul speak : who steadfastly beholding him, a\\b 
 pcrcciuing tijat Ije l)ab faitI) to be l)ealcb, said with a loud voice, 
 
 Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked. 
 
 I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have 
 shewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to 
 house, testifying both to tlie Jews, and also to the Greeks, repent- 
 ance toward God, a\\b faitl) tovuiirii our ilorb Jesus (Cljrist. 
 
 We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ : by 
 whom also we have access bn faitl) into this grace wherein we stand, 
 and rejoice in hope of the gbry of God, 
 
 John, xii. 46. 
 
 Luke, 
 xxii.31, 32. 
 
 John, xiv. C. 
 John, XIV. 12. 
 
 John, xvi.27. 
 
 John, 
 xvii. 9, 20. 
 
 Acts, 
 iii. 11-13, 16. 
 
 Acta, 
 xiv. 8-10. 
 
 Acts, 
 XX. 20, 21. 
 
 Rom. V. 1, 2. 
 
 46
 
 722 
 
 IMPORTANCE OF FAITH. 
 
 Romans, 
 xi. 17-2U. 
 
 Gal. ii. 20. 
 
 Gal.iii. 14. 
 
 Eph.i.12,13. 
 
 Ephesians, 
 iii. lU-li. 
 
 Ephcsians, 
 iii. 17-1'J. 
 
 Ephcaians, 
 vi. 10, 14-lG. 
 
 Col. i. 21-23. 
 
 1 Tim. iv. 10. 
 
 If some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a 
 wild olive-tree, wert gratfed in among them, and with them par- 
 takest of the root and fatness of the olive-tree ; boast not against 
 the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but 
 the root thee. 
 
 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I 
 might be graffed in. Well; bccausc of UUbclicf tl)Cn IDCrC 
 
 broken off, anb tl]ou stanbcst b^ faiti). 
 
 I am crucified with Christ : neverthless I live ; yet not I, but 
 Christ liveth in me : and the life which I now live in the flesh I 
 live bjl tl)C filitl) of ll)C Sou of (5ob, who loved me, and gave 
 himself lor me. 
 
 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles 
 through Jesus Christ ; that we might receive the promise of the 
 Spirit tljroncjl) faitI). 
 
 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted 
 in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word 
 of truth, the gospel of your salvation : in whom also, aftci" tl)iU T)t 
 bclicueb, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise. 
 
 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in 
 heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wis- 
 dom of God, according to the eternal purpose which he purposed 
 in Christ Jesus our Lord : in whom we have boldness and access 
 with confidence bn tl)C faitI) of l)im. 
 
 That Christ may dwell in your hearts bjl faitl) ; that ye, being 
 rooted and grounded in love, May be able to coni|>rehend with all 
 saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height ; and 
 to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that yemigh 
 bo filled with all the fulness of God. 
 
 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power 
 
 of his might Stand therefore, having your loins 
 
 girt about with truth, and having on the breast-plate of righteous- 
 ness ; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of 
 peace; abouc all, taking tI)C sl)iclii of faitl), wherewith ye shall 
 be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 
 
 You, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind 
 by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his 
 flesh through death, to present you holy, and unblamoable, and un- 
 ro])iovahlc, in his sight: if ijc continue in tl)c f.iitli gronnbeb 
 anb Gcttlcij, aiib be not moinb awan from tl)e l)opc of tl)e 
 goGpcl, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every 
 creature which is under heaven ; whereof I Paul am made a min- 
 ister. 
 
 Therefore we both labour and sufl'er reproach, because we
 
 lilPORTANCE OF FAITH. 
 
 728 
 
 trust in the living God who is the Saviour of all men, cspcciallg 
 of tijosc tijat bcUcnc. 
 
 But Christ as a Son over his own house : whose house are we, j 
 if roe Ijolb fast tlic confibcncc, nub tl)c rejoicing of tl)c ()opc ; 
 firm unto tljc C\ib. AVherefore, as the Holy Ghost saith, To-day 
 if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provoca- 
 tion, in the day of temptation in the wilderness ; when your fathers 
 tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. Where- 
 fore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway 
 err in their heart ; and they have not known my ways. So I sware 
 in my wrath, Tliey shall not enter into my rest. Take heed, 
 
 brethren, lest tl]crc bc in unij of ijou an coil Ijcart of unbe- 
 lief, in lieijarting from tlje lining ©ob. But exhort one another 
 daily, while it is called To-day ; lest any of you be hardened 
 through the deceitfulness of sin. For we are made partakers of 
 Christ, if toe l)olb tl)c beginning of our confibencc steabfast 
 unto tl)C enb ; while it is said, to-day if ye will hear his 
 harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. For some, 
 they had heard, did provoke : howbeit, not all that came out 
 
 voice, 
 
 when 
 
 of 
 
 i 
 
 years 
 
 Egypt by Moses. But with whom was he grieved forty 
 was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcasses fell in the 
 wilderness ? And to whom sware he that they should not enter 
 into his rest, but to them that believed not ? So we see that they 
 could not enter in beciXUSC of UubcUef. 
 
 Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of entering 
 into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. For unto 
 us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them : but the word 
 preached did not profit them, not being mixch mil) faiti) in 
 them that heard it. For we tDl)icll l)ai)C belieueb do enter into 
 rest, as he said. As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter 
 into my rest : although the Avorks were finished from the founda- 
 tion of the world. For he spake in a certain place of the seventh 
 day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his 
 works. And in this place again. If they shall enter into my rest. 
 
 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, 
 and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of 
 unbelief: (again, he Hmiteth a certain day, saying in 1 )avid, To- 
 day, after so long a time ; as it is said. To-day, if ye will hear his 
 voice, harden not your hearts. For if Jesus had given them rest, 
 then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. There 
 remaineth therefoi-e a rest to the people of God. For he that is 
 entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as 
 God did from his.) Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, 
 lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. 
 
 We desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence 
 to the full assurance of hope unto the end : that ye be not slothful, 
 
 Hebrews, 
 iii. 6-19. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 iv. 1-11. 
 
 Heb. vi. 
 11, 12.
 
 724 
 
 IMPORTANCE OP FAITH. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 X. 33-39. 
 
 Hebrews, xi. 
 
 but followers of them wlio tijvoug!) filitl) anb prtticiICC inherit 
 the promises. 
 
 Cast not away your confidence, which liath o-i-oat recompense 
 of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done 
 the will of God, ye might receive the promise. For yet a little 
 while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. Now 
 the just shall live by faith : but if any man draw back, my soul 
 shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw 
 back unto perdition ; but of them that believe to the saving of the 
 soul. 
 
 Now faith is the sttbstrtucc of tl)ings Ijopcb for, tl)c cwi- 
 
 bcncc of tl]incis not seen : for by it the elders obtained a good 
 report. Through faith we undei'stand that the worlds were framed 
 by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made 
 of things which do a2:)pear. By fiiith Abel offered unto God a 
 more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness 
 that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts : and by it he 
 being dead yet speaketh. By faith Enoch was translated, that he 
 should not see death ; and was not found, because God had trans- 
 lated him : for before his translation he had this testimony, that 
 
 he pleased God. But toitljout faitl) it is imposeiblc to please 
 
 I)inx : for he that cometh to God must believe tliat he is, and that 
 he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. By faith Noah, 
 being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, 
 prepared an ark to the saving of his house ; by the which he con- 
 demned the world, and became heir of the rigliteousness which is 
 by faith. By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into 
 a place which he should after receive for an .inheritance, obeyed ; 
 and he went out not knowing whither he Avent. By faith he so- 
 journed in the land of pi-omise, as in a strange country, dwelling 
 in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the 
 same promise : for he looked for a city which hath foundations, 
 whose builder and maker is God. Through faith also Sarah her- 
 self received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child 
 when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had 
 promised. Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good 
 as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the 
 sand which is by the sea-shore innumerable. 
 
 These all died in faith, not having received the promises," but 
 having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and em- 
 braced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims 
 on the earth. For they tliat say such things declare ]ihiinly that 
 they seek a country. And truly, if they liad been mindful of that 
 Country from whence they came out, they might have had oppor- 
 tunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, 
 that is, au heavenly : wherefoie God is not ashamed to be called 
 their God ; fur he hath prepared for them a city.
 
 IMPOKTAXCE OF FAITH. 
 
 725 
 
 By faitli Abraham, Avheii he was tried, offered up Isaac : and 
 he that liad received tlie promises offered up his only begotten 
 son, of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called : 
 accounting that God was able to raise him up,' even from the dead ; 
 from whence also he received him in a figure. By fiiith Isaac 
 blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. By fiith Ja- 
 cob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph ; and 
 worshipped, leaning upon the to]) of his staff. By faith Joseph, 
 when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of 
 Israel ; and gave commandment concerning his bones. By faith 
 Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, 
 because they saw he was a proper child ; and they were not afraid 
 of the king's commandment. B}' faith Moses, when he was come 
 to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter ; 
 choosing rather to sutler affliction with the people of God, than to 
 enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season ; esteeming the reproach of 
 Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt : for he had re- 
 spect unto the recompense of the reward. By faith he forsook 
 Egypt, not fearing the wM-ath of the king : for he endured, as see- 
 ing him who is invisible. Through faith he kept the passover, 
 and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the first-born 
 should touch them. By faith they passed through the Red sea 
 as by dry land : which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned. 
 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed 
 about seven days. By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with 
 them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. 
 
 And what shall I more say ? for the time would fail me to 
 tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae, of 
 Ua\'id also, and Samuel, and of the prophets : who through faith 
 subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stop- 
 ped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the 
 edge of the sword, out of weakness were madestrong, waxed vaHant 
 in fight, turned to fiiglit the armies of the aliens. Women received 
 their dead raised to life ao-ain : and others were tortured, not ac- 
 cepting deliverance ; that they might obtain a better resurrection ; 
 and others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, more- 
 over of bonds and imprisonment : they were stoned, they were sawn 
 asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword : they wandered 
 about in sheep-skins, and goat-skins ; being destitute, afflicted, tor- 
 mented ; (of whom the world was not worthy :) they wandered in 
 deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. 
 And these all, having obtained a good i-eport through faith, received 
 not the promise : God having provided some better thing for us, 
 that they without us should not be made perfect. 
 
 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth 
 to all men liberally, and upbraideth not ; and it shall be given 
 him. But let him ask in faith, UOtl)iug luaucring. For he that 
 
 Jiimes, i. 5-7.
 
 726 
 
 IMPOBTANCE OF FAITH. 
 
 1 Peter, i. 5. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 ii. 6-8. 
 
 1 John, 
 iii. 23. 
 
 1 John, 
 V. 4, 5. 
 
 waveretli is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 
 For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the 
 Lord. 
 
 Who are kept by the power of God tljVOngl] faitl) nnto sal- 
 vation, ready to be revealed in the last time. 
 
 It is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief 
 corner-stone, elect, precious : and [)c tl)iU bclicuctl) on l]im sl)aU 
 not be COnfounbcb. Unto you therefuie iul)icl) bcUcoc, he is 
 precious : but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which 
 the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, 
 and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them 
 which stumble at the word, being disobedient. 
 
 And Ibis is his commandment ; ®|]at IDC sl)Oulb bcl'CUC 
 on ll)C name of l)is Son Jesus Qlljrist, and love one another, as 
 he gave us commandment. 
 
 Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world : and this 
 is the victory that overoniieth the world, cncn OHV faitl}. Who is 
 he that overcometh the world, but he ll)al bcUciietl) lljat 5esus 
 
 is tl)c Son of ©ob ?
 
 XXIII. 
 
 lalnatinn liij jFaitlj. 
 
 And they [the children of Israel] journeyed from mount Hor Numbers, 
 by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom : and the ^'' 
 soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. And 
 the people spake against God, and against Moses, "Wherefore have 
 ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness ? for there 
 is no bread, neither is there any water ; and our soul loatheth this 
 light bread. And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, 
 and they bit the people ; and much people of Israel died. 
 
 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, "We have sin- 
 ned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee ; pray 
 unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses 
 prayed for the people. And the Lord said unto Moses, ^lake thee 
 a fiery serpent^ and set it upon a pole : and it shall come to pass, 
 that every one that is bitten, m\)cn \)C lookctl) upou it, shall live. 
 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it 
 came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, m\)cn I]e b^- 
 
 !)el5 tl)c acrpcnt of brass, i)t liue5. 
 
 It shall come to pass, that I will pour out my Spirit upon jjoei,ii.'28-32. 
 all flesh ; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your 
 old. men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions : , 
 and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days j 
 will I pour out my Spirit. And I will shew wonders in the heavens 
 and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun 
 shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the 
 great and the terrible day of the Lord come. And it shall come to 
 pass, that tDJiosocucr s!)aU call on t\)c name of tl)c Corb sljall 
 be bcliocrcb : for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be de- 
 liverance, as the Lord hath said. 
 
 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and Hab. n. 1-4. 
 will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall an- 
 swer when I am i-eproved. 
 
 And the Lord answered me, and said. Write the vision, and 
 make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For 
 the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall 
 speak, and not lie : though it tarry, wait for it ; because it will 
 surely come, it will not tarry, liehold, his soul which is lifted 
 up, is not upright in him : but ll)C jUGt sl)all livC bn l)is faitl).
 
 728 
 
 SALVATION BY FAITH, 
 
 .liihn, 
 iii. 14-16, 18. 
 
 John, iii. 3C. 
 
 Jolin, V. 24. 
 
 Luke, 
 vii. 30-50. 
 
 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must 
 the Son of man be lifted up : that whosoever bcUcuctl) ill l)im 
 should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the 
 world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that wdiosoever bcUcuctl) 
 
 in Ijim sl)OUlb not pcrisl), but have everlasting life 
 
 . . He that believeth on him is not COnbcmncb : but he that 
 believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed 
 in the name of the only-begotten Son of God. 
 
 ^c tl]at l)clict)ctl} on tl)c Son Ijatl) cocrinsting life : and 
 
 he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life ; but the wrath of 
 God abideth on him. 
 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you, {^c tl)iU Ijcarctji mn tDOrb, 
 axxb bclicuctl) on I)im tl)iU sent me, Ijatl) cucrlasting 'life, and 
 
 shall not come into condemnation ; but is passed from death unto 
 life. 
 
 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with 
 him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to 
 meat. And behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, 
 when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, 
 brought an alabaster-box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind 
 him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe 
 them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed 
 them with the ointment. 
 
 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him, saw it, he 
 spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would 
 have known who, and what manner of woman this is that touchetli 
 him : for she is a sinner. And Jesus answering, said unto him, 
 Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, 
 say on. There was a certain creditor, which had two debtors : the 
 one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they 
 had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me there- 
 fore, which of them will love him most ? Simon answered and 
 said, I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he said 
 unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. And he turned to the woman, 
 and said unto Simon, Seest thou this Avoman ? I entered into thine 
 house, thou gavest me no Avater for my feet : but she hath washed 
 my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. 
 Thou gavest me no kiss : but this woman, since the time I came 
 in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. Mine head with oil thou didst 
 not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. 
 Wherefore, I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are for- 
 given ; for she loved much : but to whom little is forgiven, the 
 same loveth little. And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. 
 Arnl they that sat at meat with him, began to say within them- 
 selves, Wlu) is fliis (hat forgivffli sins also? And he said to thi^ 
 woman, tiljn faitl) l)iUl) Siiucb tl)CC; go in peace. 
 
 J
 
 SALVATION BY FAITH, 
 
 729 
 
 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life : he that 
 Cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he that belicuctl) Oil lltc 
 
 ehall ncoer tijirst Verily, vciily, 1 say unto 
 
 you. He that believeth on me |)atl) COCrlrtStiug life. I am that 
 bread of life. Yom* fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and 
 are dead. This is the bread \vhich cometli down from heaven, 
 that a man may eat thereof, ailb llOt bic. I am the living- bread 
 which came down from heaven : if ann man cat of tl)is brcab, 
 l)C sl)all liuc forcticr : and the bread that I will give is my flesh, 
 which 1 will give fur the life of the world. 
 
 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying. How can 
 this man give us his flesh to eat ? Then Jesus said unto them. 
 Verily, veiily, I say unto you. Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of 
 man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth 
 my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life ; and I will 
 raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and 
 my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh 
 my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father 
 hath sent me, and I live by the Father : so he that eateth me, even 
 he shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from 
 heaven : not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead : []C tljat 
 
 eatctl) of tijis brcab sl)aU line foreucr. 
 
 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and 
 cried, saying. If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 
 He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his 
 belly shall flow rivers of living water. (])ut this spake he of the 
 Spirit, vo\)id) tl]cij tl)at bcUcnc on l)im sl)oulii rcccioc : for the 
 Holy Ghost was not je given ; because that Jesus was not yet 
 glorified.) 
 
 Now Bethany w^as nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs 
 off" : and many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort 
 them concerning their brother. 
 
 Then Martlia. as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, 
 went and met him : but Mary sat still in the house. Then said 
 Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou liadst been here, my brother had 
 not died. But I know tliat even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of 
 God, God vfiW give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother 
 shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise 
 again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, T 
 am the resurrection, and the life : |)C tijai bclicuctl) in mc, tl)OUgl) 
 l)c mere iicah, ml sl)aU Ijc liuc : anb iol)osociicr liuctl), mh 
 bclicucti) in mc, sljall ncucr bic. Believest thou this ! She 
 saith unto him. Yea, Lord : I believe that thou art the Christ, the 
 Sou of God, which should come into the world. 
 
 And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, 
 a certain blind man sat by the way-side begging ; and hearing the 
 
 John, vi. 
 35, 47-58. 
 
 John, 
 vii. 37-39. 
 
 John, 
 xi. 18-27. 
 
 Luke, 
 xviii. 35-43.
 
 730 
 
 SALVATION BY FAITH. 
 
 Luke, xxiii. 
 33, 3y-43. 
 
 Mark, 
 xvi. 16. 
 
 John, 
 XX. 30, 31. 
 
 Acts, ii. 21. 
 
 Acts, 
 li. 37, 38. 
 
 Acts, 
 Hi. 11-16, 
 Iv. 10-li 
 
 multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And tliey told hira 
 that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, 
 thou son of David, have mercy on me. And they which went be- 
 fore rebuked Ijiin, that he should hold his peace : but he cried so 
 much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. 
 
 And Jesus stood and commanded him to be brought unto 
 him : and when he was come near, he asked him, saying, What 
 wilt thou that I shall do unto thee ? And he said. Lord, that I 
 may receive my sigiit. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy 
 sight: tl)p faiti) l)atl) snocb tllCC. And immediately he received 
 his sight, and followed him, glorifying God : and all the people, 
 when they saw it, gave praise unto God. 
 
 And when they were come to the place which is called Cal- 
 vary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors ; one on the 
 
 right hand, and the other on the left And one 
 
 of the malefactors which were hanged, railed on him, saying, If 
 thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering, re- 
 buked him, saying. Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the 
 same condemnation ? And Ave indeed justly ; for we receive the 
 due reward of our deeds : but this man hath done nothing amiss. 
 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest 
 into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto 
 
 thee, (To-ban 5l)aU tljoit be ujitl) mc in parabisc. 
 
 He that bclicuctl) and is baptized, shall be saved ; but he that 
 believeth not, shall be damned. 
 
 Many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disci- 
 ples, which are not written in this book. But these are written, 
 that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God ; and 
 
 that bclicoing rtc migl)! [)avc life tl)rongl) l)is name. 
 
 It shall cnnie to pass, that U)i)OSOeucr sljajl call on tl)e 
 name of ll)C £orb shall be saved. 
 
 When they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and 
 said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Meir and brethren, 
 
 what shall we do ? Then Peter said unto them, pfpcnt, nilb be 
 
 bapti^^b eueni one of jiou in tl)c name of Jesns (Ciirist, for 
 tl)C remission of sins and yeshall i-eceive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 As the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all 
 the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solo- 
 mon's, greatly wondering. And when Peter saw it, he answered 
 unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this ? or why 
 look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own ])ower or holiness 
 we had made this man to walk ? The God of Abraham, and of 
 Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorilied his Son 
 Jesus ; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the j)resence of 
 Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. But ye denied the 
 lloly Une and the just, and desired a murderer to be grantetl unto
 
 SALVATION BY FAITH. 
 
 731 
 
 you ; and killed the prince of life, whom God hath raised from tlu? 
 dead, whereof we are witnesses. QVnI» l)is lliimc tl)rougl) faitll 
 in l}is niTtnc ball) mabc tl)is man strong, whom ye "see and 
 
 know : vea, tlu; t'aith which is bv liiiii hath iiiveii liini tliis perfect 
 
 soundness in the presence of you all Be it 
 
 known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the 
 name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God 
 raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before 
 you whole. 
 
 (ri)is is tl)c Gtonc u)l)icl) ujas set at nougljt of ijouv builb- 
 crs,iyl)iii) is become tl)e Ijeab of t!)e corner.' XeiUjer is tl)eir 
 saluation in ann otl)er : for tl)ere is none otl)er name nnber 
 Ijeauen giuen among men raljereb^ u)e must be saueb. 
 
 To him o-ive all the prophets witness, that through his name 
 VDljOSOeuer beiienetl) in l)im ^^hall receive remission of sins. 
 
 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all 
 them which heard the word. And they of the circumcision wliich 
 believed, were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that 
 on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 
 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then 
 answered Peter, Can any man forbid watei-, that these should not 
 be bajjtized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we ? 
 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the 
 Lord. 
 
 Be it known unto you, men and brethren, that through this 
 man is preached unto you the foigiveness of sins; and hy him all 
 tijat belieue are justified from all things, from which ye could not 
 be justified by the law of Moses. 
 
 When they were come, and had gathered the church together, 
 they rehearsed all that (xod had done with them, and how he had 
 opened tl)C boor of faitl) unto the Gentiles. 
 
 When there had been much disputing, Peter rose up and said 
 unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago, 
 God made choice among us, that the Gentiles, by my mouth, 
 should hear the word of the gospel, anb belicue. And God, 
 wljich knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy 
 Ghost, even as he did unto us: and put no difference between us 
 and tliem, purifying their hearts bn filitl)- Now therefore why 
 tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which 
 neitlier our fathers nor we were able to bear ? But we believe, that 
 through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, we shall be saved, even 
 as they. 
 
 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto 
 God : and the pi'isoners heard them. And suddenly there was a 
 great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken : 
 and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands 
 
 Acts, 
 X. 43-48. 
 
 Acts, 
 xiii. 38, 39. 
 
 .^cts, xiv. 27. 
 
 Acts, 
 XV. 7-11. 
 
 Acta, 
 xvi. '-'5-34.
 
 732 
 
 SALVATION BY FAITH. 
 
 Romans*, 
 i. It), 17. 
 
 Roin.ins, 
 iii. 'J]-'J5. 
 
 Romans, 
 iii. 25, 2(5. 
 
 Rom. iv. 3. 
 Rom. iv. 4, 5, 
 
 Rom. Ix. 33. 
 
 Romans, 
 iv. 13-17. 
 
 were loosed. And the keeper of the prison awaking out of liis 
 sleep, and seeing the prison-doors open, he drew out his sword, and 
 would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had heen 
 fled. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no 
 harm : for we are all here. Then he called for a light, ancl sprang 
 in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas ; and 
 brought them out, and said, Sii's, what must I do to be saved ? 
 And'they said, Dclieuc OU tl)e £ori> JfcsUS Q*l)rist, and thou 
 shalt be saved, and thy house. 
 
 And they spake unto liim the word of the Lord, and to all 
 that were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the 
 night, and washed their stripes ; and was baptized, he and all his, 
 straightway. And when he had brought tliem into his house, he 
 set meat before them, and rejoiced, bcliciiiuig iu (Sob with all his 
 house. 
 
 I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ : for it is the power 
 of God unto salvation tO CUv*Vjl OUC tljat bcUcnctl) ; to the Jew 
 first, and also to the Greek, tor tliciviu is the riiihteousness of 
 God revealed from filill) to frtitl) : as it is written, The just shall 
 live by faith. 
 
 Now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, 
 being witnessed by the law and the prophets ; even the righteous- 
 ness of (Jod, whieli is bn fiiitl) of Icsns QTljiist unto all a\\b 
 
 upon oil ti)cm tl)iU bdicnc : for there is no ditference : fur all 
 have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being justified 
 freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus : 
 whom God hath set forth to be a jM-opitiation, tljvongl) fititl) ill 
 l)is bloob. 
 
 To declare his rio-hteousness for the remission of sins that are 
 past, through the forbearance of God ; to declare, I say, at this 
 time his righteousness : that he might be just, and the justifier of 
 
 him toljicl) bclicwctl) iu 3csus. 
 
 What saith the soipture ? Abraham bcUcucil ©ob, and it 
 was counted unto him for righteousness. 
 
 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace 
 but of debt. J3ut to him tl)at ruorkcti) UOt but bdicuctl) en him 
 that justitieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteuusncss. 
 
 As it is written. Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling-stone, and 
 rock of ofi'ence : and whosoever bclicucti) OU l)im shall not be 
 ashamed. 
 
 The promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not 
 to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the 
 righteousness of faith. For if they which are of the law be heirs, 
 faitii is made void, and the promise made of none effect: because 
 the law wiiikcth wrath : fir where no law is, there is no transgres- 
 sion. (Tijcrcforc it is of faiti), that it might be by grace; to the
 
 SALVATION" BY FAITH. 
 
 733 
 
 end the promise might be sure to all the seed ; not to tliat only 
 which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abra- 
 ham ; who is the father of us all, (as it is written, I have made 
 thee a ffither of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even 
 God. 
 
 Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to cucro onc Rom. x. 4-11. 
 
 tl)iU bcUcuctI). 
 
 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, 
 That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. But 
 the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not 
 in thine heart. Who shall ascend into heaven ? (that is, to bring 
 Christ down from above :) or, Who shall descend into the deep ? 
 (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what sailh 
 it ? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart : 
 that is, tl)C IDOrb of fa itl), which we preach: that if thou slialt 
 confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, aixb sljrtlt bclicoc iu tljilie 
 Ijeart that God hath raised him from the dead, tliou shalt be 
 saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness ; and 
 with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the 
 
 scripture saith, iX)l)osoeucr bcUcDcil) ou l)im shall not be 
 asljameii. 
 
 After that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew 
 not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save 
 them tl)at bclicuc. 
 
 Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is 
 Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon tl)is foilubiUion, gold, 
 silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble ; eveiy man's work shall 
 be made manifest : for the day shall declare it, because it shall be 
 revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work, of what 
 sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, 
 he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he 
 shall sulTer loss : but 1)C l)imsclf sl)all be saueb ; yet so as by 
 fire. 
 
 That no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is 
 evident: for, (|i;i)e justsljiUl liuc bjl faitl). 
 
 Ye are all the children of God bn fait!) ill QTIjlist 3csus. 
 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ, have put on 
 Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor 
 free, there is neither male nor female : for ye are all one in Christ 
 Jesus, And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and 
 heirs according to the promise. 
 
 We through the Spirit wait for the hope of rigI)teoilsnC55 Gal. v. 5, c. 
 bt) faitl). For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any- 
 thing, nor uncircumcision ; but fait!) which worketh by love. 
 
 By grace are ye saved, tljrougl) faitl) : and that not of your- Eph. ii. 8. 
 
 1 Cor. i. 21. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 iii. 11-15. 
 
 Gal. iii. 11. 
 
 Galatians, 
 iii. 2Q--2d.
 
 734 
 
 SALVATION BY FAITH. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 X. -iS, 39. 
 
 Heb. xi. 5. 
 
 1 John, 
 V. 11-13. 
 
 selves : it is the gift of God : not of works, lest any man should 
 boast. 
 
 Now tllC just sl)a!l line bg faiti) : but if any man draw back, 
 my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of thein 
 who draw hack unto perdition; but of them that bcUcuc tO tljC 
 
 saying oU\)c soul. 
 
 I3n fait!) (!:nocl) raas transltUcii tljnt \)c slioulb not sec 
 
 Ijcatl) ; and was not found, because God had translated him : for 
 before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 
 
 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, 
 awh tl)is life is in l)is Son. ^c tijat Ijatl) tl]c Son Ijatl] life : 
 
 and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things 
 have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of 
 God; that ve may know that ye have eternal life, anb tl]nt nc 
 
 man belieuc on tl)e name of tl)c Son of (Soi).
 
 XXIV. 
 
 5mjiiitntinn nf lliglittouiJiuriB, 
 
 And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah 
 is great, and because their sin is verj^ grievous, I will go down now, 
 and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of 
 it, which is come unto me ; and if not, I will know. And the men 
 turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom : but 
 Abraham stood yet before the Lord. 
 
 And Abraham drew near, and said. Wilt thou also destroy 
 the righteous with the wicked ? Peradventure there be fifty right- 
 eous within the cit}^ : wilt thou also destroy and not spare the 
 place for the fifty righteous that are therein ? That be far from 
 thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked ; 
 and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from 
 thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? And the 
 
 Lord said, Jff S fiub ill Gobom fiftn rigljteons voUljin tl)c cito, 
 tl)cn 3 mil spaxc all tl)c place for tljcir sakcs. 
 
 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she 
 had borne unto Abraham, mocking. Wherefore she said imto 
 Abraham, Cast out this bond-woman, and her son : for the son of 
 this bond-woman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. 
 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight, because of 
 his son. 
 
 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy 
 sight, because of the lad, and because of thy bond-woman ; in all 
 that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice : for in 
 Isaac shall thy seed be called. And also of the son of the bond- 
 woman will I make a nation, becausc 1)C is tl)jl SceD- 
 
 Thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like 
 the enijravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LOUD. And 
 thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre ; 
 upon the fore-front of the mitre it shall be. And it shall be upon 
 Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy 
 things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy 
 gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, tl)at tijcn IXXCIX) bc 
 acccptcb before tl)c Coxh. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Phinehas, the son of 
 Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away 
 from the children of Israel (while he was zealous for my sake among 
 
 Oenesis, 
 xviii. 20-26. 
 
 Genesis, 
 xxi. 9-13. 
 
 Exoflua, 
 xxTiii. 36-38. 
 
 Numbers, 
 x\v. 10-13.
 
 736 
 
 IMPUTATION OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 XV. 5-7. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 xi. 11-13. 
 
 1 Kings, 
 xi. 29-36. 
 
 1 Kini(''S 
 XV. 1-5. 
 
 tliem) that I consumed not tlie children of Israel in niy jealousy. 
 Wherefore say, Beliold, T give unto him my covenant of peace : 
 and he shall have it, a\\b l)is SCcb after l)im, even the covenant 
 of an everlasting priesthood ; because he was zealous for his God, 
 and made an atonement for the children of Israel. 
 
 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. 
 
 And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down 
 
 from among tlie Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them : for iic 
 
 sl)etDeb liinbncsG to all tl)C cljilbrcn of Israel, m\)cn tl)cn 
 tavxc np out of ^(jlipt. So the Kenites departed from among 
 the Amalekites. 
 
 And Saul smote the Amalekites from Ilavilah until thou 
 comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt. 
 
 The Lord said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of 
 thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes which I 
 have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, 
 and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstanding, in tl}ll bans 5 
 iDill not bo it for Danib tl)ij fatlicr's sake : but I will rend it 
 
 out of tlie hand oi" thy son. Ilowbeit, I will not rend away all the 
 
 kingdom ; but u)iU igiue ouc tribe to tlju sou, for Dauib mn 
 
 SCruant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen. 
 
 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of 
 Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the 
 way ; and he had clad himself with a new garment ; and they two 
 were alone in the field : and Ahijah caught the new garment that 
 was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces : and he said to Jero- 
 boam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord,. the God of 
 Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, 
 and will give ten tribes to thee: (but l)e sl)all l)auc one tribe far 
 mu seroant Dauib's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which 
 I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel :) because that they 
 have forsaken me, and have worsliipped Ashtoreth the goddess of 
 the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the 
 god of the children of Amnion, and have not walked in my ways, 
 to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep ray statutes 
 and my judgments, as did David his father. Ilowbeit, I will not 
 take the whole kingdom out of his hand : but I will make him 
 
 prince all the days of his life for Dauib mu seriuint's Sake, 
 robom 3 cl)ose, because l)e kept mn commaubmeuls anb mn 
 
 Statutes : I "it I will take tlie kingdcm out of Ins son's hand, and 
 will give it unto thee, even ten tribes. And unto his son will I 
 
 give one tribe, tbat Dauib mn seruant man [)avc a ligbt aluuin 
 before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to 
 
 l)ut my name there. 
 
 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Ne- 
 bat reigned Ahijam over Judah. Three years reigned he in Jeru-
 
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 salem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of 
 Abishalom. And he walked in all the sins of his father, Avhich he 
 had done before liira : and his heart was not perfect with the Lord 
 his God, as the heart of David liis father. Nevertheless, fov Diiuib's 
 sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set 
 up his son after him, and to estalilish Jerusalem : bccauSC Dlluib 
 
 bib tljiU U)l)icl) loas rigl)! intlje eyes of ll)e Cori, and turned 
 not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of 
 his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. 
 
 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, 
 Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehos- 
 haphat king of Judah began to reign. Thirty and two years old 
 was he when he began to regin ; and he reigned eight years in 
 Jerusalem. And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as 
 did the house of Ahab : for the daughter of Ahab was his wife : 
 and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. Yet the Lord would not 
 destroy Judah, for Dayib !)is servant's sake, as he promised 
 him to give him alway a light, and to his children. 
 
 And the Lord said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in 
 executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the 
 house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, tl)n cljilbren 
 
 of tl)c fourti) generation sljall sit on tijc tl)ronc of Israel. 
 
 Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Je- 
 hoahaz. And the Lord was gracious unto them, and had com- 
 passion on them, and had respect unto them, becansc of 1)15 cov- 
 enant iDitl) QVbral]am, Isaac, anb Sacob, and would not de- 
 stroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet. 
 
 In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did 
 Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six 
 months. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, 
 as his fathers had done : he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam 
 the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. And Shallum the son 
 of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, 
 and slew liim, and reigned in his stead. And the rest of the acts 
 of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the Chroni- 
 cles of the kinofs of Israel. This was the word of the Lord which 
 he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of 
 Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass. 
 
 Hear me when T call, God of mn rigl)tC0USnC3S : thou 
 hast enlarged me when I was in distress ; have mercy upon me, 
 and hear my prayer. 
 
 Let their habitation be desolate, and let none dwell in their 
 tents. For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten ; and they 
 talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded. Add iniquity 
 unto their iniquity : and let them not come into tl)|] riCjl)teons- 
 
 2 Kings, 
 viii. 16-19. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 X. 30. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 xiii. 22, 23. 
 
 2 Kings, 
 XV. 8-12. 
 
 Psalm iv. 1. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixix. 2^28. 
 
 47
 
 738 
 
 IMPUTATION OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. 
 
 Pe. Ixxi. IC. 
 
 Is.xlv.24,25. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xlvi. 12, 13. 
 
 Is. liv. 17. 
 
 Is. Ixi. 10. 
 
 Jer. V. 1. 
 
 .leremiah, 
 xxiii. 5, C. 
 
 .Teremiah, 
 xxxiii. 15, IG. 
 
 Daniel, 
 »x.'J0-a4. 
 
 ness. Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not 
 be written with the righteous. 
 
 I will go in the strength of the Lord God : I will make men- 
 tion of tl)n ngl)tC0ltsncS6, even of thine only. 
 
 Surely, .'^hall one say, Sn tl)c £orb l)at)c 3 rigiitconsucss 
 
 axib ettrcngtl) : even to him shall men come; and all that are in- 
 censed ao-ainst him shall be ashamed. In the Lord shall all the 
 seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory. 
 
 Ilearken unto me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from right- 
 eousness : I bring near mt} rigljtCOUSncSS : it shall not be far off, 
 and my salvation shall not tarry : and I will j^lace salvation in 
 Zion for Israel my glory. 
 
 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper ; and 
 every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt 
 condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, anh 
 
 tljeir rigl)tcousncss is of mc, snitl) tl)e £orb. 
 
 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in 
 my God ; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, 
 
 l)c \)at\) coocrcb me toitl) tl)e robe of riglitcousncss, as a bride- 
 groom decketh himself witli ornaments, and as a bride adorneth 
 herself with her jewels. 
 
 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see 
 now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find 
 a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the 
 
 truth ; anb 3 mill parbon it. 
 
 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto 
 David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, 
 and shall execute judgment and justice in the earthi In his days 
 Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely : and this is his 
 name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHT- 
 EOUSNESS. 
 
 In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of 
 rio-hteousness to grow u]) unto David ; and he shall execute judg- 
 ment and righteousness in the land. In those days shall Judah be 
 saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely ; and this is the name 
 wherewith she shall be called, (J|)C £orb OUV rigl)tCOUSncsS. 
 
 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my 
 sin, and the sin of my peo]ile Israel, and presenting my supplication 
 before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God ; yea, 
 whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I 
 had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, 
 touched me about the time of the evening oblation. And he in- 
 formed mo, and talked with ino, ami said, O I)ani<^l, I am now come* 
 forth to give tlioe skill and understanding. At the beginning of
 
 IMPUTATION OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. 
 
 739 
 
 thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to 
 shew thee ; for thou art greatly beloved : therefore understand the 
 matter, and consider the vision. Seventy weeks are determined 
 upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish tlie transgression, 
 and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, 
 cinb 10 bring in cucrlasting rigl)tconsncgs, and to seal up the 
 vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. 
 
 I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ : for it is the power 
 of God unto salvation to every one that believeth ; to the Jew first, 
 and also to the Greek, fox therein is tl}C rigl)tcousnes0 of 
 (Sob rCDCalcb from faiti) to faitl) : as it is written, The just shall 
 live by faith. 
 
 By the deeds of the law, there shall no flesh be justified in 
 his sight : for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now tl)C 
 rigl)tCOnsncsS of (5ob toitljOUt tllC iaxo is manifested, being 
 witnessed by the law and the prophets ; evcw tl)C rigl)tCOnsneSS 
 of ©ob, which is by faith of Jesus Christ untO all, anb U^ion all 
 
 lljem tijat bclicuc. 
 
 What saith the scripture ? Abraham believed God, and it 
 •was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that work- 
 eth, is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him 
 that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, 
 his faith is counted for riarhteousness. Even as David also de- 
 scribeth the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputCtl) 
 rigl)tCOUsncss tDitljOUt tuorks, saying, Blessed are they whose 
 iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the 
 man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. 
 
 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or 
 upon the uncircumcision also ? For we say that faith was reck- 
 oned to Abraham for righteousness. How was it then reckoned ? 
 when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision ? Not in cir- 
 cumcision, but in uncircumcision. And he received the sign of 
 circumcision, a seal of tl)C riglltCOUsncss of tlie frtitl) U)l]icl) l)C 
 liab JjCt being ttncircnmciscb ; that he might be the father of 
 all them that believe, though they be not circumcised, tlliU tigljt- 
 
 cousncss migljt be imputcb unto tl)em also; and the father of 
 
 circumcision to them who are not of tlie circumcision only, but who 
 also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which 
 he had being yet uncircumcised. For the promise that he should 
 be the heir of the world was nof to Abraham, or to his seed, 
 
 through the law, but through tl)e rigljteousncss of faitl). 
 
 If by one man's offence death reigned by one ; much more 
 they which receive abundance of grace and of tl)C gift of rigl)t- 
 eonsuess, shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. Therefore, as 
 by the otlence of one judgment came upon all men to condenma- 
 
 tion, even so b^ tl)c rigl)tconsncss of one tlje free gift came 
 
 Romans, 
 i. 16, 17. 
 
 Romans, 
 iii. 20- 22. 
 
 Romans, 
 iv. 3-13. 
 
 Romans, 
 V. 17-19.
 
 740 
 
 IMPUTATION OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, 
 
 Romans, 
 ix. 30-32. 
 
 Koin.x.3-I0, 
 
 1 Cor. i. 30. 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 XV. i>l, 22. 
 
 2 Cor. V. 21. 
 
 Heb. XI. 7. 
 
 Rcvelnllon, 
 ill. 17, 18. 
 
 upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man's dis- 
 oi)edieiice many -were made sinners, so bn tl)C obcbiciUC 0f OUC 
 
 sl)all mann be mabe ricjljtcous. 
 
 What shall we say then ? That the Gentiles which followed 
 not after rio-hteousness, have attained to righteousness, tiicu tI)C 
 rigljtconsncSG tDl)irl) is of faitl) : but Israel, which followed after 
 the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of rifjhteous- 
 ness. Wherefore ? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it 
 were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stum- 
 bling-stone ; as it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stund.)ling- 
 stone, and rock of oft'ence : and whosoever believeth on him shall 
 not be ashamed. 
 
 For tliey, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going 
 about to establish their own righteousness. |)auc llOt SUbmittcb 
 
 tlicmeclncs nnto tl)c rigljtconsncss of ©ob. For Christ is 
 tl]C enh of tl)C lam for rigbtconsncss to every one that believeth. 
 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That 
 the man which doeth those things shall live by them. But the 
 righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in 
 thine heart. Who shall ascend into heaven ? (that is to bring Christ 
 down from above :) or, W"ho shall descend into the deep ? (that is, 
 to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it ? The 
 word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart : that is, 
 the word of faith, which we preach : that if thou shalt confess Avith 
 thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that 
 God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For 
 with the heart man believeth niUO rigI)tC0nsncS5 ; and with the 
 mouth confession is made unto salvation. 
 
 Of him are ve in Christ .Jesus, who of God is made unto us 
 wisdom, aixb rigl)tCOllsncss, and sanctification, and redemption : 
 that, according jis it is written. He that glorieth, let him glory in 
 the Lord. 
 
 Since by man came death, by man oaine als(i the resurrection 
 of the dead. For as iu Adam all die, CUCU 50 iu Christ shall all 
 be made alive. 
 
 He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin ; 
 tl).UtDC migl)! be mabc tl)C rig'iteonsncss of CSoii in Ijim. 
 
 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as 
 yet, moved with fear, prepared *.n ark to the saving of his house ; 
 hv the which he condemned Mhe world, and became heir of ll)g 
 
 rigljtconsness loljicl) is by faiti). 
 
 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased "with goods, 
 and have noi'd of nothing ; and knowest not that thou art wretched, 
 and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked : I counsel thee to 
 buy of lue gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich ; oub
 
 IMPUTATION OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. 
 
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 tohitc raiment, tl)nt tl)on maycst be clotl)eb, anb tliat tlie 
 sljtimc of t!)n naUebness bo not appear; and anoint thine eyes 
 with eye-salve, that thou mayest see. 
 
 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as 
 the voice of many waters, and as the voice of niio-jity tlumderings, 
 saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. Let 
 us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him : for the mai-riage 
 of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself readv. 
 And to her was gi-autcb that she should be arrayed in fine linen, 
 
 clean and white r for tl)e fiuc liueiT is t!)e rigljtconsuess of 
 saints. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xix. 0-5*.
 
 XXV. 
 
 ^ttstifinitinn 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xvii. 10, 11. 
 
 Ps;>Im 
 xxxii. 1, 2. 
 
 Psalm, 
 
 li. 1, « 7, 9, 
 
 14. 
 
 Ps. clil. 12. 
 Pa. cxvi. IG. 
 
 Is. i. 18. 
 I8. vi. 1, 5-7, 
 
 "Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the 
 strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood, 
 I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will 
 cut him oti" from among his people. For the life of the flesh is 
 in the blood ; and I have given it to you upon the altar, lo make 
 an atonement for nour soula : for it is the blood that maketh 
 an atonement for the soul. 
 
 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is 
 covered. Blessed is the man nnto Ulljom tl)e lioib imputetl) not 
 iniqilitj}, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 
 
 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving-kind- 
 ness : according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot OUt 
 
 mn transgressions. iDasl) me tl)orougl)ln from mine ini- 
 
 qnitn, and cleanse me from my sin Purge me 
 
 with'hyssoji, anb 3 sl)all be clean : wash me, and I shall be 
 
 whiter thai! snow Hide thy face from my sins, and 
 
 blot out all mine iniquities DelitJer mc from 
 
 bloob-quiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation : and my 
 tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. 
 
 As far as the east is from the west, SO far l)atl) l)e remODeb 
 
 our transgressions from lis. 
 
 O Lord, tiuly I am thy servant ; I am thy servant, and the 
 son of thine handmaid : tl)OU l)ast looseb mn bonbs. 
 
 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord : though 
 your sins be as scarlet, tljeii sl)all bc as roljite as snou) ; though 
 they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 
 
 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw the Lord silting 
 upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 
 Then said I, Wo is me ! for 1 am undt)ne ; be- 
 cause I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a 
 people of unclean lips : for mine eyes have seen the King, the 
 Lord of hosts. Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a 
 live coal in his hand, which lie had taken witli the tongs from otf 
 the altar: and he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Ho, tl)is l).ill) 
 tonrheb ilin lips; anb tl)ine iniqnitn is taken auiun, anb ll)p 
 sin puigeb.
 
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 743 
 
 In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justificb, and shall 
 glory. 
 
 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the 
 angel of the Lord, and Satan stand inof at his right hand to resist 
 him. And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, 
 Satan ; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee : is 
 not this a brand plucked out of the fire ? 
 
 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood be- 
 fore the angel. And he answered and spake unto those that stood 
 before liim, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And 
 
 unto him he said, Scl)olb, 3 \]avc ciinscb tl)inc iniquitji to jinss 
 from tl)cc, anb 3 ujill clotl)c tljcc voitl) cl)augc of raiment. 
 
 And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set 
 a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And 
 the angel of the Lord stood by. 
 
 Hear now, Joshua the high priest, thou and thy fellows that 
 sit before thee : for thev are men wondered at : for behold, I will 
 bring forth my servant The BRANCH. For behold the stone that 
 I have laid before Joshua ; upon one stone shall be seven eyes : 
 behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts, 
 
 arib 3 toiU rcmooe tl)e iniquitg of tl)at lanb in one ban. 
 
 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion ; shout, O daughter of 
 Jerusalem; behold, thy King cometh xmto thee: he is just, and 
 having salvation ; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt 
 the foal of an ass. And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, 
 and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle-bow shall be cut off : 
 and he shall speak peace unto the heathen : and his dominion shall 
 be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the 
 
 earth. As for thee also, bn tl)c bloob of tl]n cooenant 3 liane 
 sent fortl) tl)n }]risoncrs"out of tije pit u)l)crein is na mater. 
 
 In that day there shall be a fonntain opcneb to the house of 
 David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin anb for nn- 
 
 tleanness. 
 
 Thou shalt call his name JESUS : for l)e sljall savc Ilis 
 
 people from tljeir sins. 
 
 The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to min- 
 ister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 
 
 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the 
 heart of Judas Iseariot, Simon's son, to betray liim, Jesus knowing 
 that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he 
 was come from God, and went to (rod ; he riseth from supper, and 
 laid aside his garments ; and took a towel and girded himself. 
 After that, he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the 
 disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was 
 girded. Then cometh he to Simon Peter : and Peter saith unto 
 him. Lord, dost thou wash my feet ? Jesus answered and said unto 
 
 Is. xlv. 25. 
 
 Zech. iii. 1-5. 
 
 Zech.iii.8,9. 
 
 Zecliariali, 
 ix. 9-11. 
 
 Zecli. iciii- 1. 
 
 Matt. i. 21. 
 .Matt. XX. 2S. 
 
 John, 
 xiii. 2-11.
 
 744 
 
 JUSTIFICATION. 
 
 Jolin, 
 XV. 1-3. 
 
 Acts, iii. 19. 
 
 Acts, 
 xiii. 38, 39. 
 
 Acts. 
 xxii. 16. 
 
 Rom. ii. 13. 
 
 Romans, 
 iii. a)-31, 
 iv. 1-lG. 
 
 him, What I do thou knowestnot now ; but thou shalt know here- 
 after. Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Je- 
 sus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. 
 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, hut also my 
 hands and my head. Jesus saith to him, f)c tl)at is tDiTsllcb 
 nccbctli not save to masi) l)is feet, but is clean cocrn tx)l)it : 
 and ye are clean, but not all. For he knew who should betray 
 him : therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. 
 
 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every 
 branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away : and every 
 branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth 
 
 more fruit. Nou) ^c axc clean tl)rougl) tl)c toorb roljicl) J Ijaue 
 spoken unto nou. 
 
 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, tl)at T]OUr sins mar) 
 be blotccb out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the 
 presence of the Lord. 
 
 Be it known unto you that through this man is preached 
 unto you the forgiveness of sins ; and by him all that believe arc 
 
 fustificb from oil tilings, from m\)id) m coulb not be |u3ti- 
 fieb bn tl)c lau) of iHoses. 
 
 Arise, and be baptized, anb Ujasl) amax) tl]n sins, calling on 
 the name of the Lord. 
 
 Not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers 
 of the law sl)aU bc iustifieii. 
 
 Therefore bn tl)c bcebs of tl)c law i\)cvc 6l)all no flcsl) bc 
 
 fnsti&eii in llis"si3l]t : for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 
 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, 
 being witnessed by the law and the pi-ophets ; even the righteous- 
 ness of God, which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon 
 all them that believe; for there is no difference: for all have sin- 
 ned, and come short of the glory of God ; being justified freely 
 by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus : 
 wdioni God hath set forth to be a propitiation, through faith in 
 his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins 
 that are past, through the forbearance of God ; to declare, I say, at 
 this time his righteousness : that he might be just, and the justi- 
 fier of him which believeth in Jesus. 
 
 Where is boasting then ? It is excluded. By what law ? of 
 works ? Nay ; but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude 
 that a man is justifieb bn faitl) U3itl)out tl)e beebs of tijc lau). 
 
 Is lie the (jlod of the Jews only i is he not also of the Gen- 
 tiles ? Yes, of the Gentiles also: seeing it is one God, which 
 shall justify the circumcision by faith, anb uncircumcisioU 
 tbvougll faitl). Do we then make void the law through faith ? 
 God fori lid : vt-a, we establish the law. 
 
 What shall we then say that Abraham, our father as per-
 
 JUSTIFICATION, 
 
 745 
 
 taining to the flesh, hath found ? For if Abraham were justified by 
 works, he hath whereof to glory ; but not before God. For what 
 saith the scripture ? Abraham believed God, and it was counted 
 unto him for riii'hteousness. Now to him that worketh is the re- 
 ward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that work- 
 eth not, but believeth on him tl)at iustifictl) tl]e UUgobll}, his 
 faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth 
 the blessedness of the man unto whom God iraputeth righteousness 
 without works, saying. Blessed are they whose iniquities are for- 
 given, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the mau to whom 
 
 the Lord toiU not impute sin. 
 
 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or 
 upon the uncircumcision also ? For we say that faith was reckoned 
 to Abraham for righteousness. How was it then reckoned ? when 
 he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision ? Not in circumcision, 
 but in uncircumcision. And he received the sign of circumcision, 
 a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being 
 uncircumcised : that he might be the father of all them that be- 
 lieve, though they be not circumcised, that righteousness might be 
 imputed unto them also ; and the father of circumcision to them who 
 are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps 
 of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncir- 
 cumcised. For the promise that he should be the heir of the 
 world was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but 
 through the righteousness of faith. For if they which are of the 
 law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none 
 effect. Because the law worketh wrath : for where no law is, 
 there is no transgression. Therefore it is of faith, that it might be 
 by grace ; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed : 
 not to that only which is of the law. 
 
 He [Abraham] staggered not at the promise of God through 
 unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God ; and being 
 fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to 
 perform. And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 
 Now it was not written for his sake, alone, that it was imputed to 
 him ; but for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe 
 on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead ; who was 
 
 delivered for our offences, anb VDUs raiscb again for onr iusti- 
 fication. 
 
 Therefore being justificii bi] faiti), toe l)aoc peace mil) 
 
 ©ob, through our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 When we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died 
 
 for the ungodly Much more then, being UOU) 
 
 lustifieb bn Ijis bloob, we shall be saved from wrath through 
 hiui. For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God 
 by the death of his Son ; much more, being reconciled, we shall be 
 saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God 
 
 Romans, 
 
 iv. 20-25, 
 
 V. 1. 
 
 Romans, 
 V. 6, 9-li.
 
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 Romans, 
 
 V. lu-iy. 
 
 Rom. viii. 1. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 33, 34. 
 
 Rom. X. 4. 
 
 1 Cor. i. 7, 8. 
 
 1 Corinlii. 
 i. 30 31. 
 
 1 Cor.iii. 11. 
 
 1 Cor. vi. 11. 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 XV. IC, 17. 
 
 Galalians, 
 ii. 1.V--21, 
 iii. 1-24. 
 
 throiio^li our Lord Jesus Christ, bj] wjjom tDC \)(1\}C UOO) rccciucb 
 
 tl)^ atonement. 
 
 And not as it was by one tliat sinned, so is the jjift. For the 
 jndo-ment was by oiio to condemnation, but tl)C frcc qift is of lUiinil 
 offences unto jUStitklUion. For if by one man^i oticnce doath 
 reigiR'd by one; nnich more they wliich receive abundance of 
 i^raw, anb of tllC gift of rigljtconsncs, sliall roign in life by one, 
 Jesus Christ. Tiieietbre, as by llie otteiice of one judgment came 
 upon all men to condemnation, even so by the righteousness of one 
 tl)e free gift came upon all men unto iustification of life. 
 
 For a.s by one man's di.Miljeilii'nce many were made sinners, so by 
 
 the obedience of one sljill mauii be m.ibe rigljteous- 
 
 There is therefore now no conbcmatioil to them wliich are 
 in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the tiesh, but after the spirit. 
 
 llllio GJiail Ian anijtl)ing to tl)e cl)irge of (5ob's elect? 
 
 3t is lJ3ob tl)at justiftetl). NVIkj is he that condemneth i it is 
 Clirist that dit'd, yea latlier, that is risen again, who is even at the 
 right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. 
 
 Chiist is tl)C exib of tl)e iaoj for righteousness to every one 
 that believeth. 
 
 Ye come behind in no u'ift ; waitinfj fur the coming of our 
 Lord Jesus Christ; who shall also confirm you unto the end, tl)at 
 
 ge man be bhxmeU'SS in tl)e b.in of our l!orb Jfesus (5l)ri5t. 
 
 Of hiin are ye in Chiist Jesu.s, who of God is made unto us 
 wisdom, anb rigl)teousness, and sanctification, and redemption : 
 that, accoiding as it is wiitten, lie that glorieth, let him glory in 
 the Lord. 
 
 Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, n3l)icl) 
 
 is Jesus (Cljrist. 
 
 Such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sancti- 
 fied, but ye are justiliicb in the name of the Loid Jesus, and by 
 the Spii'it of our God. 
 
 If the dead lise not, then is not Christ raised, "^ub if (Tljiist 
 
 be not raiscb,nour faitl) is uain; j)e axe jiet in nour sins. 
 
 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, 
 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but 
 by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, 
 
 t!)at roe might be jnstifteii bn tlie fiitl] of (Tlirist, anb not bij 
 tl)c works of tl)e [aw : for bn tlje works of tl)e lau) sl)all no 
 flesl) be jnstiiieb. I>nt if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, 
 we omsclves also are found sinner.s, is therefore Christ the minister 
 of sin ? God forbid. For if I build again the things which I 
 destroyed, I make myself a transgre.s.sor. For I througli the law 
 am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. I am cruciHi'd 
 with Christ: nevertheless, I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in 
 
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 ine : and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live bv the faith 
 of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. I do 
 not frustrate the G:rare of God : for if vigljlCOUGUCSS COmC bl) 
 
 tl)c ItUD, tljeu CI)ri5t is bcab in uaiu. 
 
 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should 
 not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been 
 evidently set forth, crucitied among you ? This only would I learn 
 of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the 
 hearing of faith ? Are ye so foolish ? having begun in the Spirit, 
 aie ye now made perfect by the flesh ? Have ye sufl'ered so many 
 things in vain ? if it be yet in vain. He therefore that ministeretii 
 to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by 
 the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith ? Even as Abra- 
 ham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 
 Know ye therefore, that they which are of faith, the same are the 
 children of Abraham. And the scripture, foreseeing that God 
 xaonih justifn tl)C l)Catl)CU tljrougl) filitl), preached before the 
 gusjiel unto Abraham, saying, la thee shall all nations be blessed. 
 
 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abra- 
 ham. 
 
 £ov as maun as arc of tl)c roorks of tl)c laui, arc nnbcr tl)c 
 CUVSC : for it is written, Cursed is every one that contiuueth not in 
 all thinti's which are written in the book of the law to do them. 
 But thai no man is justifled by the law iu the sight of God, it is 
 evident : for. The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of 
 faith : but. The man that doeth them shall live in them. Christ 
 hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse 
 for us: for it is» written. Cursed is everyone that hano-eth on a 
 tree : that the blessing of Abraham inio-ht come on the Gentiles 
 through Jesus Christ ; that we might receive the promise of the 
 Spirit through faith. 
 
 Brethren, I speak after the mannev of men ; Though it be but 
 a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disaniuilleth or 
 ad<]etli thereto. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises 
 made. He sjiith not. And to seeds, as of many ; but as of one. 
 And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say. That the cove- 
 nant that was conflrmed before of God in Christ, the law, which 
 Avas four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it 
 should make the promise of none eflect. For if the inheritance be 
 of the law, it is no more of promise : but God gave it to Abraham 
 by proniise. Wherefore then serveth the law ? It was added be- 
 cause of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the pro- 
 mise was made ; and it was oidaiaed by angels in the hand of a 
 mediator. Now a mediator is not a mediator of one ; but God is 
 one. 
 
 Is the law then against the promises of God ? God forbid : 
 
 for if tl)crc l)ab been a lau) giucn tul)icl) coulb l)ai)c giucn lite, 
 
 verily lighteousness should have been by the law. But the scrip-
 
 748 
 
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 Gal. V. 1-4. 
 
 Eph. i. G, 7. 
 
 Eph. ii. 8, 9. 
 
 Ephesians, 
 ii. 1:J-19. 
 
 Phil. iii. 3-9. 
 
 ture liath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faitli of 
 Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. But before failh 
 came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which 
 should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our school- 
 master to bring us unto Christ, tljiU U3C miigl)! bc jltstificb bn 
 
 fiiitl). 
 
 Stand fast therefore in il)e libcrtij tDl)crcu)itI) (TljriGt l)nt!) 
 
 inabc us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bond- 
 age. Ueliold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised 
 Clirist shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man 
 that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. Christ 
 is become of no etfect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by 
 the law ; ye are fallen from grace. 
 
 To the pi-aise of the glory of his grace, whei-ein he hath made 
 us accepted in the Beloved. : in whom we have redemption tl)VOUgl) 
 l)ig bloob, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his 
 grace. 
 
 By grace are ye saved, through faith ; and that not of your- 
 selves : it is the gift of God : not of iDOrks, lest any man should 
 boast. 
 
 But now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who sometimes were f;ir off", are 
 mnbe nigl) bn tl)C blooii of (Cljrist. For he is our peace, who 
 hath matle both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of 
 partition between us ; having abolished in his flesh the enmity, 
 even the law of commandments contained in ordinances : for to 
 make in himself of twain one new man, so malsing peace ; awh 
 that \)c migl]t reconcile boti) unto (5ob in one bobn bn tlje 
 
 cross, having slain the enmitv thereby : and came and preached 
 peace to you which weie afar ofl", and to them that were nigh. For 
 through him we both have access by one S})ii-it unto the Father. 
 
 Xou) therefore ne are no more strangers anb foreigners, 
 but fellou)-citi?ens ioitl) tl)c saints, anb of tl)e I)ouscI)o1l) of 
 (Sob. 
 
 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the Spirit, 
 and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. 
 
 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any 
 other man thinketh that he "hath whereof lie might trust in the 
 flesh, I more : circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, 
 of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews ; as touching 
 tlie law, a Pharisee ; concerning zeal, persecuting the church ; 
 touching the righteousness whicli is in the law, blameless. r)Ut 
 what tilings were gain to me, those T counted loss for Christ. Yea 
 donblK^ss, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the 
 knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord : for whom I have suflered 
 the loss of ;ill things, and do count tln'in Imt dung, that I may win 
 
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 ncs5 it)l)ic!) is of tl)c lau), but tljiit ioi)icl) is tl)rougl) tl)c faitl) 
 of (STIjrist, llie lighteousness which is of God by faith. 
 
 In Avhom we have redemption tI)l'OUCll) l)is bloob, even the 
 
 forgivene.->s of sins It i)leasecl the Father that in 
 
 liiiu sliould all fulness dwell ; and, having made peace through the 
 blood of his cross, bn l)im to reconcile all things nnto Ijimscif, 
 
 by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. 
 And you, that were sometime ahenated and enemies in your mind 
 by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled, in the body of his 
 flesh throngli deatli, to prcscnt non l)oln, anh nnbliimablc, a\\b 
 unrcproiniblc, in Ijis sigl)t. 
 
 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk 
 ye in him ; rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, 
 as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. 
 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain de- 
 ceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, 
 and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the 
 Godhead bodily, '^nb TIC arc complctc in l)im, which is the 
 head of all 2)rincipality and power. 
 
 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of 
 
 your flesh, |)atl) l)c qnickcncb together wit!) l)im, Ijnmng for- 
 
 qincn noil all trespasses : blotting out the hand-writing of or- 
 dinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took 
 it out of the way, nailing it to his cross. 
 
 Not bn roorks of rigljteonsness u)l)icl) tuc Ijauc bone, but 
 
 according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, 
 and renewing of the Holy Ghost ; which he shed on us abundantly, 
 through Jesus Christ our Saviour; that being jUStifiCL) bn l)is 
 grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal 
 life. 
 
 Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by 
 a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is 
 to say, not of this building ; neither by the blood of goats and 
 calves, but by his own blood, he entered in once into tlie holy 
 
 place, Ijauing obtaincb eternal rebemption for ns. For if the 
 blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling 
 the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh : how much 
 more slvall the blood of Christ, wlio through the eternal Spirit of- 
 fered himself without spot to God, purge nonr conscience from 
 beab XDOrks to serve the living God? 
 
 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many ; and 
 unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time roitl)- 
 
 ont sin nnto saluation. 
 
 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not 
 the very image of the tilings, can never with those sacrifices which 
 they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto 
 
 Colossians, 
 i. 14, 10--2-2. 
 
 Col. ii. G-IO. 
 
 Col. ii. 13, 14. 
 
 Titus, 
 iii. 5-7. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 ix. U-14. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 
 ix. it*, and 
 
 X. 1-lt*.
 
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 Heb. X.22. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 xiii. 11, 12. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 iii. 20, 21. 
 
 2 Peler, i. 9. 
 
 I John, I. 7. 
 
 perfect. For tlien would tliej^ not have ceased to be offered ? be- 
 cause that the woi-shippers once purged should have had no more 
 conscience of sins, liut in those sacrifices there is a remembrance 
 again made of sins every year. For it is not possible that the 
 blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Wherefore, 
 when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering 
 thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me : in burnt- 
 (jfferings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. Then said 
 I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me) to 
 do thy will, O God. Above, when he said. Sacrifice and offering 
 and burnt-oft'erings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither 
 hadst pleasure therein ; which are offered by the law ; then said 
 he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, 
 that he may establish the second. ]3y the which will we are sanc- 
 tified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for 
 all. And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering 
 oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins ; 
 
 bin tljiG man, after l)c Ijab offcrcb one sacrifice for sins, for- 
 eucr sat hoxon on l\)c rigl)! \]a\\b of (5ob; from henceforth ex- 
 p<'rting till his enemies be made liis footstool, i^or bll OllC offer- 
 ing l)c l)atl) pcrfectcb foreucr tliem l\)at arc sanctified. 
 
 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us : for after 
 that he had said before, This is the covenant that I will make with 
 them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their 
 hearts, and in their minds will I write them, and their sins and 
 iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission of 
 
 these is, tljere is no more offering for sin. 
 
 Let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, 
 
 l)auing our hearts sprinkleb from an euil conscience, and our 
 
 bodies washed with [lure water. 
 
 The bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the 
 sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. 
 Wliorefore Jesus also, tl}at l)e migl)t sanctifji tl)c people roiti) 
 
 l)is OtDtl bloob, sutt'ered without the gate. 
 
 Once the lon"--sufferinir of God waited in the days of Noah, 
 
 • ••11 
 
 while the ark was a preparing, wherein i'ew, that is, eight souls, 
 were saved by water. The like figure whereunto, even bajitisin, 
 <lnth also now save us. (not tl]e putting aujan of ll)e filtl) of the 
 flcsli, but tl)c ansmer of a gooii conscience tow.irii ^o'ij,} by 
 llic resurrection of Jesus (£l)ri5t. 
 
 lie that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar 
 off, ami hatli forgotten tljat l)e ujas purgeb from l)is olb sins. 
 
 If we walk in the light, as he is in the light — we have fel- 
 lowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son 
 
 clcnnoctl) us from oil sin.
 
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 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us 
 
 our sins, anh to clcuusc US from all nnrigl)tconsncs5. 
 
 I write unto you, little children, because Jiour sius (ive 
 
 forgbcn iiott for Ijis name's sake. 
 
 Ye know that he was manifested to take aiMajl our sius ; 
 
 and in him is no sin. 
 
 Little children, let no man deceiv'e you : he that doeth right- 
 eousness is rigljtCOUS, even as he is rigliteous. 
 
 This is he that came by water aub bloob, even Jesus Christ ; 
 not bri U3atcr ouln, hut tin ui.Ucr anh bloob. And it is the 
 Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there 
 are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and 
 the Holy Ghost : and these three are one. And there are three 
 that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, (i\ib tl)C 
 bloob : and these three agree in one. 
 
 Unto him that loved us, anb ujasljctr US from our sins 
 
 in l)is OUJU bloob ; to him be glory forever and 
 
 ever. Amen. 
 
 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take 
 the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, a\ib 
 Ijast rcbccmcb us to Q3ob bn tl]t1 bloob out of every kindred, 
 and tongue, and people, and nation. 
 
 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar 
 the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the 
 testimony which they held : and they cried with a loud voice, say- 
 ing. How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and 
 avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth ? 
 
 ^nb rDl)itc robes were giocn unto eucrg one of lliem; 
 
 and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little 
 season, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, that 
 should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. 
 
 After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man 
 could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and 
 tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, cIotl)cb 
 
 roitl) tDl}ite robes, and palms in their hands And 
 
 one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which 
 are arrayed in white robes ? and whence came they ? And I said 
 unto him. Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they 
 which came out of great tribulation, anb Ijitue tDasl)eb tijcir 
 
 robes, anii mabe tl]em roljite in tlje bloob of tl)el)amb. 
 
 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come 
 salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the 
 power of his Christ : f<:)r the accuser of our brethren is cast down 
 which accused them before our God day and night, ^nb tijeg 
 
 1 John, i 
 1 Juliii, ii. \-2. 
 1 John, iii. 5. 
 1 John, iii. 7. 
 
 1 John, 
 V. (i-S. 
 
 Rev. i. 5, 6. 
 
 Rev. V. 9. 
 
 Revelation, 
 vi. 9-11. 
 
 Revelation, 
 vii. 9, 13, 14. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xii. 10, U.
 
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 Revelation, 
 xxii. 1-3. 
 
 oncrcamc I)im bn tl)c bloob of tlie £amb, ant bn tl)e roorb 
 of tl)Cir ICStimonn: and they loved not their lives unto the 
 death. 
 
 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as 
 crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamh. Tn 
 the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was 
 there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and 
 yielded her fi-uit every month : and the leaves of the tree were for 
 the healing of the nations. 
 
 ^nb tl)crc si) ail be no more cnrse.
 
 XXVI. 
 
 Iiinrtifirntinn. 
 
 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness : Ijf sl)nU 
 
 be 0'atisficb toljcu 3 aroaUc, voitl] tl)n likeness. 
 
 The King's daughter is all glovioiIS Uiitljiu : her clothing is 
 of wrought gold. 
 
 Create in mc a cleon l)cart, (D (5ob : ^^nd renew a right 
 
 spirit within me. 
 
 ®llon art all fair, inn lone ; tl)ere is no spot in tl}ee. 
 
 In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and 
 glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely 
 for them that are escaped of Israel. And it shall come to pass, 
 that he that is left in Zion, and he that reraaineth in Jerusalem, 
 sl}all be callcb l)0ln, even every one that is written among the 
 livino- in Jerusalem : when the Lord shall have washed away the 
 filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of 
 Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and 
 by the spirit of burning. 
 
 Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion ; put on thy 
 beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city : for Ijenccfortl) 
 
 tljerc sljall no more come into t!)ec tl)e nncircumciseii ant) 
 tl)e unclean. 
 
 The sons of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto 
 thee : and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down 
 at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the 
 
 Loi-d, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel Thy 
 
 people also 5l)all be all rigl)teOUS : they shall inherit the land 
 forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I 
 may be glorified. 
 
 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them 
 beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise 
 for the spirit of heaviness ; that they might be called trees of 
 riql)teonsness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be 
 glorified. 
 
 And they shall call them, (Jlje l)Oln people, The redeemed 
 of the Lord : and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not for- 
 saken. 
 
 Ps. xvii. 15. 
 
 Ps. xlv. 13. 
 
 Ps. li. 10. 
 
 S. S. iv. 7. 
 Is. iv. 2-4. 
 
 Is. lii. 1. 
 
 Is. Ix. 14, 21. 
 
 Ts. Ixi. 3. 
 
 Is. Ixii. 12. 
 
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 Jer. xxxi. 23. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxxi. 33, 34. 
 
 Jeremiah, 
 xxxii. 38-40. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xi. 19, 20. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 XXX vi. 24-27. 
 
 EzckicI, 
 xxxvii. 
 
 Daniel, 
 xi. 3a-3J. 
 
 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; As yet they 
 shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, 
 •nhen I shall bring again their captivity ; The Lord bless thee, O 
 
 habitation of justice, mib mountain of l)olincss. 
 
 This shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of 
 Israel ; After tho.se days, saith the Lord, J toiU put UU1 lilUJ ill 
 
 ti]cir inmiirii |jarts, nnb toritc it in tl)cir l)carts ; and will be 
 
 their God, and they shall be iny people. And they shall teach 
 no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, say- 
 ing, Know the Lord : for they shall all know me, from the least of 
 them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord. 
 
 They shall be my people, and I will be their God : anb 3 
 
 tnill giuc tljem one Ijcart, anb one mart, tijat tljcn mail fear 
 
 me foreuer, for the good of them, and of their children after them : 
 and I will make an everlastinfj covenant with them, that I will not 
 turn away from them, to do them good ; but 3 U)ii! put mvt fear 
 in tl)cir l]earts, tl)at tl]cn sljall not liepart from me. 
 
 3 mill gioc tlicm one l)eart, anb 3 will put a neii) spirit 
 tDitl)in you ; anb 3 u)iU take tiie stonn l)cart out of tljeir flcsl), 
 onb raill giue tl)cm an Ijcart of flesT) : that they may walk in 
 my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them : and they 
 shall be my people, and I will be their God. 
 
 I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out 
 of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. 
 
 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be 
 clean : fi-om all your filthine.ss, and from all your idols, will T cleanse 
 
 you. ^ nem l)eart also loiU 3 giue nou, anh a neuj spirit 
 toill 3 put U)itl)in nou: anh 3 mill take awiw tlje stonij heart 
 out of ijour flesh, i^'^b 3 mill giue ijou m I) cart of tlcsl). 
 ^nb 3 will put mn Spirit mitl)in'nou, anb cause nou to walk 
 in mn statutes, aiib ne sl)all keep mn juiigments, anh ho 
 tl)ci"" 
 
 And I will make them one nation in the land upon the 
 mountains of Israel ; and one king shall be king to them all : and 
 they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided 
 into two kingdoms any more at all. Xcitljer sljall tl)en betilc 
 tliemsclncs anr\ more wit!) tl)eir ibols, nor miti) tl)eir Detest- 
 able tljings, nor iuitl)ann of tl)eir transgressions : but 1 will 
 save them out of all their dwelling-place.s, wherein they have sinned, 
 anb mill cleanse tl)cm : ^o shall they be my people, and I will 
 be their (iod. 
 
 The people that do know their God sliall be strong, and 
 do exploits. And they that understand among the people shall 
 instruct many : yet they shall fall by the sword, and by tlame, by 
 captivity, and by spoil, many days. Now when they shall fall, 
 they shall be holpen with a little help : but many shall cleave to
 
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 them M'ith flatteries. And some of them of understanding shall fall, 
 
 to trri tl)cm, aiib to }]urgc, anh to make Iljcm T«l]itc, even to 
 the time of the end : because it is yet for a time appointed. 
 
 Many shall be purificb, aiib iiiabc tiil]itc, aiib tricb ; but 
 the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall un- 
 derstand ; but the -wise shall understand. 
 
 The word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, Thus saith 
 the Lord of hosts ; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and 
 I was jealous for her with great fury. Thus saith the Lord ; I am 
 returned unto Ziun, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem : a\\b 
 
 Scntsalem sljall be callcb, Gl cittj of tvutl) ; anh QL\]c moun- 
 tain of tl)C i.ov'b of liosts, ®l)c l]oIn mountain. 
 
 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, 
 two parts therein shall be cut otf and die ; but the third shall be 
 left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, a\ib 
 
 tnill refine tl)em as silucr is refincb, anb U3iU trn tl)cm as 
 
 golb is tricb : they shall call on my name, and I will hear them : 
 I will say, It is my people ; and they thall say. The Lord is ray 
 God. 
 
 But who may abide the day of his coming ? and who shall 
 stand when he appeareth ? for he is like a refiner's fii'e, and like 
 
 fullers' soap, -^nb lie sljall sit as a rctincr aiib purifier of 
 siloer: anb [)e sljall ^]urifn tl]e sons of Ceui, anb purge 
 
 lljem as golb anb siluer, that they may ofl'er unto the Lord an 
 offerino; in riofhteousness. Then shall the oftering of Judah and 
 Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as 
 in former years. 
 
 She shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name 
 
 JESUS : for l)e sljall saue l)is people from tljcir sins. 
 
 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a 
 ruler of the Jews : the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto 
 him. Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come fi'om God : for 
 no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with 
 him. Jesus answered and said unto him. Verily, verily, I say unto 
 thee, Qrxcept a man be born again, !)e cannot see tl)e king- 
 bom of ©ob. Nicodemus saith unto him. How can a man be 
 born when he is old ? can he enter the second time into his mother's 
 womb, and be born ? Jesus answered. Verily, verily, I say unto 
 
 thee, Except a man be born of mater, anb of tlje Spirit, he 
 
 cannot enter into the king'lom of God. That which is born of the 
 flesh, is flesh ; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit. 
 
 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the 
 midst of them, and said, Verily, I say unto you, (JT^cept Tie be 
 
 conucrteb, anb become as little cl]ilbren, ye shall not enter into 
 
 the kinsifdom of heaven. 
 
 Dan. xii. 10. 
 
 Zechariah, 
 viii. 1-3. 
 
 Zechariah, 
 xiii. 8, 9. 
 
 Mai. iii. 2-4. 
 
 Matt. i. 24. 
 
 John, iii. 1-6. 
 
 Matthew,
 
 756 
 
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 John, 
 xvii. 14-10. 
 
 Acts, iii. 27. 
 
 Acts, XX. 32. 
 
 Acta, 
 xxvi. 14-18. 
 
 Romans, 
 vi. 4-tJ. 
 
 Rom. t1. 14. 
 
 Romans, 
 vi. 18, iK. 
 
 lioninnA, 
 viii. 1-4. 
 
 I have given them thy word ; and the world hath hated them 
 because they are not of the world, even as I am not of tlie world, 
 I pray not that thou sh':)iildest take them out of the world, but 
 
 tijat tl)ou slionlbcst keep tijem from tl)c cnil. They are not 
 
 of the W(irl(|, even as I am not of the world. GrtllCtifll tljCTlt 
 tlironqll tl)11 trntl) : thy word is truth. As thou ha.st sent me into 
 the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And foi- 
 their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be saiictitied 
 throuofh the truth. 
 
 Unto you first, God, having raised up his Son Jasus, sent him 
 
 to bless you, in turning atoati euern one of n^'i^ fi^""^ l)is in- 
 iquities. 
 
 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word 
 of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an in- 
 heritance among all tl)em roljict) are sanctifieb. 
 
 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice 
 speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, 
 why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the 
 pricks. And I said, Who art thou, Lord ? And he said, I am 
 Jesus whom thou persecutest. But lise, and stand upon thy feet : 
 for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a min- 
 ister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and 
 of those things in the which I will a])pear unto thee ; delivering thee 
 from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send 
 
 thee, to open tl)eir enco, anh to turn tl)cm from barkness to 
 ligl)t, anb from tl)e power of 5atan unto &ob, that tluy may 
 
 receive forgiveness of sins, and iiilierilancc among them which are 
 sanctified by faith that is in me. 
 
 AVe are buried with him by baptism into death : that like 
 as (ThriGt roas raiseb up from tlie beaii bij tlie glorn of 
 tl)e i'atl)cr, encn so uie also shoulb iinilk m neiyncss of 
 life, i'or if roe liaue been pUmteb together in tl)e likeness of 
 1)15 beatli.roe sl)all be also in tl]e likeness of Ijis resurrec- 
 tion : knowing this, that uur old man is crucitied with him, that 
 the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not 
 serv^e sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Ni:)w if we be 
 
 dead with Christ, roe belietje tl)at luc shall also line roitl) l)im. 
 i^or sin shall not [)avc bominion oner nou : for ye are 
 
 not under tin; law, i>ut under gracf. 
 
 Being then mabe free from sin, ye became the servants of 
 
 rig]iteousnes.s Uut now being niiibe free from 
 
 sin, anb become seiUiints to ^P»ob, ne \)'.wc nour fruit unto 
 
 holiness, and the end everlasting life 
 
 [ There is therefore now no condemnation to thrm which are in 
 
 Christ .Je.sus, who walk not after the tloh Init afti-r the Spirit. 
 
 Sox the lau3 of the Spirit of life in (Thrist Jesus, \)al\] mabc
 
 SANCTIFICATION, 
 
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 me free from tl)c lava of sin anb beat!). For wliat tlic law 
 
 could not do, in that it was weak through the llesh, God sending 
 his own Son in the likeness of sinfid flesh, ami for sin, condemned 
 sin in the flesh : tl)at ll]e rigl)teon5nes5 of tl)e lam migl)t be 
 fuUilleii in ns, ml)o malk not after tlje flesl), but affer tl)e 
 Spirit. 
 
 AVhom he diil foreknow, he also did presdestinate tO be con- 
 formed to tl)e image of l)is Son, that he might be the first-born 
 among manj' brethren, 
 
 I have written the more boldly unto j^ou in some sort, as put- 
 ting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God, 
 that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, min- 
 istering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might 
 
 be acceptable, being sanctiiieii by t!)e f^oln <5l)ost. 
 
 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the 
 will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, unto the church of God 
 which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctiticb iu (El)rist Sesue, 
 called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name 
 of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours. 
 
 Of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto 
 us wisdom, and righteousness, aitb sanctification, and redemp- 
 tion. 
 
 Ye are washed, but lie are sanctified, but ye are justified in 
 the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. 
 
 Know ye not that tiour bobn is t\)c tcmplc of tI)C ^o[^ 
 
 (!5l)0St U)l)icl) is in noif, which ye have of God. 
 
 We all, with open face l>eholding as in a glass the glory of 
 
 the Lord, are cliangeb into tl)e same image from glorn to 
 glorn, eoen as bn tlje Spirit of t!)e toxh. 
 
 The love of Christ constraineth us ; because we thus judge, 
 that if one died for all, then were all dead : and that he died for 
 all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, 
 but unto him which died for them, and rose again. Wherefore 
 henceforth know we no man after the flesh : yea, though we have 
 known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no 
 
 more. Therefore, if ann man be in QTbrist, he is a nem crea- 
 ture : olb tljings are'passcb a^jsiw ; bel)olb, all tljiugs are 
 become nem. 
 
 I through the law am dead to the law, that T might live unto 
 God. I am crucified with Christ: nciiertl)cless, J HvC ; net not 
 
 3, but (!Il)rist liuetl) in me : a\\b tl)e life u)l)icl) 3 nom lioc in 
 tl)e flesl], 3 line bn tlje fait!) of tl)e Son of (Sob, who loved 
 
 me, and gave himself for me. 
 
 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again, until 
 
 (!Il)rist be formeb in jiou. 
 
 Rom.viii.29. 
 
 Romans, 
 XV. 15, 10. 
 
 1 Cor. i. 1, 2. 
 
 1 Cor. i. 30. 
 
 I Cor. vi. 11. 
 
 1 Cor. vi. 19. 
 
 2 Cor. iii. 18. 
 
 2 Corinth. 
 V. 14-17. 
 
 Galatians, 
 ii. 19, 20. 
 
 Gal. ir. 19.
 
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 SANCTIFICATION. 
 
 Gal. vi. ]5. 
 
 Ephesians, 
 V. 25-27. 
 
 1 Thcssalnu. 
 V. 23, 24. 
 
 2 Thessalon. 
 ii. 13, 14. 
 
 Titus, 
 iii. 5, 6. 
 
 Heb. viii. 10. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 X. 14-16. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 i. J, 2. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 i. '->■' -Si. 
 
 1 John, ii.29. 
 
 I J.>hn, 
 Hi. 9, 10. 
 
 In Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything nor 
 
 uncircumcision, biU a ncu) creature 
 
 Christ loved the clmrch, and jrave himself for it; tl^nit llC 
 
 miglit Gnnctifn anh cleanse it ujitl) tlje raasliing of umter by 
 tlje^ luorb, tijat l)e migl)t present it to Ijimself a glorious 
 cljurcl), not liauing spot, or uirinkle, or ann sucl) tl)i'ng ; but 
 tijat it 6l)oulb be Ifoln anb ioitl)ont blcmisl) 
 
 The very God of peace sanctifn JlOl^ Ujliolljl; find I pray 
 God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless 
 unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. 
 
 We are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren 
 beloved of the Lord, because God hath tVom the beginning chosen 
 you to salvation tl)rougl] sanctiftcatiou of tl)C Spirit and belief 
 of the truth. 
 
 Not by works of righteousness which we liave done, but 
 
 according to his mercy he saved us, bu ti)e roasl}ing of regener- 
 ation, anh renewing of tl)e t)oln (!3liost; which he shed on 
 us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. 
 
 This is the covenant that I will make with the house of 
 Israel after those days, saith the Lord ; 3 toiil put mu hlU)S iutO 
 
 tl)cir minb, anb rorite tl]em in tl)eir Ijcarts; and"! will be to 
 them a God, and they shall be to me a people. 
 
 By one offering lie hath perfected forever tljem tl)at arc sanc- 
 ti&cb. Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness U> us : i\>v tifter 
 that he had said before, This is the covenant that I \\ ill make with 
 them after those days, saith the Lord ; B will put mV) laUJS iutO 
 
 tl)eir l)carts, anb in tljeir minbs will 3 vovilc tl)em. 
 
 I'eter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sti-angers scattered 
 throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and l>ithynia, elect 
 accoidiiig to the tbreknowledge of God the Father, tl)VOUgl) sauc- 
 tification of tl)e Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the 
 blood of Jesus Christ. 
 
 Seeing ye have |)urilied your souls in obeying the truth through 
 the Spirit unto unieigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one 
 another with a ]>ure lieait fervently: being borU again, UOt of 
 
 corruptible seeb, but of incorruptible, bn tl)c ujorb of ^ob, 
 U)l)icl) liiietl) anh abibetl) foreuer. 
 
 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that 
 dooth righteousness ig borU of l)im. 
 
 Whosoever is born of (iod boll) not commit siu ; for his 
 seed remaineth in him; nub l)e cauuot siu, because l)e is born 
 of ^!^ob. In this the children of God are manifest, and the chil- 
 dren of th.> (Ifvil : whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of 
 God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
 
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 We know that we have passed from death unto life, bccflUSC 
 tDC louc tl)C brftljrcn. He that loveth not his brother abideth in 
 death. 
 
 3f toe lone one anotl]cr (5ob brocllctl) in 110, anb l)is 
 
 lone is Jicrfcctcb in UG. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, 
 
 and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit 
 
 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to lis : 
 God is love : and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and 
 God in him. 
 
 This is he that came bg tDrttcr and blood, even Jesus Christ ; 
 not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit 
 
 that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth 
 
 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, aiib tl)C 
 OJUtCr, and the blood : and these three agree in one. 
 
 We know that whosoever is born of God, siuuctl) llOt ; but 
 he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one 
 toucheth him not. 
 
 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to 
 them that are siinctiticb bn ©ob tl)e i^ntljer, and preserved in 
 Jesus Christ, and called. 
 
 Unto him that is able to keep you from falling, a\ib tO pxC" 
 
 0ent lion fiuiltlcss before tl)e jjrcscncc of l)is glorn loiti) cx- 
 ceciiing jon. 
 
 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled 
 their garments ; aitb t\)en sljall toalk toitl) mc in roliitc : f<>r they 
 are worthy. He that overcometh, tllC same sl)aU bc clotljcii in 
 BDl)itc raiment. 
 
 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar 
 the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the 
 testimony which they held : and they cried with a loud voice, say- 
 ing. How long, Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and 
 avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth ? ^inb U3l)ite 
 
 robes mere giuen unto enern one of tl)em. 
 
 And after this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no 
 man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and 
 tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clotijcb toitl) 
 U)l]ite robes, and palms in their hands. 
 
 And I looked, and lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and 
 with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's 
 name written in their for.-lieads QVnb in tl)Cir 
 
 moutl] toas fonnb no guile : for tljen are roitliout fault before 
 tl)c tl)roneof (5ob. 
 
 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as 
 the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, 
 saying. Alleluia : for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. l^et us be 
 
 1 John, 
 iii. J4. 
 
 1 John, 
 iv. li, 13, 16.. 
 
 1 John, 
 V. C, 8. 
 
 1 John, V. 18. 
 
 Jude, 1. 
 
 Jude, 24. 
 
 Rev. iii. 4, 5. 
 
 Rev. vi. 9-11. 
 
 Rev. \'ii. 9. 
 
 Rev. xiv. 1, 5. 
 
 Revel.ation, 
 xix. b-8.
 
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 SANCTIFICATION, 
 
 Revelation, 
 xxi. 'J6, 27. 
 
 glad, and rejoice, and give honour to him : for the marriage of the 
 Lamb is come, and his wife liath made herself ready. And to liet 
 
 was granted tijat sl)c sljoulii bc amiiicb in tine linen, clean 
 
 nnb tDl)itC : for the line linen is the righteousness of saints. 
 
 And they shall hring the glory and honour of the nations 
 
 into it [the city], '[^nb tl)crc sl)nU in no toisc enter into it ann- 
 tl)ing tl)iU bcfiletl), neitl)er u)l)titsoeuer toorketli abomination, 
 or maketi) a lie; but they which are written in the Lamb's book 
 of life.
 
 XXVII. 
 
 Diiti) af XHllntBB. 
 
 The Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the 
 
 Almighty God ; toalk bcforc me, anb be tl}ou ^jerfect. 
 
 And Moses went up unto God, and tlie Lord called unto him 
 out of the mountain, saying. Thus shalt thou say to the house of 
 Jacob, and tell the children of Israel ; Ye have seen what I did 
 unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and 
 brought you unto myself. Now therefore, if jie toill obeT) mrj 
 Doice inbceb, anb keen tnt} couenant, then ye shall be a pecu- 
 liar treasure unto me above all pjeople : for all the earth is mine : 
 and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. 
 These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of 
 Israel, 
 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, anb 
 sanctifn tl)em to-baji onb to-morroro nnb let lljemujasi) tl)eir 
 
 rlotl)eS, and be ready against the third day: for the tliird day the 
 Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. 
 
 And let the priests also which come near to the 
 
 Lord, sniUtifll tl)einselues, lest the Lord break forth upon them. 
 
 And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy 
 
 God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the 
 
 house of bondage. QLl)on 0l)alt l)iuie ito otl)cr gobs before me. 
 
 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness 
 of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, 
 or that is in the water under the earth : thou shalt not bow down 
 thyself to them, nor serve them : for I the Lord thy God am a 
 jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children 
 unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me ; and 
 shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my 
 commandments. 
 
 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain : 
 for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in 
 
 vam. 
 
 Remember the sabbath-day to keep it holy. Six days shalt 
 thou labour, and do all thy work : but tlie seventh day is the sab- 
 bath of the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, 
 nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-ser- 
 vant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates ; for 
 
 Gen. xvii. 1. 
 
 Ex. xix. 3-6- 
 
 Exodus, 
 xix.iO, 1],22. 
 
 Ex. XX. 1-17.
 
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 DUTY OF HOLINESS. 
 
 Ex. xxii. 31. 
 
 Exodus, 
 
 xxiii. 'JM, 24, 
 
 3'' 33. 
 
 Exodu.% 
 XXX. 18--il. 
 
 Exodu.s, 
 xxxiv. 11-14. 
 
 Exndll^ 
 xl. I, !»-13. 
 
 in si.\ days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea and all that 
 in them is, and rested the -seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed 
 the sabbath-day, and liallowed it. 
 
 Hononr thy father and thy mother ; that thy days may be 
 long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee'. 
 
 Thou shalt not kill. 
 
 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
 
 Thou shalt not steal. 
 
 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 
 
 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not 
 covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-ser- 
 vant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's. 
 
 And ye shall be |)oln men Ullto me. 
 
 St 
 Mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the 
 Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, 
 and the Ilivites, and the Jebusites ; and I will cut them off. Thou 
 shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after 
 their works : but thou shalt uttei-ly overthrow them, and quite break 
 down their images. QVub Tie slinll QCXVC tl)e Corb Tiour (5ob. 
 
 Thou shait make no covenant with them, nor 
 
 with their gods. They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make 
 thee sin against me : for if thou serve their gods, it will surely 
 be a snare unto thee. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Thou shalt also make 
 a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal : and 
 thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and 
 the altar, and thou shalt i)ut water therein. For Aaron and his 
 sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat : when tliey go 
 into the tabernacle of the congregation, tl)cn sljall tDilsl) U)itl) 
 loatcr, tljrtt tl)ei1 bie not : or when they come near to the altar to 
 minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the Lord : so tljej] 
 
 sl)uU luasl) tl)cir Ijanbs anh tl)cir feet, tljat tl)cn bie not: and 
 it shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his seed 
 throughout their generations. 
 
 Observe thou that which I command thee this day : behold, 
 I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the 
 Ilittite, and the Perizzite, and the Ilivite, and the Jebusite. (Jake 
 l)ccb to tl)ii5i:lf, IcGt tl)on make n conenant ujiti) tlje inl}abit- 
 
 rtUlS of ll)C iiUib U)l)itl)i:r tl)OU gOCSt, h'-^t il be for a snare in 
 the midst of thee : but ye shall destroy their altars, break their 
 iinage.s, and cut down their groves : tor thou shalt worship no 
 other god. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, < *n the first day of 
 tlie first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the 
 congregation And thou shalt take the anoint- 
 ing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt
 
 DUTY OF HOLINESS, 
 
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 hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: ailb it sijilU be l]olll. And 
 thuu slialt anoint the altar of the burnt-otiering, and all his vessels, 
 and sanctify the altar : a\\b it sliail bc nil altiir lllOSt l)oln. And 
 tliiiu shalt anoint llio laver and his ti)ot,and saiic-tify it. And thou 
 shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of 
 the cnnoTegation, aiiii lyasi) ll)cm initl) tDittcr. ^ub tlioii sljalt 
 put upon '^laron tl)c l)oln garments, unb anoint l)im, anb 
 
 sanctifn l)im ; that he may minister unto me in the priest's 
 otHce. 
 
 (i:tierji obhition of tl)n tneat-offering sljalt tl)on season 
 
 EOitl) salt; neither shalt tli(ju sutler the salt'of the covenant of thy 
 God to be lacking- from thy meat-offering : with all thine offerings 
 thou shalt offer salt. 
 
 Ye shall not make yoursehes abominable with any creeping 
 
 thing that creepeth, neither sIpxU J1C make ponrsclucs unclean 
 
 tuitt) tl)Cm,that ye should be defiled thereby. For I am the Lord 
 
 your (iod : ne sfjall tljereforc sanctifn nonrsclues, anb nesl^all 
 
 bc ijoln ; for I am holy : neither .shall ye detile yourselves witli 
 any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. For 
 I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egy2:»t, to 
 be your God : ye shall thei-efore be holy, for I am holy. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto the chil- 
 dren of Isiael, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. QVfter 
 tlje boings of llje lanb of Qlgnpt U)l)erein ne bu)elt, sljall nc 
 not bo : anb after tljc boings of tl)e lanb of (Canaan ral)itl)er 
 
 J bring yon, sljall l)C not bo : neither shall ye walk in their 
 ordinances. Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, 
 to walk theiein : I am the Lord your God. Ye shall therefore 
 keep my statutes and my judgments : which if a man do, he shall 
 live in them. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. Speak unto all the 
 congregation of the childien of Israel, and say unto them, |3c sijall 
 be l)ol2 : for I the Lord your God am holy. 
 
 Sanctify youi'selves therefore and be ye holy : for I am the 
 Lord your God. And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them : 3 
 am tlic jCorb ral)icl) sanctifn ijon- 
 
 1 am tlie Lord your God, tDl)icl) l)aiie separatcb iiou from 
 
 Otl)er people. Ye shall therefore put difftTcncH i)et\V('iMi clt^an 
 beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean : and ye 
 shall not make youi' souls abominable by beast or by fowl, or by 
 anv manner of livinir thing that creepeth on the frround, which I have 
 separated from you as unclean, ^nh ne sl]all bc lioln untO me : 
 for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people, 
 that ye should be mine. 
 
 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Sjjeak unto the chil- 
 dren of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the 
 
 Leviticus, 
 ii. 13. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xi. 43-45. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xviii. 1-5. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 xix. 2. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 XX. 7, 8. 
 
 Leviticus, 
 XX. 24-2ti. 
 
 Numbers, 
 XV. 37-41.
 
 764: 
 
 DUTY OF HOLIXESS, 
 
 Deuterou. 
 vi. 4-9. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 vii. 1-0. 
 
 DcMleron. 
 X. 1-2, 13. 
 
 Deiiteron. 
 xi. 13- -.U 
 
 borders of their garments throiigliout their gonerations, and th-.it 
 they put iipon the fringe of the borders a riband of blue : and it 
 sliall be unto you for a fring>\ tl)iU IJC man look npOU it. illlb 
 
 rcmcmluT all tl)c commanbmciitG of tl)c Corb, anh bo tljcm ; 
 
 and tliat ye seek not after your own heart and your own eves, afti'r 
 which ye use to go a whoring : that ye may remember, and do all 
 my coniinandments. a\\ii bc Ijoln tnitO IIOUV (Pob. 
 
 I am the Lord your (rod, which brought you out of the bind 
 of Egypt, to be your God : I am the Lord your God. 
 
 Hear, O Israel : The Lord our God is one Lord : a\\ii tl)On 
 slialt lone tl)c Corb lliij i3oh mill) all thine Ijcait, anb wit!) 
 
 all tl)ri soul, anb initl) all thn migllt. And these words whirh 
 I command thee this day, sl)all bc iu tl)inc heart : and thou shalt 
 teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them 
 when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest bv tlir- 
 way, and when thou best down, and when thou risest u]i. QVllb 
 
 tl)ou sl)alt binb tliem for a sign npoii tl)ine Ijanb, anb tl)en 
 shall be as frontlets between thine enes. And thou shalt write 
 them upon the posts uf thy huust,', and uu thy gates. 
 
 "When the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land wliither 
 thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before 
 thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the 
 Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Ilivites, and the Jebusites, 
 seven nations greater and mightier than thou: and when the Lord 
 thy God shall deliver them before thee, thou shalt smite them and 
 utterly destroy them ; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor 
 shew mercy unto them : neither shalt thou make marriages witli 
 them ; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his 
 daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. For they will turn away 
 thy son from following me, that they may serve otlier gods; so 
 will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee 
 suddenlv. Ihit thus shall ve deal with tlu-m ; ye shall destroy 
 their altars, and bivak down their images, and cut down their 
 "■roves, and burn their (graven ima^-es with tire. For thou art an 
 holy people unto the Lord thy (Jod: the l!orb thy C!^ob hatl) 
 chosen thee to be a speci.tl people nnto himself, abouc all 
 people that are upon the f.ice of the earth- 
 
 And now, Israel, what doth the Lor>l thy God require of thee 
 but to fear the Lord thy (rod, to walk in all his ways, and to love 
 liiin, anb to seme the l!orb thn (P>ob with all thD heart anb 
 
 with all tl)11 SOnl, to keep the coinniandments of the Jjord, and 
 his stalMt'>, whieli I command thee this day for thy good? 
 
 And it shall come to pass if ye shall hearken diligently unto 
 my commandments which I command you this day, to love the 
 Lord your(iod, and to serve him with all your heart and with all 
 your .soul, that I will give you the rain of your laiul in his due 
 
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 DUTY OF HOLINESS, 
 
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 season, tlie first rain and the latter rain, tliat thou inayest gather in 
 tliy coi-n, and thy wine, and thine oil. And I will send grass in 
 thy fields for tliy cattle, that thou niayest cat and lie full. Qlakc 
 \)cc'b to noursdncs, tl)at nonv l)cait be not bccciucb, mxb lie 
 turn asiiic.'anii serve otTjcr gobs, anh ujorsljip tljcm. And 
 
 then the Lord's wiath be kindled ag-ainst you, and he shut up the 
 heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; 
 and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord 
 giveth you. Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your 
 heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, 
 that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall 
 teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in 
 thine house, and M'lien thou walkes't by the way, when thou liest 
 down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt write them upon 
 the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates. 
 
 Ye are the children of the Lord your God : ye shall not cut 
 yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eves for the dead. 
 
 fov tljoii art an l)oln people unto tl)c £orb tl)n <3o'b, and the 
 
 Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above 
 all the nations that are upon the earth. 
 
 ®:i)ou sljalt be perfect roitl) tl]e Corb tl)T) (Pob. 
 
 This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these 
 statutes and judgments : tliou slialt therefore keep anb bo tl)em 
 Eoitl) all tl)ine l)eart, anb luitl) all tl)n soul. Thou hast avouched 
 
 the Loi-d this day to be thy God, anil t') walk in his ways, and to 
 keep his statutes, and his commandments, and liis judgments, and 
 to hearken unto his voice: and the Lord hath avouched thee this 
 day to be Ijis peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, a\ib 
 
 tijat tilou sl)onliiest keep all Ijis commanbment<3 ; and to make 
 
 thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in 
 name, and in honour ; and that thou raayest be an holy people unto 
 the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken. 
 
 ®ake biligent Ijeeb to ho tl}c conuuanbmcnt anb tl)c 
 Iau3, ttil)icli lUoses tlje serinint of the l!orb chargeb nou, to 
 lone the t!orb r.our tl^ob, anb to lualk in all hisiiiar)5,"tinb to 
 keep his commanbments, anb to cleaue unto hii". nnb to 
 seruc hint with '^1' D^ur l)cavt, anb ruith all nour soul. 
 
 Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacri- 
 fices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, tO obeu is 
 better t\)an sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 
 
 Know that the Lord hath set apart hilU thi^t is gobin for 
 himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him. Stand in~awe, 
 anb sin not : commune with your own heart upon your bed, and 
 
 be still. Sflah. (Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and 
 put your trust in the Lord. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xiv. I, 2. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 xviii. 13. 
 
 Deuteron. 
 .\xvi. 16-19. 
 
 Joshua, 
 XX j^. 5, 
 
 1 Samuel, 
 XV. 2-i. 
 
 P3. iv. 3-
 
 768 
 
 DUTY OF HOLINESS, 
 
 Psalm XV. 
 
 Ps. 
 
 xxiv. 
 
 3-5. 
 
 Ps. 
 
 XXV. 
 
 10. 
 
 Ps. 
 
 xxxvii. 8. 
 
 Psalm 1. 
 
 23. 
 
 Psalm li. 
 
 26. 
 
 Ps 
 
 l.wi. 
 
 18. 
 
 Ps. 
 
 lxxx> 
 
 '. 8. 
 
 Ps. Ixxxvi. 2. 
 
 Ps 
 
 . xcvi 
 
 9. 
 
 Ps. 
 
 xcvii. 
 
 10. 
 
 Ps. ci. 2 
 
 -4. 
 
 Ps 
 
 . rxvi 
 
 .3. 
 
 Ps. 
 
 CXIX. 
 
 l-^;. 
 
 Lord who .sliall abide in tliy tabernacle? wlio shall dwell in 
 
 thy holy hill? i)c t!]at malkctl) u)jvigl)tlij, an^ toorkctl) 
 ruiljtcouGiicGG, rtiib cpailun!) t!)c trntl) in l)iG l)cavt. He that 
 
 backbiteth not witli his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neio-hbor, nor 
 taketh up a reproach against his neighbor. In whose eyes a vile 
 person is contemned ; but he lionoureth them that fear the Lord. 
 He that svveareth to his own hurt, and chano-eth not. lie that 
 putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the 
 
 innocent. §c tljiU hocll] tl)C6c ti)ingG sl)all ncncr be moueb. 
 
 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? and who shall 
 stand in his holy ])hiee ^ i]c tljiU I] It!) clciUX IpTUbs OAlb a piWC 
 
 Ijcart; iyl)o l)Ul) not liftcb up l)is sonl unto ininitn, nor 
 
 SCDOrn bcccitfuUn. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, 
 and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the gen- 
 eration of them that seek him, that seek thy face, Jacob. Selah. 
 
 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth untO SUCi) as 
 
 keep l)is coucuiint a\\b l)is testimonies. 
 
 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret llOt tl)nsclf iu 
 
 ann raise to bo euil. 
 
 Whoso otieretli praise glorifieth me-: and to I)im tljtlt Otber- 
 etl) f)is eont)Cr5ation opgljt will I shew the salvation of God. 
 
 Behold, tl)ou besirest truti) in tl)e inioarb parts- 
 
 If I regard iniquity in my heart, tl)C £orb toill not I) ear tnc. 
 
 I \vill hear what God the Lord will speak : for he will speak 
 peace unto his people and to his saints: but let tljeiU not turn 
 
 again to folln. 
 
 Preserve my soul ; for 3 am l)oIn; O thou my God, save 
 thy servant that trusteth in thee. 
 
 worship the Lord in tllC beUUtn of l)0lineS3 : fear before 
 him, all the earth. 
 
 Ye that love the Lord, |)atc euil. 
 
 1 will behave myself wisely in a perfect toatl. O when 
 wilt thou come unto me? 3 itjill ttialk tuitliin mn house rmtl) a 
 perfect Ijeart. 3 roill set no roickcb tl)ing before mine eyes : 
 
 I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. 
 A froward heart shall depart from me : I will not know a wicked 
 person. 
 
 r>lessed arc they that keep judgment, anb I)C tljUt boetl) 
 rigl)tsousiiess at ail times. 
 
 ]Moss(;d are tl)e unbeftleb in tl)C lonn, who walk in the law 
 of the Lord. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that 
 seek him with the whole lieart. They also bo no iniquitn : they 
 walk in his ways. 
 
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 DUTY OF HOLINESS- 
 
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 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diliirently. 
 that my ways were dii-ected to keep thy statutes! Then shall I 
 not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. 
 
 With my whole heart have I sought thee : (T) let me not 
 
 toaiibcr from tljii commandments. "Thy word have I hid in 
 
 mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. 
 
 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; tl)0t 3 be not 
 asljamcb. 
 
 T have seen an end of all perfection , but tl)n rommrtnbmcnt 
 is excccMug broab. 
 
 3 Ijanc rcfraincb mn feet from eoern evil wan, tijat 3 
 migljt kce|3 tl)n movh. 
 
 Search me, O God, and know my heart : try me, and know 
 
 my thoughts : anh scc if tljcre be ann toickeb roan in me, and 
 
 lead me in the way everlastin"-. 
 
 Surely tl)C rigl)tCOUS shall give thanks unto thy name : tl)e 
 
 nprigl)t sijall biucU in tl)r) presence. 
 
 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth ; keep the door of my 
 lips. Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked 
 works with men that work iniquity : and let me not eat of their 
 dainties. 
 
 The fear of the Lord is tO I) ate Ct)ii. 
 
 The highway of the upright is to depart fi-om evil: Ije tl)at 
 kecpetl) l)is roan prcseruet!) Ijis soul. 
 
 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination. 
 
 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his 
 prayer shall be abomination. 
 
 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter : i^car Oob, 
 anb keep l)is commanbmcnts : for this is the whole duty of man. 
 
 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah ; We 
 have a strong city ; salvation will God a])point for wails and bul- 
 warks. Op^n ye the gates, tijat t!)e riglitcous nation toljicl) 
 kccpctl) tl)c trnt!) man enter in. 
 
 The way of the just is UprigljtUCSS : thou, most upright, 
 dost weigh the path of the just. 
 
 The sinners in Zion are afraid ; fearfulness hath surprised the 
 hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire ? 
 who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings ? He that 
 walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly ; he that despiseth the 
 gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, 
 that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes 
 from seeing evil : l)c sl)aU bmcll on l)igl) : his place of defence 
 
 Psnlm 
 cxix. 10, II. 
 
 Ps. cxix. 80. 
 
 Ps. cxix. 9C. 
 
 Ps. cxix. 101. 
 
 Ps. cxxxix. 
 
 Ps. cxl. 13. 
 
 Ps. cxii. 3, 4. 
 
 Prov. viii.13. 
 Prov. xvi. 17. 
 
 Prov. xxi.27. 
 
 Proverbs, 
 xxviii.9. 
 
 Ecc. xii. 13. 
 Is. xx\i. 1, 2. 
 
 Is. xxvi. 7. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xxxiii. 14-16.
 
 768 
 
 DUTY OF HOLINESS. 
 
 Is. xliii. 21. 
 
 Is. lii. 8-] 1. 
 
 ls.Iviii.5-14. 
 
 Ezek.xliv.9, 
 
 Amos, 
 Hi. i, 3. 
 
 shall be the munitions of rocks : bread shall be given him ; his 
 waters shall be sure. 
 
 This people have I formed for myself; tl) CI} 3 1) all sl)CU) fortl) 
 mn tiraisc. 
 
 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice ; with the voice together 
 shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall 
 
 bring again Zion Depart ye, depart ye, go ye 
 
 out from thence, touch no unclean thing ; go ye out of the midst 
 
 of her; bc jic clean, tl)at bear tl]c uessels of tl)e £orb. 
 
 Is it such a fast that I have chosen ? a day for a man to afflict 
 liis soul ? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread 
 sackcloth and ashes under him ? wilt thou call this a fast, and an 
 acceptable day to the Lord ? Is not this the fast that I have cho- 
 sen ? to loose tl)e banbs of iDickebness, to undo the heavy bur- 
 dens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke ? 
 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the 
 poor that are cast out to thy house ? when thou seest the naked, 
 that thou cover him ; and that thou hide not thyself from thine 
 own flesh ? Then shall thy light break forth as the moi'uing, and 
 thine health shall spring forth speedily : and thy righteousness 
 shall go before thee ; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rere-ward. 
 Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou sh alt cry, 
 and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst 
 of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking 
 vanity ; and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy 
 the afflicted soul ; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy 
 darkness be as the noon-day: and the Lord shall guide thee con- 
 tinually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make tat thy bones : 
 and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, 
 whose waters fail not. And they that shall be of thee shall build 
 the old waste places : thou shalt raise up the foundations of many 
 generations; and thou shalt l>e called. The repairer of the breach. 
 The restorer of paths to dwell in. If thou turn away thy foot from 
 the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day ; and call the 
 sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honoiu-able ; and shalt 
 honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own 
 pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: tl)CU shalt thou delight 
 thyself in the Lord ; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high 
 places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy 
 father : for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. 
 
 'i'hus saith the Lord God; No stranger, inuircumciseb ill 
 l)cart, nor nncircnmciseb in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, 
 ot any stranger that is among the children of Israel. 
 
 You only have I known of all the families of the earth : there- 
 fore I will punish you for all your iniquities. Can llDO Ujalk to- 
 gether, except tl)en be agreed *?
 
 DUTY OF HOLINESS 
 
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 Wherewith sliall I come befoi'c tlie Lord, and bow myself be- 
 fore the high God? shall 1 come before him with biirnt-oti'erings, 
 with calves of a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thou- 
 sands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give 
 my tirst-born for my transgi-ession, the fruit of my body for the 
 sin of my soul ? lie' hath shewed thee, man, what is good ; and 
 what doth the Lord require of thee, blU tO bo jUStill, lUlb tO lODC 
 
 merc2, anb to toalU l)nmblii roitl] tliji (Sob '? 
 
 Blessed are t\)c poor iu Spiint : for theirs is the kingdom 
 of heaven. Blessed are tl)Cn tl)iU lliouru : for they shall be 
 comforted. Blessed are tl)C lUCCk : for they shall inherit the 
 
 earth. Blessed are tl)cn u)l)icl) bo Ijiingcr tiub tl)ivst ofter 
 
 rigl)tC0U5UCS3 : for tliey shall be tille.i. lUessed are tl)C ItlCr- 
 citul : for tiiey shall obtain mercy. Blessed are tl)C piirc ill 
 l)CiU-t: for they shall see (Jod. l^lessed are tl)C pcacc-niLlkcrS, 
 for they shall be called the children of (xod. Blessed are tl]C11 
 
 tt)l)icl) are pcrsccutcb for rigl)tcousnc55' sake : f"r theirs is 
 
 the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, 
 and pei'secute you, and shall say all manrter of evil against you 
 falsely, for mD Stlkc- Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great 
 is your reward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets 
 Avhich were before you. 
 
 |3e arc tl)c salt of tl)e carti) : but if the salt have lost 
 
 his savour, wherewith shall it be salted ? it is thenceforth good 
 for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of 
 men. J3e axc tl)C Ugl)t of tlje tOOrlb, A city that is set on 
 an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put 
 it under a busliel, but on a candlestick : and it giveth light unto all 
 that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that 
 they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in 
 heaven. 
 
 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the proph- 
 ets : I am not come to destroy, but to fulril. For verily I say 
 unto you. Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in 
 no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore 
 shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men 
 so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven : but who- 
 soever shall do, and teach them, the same shall be called great in 
 the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your 
 riii-hteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and 
 Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. . 
 
 jUc lie tl)crcforc perfect, even as your Father which is in 
 heaven is perfect. 
 
 The light of the body is the eye : if therefore thine eye be 
 single, thy whole body shall be full of light. iJut if tljilie ene bc 
 
 cuil, tliy u)l)oic bobn slj.ill be full of barkness. If therefore 
 
 the liji'liL that is in thee be darkness, how i-'reat is that darkness! 
 
 Micah, 
 vi. G-8. 
 
 Matthew, 
 V. 3-20. 
 
 aiatt. V. -18. 
 
 Mallliew, 
 vi. ii-i-24. 
 
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 770 
 
 DUTY OF HOLINESS. 
 
 Matthew, 
 vii. 13-14. 
 
 Matthew, 
 7ii. 21-27. 
 
 Luke, 
 vi. 43-46. 
 
 Matt.xiii.23. 
 
 Luke, ix. 23. 
 
 Mnltb^w, 
 xviii. 7-9. 
 
 No man can serve two masters ; for either he will hate the one, 
 and love the other ; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the 
 
 other, De cannot seme <Bob anb mammon. 
 
 All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to 3'ou, do 
 ye even so to them : for this is the law and the prophets, ^ntev 
 Jie in flt tl)e strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the 
 way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in 
 thereat : because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which 
 leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 
 
 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into 
 the kingdom of heaven : bnt l)C tijat boetl) tl)C loiU of mn i"atl)er 
 tDllid) is in l]eatien. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, 
 have we not prophesied in thy name ? and in thy name have cast out 
 devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then 
 will I profess unto them, I never knew you ; depart from me, pe 
 t\^Cll IDOrk iniqnitj}. Therefore, whosoever heareth these sayings 
 of mine, aiib boctl) tljem, I will liken him unto a wise man, which 
 built his house upon a rock : and the rain descended, and the floods 
 came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell 
 not : for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth 
 these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto 
 a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand : and the rain 
 descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon 
 tliat house ; and it fell : and great was the fall of it. 
 
 ^ goob tree bringetl) not forti) corrupt frnit; neither 
 
 doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known 
 by his own fruit : for of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a 
 bramble-bush gather they grapes. A good man, out of the good 
 treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good ; and an 
 evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that 
 which is evil : for of the abundance of the heart his mouth 
 speakelh. 
 
 ^nh ral)n coll jie me £orb, £orb, anb bo not tl)c tljinjgs 
 Boljicl) 3 sag V 
 
 He that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth 
 the word, and understandeth it : tDl)icl) also bearctll fruit, '"^nd 
 bringeth forth, some an hundred-fold, some sixty, sonu' thirty. 
 
 And he said to them all, If any luaa will come after me, let 
 him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, an^ foUoU) mc. 
 
 Wo unto the world because of ofl:ences ! for it must needs be 
 that (.fl'cnees come ; but U30 to tl)at man bn uiljom tl)c offence 
 
 COmctI) ! wherefore, if lliy hand or lliy fo*)L oIUmkI thee, cut tliein 
 oil', and cast them from thee ; it is better for thee to enter into life 
 halt or mainioil, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be 
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 DUTY OF HOLINESS. 
 
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 out, and cast it from tliee : it is better for thee to enter into life 
 with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell-fire. 
 
 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one 
 running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Oood Master, what 
 shall I do that I may inherit eternal life ? And Jesus said unto him. 
 Why callest thou me good ? there is none good, but one, that is 
 God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery. 
 Do not kill. Do not steal. Do not bear false witness. Defraud not. 
 Honour thy father and mother. And he answered and said unto 
 him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. Then 
 Jesus beliolding him loved him, and said unto him, 0nc tl)in9 
 tl)On hxciiCSt : go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to 
 the poor, and thou shnlt have treasure in heaven ; and come, take 
 up the cross, and follow me. 
 
 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reason- 
 ing together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked 
 him. Which is the fiist commandment of all ? And Jesus answered 
 him. The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel ; The 
 Lord our God is onb Lord: inxb tijOU sljillt loBC tl)C £orb tl)lj 
 (£>oh mil) all tijg Ijciut, aiib mill) all tl)!} soul, aiib tnitl) all 
 
 tl)n minii, anh U)itl) all tl)U Strcngtl) ■• this''is the first command- 
 ment. And the second is like, namely this. Thou shalt love thy 
 neighbour as thyself: there is none other commandment greater 
 than these. 
 
 If ye love me, keep mg commaubmcnts. 
 
 ^c l\)a\ l)atl) mg commanbmcnts, anb kccpcti) tl)cm, Ijc 
 
 it is tl)at looetl) meT If a man love me, [)C mil 
 
 keep inj3 UJOrbs : and my Father will love him, and we will come 
 unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me 
 not keepeth not my sayings : and the word which ye hear is not 
 mine, but the Father's which sent me. 
 
 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 
 (Eucrg brand) in mc tljat bcarcti) not fruit, l)e takcti) (iman : 
 
 and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may 
 
 brinjr forth more fruit Her 
 
 em is 
 
 my 
 
 Father 
 
 glorified, tl)at gc bear mud) fruit ; so shall ye be my disciples. 
 As the Father hath \vvvd me, so have I loved you : continue ye in 
 my love. Jf ge keep mn commaubments, ye shall abide in my 
 love ; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide 
 in his love. 
 
 Ye are my friends, if jjc bo tDl)atS0Ciier J commanb 20tt. 
 
 God is no respecter of persons : but in every nation, he tl)at 
 
 feorctl) l)im anb roorketl) rigljteousness, is accepted with him. 
 
 Who will render to every man acCOrbiUQ tO l)is beebs : to 
 
 them who bj] patient continuance in U)ell-bbini9, seek for glory, 
 
 Mark, 
 X. 17-'2I. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xii. '-J&-31, 
 
 John,xiv. 18. 
 
 John, xiv. 
 -J, ~o, «**. 
 
 John, 
 XV. 1, 2, 8-10. 
 
 John, XV. 14. 
 Acts, 
 
 X. :i4, 35. 
 
 Rev. ii. 6-10.
 
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 Hotnans, 
 ii. 17-29. 
 
 and honour, and immortality, eternal life : but unto them tliat are 
 contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey uniii>:hteousness, 
 indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul 
 of man that doeth evil ; of the Jew first, and also of the (Jon- 
 tile ; but glory, honour, and peace, tO cncvn man tl)iU U)Orkctl) 
 goob ; to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile. 
 
 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and 
 makest thy boast of God, and knowest his will, and approvest the 
 things that are more e.\cellent, beiii"' instructed out of the law, and 
 art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of 
 them which are in darkness, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher 
 of babes, which hast the form of knowledge, and of the truth in the 
 law. 
 
 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thy- 
 self? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal ? 
 thou that sayest a man should not commit adulteiy, dost thou 
 commit adultery ? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit 
 sacrilege ? thou that makest thy boast of the law, through break- 
 ing the law dishonourest thou God ? for the name of God is blas- 
 phemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written. 
 
 For circumcision verily protiteth, if thou keep the law; but if 
 thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircum- 
 cision. Therefore, if the uncircumcision keep the riglioousness of 
 the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision ? 
 and shall not uncircumcision whicli is by nature, if it fulfil the law, 
 judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the 
 
 law? for l)e is not a 5cu), rol)icl) is one outu};u-bln ; neither is 
 
 that circumcision which is outward in the ilesh : but he is a Jew 
 
 which is one inwardly ; nnb circuiucision is tl)at of tljc l)cart, 
 
 in tl)C spirit, Cllib not in tl)C letter; whose praise is not of men, 
 but of God. 
 
 Do we then make void the law through faith ? God forbid : 
 gea, roc cstablisi) tl)c lau). 
 
 What shall we say then ? Shall we continue in sin, that grace 
 may abound '. (Jod forl)id : 1)0U) sljixU VDC tl)at llVC beub tO sin, 
 
 lioc ann longer tijerein'? 
 
 Know ye not that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus 
 Christ, were baptized into his death 'i therefore we are buried with 
 him by baptism into death : that like as Christ was raised up fiom 
 the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk 
 in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the 
 likeness ot his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrec- 
 tion : knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, tliat 
 tiie body of sin might be destroyed, tl)iU l)enccfortl) U)e sl)0lll5 
 not SerOC sin. I'or he that is dead is freed iVoni sin. Now if 
 we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with 
 him : knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dieth no 
 
 Rom. iii. 31. 
 
 Romans 
 vL l-'Jii. 
 
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 more; death liath no more dominion over liiin. For in that lie 
 die<l, he died unto sin once : luit in that he hvetli, he liveth unto 
 
 Ood. Cikcitjisc ri'cl-ion ijc nlsa ijonrscku's to be ilicaii in- 
 bccb unto sin, but aliuc unto (3oh lljvongl) Jesus (Sljrist 
 our t!oi5. 
 
 Let not sin therefore reign in your moi-tal body, that ye sliould 
 obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as in- 
 struments of unrighteousness unto sin : but yield yourselves unto 
 God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as 
 instruments of righteousness unto God : for sin shall not have do- 
 minion over you : for ye are not under the law, but under grace. 
 What then ? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but 
 under grace ? God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield 
 yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; 
 whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness ? but 
 God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have 
 obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered 
 you. Being then made fiee from sin, ye became the servants of 
 righteousness. I speak after the manner of men, because of the 
 infirmity of 3'our flesh : for as yo have yielded your members ser- 
 vants to uncleanness and to iniquity, unto iniquity ; even so now 
 yield your members servants to I'ighteousness, unto holiness. For 
 when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 
 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now 
 ashamed ? for the end of those tilings is death. But now beino; 
 made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit 
 unto holiness, aud the end everlasting life. 
 
 Now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein, 
 
 we were held; il)at ujc sl)oulb scruc in nciuncss of spirit, and 
 
 not in the oldness of the letter. 
 
 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in 
 
 Christ Jesus, vd1)o ujiilli iiot after tl)c ilcsl), but after tl)c Spirit. 
 
 For they that are after the flesh, do mind the things of the 
 
 flesh : but tl)cn tl)at arc after tl)c Spirit, tl)e tljings of tl)c 
 
 Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death ; but to be spiritually 
 minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against 
 God : for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 
 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are 
 not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God 
 dwell in you. Now, if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he 
 is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because 
 of sin ; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the 
 Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he 
 that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal 
 bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 
 
 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors not to the flesh, to live 
 after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die : but if 
 
 Rom. vii. 6. 
 
 Rom. viii. 1. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 5-14.
 
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 DUTY or HOLINESS. 
 
 Romans, 
 xii. 1, a. 
 
 Romans, 
 xiii. lO-H. 
 
 1 Corintli. 
 iii. It), 17. 
 
 1 Cor. V. ■; 
 
 1 Corinlh. 
 vi. 9, 10. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 vi. 19, 20. 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 
 X. ai, '.'•J. 
 
 2 Corinth. 
 V. U, IJ. 
 
 2 Cor. vi. 
 14-18, vii. 1, 
 
 ye thi-oug-li the Spirit do mortify the deeds of tlie body, ye sliall 
 
 live. Sot as maiin as axe Icb bn tl)c Spirit of i3ob, ti)cji arc 
 tl)c sons of ©oli.'" 
 
 I beseech, you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, 
 tliat TIC present nour bobics a lining sacrifice, l)oln, accepta- 
 ble nntO (Sob, wiiich is your reasouiible service. And be not 
 conformed to this world : but be ye transformed by the renewing 
 of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and accepta- 
 ble, and perfect will of God. 
 
 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour : therefore love is the ful- 
 filling of the law. And that, knowing the time, that now it is high 
 time to awake out of sleep : for now is our salvation nearer than 
 when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand : let 
 
 ns therefore cast off tlje toorks of barkness, aiib let ns put 
 on tl)e armour of liqljt. Let us walk honestly, as in the day: 
 not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonnes.s, 
 not in strife and envying. |3ut put V\C OU tl)e Corb ScSUS 
 
 Qlljrist, anb make not prouision for tl)e tlesl), to fulfil ll)e 
 lusts tl]ereof. 
 
 KiKjw ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the 
 Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile tlie temple of 
 God, him shall God destroy: for tl)e temple of (Pob is l)Oln, 
 tDl)icl) temple jie are. 
 
 purge out tl)e olb leauen, that ye may be a new lump, as 
 ye ai'e unleavened. For even Christ our pii^isover is sacrificed 
 for us. 
 
 Know ye not that tl)e unrigl]teous sl)all not inljerit tl)c 
 
 kingbom of (Bob? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor 
 idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves 
 with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor re- 
 vilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 
 
 What ! know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy 
 Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, ami ye are not your 
 own? For ye are bought with a price: tljcrcfore glorifn ©ob 
 in nour bobn, iwib in ijour Spirit, lutjicl) are (5ob's. 
 
 Ye cannot driidv the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils : 
 
 Tic cannot be partakers of tl)e Corb's table anb of tl)e table 
 
 of beuils. 1^0 we provoke the Luid to jealousy ? are \vu stronger 
 than he ? 
 
 The love of Clirist constraineth us : because we tlms judge, 
 that if onr- dir-d for all, then weie all dead : and that ho died for 
 
 all, tl)at tl)cn iul)icl) line sljoulb not l)cncefovtl) line unto tljem- 
 sclucs, but~uuto l)im u)l)icl) bieb for tl)em, anb rose again. 
 
 lie ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers : for what 
 fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what com-
 
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 raunion hath light with darkness ? And what concord hath Christ 
 with Belial ? or what part hath he tliat believeth witli an infidel ? 
 And what agi'eement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye 
 are the temple of the living God ; as God hath said, I will dwell 
 in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall 
 
 he my people. iDl)crcforc comc oiit from among tlicm, anb 
 be ijc separate, saiti) tlje £orb, anii toiul) not ~tl]e nnclean 
 tljiiig ; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and 
 ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. 
 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse our- 
 selves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting I)oliness 
 
 in tl)c fear of ^oh. 
 
 Brethren, ye have been called unto liberty ; onin nse not 
 libertn for an occasion to tlje flesi), but by love serve one 
 
 anothei-. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this. Thou 
 shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. But if ye bite and devour one 
 another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. Tliis 
 
 I say then, iDalli in tl)e Spirit, anb j}c sljall not fultil tl]e Inst 
 
 of tl)C flesi). For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the 
 Spirit against the flesh : and these are contrary the one to the 
 other; so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye 
 be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of 
 the flesh are manifest, which are these, Adultery, fornication, un- 
 cleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, 
 emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, 
 drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you be- 
 fore, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such 
 things shall not inheiit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the 
 Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suftering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 
 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. QVnb tlieil 
 
 tl)at are (Cljrist's Ijaue crucifieb tijeflcsl), U)itl) tl)c affections 
 anb lusts. 
 
 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who 
 hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in 
 Christ : according as he hath chosen us in him, before the founda- 
 tion of the world, tl)at u)e sl)oulb be i)oln anb u)itl)out blame 
 before l)im in lone. 
 
 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you tl)at gC 
 toalk roortl)!} of tl)e vocation u)l)ererDitl) lie are caileb. 
 
 This I say, and testify in the l^ord, that ye henceforth walk 
 not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, having the 
 understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God 
 through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of 
 their heart : who, being past feeling, have given themselves over 
 unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But 
 ve have not so learned Christ ; if so be that ye have heard him, 
 
 Galatiana, 
 V. 13-24. 
 
 Kpli. i. 3, 4. 
 
 Eph. iv. 1. 
 
 Kphesians, 
 iv. 17- J4.
 
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 DUTY OF HOLINESS. 
 
 Eph. V. 1, 2. 
 Eph. V. 8. 
 
 Philippians, 
 ii. 14, 15. 
 
 Phili[)pians, 
 iii. 17-20. 
 
 Col. i. 0, 10. 
 
 Col. Iii. 1-17 
 
 and Iiave been taiirrlit by liiin, as tlie truth is in Jesus : tl)rtt TIC ^lUt 
 
 off concerning i\)c former conucrsiUion tl)c olb man, 'which 
 
 is coirupt accoi'ding to the deceitful lusts ; and be renewed in the 
 
 spirit of your mind; anb t\)at jic |nU on i\]c neu) man, u)l)icl) 
 after (Sob is creatcb in rigl)teousnc5s anb true Ijoliness. 
 
 Be ye foUoiOCrS of (Sob Ji^ dear children ; and walk in love, 
 as Christ also hath loved us. 
 
 Ye were. sometimes darlsness, but now are ye light in the Lord : 
 toalk as cljilbren of ligljt. 
 
 Do all things without murmurings and disputings : tjjat tie 
 
 mat} be blameless anb Ijarmless, tl)e sons of (Sob, u3itl)oiU 
 
 rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among 
 whom ye shine as lights in the world ; holding forth the word 
 of life. 
 
 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which 
 walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom 
 I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are 
 the enemies of the cross of Christ : whose end is destruction, whose 
 God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind 
 
 earthly things.) jFor our couucrsation is in ijcauen. 
 
 We also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for 
 you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of 
 his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding ; tliat lie migl)t 
 
 toalk inorthn of tlje £orb unto all ^ileasing, being friiitfnfin 
 CDcrn goooujork, anb increasing in tl)e luioujlcbge of (Sob. 
 
 If ye be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, 
 where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection 
 on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and 
 your life is hid with Christ in God. Wlien Christ, who is our life, 
 shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in ^-lory. 
 
 iUortifn tl)ereforc nour members roljicl) are upon tlje 
 cart!) ; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupis- 
 cence, and covetousness, wliich is idolatry : for which things' sake the 
 wrath of God cometli on the children of disobedience : in the which 
 ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. But now ye also 
 ! put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy cominu- 
 j nicatioti out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing tl)at 
 
 |t}c l)aiie put off tije olb man U)itl) Ijisbeebs; anh [yavc put on 
 jUje neiu man, uiljici) is reneiueb in knoiulebge after tl)e image 
 
 ' of l)im tl)at createb Ijim : where there is neither (Jioek nor Jew, 
 circumcision nor unrircunicision. Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor 
 free: but Christ is all, and in all. But on therefore, as the elect of 
 God, lifily and be Joved, bowels oi mercies, kindness, humbleness of 
 mind, meekness, long-suffering; forbearing one another, and for- 
 giving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even 
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 put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace 
 of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one 
 body ; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you 
 richly in all wisdom ; teaching and admonishing one another in 
 psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your 
 hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all 
 in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the 
 Father by him. 
 
 Ye know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every 
 one of you, as a father doth his children, tl)iU JIC tDOUlb XOHik 
 tUOrtijy of (fi»ob, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory. 
 
 The end of the commandment is charity out of (I pure 
 Ijcart, anb of a cjooli conscience, aixb of faiti) unfcigncb. 
 
 Holding the mystery of the faith in a jjurc conscience. 
 
 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs 
 of this life ; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be 
 a soldier. 
 
 The foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal. The 
 Lord knoweth them that are his. And, £et eocrn one tl)at 
 
 nametli tl)c name of Qlljrist, bepart from iniquitnT But in a 
 
 great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but 
 also of wood and of earth ; and some to honour, and some to dis- 
 honour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be 
 a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and 
 prepared unto every good work. Flee also youthful lusts: but 
 follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on 
 the Lord out of a pure heart. 
 
 The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all 
 
 men, teaching us, that iienniug ungobliucss anb morlbln 
 lusts, voc 6l)oulb line soberly, figl]ted"usln, anb gobln, in tl)is 
 
 present tOOrlb ; looking for tliat blessed hope, and the" glorious 
 appealing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ : who 
 gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and 
 purify unto himself a peculiar people, ^caloUS of goob U)Orl\S. 
 
 Being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salva- 
 tion unto all tl)cm tljut obcji l)im. 
 
 Seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of 
 witnesses, let ns hit} rtsibc euern ujeigljt, anb tl)e sinraljicl) boti) 
 
 so easilg beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is 
 set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and tiiiisher of our 
 faith ; who, for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, 
 despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne 
 of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sin- 
 ners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. 
 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striuiug againstsin. 
 
 1 Thessalou. 
 ii. 11, I-.'. 
 
 1 Tim. i. 5. 
 
 1 Tim. iii. 9. 
 
 2 Tim. ii. 4. 
 
 2 Timothy, 
 ii. 19-22. 
 
 Til us, 
 ii. 11-14. 
 
 Heb. V. 9. 
 
 Hcb.xii. 1-4.
 
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 DUTY OF HOLINESS, 
 
 Hebrews, 
 xii. 14, 15. 
 
 James, 
 i. 18-27. 
 
 Jame-i, 
 ii. 14-x!6. 
 
 James, 
 iii. 11-17. 
 
 Follow peace with all men, axib IjoliltCSS, toitljont tDl)icl) XXO 
 man 5l)rtU sec tl)C £orb : looking diligentl)', lest any man fail of 
 tlie grace of God ; lest any root of bitterness springing up, trouble 
 you, and thereby many be detiled. 
 
 Of his own -will begat he us with the word of truth, that we 
 should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures. Wherefore, my 
 beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, 
 slow to wrath : for the wrath of man worketh not the righteous- 
 ness of God. Wherefore lap apart all flltl)incS0, and superfluity 
 of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which 
 is able to save your souls. jBlU bc lie boers of tl)e VDOrb, and 
 not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer 
 of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his 
 natural face in a glass : for he beholdeth himself, ahd goeth his 
 way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 
 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth 
 therein, [)c being not a forgetful l)earer, but a bocr of tl)e roorli, 
 
 this man sliall be blessed in his ihi^-d. 3f anil man amoug llOU 
 
 eeem to bc religions, anb briblctl) not Ijis tongue, but tie- 
 ccitictl) l)is ouiu Ijeart, tl)is man's religion is wain. Pure reli- 
 gion and uiideiiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the 
 fatherless and widows in their aflliction, and to keep himself un- 
 spotted from the world. 
 
 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath 
 faith, anb Ijane not toorks? can faith save him? If a brother 
 or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say 
 unto them. Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwith- 
 standing ye give them not those things which are needful to the 
 body ; what doth it profit ? (S^vcii SO faitl), if it Ijatl) not OlOrliS, 
 is lieab, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and 
 I have works : shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will 
 shew thee my faith by my works. 
 
 Thou beHevest that there is one God ; thou doest well : the 
 devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, 
 that faith without works is dead ? Was not Abraham our father 
 justified by works, when he had ottered Isaac his son upon the 
 altar ? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by 
 works was faith made perfect? And the scripture was fulfilled, 
 which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him 
 fur riii-hteousness : and he was called the Fiiend of God. Ye see 
 then how that by works a man is justified, ami not by faith only. 
 
 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, 
 when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out 
 another way. For as the body without the Spirit is dead, so faith 
 without works is dead also. 
 
 I>(>th a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and 
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 DUTY OF HOLINESS. 
 
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 vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield saltwater and fresh. 
 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you ? let 
 
 l)im sl)cu) out of a goob conucrsation Ijis tuorliG roitl) meek- 
 ness ot Ujisbom. J>iit if ye have bitter envying and strife in 
 your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom 
 descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For 
 where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 
 But the wisdom tliat is from above is first ])ure, tluMi ])eaceable, 
 gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercn anh goob fruits, 
 without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 
 
 Gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end 
 for the giace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of 
 Jesus Christ : as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves accord- 
 ing to the former lusts in your ignorance : but as he which hath 
 called you is holy, so be Jie Ijoljl in all manner of conversation ; 
 because it is wi-itten. Be ye holy ; for I am liolv. 
 
 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocri- 
 sies, and envies, and all evil speakings, as new-born babes, desire 
 tlie sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby : if so be 
 ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious : to whom coming as unto 
 a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and 
 precious, ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual l)OUSC, lUX 
 l)Oln priest!)00b, to otter up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God 
 by Jesus Christ Ye are a chosen generation, a royal 
 
 ])riesthood, an i)oIn mUiou, n peculiar people; tl)at ne sljoulb 
 sljeui fortl) tl)e priuses of l)im vdI)o l}atl) calleb you oul of bark- 
 
 ness into Ijis marucUouS ligl)t : which in time past were not a 
 people, but are now the people of God : which had not obtained 
 mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Dearly beloved, I beseech you, 
 as stiangeis and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against 
 the soul ; having your conversation honest among the Gentiles : 
 that, whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by 
 your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day 
 of visitation. 
 
 Christ also suffered for us, leauing US an example, tl)at m 
 6l)0Ulb follooj l)is steps : who did no sin, neither was guile found 
 in his mouth. 
 
 Be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another ; love 
 as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous : not rendering evil for evil, or 
 railing for railing: but contrariwise, blessing; knowing that ye are 
 thereunto called, that ye should iidierit a blessing. For he that 
 will love life, and see good days, let l)im refrain l)iG touguefrom 
 euil, anb l)is lips tl)at tlien speak no guile : let l)ini escl)eu) 
 Cinl, anb ho goob : let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the 
 eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto 
 their prayei's : but the face of the Loi'd is against them that do evil. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 i. 13-16. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 ii. 1-5, 9-12. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 ii. 21, 22. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 iii. 8-16.
 
 780 
 
 DUTY OF HOLINESS. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 iv. 1-7. 
 
 2 Peter, 
 i. 2-11. 
 
 2 Peter, 
 iii. 11-14. 
 
 And who is he that will liai-in you, if ye be followers of that which 
 is good ? But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are 
 ye; and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; but 
 sanctify the Lord God in your hearts : and be ready alwavs to give 
 an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that 
 is in you, with meekness and fear. t^.Tiliiig a goob COUSCicucC; 
 that, v^hereas they speak evil of you, as of evil-doers, they may be 
 ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. 
 
 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm 
 yourselves likewise with the same mind : for he that hath suffered 
 
 in the flesh |)atl) cciiscii from Gin ; tljiU lie no longa- GJjonlb line 
 tl)e rest of l)is time in ll)e flesl) to tl)c lusts of men, but to 
 tl)e roill of CJ5ob. For the time past of our life may sutfice us to 
 have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lascivi- 
 ousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, baiiquetings, and abomina- 
 ble idolatries: wherein they think it strange that ye run not with 
 them to the same excess of I'iot, speaking evil of you : who shall give 
 account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. For, 
 for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, 
 that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live 
 according to God in the spirit. 13ut the end of all things is at 
 hand : be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 
 
 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you tlirough the knowledge 
 of God, and of Jesus our Lord. According as his divine power hath 
 given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through 
 the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 
 whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises ; 
 tljiU bn tl)ese ne miglit be p.irt ikers of tl)e biuine nature, liiui- 
 ing escapeb tl)e corruption tl)iU is in tl)e raorlb tbrougl) lust. 
 
 And besidiis this, giving all diligence, add to your faith, virtue ; 
 and to virtue, knowledge ; and to knowledge, temperance ; and to 
 teinperance, patience ; and to patience, godliness ; and to godliness, 
 brotherly kindness ; and to brotherly kindness, charity. For if these 
 things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither 
 be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, 
 and hath forgotten that he was i)urged from his old sins. Where- 
 fore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and 
 election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: for so 
 an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the ever- 
 lasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 
 
 Seeing that all these things shall be dissolved. U)l)iU manner 
 of persons ougijt nc to be in all I)oln conncrsation anii gob- 
 
 lincss, li'.ikiiio- tor and hastini>: unto the coiiiiiiL'" of llu! day of (iod, 
 
 I'll ^ • 
 
 wherein tiie heavens being on tire shall be dissolved, and the ele- 
 ments shall melt witli fervent heat ? Nevertheless we, according to 
 liis j)roiJiise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwell- 
 
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 DUTY OF HOLINESS. 
 
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 eth i-igliteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing tliat ye look for 
 such thiiios, ]jc biligcnt tl)at nc man be foiuxb of I)im in peace, 
 tuitljoiu spot, anh blameless. 
 
 This is the message which we have heard of him, and declare 
 unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. Jf 
 
 toe snji that lue Ijaue fellotDsl)ip roiti) l)im, anb roUk in bark- 
 iiess, me lie, anii bo not tlje trnti) : hut if we walk in the light, 
 as he is in the light, we have fellowship one witli another, and the 
 blood of Jesus Clirist his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 
 
 My little children, these things write I unto you, t!)at gC silt 
 
 not. 
 
 Hereby we do know that we know hiin.if ujc Uccp l]iG COm- 
 
 manbments. tje tijat saiti) 3 knou) l)im, anb keepcti) not 
 l)is commanbments, is a liar, anb tije tvntli is not in l)im. 
 
 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God per- 
 fected : hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he 
 abideth in him, ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 
 
 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an 
 old commandment which ye had from the beginning : the old com- 
 mandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. 
 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true 
 in him and in you : because the darkness is past, and the true light 
 
 now shineth. ^e tl)at saitI) l)e is in tl)e ligljt, mib l)atetl) l)is 
 brotl)er, is in barkness even pntil nom. He that loveth his 
 
 brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stum- 
 bling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and 
 walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that 
 darkness hath blinded his eyes. 
 
 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. 
 Jf ann man lone tl)c toorlb, tl)e lone of tl)e father is not in 
 
 l)im. For all that is in the woiM, the lust of the lle;-h, and the 
 lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of 
 the world. And the woild passeth away, and the lust thereof: 
 but he tljat boeti) tl)C U)iU of ©ob abideth forever. 
 
 We know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him ; 
 for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope 
 in him purilietl) l)imseif, even as he is pure. 
 
 « 
 
 Whosoever abideth in him sinncti) not: tDljosoeucr sinnetl) 
 l)atl) not seen l)im, neither knoran hi'n. Little children, let no 
 
 man deceive you : he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even 
 as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil ; for the 
 devil sinneth from the beginning. 
 
 Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have 
 need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how 
 dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not 
 
 1 John, 
 i. 5-7. 
 
 1 John. ii. 1. 
 
 1 John, 
 ii. 3-U. 
 
 1 John, 
 ii. lo-17. 
 
 1 Jolm, 
 iii. 2, 3. 
 
 1 John, 
 iii. ii-8. 
 
 1 Jolin, 
 iii. 17--'l.
 
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 DUTY OF HOLINESS. 
 
 1 John, 
 V. 2, 3. 
 
 2 John, V. 6. 
 
 Jude, 22, 23. 
 
 Rev. ii. 1-5. 
 
 Rev. iii. 1-4. 
 
 Rcvelnlion, 
 iii. 14-lU. 
 
 love in word, neitlier in tongue, but in deed and in truth, ^nh 
 
 Inn-cbn vac knoro tIjtU u)c nre of tl)e trutl), anh sl)nU assure 
 
 our l)ClU"tS before l)im. For if our heart condemn us, (tod is 
 greater llian our heart, and knowetli all things. Beloved, if our 
 heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 
 
 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we 
 love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of 
 God, tl)at UJC keep Ijis COmmaubmeUtS; and his commandments 
 
 are not grievous. 
 
 I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new command- 
 ment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that 
 we love one another. And this is love, tl)at V3C tOrtlk oftcr l)is 
 COintnuubineiUS. This is the commandment, That, as ye have 
 heaixl from the beginning, ye should walk in it. 
 
 Of some have compassion, making a difference : and others 
 save with fear, pulling them out of the lire ; Ijatiug CUCU tl)C gar- 
 ment spottcb bn the flesi). 
 
 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write : These things 
 saith lie that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walk- 
 eth in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks ; I know thy 
 works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not 
 bear them which are evil ; and thou hast tried them which say 
 they are apostles, and are not ; and hast found them bars : and 
 hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast labour- 
 ed, and hast not fainted. Nevertheless, I have somewhat against 
 thee, because tl)OU Ijast left tl)Il first louc. Remember there- 
 fore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, a\\b bo ll)e first 
 UJOrks ; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove 
 thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. 
 
 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write : These 
 things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven 
 stars ; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, 
 and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which re- 
 main, that are ready to die: for i l)a0C llOt fouui tl)n tDOrks 
 perfect before (*3ob. Remember therefore how thou hast re- 
 ceived and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou 
 shalt not watch, 1 will come on thee as a thief, and thou sbalt not 
 know what hour I will come upon thee. Thou hast a few names 
 even in Sardis xo\)\c\) i)dvc Hot befileb tl)eir garments; and 
 they shall walk with me in white : for they are worthy. 
 
 And unto the angel of the eliurch of the Laodiceans write : 
 Those things saith the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the 
 beginning of the creation of God ; I know thy works, that thou 
 art iHiitlii-r cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then, 
 
 because tl)ou art lukeuiarm, anb ueitljer colb nor l)ot, 5 ujill 
 spue tljce out of mn moull).
 
 DUTY OF HOLINESS 
 
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 Behold, I corneas a thief. Blessed is he tijat tDatcl)Ctl), ttixb 
 kecpctl) l)is igarmcut0, lest he walk naked, and they see his 
 shame. 
 
 I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great 
 power ; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried 
 mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, 
 is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of 
 every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 
 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the «Tath of her fornica- 
 tion, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with 
 her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the 
 abimdance of her delicacies. And I hoard another voice from 
 
 heaven, saying, Comc out ot' l)cr, mti pcoplc, ll)at gc be not 
 partakers of Ijer sins, anb tl)at jie receiue not of l]er plagues. 
 
 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment 
 was ofiven unto them : and I saw the souls of them that were be- 
 headed for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, axib 
 
 «)l)icl) \)ah not toorsliippeb ll)C beast, neitlier l)is image, 
 neitljer \yab receiucb l)is mark upon tl)eir foreljeabs, or 'in 
 tl)eir l)anbs ; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand 
 years. 
 
 Blessed are they tl)at tlO \]\B COmmanbmcntS, that they may 
 have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates 
 into the city. 
 
 Rev. xvi. 15. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xviii. 1-4. 
 
 Rev. XX. 4. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xxii. 14.
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 €^t HBBiurntinn. 
 
 Job, 
 xiv. 10-15. 
 
 Job, 
 XIX. 23-27. 
 
 Ps. xvi. 8-10. 
 
 Psnliii 
 xvii. 13-15. 
 
 r.-i:ilm 
 xlix. 11, 1.^ 
 
 Is. xxvi. 10. 
 
 Man dietli, and wasteth away : yea, man giveth up the ghost, 
 and where is he ? As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood 
 decaveth and drieth up: so man lieth down, and riseth not: till 
 
 the iieniicns be no more, tljci) sl)aU not luisakc, nor be raiscb 
 
 out of tl)cir sleep. O tliat thou wouldest liide me in the grave, 
 that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that 
 thou wouldest appoint me a set time and remember me ! 
 
 M a man bie, sljall 1)C lioc again? all the days of my ap- 
 pointed time will I wait, till my change come. 
 
 that my words were now written ! O that they were printed 
 in a book ! That tliey were graven with an iron pen and lead in 
 the I'ock forever ! For I know that my Redeemei- liveth, and that 
 he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth : and though after 
 my skin worms destroy this body, net in mij flcsl) sljall 5 see 
 
 ©ob : roljom J sliall see for mnself: anb mine ejics sl):iU 
 beljolb, iMxh not unotljer ; though my reins be consumed within me. 
 
 1 have set tlie Lord always before me : because he is at my 
 right hand, I shall not be moved. 'J'liercfore my heart is ghid, and 
 my glory rejoiceth : mn flcsl) also sliall rcst in l)ope. i*or tl)OU 
 toilt not Icane mn soul in l)eU; utitljer U)iUtl)ou suffer tijinc 
 i^oix) CDne to see corruption. 
 
 Deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword : from 
 men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which 
 have their portion in tliis life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy 
 hid treasure : they are full of children, and leave the rest of their 
 substance to their babes. 
 
 As for mp, T will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be 
 satisfied, rol)en 3 aU3ake, with thy likeness. 
 
 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on 
 them; and th<! upright shall liavtMloniinion over them in the morn- 
 ing; and their beautv shall consume in the grave from their dwell- 
 ing. Uut (^ob will rebeem mn soul from lljc jjoracr of tl)c 
 gratjc : for lie shall receioe me7 Selah. 
 
 Thy dead men shall live, togctl)cr roitli mn beab bobn shall 
 
 tl)Cn arise. Awake and sing, ye that dw^ll in dii^t : f..i- thv (lew- 
 is as the dew of liorbs, i\nh tl)c earti) sljall cast out tlje hco.lt.
 
 THE RESURRECTION". 
 
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 And <it that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince 
 wliich staiideth for tiie children of thy people: and there sliall be 
 a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even 
 to that same time: and at that time thv people shall be delivered, 
 every one that shall be found \vritt«Mi in the book, '^tib maun of 
 
 tl)cm tl)at sleep in tl)C bust of tl)c eartl) sl)all nvoaUe, some to 
 
 everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. 
 
 I will ransom them from tl)e ^joiuer of tl)C Qvauc ; I will 
 redeem them from death : O death, 1 will be thy plagues, O grave, 
 I will be thy destruction : repentance shall be hid f[\>m mine eyes. 
 
 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, What sign 
 shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things i .Jesus 
 answered and said unto them, ?Dcstron tijis temple, Uub in tl)rec 
 bans 3 toill raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six 
 years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three 
 days? Sut l)e Spuke of tl)e temple of l)is bobn. When there- 
 fore he was risen from tlie dead, his discij»les remembered that he 
 had said this unto them : and they believed the scripture, and the 
 word which Jesus had said. 
 
 The Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that 
 himself doeth : and he will show him greater works than these, 
 that ye may marvel. For as the Father raisctl) up tl)e bcilb, lUlb 
 quickenetl) tl)em ; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. 
 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is 
 
 coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son 
 of God : and they that hear, shall live. For as the Father hath 
 life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in him- 
 self; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, be- 
 cause he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this : for tl)e IjOUr is 
 
 coming, in tl)': uil)icli all tl)at are in tl)e granes sl)all l)car t)is 
 
 UOice, iiUb sljall tome forll) ; they that have done good, unto the 
 resuriection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resur- 
 rection of damnation. 
 
 Fear not them whicli kill the body but are not able to kill 
 the soul : but lather fear him which is able to destroy both soul 
 
 anb bobn in hell. 
 
 I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the 
 will of him that sent me. And this vs the Father's will which 
 hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose 
 
 nothing, but sljoulb raise it up again at tl)e last iia'Q. 
 
 Then Jesus said unto them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, ex- 
 cept ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye 
 have no life in you. Whoso eateth mv flesh, and drinketh my 
 
 blood, hath eternal life ; anb 3 mill taisc l)im up at tlje last 
 ban. 
 
 Daniel, 
 xii. 1, a. 
 
 Ilosea, 
 xiii. 14. 
 
 John, 
 ii. lS-2i. 
 
 John, V. 
 20, ai, 25-29. 
 
 Matt. X. 28. 
 
 John, 
 vi. 38, 39. 
 
 John, 
 \i. 53, 54. 
 
 50
 
 786 
 
 THE RESURRECTION. 
 
 JIark, 
 viii. 31. 
 
 Mark, 
 ix.9, 10. 
 
 Rfark 
 ix. 30, 31. 
 
 John, 
 X. 17, 18. 
 
 John, 
 xi. 18-^6. 
 
 I. like, 
 xiv. 1^-14. 
 
 Mallhi-w, 
 xxii. '.a-3-J. 
 
 And lie began to teach them, that the Son of man must suf- 
 fer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief 
 priests, and scribes, and be killed, a\\b nftcr tl)rce bans rise 
 aigoilt. And he spake that saying openly. 
 
 And as they came down from the mountain, he charged thorn 
 that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till tlje 
 Sou of man tocrc risen from tl)c licah. And they kept that 
 
 saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the 
 risinof from the dead should mean. 
 
 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee ; and 
 he would not that any man should know it. For he taught his 
 disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the 
 hands of men, and thev shall kill him ; and after that he is killed, 
 [)c sl]all rise tl)e tljirb biw. 
 
 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to 
 ask him. 
 
 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my 
 life, tl)at 3 migl)t take it again. iS^o man taketh it from me, 
 but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, anb 3 
 [)avc poracr to take it again. This commandment have I re- 
 ceived of my Father. 
 
 (Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen fur- 
 longs off':) and many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to 
 comfurt them concerning their brother. Then Martha, as soon as 
 she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him : but Mary sat 
 still in the house. Then said Mailha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou 
 hadst been here, my brother had not died. But T know that even 
 now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. 
 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith 
 unto him, 3 knoro tl)at l)c sl}aU rise again in the resurrection 
 at tl)e last han. Jesus said unto lier,~JI am tl]c resurrection 
 anb tl)e life : he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet 
 shall he live : and whosoever liveth, and believeth in me, shall 
 never die. Believest thou this ? 
 
 When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, 
 nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; 
 lest they also bid thee again and a recompense be made thee. But 
 when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, 
 the blind ; and thou shalt be blessed : for they cannot recompense 
 thoe: for thou shalt be recompensed at tl)e resurrection of tljc 
 just. 
 
 Tlie same day came to him tlie Sadducees, which say that 
 there is no resurrection, and asked him, saying. Master, Moses 
 said. If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his 
 wife, and raisf; up seed unto his brother. 
 
 Now there were with us seven brethren : and the first, when
 
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 holy angeJs 
 
 he had married a wife, deceased ; and having no issue, left his 
 wife unto his brother. Likewise the second also, and the third, 
 unto the seventli. And last of all the woman died also. There- 
 fore in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven ? for 
 they all had her. 
 
 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing 
 the scriptures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they 
 neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of 
 God in heaven. But as touching the resurrection of the dead, 
 have ye not read that Avhich was spoken unto you by God, saying, 
 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of 
 
 Jacob? ^o5 is not tl)c ©ob of tijc licah, but of tl)c lioing. 
 
 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the 
 with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his 
 
 glory : anh before Ijim sl)all be gatl)creb all nations : and 
 
 he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth 
 his sheep from the goats. 
 
 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the 
 mount of Olives. Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be of- 
 fended because of me this night : for it is written, I will smite the 
 Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. 
 But after 3 am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. 
 
 The high priest asked him, and said unto him. Art thou the 
 Christ, the Son of the Blessed ? And Jesus said, I am : anb ne 
 sl)all see tl)e Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, 
 and coming in the clouds of heaven, 
 
 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up 
 the ghost. And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in twain 
 from the top to the bottom : and the earth did quake, and the 
 rocks rent ; and the graves were opened, and many bodies of the 
 saints which slept, arose, and came out of the graves after his re- 
 surrection, and went into the holy cit}', and appeared unto many. 
 
 Now when the centurion, and they that wei^e with him, 
 watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were 
 done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. 
 And many women were there beholding afar oft" which followed 
 Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him : among which was Mary 
 Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the 
 mother of Zebedee's children. 
 
 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arima- 
 thea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple : he went 
 to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded 
 the body to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he 
 wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, 
 which he had hewn out in the rock ; and he rolled a great stone 
 to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. And there was Mary 
 
 Matthew, 
 XXV. 31, 3i 
 
 Jl.itthew, 
 xxvi. 30-3^. 
 
 Mark, 
 xiv. (31, Gi. 
 
 M:i1thew, 
 xxvii. 50-(it!, 
 xxviii. 1-16.
 
 788 
 
 THE RESUKEECTION, 
 
 Mark, 
 xvl.»-M. 
 
 Magdalene, and the otlier Mary, sitting over against the sejnil- 
 chre. 
 
 Now the next dav tliat fallowed the day of the preparation, 
 the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilaie, saving, 
 Sir, we remember that tliat deceiver said, while he was yet alive, 
 After three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the 
 sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come 
 by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen 
 from the dead : so the last error shall be worse tlnin the first. 
 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch : go your way, make it as 
 sure as ye can. So they went and made the sepulchre sure, seal- 
 ing the stone, and setting a watch. 
 
 In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the 
 first day of the week, came Marv Magdalene and the other Mary 
 to see the sepulchre. And behold, there was a great earthqu d<p : 
 for the angel of the Lord descended from lieaven, and came and 
 rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His count >- 
 nance was like liijfhtnino;, and his raiment white as snow: aini for 
 fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead mt-n. 
 
 And the angel answered and said unto the women. Fear not 
 ve : for 1 know that ve seek Jesus, which was crucified, i^j ig 
 not l]CVC: for I]: is risen, na lie Silib. Come, see the i)!ace 
 where the Lortl lay. And go quicklv, and tell his di-^cipies that he 
 is risen from the dead ; and, behold, he goeth before you into 
 <xalilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. And they 
 departed quickly fiom the sepulchre, with fear and great joy ; and 
 did run to bi-ing his disciples word. 
 
 And as tliev went to tell his disciples, behold. Jesus met them, 
 saying. All hail. And they came, and held him by the feet, and 
 worshipped him. Then .said Jesus nntothem. We not afraid : go tell 
 my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. 
 
 Now when they were going, behold, .some of the watch came 
 into the city, and shewed nnto the chief pri«sis all the thing's that 
 were done. And when they were assembled wiih the elders, and 
 had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldier.s, sav- 
 ing, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and .stole him away while 
 we sl^'pt. And if this come to the governor's ears, we will per- 
 suade him, and secure you. So they took the money, and did as 
 they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among 
 the Jews until this day. 
 
 Then the eleven disciples went away into (ialilee, into a 
 mountain where Je.sus had appointed them. And when they shw 
 him, they worsliii)ped liim : but some doubted. And Jesns v.-.ime 
 and spake nnto tiiem. 
 
 When Je.sus was ri.sen early, the first day of the week, he .ap- 
 peared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had ca-t sev.-n 
 devils. And she went and told them that had been with him, as
 
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 tliey mourned and wept. And tliey, wlu'ii they had heard that lie 
 was alive, and had been seen of her, helirved not. 
 
 After tliat, he appeared in another form unto two of them, as 
 tliey walked, and wem into the country. And they went and told 
 it uiilo the lesidiie: neither believed they them. 
 
 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, 
 and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of h.;art, 
 because they believed not them wliirli had seen him after he was 
 risen. 
 
 And, behold, two of them went to a village called Einmaus, 
 which was from Jerusalem about threescore fiirlono's. And thev 
 talked toijether of all these things which had happened. And it 
 came to pass, tliat. while they communed together, and reasoned, 
 Jesns himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes 
 were holden, that they should not know him. 
 
 And he .said unto them, Wliat manner of communications are 
 these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad ? And 
 the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said nnto 
 him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known 
 the things which are come to pass there in these days? And he 
 said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Con- 
 cerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed 
 and word before God and all the people: and how the chief 
 piiests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and 
 have ciucified him. But we trusted that it had been he which 
 should have redeemed Israel : and beside all this, to-day is the 
 third day since these things were done. Yea, and certain women 
 also of our companv made us astonished, which were early at the 
 sepulchre. And when they found not his body, they came, saying, 
 that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was 
 alive. And certain of them which were with us, went to the sepul- 
 chre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they 
 saw not. 
 
 Then he .said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe 
 all that the prophets have spoken ! Ought not Christ to have suf- 
 fered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at 
 Moses, and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the 
 scriptures the things concerning himself. 
 
 And they drew nigh unto the village whither they went : and 
 he made as though he would have gone further. But they con- 
 strained him, saying. Abide with us : for it is toward evening, and 
 the day is far spent. And he went in to tariy with them. And it 
 came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and 
 blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were 
 opened, and they knew him ; and he vainshed out of their sight. 
 And thev said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, 
 while lie talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the 
 
 Luke, 
 xxiv. 13-47.
 
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 Jolm, 
 
 XX. l-;.'n. 
 
 24-:;!), x\i. 
 
 J-H. 
 
 Scriptures ? And tliey rose up the same Lour, and returned to 
 Jerusalem, and found the eleven gatheied together, and them that 
 were with them, saying, (I[l)e £orb is riscu iubecb, and hath 
 appeared to Simon. And they told what things were done in the 
 way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread. 
 
 And as tliey thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of 
 them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But thev were ter- 
 rified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 
 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts 
 arise in your hearts ? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I 
 myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, 
 as ye see m.e have. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed 
 them his hands and feet. And while they yet believed not for joy, 
 and wondered, he said unto them. Have ye here any meat? And 
 they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. 
 And he took it, an(i did eat before them. And he said unto thein. 
 These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with 
 you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law 
 of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. 
 Then opened he their understanding, that they might undei'stand 
 the Scriptures, and said unto them. Thus it is written, and thus it 
 behoved Christ to suffer, and to idse from the dead the third day. 
 
 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene eai-ly, when 
 it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away 
 from the sepulchre. Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon 
 Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto 
 them. They have taken away the Loid out of the sepulchre, and 
 we know not where they have laid him. Peter therefore went 
 forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they 
 ran both together : and the other disciple did outi-un Peter, and 
 came first to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and looking 
 in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh 
 wSimon Peter tollowiug him, and went into the sepulchre, and seetii 
 the linen clothes he; and the napkin that was about his head, nut 
 lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by 
 itself. Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to 
 the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew 
 not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. Then 
 the disciples went away again unto their own home. 
 
 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as 
 she wept she stooped down and looked into the sepulchre, and seeth 
 two angels in white, sitting, the one at the head, and the other at 
 the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, 
 Woman, why weepest thou ? She saith unto them. Because they 
 liave taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid 
 him. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, ami 
 .saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith
 
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 imto her, Woman, why weepest thou ? whom seelcest thou ? She, 
 supposing- him to be the gardener, saith unto liim, Sii', if thou liave 
 borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and 1 will take 
 him awav. Jesus saith unto her, Marv. She tui-ned herself, and 
 saith unto him, Rabboni, which is to say. Master. Jesus saith unto 
 her, Touch me not ; for I am not yet ascended to my Father : but 
 go to my brethren, and say unto theni, 1 ascend unto ray Father, 
 and your Father ; and to ray God, and your God. Mary Mag- 
 dalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and 
 that he had spoken these things unto her. 
 
 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, 
 Avhen the doors were shut wliei'e the disciples were assembled for 
 fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto 
 them. Peace be unto yon. And when he had so said, he shewed 
 unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad 
 when they saw the Lord 
 
 Ihit Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with 
 them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto 
 him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I 
 shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into 
 the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not 
 believe. 
 
 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and 
 Thomas with them : then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and 
 stood in the midst, and said. Peace be unto you. Then saith he to 
 Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands ; and reach 
 hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side : and be not faithless, 
 but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him. My 
 Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou 
 hast seen me, thou hast believed : blessed are they that have not 
 seen, and yet have believed. 
 
 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples 
 at the sea of Tiberias : and on this wise showed he himself. There 
 were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Na- 
 thanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other 
 of his disciples. Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. 
 They say unlo him. We also go with thee. They went forth, and 
 entered into a ship immediately ; and that night they caught 
 nothiii"-. But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on 
 the shore ; but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Then 
 Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They 
 answered him. No. And he said unto them. Cast the net on the 
 right side of tlie ship, and ye sh;ill find. They cast therefore, and 
 now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. 
 
 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It 
 is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, 
 he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked) and did cast 
 himself into the sea. And the other disciples came in a little ship
 
 792 
 
 THE RESURRECTION. 
 
 Acts, i. 1-3. 
 
 Acts, 
 
 . 'ia-32. 
 
 Act's 
 lii. 14, 15. 
 
 (for they were not far from land, but as it were two lumdred cubits) 
 draofgini^ the net with fishes. As soon tlien as they Avere come to 
 hand, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid tliereon, an<l Ijreatl. 
 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now cauo-ht. 
 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, 
 an hundred and fifty and tliree : and for all there were so many, 
 yet was not the net broken. Jesus saith unto them, Come and 
 dine. And none of the disciples durst ask hiin, Who art thou ? 
 knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus then cometh, and taketh 
 bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise. This is now the third 
 time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was 
 risen from the dead. 
 
 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that 
 Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was 
 taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given com- 
 mandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen : to whom also 
 he shewed himself alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs, 
 being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertain- 
 incr to the kingdom of God. 
 
 Ye men of Israel, hear these words ; Jesus of Nazareth, a man 
 approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs 
 which God did by him in the mid.st of you, as ye yourselves also 
 know: him being delivered by the determinate counsel and fore- 
 knowledge of God, ye liave taken, and by wicked hands have cru- 
 cified and slain: toljom ©ob l)all) ruiscb lip, having loo.sed tlie 
 pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be hold- 
 en of it. For David speaketh concerning him, T ftresaw the Lord 
 always before my face ; for he is on my right hand, tliat 1 shuuld 
 not be moved : therefore did my heart rejoice and my tongue was 
 glad ; moreover also, my tTesh .shall rest in hope : bcCilUGC tl)Oll 
 
 roilt not Icuuc inn sonl in Ijell, ncitl)cr luilt tl)ou suffer tl)iuc 
 
 i]oln (Due to sec COVrU^Jtioil. Thou ha.st made known to me 
 the ways of life ; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy counte- 
 nance. 
 
 Men and bretliren, let me freely speak unto you of the patri- 
 arch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is 
 with us unto this day. Therefore being a prophet, and knowing 
 that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his 
 loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Chri.st to sit on his 
 throne ; he seeing this before, spake of the resurrection of Christ, 
 that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see cor- 
 ruption. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are wit- 
 nesses. 
 
 Ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murdt'n^r 
 to l)f gr;nit.-d unto you: and kill''d tli<' Prince of litV, uil)0m i&oh 
 
 \]ai\] niiscb from tl)c bcab, roljcrcof voc arc ruitncsscs.
 
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 Tliey tauglit the people, and preached through Jesus tl)C 
 
 rcsttrrcction from tl)c beob. 
 
 With great ]>ower gave the apostles witness of tl)e rcsitrrCC- 
 
 tion of tl)c iiiorb Jesus. 
 
 God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and 
 with power : who went about doing good, and healing all that were 
 oppressed of the devil ; for God was with him. And we ai-e wit- 
 nesses of all things which he did, both in the land of the Jews, 
 and in Jerusalem ; whom they slew and hanged on a tree : |)im 
 (Sob raiscb up tl)c tliirb ha^, anb sljctocb l)im opculn; not to 
 all the people, but unto witnesses cliosen before of God, even to us, 
 who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. 
 
 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they 
 took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. JBut 
 (Sob raiscb l)im from tl)C hcah. And he was seen many days 
 of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who 
 are his witnesses unto the people. And we declare unto you glad 
 tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, 
 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath 
 raised up Jesus again. 
 
 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was 
 stirred in him, when he saw the city wliolly given to idolatry. 
 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with 
 the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met 
 Avith him. Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of 
 the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What will this bab- 
 bler say ? other some. He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange 
 
 gods: because l)e preacljcb uuto tljcm Jesus, an'b tlje resur- 
 rection. 
 
 And the times of this ignorance God winked at ; but now 
 commandeth all mew everywhere to repent : because he hath ap- 
 pointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteous- 
 ness by that man whom he hath ordained : whereof he hath 
 given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from 
 the dead. 
 
 And when they heard of tl)C resurrection of tl)C hca'b, 
 some mocked, and others said, We will hear thee again of this 
 matter. 
 
 When Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and 
 the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, 
 1 am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of tl)C l)Ope iTub resur- 
 rection of tl)e beub I am called in question. And when he had 
 so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the 
 Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. For the Sadducees 
 say that there is no resurrection, neither angel nor spirit : but the 
 Pharisees confess both. 
 
 Acts, iv. 2. 
 
 Acts, iv. 33. 
 
 Acts, 
 X. 38-41. 
 
 Acts, 
 xiii. 'J9-33. 
 
 Acts, 
 xvii. 16-18. 
 
 Acts 
 xvii. 30-32. 
 
 Acts, 
 xxiii. 6-8.
 
 79-i 
 
 THE RESUERECTION, 
 
 Acts, 
 xxiv. 14, 15. 
 
 Acts, 
 xxvi. 1, 2, 
 6-8, 'iS, '-'3. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 10, 11. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 2-2, 23. 
 
 1 Cor. vi. 14. 
 
 1 Corinlli. 
 XV. 1-54. 
 
 After the way wliich they call heresy, so worship I the God 
 of my father.s, believing all things which are written in the law and 
 in the prophets : and have hope toward God, which thev them- 
 
 selv^es also allow, tljat tijcvc sl)aU bc ix rcsurvcctiou of tl)c lica^, 
 boti) of tijcinst tinb unjust. 
 
 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for 
 thyself. Then Paul stretched forth tlie hand, and answered for 
 himself: I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall 
 answer for myself this day before thee, touching all the things 
 
 whereof I am accused of the Jews And now I 
 
 stand, and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God 
 unto our fathers : unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly 
 serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, 
 king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. Why should it be 
 thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the 
 
 dead? Having obtained help of God, I continue 
 
 unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none 
 other things than those which the ])i-ophets and Moses did say 
 should come: that Christ should sutfer, uub tl)iU l)e sl)Oulb bc 
 
 tl)c first ll)at slionib rise from tl)c bca^, and should shew light 
 
 unto the peojde, and to the Gentiles. 
 
 If Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin ; but the 
 Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him 
 that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, \)c tl)tTt raiscb 
 
 up (rijrist from tl)c bciib si) ill also quicken jiour mortal 
 bobics, bp Ijis Gpirit tl)at bujcUctI) in nou. 
 
 For we know tliat the whole creation groaiieth, and travaileth 
 in pain together until now: and not only they, but ourselves also, 
 which have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan 
 within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption 
 of our body. 
 
 And God hath both raised up the Lord, anb U)ill also raise 
 up ns by his own power. 
 
 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel whicli I 
 preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye 
 stand ; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I 
 preacheil unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I deliv- 
 ered unto you first of all that which I also received, liow that Christ 
 died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was 
 buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scrip- 
 tures : and that he was seen of Ceplias, then of the twelve: after 
 that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once ; of whom 
 the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen 
 asleep. After that, he was seen of James: then of all the apo.stles. 
 And \iv>t of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due 
 time. For I am the lea.st of the apostles, that am not meet to be
 
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 called an apostle, because I persecuted the churcli of Goi.l. But by 
 the grace of God I am what I am : and his giace which was be- 
 stowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly 
 than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 
 Therefore whether it were 1 or they, so we preach, and so ye beheved. 
 
 Now if Christ be preached that he rose fi'oni the dead, how 
 say some among you that there is no resurrection of tlie dead ? 
 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not 
 risen : and if Christ be not risen, tlien is our preaching vain, and 
 your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of 
 God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: 
 whom he raised not up, if so be thiit the dead rise not. For if the 
 dead rise not, then is not Christ raised : and if Christ be not raised, 
 your faith is vain ; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which 
 aie fallen asleep in Clirist are perished. If in this life only we 
 liave hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. 
 
 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first- 
 fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man 
 came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, 
 even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his 
 own order: Christ the first-fruits; afterward they that are Christ's 
 at his coming. Then conieth the end, when he shall have deliv- 
 ered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have 
 put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, 
 till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that 
 shall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his 
 feet. But when he saith, All things are put under him, it is mani- 
 fest that he is exce|)ted, which did put all things under him. And 
 when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also 
 himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that 
 God may be all in all. 
 
 Else what shall they do, which are baptized for the dead, if 
 the dead rise not at all I why are they then baptized for the dead ? 
 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour ? I protest by your re- 
 joicing wnich I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. If after 
 the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what ad- 
 vantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat anil driidc ; for to- 
 mori-ow we die. Be not deceived : Evil communications corrupt 
 good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some 
 have not the knowledge of God : I speak this to your shame. 
 
 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up ? and 
 with what body do they come? Thou fool, that which thou sow- 
 est is not quickened except it die : and that which thou sowest, 
 thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain ; it may 
 chance of wheat, or of some other grain : but God giveth it a body 
 as it hath pleased him, and to eveiy seed his own body. All fiesh 
 is not the same fiesh : but there is one kind of fiesh of men, 
 another fiesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
 
 796 
 
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 2 Corinth, 
 iv. 11-14. 
 
 Philippians, 
 iii. iJO, 21. 
 
 1 Thessjilon. 
 iv. 13-18. 
 
 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial : but the ii'lorv 
 of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 
 Tlxr^re is one glory of the sun, and another glory of tiie Jiionn, and 
 another glory of the stars : for one star ditfereth from atiothiM- star 
 in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in 
 corru|ttion ; it is raised in incorru|>tioii : it is sown in dishonour; 
 it is raised in glory: it is sown iu weakness; it is raised in |)ow»'r: 
 it is sown a natural body ; it is raised a spiritual body. There is 
 a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, 
 The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last i\dam was 
 made a quickening spirit, llowbeit, that was not first which is 
 spiritual, but that which is natural ; and afterward that which is 
 spiiitual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man 
 is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that 
 are earthy : and as is the heavenly, such are they also that aie 
 heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall 
 also l)ear the image of the heavenly. 
 
 Now this I say, brethren, that tiesh and blood cannot inherit 
 the kingdom of God ; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 
 Heh-.ld," I shew you a m3-stery ; We shall not all sleep, but we 
 shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at 
 the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be 
 raised incorruptible, and we sludl be changed. For this corrupti- 
 ble must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immoi- 
 tality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption. 
 and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought 
 to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 
 
 We which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' 
 sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our 
 mortal fiesh. So then death worketh in us, but life in you. We 
 havir)g the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, 
 and tiierefore have I spoken ; we also believe, and therefore speak; 
 knowing, that he which raised ui) the Lord Jesus, sljuU raisc up 
 
 US also bn Jcsiis, anb slptU |]rcscnt us witi] ijou. 
 
 Our conversation is in heaven ; from whencf also we look for 
 the Saviour, the Lord Jesus C^hrist : vul)0 g1)ii11 chaugc OHV uilc 
 
 boI:)n. tl)at it man be fasl)ioucii like unto l)is glorious boiin, 
 
 accordino- to the"woikiug wherebv he is able even to subdue all 
 things unto himself. 
 
 I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concern- 
 ing them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which 
 have no hope. For if we believe tliat Jesus died and rose again, cneu 
 
 SO them also u)l]icl) sleep iu Jesus ujill ^ob bring roitl) l)iin. 
 
 For this We say unto you l>y the word of the Lord, that we 
 which are jilive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not 
 prevent thi-m which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend 
 from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with
 
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 the trump of God : an^ tl]: bciib in '€l)n5t sl)all rise first : tlien 
 
 we which are alive ami remain shall l>e cawg'lit up toirotlier with 
 tlieui in the ch^uils, to meet the Lord in the air : and sosliail we ever 
 be with tlie Lord. Wlierefore, comfort one another with these words. 
 
 Consider what I say ; and tl)e Lord jrjve thee understandinor 
 in all thiiiii's. Rememher that .lesus Christ, of the seed of David, 
 was raised from the dead, according to iny gospel : wherein I sutier 
 trouble, as an evil-doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God, is 
 not bound. Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that 
 they may also obtain the salvation which is in Clii-ist Jesus with 
 eiernal glory. It is a faithful saying : For if we be dead with him, 
 we shall also live with him : if we suffer, we shall also reign with 
 him : if we deny him, he also will deny us : if we believe not, yet 
 he aliideth faithful : he cannot deny himself 
 
 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them be- 
 fore the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to 
 the subverting of the hearers. Study to shew thyself approved 
 unto God, a workm;in that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly di- 
 viding the word of truth. But shun profane and vain babblings : 
 for they w-ill increase unto more ungodliness. And their word 
 will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Ilymeneus and Philetns ; 
 
 who concerning the truth \)avc crrcb, Silling tl)at tl)c rcsnrrcc- 
 
 tion is p.lSt alrt'ilbn ; and overthrow the faith of some. 
 
 John to the seven churches which are in Asia : Grace be unto 
 you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is 
 to come ; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne; 
 and fiom Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, a}ib tl)C tirst- 
 beqottcn of tl)C beab, and the prince of the kings of the earth. 
 
 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and juilgment 
 was given nnto them : and I saw the souls of them that were be- 
 headed for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and 
 which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither 
 had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands ; 
 
 tinb t!):!i liucb luib rcigncb imtl) (Clirist a tl}onsanb ncars. 
 
 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years 
 were finished. This is the first resurrection. 
 
 IMessed and holy is he that hath part in tlie first resurrection : 
 on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be [)riests 
 of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. 
 
 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God ; and 
 the books were opened : and another book was opened, which is 
 the book of life : and the dead were judged out of those things 
 wiiicli were writf'Mi in the books, according to their works. QVnb 
 
 tl)c sea gioe up ll)c bcub u)I)icl) racrc in it; nnb beoti) anb 
 Ijcll bcliucrcb up Jt)c bcab u)l]icl) xocxc in tl)t:m. 
 
 2 Timothy, 
 ii. 7-ia 
 
 Rev. 1. 4, 5. 
 
 Rev. XX. 4-6. 
 
 Revelation, 
 XX. 1' l:i.
 
 XXIX. 
 
 €^t Sii&gmtiit. 
 
 rsalm i. 5. 
 
 Ps. 1. 1-6. 
 
 Job, I Ye sa}', Where is the house of the prince ? and where are the 
 
 xxi. 2&-30. dwelling-places of the wicked ? Have ye not asked them that go 
 bv the wav ? and do ve not know their tokens, that the wicked is 
 
 rcscrucb to ii)c ban of bcstruction? they shall be brought 
 
 forth to tlie day of wrath. 
 
 The ungodly shall not stand in tl)C ^ubigmcnt, nor sinners in 
 the congregation of the righteous. 
 
 The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the 
 earth from tlie rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. Out 
 of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Our God shall 
 come, and shall not keep silence : a fire shall devour before him, 
 and it shall be verv tempestuous round about him. He shall call 
 to the heavens from above, and to the earth, tijat l)e tltaj) fltbgc 
 his people. Gather my saints together unto me; those that have 
 made a covenant with me by sacrifice. 
 
 ^nh tl)c liciuicns sliall bcclarc Ijis rigljtcousncss : for 
 ©ob is jubgc Ijimsclf. Selah. 
 
 Of Zion it shall be said. This and that man was born in her : 
 and the Highest himself shall establish her. The Lord shall count, 
 toljen l)C loritCtl) up tlie people, that this man was born there. 
 Selah. 
 
 Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth : the world 
 also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge 
 the people righteously. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth 
 be glad ; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof Let the field be 
 joyful, and all that is therein : then shall all the trees of the wood 
 rejoice before the Lord : for llC COmctI), for llC cometl) tO jubgc 
 tl)e carti) : he shall judge the world with righteousnciss, and the 
 people with his truth. 
 
 That which hath been is now ; and th.-it which is to be hath 
 already been ; and (5ob reqilirctl) tl)at U)l)icl) is past. 
 
 And moreover I saw' under the sun the place of judgment, 
 that wickedness was there; and the place of rightenusness, that 
 iniquity was there. I said in mine heart, (piob sljull jubge t\]C 
 rigi)teon5 anb tl)e VoicUeb : for there is a time there for every 
 puip!).-^" and tor every work. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxvii. 5, 6. 
 
 Psalm 
 xcvi. 10-i:i. 
 
 Ecclcsiasles, 
 iii. 15-17.
 
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 Rejoice, young man, in thy youth ; and let thy heart cheer 
 thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine 
 heart, and in the sight of tliino eyes: but Icnow thou, that for ull 
 
 tl)C3c tl)ings (!3ob voill bring tl)cc into jniigmcnt. 
 
 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter : Fear God, 
 and keep his commandments : for this is the whole duty of man. 
 i^or (Bob Gljtill bring cucrn itjork into jubgmcnt, voitl) cocrg 
 secret tl)ing, VDl)ctl)cr it be gooii, or U)l)etl)er it be euil. 
 
 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath 
 and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the 
 sinners thereof out of it. For the stars of heaven and the constel- 
 lations thereof shall not give their light : the sun shall be darkened 
 in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. 
 GVnb 3 mill ^Jixnisl) tlje toorlb for their euil, anh tl)c tuickeb 
 
 for tijeir iniquitn; ;»»d 1 will cause the arrogancy of the proud to 
 cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. I will make 
 a man more precious than fine gold ; even a man than the golden 
 wedge of Ophir. Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth 
 shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, 
 and in the day of his fierce anger. 
 
 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall 
 they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust : for thy dew is 
 as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. 
 
 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chatiibers, and shut thy 
 doors about thee : hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until 
 the indignation be overpast. J^or, beljolb, t\]C toxh COmetl) OUt 
 
 of l]is place to pnnisi) tl)e inhabitants of tl)c earti) for tl)cir 
 
 iniqnitn : the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no 
 more cover her slain. 
 
 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a 
 dream and visions of his head upon his bed : then he wrote the 
 dream, and told the sum of the matters. Daniel spake and said, I 
 saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of the heaven 
 strove upon the great sea. And four great beasts came up from 
 the sea, diverse one from another. The first was like a lion, and 
 had eagle's wings : I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, 
 and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet 
 as a man, and a nian's heart was given to it. And behold another 
 beast, H second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, 
 and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it : 
 and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much fiesh. After this, I 
 beheld, and lo, another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of 
 it four wings of a fowl ; the beast had also four heads ; and do- 
 minion was o-iven to it. After this I saw in the niwht visions, and 
 behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceed- 
 ingly ; and it had great iron teeth : it devoured and brake in 
 
 Ecc. xi. 9. 
 
 Ecclesiastes, 
 xii. U, 14. 
 
 Is. xiii. 0-13. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xxvi. 19-il. 
 
 Daniel, 
 vii. 1-18.
 
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 JoeI,iii.9-17, 
 
 pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was di- 
 vei-se from all tlie beasts tliat were before it; and it had ten horns. 
 I considered the hoiiis, and behold, there came up amoniy them 
 another little horn, before whom there were three of the tirst horns 
 plucked up b}' the roots: and behold, in this horn were eyes like 
 the eves of man, and a month speaking great things. 
 
 3 [K\)c[h till tl)i: tijroucs mere cast boron, ani) tl)e Ancient 
 
 of 1)11119 bib sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the h;iir 
 of his head like the pure wool : his throne W8S like the fiery t^ame, 
 and his wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came 
 forth from before him : thousand thousands ministered unto him, 
 and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him : tl)C jubcj- 
 ment mas set, aub tl]e books mere opencb. I beheld then 
 
 because of the voice of die great words which the horn spake ; I 
 belield even till the beast was slain, and his body desti'oyed, and 
 given to the burning flame. As concerning the rest of the beasts, 
 they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were pro- 
 longed for a season and time. 
 
 I saw in the night, visions, and, beliold, one like the Son of 
 man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of 
 days, and they brought him near befoie him. And there was given 
 him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, 
 and languages, sliould serve him : his dominion is an everlat;ting 
 dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which 
 shall not be destroyed. 
 
 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, 
 and the visions of my head troubled me. I came near unto one 
 of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he 
 told me, and made me know the interpetation of the things. 
 
 These great beasts, whic-h are f )ur, are four kings, which shall 
 arise out of the earth. But the saints of the Most High shall takt* 
 the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and 
 ever. ' 
 
 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up 
 the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come 
 
 up: beat your plough-shares into swords, and your prnning-hooks 
 into spears: let tin- weak say, I am stiong. Assemble yourselves, 
 and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round 
 about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord. Let 
 the he.itheii be wakened, and come up to the valley of JehosliM- 
 
 ph.it: tor tl)cre u3iU J sit to jubge all tl)c l)etUl)en rounb 
 about. 
 
 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you 
 down ; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness 
 is great. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision : for the 
 day ot tlu! Lord is near in the valley of (h^-ision. The sun and 
 llie moon .shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their
 
 THE JUDGMENT, 
 
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 shining. The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice 
 from Jerusalem ; and the heavens and the earth shall shake : but 
 the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the 
 children of Israel. So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God 
 dwelling in Zion my holy mountain : then shall Jerusalem be holy, 
 and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. 
 
 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be 
 divided in the midst of thee. For I will sjather all nations against 
 Jerusalem to battle ; and the city shall be taken, and the houses 
 rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth' 
 into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut otf 
 from the city. Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against 
 those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. 
 
 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, 
 which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives 
 shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the 
 west, and there shall be a very great valley ; and half of the moun- 
 tain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 
 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains ; for the valley of 
 the mountains shall reach unto Azal : yea, ye shall flee like as ye 
 fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah kingof Judah : 
 
 aixb tl)c Coib mn ©ob sljall come, nub nil tl)c saints mill) 
 
 tl)CC. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall 
 not be clear, nor dark : but it shall be one day which shall be 
 known to the Lord, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, 
 that at evening time it shall be light. And it shall be in that day, 
 that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem ; half of them to- 
 ward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea : in 
 summer and in winter shall it be. And the Lord shall be King 
 over all the earth : in that day shall there be one Lord, and his 
 name one. All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to 
 Rimmon, south of Jerusalem : and it shall be lifted up, and inhab- 
 ited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first 
 gate, unto the corner-gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto 
 the king's wine-presses. And men shall dwell in it, and there shall 
 be no more utter destruction ; but Jerusalem shall be safely 
 inhabited. 
 
 They that feared the Lord spake often one to anotlier: and 
 the Lord hearkened, and heard it : and a book of remembrance 
 was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that 
 thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the Lord 
 
 of hosts, in t\)at ban u)l)en 3 make up tnn jctDcls ; and I 
 
 will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 
 
 ®l)cn sljiill jit* return a\\b bisceru betroccn tlje rigl)teou3 nub 
 
 tl)e u3icUeb, betrocen Ijini tl);.t scruetl) ©ob anh l]im tljnt 
 
 seruetl) l)im not. 
 
 For behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven ; and 
 
 Zechariali, 
 xiv. 1-11. 
 
 Malachi, 
 
 iii. 1(5-18, 
 
 iv. 1-3. 
 
 51
 
 802 
 
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 John, 
 
 Matthew, 
 vii. 21-23. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xi. 20-24. 
 
 Matt. xii. 3G, 
 
 M.itlhew, 
 xii. 41, 4.:. 
 
 all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble : and 
 the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, 
 that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 
 
 But unto vou that fear mv name, shall the Sun of riofhteous- 
 ness arise ■with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and 
 grow up as calves of the stall. And ye shall tread down the wick- 
 ed ; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day 
 that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts. 
 
 The Father judgeth no man, but IjtUi) COtnmiltcb all jubg- 
 ntcnt unto tljc Son : that all men should honour the Son, even 
 as they honour the Father 
 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and 
 believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not 
 come into condemnation ; but is passed from death unto life. 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you. The hour is coming, and now is, 
 when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God : and they 
 that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath 
 he given to the Son to have life in himself ^nb l)atl) gineiX 
 l)im autl)Orit]] to execute jubgrncnt also, because he is the Son 
 of man. 
 
 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into 
 the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father 
 which is in heaven. Many will say to me in tljat bag, Lord, 
 Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name ? and in thy name have 
 cast out devils ? and in thy name done many wonderful works ? 
 and then will I profess unto them, I never knew you : depart from 
 me, ye that work iniquity. 
 
 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his 
 mighty works were done, because they repented not. Wo unto 
 thee, Chorazin ! wo unto thee, Bethsaida ! for if the mighty works 
 which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they 
 would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say 
 unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at tl)C hat) 
 of jnbqmcnt, than for you. 
 
 And tluju, Capernaimi, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt 
 be brought down to hell : for if the mighty works which have 
 been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remain- 
 ed until this day. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tol- 
 erable for the land of Sodom in tl)C ban of jubgment than for 
 thee. 
 
 T s;iv tuito yon, That every idl.^ w^rd that men shall speak, 
 
 tl)cij sl)all glue "account tljcrcof in tl)c ban of jubgrncnt. 
 
 The men of Nineveh sl)allriscin jubgnuMit ujltl) tl)is gen- 
 eration, and shall comlemn it: because they repented at the 
 preaching of Jonas; and behold, a greater than .Tonas is here. 
 
 Tlie queeu of the soutii sl)all visc up in tl)c jubgiucut ujitl) tl)is
 
 THE JUDGMENT. 
 
 803 
 
 gcncriltiotX, and shall condemn it: for she came from the utter- 
 most parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and be- 
 hold, a greater than Solomon is here. 
 
 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom 
 of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his 
 field : but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among 
 the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, 
 and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 
 
 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him. 
 Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field ? from whence then 
 hath it tares ? He said unto them. An enemy hath done this. 
 The servants said unto him. Wilt thou then that we go and gather 
 them up ? but he said. Nay ; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye 
 root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together nittil 
 tl)C l)art)CSt: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers. 
 Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to 
 burn them : but gather the wheat into my barn 
 
 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house : 
 and his disciples came unto him, saying. Declare unto us the para- 
 ble of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them. He 
 that soweth the good seed is the Son of man ; the field is the world ; 
 the good seed are the children of the kingdom ; but the tares are 
 the children of the wicked one ; the enemy that sowed them is the 
 devil ; tl)C Ijarucst is tl)e crib of tljC toorlb ; and the reapers are 
 the angels. 
 
 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire ; so 
 shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send 
 forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things 
 that offend, and them which do ini(juity ; and shall cast them into 
 a furnace of fire : there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 
 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of 
 their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 
 
 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was 
 cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind : which, when it was 
 full, they drew to shore, and sat do-vn, and gathered the good into 
 vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be ot tl)C cnb of tl]C 
 UJOrlb : the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from 
 among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire : there 
 shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 
 
 What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and 
 lose his own soul ? or what shall a man give in exchange for his 
 soul ? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father 
 
 with his angels ; anh tlictx \)t sl)aU vcujarb cvctn man accord- 
 ing to l)is roorks. 
 
 When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, 
 nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours ; 
 
 ifaUhew, 
 
 xiii. i!4-30, 
 
 36-43. 
 
 ifatthew, 
 xiii. 47-50. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xvi. 2G, 27. 
 
 Luke, 
 xiv. 12-14,
 
 804 
 
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 Luke, 
 xvii. 20-30. 
 
 Luke, 
 xviii. 1-8. 
 
 Luke, 
 
 xix. 11-15, 
 
 MuUhrw, 
 
 XXV. 1 1-19, 
 
 I.ukp, 
 xix. lO-'-T. 
 
 lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. But 
 when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, tlie lame, the 
 blind ; and thou .shalt be blessed : for they cannot reconij)ense 
 
 thee: for tljott sljrtit bc rccompcitscb at tije resurrection of 
 t\]c iust. 
 
 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the king- 
 dom of God should come, he answered them and said, The king- 
 dom of God Cometh not with observation : neither shall they say, 
 Lo here ! or, Lo there ! for behold, the kingdom of God is within 
 
 you. 
 
 And he said unto the disciples. The days will come, when ye 
 shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall 
 not see it. And they shall say to you. See here 1 or. See there ! 
 go not after them, nor follow them. For as the lightning that 
 lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other 
 part under heaven ; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. 
 But first must he sutler many things, and be rejected of this gen- 
 eration. And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in 
 the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they mar- 
 ried wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe en- 
 tered into the ark, and the flood came, and desti-oyed them all. 
 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot : they did eat, they 
 drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded ; but the 
 same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone 
 from heaven, and destroyed them all : even thus shall it be in tl)C 
 
 bau tDl)en i\]c Son of man is reocaleb. 
 
 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought 
 always to pray, and not to faint; saying. There was in a city a 
 judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man. And there 
 was a widow in that city ; and she came unto him, saying. Avenge 
 me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while : but after- 
 ward he said within himself. Though I fear not God, nor regard 
 man, yet, because this widow troubleth me, 1 will avenge her, lest 
 by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said, Hear 
 what the unjust judge saith. QVnb sl)all not ^oh iltJCUgc l)is 
 OCOn elect, which cry day and night unto him, though lie ht'ar 
 
 long with them ? J tcil gou tljiU l)e mill aoeugc tljem specb- 
 
 ilj]. Nevertheless when the Sou of man cometh, shall he find 
 faith on the earth ? 
 
 He added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to 
 Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God 
 should immediately appear. He said therefore, A certain noble- 
 man went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and 
 to return. And he called his ten servants, and delivert'd them ten 
 pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. But his citizens 
 liated him, and sent a message after him, saying. We will not have 
 this man to reign over us. And it came to pass, that U)l)en l)C
 
 THE JUDGMENT. 
 
 805 
 
 tons returncb, Ijiunng rccciucS tlic kingdom, tl)cn \)c com- 
 mnnbcb these scnnihts to be callcb unto l)im, to u3l)om l]c 
 l)ab giiicn tl)c moiicn, tl):U \)c migljt Uuovd l)ou) miul] cuern 
 miiiri)ab gaiucb bn trabiiig For tlie kingdom 
 
 of heaven i-s as a man tiavellini; into a far countrv, who called his 
 own servants, and deliveretl unto them his goods. And unto one 
 he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every 
 man according to his several abilit};; and straightway took his 
 journey. Then he that had received the five talents went and 
 traded with the same, and made them other five talents. And 
 likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. But 
 he that had I'eceived one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his 
 lord's money. 
 
 QVftcr a long time tl)c £orb of tl)05C seroants cometl), 
 
 anh Veckonetl) lUiti) tlicm Then came the first, 
 
 saying, Loid, tliy pound hath gained ten pounds. And lie said 
 unto him. Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been f\iith- 
 ful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. And the 
 second came, saying. Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. 
 And he said likewise to hini, Be thou also over five cities. And 
 another came, saying. Lord, behold here is thy pound, which I 
 have kept laid up in a napkin: for I feared thee, because thou ait 
 an austere man : thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and 
 reapest that thou didst not sow. And he saith unto him, Out of 
 thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou 
 knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, 
 and reaping that I did no't sow : wherefore then gavest not thou 
 my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required 
 mine own with usury? And he said unto them that stood by, 
 Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. 
 (And they said unto him. Lord, he hath ten pounds). For I say 
 unto you. That unto every one which hath, shall be given ; and 
 from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from 
 him. But those mine enemies, which would not that I should 
 reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. 
 
 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one 
 thatjudgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall 
 judge him in tl^C last hax). 
 
 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came 
 unto him privatelj', saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? 
 and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the 
 world ? And Jesus answered and said unto them. Take heed that 
 no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I 
 am Christ ; and shall deceive many. And when ye shall hear of 
 wars, and rumours of wars ; see that ye be not troubled : for all 
 
 these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet 
 
 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh 
 
 John, xii. 48. 
 
 Matthew, 
 
 xxiv. 3-G, 
 
 22-44.
 
 806 
 
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 Matthew, 
 xiii. 34-U7. 
 
 be saved : but for tbe elect's salve tbose days shall be shortened. 
 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Clirist, or there ; 
 believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false 
 prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders ; insomuch, that, 
 if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I 
 have told you before. 
 
 Wherefore, if they shall say unto you. Behold, he is in the 
 desert; o-o not forth : behold, he is in the secret chambers ; believe 
 it not. For as the lightning* coraeth out of the east, and shineth 
 even unto the west ; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 
 For wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered 
 together. 
 
 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun 
 be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars 
 shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be sha- 
 ken : and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven : 
 and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see 
 the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and 
 great glory. ^\\h \)t sl)aU scnb l)is angels roitl) a grciU Gounb 
 of a trumpet, nub tl)cu sljall gatljcr'togctljcr Ijis elect from 
 tl)c four VDiubs, from one enb of l)eaucn'to tl)e otljer. 
 
 Now learn a parable of the %-tree ; When his branch is yet 
 tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh : so 
 likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, 
 even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall 
 not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall 
 pass away, but ray words shall not pass away. 
 
 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels 
 of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so 
 shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days 
 that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marry- 
 ing and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the 
 ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away : 
 so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be 
 in the field ; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two wo- 
 men shall be grinding at the mill ; the one shall be taken, and the 
 other left. 
 
 Watch therefore : for ye know not what hour your Lord doth 
 come. But know this, ttini if the good man of the house had 
 known in what watch the thief would come, he would have 
 watched, and would not have sufl"ered his house to be broken up, 
 Therefore be ye also ready : for in such an hour as ye think not. 
 the Son of man coraeth. 
 
 r 
 
 In those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be dark- 
 ened, and the raoon shall not give her light, and the stars of heaven 
 shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. And 
 then shall they see the Son of man coining in the clouds with
 
 THE JUDGMENT, 
 
 807 
 
 great power and glory. And then shall he send his angels, and 
 shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the utter- 
 most part of tlie earth to the uttermost part of heaven. 
 
 And there shall be signs in tlie sun, and in the moon, and in 
 the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; 
 the sea and the waves roaring ; men's hearts failing them for fear, and 
 for looking after those things which are coming on the earth : for 
 the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see 
 the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 
 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and 
 lift up your heads : for your redemption draweth nigh. 
 
 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the 
 holy angels with him, tljCll sl)all \]C sit ItpOll tl)C tljronc of l)is 
 
 jglori}: ttuli before l)im sl)iill be giUljercb all nations: anb \)C 
 sljalFseparate tl)cm one from anotljcr, as a sl)epl)crbMinbetl) 
 l)is sljeep from tl)C goats: and he shall set the sheep on his 
 
 right hand, but the goats on the left. 
 
 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, 
 ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from 
 the foundation of the world. For I was an hunofered, and ve ffave 
 me meat : I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink : I was a stranger, 
 and ye took me in : naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and 
 ye visited me : I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall 
 the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hun- 
 gered, and fed thee ? or thirsty, and gave thee drink ? When saw 
 we thee a stranger, and took thee in ? or naked, and clothed thee ? 
 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee ? And 
 the King shall answer and say unto them, •Verily I say unto you. 
 Inasmuch as je have done it unto one of the least of these ray 
 brethren, ye have done it unto me. 
 
 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand. Depart from 
 me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for tlie devil and his 
 angels : for I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat : I was 
 thirsty, and ye gave me no drink ; I was a stranger, and ye took 
 me not in : naked, and ye clothed me not : sick, and in prison, and 
 ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying. Lord, 
 when saw we thee an hungeretl^ or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, 
 or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall 
 he answer them, saying. Verily I say unto you, Liasmuch as ye did 
 it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 
 
 And these shall go away into everlasting j^unishment : but the 
 righteous into life eternal. 
 
 Him God raised up the third day and shewed him openly ; 
 not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even 
 to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. 
 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify 
 
 Luke, 
 xxi. ilo-iS. 
 
 Matthew, 
 XXV. 31-46. 
 
 Acts, 
 X. 40-4-2.
 
 808 
 
 THE JUDGMENT, 
 
 Acts, 
 xvii. 30, 31. 
 
 Acts, 
 xxiv. 24, 25. 
 
 Romans, 
 ii. 3-6, 16. 
 
 Romans, 
 xiv. 10-12. 
 
 1 Cot. i. 7, 8. 
 
 1 Corinth, 
 iii. 10-15. 
 
 that it is he which was ordained of God to be tl)C SubgC of quick 
 nub hcah. 
 
 The times of this ignorance God winked at ; but now com- 
 mandeth all men every where to repent : becrtUSe l)C hath ilB- 
 
 pointcb a ha^, in the V)\)\t\) l)e toill jubgc the roorlb in right- 
 eousness, by that man whom he hath ordained: whereof Iiehath 
 given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the 
 dead. 
 
 And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Dru- 
 silla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him con- 
 cerning the faith in Christ. And as he reasoned of righteousness, 
 temperance, a\\b fubgment to come, Felix trembled. 
 
 Thinkest thou this, man, that judgest them which do such 
 things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of 
 God? or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, 
 and long-suffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth 
 thee to repentance ? but after thy hardness and impenitent heart, 
 treasurest up unto thj'self wrath against the day of wrath and rev- 
 elation of the righteous judgment of God : who will render to every 
 man according to his deeds Jfn the hiW Vii)cn 
 
 (3oh B[)a\[ iubge the secrets of men bn l^esus (Hhvist accord- 
 ing to my gospel. 
 
 Why dost thou judge thybrotlier? or why dost thou set 
 
 at nought thy brother? for tDC s[)a\\ all stiinb before the fnbg- 
 
 ment-seot of C^h^ist- For it is written. As I live, saith the Lord, 
 every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to 
 God. 
 
 00 then eueru one of us s\]a[[ giue account «f himself to 
 
 ©Ob. 
 
 Ye come behind in no gift ; waiting for the coming of our 
 Lord Jesus Christ : who sliall also confirm you unto the end, that 
 
 ye may be blameless in the iiati of our £orb Jesus Qlhrist. 
 
 According to the gi-ace of God which is given unto me, as a 
 wise master-builder, I have laid the foundation, and another build- 
 eth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildetli there- 
 upon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, 
 which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this founda- 
 tion, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble ; every man's 
 work sliull be made manifest: for the ban shall declare it, because 
 it shall be revealed by fire; and the lire shall try every man's work, 
 of what sort it is. 
 
 If any man's work abide which he liath built thereupon, he 
 shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he 
 shall suffer loss : but he himsi-lf shall be saved ; yet so as by fire.
 
 THE JUDGMENT. 
 
 809 
 
 With me it is a very small thing that I should be judged 
 of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. 
 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified : but 
 he that judgeth me is the Lord, Therefore judge nothing before 
 the time, until tl)C tlorb come, who both will bring to light the 
 hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of 
 
 the hearts : ayxb tl)cn sl)all cocrn man l)anc praise of ©oi>. 
 
 I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged 
 already as though I were present, concerning him that hath so 
 done this deed, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are 
 gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, to deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the 
 flesh, that the spirit maybe saved in tl)C banof tl)e £orb JfcSUS. 
 
 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law 
 before the unjust, and not before the saints ? do ye not know that 
 the saints shall judge the world ? and if the world shall be judged 
 by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters ? know ye 
 not that we shall judge angels ? how much more, things that per- 
 tain to this life ? 
 
 We write none other things unto you, than what ye read 
 or acknowledge ; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the 
 end; as also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your 
 rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in tlie ban of tl)e Corb Jeeus. 
 
 tX)e must all appear before tl)e jubgmcnt-seat of (Cljrist ; 
 
 that every one may receive the things done in his body, according 
 to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 
 
 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in 
 every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, for your 
 fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now ; being con- 
 fident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work 
 in you will perform it until tl)C ban of Jcsus (illirist. 
 
 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and 
 more in knowledge and in all judgment; that ye may approve 
 things that are excellent ; that ye may be sincere and without 
 
 oftence till tl)e ia^ of (illjrist. 
 
 Do all things without murmurings and disputings : that ye 
 may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, 
 in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye 
 shine as lights in the world; holding forth the word of life ; that 
 I may rejoice in tlje ban of (lll)rist, that I have not run in vain, 
 neither laboured in vain. 
 
 What is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing ? Are not 
 
 even ye in t\]c presence of our Corb Jesus (Slljrist at l)is 
 coming ? 
 
 1 Ck)r. iv. 3-5. 
 
 1 Cor. V. a-5. 
 
 I Cor. vi. 1-3. 
 
 2 Corinth, 
 i. 13, 14. 
 
 2 Cor. V. 10. 
 
 Phil. i. 5-6. 
 
 Phil. i. 9, 10. 
 
 Philippians, 
 ii. 14-16. 
 
 1 Thessalon. 
 ii. 19.
 
 810 
 
 THE JUDGMENT. 
 
 1 Thessalon. 
 iii. 1-2, 13. 
 
 1 Thessalon. 
 V. 1-1. 
 
 2 Thessalon. 
 
 i. c-m. 
 
 STliessalon. 
 ii. 1-3, 7-U. 
 
 I Timothv, 
 Ti. 13-15. 
 
 2Tim. i. 12. 
 
 The Lord make you to increase and abound in love one to- 
 ward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you : to 
 the end he may stablish your heai'ts unblamable in holiness before 
 
 God, even our Father, at tlje coiiiinig of our £orb J[c3iae (ri)rist 
 ttiitl) all l)is saints. 
 
 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need 
 that I write unto yeu. For yourselves know perfectly that tl]C ban 
 of t\)C iloxh so Cometh as a thief in the night. For when they 
 shall say. Peace and safety ; then sudden destruction cometh upon 
 them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not 
 escape. 
 
 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should 
 overtake you as a thief. 
 
 It is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to 
 them that trouble you : and to you, who are troubled, rest with us, 
 xa\)cn tl]c Corb Scsus sljall be rcucalcb from l)caocn toitl) l)is 
 
 niicjljtll ailQcis, in Haming tire taking vengeance on them that 
 know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ: who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from 
 the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; tDl}CU 
 
 \)c sliall come to be gloritieb in l)is saints, and to be admired 
 in all them that believe (becau.sc our testimony among you was 
 believed) in ll)at baj]. 
 
 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be 
 not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by sj^irit, nor by 
 word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 
 Let no man deceive vou by any means : for that day shall not 
 come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin 
 
 be revealed, the son of perdition For the mystery 
 
 of iniquity doth already work : only he who now letteth will let, 
 until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be 
 revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his 
 mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: even 
 him, whose coming is after the working of Satan, with all power 
 and signs and lying wonders. 
 
 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all 
 things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed 
 a good confession ; that thou keep this commandment without spot, 
 unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: which 
 in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, 
 the King of kings, and Lord of lords. 
 
 I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he 
 is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against 
 
 tl)at bar).
 
 THE JUDGMENT. 
 
 811 
 
 L 
 
 The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus. . . . 
 . . The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the 
 Lord in tljcU brtlj. 
 
 I char^-e tluH' therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, 
 tDl]o sljiill iubgc tl)e quick anb tl)C licaii at l)is appealing anh 
 Ijis Uingboin ; preach the word; be instant in season, out of 
 season. 
 
 I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure 
 is at hand. I have fought a good tight, I have finished my course, 
 I have kept the faith : henceforth there is laid up for me a crown 
 of righteous nes, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me 
 at tijat ban ; and not to me only, but unto all them also that love 
 his appearing. 
 
 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let 
 us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of re- 
 pentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the doctrine 
 of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the 
 
 dead, anb of eternal jnbgment. 
 
 As it is appointed unto men once to die, but oftcr tl)is 
 tl)C inbgment: so Christ was once oftered to bear the sins of 
 many ; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second 
 time without sin unto salvation. 
 
 Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good 
 works: not foi'saking the assembling of ourselves together, as the 
 manner of some is; but exhorting one another ; anb 50 mucl) tl]C 
 more, as ne see the ban approaching. 
 
 For if we sin wiltuUy after that we have received the knowl- 
 edge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a 
 certain fearful looking for of jubgmcnt and fiery indignation, 
 
 which shall devour the adversaries For we know 
 
 him that hath said. Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recom- 
 pense, saith the Lord. And again. The Lord shall judge his people. 
 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. 
 
 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye 
 
 were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions 
 
 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recom- 
 pense of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have 
 done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. 
 
 for net a little roljile, anh \)c tl)at sl}all come roill come, 
 anb roill not tarrn. 
 
 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit your- 
 selves : for they watch for your souls, as tl)cn tliat must giue ac- 
 count, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that 
 is unprofitable for you. 
 
 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that 
 shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your gar- 
 
 2 Timothy, 
 i. 16-18. 
 
 2 Timothy, 
 iv. 1, 2. 
 
 2 Timothy, 
 iv. 6-8. 
 
 Heb. vi. 1, 2. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 ix. 27, 28. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 
 X. 24-27, 
 
 30-37. 
 
 lleb. xiii. 17. 
 
 Jamea, 
 V. 1-y.
 
 812 
 
 THE JUDGMENT. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 1.5-7. 
 
 1 Peter, i. 13. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 iv. 4, ."i. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 V. 2-t. 
 
 2 Peter, 
 ii. 1-U. 
 
 ments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver is cankered ; and the 
 rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh 
 as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for tl)C hlGt 
 bans. Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down 
 your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth ; and the 
 cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the 
 Lord of Sabaoth. Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and 
 been wanton ; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of 
 slaughter. Ye have condemned and killed the just: and he doth 
 not resist you. 
 
 Be patient therefore, brethren, uuto tl)e coming of tl)e Corb. 
 Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, 
 and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter 
 rain. Be ye also patient ; stablish your hearts : for the coming of 
 the Lord draweth nigh. Grudge not one against another, brethren, 
 lest ye be condemned : bel)olb, tl)e Jubgc Qtaubctl) before l\)C 
 boor. 
 
 You who are kept by the power of Ood through faith unto sal- 
 vation rcabn to be rcuealcb in tl)C last time. Wherein ye greatly 
 rejoice, though now for a season (if need be) ye are in heaviness 
 through manifold temptations: that the trial of your faith, being 
 much more precious than of gold that perislieth, though it be tried 
 with fire, might be found unto praise, and honour, and glory, at 
 tl)c appearing of Sesus (JTljrist. 
 
 Gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end 
 for the grace that is to be brought unto you at tl)e rcoelation of 
 
 Jesus (IT Ijrist. 
 
 They think it strange that ye run not with them to the same 
 excess of riot, speaking evil of you: U)i)0 sljall giue account lo 
 Ilim tl)at is reabg to jnbgc tl)e quick a\ib tl)e hcah. 
 
 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the over- 
 sight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, 
 but of a ready mind ; neither as being lords over God's heritage, 
 but being ensamples to the flock. And ujl]en l\]C cllief 5l)CpI)erb 
 sl)all appear, ye shall receiv^e a crown of glory that fadeth not 
 away. 
 
 There were false prophets also among the people, even as 
 tliere shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in 
 damnable heresies, even denying the Loi'd that bought them, and 
 bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow 
 their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall 
 be evil s))oken of. And through covetousness shall thoy with 
 feigned words make merchandise of you : U)|)OSe jubgment noiO 
 
 of a long time lingeretl) not, anh tl)eir bamnationslumberetl) 
 not. 
 
 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them
 
 THE JUDGMENT, 
 
 813 
 
 down to liell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be re- 
 served unto judgment; and spared not the old world, but saved 
 Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in 
 the flood upon the world of tlie ungodly; and turning the cities of 
 Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them with an over- 
 throw, making them an ensample unto those that after should live 
 ungodly ; and delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation 
 of the wicked : (for that righteous man dwelling among tliem, in 
 seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with 
 tlieir unhnvful deeds ;) the Lord knowotli how to deliver the godly 
 
 out of temptntioiis, aiib to vcscruc tljc uujust utUo tl)e bai] of 
 jubgmcnt to be pnnisljcb. 
 
 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you ; in both 
 which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: that ye 
 may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the 
 holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the 
 Lord and Saviour : knowing this fiist, that there shall come in the 
 last days scotiers, walking after their own lusts, and saying. Where 
 is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all 
 things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 
 
 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of 
 God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the 
 water and in the water : whereby the world that then was, being 
 oveiflowed with water, perished : but the heavens and the earth, 
 which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto 
 
 fire against l\)t ha^ of iubgmcnt anh ^jcrMtion of ungobln men. 
 
 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day 
 is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one 
 day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men 
 count slackness; but is long-sufteiing to us-ward, not willing that 
 any should perish, but that all should come to lepentance. But 
 the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which 
 the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements 
 shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are 
 therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall 
 be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy 
 conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting unto the com- 
 ing of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be 
 dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat ? Never- 
 theless we. according to his promise, look for new heavens and a 
 new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 
 
 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be 
 diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and 
 blameless. 
 
 And now, little children, abide in him ; tl)at toljeu \)t B\]a\l 
 appear, roe man Ijaoe COnfibence, and not be ashamed before 
 him at his coming. 
 
 2 Peter, 
 iii. I-J4. 
 
 1 John, ii. 28.
 
 Jude, 6. 
 
 Jude, 14, 15. 
 
 Rev. 1. 7. 
 
 Rev. vi. 9-17. 
 
 Revel.ition, 
 xi. 15-19. 
 
 The angels wlu'ch kept not their first estate, but left their own 
 habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness 
 unto tl)c jnbgmcnt of tl)e great ban. 
 
 Eiiocli also, the sevonth from Adam, prophesied of these, sav- 
 ing, j3cl)olb, tl)i: jiovh cometl] toitl) ten tljonsanbs of Ins saints, 
 to c^cccutc jnbgmcnt upon all, anb to conuincc all tl)at arc 
 nngoilJlTi among t!)cm of all tijcir nngoIlJln bccbs tDl)icl) tl}cn 
 I) U1C nngoiihj committcii, anb of all tl]cir l)7ub spcccljcs roljiclj 
 ungobhi sinners Ijanc spoken against l)im. 
 
 Behold he cometh with clouds ; and every eye shall see him, 
 and they also which pierced him : and all kindreds of the earth 
 shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. 
 
 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar 
 the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the 
 testimony which they held : and they cried with a loud voice, say- 
 ing, How long, Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and 
 avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth ? And white 
 robes were given unto every one of them ; and it was said unto 
 them that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow- 
 servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, 
 should be fulfilled. 
 
 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, 
 there was a great earthquake ; and the sun became black as sack- 
 cloth of hair, and the moon became as blood ; and the stars of 
 heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig-tree casteth her untimely 
 figs when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven de- 
 parted as a scroll when it is rolled together ; and every mountain 
 and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the 
 earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, 
 and the mighty men, and every bond-man, and every free-man, hid 
 themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains ; and 
 said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the 
 face of liim that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the 
 
 Lamb : for tl)c great ha)) of l)is mratl) is come ; and who shall 
 be able to stand. 
 
 And the seventh angel sounded ; and there were great voices 
 in heaven, saying. The kingdoms of this world are become the 
 kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ ; and he shall reign for- 
 ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before 
 God on tlieir seat', fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, say- 
 ing, We give thee thanks, Lord God Almighty, which art, and 
 wast, and art to come ; because tJiou hast taken to thee thy great 
 power, and hast reigned. And the nations were angry, and thy 
 
 wrath is come, anh tl)c time of tl)c licab, tl)at tl}cn sl)onlb be 
 
 jnbgeb, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the 
 prophtt.^, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and 
 aiK.) sliouldcst destroy them which destroy the earth. And 
 
 great ;
 
 THE JUDGMENT. 
 
 815 
 
 the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his 
 temple the ark of his testament : and there were lightnings, and 
 voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail. 
 
 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having 
 the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, 
 and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saving 
 with a loud voice, Fear God and give glory to hira ; for tl)C l)Olir 
 of l)is inbgmcnt is come : and worship him that made heaven, 
 and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 
 
 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, 
 is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the 
 wine of the wrath of her fornication. And the tliird angel followed 
 them, saying, with a loud voice. If any man worship the beast and 
 his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the 
 same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured 
 out without mixture into the cup of his indignation ; and he shall 
 be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy 
 angels, and in the presence of the Lamb ; and the smoke of their 
 torment ascendeth up forever and ever : and they have no rest 
 day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoso- 
 ever receiveth the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the 
 saints : here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the 
 faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, 
 Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth : 
 Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours ; and 
 their works do follow them. 
 
 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud 
 one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden 
 crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came 
 out of the temple crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the 
 cloud, (ZLl)rnst in tl)ti sickle, aixb vca\i : for tl)e time is come 
 for tl)ee to reap ; for tl)c I)aruc5t of tl)e cartl) is ripe. And 
 
 he that sat on tlie cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth ; and the 
 earth was reaped. And another angel came out of the temple 
 which is in heaven, he also having a sliarp sickle. And another 
 angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire ; and 
 cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying. 
 Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the 
 earth ; for her grapes are fully ripe. And the angel thrust in his 
 sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast 
 it into the great wine-press of the wrath of God. And the wine- 
 press was trodden M'ithout the city, and blood came out of the wine- 
 press, even unto the horse-bridles, by the space of a thousand and 
 six hundred furlongs. 
 
 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse ; and he 
 that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteous- 
 ness he doth judge and make war. Uis eyes were as a flame of 
 
 Revelation, 
 xiv. 6-20. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xix. 11-21.
 
 816 
 
 THE JUDGMENT. 
 
 Revelation, 
 XX. J 1-15. 
 
 Revelntion, 
 xxii. lO-l'J. 
 
 fire, and on liis head were many crowns ; and he had a name 
 written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed 
 witii a vesture dipped in blood : and his name is called the AVord 
 of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed liim on 
 white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of 
 his mouth goeth a sharp word, that with it he should smite the 
 nations : and he shall rule them with a rod of iron : and he tread- 
 eth the wine-press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 
 And he bath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, king 
 
 of kings, anb toxh of Corbs. 
 
 And I saw an angel standing in the sun ; and he cried with a 
 loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven. 
 Come and gather yourselves togetlier unto the supper of the great 
 God ; that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, 
 and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them 
 that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both 
 small and great. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, 
 and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that 
 sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, 
 and with liim the false pi'ophet that wrought miracles before him, 
 with which he deceived them that had received the maik of the 
 beast, and thera that worshipped his image. These both were cast 
 alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant 
 were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which 
 sword proceeded out of his mouth : and all the fowls were filled 
 with their flesh. 
 
 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from 
 whose face the earth and the heaven fled away ; and there was 
 found no place for them. 
 
 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God ; and 
 the books were opened : and another book was opened, which is 
 the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things 
 which were written in the books, according to their works. And 
 the sea gave up the dead which were in it ; and death and hell 
 delivered up the dead which were in them : and they were judged 
 every man according to their woi-ks. And death and hell were 
 cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 
 
 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was 
 cast into the fire. 
 
 And he saith unto me. Seal not the saying of the prophecy of 
 this book: for the time is at hand. lie that is unjust, let him be 
 unjust still : and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still : and he 
 that is righteous, let him him be righteous still : and he that is 
 holy, let him be holy still. 
 
 And beliold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to 
 give every man according as his work shall be.
 
 XXX. 
 
 l3tnDtn, Ve\}a\t 
 
 The word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, 
 Fear not, Abram: 3 am tl)ii sl)iclii, aub tl)n cxcecbiug great 
 rcroarb. 
 
 All the gods of the ])OoplG are idols : but the Loi'd made 
 the heavens, ©loril ailb IjOUOUr are in his presence ; strcugtl) 
 anb glabucss are in his place. 
 
 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people : and 
 their voice was heard, and their prayer caine up to Ijis l)olr) brocll- 
 
 ing-placc, even nnto Ijcaucn. 
 
 Lord who shall alubc ill tl)lj tabci-ltaclc? who shall bvDcU 
 in tl)n l)0hl Ijill? lie that walkefh upiiyhtly, and worketli right- 
 eousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart, 
 
 (I[|)c Corb is tl)c portion of mine inljcritance anb of mn 
 
 cnu : thou inaintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in 
 pleasant places ; yea, I have a goodly heritage. 
 
 Thou wilt shew nie the path of life: in tl)t1 presence is fnl- 
 
 ness of jot]; at tl)ii rigl)t l)anb tl)crc are pleasures for 
 euermore. 
 
 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: 3 sl)oll be 
 satisfieb, tDl)cn 3 aiuake, roiti) tl)r) likeness. 
 
 The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord ; and in thy salva- 
 tion how greatly shall he rejoice ? Thou hast given him his heart's 
 desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. 
 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou set- 
 test a crown of pure goW on his head, j^c nskeb life of tl)ec, 
 
 anb lliou gauest it Ijim, cuen Icngtl) of iiaris forener anb euer. 
 
 His glory is great in thy salvation : honour and majesty hast thou 
 laid upon him. For thou hast madf liiin most blessed forever : 
 
 tl)oul)ast mabc l)im exceebing gl.ib witl) tljn rounteuance. 
 
 IIow excellent is thy loving-kindness, God ! therefore the 
 children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 
 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; 
 and thou shalt make them diink of the river of thy pleasures. For 
 with thee is the fountain of life: in tl)J} ligl)t sljall UJe see ligl)t. 
 
 Gen. XV. 1. 
 
 1 Clironicles, 
 xvi. v;7. 
 
 2 Chronicles, 
 
 vvv 97 
 
 Ps. XV. 1, 2. 
 
 Ps. xvi. 5, 6. 
 
 Ps. xvi. 11. 
 
 Ps. xvii. 15. 
 
 Ps. xxi. 1-C. 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxvi. 7-9.
 
 818 
 
 HEAVEN, WHAT? 
 
 Psalm 
 xxxvii. 18. 
 
 Ps. xli. 12. 
 
 Psalm 
 xlv. 13-1 J. 
 
 Pa. xlvi. 4. 
 
 Ps. Ixi. 5- 
 
 Psalra 
 Lvxiii. 24-26. 
 
 Psalm 
 Ixxxiv. 5-7. 
 
 Psalm 
 
 Ixxxlv. 10, 
 
 11. 
 
 Psalm 
 xcU 14-16. 
 
 Ps. xcvii. II, 
 
 Ps. ciii. 20. 
 
 Ps. cxix. 57. 
 
 PiVilm 
 cxxxii. Vi-l^ 
 
 The Lord knoweth the days of tbe upright : aub tl)cir inl)Cr- 
 
 itancc si) all be forcocr. 
 
 As for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, (ixib SCt- 
 tcst mc before tljij face foreuer. 
 
 The kino-'s daughter is all glorious within : her clothino- is of 
 wrought gold. She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of 
 needlework : the virgins her companions that follow her shall be 
 brought unto thee. With gladness and rejoicing shall they be 
 
 brought: tijen sljall enter into tlje king's ;]alace. 
 
 There is a river, the streams whereof sl)all tnake glab tl)e 
 citg of (5ob, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. 
 
 Thou, O God, hast heard my vows : thou hast given me the 
 heritage of those that fear thy name. Thou wilt prolong the king's 
 life: and his years as many generations, ^c sljall abibe before 
 (Sob foreuer : O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve 
 him. 
 
 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, axxb afterttJCirb rc- 
 ceiuc me to glorn. Whom have I in heaven but thee i and there 
 is none upon eaith that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my 
 heart faileth : but God is the strength of my heart, aiib mi] por- 
 tion foreocr. 
 
 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ; in whose heart 
 are the ways of them. Who passing through the valley of Baca 
 make it a well ; the rain also filleth the pools. They go from 
 
 strength to strength, eDervi onc of tljcm in Z'lon appcarcti) be- 
 fore &oh. 
 
 A day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had ratlier 
 be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the 
 tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a sun and shield : the 
 Lord will give grace axib glort) ; no good thing will he withhold 
 from them that walk uprightly. 
 
 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver 
 him : I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 
 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him : I will be with him 
 in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. ijjiti) long life 
 tJoill 3 satisfn l)im, anb sljcto l)im mn saluation. 
 
 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright 
 in heart. 
 
 Ble.ss the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, tl)at bo 
 
 Ijis commanbmcnts, bcarkcning unto tl)e uoicc of l)is luorb. 
 
 2:i)on art mn portion, CD ilovh. 
 
 The Lord hath chosen Zion ; he hath desired it for his habita- 
 tion. (Jljis is ,nn rest for encr: l)ere vDillJbracll: for 1 
 
 J^avc bcsircb it. I will abundantly bless her provision: I will
 
 HEAVEN", WHAT? 
 
 819 
 
 satisfy her poor with bread. I will also clothe her priests with sal- 
 vation, and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. There will 1 make 
 the horn of David to bud : I have ordained a lamp for mine 
 anointed. His enemies will I clothe with shame : but upon him- 
 self shall his crown flourish. 
 
 The Lord taketh pleasure in his people: |)e Ujill beautifj} 
 tl)c meek toitl) saluation. 
 
 ®I)C wise sljall inljcrit glorn : but shame shall be the pro- 
 motion of fools. 
 
 Wisdom is the principal thing ; therefore get wisdom : and 
 with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall 
 promote thee : she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost 
 embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: 
 a txomi of iglorn sljail sljc beliucv to tl)cc. 
 
 It shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that 
 remaineth in Jerusalem, sl)aU be callcb i)oln, even everyone that 
 is written among the living in Jerusalem : "when the Lord shall 
 have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall 
 have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the 
 spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. And the Lord 
 will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon 
 her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a 
 flaming fire by night : for upcrn all tl)c glorn sljull bcabc- 
 fence. 
 
 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall 
 lie down with the kid ; and the calf and the young lion and the 
 fatling together ; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow 
 and the bear shall feed ; their young ones shall lie down together : 
 and the hon shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child 
 shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put 
 his hand on the cockatrice den. ®!|)ejl sl)all UOt \)inl lior bc- 
 Strog in all mn l^olg mountain : for the earth shall be full of the 
 knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. 
 
 And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all 
 people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees ; of fat 
 things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. And he 
 will destroy in this mountain the face of the co\*ring cast over all 
 people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. i)c luiU 
 
 stoallotD np bcatl) in oictorii ; anb tlje Corb (Bob will roipc 
 
 aujarj tears from off all faces ; and the rebuke of his people shall 
 he take away from oft" all the earth : for the Lord hath spoken it. 
 
 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah ; 
 
 We have a strong city; sabation roill (Sob appoint for malls 
 anb bulmarks. 
 
 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth 
 the truth may enter in. 
 
 Ps. cxlLx. 4, 
 
 Prov. iii. 35. 
 
 Prov. iv. 7-9. 
 
 I8. iv. 3-5. 
 
 Is. xi. 6-9. 
 
 Is. XXV. 6-8. 
 
 Is. xxvi. 1, 2.
 
 820 
 
 HEAVEN, WHAT? 
 
 la. xxviii. 5. 
 
 Isaiali, 
 xxxii. 17-19 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xxxiii. 15-17 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xxxiii. 'JO-24, 
 
 Isaiah, 
 XXXV. 3-10. 
 
 In that day sliall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glo'T, 
 and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people. 
 
 The work of riohteousness .sli-dl be pctUC ; and tlie effect of 
 righteousness qnictucss a\ib assunincc forcucr. And my 
 people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, 
 and in quiet resting-places ; when it shall hail, coming down on 
 the forest; and the city shall be low in a low phice. 
 
 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that 
 despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from hold- 
 ing of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and 
 shutteth his eyes from seeing evil ; he shall dwell on high : his 
 place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks : bread shall be 
 given hiin ; his waters shall be sure. 
 
 <JI)inc cncs shall sec i\]c lung in l]is bcnutn : tljen sl)ixll 
 bt'ljolb tl)c lanii tl)at is ucrn far off. 
 
 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities : thine eyes shall 
 
 see .Jerusalem a qnict l)abitation, a tabernacle tl)at sliall not 
 
 be taken bouin: not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be re- 
 moved, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. i3nt 
 
 tlicre tl)e glorions ilorh roill be nnto ns a place of broiiii 
 
 tiuers anu streams ; wherein shall go no galley with oars, 
 neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. For the Lord is our judge, 
 the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us. 
 
 Thy tacklings are loosed ; they could not well strengthen 
 their mast; they could not spread the sail : then is the prey of a 
 great spoil divided ; the lame take the ])rey. QVnb tl)e inl)abit:int 
 
 sljall not san, I am sick : tl]e people tljatbmell ll)crein sl)all 
 be forgioen Bieir iniquitn. 
 
 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. 
 Say to them that are of a feaiful heart, Be strong, fear not : be- 
 hold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recou)- 
 pence ; he will come and save you. Then the eyes of the Mind 
 shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstop])ed. TIh^ii 
 shall the lame man leap as an hart, and tlie tongue of the dumb 
 sing : for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and strean)s in 
 the de.sert. And ^he parched ground shall become a pool, and the 
 thirsty land springs of water : in the habitation of dragons, where 
 each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. And an highway 
 shall 1)(- there, and a way, and it shall l>e called, (Jljc man of ho- 
 liness ; tl)e unclean sljall not pass oner it ; but it sl)>ill be 
 for tljosc : dn- wav-faring nn'ii, though fools, shall not err tin-rein. 
 iXo lion shall be there, nor ann rauenons beast shall go up 
 tl)acon, ii shall not be founii ~[\)cvi: ; but the reiieemeb'shtill 
 roalk there : anb the ransomeb of the Lorb shall return, anb 
 come to Hion with songs anb enerlasling jon upon their
 
 HEAVEN, WHAT? 
 
 821 
 
 Ijeubs: tl}cn Gl)all obtain jon anh ghibncss, aiib soiTOto aiib 
 0igl)ing sl)all flee luuaij. 
 
 Tlius saitli the Lord, In an acceptable time have T heard thee, 
 and in a day of salvation have I helped thee : and I will preserve 
 thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the 
 earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritasjes: that thou mavest 
 say to the prisoners, Go forth ; to them that are in darkness, Shew 
 yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall 
 be in all hio-h places. fZ\)cr) Ql)nll not Ijnngcr nor tliirst, 
 neitljcr sl}all tl)c l)cat nor sun smite tl)cm : for l)c t!|iU l)atl) 
 mcrcn on ti)cm sl)iiU Icab tlicm, cucnbn tl)C springs of uj.xtcr 
 sljtill l)c gnibc tl]cm. 
 
 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth 
 beneath : for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the 
 earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein 
 shall die in like manner : but mil sallUItion sl)all be forcucr, 
 and my righteousness shall not be abolished. 
 
 The redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with s"«nging 
 unto Zion ; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they 
 shall obtain gladness and joy ; and sorrow and mourning shall flee 
 away. 
 
 thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted ! be- 
 hold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy founda- 
 tions with sapphires. And I will make thy windows of agates, 
 and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. 
 And all thy chihlren shall be taught of the Lord ; and great sl)aU 
 be tl)e \icacc of tl)n djilbren. In righteousness shalt'thou be es- 
 tablished : tl)ou sijTilt be far from oppression ; for tljoix sl)alt 
 not fear: anb from terror; for it sljall not come near tl)ee. 
 
 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart : and 
 merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous 
 is taken away from the evil to come. t)e sl).lU enter into peace : 
 they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. 
 
 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, anb tlje glorn of tlje 
 
 fLovh is risen upon tl)ee Whereas Thou hast 
 
 been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, 1 will 
 make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. Thou 
 shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and slialt suck the breast 
 of kings : and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour 
 and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. For brass I will 
 bring gold, and for iron 1 will bring silver, and for wood brass, and 
 for stones iron : I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exact- 
 ors righteousness. Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, 
 wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy 
 walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. (Jlje SUn sljall be UO more 
 
 tl)n ligl)t bji ban : neiti)er for brigl)tnes5 sljall tl)c moon giue 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xlix. 8-10. 
 
 Is. li. 6. 
 
 Is. li. 11. 
 
 Is.iiv. 11-14. 
 
 Is. Ivii. 1, 2. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 Ix. 1, 15-21.
 
 822 
 
 HEAVEN, WHAT? 
 
 Is. Ixi. 
 
 Is. Ixii. 1-5. 
 
 1 That is, 
 Jilydc/ight is 
 in her. 
 
 5 That is, 
 Married. 
 
 Is. Ixiv. 4. 
 
 Is. Ixv. 17-25, 
 
 ligl)t unto l\]u : but tlic l'orbsl)aU be unto tlicc an cucrlast- 
 ing iigl)t, anb tI)Ti &oh tl)n glorn. (Il)n sun sl)taU no more 
 go bouju; ncitl)cr 6l)all tl)ii moon u)itl)braro itsdf: for tl)C 
 ilorb sljull be tl)ine euerlasting ligl)t, iinb tl)c bans of tl)n 
 mourning sl)all be enbeb. (I[l)n people also sliiill be all 
 rigl)tcous: tljeji sljall inljerit tl)e laub foreuer, the branch of 
 my })hintiiig, the work uf my hands, that I may be glorified. 
 
 For your shame ye shall have double ; and for confusion they 
 shall rejoice in their portion : therefore in their land they shall 
 possess the double: euerhrsting jon sljall be unto tljem. 
 
 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's 
 sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as 
 biightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burnetii. And 
 the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory : 
 and thou slialt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the 
 Lord .shall name. Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand 
 of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. Thou 
 shalt no more be termed Forsaken ; neither .shall thy land any 
 more be termed Desolate: but tl)OU sljalt be calleb '4'-'P')?i-^'^'li 
 
 anb tl)ii lanb ^ficulal) : for tl)e ilorb beligl)tctl) in tl)ee, and 
 
 thy land shall be married. For as a young man marrieth a virgin, 
 
 so shall thy sons marry thee: anb as tl)e bribegroom reioicetl) 
 ouer tl)e bribe, so sljall tl)}! (5ob rejoice ouer'tljec. 
 
 Since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor 
 perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside 
 thee, \t3l)at l)c l)atli prepareb for l)im tl)at ujaitetl) for l)im. 
 
 Behold, I create new heavens and a new earth : and the for- 
 mer shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye 
 glad and rejoice forever in that which I create : for bel)olb, 3 
 
 create Jerusalem a rejoicing, cinh Ijer people a jon. 
 
 And 1 will rejoice in Jerusalem, and jov in my people : and 
 the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice 
 of crving. There shall bo no more thence an infant of davs, nor an 
 old man that hath nut filled his days: for the child shall die an 
 hundred years old : but the sinner being an hundred years old 
 shall be accursed. And they shall build houses ami inhabit them ; 
 and they shall plant vineyai'ds, and eat the fruit of them. They 
 shall not build, and another inhabit ; they shall not plant, and 
 another eat : for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, 
 and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They 
 shall not labour in vain, nor biing forth for trouble ; for they are 
 the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their ofispring with them. 
 And it 'shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and 
 whil.i they are yet speaking, 1 will hear. The wolf and the lamb 
 shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock :
 
 HEAVEN, WHAT? 
 
 823 
 
 and dust shall be the serpent's "moat. They fihall not hurt nor de- 
 stroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord. 
 
 I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the 
 Lord. For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will 
 make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed 
 and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that. from one 
 new-moon to anotiiej-, and from one sabbath to another, shall all 
 flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord. 
 
 I will set up one Shepherd over them, and he shall feed 
 them, even my servant David ; he shall feed them, and he shall 
 
 be their shepherd. QV-ub 3 l\)c Corb mill lic tijcir iJ?ob, anb 
 tnn scruant Diuiili a iirincc among them; I the Lord have 
 spoken it. 
 
 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will 
 cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land : and tliey shall dwell 
 safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. And I will make 
 them and the places round about my hill a blessing ; and I will 
 cause the shower to come down in his season ; there shall be 
 showers of blessing. And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, 
 and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in 
 their land, and shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken 
 the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of 
 those that served themselves of them. And they shall no more be 
 a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beasts of the land devour 
 them ; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them 
 afraid. And I will i-aise up for them a plant of renown, and they 
 shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear 
 the shame of the heathen any more. Thus shall they know that 
 I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, even the house 
 of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord God. And ye my flock, 
 the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the 
 Lord God. 
 
 Say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will take 
 the childi'en of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be 
 gone, and Avill gather them on every side, and bring tliem into 
 their own land: and I will make them one nation in the land npon 
 the mountains of Israel ; ami one king shall be king to them all ■ 
 and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divid- 
 ed into two kingdoms any more at all : neither shall they defile 
 themselves any more with their idols, nor with their tletestable 
 things, nor with any of their transgressions : but I will save them 
 out of all their dwelliiig-j^laces, wherein they have sinned, and will 
 cleanse them ; so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. 
 
 ^nb Dainb mvj Gcrinint sljall be king ovcv tijem ; anb tljen all 
 sl)all l)atie cini'slicpljeib : tl)en oljall also ujalk in mn jifbg- 
 ments, anb obserue mn statutes, anb ho tl)em. And they 
 shall dwell in the land that 1 have given unto Jacob my servant, 
 
 Isaiah, 
 Ixvi. 21-23. 
 
 Ezekiel, 
 xxxiv. 23-31. 
 
 Exekiel, 
 xxxvii. 21.
 
 824 
 
 HEAVEN, WHAT? 
 
 Dan. vii. 18. 
 
 Dan. vii. 27, 
 
 Dan. xii. 1-3. 
 
 Hosea, 
 ii. 16-20. 
 
 1 That is, 
 My husband. 
 
 2 That is, 
 My God. 
 
 Joel, 
 iii. 17-21. 
 
 wherein your fathers have dwelt, and they shall dwell therein, even 
 they, and their children, and their childi-en's children foiever : and 
 my servant David shall be their prince forever. Moreover I will 
 make a covenant of peace with them ; it shall be an everlastino- 
 covenant with them : and I will place them, and multiplv them, 
 and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore, liln 
 
 tabcrmuk also sljall be raitl) tijem : yea, I will be their God, 
 
 and they shall be my people. And the heathen shall know that I 
 the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the 
 midst of them for evermore. 
 
 The saints of the Most Hio'h shall take the kino-dom, and 
 possess the kingdom forever, etJCU forcwcr nub CDCr. 
 
 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the 
 kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of 
 the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting king- 
 dom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. 
 
 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince 
 which standeth for the children of thy people ; and there shall be 
 a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even 
 to that same time : and at that time thy people shall be delivered, 
 every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of 
 them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to eucr- 
 lasting life, find some to shame and everlasting contempt. QVnb 
 
 tlicii tl)tit be wise, sijall sl)inc as tlje bnt)l)tness of tl)e tirma- 
 Itteut ; and they that turn many to righteousness as tlie stars for- 
 ever and ever. 
 
 And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt 
 call me Ishi' ; and shalt call me no more Baali'^ For I will take 
 away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more 
 be remembered by their name. And in that day will I make a 
 covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of 
 heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground : and I will 
 break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and 
 will make them to lie down safely, '^xxii J loill bctroti) tijee llUtO 
 ntC fovCUCV; yea, I will betroth thee uuti) me in rigliteuusuess, and 
 in judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies. 1 will even 
 betroth thee unto me in faithfulness : and thou shalt know the Lord. 
 
 So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in 
 Zion, my holy mountain: tl)cn sl)all Jerusalem be l)olll, and 
 there shall no strangers pass through her any more. 
 
 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall 
 drop down new wine, and the hills shall How with milk, and all the 
 rivers of Judah shall fiow with waters, and a fountain shall come 
 forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water tlie valley of Shittim. 
 Egyi>t shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilder- 
 ness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they
 
 HEAVEN, WHAT? 
 
 825 
 
 have shed innocent blood in their land. But iFubal) sljilU blDcU 
 forcucr, aiib Jerusalem from generation to generation. For 
 I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the Lord 
 dwelleth in Zion. 
 
 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies ; 
 neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth : for then 
 sljall feeb nnb lie boron, anb none sljall make tl)em afraib. 
 
 Sing, daughter of Zion ; shout, U Israel ; be glad and re- 
 joice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. The Lord hath 
 taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy : the king 
 of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee : tl]Ott sl]alt not 
 see Cuil ann more. In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, 
 Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. The 
 Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty ; he Avill save, he will 
 rejoice over thee with joy; 1)C toill rest in l)is looe, l)e mill JOJI 
 
 ovcx tl)ee roitl) singing. 
 
 He that believeth on the Son hath enerlasting life : and he 
 that believeth not the Son shall not see life ; but the wrath of God 
 abideth on him. 
 
 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this 
 water shall thirst again : but whosoever drinketh of the water that 
 I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that T shall give 
 him shall be in him a well of water springing up into eucrlast- 
 
 ing life. 
 
 Blessed are the pure in heart: for tl)en sljall see ©ob. 
 
 Swear not at all : neither by heaven ; for it IS (J?ob's 
 tljrone : nor by the earth : for it is his footstool. 
 
 Lay not up for yourseh^es treasures upon earth, where moth 
 and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal : 
 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, rol)Cre neither moth 
 nor rust both corrupt, anb rohere thicoes bo not break 
 through uor steal. 
 
 Fear not, little flock ; for it is your Father's good pleasure to 
 give you the kingdom. Sell that ye have, and give alms ; provide 
 yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasui-e in the heavens that 
 failetl) not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. 
 
 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall 
 gather out of his kingdom all things that oft'end, and them which 
 do iniquity : and shall cast them into a furnace of fire : there shall 
 be wailing and gnashing of teeth. QL[)Cn shall thc rightCOUS 
 
 shiue forth «s the sun in the kingbom of their -father. 
 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you. He that believeth on me hath 
 CUerlasting life. I am that bread of life. Your fathers did eat 
 manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which 
 cometli down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, anb not 
 
 Zephaniah, 
 iii. 13-1-7. 
 
 Joel, iii. 3G. 
 
 John, 
 iv. 13, 14. 
 
 aiatt. V. 8. 
 
 Matthew, 
 V. 34, 35. 
 
 Matthew, 
 vi. Ill, -20. 
 
 Luke, 
 xii. 32, 33. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xiii. 41-43. 
 
 John, 
 vi. 47-51.
 
 826 
 
 HEAVEN, WHAT1 
 
 MaUhew, 
 rviii. 8, 9. 
 
 Matthew, 
 xviii. 10. 
 
 Matthew, 
 XXV. 31, 34. 
 
 John,viii.51. 
 John, X. 16. 
 
 Luke, 
 xiii. 5!9. 
 
 Luke, 
 xviii. ^9, 30, 
 
 Luke, 
 XX. 31-36. 
 
 John, xii. 26. 
 
 John, 
 xiv. 1-3. 
 
 bic. I am the living bread wliicli came down from heaven : if any 
 man eat of this bread, he shall live forever : and the bread that I 
 will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 
 
 If thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast 
 them from thee ; it is better for thee to enter into life halt or 
 maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into 
 everlasting fire. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out and 
 cast it from thee : it is better for thee tO cntcr into life with one 
 eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell-fire. 
 
 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones : for I 
 say unto you, that in l)eaiicn tlicir angels bo oltnaiis beljolb tlje 
 ftue of m^ -fatl)cr uil)icl) is in l)caucn. 
 
 When the Son of man shall come in his glory and all the holy 
 angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory. 
 Then shall the king say unto them on his right hand. Come, ye 
 blessed of my Father, inherit tl]e kincjliom prepared for JlOtt 
 
 from tl)c foundation of tl)e toorlb. 
 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, l)e 
 sl)aU ncDcr see beatl). 
 
 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold ; them 
 also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice : mib t\)CXC sljall 
 be one folb, anb one sl)epl)crb. 
 
 They shall come from the east, and from the west, and from 
 the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom 
 of God. 
 
 There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, 
 or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, who shall not 
 receive manifold more in this present time, avib in tl)C tuorlb tO 
 
 come life cuerlasting. 
 
 The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage : 
 but they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and 
 the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in mar- 
 riage : neither can they die any more : for they are equal unto the 
 angels ; a\ib Ore tl)C cl)ilbren of (Sob, being the children of the 
 resurrection. 
 
 If any man serve me, let him follow me; a\\b where 3 om, 
 tl)crc sl)all also mn seruant be. If any man serve me, him will 
 my Father honour. 
 
 Let not your heart be troubled : ye believe in God, believe also 
 in me. In my Father's house are many mansions : if it were not 
 .so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And 
 if I go and prepare a place for you, JT toill come again anb re- 
 ceinc mn unto mnsclf ; tl)at roiiere 3 am, tl)cre rje mau be 
 also.
 
 HEAVEN, WHAT? 
 
 827 
 
 This is life eternal, tljiit tl)i"n migljt knointl]cc tl)C ouln true 
 (Sob, ttitb Jesus (jrijrist luljom tl)ou l)ast scut. 
 
 Neither pra}' I fur these aUmc; hut them also which shall be- 
 lieve on me tliroug-h their word : that they all maybe one; as 
 thou, Father, art in me, and T in thee, that they also may be one 
 ill us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And 
 the glory which thou gavest me I have given them ; that they may 
 be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that tliey 
 may be made perfect in one ; and that the world may know that 
 thou hast sent ine, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. 
 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, bc U)itl) 
 tnc toljCVC J 0111 ; that they may behold my glory, which thou 
 hast given me : for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the 
 world. 
 
 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; tl)OU sl}alt 
 
 make mc full of jon m\t\) tlju couutcuaucc. 
 
 To every man according to his deeds : to them who by patient 
 continuance in well-doing, seek for glory, and li(Miour, and immor- 
 tality ; eternal life. 
 
 ©loru, Ijouour, anis pence, to cnern ii. an tl)at toork- 
 
 £tl) QOob : to the Jew first, and also to the Gentiic. 
 
 Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our 
 Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this 
 grace wherein we stand, anb rcjoice iir l)Opc of tl)C glorii 
 of (3oh. 
 
 They which receive abundance of grace, and of the gift of 
 righteousness, sljall rcicju iu life bn one, Jesus (J3i)rist. 
 
 Now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, 
 ye have your fruit unto holiness, aixh tljC CUb CUerlastiug life. 
 
 For the wages of sin is death : but the gift of God is eternal 
 life, through Jesus Christ our Loi'd. 
 
 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are 
 the children of God: and if children, then heirs: l)cirs of (J5ob, 
 anb joint-bcirs UJitI) (!ri)rist; if so be that we sutler with him, 
 that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the 
 sufterings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with 
 the glory which shall be revealed in us. 
 
 The creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondao-e 
 of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 
 
 Whom he did foreknow, be also did predestinate to be con- 
 formed to the image of his Son, that he might be the fiist-born 
 among many brethren. Moreover, whom he did predestinate, thein 
 he also called : and whom he called, tluMn Iw also justified : and 
 
 whom he justified, tijcm l)e ulso glonficb. 
 
 John, xvii. 3. 
 
 John, 
 xvii. 2U-24. 
 
 Acts, ii. 28. 
 
 Rom. ii. 7. 
 
 Rom. ii. 10. 
 
 Rom. V. 1, 2. 
 
 Rom. V. 17. 
 
 Romans, 
 vi.2-',23. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. lG-18. 
 
 Rom. viii.21. 
 
 Romans, 
 viii. 2S), 30.
 
 828 
 
 HEAVEN, WHAT? 
 
 1 Cor. ii. 9. 
 
 1 Corinth. 
 
 xiii. 8-1-J. 
 
 2 Corinth. 
 
 iv. 17, 18, 
 
 V. i-6. 
 
 Gal. iv. 6, • 
 
 Philippi.ans, 
 i. i;l-23. 
 
 Col. iii. 4. 
 
 1 The.tsalon. 
 iv. 16, 17. 
 
 Eye liatli not seen, nor ear heai'd, neither liave entered into 
 tlie heart of man, the tilings which God hath prepared for tlieni 
 that love him. 
 
 Cliarity never feileth : but whether tliere be prophecies, tliev 
 shall tail ; whether there be tongues, they shall cease ; whether 
 there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in jiart, 
 and we pri){(liesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, 
 then that which is in part sliall be done away. When I was a 
 child, I spake as a eliild, I understood as a child. I thought as a 
 child : but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For 
 now we see through a glass, darkly; blU tljCU fiicc tO fiTCC : now 
 I know in part; l3lU tl)CU sljixll J kU0U3 CUCU US ttlso J am 
 
 knoiuu. 
 
 Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for 
 
 us a far more ci^cccbing a\\b eternal loeigljt of cilorti. While 
 
 we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which 
 
 are not seen: for the tl)iuci5 U3l)icl) are Seen are temjioral; 
 but t!ie tijings u)l)icl) are not seen are eternal. 
 
 For we know that if oui' eartlilv house cf this tabernacle were 
 
 dissolved, voc Ijane a builbing of <Sob, an house notmabc miti) 
 
 Ijanfts, eternal in tlje l)eaticns. For in this we groan, earnestly 
 (U'siring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven : 
 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. For we 
 that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened : not for that 
 we would be unclothedf but clothed upon, that mortality might be 
 swallowed up of life. 
 
 Now he that hath wrouo'ht us for the self-same thino- is God, 
 who also hath given' unto us the earnest of the Spirit. Therefore 
 we are always confident, knowing that whilst we are at home in 
 the body, we are absent from the Lord : (for we walk by faith, not 
 by sight :) we ai-e confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent 
 from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 
 
 Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his 
 Son into your hearts, crying. Abba, Father. U31)erefore tijon art 
 
 no more a seruant, bnt a son; anh if a son, tl)en an Ijeirof 
 ©ob througl) Qlhrist. 
 
 To ine to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live in 
 the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour : yet what I shall choose I 
 wot not. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to de- 
 part, anii to be toitl) CCljrist; which is far better. 
 
 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, tl) en sl)all \K also 
 ajjpear loitl) l)im in glorn- 
 
 The Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, 
 with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God : and 
 the dead in Christ shall rise first : then we which are alive and re-
 
 HEAVEN, WHAT? 
 
 829 
 
 main shall be caught up too-ether with them in the clouils, to meet 
 
 the Lord ill the air: a\xb 53 slj.ill voc cucr be U3itl) tl)c t!ovb. 
 
 It is a righteous thing with Ciot] to recompense tribulation to 
 them that trouble you; aub lo ijon.ujlio arc troublcb, rcst U)itl) 
 us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his 
 iiiiirhtv ano'els. 
 
 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they 
 may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus tDitI) Ctcriial 
 
 glory. 
 
 It is a faithful saying : For if we be dead with him, we shall 
 also live with him: if we suffer, u)C sl)aU also rcigii tuiti) l]im. 
 
 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have 
 kept thefaitli : l)cnccfortl) il)cvc io Liib itp for mc a crorau of 
 rigl)tconsncos, iDl)icl) tl)C Hoxh, tl)c rigljtcous jubgc, sl)aU 
 
 gioc inc Ht tl)at bin : and not to me only, but unto all thein also 
 ihat love his appearing. 
 
 We which have believed bo CUtcr iutO rcst, as he said, As 
 I have sworn in mv wrath, if they shall enter into my rest : although 
 the works were tiuished from the foundation of the world. . . 
 . . . For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not after- 
 ward have spoken of another day. 
 
 (Eljcre rcmaiucti) tl)crcforc a rest to tl)c people of (Sob. 
 
 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his 
 own works, as God did from his. 
 
 Ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the 
 spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that lie l)rtue ill 
 
 IjeaiH-u a better aub an eubnring substunce. 
 
 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great 
 recompense of reward. For ye have need of patience, that after 
 ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. For 
 yet a little while, and be that shall come will come, and will not 
 tarry. 
 
 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place 
 which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed ; and he 
 went out not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in 
 the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in taber- 
 nacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same prom- 
 ise: for l)e lookeb for a citn ujl)ici) l)atl) fonnbations, whose 
 
 builder and maker is (iod. 
 
 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but 
 havino- seen them afar off, and were persuaded of tliem, and em- 
 braced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims 
 on the earth. For they that say such things declare plainly that 
 they seek a country. And triilv, if they had been mindful of that 
 country from whence they came out, they might have had oppor- 
 
 2 Thess. i. 7. 
 
 2 Timothy, 
 ii. 10-12. 
 
 2 Tiniotliy, 
 iv. 7, 8. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 iv. 3, 8-10. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 X. 34-37. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 .\1. S-10. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 xi. 13- Hi.
 
 830 
 
 HEAVEN", WHAT? 
 
 Hebrews, 
 xii. 2^-24. 
 
 Hebrews, 
 
 xii. 215, -28. 
 
 Heb. xiii. 14. 
 James, i. I'i. 
 
 1 Peter, 
 1. 3-5. 
 
 J Peter, 
 iv. IX 
 
 1 Peter, 
 V. 2-4. 
 
 2 Peter, 
 iii. 13. 
 
 1 John, ii.-i, 
 1 John, iii. S. 
 
 tunity to ]iave retiiined. But itouj tl)cr} bcsirc a bcttcr ronn- 
 trn, tl]at is, an lieaucnln : lolicrcforc &oh is not asl)amcb to 
 be cuUcb tl)cir &oh, for \y: ijat!) prcparcb for tl}cm a citn. 
 
 Ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living 
 God. tlie heavenly Jerusal.'in, anh to (in innumerable compnnn 
 of angels, to tl)e general assembln anh cl)urcl) of tlie tlrst- 
 born, rDl)icl) arc ruritten in l)eaycn7anb to (*?ob tlie ilubgeof 
 all, anh to the spirits of justmenmabc perfect, anb to Jesus 
 tl}c mediator of tl)c ncu) cooenant, and to the blood of sjnink- 
 
 ling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. 
 
 Now he hath promised saying. Yet once more I shake not the 
 earth only, but also heaven. And this word, yet once more, sig- 
 nifieth the i-emoving of those things that are shaken, as of things 
 that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may re- 
 main. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom toljicl) cannot be moucb, 
 let us liave grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably, witlj 
 reverence and godly fear. 
 
 Here we have no continuing citjl, but we seek one to come. 
 
 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation : for when he is 
 tried, he shall receive tl)e croVDU of life, which the Lord hath 
 promised to them that love him. 
 
 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
 which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again 
 unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the 
 
 dead, to an inlicritancc incorruptible, anh unbcfUeb, anb tl)at 
 fabcti) not aman, rcserueb in Ijcauen for nou, who are kept by 
 
 the power of God through faith unto salvation. 
 
 Rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings ; 
 that, when his glory shall be revealed, nc man bc ghlb ulso toitl) 
 
 cxccebing jon. 
 
 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the over- 
 sight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, 
 but of a ready mind ; neither as being lords over God's heritage, 
 but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd 
 shall appear, ye shall receive a crouju of glorn tl)at fabctl) not 
 atoaji. 
 
 We, according to his promise, look for nctD IjCancUS Unb a 
 
 new cartl), raljerein bujcllcti) riglitcousness. 
 
 This is the promise that he hath promised us, cvcn Ctcmal 
 life. 
 
 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet ap- 
 pear what we shall be : but tDc knotu tl)at, w\)cn l)c sl]all appear, 
 ujc sl)all be like l)im ; for use sl)aU sec l)im as l)c is.
 
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 HEAVEN, WHAT? 
 
 831 
 
 Unto hi in that lovctl us, and wiishod us from our sins in his 
 
 own blood, aixb IjiUl) wuxhc us kings anh priests unto l5ob 
 anb I]is i^Utljer; to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. 
 Amen. 
 
 To him that ovcrcdmeth will I give to eat of the tree of life, 
 which is in the midst of the paradise of God. 
 
 Be thou fiiithful unto death, anb 3 mill giuc tl)cc a croron 
 of life. 
 
 He that overcoraeth, and keepetl. my works unto the end, to 
 him will I give power over the nations, and he shall rule them 
 Avith a rod of iron ; as the vessels of a potter shall they he broken 
 to shivers: even as I received of my Father, '^nb 3 U)iU gioc 
 
 l)im tl)c morning star. 
 
 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled 
 their garments; anh tl)cn sl)aU toalk U)itl) mc in tnljitc : for 
 they are worthy. 
 
 lie that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white 
 raiment ; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, 
 but 1 will confess his name before my Father, and before his 
 angels. 
 
 Behold, I come quickly : hold that fVist which thou hast, that 
 no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a 
 pillar in the temple of my God, anii \)C sl)aU go UO morc out : 
 and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of 
 the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down 
 out of heaven from my God : and 1 will write upon liim my new 
 name. 
 
 To him that overcometh wdll I grant to sit U)itl) VXC iu Win 
 tl}ronc, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father 
 in his throne. 
 
 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man 
 could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, 
 stood before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white 
 robes, and palms in their hands ; and cried with a loud voice, say- 
 ing. Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto 
 the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and 
 about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on 
 
 their faces, and worship{)ed God, saying. Amen 
 
 Blessing, 
 
 and 
 
 glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and 
 miglat, be unto our God forever and ever. Amen. 
 
 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are 
 these which are arrayed in white robes ? and whence came they ? 
 And 1 said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me. These 
 are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed 
 
 Rev. i. 5, G. 
 
 Rev. ii..7. 
 
 Rev. ii. JO. 
 
 Revelation, 
 
 ii. a6--.'8. 
 
 Rev. ill. 4, 5. 
 
 Reveliition, 
 iii. 11, 12. 
 
 Rev. iii. 21. 
 
 Revelation, 
 
 vii. 9-17.
 
 832 
 
 HEAVEN, WHAT: 
 
 Rev. xiv. 13. 
 
 Rev. XV. 2-4. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xix. 6-9. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xxi. 1-7. 
 
 their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 
 (Tlicrcforc are tlicy before tl)c tlirouc of (Sob, aub scrnc l)im 
 bay iuib nigl)t in his tcmjjle : anh l)e tl)nt sittctli on tlie throne 
 G\]a[[ btodl among them. ®hcD sh^iH hunger no more, 
 neither thirst ann more, neither shall the snn 'light on them, 
 nor ann heat. I'or the l!amb rohich ''S in the mibst of the 
 throne shall feeb them, anb shall leab them nnto lining fonn- 
 tains of waters : anb ©ob shall vuipe aroan all tear's from 
 their en:s. 
 
 And I lieavd a voice from heaven saying unto me. Write, 
 Blesseb are the beab rohich biein the Corb from hi-'nceforth ; 
 ijea, saith the Spirit, that then man rest from their labonrs : 
 anh their uiorks bo folloru them. 
 
 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire : and 
 them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his 
 image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stanb 
 
 on t\)c sen of jglass, hnwing the \)axm of ©ob. And tiiey 
 
 sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the 
 Lamb. 
 
 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as 
 the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, 
 saying, Allehiia : for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. Let us 
 be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him : for the marriage of 
 
 the Lamb is come, nnb his U)ife hiUh mabe herself rcabn. 
 
 And to her Avas granted that she should be arrayed in fine 
 linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of 
 saints. And he saith unto me. Write, Blesscb are then l^hich 
 arc calleb nnto the marriage-snpjjer of the Camb. And he 
 
 saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. 
 
 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth : for the first heaven 
 and the first earth were passed away ; and there was no more sea. 
 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from 
 God out of heaven, prej>ared as a bride adorned for her husband. 
 And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying. Beholb, the tab- 
 ernacle of (P>ob is mith men, anb he raitl bmell uiiU) them, anb 
 then shall be his p:ople, anb (Sob himself shall be luilh them, 
 anh be their CP>ob. "^^nb (5ob shall wipe awan all tears from 
 their enes; anb there shall be no more beath, neither sor- 
 rom, nor crning, neither shall there be ann more pain : for 
 the former things are passeb aiuap. 
 
 And he th;iL .sut upon tlie throne said, P>ehokl, I make all 
 things new. And he .said unto me. Write : for these words arc 
 true and faithful. And he said unto me. It is done. I am Alpha 
 and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that 
 is atliirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that over-
 
 HEAVEN, WHAT? 
 
 833 
 
 cometli sl^all inljcrit ail tijings; anb 3 mii be l)is (Bob, aixb 
 \]c 6l)aU be mn son. 
 
 And there cvme unto me one of tlie seven angels which had 
 the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, 
 saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 
 
 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high 
 mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, de- 
 scending out of heaven from God, |)auing tl)C glovjl of (Sob : 
 and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jas- 
 per-stone, clear as ciystal ; and had a wall great and high, and liad 
 twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names wi'itten 
 thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the childi'en 
 of Israel. On the east, three gates; on the north, three gates; on 
 the south, three gates ; and on the west, three gates. And the wall 
 of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the 
 twelve apostles of the Lamb. 
 
 And he that talked with me had a golden i-eed to measure the 
 city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city 
 lietli foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth : and 
 he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The 
 length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. And he 
 measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, 
 according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. And the 
 building of the wall of it was of jasper : and the city was pure 
 gold, like unto clear glass. And the foundations of the wall of the 
 city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first 
 foundation was jasper ; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalce- 
 dony; the fourth, an emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sar- 
 dius ; the seventh, chrysolite ; the eighth, beryl ; the ninth, a topaz ; 
 the tenth, a chrysoprasus ; the eleventh, a jacinth ; the twelfth, an 
 ametiiyst. And the twelve gaies were twelve pearls; every several 
 gate was of one pearl ; and the street of the city was pure gold, as 
 it were transparent glass. 
 
 ^nb J Sinn no temple tijercin: for tl)e ilovh &oh Gil- 
 migl)tn anb tl)e tamb arc tlje temple of it. O.nh tl)e citn l)Lib 
 no neeb of tl)c sun, neitl)er of tl)e moon, to sl)ine in it: for 
 tl)e glorn of ©oi) biilJ ligljten it, anb tl)e £amb is tl)e ligl)t 
 
 thereof. " And the nations of tliein which are saved shall walk in 
 the light of it : and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and 
 honour into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by 
 day : for tljcre sl)aU be no nigl)t tljere. And they shall bring 
 the glory and honour of the nations into it. QVnb tljcrc sl)aU 
 
 in no taise enter into it anijt!)ing tI)iU befiletl), neitl)er n^ljat- 
 soeuer roorketl) abomination, or makctl) a lie: but they which 
 
 are written in the Lamb's book of life. 
 
 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as 
 crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 
 
 flevcbtion, 
 xxi. 9-'J7, 
 xxii. 1-5. 
 
 53
 
 834 
 
 HEAVEN, WHAT? 
 
 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was 
 there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and 
 yielded her fruit every month: nilb tl)C Icaucs of tl)C tree 
 
 ujere for tl)e l)ealing of ll)e nations. And there shall be no 
 
 more cuise : but the ihrone of God and of the Lamb shall be in 
 
 it; anb l]is scroants sl)aU scrue l)im : anb tljcn sljall sec Ijis 
 face : anb l)is name sl)all be in tl)cir forcl)cabs. And there 
 shall be no night there : and they need no candle, neither light of 
 the sun ; for the Lord God giveth them light : and they shall reign 
 forever and ever.
 
 XXXI. 
 
 3edl, aiJljat? 
 
 Forty years long was I grieved with this generatfon, and said, 
 It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known 
 my ways : unto whom I sware in my wrath, tl)at tljCJI sljoulb not 
 
 cuter into mn rest. 
 
 Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; 
 he hath made it deep and large : the pile thereof is fire and much 
 wood; tl]c brcati] of tijc £o"rb, like a stream of brimstone, 
 boti) kinble it. 
 
 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done ; and ye that are 
 near, acknowledge my might. The sinners in Zion are afraid ; 
 fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall 
 dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with 
 
 eucrlusting burnings? 
 
 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness : but thou hast in love 
 to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption : for thou hast 
 cast all my sins behind thy back. For the grave cannot praise 
 thee, death'cannot celebrate thee : tl)CIl tijat QO boUJU iutO tl)e 
 
 pit cannot Ijope for tl)n truti). 
 
 As the new heavens and the new earth which I will make, 
 shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your 
 name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new-moon 
 to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all tlesh come to 
 worship before me, saith the Lord. And they shall go forth, and 
 look upon tlie carcasses of the men that have transgressed against 
 
 me: for tl)cir ujorm sl}aU uot bie, ncitljcr sl)all tl)dr tire be 
 queucl)cb : aub tl)cn sljall be an abl)orring unto all flcsl). 
 
 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall 
 
 awake, some to everlasting life, anb some to sl)ame aiib eoer- 
 lasting contempt. 
 
 .John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you 
 with water ; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose 
 shoes I am not worthy to unloose : he shall baptize you with the 
 Holy Ghost and with fiie : whose fan is in his hand, and he will 
 thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his gar- 
 ner ; but tl)e cljaff Ije toill burn mill) fire unquencl)able. 
 
 Psalm 
 xcv. 10, 11. 
 
 Is. XXX. 33. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 xxxiii. 13, 14. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 
 xxxviii. 
 
 17, IS. 
 
 Isaiah, 
 Ixvi. 2i--2i. 
 
 Dan. xii. 2. 
 
 Luke, 
 iii. 10, 17.
 
 836 
 
 HELL, WHAT? 
 
 Matthew, 
 
 Matthew, 
 V. 'Jo, 2G. 
 
 Luke, 
 xii. 58, J9. 
 
 JIatthew, 
 viii. 11, 12. 
 
 Ijuke. 
 xUi. 25-28. 
 
 Matt. X. Q8. 
 
 Mr!flie-.v, 
 xiii. yu-4J. 
 
 Ye have heard that it was said \>y them of old time, Thou 
 shalt not kill ; and whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the 
 judgment : but I say unto you, That v,diosoever is angry with his 
 brother without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment: and 
 whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall bo in danger of the 
 council : but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, sljmll be in bilUger 
 
 of l)cU-fire. 
 
 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way 
 with him ; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, 
 and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into 
 prison. Verily I say unto thee, ®I)on s!]alt b\) 110 mcaus romc 
 
 out tl)cncc, till tljou l)nst paib t!)c itttcnnosrfartijing. 
 
 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as 
 thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered 
 from him ; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver 
 thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. J tell 
 
 ti)ce, tl]ou sljait not bcpurt tl)cncc, till tl)ou l)ast paib tl)c ycrn 
 Inst mite. 
 
 I say unto you that many shall come from the east and west, 
 and shall sit down vv'ith Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the 
 kingdom of heaven : but the children of the kingdom shall be cast 
 
 out into Outer bnrkncss : tl)cre 5\]a[[ be toceying awh guasl)- 
 ing of tccil). 
 
 When once the l\Iaster of the house is risen up, and hath shut 
 to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the 
 door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us ; and he shall answer and 
 say unto you, I know you not whence ye are : then shall ye begin 
 to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast 
 taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not 
 whence ye are ; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. There 
 shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall sec Abra- 
 ham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom 
 of God, and vou Yourselves thrust out. 
 
 Fear not them which kill the body ; but are not able to kill 
 the soul : but rather fear him which is able tO bestVOll botl) SOUl 
 
 axiii bobj] in I) ell. 
 
 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house : 
 and his disciples came unto him, saying. Declare unto us the para- 
 ble of the tares of the field. Ue answered and said unto them, 
 He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man ; the field is the 
 world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the 
 tares are the children of the wicked one; the enemy that sowed 
 them is the devil ; the liarvest is the end of the world ; and the 
 reapers are the angels. 
 
 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; 
 so shall it be in the end of this world.
 
 HELL, WHAT? 
 
 837 
 
 The Soil of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall 
 gather out of his kino-dom all things that offend, and them whicli 
 
 do iniquity; ai\b c!):ill ctiGt tljcm into a furnace of fire: there 
 sljiill be mailing anb gnasljing of tcctlj. 
 
 Then shall the rio-hteons shine forth as the sun in the king- 
 dom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 
 
 Whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in 
 me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his 
 neck, and he were cast into the sea. 
 
 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to 
 enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, 
 into tl)e tire tl)at neuer sljall be qncnc!)ei) : ml)ere tl)eir ruorm 
 Met!) not, anh tlje tire is not qnencljeb. 
 
 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to 
 enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into 
 the fire tliat never shall be quenched : where their worm dieth not, 
 and the lire is not quenched. 
 
 And if thine eye otiend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee 
 to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two 
 eyes, to be cast into hell-fire : wdiere their worm dieth not, and the 
 fire is not quenched. 
 
 Therefore is the Idngdom of heaven likened unto a certain 
 kino- which would take account of his servants. And when he had 
 beo-un to reckon, one Avas brought unto him which owed him ten 
 thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord 
 commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that 
 he had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down, 
 and worshipped him, saying, Lord have patience with me, and I 
 will pay thee all. Then the lord of that servant was moved with 
 compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. But the 
 same servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants which 
 owed him an hundred pence : and lie laid hands on him, and took 
 him by the throat, saying. Pay me that thou owest. And his fel- 
 low-servant fell down at liis feet, and besought him, saying. Have 
 patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not : but 
 went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. So 
 when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, 
 and came and told unto their lord all that was done. Then his 
 lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, thou wicked 
 servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me : 
 Shouldest not'thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, 
 even as I had pity on thee ? And his lord was wiotli, and deliv- 
 ered him to the tormenters, till l)e slioulb pajl all tliat VOas bnc 
 nntO Inm. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto 
 YOU, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their 
 trespasses. 
 
 Jlarlc, 
 ix. kl~iS. 
 
 Jlatthew, 
 xviii. 23-35.
 
 838 
 
 HELL, WHAT? 
 
 Luke, 
 xvi. 19-28. 
 
 Matthew, 
 XXV. 31, 41. 
 
 2 Thessalon, 
 i. 7-9. 
 
 2 Peter, ii. 4, 
 
 Jude, 6, 7. 
 
 Jude, 12, 13. 
 
 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and 
 fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: and there was a 
 certain beggar named Lazarus, which Avas laid at his gate, full of 
 sores, anddesiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the 
 rich man's table : moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores. 
 
 And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried by 
 the angels into Abraham's bosom : the rich man also died, and was 
 buried ; and in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and see- 
 eth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried 
 and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, 
 that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue ; 
 for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said. Son, re- 
 member that thou in thy life-time I'eceivedst thy good things, and 
 likewise Lazarus evil things : but now he is comforted, and thou 
 art tormented. And beside all this, bctujceu US aub gou tl)cre 
 is a great gulffijtcb: so tliiU t!]C2 raljidi raoulb pass from 
 l)ence to tion, cannot : ncitl]cr can tijen pass to ns, tljatmouli) 
 
 come from tljcnce. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, 
 that thou wouldest send him to my father's house : for 1 have five 
 brethren ; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into 
 
 tl)is place of torment. 
 
 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the 
 holy angels Avith him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his 
 glory Then shall he say also unto them on the 
 
 left hand, IHepart from me, t}e ciirseb, into euerlasting tire, 
 prepared for tl)e beoil luib fis angds. 
 
 The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty 
 angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, 
 and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: who shall 
 
 be punished with eocrliisting bcstruction from tl)c presence of 
 tl)e £orb, anb fiom tlje glorn of l)is poracr. 
 
 God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to 
 hell, and delivered them into cl)ains of b.irkneSS, to be reserved 
 unto judgment. 
 
 The angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own 
 
 habitation, he hath reserved in eucrlasting Chains nnber bark- 
 
 liess unto the judgment of the great day. Even us Sodom and 
 Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving them- 
 selves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth 
 for an example, suffering tl)e ucngcance of eternal tire. 
 
 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with 
 you, feeding themselves without fear : clouds they are without 
 water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, with- 
 out fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots ; raging waves of the
 
 HELL, WHAT? 
 
 839 
 
 sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, tO toljOm is 
 
 rescrwcb tl)e blackness of biirkness forcuer. 
 
 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven 
 unto the earth : and to him was given the key of tl)e bottomless 
 pit. And he opened the bottomless pit ; and there arose a smoke 
 out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace ; and the sun and 
 the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. 
 
 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, 
 If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark 
 in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of 
 the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the 
 cup of his indignation ; anb l)e sljuil bc tormcutcb roitii fire anb 
 brimstone in tl)e presence of tl)e boln angels, anb in t\)c 
 presence of tlic ilamb : anb tlje smoke of tlicir torment 
 ascenbetl) np foccoer anb eoer: anb tijen \)avc no rest Isiw 
 nor nigl)t, wlio woiship the beast and his image, and whosoever 
 receiveth the mark of his name. 
 
 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people 
 in heaven, saying. Alleluia : salvation, and glory, and honour, and 
 power, unto the Lord our God : for true and righteous are his 
 judgments : for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt 
 the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his 
 servants at her hand. And again they said Alleluia, '^lib l)er 
 
 smoke rose np foreoer arib evcv. 
 
 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that 
 wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that 
 had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his 
 
 image. (Jljcse boti) vocxc cast aiiuc into a lake of fire burning 
 mitl) brimstone. 
 
 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key 
 of tlie bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand. And he 
 
 laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and 
 Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the 
 bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he 
 should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should 
 be fulfilled ; and after that he must be loosed a little season. 
 
 And the devil that deceived them was cast intotl^e lake of 
 fire anb brimstone, roljerc t\)c beast anb the false propbct 
 are, anb sl)all be tormenteb han anb nigl)t foreuer anb eoer. 
 
 The sea gave up the dead which were in it ; and death and 
 hell delivered up the dead which were in them : and they were 
 judged every man according to their works. And death and hell 
 were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 
 
 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was 
 
 cast into tl)e lake of fire. 
 
 Rev. ix. 1, 2. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xiv. 9-11. 
 
 Revelation, 
 xlx. 1-3, 
 
 Rev. xix. 20, 
 
 Rev. XX. 1-3. 
 
 Rev. XX. 10. 
 
 Revelation, 
 XX. 13-15.
 
 840 
 
 HELL, "WHAT? 
 
 Rev. xxi. 8. 
 
 Eevelalion, 
 xxii. 10, 11. 
 
 The fearful, and unbelievino-, and the abominable, and mur- 
 derers, and whoieinongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all 
 
 liars, sliall l}anc tl)cir part in tl)c lake ii3l)icl) Intrnct!) toitl) fire 
 anh brimstone: luljiii) is tl)c scconb beat!). 
 
 And he saith unto me. Seal not the sayings of the prophecy 
 of this book : for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let l)im 
 be uninst still : and he which is filthy, let l)im be filtliij still : 
 and he tliat is righteous, let him be righteous still : and he'that is 
 holy, let him be holy still. 
 
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