r^^. THESATJRUS BIBLIOTTS, OR HA.ND-BOOK OF SCTHPTUHE REFEREI^CE. COMPILED FROM THE LATIN OF PHILIP PAUL MERZ; -BY- REV. L. A. LAMBERT. 1 1 ot t ifi H c 1 1 WATERLOO OBSERVER BOOK PUBLICATION COMPANY. 1880. bXM^'^l • |OAN STACK Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1880. by REV. li. A. IiAniBERT, In the office of the Librarian ot Congress, at Washington, D. C. IT. ' ^§4-25- Ms? ^5 MM a/ TO THE RIGHT REV. STEPHEN VINCENT RYAN, Bishop of Buffalo, RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED, lis PREFACE. The great utility of a Hand-book of Scripture reference will be recognized at once by those who have frequent occasion to consult the Sacred Writ. The practical advantages to be derived from such a book are, indeed, so ap- parent as to render it matter of astonishment that its publication in English should have been deferred until this late day. The pioneer in this field of biblical literature was a native of England, named AUotto. The fruit of his labors was given to the world by an Antwerp publisher as far back as the year 1551. He was followed one hundred and fifty years later by Philip Paul Merz. Merz in early manhood a Lutheran theo- logian, subsequently became a devoted child of the Church. He is himself authority for the statement that his conversion to the Catholic faith was, under God, owing to the light shed upon his soul by a thorough reading of the Scriptures. Ordained to the priesthood, he rendered effective ser- vice in several parishes within the diocese of Augsburg, his death occur- ring in the year 1754. Besides several works of an ascetic and polemic character, he summarized upward of twenty ponderous Catechisms, publish- ing them in five quarto volumes under the title: Quodlibet Catecheticum. His fame rests chiefly, however, on his Thesaubus Biblicus — a work which he undertook at the instance of the great biblical scholar, Laurentius Veith S. J. Merz so improved upon the crude materials left by his predecessor, and made so many important additions, that he is rightly credited with the authorship of the work. But, be this as it may, the Thesaurus Biblicus, as it came from his hands, was unquestionably superior to anything of the kind, which had as yet found its way into print. His work was first published at Augsburg in the year 1731. Several edi- tions followed: three at Augsburg (1738, 1751, 1791); two at Venice (1758,1818); two at Paris (1832, 1825). The work now offered to the public is a compilation from the latest Paris edition. The original, though generally adhered to, has not been slavishly followed. Numerous inaccuracies, which it was found to contain, have been corrected. The matter of some subjects has been condensed, and that of others considerably enlarged. The compiler also found not a few lacunae, which he has been at pains to fill up from his own researches, thus contributing, he ventures to hope, to the value of the book. He is under obligations to Mestsrs. James Joyes and Myles O'SuUivan for services rendered in the compilation of this work, and takes occasion here to tender them his acknowledgments. Waterloo, N. Y., January, 1881. THE FOLLOWING LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS PIUS THE SIXTH, TO THE MOST REV. ANTHONY MARTINI, SHEWS THE BENEFIT WHICH THE FAITHFUL MAY REAP FROM THEIR HAVING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES IN THE VERNACULAR TONGUE. POPE PIUS THE SIXTH. Beloved Son, Health and Apostolical Benediction. At a time that a vast number of bad books, which most grossly attack the Catholic ReUgion, are circulated, even among the unlearned, to the great de- struction of souls, you judge exceedingly well, that the faithful sliould be ex- cited to the reading of the Holy Scriptuz'es: For these are the most abundant sources which ought to be left open to every one, to draw from them purity of morals and of doctrine, to eradicate the errors which are so widely dissemi- nated in these corrupt times: This you have seasonably effected, as you declare, by pubUshing the Sacred Writings in the language of your country, suitable to every one's capacity: especially when you show and set forth that you have added explanatory notes, which being extracted from the Holy Fathers, pre- clude every possible danger of abuse: Thus you have not swerved either from the laws of the Congregation of the Index, or from the Constitution published on this subject by Benedict xrv. that immortal Pope, our predecessor in the Pontificate, and formerly when We held a place near his person, our excellent Master in Ecclesiastical learning; circumstances which We mention as hon- ourable to Us. We therefore applaud your eminent learning, joined with your extraordinary piety, and We return you our due acknowledgment for the books you have transmitted to Us, and which, when convenient. We will read over. In the mean time as a token of our Pontifical benevolence,receive our Apostoli- cal benediction, which to you, beloved Son, We very affectionately impart. Given at Rome, on the Calends of April, 1778, the fourth year of our Pontificate. PHILIP BUONAMICI, Latin Secretary. NAMES OF THE BOOKS OF TKE OLD TESTAMENT. Catholic Version. Procestant Version. Genesis Genesis. Exodus Exodus. Leviticus Leviticus . Numbers Numbers. Deuteronomy Deuteronomy. Josue Joshua. Judges Judges. Ruth Ruth. I. Kings I. Samuel. n. Kings II. Samuel. III. Kings L Kings. IV. Kings II. Kings. I. Paralipomenon I . Chronicles. II. Paralipomenon.... II. Chronicles. I. Esdras Ezra. XL Esdras, Nehemiah. Tobias Wanting. Judith Wanting. Esther Esther. Job .Job. •Psalms *Psalms. Proverbs Proverbs. Ecclesiastes Ekxsl^astes. Catholic Version. Protestant Version. CanMcle of Canticles.. The Song of Solomon. Wisdom Wanting. Ecclesiasticus Wanting. Isaias Isaiah. Jeremias Jeremiah. Lamentations Lamentations. Baruch Wanting. Ezechiel Ezekiel. Daniel Daniel. Osee Hosea. Joel Joel. Amos Amos. Abilias Obadlah. Jonas Jonah . Micheas Micah. Nahum Nahum. Habacuc Habakkuk. Sophonias Zephaniah. Aggeus Haggai. Zacharias Zecbariah. Malaehias Malacbi. I. Machabees Wanting. ilT. Machabees Wanting. *In the Psalms, from the 10th to the 146th there is a difference of one in the numbering— for example,the 10th in the Catholic Version is (he lltb in tbeProtestent Version. This difference continues up to the 146th, inclusive. The numbering of the verses in both Versions so nearly correspond, that there will be no difficulty in tracing the references. The names of the books of the New Testament are the same in both Ver- sins, with the exception of the Apocaljrpse, which in the Protestant Version is called Revelation. THESATJRIJS BIBLICTJS, -OR- HAND-BOOK OF SCRIPTURE REFERENCE. ABNEGATION. Abnegation of Self. And the Lord said to Abram: Go forth out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and out of thy father's house, and come into the land which I shall show thee. Gen. 12 — 1. He said to liim (Abraham): take thy only begotten son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and go into the land of vision: and there thou shalt offer him for a holocaust upon one of the mountains which I will show thee. Gen. 22 — 2. But he [Eleazar) choosing rather a most glorious death than a hateful Ufe, went forward voluntarily to the torment. 2. Mach. 6 — 19. Andhesaithto them: Come after me, anS I will make you become fishers of men. And they immediately leaving their nets, followed him. Matth. 4—19, 20. He that flndeth his hfe, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his hfe, for my sake, shaU find it. Ibid. 10—39. Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Ibid. 16 — 24. For whosoever will save his hfe, shall lose it: for he that shall lose his life, for my sake , shall save it. Luke. 9 — 24. Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor; and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, foUow me. Matth. 19—21. See also Mark. 10—21. If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea and his own hfe also, he cannot be my disciple. Luke. 14 — 26. 4 ABNEGATION. Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose it, shall preserve it. Ibid. 17 — 33. He that loveth his Ufe shall lose it: and he that hateth his life in this world, keepeth it unto life everlasting. John. 12 — 25. But I chastise my body, and bring it into subjection: lest, perhaps, when I have preached to others, I myself should become reprobate. 1. Cor. 9 — 27. Abnegation of Things. And he (Moses) said to them: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Put every man his sword upon his tlrigh: go, and return from gate to gate through the midst of the camp, and let every man kiU his brother, and friend, and neigh- bor. Eiod. 32—27. (JBooz said to Ruthi) All hath been told me, that thou hast done to thy mother-in-law after the death of thy husband; and how thou hast left thy parents, and the land wherein thou wast bom, and art come to a people which thou knewest not heretofore. The Lord render unto thee for thy work; and mayest thou receive a full reward of the Lord the God of Israel, to whom thou art come, and imder whose wings thou art fled. Ruth. 2 — 11, 12. And Elias departing from thence, foimd Eliseus the son of Saphat,plowing with twelve yoke of oxen: and he was one of them that were plowing with twelve yoke of oxen: and when Ehas came up to him, he cast liis mantle upon him. And he forthwith left the oxen, and ran after Ehas, and said: Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother; and then I will follow thee. And he said to him: Go, and return back: for that which was my part I have done to thee. And returning back from him, he took a yoke of oxen, and killed them, and boiled the flesh with the plow of the oxen, and gave to the people; and they ate: and rising up he went away, and followed Ehas, and ministered to him. 3. Kings. 19—19 to 21. And {Job) said: Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord, so it is done: blessed be the name of the Lord. Job 1—21. Then Peter, answering, said to him: Behold, we have left all things, and have followed thee: what, therefore, shall we have? And Jesus said to them: Amen I say to you, that you, who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the seat of his majesty, you also shall sit on twelve seats judging the twelve tribes (ft Israel. And every one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my name's sake, shall receive a hundred-fold, £ind shall possess hfe everlast- ing. Matth, 19— 27 to 29. And Jesus said to thava. {Simon and Andrew): C!ome after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And inmiediately, leaving their nets, they followed him. And going on from thence a little farther, he saw James the son of 2febedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. And forthwith he called them. And they left their father Zebedee in the ship with his hired men, and followed him. Mark. 1 — 17 to 20, And Peter began to say to liim : Behold, we have left all things, and have followed thee. Jesus answering, said : Amen I say to you, there is no man who hath left house or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who shall not receive a hundred ABIDING. 5 times as much,now in this time ; houses, and brethren,and sisters.and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions ; and in the world to come life everlasting. Ibid. 10—28 to 30. And when they had brought their ships to land, leaving all things, they followed him. Luke. 5. — 11. So likewise every one of you that doth not renounce all that he possesseth, cannot be my disciple. Ibid. 14 — 33. Now when Jesus had heard this, he said to him : Yet one thing is wanting to thee : sell all that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treas- ure in heaven : and come, foUow me. Ibid. 18 — 22. This therefore I say,brethren : The time is short : it remaineth, that they also who have wives, be as those who have not. 1. Cor. 7 — 29. To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the GrentUes ; immediately I condescended not to flesh and blood. Galat. 1 — 16. ABIDING. Abiding in Christ, Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fniit of itself, unless it abide in the vine ; so neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine ; you the branches : he that abideth in me, and I m him, the same beareth much fruit : for without me you can do nothing. If any one remain- eth not in me, he shall be cast forth as a branch, and shall wither, and they shall gather liim up, and cast him into the fire ; and he burnetii. If you re- main in me, and my words remain in you ; you shaU ask whatever you will, and it shaU be done to you. In this is my Father glorified, that you bring forth very much fruit, and become my disciples. As the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love. John. 15 — 4 to 9. There is,therefore, now no condemnation to them who are m Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh. Rom. 8 — 1. For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews, or Gentiles, whether bond or free : and in one Spirit we have all been made to drmk. 1. Cor. 12—13. As therefore you have received Jesus Christ the Lord, walk ye in him, rooted and built up ui him, and confirmed in the faith, as also you have learned, abounding in him. in thanksgiving. Coloss. 2 — 6, 7. And now, httle children, abide in him ; that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be confounded by liim at his coming. 1. John. 2—28. And he that keepeth his commandments, abideth in him, and he in him: and in this we know that he abideth in us,from the Spirit which he hath given us. Ibid. 3—24. By this we know that we abide in him, and he in us ; because he hath given us of his Spiiit. Ibid. 4 — 13. ABSTINENCE. Abstinence from food. And he (God) commanded him (Adam), saying : Of every tree of paradise thou shalt eat : but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat. 6 ABSTINENCE. For in what day soever thou shalt eat of it, thou shalt die the death, Gren. 2—16, 17. And he {God) said to him (Adam) : And who hath told thee that thou wast nak;ed,but that thou hast eaten of the tree whereof I conunanded thee that thou should'st not eat ? Ibib. 3 — 11. But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of paradise, God hath commanded us that we should not eat : and that we should not touch it, lest perhaps we die. Ibid. 3 — 3. Saving that flesh with blood you shall not eat. Ibid. 9 — 4. You shall not eat thereof anything raw, nor boiled in water, but only roasted at the fire : you shall eat the head with the feet and entrails thereof. Exod. 12—9. Seven days shalt thou eat xmleavened bread : and on the seventh day shall be the solemnity of the Lord. Unleavened bread shall you eat seven days : there shall not be seen anything leavened with thee, nor in all thy coasts. Ibid. 13—6, 7. If an ox gore a man or a woman, and they die, he shall be stoned : and his flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall be quit. Ibid. 21 — 28. You shall be holy men to me : the flesh that beasts have tasted of before, you shall not eat, but shall cast it to the dogs. Ibid. 22 — 31. And if there remain of the consecrated flesh, or of the bread tiU the morn- ing, thou shalt bum the remainder with fire : they shall not be eaten, because they are sanctified. Ibid. 29 — 34. For every sacrifice of the priest shall be consumed with fire ; neither shall any man eat thereof. Levit. 6 — 23. See also Levit. Chap. 10. If any man eat of the flesh of the victim of peace-oflerings on the third day, the oblation shall be of no effect, neither shall it profit the offerer : yea, rather whatsoever soul shall defile itself with such meat, shall be guilty of transgression. Ibid. 7 — 18. But whatsover cheweth indeed the cud, and hath a hoof, but divideth it not, as the camel, and others, that you shall not eat; but shall reckon it among the unclean. Ibid. 11 — 4. For the life of all flesh is in the blood : therefore I said to the children of Israel : You shall not eat the blood of any flesh at all ; because the life of the flesh is in the blood, and whosoever eateth it, shall be cut off. Ibid. 17 — 14. You shall eat it on the same day it was offered, and the next day : and whatsoever shall be left until the third day, you shall bum with fire. If after two days any man eat thereof, he shall be profane and guilty of impiety. Ibid. 19—6, 7. That which dieth of itself, and that which was taken by a beast, they shall not eat, nor be defiled therewith. I am the Lord. Ibid. 22 — 8. No stranger shall eat of the sanctified things : a sojourner of the priests, or a hired servant, shall not eat of them. Ibid. 22 — 10. You shall not eat either bread, or parched com, or frumenty of the har- vest, until the day that you shall offer thereof to your Gk)d. It is a precept forever throughout your generations, and all your dwellings. Ibid. 23 — 14. Thou shalt eat it (things sacrificed to the Lord) in the sanctuary: the males only shall eat thereof, because it is a consecrated thing. Num. 18 — 10. See also 30—14. Thou mayest not eat in thy towns the tithes of thy com, and thy wine, and thy oil, the first-bom of thy herds and thy cattle, nor anything that thou ABSTINENCE. 7 vowest, and that thou wilt offer voluntarily, and the first-fruits of thy hands. Deut. 12—17. Eat not the things that are unclean. These are the beasts that you shall eat : the ox, and the sheep, and the goat, the hart and the roe, the buffle, and chamois, the pygarg, the wild goat, the camelopardalus. Every beast that di- videth the hoof in two parts, and cheweth the cud, you shall eat. But of them that chew the cud, but divide not the hoof, you shall not eat, such as the cam- el, the hare, and the cherogril : because they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof, they shall be unclean to you. The swine also, because it divideth the hoof, but cheweth not the cud, shall be unclean : their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch. Ibid. 14 — 3 to 8. Now therefore, beware, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any luiclean thing. Judges. 13 — 4. And the men of Israel were joined together that day : and Saul adjured the people, saying : Cursed be the man that shall eat food till evening, till I be revenged of my enemies. So none of the people tasted any food. 1. Kings. 14—24. And when the people came into the forest, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth : for the people feared the oath. But Jonathan had not heard when his father adjured the people: and he put forth the end of the rod, which he had in his hand, and dipped it in a honey-comb : and he carried his hand to his mouth, and his eyes were enUghtened. 1. Kings. 14—26, 27. And Saul said: Cast lots between me, and Jonathan my son. And Jona- than was taken. And 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 which was in my hand : and behold, I mttst die. Ibid. 14. — 42, 43. And when Achab had heard these words, he rent his garments, and put hair-cloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and slept in sackcloth, and walked with his head cast down. 3. Kings. 21. — 27. And the word of the Lord came to Elias the Tliesbite, saying: Hast thou not seen Achab humbled before me? therefore, because he hath humbled himself for my sake, I will not bring the evil in his day; but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house. Ibid. 21. — 28, 29. And I (Esdras) proclaimed there a fast by the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before the Lord our God, and might ask .of liim a right way for us and for our children, and for all our substance. 1. Esdras. 8 — 21. And Josaphat being seized with fear, betook himself wholly to pray to the Lord : and he proclaimed a fast for all Juda. 2. Paral. 20 — 3. Wherefore all the clxQdren of Israel came to the house of God, and sat and wept before the Lord: and they fasted that day till the evening; and offered to him holocausts, and victims of peace-offerings. Judges. 20 — 26. And in the four and twentieth day of the month, the children of Israel came together with fasting and with sackcloth, arid earth upon themi. 2. Esdras. 9—1. And when he had gone, returning he told him that one of the chfldren of Israel lay slain in the street. And he forthwith leaped up from his place at the table, and left his dinner, and came fasting to the body. Tobias. 2 — 3. And when they heard it, they wept, and fasted, and prayed before the Lord. Baruch. 1 — 5. 8 ABSTINENCE. And when I (Xehemias) had heard these words, I sat down, and wept, and mourned for manj- days: and I fasted, and prayed before the face of the God of heaven. 2. Esdras. 1 — 4. And from his infancy he taught him to fear God, and to abstain from all sin. * * (When all ate of the meats of the Grentiles) he kept his soul, and never was defiled with their meats. Tobias. 1 — 10 and 12. Prayer is good with fasting and alms, more than to lay up treasures of gold. Ibid. 12—8. And all the people cried to the Lord with great earnestness : and they humbled their souls ia fastings, and prayers, both they and their wives. Judith. 4—7. And Judith answered him, and said: Now I cannot eat of these things which thou commandest to be given me, lest sin come upon me: but I will eat of the things which I have brought. Ibid. 12 — 2. Go, and gather together aU the Jews whom thou shalt find in Susan, and pray ye for me. Neither eat, nor drink for three days and three nights: and I with my hand-maids wHl fast in like manner : and then I wiU go in to the king, against the law, not being called, and expose myself to death and to danger. Esther. 4 — 16. The just eateth and filleth his soul: but the beUy of the wicked is never to be filled. Prov. 13—25. See 27—7. Blessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season, for refreshment, and not for riotousness. Eccles. 10 — 17. A wise heart, and which hath rmderstanding, will abstain from sins, and in the works of justice shall have success. Eccli. 3 — 32. The chief thing for a man's hfe is water and bread, and clothing, and a house to cover shame. Better is the poor man's fare under a roof of boards, than siunptuous cheer abroad in another man's house. Be contented with little instead of much; and thou shalt not hear the reproach of going abroad. EccU. 29—27, 28, 29. Be not hasty in a feast. * * Use as a frugal man the things that are set before thee; lest if thou eatest much, thou be hated. Leave off first, for manners sake: and exceed not, lest thou offend. And if thou sittest amongst many, reach not thy hand out first of all: and be not the first to ask for drink. Ibid. 31—17, 19, 20, 21. If a man love justice, her labors have great virtues: for she teacheth temperance, and prudence, and justice, and fortitude, which are such things as men can have notliing more profitable in life. Wisdom. 8 — 7. And take to thee wheat and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and fitches: and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side: three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof. And thy meat tliat thou shall eat, shall be in weight twenty stat;er8 a day: from time to time thou shalt eat it. Ezech. 4—9, 10. I ate no desirable bread, and neither flesh nor wiae entered into my mouth; neither was I anointed with ointment; till the days of three weeks were accomplished. Dan. 10 — 3. Eleazar one of the chief of the scribes, a man advanced in years, and of a comely countenance, was pressed to open his mouth to eat swine's flesh. * * And considering in what manner he was come to it, patiently bearing, ABSTINENCE. 9 he determined not to do any unlawful things for the love of life. 3. Mach. 6—18, 20. And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle ahout his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Matth. 3 — 4. Then Jesus was led by the spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was after- wards hungry. And the tempter, coming, said to him: If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered, and said: It; is written: Man hveth not by bread alone, but by every word that proceed- eth out of the mouth of God. Matth. 4 — 1 to 4. See also Luke. 4 — 2. It came to pass also, that seven brethren, together with their mother, were apprehended, and compelled by the king to eat swine's flesh against the law, for which end they were tormented with whips and scourges. But one of them who was the eldest, said thus: What wouldst thou ask, or learn of us ? We are ready to die rather than to transgress the laws of God, re- ceived from OUT fathers. Then the king being angry, commanded frying- pans and brazen chaldrons to be made hot; which forthwith being heated, he commanded to cut out the tongue of him that had spoken first : and the skin of his head being drawn off to chop off also the extremities of his hands and feet, the rest of his brethren, and his mother looking on. And when he was now maimed in aU parts, he commanded him, being yet ahve to be brought to the fire, and to be fried in the frying-pan: and while he was suffering therein long torments, the rest, together with the mother, exhorted one another to die manfully, sajdng : The Lord God will look upon the truth, and will take pleasure in us, as Moses declared in the profession of the can- ticle: And in his servants he will take pleasure. So when the first was dead after this manner, they brought the next to make him a mocking-stock: and when they had pulled off the skin of his head with the hair, they asked him if he would eat, before he were punished throughout aU the whole body in every limb. But he answered in his own lan- guage, and said: I wiU not do it. Wherefore he also, in the next place, received the torments of the first: and when he was at the last gasp, he said thus: Thou indeed, O most wicked man, destroyest us out of this present hfe: but the King of the world will raise us up, who die for his laws, in the resurrection of eternal hfe. After him the third was made a mocking- stock: and when he was required, he quickly put forth his tongue, and cour- ageously stretched out his hands; and said with confidence: These I have from heaven, but for the laws of God, I now despise them, because I hope to receive them again from him. So that the king and they that were with him, wondered at the young man's courage, because he esteemed the tor- ments as nothing. And after he was thus dead, they tormented the fourth in the like manner. And when he was now ready to die, he spoke thus: It is better, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God, to be raised up again by him: for, as to thee, thou shalt have no resurrection unto life. And when they ha,d brought the fifth, they tormented him. But he looking up- on the king, said: Whereas thou hast power among men,though thou art cor- ruptible, thou doest what thou wilt: but think not that our nation is forsaken by God. But stay patiently awliile; and thou shalt see his great power, in what manner he w^ll torment thee, and thy seed. After him they brought the sixth; and he being ready to die, spoke thus: Be not deceived without cause: for we suffer these things for ourselves, having sinned against our 10 ABSTINENCE. God; and things worthy of admiration are done to us: but do not think that thou shalt escape unpunished, for that thou hast attempted to fight against God. Now the mother was to be admired above measure, and worthy to be remembered by good men, who beheld her seven sons slain in the space of one day,and bore it with a good coiu-agejfor the hope that she had in God: and she bravely exhorted every one of them in her own language, being filled with wisdom: And joining a man's heart to a woman's thought, she said to them: I know not how you were formed in my womb: for I neither gave you breath, nor soul, nor life; neither did I frame the limbs of every one of you. But the Creator of the world, that formed the nativity of man. and that found out the origin of all, he will restore to you again in his mercy, both breath and Ufe, as now you despise yourselves for the sake of his laws. Now Antiochus thinking liimself despised, and withal despising the voice of the upbraider, when the youngest was yet aUve, did not only exhort him by words, but also assiired liim with an oath that he would make him a rich and happy man, and, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers, would take him for a friend, and furnish him with things necessary. But when the yornig man was not moved with these things, the king called the mother, and counselled her to deal with the young man to save his hfe. And when he had exhorted her with many words, she promised that she would comisel her son. So bending herself towards him, mocking the cruel tyrant, she said in her own language: My son, have pity upon me, that bore thee nine months in my womb, and gave thee suck three years,and nourished thee, and brought thee up into this age. I beseech thee, my son, look upon heaven and earth, and all that is in them: and consider that God made them out of nothing, and mankind also: so thou shalt not fear this tormentor; but being made a worthy partner with thy brethren, receive death, that in that mercy I may receive thee again with thy brethren. While she was yet speaking these words, the yoimg man said: For whom do you stay? I will not obey the commandment of the king, but the commandment of the law, which was given ns by Moses. But thou that hast been the author of all mischief against the Hebrews, shalt not escape the hand of God. For we suffer thus for our sins. And though the Lord our God is angry with us a Uttle while for our chas- tisement and correction; yet he will be reconciled again to His servants. But thou, O wicked and of all men most flagitious, be not lifted up without cause with vain hopes, whilst thou art raging against his servants. 2. Mach. Chap. 7. Blessed are they that hvmger and thirst trfter justice: for they shall be fiUed. Matth. 5—6. And she (Anna) was a widow until fourscore and four years; who de- parted not from the temple, by fastings and prayers serving night and day. Luke, a— 87. And as they {tfie Apostles) were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Ghost said to them: Separate me Saul and Barnabas, for the work to which I have taken them. Acts. 13 — 2. For it hath seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay no ftirther burden upon you than these neceasary things: that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled,and from forni- cation: from which things keeping yourselves, you shall do well. Ibid. 15 — 28, 29. And every one that striveth for the mastery refraineth himself from all ABSTINENCE. 11 things: and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible one. * * But I chastise my body, and bring it mto subjection: lest, perhaps, when I have preached to others, I myself should become reprobate. 1. Cor. 9—25 and 27. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, having on the breast-plate of faith and charity, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation. 1. Thess. 5—8. From all apijearance of evil refrain yourselves. Ibid. 5 — 23. To be discreet, chaste, sober, having a care of the house, gentle, obedient k) their husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. Yornig men in like manner exhort to be sober. Titus. 2 — 5, 6. Dearly beloved, I beseech you, as strangers and pUgrims, to refrain yoiir- selves from carnal desires, which war against the soul. 1. Peter. 2 — 11. And yoUjgiving all dihgence,join with your faith, virtue; and with virtue, kaowledge; and with knowledge, abstinence; and with abstinence, patience; and with patience, piety. 2. Peter. 1 — 5, 6. Abstinence from Wine, The Lord also said to Aaron: You shall not drink wine nor anj thing that may make drunk, thou nor thy sons, when you enter into the tab- ernacle of the testimony, lest you die: because it is an everlasting precept through your generations. Levit. 10 — 8, 9. Any meat which you eat, if water from such a vessel be poured upon it, shall be unclean; and every liquor that is drunk out of any such vessel, shall be unclean. Ibid. 11 — 34. They {the Nazarites) shall abstain from wine, and from every thing that may make a man drunk. They shall not drink vinegar of wine, or of any other drink, nor anything that is pressed out of the grape: nor shall they eat grapes either fresh or dried. Nmn. 6 — 3. Be not greedy in any feasting, and pour not out thyself upon any meat: for in many meats there will be sickness; and greediness will turn to choler. By surfeiting many have perished: but he that is temperate, shall prolong life. EccU. 37—32 to 34. And they answered: We will not drink wine: because Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying: You shall drink no wine, neither you, nor your children, forever. Jerem. 35 — 6. And no priest shall drink wine when he is to go into the iimer court. Ezech. 44—21. For he shall be great before the Lord; and shall drink no wine nor strong drink: and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost even from his mother's womb. Luke. 1 — 15. Challenge not them that love wine: for wine hath destroyed very many. Fire trieth hard iron: so wine dnmk to excess shall rebuke the hearts of the proud. Wine taken with sobriety is equal hfe to men: if thou drink it mod- erately, thou shalt be sober. What is his hfe, who is diminished with wine ? What taketh away life ? death. Wine was created from the beginning to make men joyful, and not to make them drunk. Wine drunken with modera- tion is the joy of the soul and the heart. Sober drinking is health to soxil and body. Wine drimken with excess raiseth quarrels, and wrath, and many ruins. Wine drunken with excess is bitterness of the soul. The heat of drunk- 13 ABUSE. enness is tire -stumbling "block ©f the fool, lessening strength and causing wounds. Rebuke not thy neighbor in a banquet of wine: and despise him not in his mirfli. Speak not *o liim words of reproach: and press him not in demanding again. Eocli 31 — 30 to 42. How sufficient is a httle wine for a man well taught: and in sleepmg thou shalt not be uneasy with it; and thou shalt feel no pain. Ibid. 31 — 22. Abstinence to Avoid Scandal. Destroy not the work of God for meat. All things, indeed, are clean ; but it is evil far that man who eateth with giving offence. It is' good not to eat flesh, and not to drink wine, nor anything whereby thy brother is offended, or scan- dalized, osr made weak. Rom. 14 — 20, 21. "Whea-efore, if meat scandalize my brother, I will never eat flesh, lest I should scandalize my brother. 1. Cor. 8 — 13. He titat is deUghted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strongholds. Prov. 12 — 11. Abstinence, the Precept not to be Violated. ■ jSee 3. Mach. Ch. 7, as above. ABUSE. Abuse of Dress. A woman shall not be clothed with man's apparel ; neither shall a man use woman's apparel: for he that doeth these things is abominable before Gk>d. Deut. 22—5. In that day the Ix)rd will take away the ornaments of shoes, and lit- tle moons. And chains and necklaces, and bracelet8,and bonnets, and bodkins, and ornaments of the legs, and tablets, and sweet balls, and ear-rings, and rings, and jewels hanging on the forehead, and changes of apparel, and short cloaks, and fine linen, and crisping pins, and looking-glasses, and lawns, and head bands, and fine veils. And instead of a sweet smell there shall be stench, and instead of a girdle a cord,and instead of curled hair baldness, and instead of a stomacher hair-cloth. Isa. 3 — 18 to 24. And they have turned the ornament of their jewels into pride, and have made of it the images of their abominations and idols: therefore I have made it an uncleanness to them. And I will give it into the hands of strangers for spoil, and to the wicked of the earth for a prey : and they shall defile it. Ezech. 7—20, 21. Thou knowest my necessity, that I abominate the sign of my pride and glory.which is upon my head in the days of my public api)earance,and detest it as a menstruous rag, and wear it not in the days of my silence. Esther. 14 — 16. But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft garments? Behold, they that are clothed in soft garments are in the houses of kings. Matth. 11—8. And he said to them in his doctrine : Beware of the Scribes, who love to walk in long robes, and to be saluted in the market-place ; and to sit in the first chairs in the synagogues.andto havethe highest places at suppers. Mark. 12—38, 39. ACCOUNT. 13 There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day. * * And the rich man also died: and was buried in hell. Luke. 16 — 19, 23. In like manner women in decent apparel, adorning themselves with mod- esty and sobriety, and not with plaited hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array ; but as it becometh women professing piety, with good works. 1. Tim. 2 — 9, 10. Whose adorning let it not be the outward plaiting of the hair, or the wear- ing of gold, or the putting on of apparel. 1. Peter. 3 — 3. ACCUSATION. False Accusation. Now it happened on a certain day, that Joseph went into the house, and was doing some business without any man with laim : and she, (Potiphar's wife) catching the skirt of liis garment, said : Lie with me. But he leaving the garment in her hand, fled, and went out. And when the woman saw the garment in her hands, and herself disregarded, she called to her the men of her house, and said to them : See, he hath brought in a Hebrew, to abuse us : he came in to me, to he with me : and when I cried out, and he heard my voice, he left the garment that I held, and got him out. For a proof therefore of her fideUty, she kept the garment, and showed it to her husband when he retmned home ; and said : The Hebrew servant, whom thou hast brought, came to me to abuse me. And when he heard me cry, he left the garment which I held, and fled out. His master hearing these things, and giving too much credit to his wife's words, was very angry, and cast Joseph into the prison, where the kmg's prisoners were kept, and he was there shut up. Gen. 39—11 to 20. See Esther Chap. 3 ; Daniel, Chapts. 6 and 13 ; Luke, Chap. 23—2, 10 and Acts. Chap. 24. ACCOUNT. Every one must render an Account. But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shaU speak, they shall render an account for it in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified; and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Matth. 12 — 36, 37. Tlierefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a king, who would take an account of liis servants. Ibid. 18 — 23. And when the Son of man shall come in his majesty, and aU the Angels with him, then shall he sit upon the seat of his majesty. And all nations shall be gathered together before him: and he shall separate them one from an- other, as the shepherd separateth the 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 to them that shall be on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father, pos- sess the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat: I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink: I was a stranger and you took me in; naked, and you clothed me; sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came to me. Then shall the just an- swer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and fed thee; thirsty, and gave thee driok ? and when did we see thee a stranger, and took thee 14 ACQUISITION. in, or naked, and clothed thee ? or when did we see thee sick or in prison, and came to thee? And the king, answering, shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least hrethren, you did it to me. Then shall he say to them also that shall be on his left hand : Depart from me, ye exuded, into everlasting fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was himgry, and you gave me not to eat: I was thirsty and you gave me not to drink. I was a stranger, and you took me not in; naked, and you clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me. Then shall they also answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee ? Then he shall answer them, saying: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these least ones, neither did you do it to me. And these shall go into everlasting pimishment; but the just, into life everlasting. Ibid. 25 — 31 to 46. So, then, every one of us shall render account for himself to God. Rom. 14—12. For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ; that every one may receive the proper things of the body, according as he hath done, whether it be good or evil. 2. Cor. 5 — 10. But sanctify the. Lord Cluist in yoiu- heart, being always ready to satisfy every one that asketh you a reason of that hope w-hich is in you. 1. Peter. 3—15. ACQUISITION. Acquisition, Unjust. You shall not steal. Levit. 19 — 11. Do not any unjust thing in judgment, in rule, in weight, or in measure. Let the balance be just, and the weights equal, the bushel just, and the sex- tary equal. I am the Lord your God, that brought you out of the land of Egypt. Ibid. 19—35, 36. When thou shalt sell any thing to thy neighbor, or shalt buy of hun, grieve not thy brother: but thou shalt buy of him according to the number of years from the jubilee. Ibid. 25 — 14. Thou shalt not take nor remove thy neighbor's landmark, which thy pre- decessors have set in thy possession, which the Lord thy God will give thee ia the land that thou shalt receive to possess. Deut. 19 — 14. Thou shalt not have diverse weights in thy bag, a greater and a leas: nei- ther shall there be in thy house a greater bushel and a less. Thou shalt have a just and a true weight; and thy bushel shall be equal and true: that thou mayest live a long time ujwn the land which the Lord thy God shall give thee. For the Lord thy God abhorreth him that doeth these things; and he hateth all injustice. Ibid. 25—13 to 16. Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's landmarks: and all the people shall say: Amen, Ibid. 27—17. So the ways of every covetous man destroy the souls of the possessors. Prov. 1—19. A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will. Ibid. 11 — 1. Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want. Ibid. 11 — 24. ADOLESCENCE. • 15 Substance got in haste shall be diminished: but that which by httle and little is gathered with the hand shall increase. Ibid. 13 — 11. He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon the snares of death. The robberies of the wicked shaU be their downfall; because they would not do judgment. Ibid. 21 — 6, 7. He that oppresseth the poor to increase liis own riches, shall himself give to one that is richer, and shall be in need. Ibid. 22 — 16. A faitliful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, sliall not be imiocent. Ibid. 28 — 20. • A man, that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him. Ibid. 28 — 22. What needeth a man to seek things that are above him, whereas he know- eth not, what is profitable for him in his life, in all the days of his pilgrimage, and the tinae that passeth Uke a shadow ? Or who can tell him what shall be after him under the sun ? Eccles. 7 — 1. Yea, and they have counted om- Ufe a pastime, «uid the business of life to be gain, and that we must be getting every way, even out of evil. Wisd. 15 — 12. Let not thy hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldst give. EccU. 4. — 36. As a stake sticketh fast in the midst of the joining of stones, so also in the midst of selling and buying, sin shall stick fast. Ibid. 27 — 2. He that gathereth together by wronging his own soul, gathereth for others : and another will squander away his goods m rioting. Ibid. 14 — 4, Wo to you that join house to house, and lay field to field, even to the end of the place: shall you alone dweU in the midst of the earth? Isa. 5 — 8. > Wo to tliee that spoilest; shalt not thou thyseK also be spoiled? and thou that despisest, shalt not thyself also be despised ? when thou shalt have made an end of spoUing, thou shalt be spoiled : when being wearied, thou slialt cease to despise, thou shalt be despised. Ibid. 33 — 1. Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a dark speech con- cerning him: and it shall be said : Wo to him that heapeth together that which is not his own ? how long also doth he load himself with thick clay ? Habacuc. 2 — 6. Wo to him that gathereth together an evil covetousness to his house, that his nest may b^ on high, and thinketh he may be dehvered out of the hand of evil. Ibid. 2—9. As yet there is a fire in the house of the wicked, the treasiu-es of iniqtoity^ and a scant measure full of wrath. Micheas. 6 — 10. For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ? Or, what shall a man give in exchange for his soul ? Matth. 16 — 26. For' what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ? Mark. 8 — 36. For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose him- self, and cast away himself ? Luke. 9 — 25. And that no man over-reach nor deceive his brother in business : because the Lord is the avenger of all such things, as we have told you before, and have testified. 1. Thess. 4 — 6. ADOLESCENCE. And the Lord smelled a sweet savour, and said: I will no more curse the 16 ADORNMENT. • earth for the sake of man: for the imagination and thought of man's heart are prone to evil from his youth: therefore I will no more destroy every hving soul as I have done. Gren. 8 — 21. It is a proverb: A young man according to his way, even when he is old, he will not depart from it. Prov. 22 — 6. Three things are hard to me; and the fourth I am utterly ignorant of. The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man in youth. Ibid. 30 — 18, 19. Rejoice therefore, O yoimg man, in thy youth: and let thy heart be in that which is good in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thy eyes: and know that for all these God wiU bring thee into judgment. Remove anger from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh. For youth and pleasure are vain. Eccles. 11 — 9, 10. Young man, scarely speak in thy own cause. If thou be asked twice, let thy answer he short. In many things be as if thou wert ignorant; and hear in silence, and vidthal seeking. In the company of great men take not upon thee : and when the ancients are present, speak not much. Eccli. 32 — 10 to 13. ADORNMENT. {See Women, Adornment of.) ADORATION. (See also Worship.) See as follows : Genesis. 4—26; 18—2; 22—5; 24—26; Chaps. -48 & 52. Chap. 47.— 31; 48—12. Exodus. 4—31; 12—27; 24—1; 33—10; 34—8. Deuteronomy. 26—10. Judges. 7—15. 1. Kmgs. 1—3; 1—16 to 28. See also Chapters 15, 25, 30, 31. 2 Kings. 15—32. 3. Kings. 1—43. 1 Para- lepomenon. 29—20 to 22, 1. Esdras. 6—8. Tobias. 1—6. Judith. 6—14. 13— 22; 16—22. Daniel. 14—2 to 24. 4. Kings. 17—26. Adoration given to Angels and Men. And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men standing near him: and as soon as he saw them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and adored down to the ground. Gren. 18 — 2. And the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lpt was sitting in the gate of the city. And seeing them, he rose up and went to meet them : and worshipped prostrate to the ground. Ibid. 19 — 1. And let peoples serve thee, and tribes worship thee: be thou Lord of thy brethren, and let thy mother's children bow down before thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee : and let him that blesseth thee be filled with blessings ■ Ibid, 27—29. And he went forward and bowed down with his face to the ground seven times, until his brother came near. * * Lia also with her children came near, and bowed down in like manner, and last of all Joseph and Rachael bowed down. Ibid. 33 — 3 and 7. ADORATION. 17 I thought we were binding sheaves in the field; and my sheaf arose, as it were, and stood, and your sheaves standing about bowed down before my sheaf. * * He dreamed also another dream, which he told his brethren, say- ing : I saw in a dream, as it were the sun, and the moon, and eleven stars wor- shipping me. And when he had told tliis to his father, and brethren, his father rebuked him, and said : What meaneth this dream that thou hast dreamed ? shall I and thy mother, and thy brethren worship thee upon the eaoth ? Ibid. 37—7, 9, 10. And Joseph was governor in the land of Egypt, and corn was sold by his direction to the people. And when his brethren had bowed down to him. Ibid. 42—6. Then Joseph came into his house, and they offered him the presents, holding them in their hands, and they bowed down with their face to the ground. Ibid. 43—36. And his brethren came to him : and worshipping prostrate on the ground, they said : We are thy servants. Ibid. 50 — 18. And he (Moses) went out to meet his kinsman, and worshipped and kissed him. Exod. 18—7. Forthwith the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam; and he saw the angel standmg in the way with a drawn sword; and he worshipped him, faUing flat on the ground. Num. 22 — 31. Josue fell on liis face to the ground. And worshipping, said : what saith my Lord to his servant ? Josue. 5 — 15. And when Abagail saw David, she made haste, and Hghted off the ass, and fell before David, on her face, and adored upon the ground. 1. Kings. 25—23. She (Ruth) fell on her face, and worshipped upon the ground. ' Ruth. 2—10. And David also rose up after him : and going out of the cave, cried after Saul, saying : My Lord the king. And Saul looked behind Mm : and David bowing liimself down to the ground, worsliipped. 1. Kings, 24 — 9. Axidhe (Saul) said to her (the Witch of Endor): What form is he of? And she said: An old man cometli up, and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul understood that it was Samuel: and he bowed himself with his face to the groimd, and adored. Ibid. 28 — 14. And when Miphiboseth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul was come to David, he feU on his face, and worsliipped. And David said: Miphiboseth? and he answered: Behold thy servant. * * He bowed down to him, and said: Who am I thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am? 2 Kmgs. 9—6 and 8. Then David arose from the gromid, and washed, and anointed himself: and when he had changed his apparel, he went into the house of the Lord, and worshipped. Ibid. 12 — 20. And when the woman of Thecua was come in to the king, she fell before him on the groimd, and worshipped. Ibid. 14 — 4. And going out he (Areuna) worshipped the king, bowing *vith his face to the earth. Ibid. 24—21. Bethsabee bowed herself, and worshipped the king. 3. Kings. 1 — 16. And they told the king, saying: Nathan the prophet is here. And when he was come in before the king, and had worshipped, bowing down to the groimd. Ibid. 1—23. 18 ADULATION. And Bethsabee bowing with her face to the earth, worshipped the king, saying: May my Lord David Uve forever. Ibid. 1 — 31. Then king Solomon sent and brought him out from the altar: and going in he worshipped king Solomon. Ibid. 1 — 53. And the sons of the prophets at Jericho, who were over-against liim, see- ing it, said: The spirit of Elias hath rested upon Ehseus, And coming to meet him, they worshipped him, falling to the ground. 4. Kings. 2 — 15. And all the king's servants,that were at the doors of the palace, bent their knees, and worshipped Aman: for so the emperor had commanded them; only Mardochai did not bend his knee,nor worship him. Esther. 3 — 2. Then king Nabuchodonosor fell on his face, and worshipped DanieL Dan. 2—46. And it came to pass, when Peter was come in, Comehus met him, and falhng down at his feet worshipped. Acts. 10 — 25. ADULATION. (See also Flattery.) And when they had stood up against Moses and Aaron, they said: Let it be enough for you, that all the multitude consisteth of holy ones, and the Lord is among them: Why lift you up yoiu-selves above the people of the Lord? Num. 16—3. See 2. Kings. 1—4; 1. Escbras. Chap. 4; and Judith. Chap. 2. It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flat- tery of fools. Eccles. 7 — 6. The just man shaU correct me in mercy, and shall reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner fatten my head. Psalm. 140 — 5. My son, if sinners shaU entice thee, consent not to them. I*rov. 1 — 10. An unjust man aUureth his friend: and leadeth him into a way that is not good. Ibid. 16—29. They that say to the wicked man: Thou art just; shall be cursed by the people; and the tribes shall abhor them. Ibid. 24 — 24. He that blesseth his neighbovu- with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth. Ibid. 27 — 14. Better are tlie wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy. Ibid. 27—6. As silver is tried in the fining-pot, and gold in the furnace; so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. Ibid. 27 — 21. They that forsake the law, praise the wicked man; they that keep it, are incensed against him. Ibid. 28 — 4. He that rebuketh a man, shall afterward find favour with him, more thaa he that by a flattering tongue deceiveth him. Ibid. 28 — 23. And there is one that uttereth an exact word telling the truth. Tliere is one that humbleth himself wickedly, and his interior is full of deceit. Eccli. 19—28. As for my people, their oppressors have stripped them, and women have ruled over them. O my people.they that call thee blessed, the same deceive thee, and destroy the way of thy steps. Isa. 3 — 12. Wo to you — ^that justify the wicked for gift8,and take away the justice of 'the just from him. Ibid. 5—23. ADULTERY. 19 Their tongue is a piercing arrow; it hath spoken deceit; with his mouth one speaketh peace with his friend, and secretly he heth m wait for him. Jerem. 9 — 8. They have made the king glad with their wickedness: and the princes with their hes. Osee. 7 — 3, And they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker, and teachest the way of God in truth: neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not regard the person of men. Matth. 22—16. And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. Acts. 12—3. And upon a day appointed, Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on the judgment-seat, and made an oration to them. And the people with acclamations cried out: It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. Ibid. 12 — 21, 22. If I did yet please men, I should not be the servant of Christ. Galat. 1—10. For neither have we used at any time, the speech of flattery, as you know; nor taken an occasion of covetousness: God is witness. 1. Thess. 2 — 5. ADULTERY. And when God had seen that the earth was corrupted (for all flesh had corrupted its way upon earth), he said to Noe: Tlie end of all flesh is come before me, the earth is filled with iniquity through them, and I will destroy them with the earth. Gen. 6 — 12, 13. Luxury, or the sins of the flesh, appear to have been the cause for which Ood brought about the deluge. The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose. Ibid. 6 — 2. See 19 — 33. The sins of lua^iry, adultery and fornication were the cause of the destruc- tion of Sodom. See Gen. Chap. 19. The love of Sichem, the so7i of Hevior, for Diana, whom he ravished, was the cause of many evils. See Gen. Chap. 34 and 38 — 24; Judges. 19 and 20; 2 Kings. 3—8, and Chap. 11. See Exod. 22—16; Levit. 19—29; 20—10 and 13; 21—9; Deut. 22—22 to 24; Num. Chap. 5, and Chap. 23—17; Tob. 4—13. When thou walkest,let them (tJie Commandments) go with thee : when thou sleepest, let them keep thee : and when thou awakest, talk with them. Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a hght, and reproofs of instruction are the way of hf e : that they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger. Let not thy heart covet her beauty ; be not caught with her winks : for the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf : but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man. Can a man hide fire in his bosom,and his garments not burn? or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt ? So he that goeth into liis neighbom-'s wife, shaU not be clean when he shall touch her. The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen : for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul : and if he be taken, he shaU restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house. But he that is an adulterer, for the foUy of liis heart shall destroy his own soul : he gathereth to himself shame and dishonor: and his reproach shall not be blotted out. Because the jealousy and rage of the husband will not spare in 2 20 ADULTERY. the day of revenge. Nor will he yield to any man's prayers ; nor will he ac- cept for satisfaction ever so many gifts. Prov. 6 — 22 to 35. The eye of the adulterer observeth darkness, saying : No eye shall see me: and he will cover his face. Job. 24 — 15. And behold, a woman meeteth him ia harlot's attire, prepared to deceive souls ; talkative and wandering, not bearing to be quiet, not able to abide stUl at home, now abroad, now in the streets, now lying in wait near the corners. * * Her house is the way to hell, reaching even to the inner chambers of death. Prov. 7—10, 11, 12, 27. A harlot is a deep ditch : and a strange wotnan is a narrow pit. Ibid. 33—27. A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father : but he that maintaineth harlots, shall squander away his substance. Ibid. 29 — 3. Such is also the way of an adulterous woman, who eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith : I have done no e\al. Ibid. 30 — 20. The childi'en of adulterers shall not come to jjerfectiou ; and the seed of the unlawful bed shall be rooted out. Wisd. 3 — 16. I have found a woman more bitter than death, who is the hunter's snare, and her heart is a net, and her hands are bands. He that pleaseth God shall escape from her: but he that is a sinner shall be caught by her. Eccles. 7 — ^27. We write to them, that they refrain themselves from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication. Acts. 15 — 20. See also Rom. 1 — 26 and 1. Cor. 5 — 1. Know you not that the vmjust shall not ix)ssess the kingdom of God ? Be not deceived : neither fornicators, nor idolators, nor adulterers, * * shall possess the kingdom of God. 1. Cor. 6 — 9. Neither let us commit fornication; as some of them committed fornica- tion, and there feU in one day three and twenty thousand. Ibid. 10 — .8 For know ye this,and imderstaud, that no fornicator, nor unclean, nor cov- etous person, which is a serving of idols, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ, and of God. Ephes. 5 — 5. Mortify, therefore, your members, which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleamiess, lust, evU concupiscence, smd covetousness, which is the service of idols : for wlxich things the wrath of God cometh upon the children of un- beUef. Coloss. 3 — 5,6. For this is the will of Gk>d, your sanctification; that you should abstain from fornication. 1. Thess. 4 — 3. Marriage honorable in all, and the bed undefiled. For God will judge fornicators and adulterers. Hebr. 13 — t. Adultery, Carnal and Spiritual, Prohibited, and Punislied if Committed. And Grod came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and he said to him: Lo thou shalt die for the woman that thou hast taken: for she hath a hasband. Gen. 20—3. See 26— 11. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Exod. 20—14. Tliou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house: neitlier slialt thou desire his wife, nor his servant, nor his handmaid. Ibid. 20 — 17. See Levit. 20 — 12. Neither shalt thou commit adulterj-. Deut. 5 — 18. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife. Nor his maid-servant. Ibid. 5—21. See 2. Kings. 11—12. Why therefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord, to do evil in my ADVENT. 31 sight ? Tliou hast killed Urias the Hethite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house,- because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wdfe of Urias the Hethite to be thy wife. Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house. * * And David said to Nathan: I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David: The Lord hath also taken away thy sin: thou shalt not die. Nevertheless, because thou hast given occasion to the en- emies of the Lord to blaspheme for this thing, the child that is bom to thee, shall surely die. 2, Kings. 12 — 9 to 14. I made a covenant with my eyes, that 1 would not so much as think upon a virgin. Job. 31 — 1. My son, attend to my wisdom, and inchne thy ear to my prudence, that thou mayest keep thoughts, and thy hps may preserve instruction. Mind not the deceit of a woman. For the lips of a harlot are like a honey-comb dropping: and her throat is smoother than oil. But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go dowm into death; and her steps go in as far as hell. They walk not by the path of life; her steps are wandering, and unaccountable. Now therefore, my son, hear me; and depart not from the words of my mouth. Remove thy way far from her; and come not nigh the doors of her house. Prov. 5 — 1 to 8. How can I be merciful to thee ? thy children have forsaken me, and swear by them that are not gods: I fed them to the fuU, and they committed adul- tery, and rioted in the harlot's house. * * Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord ? and shaU. not my soul take revenge on such a nation ? scale the walls thereof, and throw them down, but do not utterly destroy: take away the branches thereof, because they are not the Lord's. For the house of Israel and the house of Juda have greatly transgressed against me, saith the Lord. Jerem. 5 — 7 to 11. I have seen thy adulteries, and thy neighing, the wickedness of thy forni- cation, and thy abominations, upon the hiUs in the field. Wo to thee, Jeru- salem, wilt thou not be made clean after me ? how long yet ? Ibid. 13 — 27. And I will not have mercy on her children: for they are the children of fornications. Osee. 2 — 4. You have heard it was said to them of old : Thou shalt not commit adultery. But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matth. 5 — 27,28. See 1. Peter. 2—11. For Herod had apprehended John, and bound him, and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother's wife. For John said to him: It is not law- ful for thee to have her. Matth. 14 — 3, 4. And I say to you: Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adulteiy: and he who shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery. Ibid. 19 — 9. Adulterers, know you not that the friendship of this world, is the enemy of Grod? James. 4 — 4. ADVENT. Of Our Lord. Watch ye, therefore; because you know not at what hoiu* your Lord will come. Matth. 24—42. 22 ADVERSITY. "Watch ye, therefore; because ye know not the day nor the hour. Ibid. 25—13. And he cometh to his disciples, and findeth them adeep: and he saith to Peter: What ! could you not watch one hour with me? Ibid. 26 — 40. Take ye heed; watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. Mark. 13—33. Be you also ready: for at what hour you think not, the Son of man \vill come. Luke. 12 — 40. Then let those that are in Judea flee to the mountains: and let those, who are in the midst thereof, depart out: and let not those who are in the countries enter into it. For these are the days of vengeance, that all things may be fulfilled that are written. * * And take heed to yourselves, lest perhaps yom* hearts be overcharged with siuleiting, and drunkenness, and the cares of this hf e; and that day come upon you suddenly. Ibid. 21 — 21, 22 and 34. The night is passed, and the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armour of Ught. Rom. 13 — 12. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do: but let us watch, and be sober. 1. Thess. 5—6. Be patient, therefore, brethren, imtil the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, patiently bearing till he receive the early and the latter rain. Be you, therefore, also patient, and strengthen your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth near. James. 5 — 7,8. Have in mind, therefore, in what manner thou hast received and heard, and observe and do penance. If then thou shalt not watch I will come to thee as a thief; and thou shalt not know at what hour I will come to thee. Apocal. 3—3. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. Ibid. 16 — 15. ADVERSITY. {See TrUndation.) AFFECTION. For Relatives. {See Also Inclinations Carnal.) {Joab said to David:) Thou lovest them that hate thee; and thouhatest them that love thee: and thou hast shown this day that thou carest not for thy nobles, nor for thy servants: and I now plainly perceive that if Absalom had hved,and all we had been slain.then it would have pleased thee. 2. Kings. 19—6. Now the mother was to be admired above measure, and worthy to be re- membered by good men, who beheld her seven sons slain in the space of one day, and bore it with a good courage, for the hojje that she hati m God. 2. Mac. 7—20. But, he {Jesus,) answering him that told liim, said: Who is my mother, and who are my brethren ? and stretching forth liis hand towards his disciples, he said: Behold my mother and my brethren. For wliosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. Matth. 12— i8 to 50. AGE. 23 And every one that hath left house, or brethren, or sistei-s, or father, or mother,or wife, or cluldren,or lands,for my name's sake, shall receive a hundred- fold, and shall possess life everlasting. Ibid. 19 — 29. The same is found in Luke. 14—26. But when it pleased him, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, to reveal his Son, hi me, that I might preach him among the GentUes; immediately I condescended not to flesh and blood. Galat. 1 — 15. AGE. Virtuous Old Age to be Honored. Rise up before the hoary head; and honor the person of the aged man : and fear the Lord thy God. I am the Lord. Levit. 19 — 32. In the ancient is wisdom, and in length of days pinidence. Job. 12 — 12. So Eliu waited while Job was speaking, because they were his elders that were speakmg. Job. 32 — 4. Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice, Prov. 16—31. The dignity of old men (is) their grey hairs. Ibid. 20—29. For venerable old age is not that of long time, nor counted by the number of years : but the understanding of a man is grey hairs; and a spotless life is old age. Wisdom. 4 — 8, 9. Stand in the multitude of ancients that are wise, and join thyself from thy heart to their v;4sdom, that thou may est hear every discourse of God, and the sayings of praise may not escape thee. EccH. 6 — 35. Despise not a man in his old age: for we also shaU become old. Ibid. 8 — 7. Despise not the discourse of them that are ancient and wise; but acquaint thyself A\ith their proverbs. For of them thou shalt learn wisdom, and in- struction of understanding, and to serve great men without blame. Let not the discourse of the ancients escape thee; for they have learned of their fathers : for of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need. Ibid. 8 — 9 to 12. O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel ! O how comely is wisdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel to men of honor ! Much experience is the crown of old men; and the fear of God is their glory. Ibid. 25 — 6, 7, 8. An ancient man rebuke not, but entreat him as a father. 1. Tim. 5 — 1. But speak thou the tilings that become sound doctrine : that the aged men be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in charity, in patience; the aged women, in hke manner, in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachmg well. Titus. 2 — 1, 2, 3. Ye young men, be subject to the ancients. 1. Peter. 5 — 5. Old Age, When Vicious, to be Reprobated, Three sorts my soul hatetli, and I am greatly grieved at their life: a poor man that is proud; a rich man that is a Har; an old man that is a fool, and doting. Tlie things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shgtlt thou find them in thy old age ? Eccli. 25 — 3 to 5. There shall no more be an infant of days there, nor an old man that shall 24 ALMS. not fill up his days: for the child shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shaU he accursed. Isa. 65 — 20. And there were two of the ancients of the people appointed judges that year, of whom the Lord had said : Iniquity came out from Babylon from the ancient judges that seemed to govern the people. * * O thou that art grown old m e\Tl days, now are thy sins come out which thou hast committed before. Dan. 13 — 5 and 52. AGRICULTURE. If any man hurt a field or a vineyard, and put in his beast to feed upon that which is other men's; he shall restore the best of whatsoever he hath in his own field, or in his vineyard, according to the estimation of the damage. If a fire breaking out light upon thorns, and catch stacks of com, or com standing in the fields, he that kindled the fire shall make good the loss. Eiod. 22—5, 6. Six years thou shalt sow thy ground, and shalt gather the com thereof, but the seventh year thou shalt let it alone, and suffer it to rest, that the poor of thy people may eat, and whataeever shall be left, let the beasts of the field eat it: so thou shalt do with thy vineyard and thy ohve-yard. Ibid. 23 — 10, 11. ALMS. (See also Riches and Mercy.) But the seventh year thou shalt let it (the earth) alone, and suffer it to rest, that the poor of the people may eat. Exod. 23 — 11. If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor, tliat dweUeth with thee, thou shalt not be hard upon them as an extortioner, nor oppress them with usuries. Ibid. 22 — 25. Neither shalt thou gather the bunches and grapes that faU down in thy vineyard, but shalt leave them to the poor and the strangers to take. Levit. 19—10. And when you reap the com of yoiu* land, you shall not cut it to the very ground: neither shall you gather the ears that remain: but you shall leave them for the poor and for the strangers. Ibid. 23 — 22 If one of thy brethren that dweUeth within the gates of thy city in the land which the Lord thy God will give thee, come to poverty; thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor close thy hand, but shalt open it to the poor man: thou shalt lend him, that which thou perceivest he hath need of. Beware lest per- haps a wicked thought steal in upon thee, and thou say in thy heart: The seventh year of remission draweth nigh; and thou turn away thy eyes from thy poor brother, denying to lend him that which he asketh: lest he cry against thee to the Lord, and it become a sin unto thee. But thou shalt give to him: neither shalt thou do anytliing craftily in relieving his necessities; that the Lord thy God may bless thee at all times, and in all things to which thou shalt put thy hand. There wiU not be wanting ixK)r in the land of thy habitation: therefore I command thee to open thy hand to thy needy and poor brother, that Uveth in the land. Deut. 15 — 7 to 11. Give ahns out of thy substance, and turn not away thy face from any poor person: for so it shall come to pass that the face of the Lord shall not be ALMS. 35 turned from thee. According to thy abihty be merciful. If thou have much, give abundantly: if thou have little, take care even so to bestow willingly a little. Tobias. 4—7, 8, 9. Eat thy bread with the himgry and the needy; and with thy garments cover the naked. Ibid. 4 — 17. Alms delivereth from death; and the same is that which purgeth away sins, and maketh to find meVcy and life everlasting. Ibid. 13 — 9. Because on those days the Jews revenged themselves of their enemies, and their mourning and sorrow were tiu-ned into mirth and joy, and that these should be days of feasting and gladness, in which they should send one to another portions of meats, and should give gifts to the poor. Esther. 9—83. Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day. Psalm. 40—8. Judge for the needy and the fatherless: do justice to the humble and the poor. Rescue the poor; and deliver the needy out of the hand of the sinner. Ibid. 81—3, 4. May they be before the Lord continually, and let the memory of them perish from the earth: because he remembered not to show mercy: but perse- cuted the poor man and the beggar, and the broken in heart to put him to death. Ibid. 108—15, 16. Acceptable is the man that showeth mercy and lendeth: he shall order his words vdth judgment: because he shaU not be moved forever. Ibid. 111—5. He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever and ever: his horn shall be exalted in glory. Ibid. Ill — 9. Honor the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits: and thy barns shall be filled with abundance; and thy presses shall run over with wine. * * Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and to-morrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present. Prov. 3 — 9, 10, and 88. Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want. Ibid. 11 — 34. He that despiseth his neighbor, sinneth: but he that showeth mercy to the poor, shall be blessed. Ibid. 14 — 81. He that oppresseth the poor, upbraideth his maker: but he that hath pity on the poor, honoreth him. Ibid. 14 — 31. He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him. Prov. 19—17. To do mercy and judgment, pleaseth the Lord more than victims. Ibid. 31—3. He that stoppeth Ms ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry liim- self , and shall not be heard. Ibid. 31 — 13. He that followeth justice and mercy, shall find life, justice, and glory. Ibid. 81—31. He that is inclined to mercy shaU be blessed: for of liis bread he hath given to the poor. Ibid. 88 — 9. . He that giveth to the poor, shall not want: he that despiseth liis entreaty, shall suffer indigence. Ibid. 88 — 87. She hath opened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her hands to the poor, she shall not fear for her house in the cold of snow. Ibid. 31 — 80, 31. 26 ALMS. Cast thy bread upon tlie running waters: for after a long time thou shalt find it again. Eccles. 11 — 1. Water quencheth a flaming fire: and alms resisteth sins: and Grod provid- eth for him that showeth favovu": he , remember eth him afterwards: and in the time of his fall he shall find a sure stay. Ecch. 3 — 33, 34. Son, defraud not the poor of ahns; and txun not away thy eyes from the poor. Despise not the himgry soul: and provoke not the poor in his want. Afihct not the heart of the needy: and defer not to give to him that is in dis- tress. Reject not the petition of the aflELicted:|and turn not away thy face from the needy. Timi not away thy eyes from the poor for fear of anger: and leave not to them that ask of thee, to curse thee behind thy back. For the prayer of him that cin^eth thee in the bitterness of his soul, shall be heard: for he that made him will hear him. Make thyself affable to the con- gregation of the i)oor; and hvunble thy soul to the ancient; and bow thy head to a great man. Bow down thy ear cheerfully to the poor; and pay what thou owest; and answer him peaceable words with mildness. DeUver hiTn that suffereth wrong out of the hand of the proud; and be not faint-hearted in thy soul. Ibid. 4 — 1 to 9. Neglect not to pray, and to give ahns. Ibid. 7 — 10. And stretch out thy hand to the poor, that thy expiation and thy blessing may be perfected. Ibid. 7 — 36. There is no good for him that is always occupied in evU, and that giveth no alms. Ibid. 12 — 3. Help the poor because of the conunandment: and send him not away empty-handed because of his poverty. Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend: and hide it not imder a stone to be lost. Ibid. 29 — 12, 13. Shut up alms in the heart of the poor; and it shall obtain help for thee against aU evil. Ibid. 29 — 15. He that doeth mercy, offereth sacrifice. Ibid. 35 — 4. Deal thy bread to the hvmgry; and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him and despise not thy own flesh. Isa. 58 — 7. Behold this was the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance, and the idleness of her, and of her daughters: and they did not put forth their hand to the needy, and to the poor. Ezech. 16 — 49. And if amanbe just, and do judgment and justice, * * and hath not wrong- ed any man; but hath restored the pledge to the debtor, hath taken nothing away by violence; hath given his bread to the himgry, and hath covered the naketl with a garment: * * he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God. Ibid. 18—5, 7, 9. Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee; and redeem thou thy sins with alms, and thy iniquities with works of mercy to the poor: perhaps he will forgive thy offences. Dan. 4 — 34. For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice. Osee. 6 — 6. The same will be foxmd in Matth. 9—13, But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth. Matth. 6—3. And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones, a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple. Amen, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward. Ibid. 10 — 42. Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou liast, and ALMS. 27 give to the poor; and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. Ibid. 19—31. For I was hungiy, and you gave me to eat: I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink: I was a stranger, and you took me in; naked, and you clothed me; sick, and you visited me: I was 'in prison, and you came to me. Then shall the just answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and fed thee; thirsty, and gave thee drink ? And when did we see thee a stranger, and took thee in, or naked, and clothed thee ? * * And the king, answering, shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me. Ibid. 25—35 to 40. And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none: and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner. Luke. 3 — 11. See also Luke. 6—33; and James. 2 — 13. Give alms; and behold all things are clean unto you. Luke. 11 — 41. Sell what you possess, and give alms. Make to yourselves bag-s which grow not old, a treasure in heaven which faileth not: where the thief ap- proacheth not, nor the moth corrupteth. Ibid. 12 — 33. When thou makest a feast, call the poor, the feeble, the lame, and the blind. And thou shalt be blessed, because they have not wherewith to make thee recompense : for recompense shall be made thee at the resurrection of the just. Ibid. 14—13, 14. And I say to you : Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of in- iquity ; that when you shall fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings. Ibid. 16—9. See 2. Cor. Chap. 9, and Ephes. 4—23. And do not forget to do good, and to impart : for by such saciifices God's favor is obtained. Heb. 13 — 16. He that hath the substance of this world, and shall see his brother in need, and shall shut up his bowels from him ; how doth the charity of God abide in him? 1. John. 3 — 17. See also James. 2 — 15. Reward of Alms. See Gen. Chap. 18—5 and following verses. Also 1. Kings. Chap. 25—27 and following verses. Also 3. Kings. Chap. 17; and 4 Kings 4 — 8 and follow- ing verses. Give akns out of thy substance, and turn not away thy face from any poor person : for so it shall come to pass that the face of the Lord shall not be turned from thee. According to thy ability be merciful. If thou have much, give abimdantly : if thou have little, take care even so to bestow willingly a little. For thus thou storest up to thyself a good reward for the day of ne- cessity. For alms deUver from all sin,and from death, and will not suffer the soul to go into darkness. Alms shall be a great confidence before the most high God, to all them that give it. Tob. 4—7 to 12. See also Luke. 14—13. Prayer is good with fasting and alms, more than to lay up treasures of gold : for alms dehvereth from death ; and the same is that which purgeth away sins, and maketh to find mercy and life everlasting. Tob. 12 — 8, 9. Water quencheth a flaming fire : and alms resisteth sins. Eccli. 8 — 33. See Dan. 4—24. Shut up alms in the heart of the poor ; and it shall obtain help for thee against all evil. Better than the shield of the mighty. and better than the spear; 28 ALTAR. it shall fight for thee against thy enemy. EccU. 29—15, 16, 17. See Psalm. 111—5. And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones, a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple. Amen, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward. Matth. 10 — 42. See 25—33; and also Mark. 9 — 40. Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor ; and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and come, follow me. Matth. 19—21. But yet that which remaineth, give alms ; and behold all things are clean unto you. Luke 11 — 41. Cornelius the centurion, on account of his alms, received as a reward the true faith and salvation. See Acts. Chap. 10. See also Heb. 13 — 16 quoted above. But Zacheus stood, and said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor : and if I have wronged any man of any thing, I re- store him four-fold. Luke. 19 — 8. And when he (Peter) was arrived, they brought him into the upper cham- ber : and all the widows stood about him weeping, and showing him the coats and garments which Dorcas had made them. Acts. 9 — 39. And the disciples every man according to his ability, resolved to send re- lief to the brethren who dwelt ui Judea. Ibid. 11 — 29. Now there was a certain man in Cesarea, named Comehus, a centmion of the band, which is called the Italian, a rehgious man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to Gk>d always. Ibid. 10—1, 2. See Rom. 12— «. For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make some con- tribution for the poor saints *^ho are in Jerusalem. Rom. 15 — 26. Now concerning the collections that are made for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, so do you also. 1. Cor. 16 — 1. ALTAR. Altar of Incense. Thou shalt make also an altar to bum incense, of setim-wood. * * And Aaron shall pray upon the horns thereof once a year, with the blood of that which was offered for sin, and shall make atonement upon it, in your genera- tions. Exod. 30—1 and 10. He made aLso the altar of incense of setim-wood, being a cubit on every side, four-square, and in height two cubits : from the comers of which went out horns. Ibid. 37—25. And thou shalt take the oil of unction, and annoint the tabernacle with its vessels, that they may be sanctified. Ibid. 40 — 9 Altar of Holocaust. And Noah built an altar xmto the Lord: and taking of all cattle and fowls that were clean, offered holocausts upon the aJtar. Gen. 8 — 20. See also 2ft— 25, and 35—7; Exodus. 24-4; Josue. 8—30; Judges, ft— 24; 1. Kings. 14—35; 2. Paral. 4—1 to 9; 15—9, and 1. Mach. 4—44. Thou shalt make also an altar of setim-wood, which shall be five cubits AMBITION. 29 long, and as many broad, that is four-square, and three cubits high. Exod. 27—1. He made also the altar of holocaust of setim-wood, five cubits square, and three in height. Ibid. 38 — 1. See also Num. Chap. 1. And the king answered him, and said: Nay, but I will buy it of thee at a price, and I will not offer to the Lord my God holocausts free-cost. So David bought the floor, and the oxen, for fifty sides of silver: and David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered holocausts and peace-offerings: and the Lord became merciful to the land; and the plague was stayed from Israel. 2. Kings. 24—24, 25. And King Achaz commanded Urias the priest, saying: Upon the great al- tar offer the moniing holocaust, and the evening sacrifice, and the king's holocaust, and liis sacrifice, and the holocaust of the whole people of the land, and their sacrifices, and their libations: and aU the blood of the holocaust, and all the blood of the victim thou shalt poiu- out upon it: but the altar of brass shall be ready at my pleasure. 4. Kmgs. 16 — 15. And the altar of brass, which Beseleel the son of Uri the son of Hur had made, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord; and Solomon and all the assembly sought it. 2. Paral. 1 — 5. He made also an altar of brass twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits broad, and ten cubits high. Ibid. 4 — 1, And Josue the son of Josedec rose up, and his brethren the priests, and Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and his brethren: and they built the altar of the God of Israel, that they might offer holocausts upon it, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God. 1. Esdras. 3 — 2. And these are the measure of the altar by the truest cubit, which is a cubit and a hand-breadth : the bottom thereof was a cubit, and the breadth a cubit: and the border thereof unto its edge, and roimd about, one hand breadth. Ezech. 43—13. Then they took whole stones according to the law, and built a new altar according to the former. * * And they offered sacrifice according to the law upon the new altar of holocausts which they had made. 1. Mach. 4 — 47 and 53. AMBITION. And they said: Hath the Lord spoken by Moses only? hath he not also spoken to us in like manner ? Nmn. 12 — 2. And when they had stood up against Moses and Aaron, they said: Let it be enough for you, that all the multitude consisteth of holy ones, and the Lord is among them: why lift you up yourselves above the people of the Lord? Ibid. 16—3. For the ambition of Abimilech, see Judges. Chap. 9. The ambition of Absalom, see 2. Kings. 15 — 3. And Adonias the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying: I will be king. And he made himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to nm before him. 3. Kings. 1 — 5. For ambition of Ahias, see 3. Kings. 11 — 29; ambition of Zambri, 3. Kings. Chap. 16; ambition of Nabiichodonosor, king of Assyria, who wished to subju- gate the whole world to his empire, Judith. Chap. 2 ; ambition of Aman, Esther, Chap. 5; ambition of Alcimus, 1. Mach. Chap. 7; ambition of Pto- lemee, 1. Mach. Chap. 11; ambition of Jason, 2, Mach. Chap. 4. 30 ANGELS. Said Joas, king of Israel, to Amasias, king of Juda: Thou hast beaten and prevailed over Edom; and thy heart hath lifted thee up: be content with the glory, and sit at home: why provoketh thou evil, that thou shouldst faU, and Juda with thee? 4. Kings. 14 — 10. Seek not of the Lord a pre-eminence, nor of the king the seat of honour. Ecch. 7—4. He that useth many words shaU hurt his own soul: and he that taketh authority to himself unjustly, shall be hated. Ibid. 20—8. Shalt thou reign, because thou comparest thyself to the cedar ? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and it was then well with him? Jerem. 22 — 15. It shaU not be so among you: but whosoever will be greater among you, let him be yoixr minister. Matth. 20 — 26. And whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be humbled: And he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. Ibid. 23 — 12. The same words are found in Luke. 14 — 11. And thou, Caphamaxma, which art exalted unto heaven: thou shalt be thrust dovrii to hell. Luke. 10 — 15. And he said to them: You are they who justify yourselves before men: but God knoweth yom* hearts: for that which is high to men is an abomina- tion before God. Ibid. 16—15. When Jesus, therefore, perceived that they would come and take him by force, and make him king, he fled again into the mountain himself alone. John. 6—15. For they loved the glory of men, more than the glory of God. Ibid. 12—48, And when Simon saw, that by the imposition of the hands of the apostles the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, saying: Give me also tliis power, that on whomsoever I shall lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said to him: May thy money perish with thee: because thou hast esteemed the gift of God to be purchased with money. Acts. 8 — 18, 20. {Charity) is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil. 1. Cor. 13 — 5. Let us not become desirous of vain-glory, provoking one another, envy- ing one another. Galat. 5 — 26. Whose end is destruction; whose God is their belly; and whose glory is in their shame: who mind earthly things. PhiUp. 3 — 19. Neither doth any man take the honor to liimself , but he that is called by Grod, as Aaron was. So also Christ did not glorify himself to be made a high- priest: but he that said to him: Tliou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. Hebr. 5 — 4, 5. AMENDMENT OF LIFE. {See Life.) ANGELS. TTieir Ministry and Nature. And the Angel of the Lord having found her, by a fountain of water in the wilderness, which is in the way to Sur in the desert, he said to her: Ag^, ANGELS. 31 handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she answered: I flee frona the face of Sarai, my mistress. And the angel of the Lord said to her: Return to thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hand. Gen. 1ft— 7, 8. 9. And the Lord appeared to him in the vale of Mambre as he was sitting at the door of his tent, in the very heat of the day. And when he had hfted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men standing near him: and as soon as he saw them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and adored down to the ground. Ibid. 18—1, 2. And hospitality do not forget; for by tliis some, being not aware of it, have entertained angels. Hebr. IB — 2. And behold the men put out their hand, and drew in Lot unto them, and shut the door; and them, that were without, they struck with blindness from the least to the greatest, so that they could not find the door. And they said to Lot: Hast thou here any of thine? son-in-law, or sons, or daughters, all that are thine bring them out of this city: for we will destroy this place, because their cry is grown loud before the Lord, who hath sent us to destroy them. So Lot went out, and spoke to liis sons-in-law that were to have his daughters, and said: Arise: Get you out of this place, because the Lord will destroy this city. And he seemed to them to speak as it were in jest. And when it was morning the Angels pressed him, sajing: Arise, take thy wife, and the two daughters which thou hast: lest thou also ijerish in the wickedness of the city. Gen. 19—10, to 15. And God heard the voice of the boy: and an Angel of God called to Agar from heaven, saying: What art thou doing. Agar? Fear not: For God hath heard the voice of the boy, from the place wherein he is. Ibid.. 21 — 17. And behold an Angel of the Lord from heaven, called to him, saying: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered : Here I am. * * And the Angel of the Lord caUed to Abraham a second time from heaven. Ibid. 22 — 11, 15. And Abraham said: Beware thou never bring my son back again thither. The Lord God of heaven, who took me out of my father's house, and out of my native country, who spoke to me, and swore to me, saying: To thy seed will I give this land: he will send his Angel before thee. Ibid. 24 — 6, 7. And he saw in his sleep a ladder standing upon the earth, and the top thereof touching heaven: the Angels also of God ascending and descending by it. Ibid. 28—12. And the Angel of God said to me in my sleep: Jacob? And I answered : Here I am. And he said : Lift up thy eyes. Ibid. 31 — 11. Jacob also went on the journey he had begun; and the Angels of God met him. And when he saw them, he said: These are the camps of God, and he called the name of that place Mahanaim, that is. Camps. Ibid. 32 — 1, 2. He remained alone : and behold, a man wrestled with bJTn till morning. Ibid. 32 — 24. This was an angel in human shape as we learn from Osee. 12r—4. The Angel that delivereth me from all evils, bless these boys: and let my name be called upon them, and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth. Gen. 48 — 16. And the Lord went before them to show the way by day in a pillar of a cloud, and by night in a pillar of fire ; that he might be the guide of their jom-ney at both times. Eiod. 13 — 21. 32 ANGELS. ^'And the Lord" — that is, an angel of the Lord, as appears from the follow- ing:— And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removing, went behind them : and together with him the pillar of the cloud, leaving the fore-part. Ibid. 14 — 19. Behold, I will send my Angel, who shall go before thee, and keep thee in thy journey, and bring thee into the place that I have prepared. Take notice of him, and hear his voice, and do not think hiin one to be contemned: for he will not forgive when thou hast sinned, and my name is in liim. Ibid. 23 — 20, 21. But go thou, and lead this people whither I have told thee: my Angel shall go before thee. And I in the day of revenge will visit this sin also of theirs. Ibid. 3.2—34, And I will send an Angel before thee, that I may cast out the Chanaanite, and the Amorrhite, and the Hethite, and the Pherezite, and the llevite, and the Jebusite, that thou mayest enter into the land that floweth with milk and honey. Ibid. 33—2. We cried to the Lord, and he heard us, and sent an angel, who hath brought us out of Egypt, Nmn. 20 — 16. And God was angry. And an Angel of the Lord stood in the way against Balaam, who sat on the ass, and had two servants with him. The ass seeing the Angel standing in the way, with a drawn sword, turned herself out of the way, and went into the field. And when Balaam beat her, and had a mind to bring her again to the way, the Angel stood in a narrow place bet ween two walls, wherewith the vineyards were enclosed. And the ass seeing him, thrust herself close to the wall, and bruised the foot of the rider. But he beat her again: and nevertheless the Angel going on to a narrow place, where there was no way to turn aside either to the right hand or to the left, stood to meet him. And when the ass saw the Angel standing, she fell under the feet of the rider ; who being angry, beat her sides more vehemently with a staff. And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass ; and she said : What have I done to thee ? why strikest thou me, lo, now this third time ? Balaam answered : Because thou hast deserved it, and hast seived me ill : I would I had a sword that I might kill thee. The ass said : Am not I thy bejist, on which thou hast been always accustomed to ride until this present day ? Tell me if I ever did the like thing to thee. But he said : Never. Forthwith the Lord oi)ened the eyes of Balaam ; and he saw the Angel standing in the way with a drawn sword ; and he worshipped him, falling flat on the ground. And the angel said to him: Why beatest thou thy ass these three times ? I am come to with- stand thee, because thy way is perverse, and contrary to me : and unless the ass had turned out of the way, giving place to me who stood against thee, I had slain thee, and she should have lived, Balaam said : I have sinned, not knowing that thou didst stand against me : and now if it displease thee that • I go, I will return. The Angel said : Go with these men, and see thou speak no other thing than what I shall command thee. Ibid: 22 — 22 to 35. And when Josue was in the field of the city of Jericho, he lifted up his eyes, and saw a man standing over-against him, holding a drawn sword : and he went to him, and said : Art thou one of ours or of our adversaries ? And he answered: No: but I am prince of the hosts of the Lord, and now I am come, Josue. 5 — 13, 14, ANGELS. 33 "Prince of the host," that is, St. Micliael, who is called the prince of the people of Israel, by Daniel, in Chap. 10 — 31. And an Angel of the Lord went up from Galgal to the place of weepers, and said : I made you go out of Egypt, and have brought you into the land for which I swore to your fathers: and I promised that I would not make void my covenant with you forever. Judges. 2 — 1. Curse ye the land of Meroz, said the Angel of the Lord: curse the inhabi- tants thereof ; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to help his most valiant men. Ibid. 5 — 23. And an Angel of the Lord came, and sat under an oak, that was in Ephra, and belonged to Joas the father of the family of Ezri. And when Gedeon his son was threshing and cleansing wheat by the wine-press,.to flee from Madian, the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said: Tlie Lord is with thee, O most vahant of men. * * And the Angel of the Lord said to him: Take the flesh and the unleavened loaves, and lay them upon that rock, and pour out the broth thereon. And when he had done so, the Angel of the Lord put forth the tip of the rod, which he held in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened loaves : and there arose a fire from the rock, and consumed the flesh and the vmleavened loaves : and the Angel of the Lord vanished out of his sight. And Gedeon seeing that it was the Angel of the Lord, said : Alas, my Lord God : for I have seen the Angel of the Lord face to face. Ibid. 6— 11, 12, 20 to 22. And an Angel of the Lord appeared to her, and said: Thou art barren, and %vithout children : but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. Ibid. 13 — 3. See 1 Kings. 29—9 ; 2 Kings. 14—17 and 20, and Chap. 19—27 ; Esther. 15— 16 ; Zacharias. 12 — 8 ; and Galat. 4 — 14. And when the Angel of the Lord had stretched out his hand over Jeru- salem to destroy it, the Lord had pity on the afiliction; and said to the Angel that slew the people: It is enough: now hold thy hand. And the Angel of the Lord was by the tlu-esliing floor of Areuna the Jebusite. And David said to the Lord, when he saw the Angel striking the people: It is I, I am he that have sinned; I have done wickedly: these that are the sheep, wliat liave they done ? Let thy hand, I beseech thee, be turned against me, and against my father's house. 2. Kings. 24 — 16, 17. He said to him: I also am a prophet like unto thee: and an Angel spoke to me in the word of the Lord, saying: Bring him back with thee into tliy house, that he may eat bread, and drink water. 3. Kings. 13 — 18. And he cast himself down, and slept in the shadow of the juniper-tree: and behold, an Angel of the Lord touched him, and said to him: Arise, and eat. Ibid. 19—5. And an Angel of the Lord spoke to Elias the Thesbite, saying: Arise, and go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria; and say to them: Is there not a God in Israel, that you go to consult Beelzebub the God of Acca- ron? * * and the Angel of the Lord spoke to EUas, saying: Go down with him; fear not. He arose therefore, and went down with him to the kmg. 4. Kings, 1 — 3 and 15. And it came to pass that night, that an Angel of the Lord came, and slew in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand. And when he arose early in the morning, he saw all the bodies of the dead. Ibid. 19 — 35. And he {the Lord) sent an Angel to Jerusalem^ to strike it: and as he was 34 ANGELS. striking it, the Lord beheld, and took pity for the greatness of the evil: and said to the Angel that destroyed: It is enough; now stop thy hand. And the Angel of the Lord stood by the threshing-floor of Oman the Jebusite. And David lifting up his eyes, saw the Angel of the Lord standing between heaven and earth, with a drawm sword in his hand, turned against Jerusalem: and both he and the ancients clothed in hair-cloth, fell down flat on the groimd. I. Paral. 21--15, 16. And the Lord sent an Angel, who cut off all the stout men and the war- riors, and the captains of the army of the king of the Assyrians. 2. Paral. 33—21. And the holy Angel of the Lord Raphael, was sent to heal them both, whose prayers at one time were rehearsed in the sight of the Lord. Tob. 3 — 25. The Angel HapJmel was the guide of Tobias, and rescued him from the de- vouring fish, and his wife from the demon, and restored th4 sight of the elder Tobias, etc. See Tob. chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12. But as the same Lord liveth, his Angel hath been my keeper both going hence, and abiding there, and returning from thence hither: and the Lord hath not suffered me his handmaid to be defiled; but hath brought me back to you without pollution of sin, rejoicing for his victory, for my escape, and for your deUverance. Judith. 13 — 20. If there shall be an Angel speaking for him, one among thousands, to de- clare man's uprightness. He shall have mercy on him, and shall say: Dehver him, that he may not go down to corruption. Job. 33 — 23, 24. When he shall raise him up, the Angels sliall fear, and being affrighted shall purify themselves. Ibid. 41 — 16. The Angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear him, and shall deliver them. Psalm. 33 — 8. Let them become as dust before the wind: and let the Angel of the Lord straighten them. Let their way become dark and sUppery ; and let the Angel of the ijord pursue them. Ibid. 34 — 5, 6. For he hath given his Angels charge over thee; to keep thee in all thy ways. Ibid. 90—11. And {the devil) said to him: If thou be the Son of Grod, cast thyself down, for it is written: That he hath given his Angels charge of thee, and in their hands shall they bear thee up, lest, perhaps, thou hurt thy foot against a stone. Matth. 4—6. See Luke 4—10. Bless the Lord, all ye his angels: you that are mighty in strength, and execute his word, hearkening to the voice of his orders. Psalm. 102 — 20. Who makest thy Angels spirits; and thy ministers abimiing fire. Psalm. 103—4. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of the Angels. Psalm. 137 — 1. Praise ye him, all his Angels: praise ye liim, all his hosts. Psalm. 148 — 2. An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel sliall be sent against him. Prov. 17 — 11. Give not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin: and say not before the An- gel: There is no providence: lest God be angry at thy words, and destroy all the works of thy hands. Eccles. 5 — 5. He overthrew the army of the Assyrians, and the Angel of the Lord de- stroyed them. Eccli. 48 — 24. And one of the seraphima flew to me: and in his hand was a live coal^ which he had taken with the tongs off the altar. Isa. 6 — 6. ANGELS. 35 \ Go ye swift Angels, to a nation rent and torn in pieces: to a terrible peo- ple, after which there is no other: to a nation, expecting and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled. Ibid. 18 — 2. At the voice of the Angel the people fled. * * Behold, they that see shall cry without: the Angels of peace shall weep bitterly. Ibid. 33 — 3 and 7. And the Angel of the Lord went out, and slew in the camp of the Assyr- ians a hxuidred and eighty-five thousand. Ibid. 37 — 36. In all their affliction he was not troubled, and the Angel of his presence saved them. Ibid. 63 — 9. For my Angel is with you: and I myself will demand an account of yovir souls. Baruch. 6 — 6. But the Angel of the Lord went down with Azai-ias and his companions into . the furnace: and he drove the flame of the fire out of the furnace, and made the midst of the furnace hke the bio whig of a wind bringing dew: and the fire touched them not at aU, nor troubled them, nor did them any harm. Dan. 3—49, 50. O ye Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. Ibid. 3—58. My Grod hath sent his Angel and hath shut up the mouths of the lions, and they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him justice hath been found in me: yea and before thee, O king, I have done no offence. Ibid. 6 — 22. And Daniel said: Well hast thou lied against thy own head: for behold, the Angel of God having received the sentence of him, shall cut thee hi two. * * And Daniel said to him: WeU hast thou also lied against thy own head: for the Angel of the Lord waiteth with a sword to cut thee in two, and to destroy you. Ibid. 13 — 55 and 59. And the Angel of the Lord said to Habacuc: Carry the dhmer which thou hast into Babylon to Daniel, who is in the lions' den. * * And the Angel of the Lord took him by the top of his head, and carried him by the hair of liis head, and set him in Babylon over the den in the force of his spirit. * * And Daniel arose, and ate. And the Angel of the Lord presently set Habacuc again in his own place. Ibid. 14 — 33, 35 and 38. Thus also the Angels revealed to Daniel many and great mysteries. See Chapters 9. 10. 11. In the womb he supplanted his brother: and by his strength he had suc- cess with an angel. Osee. 12 — 3. And I said: What are these, my Lord? And the Angel that spoke in me, said to me: I will show thee what these are. * * And they answered the Angel of the Lord, that stood among the myrtle-trees, and said: We have walked through the earth; and behold, all the earth is inhabited, and is at rest. And the Angel of the Lord answered, and said: O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem. * * And I said to the Angel that spoke to me: What are these ? And he said to me: These are the horns that have scattered Juda, and Israel and Jerusalem Zach. 1. — 9, 12^ 19. And behold, the Angel that spoke in me went forth; and another Angel went out to meet him. Ibid. 2 — 3. And the Angel of the Lord protested to Jesus, saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: If thou wilt walk in my ways, and keep my charge, thou also shalt judge my house, and shalt keep my courts: and I will give thee some of them that are now present here to walk icith thee. Ibid. 3 — 6, 7. 3 36 ANGELS. And the Aiigel that spoke in me came again: and he waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep. Ibid. 4 — 1. And the Angel went forth that spoke in me: and he said to me: Lift up thy eyes, and see what this is, that goeth forth. * * And I said to the Angel that spoke in me: whither do these carry the vessel ? Ibid. 5 — 5 and 10. And I answered and said to the Angel, that sjwke m me: What are these, my Lord? And the Angel answered, and said to me: These are the four winds of the heaven, wliich go forth to stand before the Lord of all the earth. Ibid. 6—4, 5. For the hps of the priest shaU keep knowledge; and they shall seek the law at his mouth: because he is the Angel of the Lord of hosts. Malach. 2—7. Behold, I send my Angel, and he shall prepai'e the way before my face. And presently the Lord whom you seek, and the Angel of the testament, whom you desire, shall come to his temple. Behold, he cometh, saith the Lord of hosts. Ibid. 3—1. And Judas prayed and said: O Lord, when they that were sent by Bang Sennacherib blasphemed thee, an Angel went out, and slew of them a hun- dred and eighty-five thousand. 1. Mach. 7 — 40, 41. And in his prayer he said after tliis manner: Thou O Lord, who didst send thy Angel m the time of Ezecliias King of Juda. 2. Mach. 15 — 22. But while he thought on these things, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, ^ajdng: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Marj- thy wife for that which is conceived m 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 jjeople from their sins. Now all tliis was done that the word might be fulfilled, which the Lord spoke by the prophet, sajang : Behold, a virgin shall be with chUd, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call liig name Emmanuel, which, being interpreted, is, God with us. And Joseph, rising up from sleep, did as the Angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took imto him his wof e. And he knew her not till she brought forth her first- born son: and he called his name Jesus. Matth. 1 — 20 to 25. And when they were departed, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: Arise, and take the cliild and his mother, and fly into EgyiJt; and be there until I shall tell thee. . For it will come to pass, that Herod will seek the chUd, to destroy him. * * Now Herod being dead, behold, an Angel of the Lord appearetl in sleep to Joseph in Egypt. Ibid. 2 — 13 and 19. Then the devil left him; and, behold, Angels came and ministered to him. Ibid. 4—11. And he was in the desert forty days, and forty nights; and was tempted by Satan : and he was with beasts; and the Angels muiistered to him. Mark. 1—13. For this is he of whom it is written: Behold, I send my Ang^l before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee. Matth. 11 — 10. See also Mark. 1—2; and Luke. 7—2, 7. And the einemy that sowed them, is the devil. But the harvest is the end of the world. And the reapers are the Angels. * * The son of man shall send his angels: and they shall gather out of his kingdom all scandals, and them that work iniquity; and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. * * So shall it be at the end of the , . ANGELS. ' 37 world. The Angels shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from among the just. Matth. 13—39, 41, 42, 49. And then shall he send his Angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. Mark. 13 — 27. For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his Angels. Matth. 16—27. Take heed that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that their Angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. Ibid. 18—10. For in the resurrection they shall neither marry, nor be given in marriage; but shall be as the Angels of God in heaven. Ibid. 22 — 30. See also Mark. 12—25; and Luke. 20—36. And he shall send his Angels with a trumpet, and a great voice; and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds. Matth. 24 — 31. But of that day and hour no one knoweth, no not the Angels of heaven, but the Father alone. Ibid. 24—36. See also Mark. 13—32. And when the Son of man shall come in his majesty, and all the Angels with him, then shall he sit uijon the seat of his majesty. Ibid. 35 — 31. See also Luke. 9—26; and 2. Thess. 1—7. Thinkest thou that I cannot ask my Father, and he wiU give me presently more than twelve legions of Angels ? Matth. 26 — 53. And, behold, there was a great earthquake. For an Angel of the Lord descended from heaven; and coming, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. Ibid. 28—2. But of that day or hour no man knoweth, neither the Angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father. Mark. 13 — 32. But the Angel said to him: Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard: and thy wife Elizabeth shall beai- thee a son; and thou shalt call his name John. * * And the Angel answering, said to him: I am Gabriel who stand before God; and am sent to speak to thee, and to bring thee these good tidings. * * And the Angel being come ui, said to her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Luke. 1—13, 19, 28. And behold, an Angel of the Lord stood by them; and the brightness of God* shone round about them: and they feared with a great fear. And the Angel said to them: Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, that shall be to all the people. * * And it came to pass, that after the Angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to Bethlehem; and let us see this word that is come to pass, which the Lord hath showed to us. * * And after eight days were accom- plished that the child should be cii'cumcised, his name was called Jesus, which was called by the Angel, before he was conceived in the womb. Ibid. 2—9, 10, 15, 21. And I say to you: Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the Angels of God. But he that shall deny me before men, shall be denied before the Angels of God. Luke. 12—8, 9. So, I say to you, there shall be joy before the Angels of God upon one sinner doing penance. Ibid. 15 — 10. And it came to pass that the beggar died, and he was carried by the Angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died: and he was buried in hell. Ibid. 16—22. 38 ANGELS. And there appeared to hiin an Angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony, he prayed the longer. Ibid. 22 — 43. And he saith to him: Amen, amen I say to you, you shall see the heaven opened, and the Angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. John. 1—51. And an Angel of the Lord went down at a certain time into the pond: and the water was moved. And he that went down first into the pond, after the motion of the water, was made whole of whatsoever infirmity he lay under. Ibid. 5 — 4. The multitude therefore that stood and heard, said that it thundered* Others said: An Angel spoke to him. Ibid. 12 — 29. And she saw two Angels, in white, sitting one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been laid. Ibid. 20 — 12. And whilst they were beholding him going up to heaven, behold, two men stood by them in white garments. Who also said: Ye men of Galilee^ why stand you looking up to heaven ? Acts. 1 — 10,11. But an Angel of the Lord by night opening the doors of the prison, and leading them out, said: Go, and standing speak in the temple to the people aU the words of this life. And they having heard this, entered early in the morning into the temple, and taught. Ibid. 5 — 19, 20, 21. And all they who sat in the council looking earnestly upon him, saw liis face as if it were the face of an Angel. Ibid. 6 — 15. And when forty yeai-s were expired, there appeared to him, in the desert of Mount Sina, an Angel in a fiame of fire in a bush. Ibid. 7 — 30. This Moses, whom they refused, saying: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge ? him God sent a prince and redeemer, by the hand of the Angel, who appeared to him in the bush. Ibid. 7 — 35. This is he who was in the Church in the wilderness, with the Angel, who spoke to him on Mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the words of Ufe to give to us. Ibid. 7—38. And an Angel of the Lord spoke to Phihp, saying: Arise, and go towards the south, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza: this is desert. Ibid. 8—26. He saw in a vision manifestly, about the ninth hour of the day, an Angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him: Cornelius. And he beholding him, being seized with fear, said: What is it, Lord? And he said to him r Thy prayers and thy alms have ascended for a memorial in the sight of God. Ibid. 10—3, 4. And he told us, how he had seen an Angel in his house, standing and say- ing to him: Send to Joppe, and call hither Simon, who is sumamed Peter. Ibid. 11—13. And behold, an Angel of the Lord stood by him: and a light shined in the room: ajid he striking Peter on the side, raised him up, saying: Arise quickly. And the chains fell off from his hands. And the Angel said to him: Gird thyself, and put on thy sandals. And he did so. And he said to liim: Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. And going out he followed him, and knew not that it was true, which was done by the Angel: but thought he saw a vision. Ibid. 12 — 7, 9. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor Angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. Now a great clamour was raised. And some of the Pharisees rising up, contended, saying: We find no evil in this man: ANGELS. 89 what if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an Angel ? Ihid. 23 — 8, 9. For an Angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, stood by me this night. Ibid. 27—23. For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor Angels, nor princij)alitie8, nor powers, etc. Rom. 8 — 38. Know you not that we shall judge Angels? how much more tilings of this world ? 1. Cor. 6—3. Therefore ought the woman to have a power over her head, because of the Angels. Ibid. 11—10. And lio wonder: for Satan himself transformeth himself into an Angel of Ught. 2. Cor. 11—14. And lest the greatness of the revelations should puff me up, there was given me a sting of my flesh, and Angel of Satan, to buffet me. Ibid. 12 — 7. But though we, or an Angel from heaven, preach a gospel to you beside that which we have preached to you, let him be anathema. Galat. 1 — 8. I charge thee before God, and Christ Jesus, and the elect Angels.that thou observe these things. 1. Tim. 5 — 21. Difference Behveen Christ and the Angels. Being made so much better than the Angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name above them. For, to which of the Angels hath he said at any time: Thou art my Son, this daj^ have I begotten thee? And again: I wiU be to liim a Father; and he shall be to me a Son? And again, when he introduc- eth the first begotten into the world, he saith: And let all the Angels of God adore him. And to the Angels indeed he saith: He that maketh his Angels, spirits; and his ministers, a flame of fire. But to the Son, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Tliou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore, God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above them that are partakers with thee. And: Thou in the beginning, O Lord, hast founded the earth : and the heavens are the works of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt continue; and they shall all grow old as a garment: and as a vesture shalt thou change them; and they shall be changed: but thou art the self -same; and thy years shall not fail. But to which of the Angels said he at any time: Sit on my right hand, mitil I make thy enemies thy foot stool ? Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to min- ister for these, who shall receive the inheritance of salvation ? Hebr. 1 — 4 to 14. The Angels Subject to Christ. Who is on the right hand of God, swallowing up death, that we might be- come heirs of life everlasting; he being gone into heaven, the Angels, and powers, and virtues, being made subject to him. 1. Peter. 3 — 22. God Punishes Bad Angels. For if God spared not the Angels that sinned, but having cast them down into the place of torments dehvered them into the chains of hell to be tor- mented, to be reserved vmto judgment. 2. Peter. 2 — 4. And the Angels, who kept not their principality, but forsook their own 40 ANGELS. habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness, unto the judgnaent of the great day. Jude. 1 — 6. When Michael the Archangel, disputing with the devU, contended about the body of Moses, he durst not bring against him the judgment of maledic- tion; but said: The Lord command thee. Ibid. 1 — 9. Ood signified to John by an Angel what he should write in the Apocalypse. The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to make known to his servants the things which must shortly come to pass; and signified,send- ing by his Angel to his servant John. Apoc. 1 — 1. N. B. — This whole book is fuU of angelic revelation. See Chap. 5. Verse 2 and 11. Chap. 6. Verse 7. Chap. 7. Verse 1. Etc. 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 are the seven churches. Ibid. 1 — 20. Good Angels Comfort the Afflicted. An Angel showed the well of icater to the bond-woman. See Gen. 21 — 19. An Angel procured for Elias water and bread. See 3. Kings. 19 — 5. See also Dan. Chap. 30. The Angels Afflict Sinners. God, by the Angels afflicted the people with pestilence on account of the sin of David: and there died of the people from Dan to Bersabee seventy thousand men. 2. Kings. 24 — 15. And it came to pass that night, that an Angel of the Lord came, and slew in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty -five thousand. And when he arose early in the morning, he saw all the bodies of the dead. 4. Kings. 19—35. Heliodorus, wishing to despoil the Temple, was Punished by Angels. For there appeared to them a horse with a terrible rider uix)n liim, adorned with a very rich covering: and he ran fiercely and struck HeUodorus with his fore-feet: and he that sat upon him, seemed to have armour of gold. Moreover there appeared two other young men beautiful and strong, bright and glorious, and in comely apparel: who stood by him, on either side, and scourged him without ceasing with many stripes.- And Heliodorus suddenly fell to the ground : and they took him up covered with great darkness: and hav- ing put him into a Utter they carried him out. 2. Mach. 3 — 25 to 27. And forthwith an Angel of the Lord struck him, (Herod) because he had not given the honor to God: and eaten up by worms, he expired. Acts. 12—28. Angels Assist thoa^ who Pray. When thou didst pray with tears, and didst bury the dead, and didst leave thy dinner, and hide the dead by day in thy house, and bury them by night, I offered thy prayer to the Lord. Tobias. 12—12. If there shall be an Angel speaking for him, one among thousands, to declare man's uprightness. He shall have mercy on him, and shall say: Do- ANGELS. 41 liver Mm, that he may not go down to corruption: I have found wlierein I may be merciful to him. Job. 33 — 38, 24. Angels Offer our Prayers to God. And another Angel came, and stood before the altar, having a golden censer: and there was given to him much incense, that he should offer of the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar, which is before the throne of God. And the smoke of the incense of the prayers of the saints ascended up bef ore- God, from the hand of the Angel. Apoc. 8 — 3, 4. Angels Honor the Departing Souls. And it came to pass that the beggar died, and he was carried by the Angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died : and he was buried in heU. Luke. 16—22. Angels Assist the Good in Combat. And when Josue was in the field of the city of Jericho, he lifted up his eyes, and saw a man standing over-against him, holding a drawn sword: and he went to him, and said: Art thou one of ours or of our adversaries ? And he answered: No: but lam prince of the hosts of the Lord, and now I am come. Josue. 5 — 13, 14. And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removing, went behind them : and together with him the pillar of the cloud, leaving the fore-part, stood behind, between the Egyptians' camp and the camp of Israel: and it was a dark cloud, and enhghtening the night, so that they could not come at one another all the night. Exod. 14 — 19. 20. But he answered: Fear not: for there are more with us than with them. And Eliseus prayed, and said : Lord, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the servant ; and he saw : and behold, the moun- tain was full of horses, and chariots of fire round about Ehseus. And the en- emies came down to him: but Eliseus prayed to the Lord, saying : Strike, I beseech thee, this people with blindness. And the Lord struck them with blindness, according to the word of Eliseus. 4. Kings. 6 — 16 to 18. My God hath sent his Angel and hath shut up the mouths of the lions, and they have not hurt me : forasmuch as before him justice hath been found in me : yea and before thee, O king, I have done no offence. Dan. 6—32. But when Machabeus and they that were with him, understood that the strong-holds were besieged, they and all the people besought the Lord with lamentations and tears, that he would send a good angel to save Israel. * * And when they were going forth together with a willing iTund,there appeared at Jerusalem a horseman going before them in white clothing, with golden armour, shaking a spear. 2. Mach. 11 — 6, 8. Angels Liberated the Apostles from Prison, See Acts. 5—22 and 12—17. Bad Angels Deceive Men. Now the serpent was more subtle than any of the beasts of the earth 42 ANGELS. which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman: Why hath God commanded you, that you should not eat of every tree of paradise ? And the woman answered him, saying: Of the fruit of the trees that are in paradise, we do eat : but of the fruit of the tree wliich is in the midst of paradise, God hath commanded us that we should not eat : and that we should not touch it, lest perhaps we die. And the serpent said to the woman : No, you shall not die the death. For God doth know that in what day soever you shaU eat thereof, yoiu- eyes shall be opened: and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and dehghtful to behold: and she took of the fi-uit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband, who did eat. Gen. 3 — 1 to 6. Tliat we may not be circumvented by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices. 2. Cor. 2 — 11. Satan himself transformeth himself into an Angel of hght. Ibid. 11 — 14. They Tempt all Men, Even the Saints. Now I will not speak many things with you. For the prince of this worid Cometh; and m me he hath not any tiling. John. 14 — 30. Then Jesus was led by the spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil. Matth. 4—1. And when all the temptation was ended, the devil departed from hiir^ for a time. Luke. 4 — 13. And when supper was done, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas the son of Simon the Iscariot, to betray him. John. 13 — 2. Be sober, and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about, seeking whom he may devour. 1. Peter. 5 — 8. Bad Angels Afflict Men. And the Lord said to him: Whence comest thou ? And he answered and said: I have gone roimd about the earth, and walked through it. And the Lord said to him : Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like liim in the earth, a simple and upright man, and fearing God, and avoid- ing evil ? And Satan answering, said: Doth Job fear God m vain ? hast not thou made a fence for him, and his house, and all his substance round about, blessed the works of his hands, and .his possession hath increased on the earth ? But stretch forth thy hand a little, and touch aU that he hath, and see if he blesseth thee not to thy face. Tlien the Lord said to Satan: Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand: only put not forth* thy hand upon his person. And Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. Now upon a certain day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their eldest brother, there came a messenger to Job, and said: The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them, and the Sabeans rushed in, and took all away, and slew the servants with the sword, And I alone have escaped to tell thee. And wliile he was yet speaking, another came, and said: The fire of God fell from heaven, and striking the sheep and the servants, hath consmned them, and I alone have escaped to tell thee. And while he also was yet speaking, there came another, and said: The Chaldeans made three troops, and have fallen upon the camels, and •taken them, moreover they have slain the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell thee. ANGELS. 43 He was yet speaking, and behold another came in, and said: Thy sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their elder brother, a violent wind came on a sudden from the side of the desert, and shook the four corners of the house, and it fell upon thy children, and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell thee. Then Job rose up, and rent his gar- ments, and having shaven his head, fell down upon the ground, and warsliip- ped. Job. 1—7 to 20. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with a very grievous ulcer, from the sole of the foot even to the top of his head: and he took a potsherd and scraped the corrupt matter, sitting on a dunghill. Ibid. 2—7, 8. There is no power upon earth that can be compared with him who was made to fear no one. He beholdeth every high thing, he is king over all the children of pride. Ibid. 41 — 24, 25. There are spirits that are created for vengeance, and in their fury they lay on grievous torments: in the time of destruction they shall pour out their force: and they shall appease the wrath of him that made them. Eccli. 39 — 33, 34. Evil Spirits Render Men Blind and Dumb. Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, so that he both spoke and saw. Matth. 12 — 22. And lo, a spirit seizeth him, and he suddenly crieth out, and he throweth him down, and teareth him so that he foameth, and, bruising him, hardly departeth from him. Luke. 9 — 39. Their Power Limited by Ood, lest they Would do all they Will. Then the Lord said to Satan: Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand: only put not forth thy hand upon his person. And Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. Job. 1 — 12. They could not Enter the Sivine unless Permitted. And the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out hence, send vis into the herd of swine. And he said to them: Go. And they, going out, went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. Matth. 8 — 31, 32. And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and thou being once converted, confirm thy brethren. Luke. 22—31,32. They are Repelled by Men with the Assistance of Grace. And may the God of peace crush Satan speedily under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Rom. 16 — 20, Give not place to the devil. Ephes. 4 — 27. Put you on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the .snai'es of the devil. Ibid. 6 — 11. 44 ANGELS. Be subject, therefore, to God: but resist the de^il, and he will fly from you. James. 4 — 7. I write to you, infants, because you have known the Father. I write to you, yoiing men, because you are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and you have overcome the wicked one. 1. John. 2 — 14. They are Expelled by God. And when evening was come, they brought to him many that were pos- sessed with devils: and he cast out the spirit with his word: and all that were sick he healed. Matth. 8 — 16. And when they were gone out,behold,they brought to him a dumb man pos- sessed with a devil. And the devil being cast out, the dumb man spoke, and the multitude wondered, saying: The like was never seen in Israel. Ibid. 9 — 32,33. Expelled by Men. And when he had called his twelve disciples together, he gave them power over imclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of diseases, and aU manner of sicknesses. Matth. 10 — 1. And he gave them piower to heal sicknesses and to cast out devils. Mark. 3—15. Then, having called together the twelve apostles, he gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. Luke. 9 — 1. And the seventy-two retiuTied with joy, saying: Lord, the devils also are subject to us in thy name. Ibid. 10 — 17. Now, if I cast out devils in Beelzebub; in whom do your children cast them out ? Therefore they shaU be yoiu* judges. But if I, in the finger of God, cast out devils; doubtless the kingdom of Grod is come upon you. Ibid. 11—19, 20. And God wrought special miracles by the hand of Paul. So that even there were brought from his body to the sick, handkerchiefs and aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the wicked spirits went out of them. Now some of the Jewish exorcists, who went about, attempted to invoke, over them that had evil spirits, the name of the Lord Jesus, saying: I conjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were certain men, seven sons of Sceva a Jew, a chief priest, who did this. But an evil spirit answering, said to them: Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you? And the man in whom the evil spirit was, leaping upon them, and mastering them both, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wound- ed. Acts. 19—11 to 16. Ruin of Angels. I have seen those who work iniquity, and sow sorrows, and reap them, perishing by the blast of Qod, and consumed by the spirit of his \^Tath. Job. 4—8, 9. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day of thy creation, until iniqui- ty was foimd in thee. By the multitude of thy merchandise, thy inner parts were filled with iniquity, and thou hast sinned: and I cast thee out from the mountain of God, and destroy thee, O covering cherub, out of the Audst of ANGER. 45 the stones of fire. And thy heart was lifted up with thy beauty: thou hast lost thy wisdom in thy beauty: I have cast thee to the ground: I have set thee before the face of kings, that they might behold thee. Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thy iniquities, and by the iniquity of thy traf- fic: therefore I will bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, to devour thee, and I will make thee as ashes upon the earth in the sight of all that see thee. Ezech. 28—15 to 19. You are of your father, the devil; and the desires of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the begimiing, ajid he abode not in the truth: because truth is not in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof. John. 8 — 44. For if God spared not the Angels that sinned, out havuig cast them down into the place of torments dehvered them into the chains of hell to be tor- mented, to be reserved unto judgment. 2. Peter. 2 — 4. And the Angels, who kept not their principality, but forsook their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness, unto the judgment of the great day. Jude. 1 — 6. Doctors and Preachers Called Angels. Behold, they that see shaU cry without: the Angels of p«ace shall weep bitterly. Isa. 33—7. For the lips of the priest shall keep knowledge; and they shall seek the law at his mouth: because he is the Angel of the Lord of Hosts. Malach. 2 — 7. Behold, I send my Angel, and he shall prepare the way before my face. And presently the Lord whom you seek, and the Angel of the testament, whom you desire, shall come to his temple. Ibid. 3 — 1. But what went you out to see ? a prophet? yea, I teU you; and more than prophet. For tliis is he of whom it is written: behold,! send my Angel before thy face, who shall pi"ej)are thy way before thee. Matth. 11 — 9, 10. To the Angel of the church of Ephesus write: These things saith he, who holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks: * * and to the Angel of the church of Smyrna write: these things saith the First and the Last; who was dead, and liveth. * * And to the Angel of the church of Pergamus write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two edged-sword. * * And to the Angel of the church of Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God. Apoc. 2 — 1, 8, 12, and 18. See also Chap. 3 — 1, 7 and 14. ANGER. Of God. Thou hast put down thy adversaries: thou hast sent thy wrath, which hath devoured them like stubble. Exod. 15 — 7. In the mean time there arose a murmuring of the people against the Lord, as it were repining at their fatigue. And when the Lord heard it he was angry. And the fire of the Lord being kindled against them, devoured them that were at the uttermost part of the camp. And when the people cried to Moses, Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was swallowed up. And he called the name of that place. The burning: for that the fire of the Lord had been kindled against them. Num. 11 — 1 to 4. 46 ANGER. Neither is his (God's) indignation against the people to be wondered at, since the Lord was angrj' with me (Moses) also on your account, and said: Neither shalt thou go in thither (to the promised land.) Deut. 1 — 37. Beware lest perhaps yoiu* heart be deceived, and you depart from the Lord, and serve strange gods, and adore them: and the Lord being angry shut up heaven, that the rain come not down, nor the earth yield her fniit, and you perish quickly from the excellent land, which the Lord wiU give you. Ibid. 11—16, 17. Let their lives be saved, lest the wrath of the Lord be stirred up against us, if we should be forsworn. Josue. 9 — 20. And the Lord was angry with Solomon: because his mind was turned away from the Lord the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. 3. Kings. 11—9. Thou helpest the imgodly, and thou art joined in friendship with them that hate the Lord; and therefore thou didst deserve indeed the wrath of the Lord. 2. Paral. 19—2. Go, and pray to the Lord for me, and for the remnant of Israel, and Juda, concerning all the words of this book which is found: for the great wrath of the Lord hath fallen upon us, because our fathers have not kept the words of the Lord, to do all things that are written in this book. Ibid. 34 — 21. All that belongeth to the rights of the God of heaven, let it be given dihgently in the house of the God of heaven; lest his wrath should be en- kindled against the realm of the king, and of his sons. 1. Esdras. 7 — 23. And they ate, and were filled, and became fat, and abounded with delight in thy great goodness. But they provoked thee to wTath. 2. Esdras. 9 — 25, 26. God, whose wrath no man can resist, and under whom they stoop that bear up the world. Job. 9 — 13. And after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, he said to Eliphas the Themanite: My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends, because you have not spoken the thing that is right before me, as my servant Job hath. Ibid. 42—7. Then shaU he speak to them in his anger. * * Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and you perish from the just way. Psalm. 2—5 and 12. O Lord, rebuke me not in thy indignation, nor chastise me in thj' wrath. Ibid. 6—2. Who knoweth the power of thy anger, and for thy fear can number thy wrath. Ibid. 89—11. Your mother is confounded exceedingly; and she that bore you is made even with the dust: behold, she shall be the last among the nations, a wilder- ness unpassable, and dry. Because of the wrath of the Lord it shall not be inhabited, but shall be wholly desolate: every one that shall pass by Babylon, shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all her plagues. Jerem. 50 — 12, 13. See Matth. 8—34; and Luke. 14—21. He that believeth in the Son, hath life everla-sting: But he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. John. 8—36. But according to thy hardness, and impenitent heart, thou treasurest up to thyself wrath, against the day of wrath, and revelation of the just judg- ment of God. Rom. 2 — 5. See Apocal. Chap. 6. ANGER. 47 Anger of Man. Its Evil Effects. But to Cain and his offerings he had no respect: and Cain was exceeding angry, and his countenance fell. Gen. 4 — 5. And Saul was exceeding angry, and this word was displeasing in liis eyes: and he said: They have given David ten thousands, and to me they have given but a thousand: what can he have more but the kingdom? And Saul did not look on David with a good eye from that day and forward. 1. Kings. 18—8, 9. And Achab came into his house angi-y and fretting, because of the word that Naboth the Jesrahelite had spoken to him, saying: I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And casting himself upon his bed, he turned away his face to the wall, and would eat no bread. 8. Kings. 21 — 4. Naaman was angry, and went away saying: I thought he would have come out to me, and standing would have invoked the name of the Lord his God, and touched with his hand the place of the leprosy, and healed me. 4. Kings. 5 — 11. And Asa was angry with the seer, and commanded him to be put in prison: for he was greatly enraged because of this thing: and he put to death many of the people at that time. 2. Paral. 16 — 10. And Ozias was angry; and holding in his hand the censer to bum incense, threatened the priests. And presently there arose a leprosy in his forehead before the priests, and in the house of the Lord at the altar of incense. Ibid. 26—19. And it came to pass, that when Sanaballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry: and being moved exceedingly, he scoffed at the Jews. 2. Esdras. 4—1. And when king Sennacherib was come back fleeing from Judea by reason of the slaughter that God had made about him for his blasphemy, and being angry slew many of the childi-en of Israel, Tobias buried their bodies. Tobias. 1—21. {Tobias said to his wife:) Take heed, lest perhaps it be stolen; restore ye it to its owner; for it is not lawful for us either to eat or to touch anytliing that Cometh by theft. At these words his wife being angry answered: It is evident thy hope is come to nothing, and thy alms now appear. And with these, and other such like words she upbraided him. Ibid. 2 — 21 to 23. Now when Aman had heai-d this, and had proved by experience that Mardochai did not bend his knee to him, nor worship him, he was exceedingly angry. And he counted it as nothing to lay his hands upon Mardochai alone: for he had heard that he was of the nation of the Jews; and he chose rather to destroy aU the nation of the Jews that were in the kingdom of Assuerus. Esther. 3—5, 6. Anger indeed killeth the foohsh, and envy slayeth the little one. Job. 5—2. And Ehu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, was angry and was moved to indignation: now he was angry against Job, because he said he was just before God. And he was angry with his friends, because they had not found a reasonable answer, but only had condemned Job. Ibid. 32—2, 3. Be ye angry, and sin not. Psalm. 4 — 5. Cease from anger, and leave rage. Ibid. 36—8. 48 ANGER. A fool immediately showeth liis anger: but he that dissembleth injuries is wise. trov. 12 — 16. Somidness of heart is the life of the flesh: but envy is the rottenness of the bones. Ibid. 14—30. A passionate man stirreth up strifes: he that is patient appeaseth those that are stirred up. Ibid. 15 — 18. An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be sent against him. * * He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh rum. Ibid. 17 — 11 and 19. He that is impatient, shaU suffer damage: and when he shall take away he shall add another thing. Ibid. 19 — 19. Be not a friend to an angry man: and do not walk with a fiuious man: lest perhaps thou learn his ways, and take scandal to thy soul. Ibid. 23 — 24, 25. It is better to dwell in a wUdemess, than with a quarrelsome and passion- ate woman. Ibid. 21 — 19. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so an angrj- man stirreth up strife. Ibid. 26—21. A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both. Anger hath no mercy, nor fury when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked ? Ibid. 27 — 3, 4. A passionate man provoketh quarrels: and he that is easily stirred up to wrath, shall be more prone to sm. Ibid. 29 — 22. And he that strongly squeezeth the paps to braig out milk, straineth out butter: and he that \'iolently bloweth his nose, bringeth out blood: and he that provoketh wrath, bringeth forth strife. Ibid. 30 — 33. Be not quickly angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of a fool. Ekjcles. 7—10. But when the unjust (Cain) went away from her in his anger, he perished by the fury wherewith he murdered his brother. Wisdom. 10 — 3. For he that is without feai* caimot be justified: for the v»Tath of liis liigh spii-its is his ruin. EccU. 1 — 28. There is a lymg rebuke in the anger of an injurious man: and there is a judgment that is not allowed to be good: and there is one that holdeth his peace: he is wise. Ibid. 19 — 28. How much better it is to reprove, than to be angry, and not to hinder him that confesseth in prayer? Ibid. 20 — 1. Tliere is no head worse than the head of a serpent: and there is no anger above the anger of a woman. It will be more agreeable to abide with a Uon and a dragon, than to Uwell with a wicked woman. Ibid. 25 — 22, 23. A woman's anger, and impudence, and confusion is great. Ibid. 25 — 29. Remember thy last things, and let enmity cease: for corruption and death hang over in his commandments. Remember the fear of Grod; and be not angiy with thy neighbour. Remember the covenant of the most High, and overlook the ignorance of thy neighbour. Refrain from strife; and thou shalt diminish thy sins: for a passionate man kindleth strife: and a sinful man will trouble his friends, and bring in debate in the midst of them that are at peace. For as the wood of the forest is, so the fire bumeth: and as a man's strength is, so shall his anger be: and accordmg to liis riches he shall increase his anger. A hasty contention kindleth a fire: and a hasty quarrel sheddeth blood: and a tongue that beareth witness bringeth death. If thou blow the ANGER. 49 spark, it shall burn as a fire: and if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: both come out of the mouth. Ibid. 28 — 6 to 14. Envy and anger shorten a man's days: and pensiveness wiU bring old age before tlie time. Ibid. 30—26. The princes of Juda thinking Jeremias was fleeing to the Chaldeans, were angry with him; and they beat him, and cast him into the prison that was in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for he was chief over the prison. Jerem, 37—14. For the thing that thou askest, O king, is difficult: nor can any one be found that can shew it before the kmg, except the gods, whose conversation is not with men. Upon hearing this, the king in fury, and in great wrath, commanded that all the wise men of Babylon should be put to death. And the decree being gone forth, the wise men were slain: and Daniel and his companions were sought for, to be put to death. Dan. 2 — 11 12, 13. Then was Nabuchodonosor filled with fury; and the countenance of his face was changed against Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago; and he commanded that the furnace should be heated seven times more than it had been accus- tomed to be heated. And he conunanded the strongest men that were in his army, to bind the feet of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and to cast them into the furnace of burning fire. Ibid. 3 — 19, 20. And Jonas was exceedingly troubled, and was angry. * * And the Lord said to Jonas: Dost thou thuik thou hast reason to be angry, for the ivj'-? And he said: I am angry with reason even unto death. Jonas. 4 — 1 and 9. And they that led him, and had been a little before more mild, were changed to ^vrath for the words he had sjioken, which they thought were uttered out of arrogancy. 2. Mach. 6 — 29. Then the king being incensed with anger, raged against him more cruelly than all the rest, taking it greviously that he was mocked. Ibid. 7 — 39. Antiochus having failed to captur'e Persepolis: and swelling with auger, he thought to revenge upon the Jews the injury done by them that had put him to flight. And therefore he commanded his chariot to be driven, without stopping in his journey, the judgment of heaven urging him forward, because he had spoken so proudly, that he would come to Jerusalem, and make it a common burying-place of the Jews. Ibid. 9 — 4. Then Herod, perceiving that he was deluded by the wdse men, was ex- ceeding angry; and, sendmg, killed all the men-children that were in Bethle- hem, and in all the confines thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Matth. 2 — 16. You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not kill. And whosoever shall kill, shall be guilty of the judgment: but I say to you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be guilty of the judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be guilty of the council. And whosoever shall say, Tliou fool, shall be guilty of hell fire. Ibid. 5 — 21, 82. Idolatry, witchcraft, enmities, contentions, emulations, wrath, quarrels, dissensions, sects, envy, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I foretell you as I have foretold to you, that they who do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of God. Galat. 5 — 20, 21. Be angrj^and sin not: let not the sun do down upon your anger. Ephes. 4—26. 50 ANGER. But now put you also all away: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, filthy speech out of your mouth, Coloss. 3 — 8. For a bishop must be without crime, as a steward of God; not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre. Titus. 1—7. You know, my dearest brethren: and let every man be swift to hear; but slow to speak, and slow to anger. For the anger of man worketh not the jus- tice of God. James. 1—19, 20. Anger is easily Assuaged. A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury. Prov. 15—1. He that putteth a fool to silence, appeaseth anger. Ihid. 26 — 10. Anger to be Avoided, Therefore let not anger overcome thee, to oppress any man: neither let multitude of gifts turn thee aside. Job. 36 — 18. Be not a friend to an angry man; and do not walk with a furious man: lest perhaps thou learn his ways. Prov. 32 — 24, 25. Be not quickly angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of a fool. Eccles. 7—10. Remove anger from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh. Ibid. 11—10. Revenge not yourselves, my dearly beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written: Revenge is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord. Rom. 12 — 19. Let all bittemess,and anger,and indignation, and clamour,and blasphemy, be taken away from you, with all maUce. And be ye kind one to another, merciful, forgiving one another, even as God hath forgiven you in Christ. Ephes. 4—31, 32. Quarrel not with a passionate man, and go not into the desert with a bold man: for blood is as nothing in his sight; and where there is no help he will overthrow thee. Eccli. 8 — 19. Anger Arising from Zeal. (See also Zeal.) When Moses spoke to Pharao who would not hear him: He went out from Pharao exceeding angry. But the Lord said to Moses: Pharao will not hear you, that many signs may be done in the land of Egypt. Exod. 11 — 9. Moses commnnded that none of the manna should be left till morning: and they hearkened not to him; but some of them left until the morning: and it began to be full with worms, and it putrified: and Moses was angry with them. Ibid. 16—19, 20. And when he came nigh to the camp, he saw the calf .and the dances: and being very angry, he threw the tables out of his hand, and broke them at the foot of the mount. Ibid. 32—19. While these things were a doing, when Moses sought for the buck-goat, that had been offered for sin, he found it burnt: and being angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron that were left, he said: Why did you not eat in the holy place the sacrifice for sin, wliich is most holy, and given to you, ANTICHRIST. 51 that you may bear the iniquity of the people, and may pray for them in the sight of the Lord. Levit. 10—16, 17. Moses seeing the rebellion of Core and his companions iras very angry, and: said to the Lord: Respect not their sacrifices: thou knowest that I have not taken of them so much as a young ass at any time, nor liave injured any of them. Num. 16 — 15. And Jonathan answering Saul his father, said: Why shall he die? what hath he done ? and Sa\il caught up a spear to strike him. And Jonathan un- derstood that it was determined by his father to kill David. So Jonathan rose from the table in great anger, and did not eat bread on the second day after the new moon. For he was grieved for David, because his father had put him to confusion. 1. Kings. 20 — 32 to 34. W] ten he heard the parable of Nathan: David's anger being exceedingly kindled against that man, he said to Nathan: As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this is a child of death. 2. Kings. 12 — 5. And the man of God was angry with Mm, and said: If thouhadst smitten five or six or seven times, thou hadst smitten Syria even to utter destruction: Bvit now three times shalt thou smite it. 4. Kings. 13 — 19. Nehemias hearing the complaints of the people on account of the usury of the rich, said: I was exceeding angry, when I heard their cry. 2. Esdras. 5 — 6. ANTICHRIST. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Mosoch and Thubal: and prophesy of him; and say to him: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I come against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Mosoch and Thubal. And I will timi thee about, and I will put a bit in thy jaws; and I wiU bring thee forth, and all thy army, horse and horsemen all clothed wdth coats of mail, a great mul- titude, armed with spears and shields and swords. * * And thou shalt come upon my people of Israel like a cloud, to cover the earth. Thou shalt be in the latter days, and I will bring thee upon mj land: that the nations may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. Thus saith the Lord God: Thou then art he, of whom I have spoken in the days of old, by my servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in the days of those times that I would bring thee upon them. And it shall come to pass in that day, in the day of the coming of Gog upon the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that my indignation shall come up in my wrath. And I have spoken in my zeal, and in the fire of my anger, that in that day there shall be a great com- motion upon the land of Israel. Ezech. Chap. 38 — 1 to 4 and 16 to 19. See also Chap. 39. After this I beheld in the vision of the night, and lo, a fourth beast, terri- ble and wonderful, and exceeding strong: it had great iron teeth, eatmg and breaking in i)ieces, and treading down the rest with its feet: and it was un- Uke to the other beasts which I had seen before it, and had ten horns. I con- sidered the horns, and behold, another little horn sprung out of the midst of them: and three of the first horns were plucked up at the presence thereof: and behold, eyes like the eyes of a man were in this horn, and a mouth speak- ing gieat things. * * After this I would diligently learn concerning the fourtli beast, which was very different from all, and exceedingly terrible: liis teeth and claws were of iron: he devom-ed and broke in pieces: and the rest 4 53 ANTICHRIST. he stamijed upon with his feet. Dan. 7 — 7, 8 and 19. And after their reign, when uiiquities shall be grown up, there shall arise a king of a shameless face, and vmderstanding dark sentences. And his power shall be strengthened, but not by his own force: and he shall lay all things waste, and shaU prosper, and do more than can be beheved. And he shall de- stroy the mighty, and the people of the saints, accorduig to his wUl: and craft shall be successful m his hand: and his heart shall be puffed up; and in the abundance of aU things he shall kill many: and he shall rise up against the prince of princes, and shall be broken without hand. Ibid. 8 — 23 to 25. And he shall confirm the covenant with many, in one week: and in the half of the week the victim and the sacrifice shall faU: and there shall be in the temple the abomination of desolation: and the desolation shall continue even to the consummation, and to the end. Dan. 9 — 27. But at that time shall Michael rise up, the great prince who standeth for the children of thy people: and a time shall come such as never was from the time that nations began even until that time. And at that time shall thy peo- ple be saved, every one that shall be found written in the book. Ibid. 12 — 1. Foi' there shaU arise false christs, and false prophets; and shall show great signs and w onders, insomuch as to deceive (if it were possible) even the elect. Matth. 24—24. And Jesus answering, began to say to them: Take heed lest any man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, sajing: I am he: and they shall deceive many. Mark. 13 — 5, 6. I am come in the name of my Father: and you receive me not. If another shall come in his own name, liim you will receive. John. 5 — 43. I know that, after my departure, ravenous wolves wiU enter in among you, not sparing the flock. And of your own selves will rise up men sjjetiking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Acts. 20 — 29,30. Let no man deceive you by any means: for unless there come a revolt first, and the man of sin be revealed, the sou of perdition, who opposeth,and is Ufted up above all that is called Grod, or that is worshippeti, so that he sit- teth in the temple of Grod, shewing himself as if he were Gk)d. Remember you not, that when I was with you, I told you these things? And now you know what withholdeth, that he may be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity already worketh; only that he who now holdeth, do hold, untU he be taken out of the way. And then that wicked one shall be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus shall kiU with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: him, whose coming is according to the working of Satan, in all power, and signs, and l)dng wonders, and in all seduction of iniquity to them that perish: because they receive not the love of the truth that they might be saved. Therefore God shall send them the operation of error, to beUeve a lie. 2. Thess. 2—3 to 10. See also Ephes. 5 — 6. Now the Spirit manifastly saith, that in the last times some shall depart from the faith, gi\'ing heed to spirits of error, and doctrines of devils, speak- ing lies in hypocrLsy, and having their conscience seared. 1. Tim. 4 — 1, 2. Men shall be lovers of themselves, covetous, haughty, proud, blasphem- ers, dLsobedient to parents, migrateful. wicked, without affection, without peace, slanderers, incontinent, unmerciful, without kindness, traitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasures more than of God: having an appearance, indeed, of piety, but denying the ix)wer thereof. 2. Tim. 3 — 2 to 5. ANTICHRIST. 53 False Pt'ophets will Seduce many, hut they shall be Punished. But there were also false prophets among the people; even as there shall be lying teachers among you, who shall bring in sects of perdition, and deny the Lord who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their luxuries, by whom the way of truth shaU be blasphemed. 2. Peter. 2—1, 2. Knowing this first, that in the last days there shall come scoffers with de- ceit, walking according to their own lusts. Ibid. 3 — 3. Little children, it is the last hour: and as you have heard that Antichrist Cometh, even now there are many Antichrists: whereby we know that it is the last hour. * * Who is a liar, but he who denieth that Jesus is the Christ ? He is Antichrist, who denieth the Father and the Son. 1. John. 2 — 18 and 22. And every spirit, that dissolveth Jesus, is not of God: and tliis is Anti- christ, of whom you have-heard that he cometh, and he is now already in the world. Ibid. 4 — 3. For many seducers are gone out mto the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh: this is a seducer and an Antichi-ist. 2. John. 1—7. For there have crept in some men, (who were written of long ago unto this judgment) impious,tm'nii:igihe grace of our God into lasciviousness,aftd de- nying the only sovereign Ruler, and our Lord Jesus Christ. * * But these men blaspheme whatsoever tilings they know not: and what things soever they natm-ally know, like dumb beasts, in these they are corrupted. Wo to them; for they have gone in the way of Cain, and have poured out themselves after the error of Balaam for a reward, and have perished in the gainsaying of Core. Jude. 1-4, 10, 11. And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast, that ascend- eth out of the abyss, shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. Apoc. 11 — 7. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blas- phemy. And the beast, which I saw, was hke to a leopard; and liis feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a Uon. And the dragon gave him his own strength, and great power. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death: and his deadly wound was healed. And all the earth was in admiration after the beast. And they adored the dragon, which gave power to the beast: and they adored the beast, saying: Who is like to the beast ? and who shall be able to fight with it ? and there was given to it a mouth, speaking great things, and blasphemies: and power was given to it to act forty-two months. And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against Grod, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. And it was given to him to make war with the saints, and to over- come them: and power was given him over every tribe, and people, and tongue, and nation: and all that dwell upon the earth, adored lum; whose names are not written in the book of hfe of the Lamb, which was slain from the begin- ning of the world. If any man have an ear, let him hear. He that shall lead into captivity, shall go into captivity: he that shall kill by the sword, must be killed by the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth: and he had two horns. Like a lamb's, and he spoke as a dragon. And he executed all the power of the former 54 APOSTATES. beast in his sight: and he caused the earth, and them that dwell therein, to adore the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he did great signs, so that he made even fire to come down from heaven upon the earth in the sight of men. And he seduced them that dwell on the earth, by the signs, which were given him to j)erform 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 the sword, and Uved. And it was given to him to give life to the image of the beast, and that the image of the beast should si^eak; and should cause, that whosoever will not adore the image of the beast, should be slain. And he shall make all, both httle and great, rich and poor, free-men and bond-men, to have a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and that no man might buy or sell, but he that hath the mark, or the name of the bea.st, or the number of liis name. Here is wisdom. He that hath under- standing, let him compute the number of the beast. For it is the number of a man: and his number is six hundred sixty-six. Ibid* Chap. 13. And the third Angel followed them, saying with a loud voice: If any man shall adore the beast, and his image, and receive his mark in liis forehead, or in his hand: he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is nungled ^\^th pure wine, in the cuji of his wrath: and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the sight of the holy Angels, and in the sight of the Lamb? Ibid. 14—9, 10. See also Chap. 17. • . APOSTATES. And they brought him forth, and set him without the city: and there they spoke to him, saying: Save thy Ufe: look not back, neither stay thou in all the country about: but save thyself in the mountain, lest thou be also con- sumed. * * And his (Lot's) wife looking behind her, was turned into a statue of salt. Gen. 19—17 and 26. And the Lord appeared to him and said: Go not down into Egji^t, but stay in the laud that I shall tell thee. Ibid. 36 — 3. And Banaias came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said to him: Thus saith the king: Come forth. And he said: I will not come forth; but here I will die. Banaias brought word back to the king, sajing: Thus saith Joab, and thus he answered me. 3. Kings. 3 — 30. A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man walketh with a perverse mouth. He winketh with the eyes; presseth « ith tlu" foot; speaketh with the finger. With a wicked heart he deviseth evil: aud at all times he soweth dis- cord. To such a one his destruction shall presently come. Prov. 6 — 13 to 15. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place. Ibid. 37 — 8. If the spirit of liim that hath power, ascend ui)on thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease. Eccles. 10 — 4. Abide not in the works of siunei-s. But trust in Gtxl.and stay in thy place. Eccli. 11—33. For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: As my anger and my indignation hath been kindled against the iuliabitants of Jerusalem: so shall my indignation be kindle.\ liall enter uito Egypt: and you shall be an execration, and an a.stonisluucul. aud a curse, and a reproach: and you shall see this place no more. This is the word of the Lord concern- ing you. O ye remnant of Juda: Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have adjured you this day. Jerem. 48 — 18. 19. APOSTLES. 55 They returned, that they might be without yoke: they became like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the swoid, for the rage of their tongue. This is their derision in the land of Egypt. Osee. 7 — 16. And it shall come to pass in the day of the victim of the Lord, that I will visit upon the princes, and upon the king's sons, and upon all such as are clothed with strange apparel. Sophon. 1 — 8. Jesus said to him: No man putting his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Luke. 9 — 62. And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they have: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house. Ibid. 10—7. I wonder that you are so soon removed, from him who called you to the grace of Christ, to another gospel. Galat. 1 — 6. Be mindful, therefore, from whence thou art fallen: and do penance, and do the first works. Or else I come to thee, and I will remove thy candlestick ■out of its place, unless thou shalt have done penance. Apocal. 2 — 5. APOSTLES. Had Books. The cloak, which I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, especially the parchments. 2. Tim. 4 — 13. The Ajjostles and PropJiets had the Spirit of God. Go therefore, and I will be in thy mouth: and I will teach thee what thou shalt speak. Exod. 4 — 12. For it is not you that sjieak, but the spirit of your Father, that speaketh in you. Matth. 10—20. The Spirit of the Lord hath spoken by me, and his word by my tongue. 2. Kings. 23—2. As I was yet speaking in prayer, behold the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, flying swiftly touched me at the time of the evening sacrifice. And he instructed me, and spoke to me, and said: O Daniel, I am now come forth to teach thee, and that thou mightest under- stand. Dan. 9—21, 22. Are not these the words, which the Lord spoke by the hand of the former prophets, when Jerusalem as yet was inhabited and was wealthy, both itself and the cities round about it, and there were inhabitants towards the south, and in the plain ? and the word of the Lord<<;ame to Zacharias, saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts, saying: Judge ye true judgment, and shew ye mercy and compassion every man to his brother. Zach. 7 — 7, 8, 9. And when they shall lead you and delivering you up, be not thoughtful be- forehand what you shall speak; but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye. For it is not you that speak, but the Holy Ghost. Mark. 13—11. For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what you ought to say. Luke. 12—12. Lay it up, therefore, in your hearts, not to meditate before, how you shall answer. For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your ad- versaries shall not be able to resist and gainsay. Ibid, 21 — 14, 15. 56 APOSTLES. And I will ask the Father, and he shall give you another Paraclete, that he may abide with you forever. John. 14 — 16. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost: and they began to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave them to sjjeak. Acts. And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were as- sembled: and they were all fiUed with the Holy Ghost: and they spoke the word of (lod with confidence. Ibid. 4 — 31. And Ananias went his way, and entered uito the house; and laying his hands on him, he said: Saul, brother, the Lord Jesus hath sent me. he who appeared to thee in the way as thou earnest, that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. Ibid. 9—17. Do you seek a proof of Clirist who sj^eaketh in me, who towards you is not weak, but is mighty in you ? 2. Cor. 13 — 3. And when Paul had imposed his hands on them, the Holy Ghost came upon them, and they spoke tongues, and prophesied. Acts. 19 — 6. Now we have received not the spirit of this world, but the Spirit that is of God, that we may know the things that are given us from God. 1. Cor. 2—12. He therefore that despiseth these things, despiseth not man, but G<)d; who also hath given his Holy Spirit in us. 1. Thess. 4 — 8. For prophecy came not by the wiU of man at any time; but the holy men of God spoke, inspired by the Holy Ghost. 2. Peter. 1 — 21. Christ Conferred on the. Apostles the Potoer of Orders. And whilst they were at supper, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke, and gave to his disciples; and said: Take ye and eat: This is my body. And taking the chahce, he gave thanks; and gave to them, sajing: Drink ye all of this. For this is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many for the remission of sins. Matth. 26 — 26, 27, 28. And taking bread, he gave thanks, and brake, and gave to them, saying: This is my body which is given for you: Do this for a commemoration of me. Luke. 22—19. See also Mark. 14—22. For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, the night in which he was betrayed, took bread, and giving thanks, broke, and said: Take ye and eat: this is my body which shall bedeUvered foryou: do this for the commemoration of me. 1. Cor. 11 — 23, 24. The Apostles ^ceived Jurisdiction over Consciences. Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them: and whose sins you shall retain, they are retiuned. John. 20 — 23. See also Matth. 18 — 18. They also Received Jurisdiction over Extertml Acts. (See Excommunication.) Tfie Apostles were Chosen from the Disciples. Luke. 6—13. Were Sent to Announce the Kingdom of Ood to the Jews. Matth. 10—5. APPARITIONS. 57 Were Sent to the whole World. Matth. 28—19. APPARITIONS. Of God, of Angels and of Men. God appeared to Adam before the fall, to Adam, Eve and the serpent after the fall. Gen. Chapters 2 ajid 3. God appeared to Cain before his fratHcide, and after it, accused him. Ibid. Chap. 4. God appeared to Noe, and commanded him to build the ark, and spoke to him at other times. Ibid. Chapters 6 and 9. God appeared to Abraham, and said to him: Go forth out of thy country. Ibid. 12—1. He appeared again to Abraham,. Ibid. 12 — 7. And the Lord api)eared to him in the vale of Mambre as he was sitting at the door of his tent, in the very heat of the day. And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men standing near him: and as soon as he saw them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and adored down to the ground. Ibid. 18 — 1, 2. Two Angels appeared to Lot sitting at the gate of the city. Ibid. 19 — 1. An Angel appeared to Hagar and her son in the desert. Ibid. 21 — 17. God tempted {that is tried Abraham's obedience) and said to him: Take thy only begotten son, etc. Ibid. 22 — 1, 2. The Lord appeared to Isaac and said: Go not down into Bgypt. Ibid. 26 — 2. God appeared to Jacob many times. Ibid. Chap. 28. And Laban saw in his sleep, God speaking to him. Ibid. Chap. 31. He remamed alone: and behold, a man wrestled with him till morning. And when he saw that he could not overcome liim, he touched the sinew, of his thigh, and forthwith it shrank. Ibid. 32 — 24, 25. The Lord appeared to him (Moses) in a flame of fii-e out of the midst of a bush : and he saw that the bush was on flre.and was not burned. Exod. 3 — 2. Apparition of the Angel to Balaam. Num. 22 — 21. See Josue. 5 — 13. And an Angel of the Lord went up from Galgal to the place of weepers. Judges. 2 — 1. • The Angel of tJie Lord appeared to Gedeon. Ibid. Chap. 6. And to Manue and his wife. Ibid. 13 — 20. And the Lord again appeared in Silo, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Silo, according to the word of the Lord. And the word of Samuel came to pass to all Israel. 1. Kings. 3 — 21. And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, saying : Ask what thou wilt that I should give thee. 3. Kings. 3 — 5. See 2. Mach. 3 — 25. But when they were in the heat of the engagement there appeared to the enemies from heaven five men upon horses, comely with golden bridles, con- ducting the Jews: two of whom took Machabeus between them, and covered him on every side with their arms, and kept him safe; but cast darts and fire-balls against the enemy; so that they fell down, being both confounded with blindness, and fiUed with trouble. 2. Mach. 10—29, 30. See Matth. Chapters 1 and 2; Mark. 1 — 10; and John. 1 — 32. The Holy Ghost appeared in the form of a dove at the baptism of Christ. Mark. 1—10; anfl Luke. 3—22. And, behold, there appeared to them Moses, and Elias. Matth. 17 — 3. And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept, arose; and coming out of the tombs after liis resmrection, came into the holy city, and appeared to many. Ibid. 27 — 53, 53. And, behold, there was a great earthquake. For an Angel of the Lord descended from heaven; and coming, roUed back the stone, and sat upon it. And his coimtenance was as Ughtning, and his raiment as snow. And for fear of liim, the guards were struck with terror, and became as dead men. Ibid. 28—2, 3, 4. And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed with a white robe: and they were astonished. * * But he rismg early the first day of the week, appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. * * And after that he appeared in another form to two of them walking, as they were going into the coimtry. * * At length he appeared to the eleven as they were at table: and he upbraided them with their increduUty and hardness of heart; because they did not beUeve them who had seen him after he was risen again. Mark. 16 — 6, 9, 12, 14. And it came to pass, while they were astonished in mind at this, behold, two men stood by them in shining apparel. Luke. 24 — 4. Christ appeared to his disciples going to Eviviaus, and lastly to all his disciples, and destroyed their incredulity. See Luke. 24 — 13, and following verses. And she saw two Angels, in white, sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been laid. * * When she had said these words, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing: and she knew not that it was Jesus. John. 20 — 12 and 14. After this Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. Ibid. 21—1. And whilst they were beholding him going up to heaven, behold, two men stood by them, in white garments. Acts. 1 — 10. Christ appeared to Saul and Ananias. See Acts. Chap. 9. An Angel appeared to Cornelius. Ibid. 10 — 30; and also to Peter, verse 9. An Angel appeared to Peter, and liberated him. Ibid, 12 — 7 to 10. And a vision was shown to Paul in the night: A man of Macedonia standing, and beseeching him, and saying: Pass over into Macedonia and help us. Acts. 16 — 9. ARK. Of Noe. Make thee an ark of timber planks: thou shalt make Uttle rooms in the ark, and thou shalt pitch it withm and without. And thus shalt thou make it. Tlie length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits: the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. Thou shalt make a window in the ark, and in a cubit thou shalt finish the top of it: atnd the door of the ark thou shalt set in the side: with lower, middle chambers, and third stories shalt thou make it. Gen. 6—14, 15, 16. Noe enters the ark. See Gen. Chap. 7. The vxiters subsiding^ Noe sent out a raven and afterwards a dove. Noe ARK OF THE COVENANT. 59 left the ark with all that were in it. Built an altar and offered sacrifice. Gen. Chap. 8. For whose cause, when water destroyed tlie earth, wisdom healed it again, directing the course of the just hy contemptible wood. Wisdom. 10 — 4. And from the beginning also, when the i^roud giants perished, the hope of a world fleeing to a vessel, which was governed by thy hand, left the world seed of generation. Ibid. 14 — 6. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark; and they knew not till the flood came, and took them all away: so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Matth. 24 — 38, 39. They did eat and drink; they married wives, and were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark: and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Luke. 17—27. By faith Noe having received an answer concerning those things which as yet were not seen, moved with fear, framed the ark for the saving of his family, by the which he condemned the world; and was instituted heir of the justice which is by faith. Hebr. 11 — 7. Who in time past had been incredulous, when they waited for the patience of God in the days of Noe, when the ark was a building: in w^hich a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water. 1. Peter. 3 — 20. ARK OF THE COVENANT. The Lord describes the Manner of its Preparation. Frame an ark of s^im-wood, the length whereof shall be of two cubits and a half; the breadth, a cubit and a half; the height, likewise a cubit and a half. And thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold within and without; and over it thou shalt make a golden crown round about: and four golden rings, which thou shalt put at the four corners of the ark: let two rings be on the one side, and two on the other. Thou shalt make bars also of setim- wood, and shalt overlay them with gold. And thou shalt put them in through the rings that are in the sides of the ark, that it may be carried on them: and they shall be always in the rings; neither shall they at any time be drawn out of them. And thou shalt put in the ark the testimony which I will give thee. Exod. 25—10 to 16. The Ark is taken into Camp. And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord was come into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout; and the earth rang again. And the PhiUstines heard the noise of the shout: and they said: What is this noise of a great shout in the camp of the Hebrews ? And they understood that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp. 1. Kings. 4 — 5, 6. The Ark is Captured. And the ark of God was taken: and the two sons of HeU, Ophni and Phinees, were slain. Ibid. 4 — 11. 60 . ARROGANCE. The Contents of the Ark. And I will write on the tables the words that were in them, which thou brokest before; and thou shalt put them in the ark. Deut. 10 — 2. Take this book, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God: that it may be there for a testimony against thee. Ibid. 31—26. Now in the ark there was nothing else but the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egy-pt. 3. Kings. 8 — 9, Having the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant covered about on every part with gold, in which was the golden urn that had manna, and the rod of Aaron that had blossomed, and the tables of the testament. Heb. 9 — i. ARROGANCE. {See also Vain-Glory.) And Josue said to Achan: My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and confess, and tell me what thou hast done: hide it not. Josue. 7 — 19. Extol the eternal King of worlds in yotir works. Tobias. 13 — 6. Scatter the proud in thy indignation, and behold every arrogant man, and hmnble him. Job. 40 — 6. The fear of the Lord hateth evil: I hate arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue. Prov. 8 — 13. Every proud man is an abomination to the Lord: though hand shotdd be joined to hand, he is not innocent. Ibid. 16 — 5. Extol not thyself in doing thy work; and linger not in the time of distress: better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself, and wanteth bread. Eccli. 10 — 29, 30. Because the day of the Lord of Hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and high-minded, and upon every one that is arrogant, and he shall be humbled. Isa. 2—12, And I will visit the evils of the world, and against the wicked for their iniquity, and I will make the pride of infidels to cease, and will bring down the arrogancy of the mighty. Ibid. 13 — 11. Tlie voice of one, saying: Cry. And I said: What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory thereof as the flower of the field. Ibid. 40 — 6. I the Lord, this is my name: I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to graven things. Ibid. 42 — 8. Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom. Jerem. 9 — 23. That, as it is written, He that glorieth, may glory in the Lord. 1. Cor. 1—31. See 2. Cor. 10—17. Thy arrogancy hath deceived thee, and the pride of the heart: O thou that dwellest in the clif ts of the rock, and endeavourest to lay hold on the height of the hiU: but though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as an eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith tlie Lord. Jerem. 49 — 16. And the pride of Israel shall answer in his face: and Israel, and Ephraim shall fall in their iniquity; Juda also shall fall with them. Osee. 5 — 5. So you also, when you shall have done all the things that are com- ASTROLOGY AND ASTRONOMY. 61 manded you, say: We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which we ought to do. Luke. 17 — 10. And I will visit in that day upon every one that entereth arrogantly over the threshold; them that fill the house of the Lord their God with iniquity and deceit. Sophon. 1 — 9. How can you believe, who receive glory one from another; and the glory which is from God alone, you do not seek? John. 5 — 44. For they love the glory of men, more than the glory of God. Ibid. 12 — 43. For who distinguisheth thee ? And what hast thou that thou hast not received ? And if thou hast received, why dost thy glory, as if thou hadst not received tY? 1. Cor. 4 — 7. Your glorying is not good. Ibid. 5 — 6. For if I preach the gospel, it is no glory to me: for a necessity lietli upon me: for wo is unto me if I preach not the gospel. Ibid. 9 — 16. Let us not be made desirous of vain-glory, provoking one another, envy- ing one another. Galat. 5 — 26. For by grace you are saved through faith, and this not of youreelves: for it is the gift of God; not of works, that no man may glory. Ephes. 2 — 8, 9. ASTROLOGY AND ASTRONOMY. And God said: Let there be hghts made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons and for days and years. Gen. 1 — 14. All the days of the earth, seed-time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, night and day, shall not cease. Ibid. 8 — 22. Lest perhaps hfting up thy eyes to heaven, thou see the sun and the moon, and all the stars of heaven, and being deceived by error thou adore and serve them, which the Lord thy God created for the service of all the nations, that are under heaven. Deut. 4 — 19. The sim to rule the day: for his mercy endureth forever. The moon and the stars to rule the night: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm. 135 — 8, 9. Why doth one day excel another, and one light another, and one year another year, when all come of the sun? By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished, the sun being made, and keeping his comnoandment. Eccli. 33—7, 8. And he said also to the multitudes: When you see a cloud rising from the west, presently you say: A shower is coming: and so it happeneth: And when ye see the south wind blow, you say: There will be heat: and it Cometh to pass. Luke. 12—54, 55. See also Matth. 16—2. Thus saith the Lord thy redeemer, and thy maker, from the womb: I am the Lord, that make all things, that alone stretch out the heavens, that estabhsh the earth: and there is none with me: that make void the tokens of diviners, and make the soothsayers mad: that turn the wise backward, and that make their knowledge foolish. Isa. 44 — 24, 25. Thou hast failed in the multitude of thy counsels: let now the astrologers stand and save thee, they that gazed at the stars, and counted the months, that from them they might tell the things that shaU come to thee. Ibid. 47— 13. Thus saith the Lord: Learn not according to the ways of the Gentiles: 62 AVARICE. and be not afraid of the signs of heaven, which the heathens fear. Jerem. 10—2. AVARICE. And provide out of all the people, able men, such as fear God, in whom thei'e is truth, and that hate avarice, and appoint of them rulers of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens. Exod. 18 — 21. And Achan answered Josue, and said to him: Indeed, I have sinned against the Lord the God of Israel ; and thus and thus ha^-e I done. For I saw among the spoils a scarlet garment exceeding good, and two hundred sides of silver, and a golden mle of fifty sides: and I coveted them, and I took them away, and hid them in the ground in the midst of my tent: and the silver I covered with the earth that I dug up. Josue. 7 — 20, 21. And his sons walked not in his ways: but they turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. 1. Kings. 8 — 3. But Giezi the servant of the man of God said: My master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving o^ him that which he brought: as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take something of him. And Giezi followed after Naaman: and when he saw him running after him, he leapt doAvn from his chariot to meet him, and said: Is all well? And he said: Well: my master hath sent nae to thee, saying: Just now there are come to me from mount Ephraim, two young nien of the sons of the prophets: give them a talent of silver, and two changes of garments. And Naaman said: It is better that thou take two talents. And he forced him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, and two changes of garments; and laid them upon two of his servants: and they carried them before him. And when he was come, and now it was the evening, he took them from their hands, and laid them up in the house, and sent the men away; and they departed. But he went in, and stood before his master. And Ehseus said: Whence comest thou Giezi? He answered: Tliy servant went no whither. But he said: Was not my heart present, when the man turned back from his chariot to meet thee ? So now thou hast received money, and received garments, to buy olive-yards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants. But the leprosy of Naaman shall also stick to thee, and to thy seed forever. And he went out from him a leejjer as white as snow. 4. Kings. 5—20 to 27. Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked. * * The sinner shall borrow and not pay again: but the just showeth mercy, and shall give. Psalm. 36—16 and 21. So the ways of everj' covetous man destroy the souls of the possessors. Prov. 1—19. He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf. Ibid. 11—28. The deceitful man shall not find gain: but the substance of a just man shall De precious gold. Ibid. 12 — 27. Better is a Uttle with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content. * * He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house: but he that hateth bribes shall Uve, Ibid. 15 — 16 and 27. A prince void of prudence shall oppress many by calumny: but he that hateth covetousness, shall prolong his days. * * A man. that maketh haste AVARICE. 63 to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him. Ibid. 28— 16 and 23. The horse-leach hath two daughters that say: Bring, bring. Ibid. 30 —15. A covetous man shall not be satisfied with money: and he that loveth riches shall reap no fruit from them: so this also is vanity. * * Sleep is sweet to a labouring man, whether he eat little or much: but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. There is also another grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches kept to the hurt of the owner. Eccles. 5—9, 11, 12. There is but one, and he hath not a second, no child, no brother: and yet he ceaseth not to labour; neither are his eyes satisfied with riches; neither doth he reflect, saying: For whom do I labour, and defraud my soul of good things ? in this also is vanity, and a grievous vexation. Ibid. 4 — 8. See also Chap. 6. He that walketh in justices, and speaketh truth, that casteth away avarice by oppression, and shaketh his hands from all bribes, that stoppeth his ears lest he hear blood, and shutteth his eyes that he may see no evil: he shaU dwell on high. Isa. 33 — 15, 16. And most impudent dogs, they never had enough: the shepherds them- selves knew no understanding: all have turned aside into then- own way, every one after his own gain, from the first even to the last. Ibid. 56 — 11. For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry, and I struck him: I hid my fa«e from thee, and was angry: and he went away wandering in his own heart. Ibid. 57—17. I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said: Strike the hinges, and let the hntels be shook: for there is covetousness in the head of them all ; and I will slay the last of them with the sword : there shall be no flight for them ; they shall flee ; and he that shall flee of them shall not be dehvered. Amos. 9 — 1. Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blas- phemy, pride, fooUshness. All these evil things come from within, and defile a man. Mark. 7—22, 23. But a certain man, named Ananias, with Saphira his wife, sold a field, and by fraud kept part of the price of the field, his wife being conscious of it ; and bringing a certain part of it, laid it at the feet cf the apostles. But Peter said : Ananias, why hath Satan tempted thy heart, that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Ghost, and by fraud keep part of the price of the field ? whilst it remained,did it not remain to thee ? and being sold, was it not in thy power ? Why hast thou conceived this thing in thy heart? Thou hast not lied to men, but to God. And Ananias hearing these words, fell down, and gave up the ghost. And great fear came upon all that heard it. And the young men ris- ing up, removed him, and carry uig him out, buried him. And it came to pass, about the space of three hours after, his wife also, not knowing what had hap- pened, came in. And Peter said to her : Tell me, woman, whether you sold the field for so much? And she said: Yea, for so much. And Peter said unto her : Why have you agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried thy husband, are at the door; and they shall carry thee out. Immediately she fell down before his feet, and gave up the ghost. And the young men coming in, found her dead; and carried her out, and buried her by her husband. Acts. 5—1 to 11. See Acts. 19—24, of the 64 AVARICE. a-sarice of Demetrius the silversmith. Also Acts. 24 — 26. Therefore wiU I give their women to strangers, their fields to others for an inheritance: because from the least even to the greatest all follow covet- ousness: from the prophet even to the priest, all deal deceitfully. Jerem.8 — 10. Behold, I have clapped my hands at thy covetousness. which thou hast exercised, and at the blood that hath been shed in the midst of thee. Ezech. 22—13. "Wo to him that gathereth together an evil covetousness to his house, that his nest may be on high, and thinketh he may be delivered out of the hand of evil. Habacuc. 2 — 9. And so through the covetousness of them that were in power, Menelaus continued in authority, increasing in malice to the betraying of the citizens. 2. Mach. 4—50. Now they that were with Simon, being led with covetousness, were jier- suaded for the sake of money by some that were in the towers; and taking seventy thousand didrachmas, let some of them escape. Ibid. 10 — 20. Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and the moth consume, and where thieves dig tlwough, and steal. Matth. 6 — 19. And he (Jtidas) said to them: What will you give me, and I will deUver him unto you ? But they appointed him tliirty pieces of sUver. And from thence- forth he sought opportunity to betray him. Ibid. 26 — 15. 16. Then one of his disciples. Judas Iscariot, he that was about to betray him, said: Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the purse, carried what was put therein. Jolm. 12-^, 5, 6. Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting himself, brought back the tliirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the ancients. Matth. 27 — 3. For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ? Mark. 8 — 36. And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness: for a man's life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth. Luke. 12—15. But Peter said to him {Simon): May thy money perish with thee: because thou hast esteemed the gift of God to be purchased with money. Acts. 8 — 19, SOg Nor the effeminate, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners, shall possess the kingdom of God. 1. Cor. 6—10. , But fornication and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not so much as be named among you, as it becometh saints. Ephes. 5 — 3. See Coloss. 3 — 5. For they who would become rich, fall into temptation, and into the snare of the devil, and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For covetousness is the root of all evils. 1. Tim. 6—9, 10. For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of Qod; not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre. * * Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. Titus. 1 — 7 and 11. Let your tnanners be without covetousness, contented with such things as BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY. 65 you have: for he hath said: I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee. Hebr. 18—5. BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY. And I will destroy your land, and your enemies shall be astonished at it. when they shall be the inhabitants thereof. And I will scatter you among the gentiles; and I wiU draw out the sword after you; and your land shall be desert, and your cities destroyed. Levitt. 26 — 32, 33. I call this day heaven and earth to witness, that you shall quickly perish out of the land, which, when you have passed over the Jordan, you shall pos- sess. You shall not dwell therein long, but the Lord vrill destroy you, and scatter you among all nations, and you shall remain a few among the nations, to which the Lord shall lead you. Deut. 4 — 26, 27. The Lord shall bring thee, and thy king, whom thou shalt have appointed over thee, into a nation which thou and thy fathers know not; and there thou shalt serve strange gods, wood and stone. And thou shalt be lost, as a pro- verb and a by- word to all jjeople, among whom the Lord shall bring thee in. Ibid. 28—36, 37. The Lord bring upon thee a nation from afar, and from the uttermost ends of the earth, like an eagle that flieth swiftly: whose tongue thou canst not understand: a most insolent nation, that will show no regard to the ancient, nor have pity on the infant, and AviU devour the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruits of thy land: until thou be destroyed, and will leave thee no wheat, nor wine, nor oil, nor herds of oxen, nor flocks of sheep; until he destroy thee, and consume thee in all thy cities, and thy strong and high walls be brought down, wherein thou trustedst in all thy land. Thou shalt be besieged within thy gates in all thy land, wliich the Lord thy God will give thee. Ibid. 28 — 49, 50, 51, 52. Behold, the days shall come, that all that is in thy house, and that thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon : nothing shall be left, saith the Lord. 4. Kings. 20 — 17. Tlierefore is my people led away captive, because they had not knowledge; and their nobles have perished from famine; and their multitude were dried up with thirst. Isa. 5 — 13. The cities of the south are shut up, and there is none to open them: all Juda is carried away captive with an entire captivity. * * And I will scat- ter them as stubble, which is carried away by the wind in the desert. Jerem. 13—19 and 24. For thus saith the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will take away out of this place in your sight, and in your days the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride. Ibid. 16—9. For thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will deliver thee up to fear, thee and aU thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thy eyes shall see it, and I wiU give all Juda into the hand of the king of Baby- lon: and he shall carry them away to Babylon, and shaU strike them with the sword. And I wiU give all the substance of this city, and all its labour, and every precious thing thereof, and aU the treasures of the kings of Juda will I give into the hands of their enemies: and they shall piUage them, and take them away, and carry them to Babylon. But thou, Phassur, and all that 66 BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY. dwell in thy house, shall go into captivity, and thou shalt go to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and there thou shalt be buried, thou and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied a lie. Ibid. 20 — 4, 5, 6. And to this people thou shalt say: Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I set be- fore you the way of hfe, and the way of death. He that shall abide in this city, shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that shall go out, and flee over to the Chaldeans, that besiege you, shall live, and his life shall be to him as a spoU. For I have set my face against this city for evil and not for good, saith the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall bum it with fire. Ibid. 21 — 8, 9, 10. Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts: Because you have not heard my words: behold, I will send, and take all the kindreds of the north, saith the Lord, and Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon my servant: and I will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and agaiust all the nations that are around about it: and I vnll destroy them, and make them an astonishment and a hissing, and perpetual desolations. And I will take away from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the mill, and the Ught of the lamp. And all this land shall be a desolation, and an astonish- ment: and all these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. Ibid. 25—8, 9, 10, 11. Therefore, because of you, Sion shall be ploughed as a field; and Jerusa- lem shall be as a heap of stones, and the mountain of the temple as the high places of the forests. Mich. 3 — 12. Be in pain and labour, O daughter of Sion, as a woman that bringeth forth: for now shalt thou go out of the city, and shalt dwell in the country, and slialt come even to Babylon: there thou shalt be dehvei*ed; there the Lord wiU redeem thee out of the hand of thy enemies. Ibid. 4 — 10. For behold, I will raise up the Chaldeans, a bitter and swift nation, march- ing upon the breadth of the earth, to possess the dwelling places that are not their own. Habacuc. 1 — 6. For the sins that you have conunitted before God, you shall be carried away captives into Babylon by Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon. And when you are come into Babylon, you shall be there many yeai*s, and for a long time, even to seven generations: and after that I will bring you away from thence with peace. Baruch. 6 — 1, 2. Tlie Captivity Arcoiaplished. Joachim became the servarit of yabuchodunosor king of Babylon, for three years. After his death, his son Joachim succeeded him and was taken with all tJie treasures of the temple and of the king's house, and led by Nabuch- odonosor captive into Babylon. See 4. Kings. Chap. 24 and 25. For he brought upon them the king of the Chaldeans; and he slew their young men with the sword in the house of his sanctuary: he had no compas- sion on young man, or maiden, old man, or even him that stooped for age; but he delivered them all into his hands. And all the vessels of the house of the Lord, great and small, and the treasures of the temple, and of the king, and of the princes, he cai'ried away to Babylon. And the enemies set fire to the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burnt all the towers; and whatsoever was precious they destroyed. 2. Paral. 36 — 17, 18, 19. BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY. 67 The End of the Captivity Promised and Foretold. And I will remember my covenant, that I made with Jacob, and Isaac, and Abraham. I will remember also the land, which, when she shall be left by them, shall enjoy her sabbaths, being desolate for them. But they shall pray for their sins, because they rejected my judgments, and despised my laws. And yet for all that when they were in the land of their enemies, I did not cast them off altogether; neither did I so despise them tliat they should be quite consumed, and I should make void my covenant vdth them. Foi- 1 am the Lord their God. And will remember mj^ former covenant, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, in the sight of the Gentiles, to be their God. lam the Lord. Levit. 26 — 42 to 45. And there you shall serve gods, that were framed with men's hands; wood and stone; that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. And when thou shalt seek there the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him: yet so, if thou seek him with all thy heart, and all the affliction of thy soul. Deut. 4 — 28, 29. And {thou) shalt return to him, and obey his commandments, as I com- mand thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thy heart, and with aU thy soul: the Lord thy God will bring back again thy captivity, and will have mercy on thee. and gather thee again out of ail the nations, into which he scat- tered thee before. If thou be driven as far as the poles of heaven, the Lord thy God will fetch thee back from thence; and will take thee to himself, and bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed; and thou shalt possess it: and blessing thee, he will make thee more niunerous than were thy fathers. Ibid. 30— 2 to 5. Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them back to the land which thou gavest to their fathers. 3. Kings. 8—34. If thy people Israel be overcome by their enemies, (for they will sin against thee) and being converted shall do penance, and call upon thy name, and pray to thee in this place, then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them back into the land, which thou gavest to them, and their fathers. * * Then hear thou from heaven, tliat is, from thy firm dwelling place, their prayers, and do judgment, and forgive thy people, although they have sinned. 2. Paral. 6 — 24, 25 and 39. Her time is near at hand, and her days shall not be pr« >longed. For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose out of Israel, and will make them rest upon their own ground: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and shall adhere to the house of Jacob. Isa. 14 — 1. Be comforted, be comforted, my people, saith your God. Speak ye to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her: for her evil is come to an end; her in- iquity is forgiven: she hath received of the hand of the Lord double for all her sins. Ibid. 40 — 1,2. Come forth out of Babylon; flee ye from the Chaldeans; declare it with the voice of joy: make this to be heard, and speak it out even to the ends of the earth. Say: the Lord hath redeemed his servant Jacob. Ibid. 48 — 20. And when I shall have plucked them out, I will return, and have mercy " on them; and I vvdll bring them back, every man to his inheritance, and every man into his land. Jerem. 12 — 15. But, The Lord liveth.that brought the children of Israel out of the land of 5 C8 BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY. the north, and out of all the lands to which I cast them out: and I will bring them again into their land, which I gave to their fathers. Ibid. 16—15. Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Like these good figs,so will I regard the captives of Juda, whom I have sent forth out of the place into the land of the Chaldeans, for their good. And I will set my eyes ujwn them to be paci- fied, and I will bring them again into this land: and I will build them up, and not pull them down: and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. Ibid. 24—5, 6. And when the seventy yeai-s shall be expired, I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans: and I wiU make it perpetual desolations. Ibid. 25 — 12. For thus saith the Lord: When the seventy years shall begin to be ac- comphshed in Babylon, I wall visit you: and I will perform my good word in yoiu- favor, to bring you again to this place: Ibid. 29 — 10. Therefore fear thou not, my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for behold, I will save thee from a country afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be at rest, and abound with all good tilings: and there shall he none whom lie may fear. Ibid. 30—10. They shall come vsdth weeping: and I wiU bring them back in mercy: and I will bring them through the torrents of waters in a right way, and they shall not stumble in it: for I am a father to Israel, and Ejjhraim is my first- bom. Ibid. 31—9. Behold, I will gather them together out of all the lands to which I have cast them out in my anger, and in my wrath, and in my great indignation: and I will bring them again into this place, and will cause them to dwell securely. And they shall be my i^eople, and I will be their God. Ibid. 32 — 37. 38. Therefore sjieak to them: Thus saith the Lord God: I will gather you from among the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries wherein you are 8cattere