28 A lying tongue | him, Thou fool, this night thy Lu. 12. 19, 20.-The same day soul shall be required of thee. that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Lu. 17. 29. hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. Ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. Ye do the deeds of your father. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. Jno. 8. 40, 41, 44. XXVII. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. Mat. 25. 13. 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Mat. 5. 16. 3 A stone is heavy, BOAST not thyself and the sand weighty of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink : and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant. Is. 56. 12. Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. Be ye angry, and sin not; let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Eph. 4. 26 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy ? Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him: and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault: forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God. Da. 6. 3-5. 5 Open rebuke is better than secret love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Mat. 18. 15.Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. 1 Ti. 5. 20.-When Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. Ga. 2. 11. He that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whom soever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, Master; and kissed him. Mat. 26. 48, 49. 7 The full soul loatheth but an honeycomb ; to the hungry soul thing is every bitter sweet. Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Ti. 6. 6. 8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. I Co. 7. 24.Study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you. 1 Th. 4. 11. 9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. Like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard; that went down to the skirts of his garments. Ps. 133. 2. How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! Ca. 4. 10. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Ro. 12. 15. 10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations. Lu. 22. 28. Solomon, my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. 1 Ch. 28.9. "My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may an swer him that reproacheth me. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 3 Jno. 4. 12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. The stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord. Je. 8. 7. and the turtle and the crane 13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. 15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. 16 Whosoever hideth Who goeth a warfare any her hideth the wind, time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eatand the ointment of eth not of the fruit thereof? his right hand, which or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the bewrayeth itself. flock? 1 Co. 9. 7. The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. 17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. They helped every one his neighbour: and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. Is. 41. 6.-They that feared the Lord spake often one to another; and the. hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name. Mal. 3. 16. -Two are better than one; for if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Ec. 4. 10.-Consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works. He. 10. 24. 18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. 2 Ti. 2. 6. 19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Ge. 6.5. 20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man never satisfied. are any good? Lord, lift thou | good, that are accustomed to up the light of thy counten- do evil. Je. 13. 23. ance upon us. Ps. 4. 6. 21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. Who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' sope: and he shalt sit as a refiner and purifier of silver and he shall purify the sons of Levi, und purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Mal. 3. 2, 3. Who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? 1 Co. 4. 7. 22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do Why should ye be stricken and more: the whole head is any more? ye will revolt more sick, and the whole heart faint. Is. 1. 5.- O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction; they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. Je. 5. 3. 23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much. Lu. 16. 10. 24 For riches are not for ever and doth the crown endure to every generation ? 25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the |