come upon him. not that poverty shall It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; and honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Mat. 15. 5, 6. 25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat. As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. Je. 17. 11.-All that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 1 Jno. 2. 16. 23 He that rebuketh a man, afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. Je. 17. 7, 8. Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visita-1 Ti. 6. 6. tion. 1 Pe. 2. 12. 24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. Ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, Casting all your care upon him: for he careth for you. 1 Pe. 5. 7.- Godliness with contentment is great gain. his own heart is a fool: whoso walketh Peter said.... Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. Though I should thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temp-hide thyself as it were for a tation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Mat. 26. 33, 35, 41. Walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise. Eph. 5. 15. little moment, until the indignation be overpast. Is. 26. 20. XXIX. "He that giveth unto HE, that being often the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. The Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people. Ex. 32. 9.-[Thou] testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them:) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. Ne. 9. 29. Behold therefore the goodness and which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be severity of God: on them cut off. Ro. 11. 22. 2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice but when the wicked bear- | high places of the forest. Mi. eth rule, the people 3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father : but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance. 4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. The heads... judge for reward, and the priests... teach for hire, and the prophets, "divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us ? none evil can come upon us. Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed a8 a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the 3. 11, 12. eth A man that flatterhis neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. 6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. At midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. Ac. 16. 25.-0 death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin: and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Co. 15. 55-57. 7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was Ï to the lame. I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out. Job 29. 15, 16. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. Ps. 41. 1.-He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord. Je. 22. 16. 8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. The people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not. Jon. 3. 5, 10. 9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. Ec. 10. 13. 10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. As Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 1 Jno. 3. 12, 13. -The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. Jno. 7. 7. 11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. [Samson] told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor been a Nazarite unto God upon mine head; for I have from my mother's womb; if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man. Ju. 16. 17. Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. Ps. 141. 3. 12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. Thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin. to provoke me to anger with their sins. 1 Ki. 16. 2. needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. Ps. 72. 2, 4, 7, 11, 13. 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. When [Manasseh] was in afliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 2 Ch. 33. 12.-The Lord's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. Mi. 6. 9.We have had fathers of our 14 The king that faith-flesh which corrected us, and fully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever. He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him. He shall spare the poor and we gave them reverence: shall subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? He. 12.9. we not much rather be in 16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall. Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen |