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18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, * Vengeance is mine; I will repay," saith the Lord.

20 "Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

trary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. 1 PET. ii. 12: Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles. do.iii. 16: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

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s Ver. 17. See on MAT. V. 39.

* DEUT. xxxii. 35: To me belongeth vengeance, and recòmpense. Ps. xciv. 1: O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself. EZEK. XXV. 12, 13: Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom. NAH. i. 2: God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies. HEB. X. 30: We know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord.

" Exod. xxiii. 4, 5: If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. PRO. XXV. 21, 22: If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. MAT. v. 44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.

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1 SAM. xxiv. 16, 17: Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice and wept. And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast re

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Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

CHAP. XIII.

1 Subjection, and many other duties, we owe to the magistrates: 8 love is the fulfilling of the law: 11 gluttony and drunkenness, and the works of darkness, are out of season in the time of the Gospel.

warded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. 2 ESDR. xvi. 53: Let not the sinner say that he hath not sinned: for God shall burn coals of fire upon his head, which saith before the LORD God and his glory, I have not sinned.

PRO. xvi. 32: He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. CHAP. XIII.

a TIT. iii. 1: Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work. 1 PET. ii. 13: Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme. b1 KINGS, xi. 31: Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee. do. xvi. 2: I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel. PRO. viii. 15, 16: By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. İSA. xlv. 1: Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him. DAN. ii. 21: He changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings. do. iv. 25, 32: Till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. Hos. xiii. 11: I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath. WISD. vi. 3: Power is given you of the LORD, and sovereignty from the Highest. ECCLUS. xvii. 17: In the division of the nations of the whole earth, he set a ruler over every people; but Israel is the LORD's portion. JOHN, xix. 11: Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above.

2. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.3

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3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

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4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain : for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. 6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

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7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due ; custom to whom

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© TIT. iii. 1 : The words under ver. 1.

d2 SAM. xxiii. 3: The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. PRO. xiv. 35: The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. do. xvi. 13: Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

1 PET. ii. 14: For the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. do. iii. 13: And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

1 KINGS, X. 9: Because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice. 8 ECCLES. viii. 2: I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

h1 SAM. xxiv. 5: David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt. 1 PET. ii. 19: This is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

'MAT. xxii. 21: Render unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar's.

MARK, xii. 17. LUKE, XX. 25. See on MAT. xxii. 21.

custom; fear to whom fear;5 honour to whom honour.

8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another for he that 1loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

9 For this, "Thou shalt not commit adultery, "Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt Plove thy neighbour as thyself.

10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

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Ver. 10. See on JOHN, xiii. 34.

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" GEN. iv. 10: The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. do. ix. 6: Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. EXOD. XX. 13: Thou shalt not kill, repeated. DEUT. v. 17. NUMB. xxxv. 31, 33: Ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death. For blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. 2 KINGS, Xxiv. 4: Also för the innocent blood that he [Manasseh] shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon. • See on MARK, X. 19.

P See on JOHN, Xiii. 34.

¶ Ver. 8. MAT. xxii. 40 : On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.

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ISA. lx. 1: Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. ICOR. xv. 34: Awake to righteousness, and sin not. EPH. v. 14: Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. 1 THES. v. 5, 6: Ye are all the children of the light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

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EPH. v. 11: Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. CoL. iii. 8: But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your your mouth,

ISA. lix. 17: He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head. 2 COR. vi. 7: By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness. do. x. 4: The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds. EPH. vi. 11, 13, 14, 16, 17: Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness. Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 1 THES. v. 8: Let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 2 TIM. iv. 7: I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. "See on ROM. xii. 17.

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DEUT. xxi. 20, 21: This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die. 1 SAM. XXV. 36: Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken. 1 KINGS, xvi. 9: [Elah's] servant Zimri-conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk. EST. i. 8: The drinking was according to the law; none did compel. Ps. cvii. 27: They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man. PRO. XX. 1: Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. do. xxiii. 21, 29, 30, &c: The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty. Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine