therefore, and let us take counfel together. v. 8. Then I fent unto him, faying, There are no fuch things done as thou fayeft, but thou feigneft them out of thine own heart. Rom iii. 8. And not rather as we be flanderously reported, and as fome affirm that we fay, Let us do evil that good may come; whofe damnation is juft. Pfalm Ixix. 10. When I wept, and chaftened my foul with fafting, that was to my reproach. 1 Sam. i. 13. Now Hannah fhe fpake in her heart, only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. v.14. And Eli faid unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? Put away thy wine from thee. v. 15. And Hannah answered and faid, No, my lord, I am a woman of a forrowful fpirit: I have drunk neither wine nor ftrong drink; but have poured out my foul before the Lord. 2 Sam. x. 3. And the princes of the children of Ammon faid unto Hanun their lord, Thinkeft thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath fent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather fent his fervants unto thee to fearch the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

f Pfal. xii. 2. They fpeak vanity every man with his neighbour: with flattering lips, and with a double heart do they fpeak. v. 3. The Lord fhall cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that fpeaketh proud things.

g 2 Tim. iii. 2. For men fhall be lovers of their own felves, covetous boafters.

h Luke xviii. 9. And he fpake this parable unto certain who trust ed in themselves that they were righteous, and defpifed others. v. 11. And the Pharifee ftood and prayed thus with himfelf; God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. Rom. xii. 16. Mind not high things, but condefcend to men of low eftate. Be not wife in your own conceit. I Cor. iv 6 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself, and to Apollos, for your fakes: that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. A&ts xii. 22. And the people gave a fhout, faying, It is the voice of a God, and not of a man. Exod.iv. 10. And Mofes faid unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor fince thou haft fpoken unto thy fervant: but I am flow of fpeech, and of a flow tongue. v. 11. And the Lord faid unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the feeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord: V. 12. Now therefore go, and, I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou fhalt say. v. 13. And he faid, O my Lord, fend, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt fend. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Mofes, &c.

V. 14.

i Job xxvii. 5. God forbid that I should juftify you: till I die, I will not remove my integrity from me. v. 6. My righteousness I hold faft,

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ther's keeper ?

Mat. vii. 3 And why beholdeft thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but confidereft not the beam that is in thine own eye? v. 4 Or how wilt thou fay to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? v. 5. Thou hypocrite, first caft out the beam out of thine own eye; and then thou fhalt fee clearly to caft out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

/Prov. xxviii. 13. He that covereth his fins, fhall not profper; but whofo confeffeth and forfaketh them, shall have mercy. Prov. xxx. 20. Such is the way of an adulterous woman: fhe eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and faith, I have done no wickedness. Gen. iii. 12. And the man faid, The woman, whom thou gaveft to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. v. 13. and the woman faid, The ferpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Jer. ii. 35. Yet thou fayeft, Because I am innocent, furely his anger fhall turn from me: behold, I will plead with thee; because thou fayeft, I have not finned. 2 Kings v 25.And Elifha faid unto him, Whence comeft thou, Gehazi? and he said, Thy fervant went no whither. Gen. iv 9. And the Lord faid unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? and he faid, I know not; Am I my brg

n Exod. xxiii. 1. Thou shalt not raise a falfe report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Prov. xxix. 12. If a ruler hearken to lies, all his fervants are wicked.

p Acts vii. 56. And (Stephen faid) Behold, I fee the heavens opened, and the Son of man ftanding on the right-hand of God. V. 57. Then they cried out with a loud voice, and flopped their ears,-Job xxxi. 13. If I did defpife the caufe of my man fervant or of my maid-servant, when they contended with me: y, 14. What then fhall I do when God rifeth up and when he vifiteth, what fhall I answer him?

q 1 Cor. xiii. 5. (Charity) doth not behave itself unfeemly, feeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, 1 Tim. iv. 4. He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and trifes of words, whereof cometh envy, ftrife, railings, evil-furmifings.

r Numb. xi. 29. And Mofes faid unto him, Envieft thou for my fake? would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the

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Lord would put his Spirit upon them. Mat. xxi. 15. and when the chief priefts and fcribes faw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and faying, Hofanna to the fon of David; they were fore difpleased.

Ezra iv. 12. Be it known unto the king, that the Jews who came up from thee to us, are come unto Jerufalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have fet up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations. v. 13. Be it known now unto the king, that if this city be builded, and the walls fet up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and cuftom, and fo thou fhalt endamage the revenue of the kings.

Jer. xlviii. 27. For was not Ifrael a derifion unto thee? was he found among thieves? for fince thou fpakeft of him, thou fkippedit for joy.

Pfal: xxxv. 15. But in mine adverfity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themfelves together against me.v. 16. With hypocritical mockers in feafts: they goafhed upon me with their teeth. v. 21. Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and faid, Aha, aha, our eye bath feen it. Mat. xxvii. 28. and they stripped him and put on

nor

him a fcarlet robe. v, 29. and when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, faying, Hail, king of the Jews.

w Jude 16. These are murmur. ers, complainers, walking after their own lufts; and their mouth fpeaketh great fwelling words, having mens perfons in admiration because of advantage. Acts xii. 22. and the people gave a fhout, faying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a

man.

x Rom.i. 31. Without understanding, covenant breakers. ---2 Tim iii. 3. Without natural affection, trucebreakers, falfe accufers.

1 Sam. ii. 24. Nay, my fons: for it is no good report that I hear; ye make the Lord's people to tranfgrefs.

z 2 Sam. xiii. 12. And the answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me: for no fuch thing ought to be done in Ifrael: do not thou this folly. v. 13. and I, whither fhall I caufe my fhame to go? and as for thee thou shalt be as one of the fools in Ifrael: now therefore, -Prov. v. 8. Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: v. 9. Left thou give thine honour unto others, and

thy

mandment?

thy years unto the cruel. Prov. vi. 33. a wound and dishonour shall he get, and his reproach fhall not be wiped away.

146. a Exod. xx. 17. 147. b Heb. xiii. 5. Let your converfation be without covetoufnefs; and be content with fuch things as you have: for he hath faid, I will never leave thee, nor forfake thee. Tim. vi 6. But godlinefs with contentment is great gain

c Job xxxi. 29. If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lift up myself when evil found him Rom. xii. 15. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Pfal cxxii. 7. Peace be within thy walls, and profperity within thy palaces. v. 8. For my brethren and companions fake, I will now fay, Peace be within thee. v. 9. Becaufe of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek thy good. 1 Tim. i. 5. Now the end of the commandment is charity, out of a pure heart, and of a good confcience, and of faith unfeigned. Efth. x. 3.. For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahafuerus, and great among the Jews, and accept

ed of the multitude of his brethren,

feeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his feed. 1 Cor. xiii, 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, v.5. Doth not behave itself unfeemly, feeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, v 6. Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth: v. 7. Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

148. d 1 Kings xxi. 4. And Ahab came into his house, heavy and difpleafed, because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had faid, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers: and he laid him down upon his bed and turned away his face, and would eat no bread, Efth. v. 13. Yet all this availeth me nothing, fo long as I fee Mordecai the Jew fitting at the king's gate. 1 Cor. x. 10. Neither murmur ye, as fome of them alfo murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

iii. 14. But if ye have bitter envying and ftrife in your hearts, glory not: and lie not against the truth. v. 16. For where envying and strife is, there is confufion and every evil work.

Pfal cxii. 9 He hath difperfed, he hath given to the poor; his righteoufnels endureth for ever; his horn fhall be exalted with honour. v. 10 The wicked fhall fee it, and be grieved he fhall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the defire of the wicked fhall perish Neh. ii. 10. When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the fervant the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceed ingly that there was come a man to feek the welfare of the children of Ifrael.

g Rom. vii 7. What shall we fay then? Is the law fin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known fin but by the law for I had not known luft, except the law had faid, Thou shalt not covet. v. 8. But fin taking occafion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupifcence. For without the law fin was dead. Rom xiii. 9. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou fhall not steal, Thou shalt not bear falfe witnefs, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this faying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Col. iii 5. Mortify therefore your members which are

but

upon the earth; fornication, uncleannefs, inordinate affection, evil concupifcence, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Deut. v. 21. Neither fhalt thou defire thy neighbour's wife, neither fhalt thou covet thy neighbour's houfe, his field, or his man-fervant, or his maid- fervant, his ox, or his afs, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.

149. b Jam. iii. 2. For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the fame is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. John xv. 5. I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the fame bringeth forth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing. Rom viii. 3. For what the law, could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God fending his own Son in the likeness of finful flesh, and for fin condemned fin in the flesh.

i Eccl. vii. 20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doth good, and finneth not. 1 John i. 8. If we fay that we have no fin, we deceive ourfelves, and the truth is not in us v. 10 If we fay that we have not finned, we make him a liar and, his word is not in us. Gal. v. 17. For the flesh lufteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit àgainst the flesh: and thefe are contrary the one to the other; fo that ye cannot do the things that ye would. Rom. vii. 18. for I know, that in me, (that is in

my