fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it, and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. Ezek. iii. 1 to 3. 281. And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam; and Balaan's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? Num. xxii. 27, 28. 282. And I beheld, and lo, the eagle rose upon her talons, and spake to her feathers, saying, watch not all at once; sleep every one in his own place, and watch by course, &c. Then I heard a voice which said unto me, look before thee, and consider the thing that thou seest. And I beheld, and lo, as it were a roaring lion chased out of the wood; and I saw that he sent out a man's voice unto the eagle, and said, Hear thou, I will talk with thee, and the highest shall say unto thee, &c. 2 Esdras xi. 7, 8, and xxxvi. 7, 8. 283. But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God; yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Jonah iii. 8. 284. And I took it and drank; and when I had drunk of it, my heart uttered understanding, and wisdom grew in my breast, for iny spirit strengthened my memory. 2 Esdras xiv. 40. 285. In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding. Prov. x. 13. 286. Jesus answered and said unto them, verily I say unto you, if ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig-tree, but also, if ye shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea, it shall be done. Matt. xxi. 21. 287. And the Lord said, if ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. Luke xvii. 6. 288. Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Mark xi. 24. 289. Pray without ceasing. 1 Thess. v. 17. 290. Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature. Coloss. i. 15. 291. While we look not at things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Corinth. iv. 18. 292. And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him; and he asked them, saying, whom say the people that I am. Luke ix. 18. 293. I and my Father are one. John x. 30. 294. For there are three that bare record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one. 1 John v. 7. 295. And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. 2 Samuel vi. 14. 296. And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll ; and all their host shall fall down as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. Isaiah xxxiv. 4. 297. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. Rev. xxi. 1. 298. Then said the Lord unto Moses, behold I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law or no. And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating; and when the sun waxed hot it melted. Exod. xvi. 4, 21. 299. And it came to pass as they fled from before Israel, and were in, the going down to Beth-horon that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upor them unto Azekah, and they died; they were more which died with hailstones, than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. Joshua x. 11 300. Then the Lord rained upon Sodom, and upor Gomorrah, brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven. Gen. xix. 24. 301. And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty, and there came down fire from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. 2 Kings i. 10. 302. And then the Lord's wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit, and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord giveth you. Deut. xi. 17. 303. When heaven is shut up and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them. 1 Kings viii. 35. 304. I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body I cannot tell; God knoweth) such an one caught up to the third heaven. 2 Corin. xii. 2. 305. And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. Rev. viii. 1. 306. After this I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven; and the first voice which I heard was as it were a trumpet talking with me; which said, come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the spirit; and behold a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper, and a sardine stone; and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. And round about the throne were four and twenty seats; and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment, and they had on their heads crowns of gold. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings, and voices, and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto the crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him, and they were full of eyes within; and they rest not day and night, saying, holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty which was, and is, and is to come. Rev. iv. 1 to 8. [This is a very beautiful description of heaven-it almost equals in absurdity and extravagance the wild dreams of Mahomet.] 307. And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. Rev. xi. 7. [It appears, then, from this and the preceding note, that there are beasts both in hell and in heaven; whether these angelic creatures have immortal souls or not, the theologians may decide.] Also Notes 73, 74, and 76. PASSAGES CONTRADICTORY. 308. And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke among people afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plough-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall shey learn war any more. Micah. iv. 3. I am 309. Beat your plough-shares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears; let the weak say, strong. Joel iii. 10. 310. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have no charity, I am nothing. 1 Cor. xiii. 1, 2. 311. And as we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you, than that ye have received, let him be accursed. Gal. i. 9. 312. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 1 John iii. 15. 313. 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 life also, he cannot be my disciple. Luke xiv. 26. 314. Then said Jesus unto them, put up again thy sword into his place; for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Matt. xxvi. 52. 315. Then said he unto them, but now he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip ; and he that hath no sword let him sell his garment and buy one. Luke xxii. 36, |