Lord 1 Thes 5. 23. The end of the commandment is charity from a pure heart a good conscience and faith unfeigned 1 Tim. 1. 5. Exercise thy self to godliness c. Godliness is profitable to all things having promise of this c. 1 Tim. 4. 7 8. ch 2. 2. ch 6. 6. Thou O man of God c. Follow after righteousness godliness c. 1 Tim. 6. 6 11. Flee also youthful lusts but follow righteousness c. 2 Tim. 2. 22. For the Grace of God that bringeth salvation c. teacheth us that denying ungodliness and wordly lusts we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world Titus 2. 11 12. Put them in mind c. to be ready to every good work c. A faithful saying and these things I will that thou affirm constantly that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works Titus 3. 1 8. Let us lay aside every weight and the sin which doth so easily beset us and let us run with patience the race that is set before us c. Follow peace c. and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord Hebr. 12. 1 14. Who is a wise man c. Let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom James 3. 13. As obedient children not fashioning your selves according to the former lusts in your ignorance but as he who hath called you is holy so be ye holy in all of manner conversation because it is written Be ye holy for I am holy 1 Pet. 1 14 15. Ye are a chosen generation c. that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you c. Abstain from fleshly lust which war against the soul having your conversation honest amongst the Gentiles that whereas or wherein they speak against you as evil doers they may by your good works which they behold gloruie God in the day of visitation c. So is the will of God that with well doing ye may c. We being dead unto sin should live unto righteousness 1 Pet. 2. 9 11 12 15 24. 1 Tim. 5. 14. Titus 2. 5 1. Let him eschew evil and do good c. Who is he who will harm you if you be followers of that which is good c. Sanctifie the Lord in your hearts and be always ready to give an answer to every man who asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear having a good conscience that whereas they speak evil of you as of evil doers they may be ashamed who falsly accuse your good conversation in Christ 1 Pet. 3. 11 13 15 16. The time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles c. If any man minister c. that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ 1 Pet. 4. 2 3 6 11. Giving all diligence add to your faith virtue and to virtue knowledge and to knowledge temperance c. godliness c. If these things be in you and abound it shall effect that you shall not be unfruitful c. Give diligence to make your calling and election sure 1 Peter 1. 5 6 7 8 9 10. Seeing that all these things shall be dissolved what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness c. Wherefore beloved seeing ye look for such things be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace without spot or blemish 2 Pet. 3. 11 14. God is light c. If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness we lie and do not the truth but if we walk in the light as he is in the light c. 1 John 1. 5 6 7. These things write I unto you that ye sin not And if any man sin we have an advocate c. He who saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked 1 John 2. 1 6. Every man who hath this hope in him purifieth himself even as he is pure c. He who doth righteousness is righteous even as he is righteous 1 John 3. 7. Beloved follow not that which is evil but that which is good He who doth good is of God but he who doth evil hath not seen God John 3. 11. In Particular I. To love God and the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ I The Lord thy God c. shewing mercy unto thousands of them who love me Exod. 20. 6. The Lord our God one Lord. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart with all thy soul and with all thy might Deut. 6. 4 5. The Lord thy God he is God the faithful God who keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him Deut. 7. 9. And now Israel what doth God require of thee but c. to love him and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul Deut. 10. 12. Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God c. If you shall hearken c. to love the Lord your God and to serve him with all your heart c. that I will c. Deut. 11. 3 13 22. The Lord your God proveth you to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul Deut. 13. 3. And the Lord thy God shall circumcise thine heart and the heart of thy seed to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soul Deut. 30. 6. Take diligent heed to do the commandment c. to love the Lord your God Joshua 22. 5. Take good heed therefore unto your selves or souls that ye love the Lord your God Joshua 23. 11. Oh love the Lord all ye saints c. Psal 31. 23. I love the Lord because he hath heard my voice Psal 116. 1. Thy name is as ointment poured out therefore do the virgins love thee Cant. 1. 3 4. If ye find my Beloved c. tell him that I am sick of love Cant. 5. 8. Thus saith the Lord I remember thee or for thy sake the kindness of thy youth the love of thine espousals when thou wentest after me in the wilderness Jer. 2. 2. Judah hath prophaned the holiness of the Lord whom he loved or ought to love Mal. 2. 11. He who loveth father or mother c. is not worthy of me c. Matth. 10. 37. Luke 14. 26. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment c. On these c. hang all the law and the prophets Matth. 22. 37 38 39 40. Iniquity shall abound the love of many shall wax cold Matth. 24. 12. Her sins which are many are forgiven for she loved much But to whom little is forgiven the same loveth little Luke 7. 47. He who loveth me shall be loved of my Father and I
c. Wrath is cruel and anger is outragious but who is able to stand before envy or jealousie Prov. 27. 3 4. He who is of a proud heart stirreth up strife Prov. 28. 25. Wise men turn away wrath c. Seest thou a man who is hasty in his words or matters there is more hope of a fool than of him c. An angry man stirreth up strife and a furious man aboundeth in transgression Prov. 29. 8 20 22. Better c. the patient in spirit than the proud in spirit Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry for anger resteth in the bosom of fools Eccles 7. 8 9. The meek also shall increase or add to their joy in the Lord Isa 29. 19. Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth c. Blessed are the Peace-makers for they shall be called the children of God Matth. 5. 5 9. Learn of me for I am meek and lowly of heart and ye shall find rest Matth. 11. 29. Behold thy King cometh unto thee meek c. Matth. 21. 5. Christ rebuked James and John for their Anger against the Samaritans Luke 9. 52 53 54 55. In your patience possess ye your souls Luke 21. 19. Who will render unto every man according unto his deeds to them who by patient continuing in well-doing seek for glory c. eternal life Rom. 2. 7. Tribulation worketh patience and patience experience and experience hope c. Rom. 5. 3 4 5. If it be possible as much as lieth in you live peaceably with all men Dearly beloved avenge not your selves but rather give place unto wrath for it is written Vengeance is mine c. Be not overcome of evil Rom. 12. 18 19 21. Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace Rom. 14. 19. Charity suffereth long and is kind charity envieth not c is not easily provoked c. 1 Cor. 13. 4 5. The fruits of the flesh c. are wrath strife c. but the fruits of the spirit are peace long-suffering gentleness c. meekness temperance c. Gal. 5. 20 22 23. If any man be overtaken in a fault ye who are spiritual restore such a one in the spirit of meekness considering c. Gal. 6. 1. Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called with all lowliness and meekness with long-suffering forbearing Be ye angry and sin not let not the sun go down upon your wrath neither give place to the devil c. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and evil-speaking be put away from you with all malice Ephes 4. 1 2 26 27 31. Let your moderation be known unto all men the Lord is at hand Philip. 4. 5. That ye walk worthy of the Lord c. strengthned with all might according unto his glorious power unto all patience and long-suffering Col. 1. 10 11. But now you also put off all these anger wrath malice c. put on meekness long-suffering forbearing one another Col. 3. 8 12. Be patient towards all men 1 Thes 5. 14. But thou O man of God c. follow after c. patience meekness 1 Tim. 6. 11. 2 Tim. 3. 10. The servant of the Lord must not strive but be gentle unto all men c. patient or forbearing in meekness instructing those who oppose themselves if God c. 2 Tim. 2. 24 25. That aged men be sober grave temperate c. in patience Tit. 2. 2. Put them in mind c. to be no brawler gentle shewing all meekness unto all men Tit. 3. 1 2. Ye have need of patience that after ye have done the will of God ye might receive the promise Heb. 10. 36. Follow peace with all men Heb. 12. 14. The trial of your faith worketh patience But let patience have her perfect work that ye may be perfect and entire wanting nothing c. Let every man be c. slow to wrath for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God c. Receive with meekness the ingrafted word James 1. 3 4 19 20 21. Who is a wise man c. Let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom But if ye have bitter envyings and strife in your heart c. For where envy and strife is there is confusion c. But the wisdom which is from above is first pure then peaceable gentle and easie to be intreated c. James 3. 13 14 16 17. Gird up the loins of your mind be sober and hope c. 1 Pet. 1. 13. What glory is it if when ye be buffetted for your faults ye take it patiently But if when ye do well and suffer for it you take it patiently this is acceptable with God 1 Pet. 2. 20. Whose adorning let it not be that outward c. but the hidden man of the heart in that which is not corruptible the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit which is in the fight of God of great price c. He who will love life c. let him seek peace and ensue it c. Be always ready to give an answer to every man who asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear 1 Pet. 3. 3 4 10 11 15. The end of all things is at hand be ye therefore sober 1 Pet. 4. 7. Add c. to knowledge temperance and to temperance patience 2 Pet. 1. 6. See more in Duties to Brethren Chap. 17. In Duties towards all Men Chap. 19. In Duties towards Persecutors Chap. 22. In Words Chap. 16. To take heed to our Lips that our Words be not rash but true seasonable well ordered and savoury THE Angels said they would not go in with Lot yet being pressed did go in Gen. 19. 1 2 3 2 Kings 2. 16 17. Ye shall not c. lye one to another Levit. 19. 11 14. How forcible are right words But what doth your arguing reprove Job 6. 25 26. Ye are forgers of lyes c. Oh that you would altogether hold your peace and it should be your wisdom c. Will you speak wickedly for God and talk deceitfully for him Job 13. 4 5 7. He who speaketh flattery to his friends even the eyes of his children shall fail Job 17. 5. My lips shall not speak wickedness not my tongue utter deceit Job 27. 4. Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken because they were elder than he c. He said I am young and ye very old wherefore I was afraid and durst not shew my Opinion Job 32. 4 6. I uttered that I understood not things too wonderful for me which I knew not c. wherefore I abhor c. Job 42. 3 6. Thou shalt destroy them who speak a lye Psal 5 6. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour with flattering lips with a double heart do they speak The Lord will cut off all flattering lips c. who have said With our tongue will we speak our lips are our
c. Gal. 1. 6 7 8. Paul blames the Galatians for turning back to Circumcision and beggarly Rudiments and exhorts them to stick to the Faith and to stand fast in the Liberty wherewith Christ had made them free Gal. 3. ch 4. ch 5. ch 2. 4 5. Let us not be weary in well-doing for in due season we shall reap if we faint not Gal. 6. 9. That ye henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro c. Let him who stole steal no more Ephes 4. 14 28. Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil for we wrestie not with Flesh c. 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 c. praying and watching with all perseverance Ephes 6. 11 12 13 18. Nevertheless whereunto we have already attained let us walk by the same rule let us mind the same thing Philip. 3. 16. Stand fast in the Lord my dearly beloved Philip 4. 1. If ye continue in the faith grounded and setled and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye have heard c. Col. 1. 23. I am with you in the spirit joying and beholding your order and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ As ye therefore received Christ the Lord walk ye in him rooted and built up in him and stablished in the faith as ye have been taught Col. 2. 5 6 7. For we live if ye stand fast in the Lord c. 1 Thess 3. 8. We exhort you c. that as you have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God so ye would abound more and more c. 1 Thess 4 1 10. Prove all things hold fast that which is good 1 Thess 5. 21. Therefore brethren stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have been taught whether by word or our epistle c. Now our Lord Jesus himself and God even our Father c. stablish you in every good word and work 2 Thess 2. 15 17. Brethren be not weary or faint not in well-doing 2 Thess 3. 13. Holding faith and a good conscience which some having put away concerning faith hath made shipwreck of whom is Hymeneus c. 1 Tim. 1. 19 20. They shall be saved in child-bearing if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety 1 Tim. 2. 15. I charge thee c. that thou keep this commandment c. until the appearing of our Lord c. 1 Tim. 6. 13 14. In the latter times some shall depart from the faith c. Some are already turned aside after Satan 1 Tim. 4. 1. ch 5. 12 15. ch 1. 5 6 18 19. ch 6. 10 21. 2 Tim. 2. 17 18. ch 4. 10. If we deny him he also will deny us 2 Tim. 2. 12. But continue thou in the things thou hast learned and hast been assured of c. 2 Tim. 3. 14 15 16. ch 1. 13 14. I have fought a good fight I have finished 〈◊〉 course I have kept the faith henceforth there is laid up for me a crown c. 2 Tim. 4. 7 8. A bishop must be blameless c. holding fast the faithful word c. Tit. 1. 9. Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard lest at any time we should let them slip c. Heb. 〈◊〉 1 2 3. Whose house are we if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firmly unto the end c. We are made partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end Heb. 3. 6 12 14. Seeing that we have a great High Priest c. let us hold fast our profession for we have not anâ— High Priest who cannot be touched with c. Heb. 4. 14 15. For it is impossible for those who are once enlightened c. if they shall fall away to renew them again unto repentance c. We desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end That 〈◊〉 be not slothful but followers of them who through faith and and patience inherit the promises Heb. 6. 4 5 6 11 12. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering for he is faithful that promised c. For if we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth there remains no more sacrifice for sins but a certain fearful looking for of judgment c. Cast not away therefore your confidence which hath great recompence of reward for ye have need of patience c. If any man draw back my soul shall have no pleasure in him We are not of them who draw back into perdition Heb. 10 23 26 27 35 36 37 38 39. Let us run with patience the race set before us looâ—ing unto Jesus c. lest ye be weary and faint in your minds c. Heb. 12. 1 2 3 15 28. Jesus Christ the same c. Be not carried about c. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace Heb. 13. 8 9. Whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty c. and continueth c. James 1. 25. To him who knoweth to do good and doth it not to him it is sin James 4. 17. Gird up the loins of your mind be sober and hope to the end 1 Pet. 1. 13. The devil c. whom resist stedfast in the faith 1 Pet. 5. 8 9. If after they have escaped the pollutions of the world c. they are again entangled therein and overcome the latter end is worse with them than the beginning for it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than after they have known it to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them 2 Pet. 2. 20 21. ch 3. 17 18. Matth. 12. 43 44 45. They went out from us but they were not of us for if they had been of us no doubt they c. Let that therefore abide in you which ye have heard from the beginning if that c. remain in you ye also shall continue in the Father and the Son c. And now little children abide in him that when he shall appear c. 1 John 2. 19 24 28. Look to your selves that ye lose not these things which we have wrought but that we c. 2 John vers 8 9. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth 3 John vers 4. 2 John vers 4. Earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saints c. The angels who kept not their first state c. he hath reserved in chains c. Build up your selves in your most holy faith c. keep your selves in the love of God c. Jude vers 3 6 20 21. I know thy works c. thou hast laboured
of faith and labour of love c. knowing beloved your election of God For our gospel came not unto you in word only but also in power c. and ye became followers of us and of the Lord having received the word in much affection c. ye turned to God c. to serve the living and true God and to wait for his Son 1 Thes 1. 3 4 5 6 9 10. The word of God which effectually worketh also in you who believe for ye brethren became followers of the Churches of God which in Judea are in Christ Jesus for ye also have suffered like things of your own country-men 1 Thes 2. 13 14. Ye brethren are not in darkness that that day should overtake you as a thief ye are the children of the light c. 1 Thes 5. 4 5. I thank Jesus Christ our Lord who hath enabled me c. who was before a blasphemer and a persecutor and injurious but I obtained mercy c. Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners of whom I am the chief 1 Tim. 1. 12 13 15. Let every one who nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity 2 Tim. 2. 19. A peculiar people zealous of good works Titus 2. 14. Ephes 2. 10. He who hath entred into his rest hath ceased from his own works Heb. 4. 10. They who believe desire a better country that is an heavenly c. Moses c. chusing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt c. Heb. 11. 16 24 25 26. Follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord Heb. 12. 14. John 13. 8. We trust we have a good conscience in all things as those who count in all things to live honestly Heb. 13. 8. If any among you seem to be religious and bridle not his tongue but deceiveth his own heart this man's religion is vain Pure religion and undefiled between God and the Father is this To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction to keep himself unspotted from the world James 1. 26 27. What doth it profit my brethren though a man say he hath faith and have not works c. Faith if it have not works is dead c. I will shew thee my faith by my works c. Faith without works is dead 〈◊〉 James 2. 14 18 26. Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge amongst you let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom But if ye have bitter envying c. this wisdom desceadeth not from above c. But the wisdom which is from above is first pure then peaceable gentle and eaâ—â—â— to be intreated full of mercy and good fruits without partiality and without hypocrisie and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace c. James 3. 13 14 15 16 17 18. Jesus 〈◊〉 whom having not seen ye love c. Seeing that you have purified your souls in obeying the truth c. unto unfeigned love of the breâ—men 1 Pet. 1. 8 22. Cant. 1. 3 4. As new-born babes desire the sincere milk of the word of God that ye may grow thereby if so be ye have tasted c. Ye are a chosen generation c. that ye should shew forth the vertues or 〈◊〉 of him who hath called you c. 1 Pet. 2. 2 3 9. Luke 10. 39 42. The time of our life may suffice c. when we waâ—ked in lasâ— viousness c. wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot 1 Pet. 4. 3 4. Having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust Add to your faith vertue and to vertue knowledge c. for if these things be in you and abound they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus but he who lacketh these things is blind and cannot see afar off c. 2 Pet. 1. 4 5 6 7 8 9. Just 〈◊〉 vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked for that righteous man dwelling among them in seeing and hearing vexed his righteous soul from day to day with unlawful deeds 2 Pet. 2. 7 8. Psal 119. 53 126 136 158. Jer. 9. 1 2. ch 13. 17. God is â—ight c. If we say we have 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 and walk in darkness we lye c. But if we walk in the light c. If we say that we have no sin we deceive our selves 〈◊〉 1. 6 7 3. 〈◊〉 we know that we know him if we keep his commandments He who faith I know him and keepeth not hâ—s commandments is a lyar and the truth is not â—n him c. He who abideth in 〈…〉 himself also to walk even as he walked c. He who â—aith he is in the light and 〈◊〉 hâ—s Brother is in darkness even until now 〈◊〉 who loveâ—â— his brother abideth in the light c. If any man loveth the world the love of the 〈◊〉 is not in him c. If ye know that he is 〈◊〉 ye know or know ye that every one 〈◊〉 righteousness is born of God 1 John 2. â— 4 6 â— 10 11 15 29. We shall see him as he is And every man who hath this hope in him 〈◊〉 himself as he is pure c. Whâ—soever abideth in him sinneth not c. He who committeth sin or giveth his labour to sin is of the devil c. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin for his seed remaineth in him and he cannot sin because he is born of God In this the children of God are manifest and the children of the devil Whosoever doth not righteousness is not of God neither is he who loveth not his brother c. We know that we have passed from death to life because we love the brethren c. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murtherer and ye know that no murtherer hath eternal life abiding in him c. Whosoever hath this world's goods and seeth his brother hath need and shutteth up the bowels of his compassion from him how dwelleth the love of God in him c. Let us not love in word neither in tongue but in deed and in truth And hereby we know that we are of the truth and shall assure our hearts before God c. For if our hearts condemn us he is greater c. And hereby we know that he abideth in us by the spirit which he hath given us 1 John 3. 2 3 5 6 8 9 10 14 15 17 18 19 24. ch 4. 12 13. ch 5. 18. Whoso knoweth God heareth us those who are not of God hear us not By this we know the spirit c. Love is of God and every one who loveth is born of God and knoweth God c. God is love he who dwelleth in love dwelleth in God
have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger they are gone away backward Why should ye be stricken any more ye will revolt more and more c. They who forsake the Lord shall be consumed Isa 1. 2 4 5 28. There shall be desolation because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation and hast not been mindful of the Rock of thy strength c. Isa 17. 10. They who wait upon the Lord shall renew strength they shall mount up c. they shall run and not be weary they shall walk and not saint Isa 40. 31 This people have I formed for my self c. but thou hast not called upon me O Jacob but thou hast been weary of me O Israel Thou hast nor c. Isa 43 21 22 23. He feedeth upon ashes and a deceived heart hath turned him aside that he cannot deliver his soul nor say Is there not a lye in my right hand Isa 44. 20. I remember c. the kindness of thy youth c. when thou wentest after me in the wilderness c. Thus saith the Lord What iniquity have your fathers found in me that they are gone far from me and have walked after vanity and are become vain c. Pass over the Isles c. Hath a nation changed their gods c. But my people have changed their glory c. Be astonished O ye heavens c. for my people have committed two evils they have forsaken me the Fountain of living waters hewed them out cisterns broken cisterns which can hold no water c. Hast thou not procured this to thy self in that thou hast forsaken the Lord c. Thy back-sliding shall reprove thee Know therefore and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God c. I had planted thee a noble vine c. how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me c. They have turned their back unto me and not their face c. Have I been a barren wilderness unto Israel a land of darkness Wherefore say my people We are lords we will come no more unto thee Can a maid forget her ornaments or a Bride her attire Yet my people have forgotten me days without number Jerâ—m 2. 2 5 6 10 11 12 13 17 19 21 27 31 32. Hos 13. 6. Weeping c. of the children of Israel for they have perverted their way c. forgotten the Lord c. Jer. 3. 21. How shall I pardon thee for this Thy children have forsaken me c. This people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart they are revolted and gone Jer. 5. 7 23. Hos 11. 7. Jer. 6. 28 30. ch 15. 5 6 7. Why is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual back-sliding Jer. 8. 5. O Lord the Hope of Israel all who forsake thee shall be ashamed and they who depart from me shall be written in the earth because they have forsaken the Lord the Fountain of living waters Jer. 17. 13. My people have been lost sheep c. and they have forgotten their resting-place c. Jerem. 50. 6. Hosea 8. 14. Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's meat Daniel 1. 8. Israel slideth back as a back-sliding heifer c. Ephraim is joined to idols let him alone Hos 4. 16 17. ch 11. 7. Wo unto them for they have fled from me Hos 7. 13. Keep mercy and judgment and wait on thy God continually Hos 12. 6. I will stretch out my hand upon Judah c. and them who are turned back from the Lord and those who have not sought the Lord nor enquired for him Zeph. 1. 4 6. I am the Lord I change not Mal. 3. 6. He who endureth unto the end shall be saved c. Whosoever shall deny me before men him will I also deny before my Father c. Matth. 10. 22 33. ch 24. 13. But dureth for a while for when tribulation c. ariseth c. by and by he is offended Matth. 13 20 21. Whosoever will save his life shall lose it and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it Matth. 16. 25. Luke 17. 32 33. Jesus said c. No man having set his hand to the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God Luke 9. 62. The Prodigal Son 's Wandering and the Issue thereof Luke 15. 11 12 13 c. Thou art made whole sin no more lest a worse thing come unto thee John 5. 14. ch 8. 11. From that time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him c. Will ye go also c. Lord Whither shall we go Thou hast the words of eternal life John 6. 66 67 68 69. If ye continue in my word then are ye my disciples indeed John 8. 32. Abide in me c. If any man abide not in me he is cast forth as a branch and is withered c. If ye abide in me and my words abide in you ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you c. Continue ye in my love John 15. 4 6 7 9. Whether is it right in the sight of God to-hearken unto you more than unto God judge ye for we cannot but speak c. Acts 4. 18 19. Barnabas exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord Acts 11. 22 23. Many of the Jews followed Paul and Barnabas who speaking unto them persuaded them to continue in the grace of God Acts 13. 43. They exhorted them to continue in the faith Acts 14. 22. Even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge God gave them over to a reprobate mind or to a mind void of judgment Rom. 1. 28. To them who by patient continuing in well-doing seek for glory c. eternal life Rom. 2. 6 7. Behold then the goodness and Severity of God on them which fell severity but towards thee goodness if thou continue in his goodness otherwise thou also shalt be cut off Rom. 11. 22. Let every man wherein he is called therein abide with God 1 Cor. 7. 24. I praise you c. that you keep the ordinances as I delivered them unto you 1 Cor. 11. 2. Be ye stedfast unmoveable alway abounding in the work of the Lord forasmuch as you know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord 1 Cor. 15. 58. Stand fast in the faith quit you like men and be strong 1 Cor. 16. 13. Having therefore these promises c. let us cleanse our selves c. perfecting holiness in the fear of God 2 Cor. 7. 1. I am jealous over you c. lest by any means as the serpent beguiled Eve c. so your mind should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ 2 Cor. 11. 2 3. I marvel that you are so soon removed from him who called you c. But though we or
disciples c. about one hundred and twenty c. Acts 1. 13 14 15. They were all with one accord in one place c. and they continued stedfastly in the Apostle's doctrine and fellowship and in breaking of bread and in prayers c. And all who believed were together c. and they continued daily with one accord in the temple c. Acts 2. 1 42 44 46. The Apostles being let go they went to their own company c. and they lift up their voice with one accord and said Lord c. Acts 4. 23 24 c. The church c. and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch Acts 5. 11 12. Barnabas and Saul a whole year assembled themselves with the church and taught much people Acts 11. 25 26. Prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him c. many were met together praying Acts 12. 5 12. Ye come together not for the better c. When ye come together in the Church I hear that there be c. When ye come together into one place this is not to eat the Lord's Supper c. wherefore my brethren when ye come together to eat tarry c. 1 Cor. 11. 17 18 20 33. If therefore the whole Church be come together into one place c. If all prophesie c. How is it then brethren When ye come together every one hath a Psalm hath a Doctrine c. let all things be done unto edifying c. for God is not the author of confusion but of peace as in all the Churches of the Saints 1 Cor. 14. 23 24 25 26 31 33. I am with you in the spirit joying and beholding your order Col. 2. 5. Comfort your selves together and edifie one another even as also ye do 1 Thes 5. 11. Let us consider one another to provoke one another to love and good works not forsaking the assembling of our selves together as the manner of some is but exhorting one another Heb. 10. 24 25. My brethren have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of glory with respect of persons for if there come into your assembly or Synagogue a man with a gold ring in goodly apparel and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment and ye have respect unto him who weareth the gay cloathing and say unto him Sit thou here in a good place and say unto the poor Stand thou there or Sit here under my footstool are you not then partial c. hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom c. If ye fulfil the royal law c. thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self ye do well but if ye respect persons ye commit sin James 2. 1 to v. 10. Seventhly Of the Gifts which the Members of Churches received Of Prayer Prophesying Psalms Tongues c. and how they did use them in the Church-Assemblies and elsewhere for the Edification and Good one of another and of others The Order how they should be Used Directed Such Gifts to be desired for this end ELdad ad Medad prophefied in the camp and there ran a young man and told Moses and Joshua c. said My Lord Moses forbid them and Moses said unto him Enviest thou for my sake Would God that all the Lord's people were Prophets and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them Numbers 11. 26 27 28 29. Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the Congregation and spread forth his hand toward heaven and said Lord God of Israel c. 1 Kings 8. 22 23 c. Jehoshaphat stood in the Congregation c. in the house of the Lord c. and said O Lord God of our fathers art not thou God in heaven c. 2 Chron. 20. 4 5 c. Then they who feared the Lord spake often one to another and the Lord hearkned c. They shall be mine saith the Lord of Hosts Mal. 3. 16 17. John said Master We saw one casting out devils in thy name and he followed not us and we forbad him but Jesus said Forbid him not for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name that can lightly speak evil of me for he who is not against us is on our part Mark 9. 38 39 40. Luke 9. 50. The Jews used to have such speak in their Synagogue who were not either priests or other officers as appears in these instances Luke 4. 16 to v. 22. Acts 13. 14 to v. 19. ch 17. 1 2 3. There was a great persecution against the Church which was at Jerusalem and they were all seattered abroad c. except the Apostles c. therefore they who were scattered abroad went every-where preaching the word Acts 8. 1 4. Now they who were scattered c. when they were come to Antioch spake unto the Grecians preaching the Lord Jesus and the hand of the Lord was with them and a great number believed and turned unto the Lord Acts 11. 19 20 21. Apollos an eloquent man and mighty in the Scriptures c. he taught diligently the things of the Lord knowing only the baptism of John c. who when Aquilla and Priscilla had taught the way of God more perfectly did mightily convince the Jews and that publickly shewing by the Scriptures that Jesus was Christ Acts 18. 24 to v. 29. Think soberly according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith For as we have many members in one body and all members have not the same office so we being many c. Having then gifts differing according to the grace which is given to us whether prophecy let us prophesie according to the proportion of faith c. Or he that teacheth on teaching or he who exhorteth on exhortation c. he who ruleth with diligence Rom. 12. 3 to v. 9. I my self am also perswaded of you my brethren that ye also are full of goodness filled with knowledge able also to admonish one another Rom. 15. 14. I thank my God c. that in every thing ye are inriched by him in all utterance and in all knowledge 1 Cor. 1. 4 5. Now there are diversity of gifts but the same spirit c. But the manifestation of the spirit is given to every man to profit withal For to one is given by the spirit the word of wisdom to another the word of knowledge c. to another faith c. to another prophecy c. But all these worketh that one and the self-same spirit dividing to every man severally as he will c. If the foot shall say Because I am not the hand I am not of the body c. God hath set the members every one of them in the body as it hath pleased him c. Are all Apostles c. Have all the gift of healing Do all speak with tongues c. But covet earnestly the best gifts 1
Cor. 12 4 7 8 9 11 15 18 28 29 30 31. Desire spiritual gifts but rather that ye may prophesie c. He who prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification and exhortation and comfort c. He edifieth the Church c. Forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the Church c. If all prophesie and there come in one that believeth not c. he is convinced of all c. will report that God is in you of a truth How is it brethren that when ye come together every one of you have a psalm c. let all things be done to edifying c. Let the prophets speak two or three and let the other judge If any thing be revealed to another who sitteth by let the first hold his peace For ye may all prophesie one by one that ye may learn and all my be comforted And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets For God c. Let your women keep silence in the Churches c. Wherefore brethren covet to prophesie c. Let all things be done decently and in order 1 Cor. 14. 1 3 4 5 12 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 32 33 34 39 40. We also believe therefore speak 2 Cor. 4. 13. As ye bound in every thing in faith and utterance and knowledge 2 Cor. 8. 7. Be ye filled with the spirit speaking among your selves mutually in psalms c. singing c. Ephes 5. 18 19. Many of the brethren of the Lord waxing confident by my bonds are much more bold to speak the word c. Some preach Christ out of envy c. What then c. Christ is preached and I therein do rejoyce c. Phil. 1. 14 15 16 17 18. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another Col. 3. 16. Comfort or exhort one another with these words 1 Thes 4. 18. Wherefore comfort your selves together and edifie one another even as also ye do 1 Thes 5. 11. Take heed brethren lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief c. But exhort one another daily c. lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin Heb. 3. 12 13. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God Heb. 5. 12. Let us consider one another c. not forsaking the assemblies of our selves together as the manner of some is but exhorting one another and so much the c. Heb. 10. 24 25. As every man hath received the gift even so minister the same one to another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God If any man speak let him speak as the oracles of God if any man minister let him do it as of the ability which God giveth that God in all things may be glorified 1 Pet. 4. 10 11. Eighthly Of other Acts done in and by these particular Churches in sending out Messengers to other Churches and upon Occasions determining of Controversies in Religious Matters writing and sending Epistles and ordering other Affairs Of their meeting together in order hereto and receiving and hearing such Epistles The Epistles directed to the whole Body and they concerned in it WHen tidings of the Gentiles receiving the Gosph came unto the cars of the Church which was in Jerusalem they sent forth Barnabas that he should go as far as Antioch c. When the Dearth was prophesied of the Disciples every man according to his â—oility determined to send relief unto the brethren who dwelt in Judea Which also they did and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul Acts 11. 20 21 22 28 29 30. Paul and Barnabas coming to Antioch gathered the Church together and rehearsed all that God had done for them and how c. Acts 14. 26 27. When the matter of circumcision was in dispute in the Church at Antioch they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain other of them should go up to Jerusalem unto the Apostles and Elders about this question And being brought on their way by the church c. when they were come to Jerusalem they were received by the church and of the Apostles c. All the multitude kept silence and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul c. Then James spake c. Then pleased it the Apostles and elders with the whole Church to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch c. and wrote letters by them after this manner The Apostles elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are c. It seems good to us being assembled with one accord to send chosen men unto you c. it seems good to the holy Ghost and to us c. They came to Antioch and when they had gathered the multitude together they delivered the Epistle Acts 15. 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 22 23 25 27 28 30. If then ye have judgment of things pertaining to this life set them to judge who are least esteemed in the Church 1 Cor. 6. 4. When I come whomsoever you shall approve by letters them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem 1 Cor. 16. 3. We have sent with him the brother c. who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace or gift c. Whether any do enquire c. of our brethren they are the messengers of the Churches 2 Cor. 8. 18 19 23. I suppose it necessary to send unto you Epaphroditus c. your messenger and he who ministred to my wants Phil. 2. 25. When this epistle is read among you cause that it be read also in the Church of the Laodiceans and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea And say to Archippus take heed to the ministry which thou hast received of the Lord that thou fulfil it Col. 4. 16 17. I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read to all the holy brethren 1 Thes 5. 27. Salute all them who have the rule over you and all the Saints Heb. 13. 24. Peter having written at large to the Saints speaks distanctly to the elders thus To the elders which are among you I exhort c. to feed the slock of God c. 1 Pet. 5. 1 2 3. I wrote to the Church but Diotrephes who loved to have the pre-eminence among them received us not wherefore if I come I will remember his deeds c. Not content herewith neither doth he himself receive the brethren and forbiddeth them that would and casteth them out of the Church Beloved follow not that which is evil 3 John v. 9 10 11. John wrote to the seven Churches in Asia distinctly though they were in one country and charges each Church with its own guilt and commends each Church by it self takes no notice of any power any had over other
of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen being understood by the things which are made even his eternal Power and Godhead so that they are without excuse because when they knew God they did not glorifie him as God c. Even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge God gave them up c. Rom. 1. 19 20 21 28. Psal 19. 1 2 c. Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness c. not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance c. Thou art called a Jew c. and kâ—â—west his will c. Rom. 2. 4 18 19. The way of peace they have not known c. By the law is the knowledge of sin Rom. 3. 17 20. ch 7. 7. We glory also in tribulation knowing that tribulation worketh patience c. Rom. 5. 3 4. They have a zeal of God but not according to knowledge for they being ignorant of God's righteousness and going about to establish their own c. have not submitted c. Rom. 10. 2 3. I would not brethren that ye should be ignorant in this mystery lest ye should be wise in your own conceits that blindness in part is happened to Israel c. O the depths of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding out for who hath known the mind of the Lord or who hath been his counsellor Rom. 11. 25 33 34. That ye may prove what is that good and acceptable will of God Rom. 12. 2. I my self also am perswaded of you my brethren that ye also are full of goodness and filled with all knowledge able also to admomsh one another Rom. 15. 14. The mystery which was kept secret since the world began but now is made manifest and by the Scriptures of the Prophets according to the commandment of the everlasting God made known to all nations Rom. 16. 25 26. In every thing ye are enriched c. and in all knowledge c. The world by wisdom knew not God c. 1 Cor. 1. 5 21. I determined not to know any thing among you save Jesus Christ and him crucified c. We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery c. which none of the Princes of this world knew for had they known it they would not have crucified the Lord of glory c. God hath revealed them unto us by his spirit c. The things of God knoweth no man but the spirit of God Now we have received the spirit which is of God that we might know the things which are freely given to us of God c. the natural man receiveth not the things of the spirit of God c. neither can he know them because they are spiritually discerned c. Who hath known the mind of the Lord c. but we have the mind of Christ 1 Cor. 2. 2 7 8. 10 11 12 14 16. Psal 92. 5 6. If any c. seemeth to be wise in this world let him become a fool that he may be wise 1 Cor. 3. 18. Do ye not know that the Saints shall judge the world c. Know ye not c. 1 Cor. 6. 2 3 15. We know that we all have knowledge knowledge pusseth up but charity edisieth and if any man thinketh he knoweth any thing he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know c. We know that an Idol is nothing c. howbeâ—t there is not in every man that knowledge 1 Cor. 8. 1 2 4 7. I would not that ye should be ignorant how that all our fathers were under the cloud 1 Cor. 10. 1 2. To another the word of knowledge by the same spirit 1 Cor. 12. 8. Though I c. understand all mysteries and all knowledge c. and have no charity I am nothing c. Whether there be knowledge it shall vanish away for we know in part c. now we see through a glass darkly or in a riddle but then face to face now I know in part but then shall I know even as also I am known 1 Cor. 13. 2 8 9 10 12. Job 8 9. If any man be ignorant let him be ignorant 1 Cor. 14. 38. Some have not the knowledge of God I speak this to your shame 1 Cor. 15. 34. Lest Satan should get an advantage of us for we are not ignorant of his devices 2 Cor. 2. 11. But their minds were blinded for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old Testament c. When Moses is read the vail is upon their heart 2 Cor. 3. 14 15. If our Gospel be hid it is hid to them who are lost in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them who believe not lest the light of the glorious gospel c. should shine in them c. God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness hath shined in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the c. 2 Cor. 4. 3 4 6. We know that if our earthly house c. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we perswade men c. Henceforth know we no man after the flesh yea though we have known Christ after the flesh yet now henceforth know we him no more 2 Cor. 5. 1 11 16. Therefore as ye abound in every thing c. in knowledge 2 Cor. 8. 7. Howbeit then when ye knew not God ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods but now after that ye have known God or rather are known of God c. Gal. 4. 8 9. Having made known unto us the mystery of his will c. That God c. may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him the eyes of your understanding being enlightned that ye may know what is the hope c. Ephes 1. 9 17 18 19. The mystery of Christ which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men as c. that ye may be able to comprehend with all Saints what is the breadth c. and to know the love of Christ which surpasseth knowledge Ephes 3. 4 5 18 19. He gave some Apostles c. till we all come into the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God c. Walk not as other Gentiles c. having the understanding darkned being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance which is in them because of the blindness or hardness of their hearts Ephes 4. 11 12 13 17 18. 1 Thes 4. 5. Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord 〈◊〉 understanding what the will of the Lord is 〈◊〉 5. 10 17. That your love may abound c. in knowledge and in all judgment c. Phil. 1. 9. I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus c. that I may know him and the power of
hear ye him c. Not for thy good works do we stone thee but for blaspemy c. John 10. 20 32 33. When Lazarus was raised from the dead the chief Priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said What do we for this man doth many miracles If we let him thus alone all men will believe on him and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation c. from that day forth they took counsel together to put him to death John 11. 44 46 47 48 53 57. Judas said Why was not this ointment sold c. and given to the poor This he said not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief and had the bag c. The chief Priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away and believed on Jesus c. The Pharisees therefore said among themselves Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing Behold the world is gone after him c. Among the chief Rulers also many believed on him out because of the Pharisees they did not confess him leâ—t they should be put out of the Synagogue for they loved the praise of meâ— more than the praise of God John 12. 5 6 10 11 19 42 4â— The time cometh that whosoever killeth you will think that he doth God good service c. Theâ—e things they will do c. because they have not known the Father John 16. 2 3. Pâ—â—â—ate sought to release Jesus but the Jews cryed out saying If thou leâ— this man go thou are not 〈◊〉 â—riend whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar c. Pilate said Shall I crucifie your king the chief Priests answered We have no king but Caesar John 19. 12 15. Others mocking said These men are full of new wine c. Peter said c. These men are not drunken as ye suppose Acts 2. 13 14 15. As the Apostâ—es spake unto the people the Priests and the Captain of the Temple and the Sadduces came upon them being grieved that they taught the people c. And they laid hands on them c. said By what power or by what name do ye this c. They said What shall we do with these men for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all c. and we cannot deny it but that it spread no further among the people let us straitly threaten them that they speak henceforth to man in this name and they called them and commanded them not to speak at all c. Acts 4. 1 2 3 7 14 15 16 17 18. Ananias and Saphira brought part of the price and would have deceived the Holy Ghost c. multitudes were added to the Lord then the high Priests c. were filled with indignation and laâ—d their hands on them and put them in the common prison c. They doubted whither these things would grow c. Said to the Apostles Ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine and intend to bring this man's blood upon us c. When the Apostles had said That God had exalted that Jesus whom they slew they were cut to the heart and took counsel to slay them Acts 5. 1 2 3 14 15 16 17 18 24 28 30 31 33. ch 7. 54 55. When they could not resist the spirit and wisdom by which Stephen spake then they suborned men who said We have heard c. and they stirred up the people c. and they came upon him and caught him c. And they set up false witnesses Acts 6. 10 11 12 13. Simon when he saw the Apostles through laying on of hands conferred the Holy Ghost he offered them money for the like power c. was in the gall of bitterness Acts 8. 18 19 23. The next sabbath-day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God but when the Jews saw the multitude they were filled with envy and spake against the things which were spoken by Paul contradicting and blaspheming c. But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women and the chief men of the city and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them c. Acts 13. 44 45 49 50. The unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and made their minds evilly affected against the brethren c. perswaded the people to stone them Acts 14. 2 19. When Paul had preached and many believed the Jews who believed not moved with envy took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baâ—er sort and gathered a company and set all the city in an uproar c. They drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city crying These have turned the world upâ—ide down c. These do all contrary to the decrees of Caesar saying That there is another King one Jesus The Jews came also to Berea and â—tirred up the people Acts 17. 2 3 4 5 6 7 13. The Jews made an insurrection with one accord against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat saying This fellow perswaded men to worship God conttary to the law Acts 13. 12 13. Paul said I was zealous towards God as ye all are at this day and I persecuted this way unto the death c. Acts 22. 3 to 7. Certain Jews bound themselves under a curse to kill Paul c. The chief Priests and Elders agree to help it forward Acts 23. 12 13 14. ch 25. 2 3. They get an Orator to accuse Paul thus We found this man a pestilent fellow and a mover oâ—â—edition among all the Jews throughout the world and a ring-leader of the sect oâ— the Nazarens who also hath gone about to profane the temple c. When Paul reasoned of righteousness c. Felix trembled and answered Go thy way for this time when I have a convenient time I will call for thee c. Acts 24. 1 2 5 6 15. Paul said I verily thought with my self that I ought to do many things contrary to the name oâ— Jesus c. which thing I also did c. exceeding mad Acts 26. 9 10 11. The Jews told Paul That concerning this sect it was every where spoken against Acts 28. 21. Behold thou art called a Jew and restest in the law and makest thy boast of God and knowest his will c. and art confident that thou thy self art a guide to the blind c. Thou therefore who teachest another teachest thou not thy self Thou who preachest a man shall not steal dost thou steal c. He is not a Jew who is one outwardly neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh c. Rom. 2. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 28. Israel who followed after the law of righteousness hath not attained to the law of righteousness Wherefore because they sought it not by faith but as it were by the works of the law for they stumble at that stumbling-stone Rom. 9. 31 32.
They have a zeal of God but not according to knowledge for they being ignorant of God's righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God Rom. 10. 1 2 3. As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh they conâ—train you to be circumciâ—ed only leâ—t they should suffer persecution for the croâ—s of Christ for neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law but desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh Gâ—l 6. 12 13. The Jews who both killed the Lord Jesusâ— and their own prophets and have 〈…〉 us 〈◊〉 â—â— out they please not God and are contraâ—y unto all men 〈…〉 to speak to the 〈◊〉 that they might be saved to 〈◊〉 up their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Thes 2. 14 15 16. Having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof c. These also resist the truth c. 2 Tim 3. 5 8. They profess they know God but in works they deny him being abominable and disobedient and to every good work reprobate or void of Judgment Titus 1. 16 They went out from us but they were not of us c. they went out that they might be manifest c. 1 John 2. 19. Thou hast a name that thou livest and art dead c. I have not found thy work perfect before God c. The Church of the Laodiceans c. I know thy works that thou art neither hot nor cold c. Thou sayest I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing and knowest not that thou art wretched and poor and blind and naked c. Rev. 3. 1 2 14 15 17. See Persecution from Professors Chap. 22. See Sincerity Chap. 16. See Characters of Saints Chap. 12. The great danger of Hypocrisie and Formality and end of Hypocrites THE Israelites had sinned and though they had the Ark amongst them yet fell before Enemies 1 Sam. 4. The hypocrites hope shall perish whose hope shall be cut off and whose trust shall be a spiders web he shall lean upon his house but it shall not stand he shall hold it fast but it shall not endure Job 8. 13 14 15. He also is my salvation for an hypocrite shall not come before him Job 13. 16. The congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate c. Job 15. 34. He who speaketh flattery to his friend the eyes of his children shall fail Job 17. 5. The joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment though his excellency mount up unto the heavens and his head reach unto the clouds he shall perish for ever like his own dung They who have seen him shall say Where is he and he shall flee away as a dream and shall not â—e found The eye also which â—aw him shall â—ee him no more c. c. Job 20. 5 6 c. What is the hope of the hypocrite when he hath gaâ—ned when God taketh away his soul will God 〈◊〉 his cry when trouble cometh upon him Job â—7 8 9. The hypocrites in heart heap up wrath Job 〈◊〉 13. Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half 〈◊〉 days c. Psalm 55. 23. O Aâ—â—yrian the rod of mine anger c. I will 〈◊〉 him against an hypocritical nation and against the people of my wrath c. Isa 10. 5 6. Wâ— unto them who seek deep to 〈◊〉 then counsel from the Lord and their works are in the dark and they say Who seeth us and who knoweth Isa 29. 15 16. The sinners in Zion are afraid fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites c. Who amongst us shall dwell with the devouring fire c. Isa 33. 14. Behold all ye who kindle a fire who compass your selves about with sparks walk in the light of your fire and in your sparks which ye have kindled this shall ye have of my hand ye shall lie down in sorrow Isa 50. 11. I will declare thy righteousness and thy works for they shall not profit thee Isa 57. 12. Trust ye not in lying words saying The temple of the Lord c. Behold ye trust in lying words which cannot profit c. therefore will I do to this house c. wherein ye trust c. as I have done to Shiloh and I will cast you out of my sight Jer. 7. 4 8 9 10 11. I will punish all them who are circumcised with the uncircumcised Egypt c. all these nations are uncircumcised and all the house of Israel uncircumcised in the heart Jer. 9. 25 26. Ye dissembled in your hearts when ye sent me unto the Lord your God c. Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword by the famine c. Jer. 42. 19 20 21 22. Isa 9. 17. Cursed be the deceiver who hath in his flock a male c. and sacrificeth to the Lord a corrupt thing Mal. 1. 14. Think not to say within your selves We have Abraham to our father c. The ax is laid c. 3. 8 9 10. Ye are the salt of the earth but if the salt have lost his favour wherewith shall it be salted It is henceforth good for nothing but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men c. I say unto you That except your righteousness exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven Maâ—th 5. 13 20. Many will say unto me in that day Lord Lord Have we not prophesied in thy name c. and then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye who work iniquity Matth. 7. 22. 23. Luke 13. 25 26 27. He heareth the word c. receiveth it yet hath he not râ—ot in himself but dureth but for a while c. Matth. 13. 20 21. Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up Let them alone c. If the blind lead the blind both shall fall c. Matth. 15. 13 14. When Christ â—ound nothing but leaves on the fig-tree he said Let no fruit grow on thee henceforth for ever and presently it withered away c. Jesus said to the Priests c. Publicans and harâ—ots go into the Kingdom of God before you Matth. 2â— 19 23 29 30 31. When the king came c. he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment and he said unto him Friend how camest thou hither c. and he was speechless then said the king to his servants Bind him c. and cast him into outer darkness there shall be weeping c. Matth. 22. 11 12 13. Wo unto the Scribes and Pharisees Hypocrites often pronounced Matth. 23. 13 14 15 16 23 25 27 29. The foolish Virgins who had no Oil to put into their Lamps were shut out Matth. 25. 8 9 c. Whosoever hath not from him him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have or thinketh he hath Luke 8. 18.