tinual sorrow in my heart, &c. for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh, &c.-Rom. ix. 2, 3; x. 1. The kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things serveth Christ, is acceptable to God, and, &c. -Rom. xiv. 17, 18.

The preaching of the cross, is to them that perish, foolishness: but unto us, which are saved, it is the power of God, &c. Christ crucified, uuto the Jews a stumbling-block, &c. but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.—1 Cor. i. 18. 23, 24.

Such were some of you, but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, &c.1 Cor. vi. 11.

That no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.1 Cor. xii. 3.

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 not charity, I am nothing: and though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.-1 Cor. xiii. 1-3. We, beholding, &c. the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, &c. by the Spirit.-2 Cor. iii. 18.

We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken: we also believe, and therefore speak.-2 Cor. iv. 13; Ps. cxvi. 10; Acts iv. 20.

In this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house from heaven, &c. that mortality might be swallowed up of life. We are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord: wherefore we labour, that whether

present, &c. we may be accepted of him, &c. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men, &c. The love of Christ constraineth us, &c. If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.-2 Cor. v. 2. 4. 8,9. 11. 14. 17; Phil. i. 21. 23.

Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates, &c. We can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.2 Cor. xiii. 5. 8.

When it pleased God, &c. to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him, &c. immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood.—Gal. i. 15, 16.

I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless, I live: yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.-Gal. ii. 20.

The works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, adultery, &c. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: and they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the affections (or passions) and lusts.-Gal. v. 19-24.

God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom (or whereby) the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world; for in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, &c. but a new creature.-Gal. vi. 14, 15.

This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their minds, &c. But ye have not so learned Christ: if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus.-Eph. iv. 17—21.

For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light, for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.-Eph. v. 8, 9.

Some preach Christ out of envy and strife, &c. What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is

We are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, &c. What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ: yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, &c. that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, being made conformable unto his death, if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect; but I follow after, &c. but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark, &c.

Let us, therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded, &c. Our conversation is in heaven, from whence also we look for the Saviour, &c.-Phil. iii. 3. 7, 8. 10-15. 20.

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I have learned in whatsoever estate I am, therewith to be content. know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where, and in all things I am instructed, both to be full and to be hungry; both to abound, and suffer need: I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me.-Phil. iv. 11-13.

And bringeth forth fruits, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth. -Col. i. 6.

If ye be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, &c. Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth, &c. Seeing that ye have put off the old man, with his deeds; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that created him.-Col. iii. 1, 2. 9, 10.

Remembering without ceasing your work 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 affliction, &c. ye turned to God, to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son.1 Thess. i. 3-6. 9, 10.

The word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that 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 countrymen.-1 Thess. ii. 13, 14.

Ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief: ye are all the children of the light, &c.-1 Thess. v. 4, 5.

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, &c. who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious; but I obtained mercy, &c. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.1 Tim. i. 12, 13. 15. every one

Let

that nameth the name of Christ, depart from iniquity.2 Tim. ii. 19.

A peculiar people, zealous of good works.-Titus ii. 14; Eph. ii. 10.

He that is entered into his rest, hath ceased from his own works.Heb. iv. 10.

They who believe, desire a better country; that is, an heavenly, &c. Moses, &c. choosing 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. xi, 16. 24-26.

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which, no man shall see the Lord.-Heb. xii. 14.

We trust we have a good conscience in all things, willing to live honestly. -Heb. xiii. 18.

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this

man's religion is vain. Pure religion, and undefiled, before God and the Father, is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.―James i. 26, 27.

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works, &c. Faith, if it hath not works, is dead, &c. I will shew thee my faith by my works, &c. Faith without works is dead.-James ii. 14. 17, 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 descendeth not from above, &c. But the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated; full of mercy, and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace, &c.-James iii.

13-18.

Jesus Christ, whom, having not seen, ye love, &c. Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren.-1 Pet. i. 7, 8. 22; Cant. i. 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 praises (or virtues) of him who hath called you, &c.-1 Pet. ii. 2, 3. 9; Luke x. 39. 42; 2 Pet. iii. 18.

The time past of our life may suffice, &c. when we walked in lasciviousness, &c. wherein they think it strange that you run not with them to the same excess of riot.-1 Pet. iv. 3, 4.

Having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. Add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, &c. for if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruit

ful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus: but he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, &c.-2 Pet. i. 4-9.

Just Lot, 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 their unlawful deeds.-2 Pet. ii. 7, 8; Ps. cxix. 53. 126. 136. 158; Jer. ix. 1, 2; xiii. 17.

God is light, &c. If we say, we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, &c. But if we walk in the light, &c. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves.-1 John i. 5-8.

Hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He who saith I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him, &c. He that abideth in him, ought himself also to walk even as he walked, &c. He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now: he that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, &c. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him, &c. If ye know that he is righteous, ye know (or know ye) that every one that doeth righteousness is born of God.-1 John ii. 3, 4. 6. 9—11. 15. 29.

We shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him, purifieth himself, even as he is pure, &c. Whosoever 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 doeth not righteousness, is not of God; neither he that loveth not his brother, &c. we know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren, &c. Whoso

ever hateth his brother, is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him, &c. Who

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his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of 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 iii. 2, 3. 5, 6. 8—10. 14, 15. 17-19. 24; iv. 12, 13; v. 18.

Whoso knoweth God, heareth us: he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby we know the Spirit, &c. Love is of God and every one that loveth, is born of God, and knoweth God, &c. God is love: he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him, &c. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?—1 John iv. 6, 7. 16. 20; v. 1.

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God: and every one that loveth him, &c. Whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world: and this is the victory that, &c. Whosoever is born of God, sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God, keepeth himself, and that wicked one toncheth him not.-1 John v. 1. 4. 18.

He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, hath both the Father and the Son.-2 John 9.

He that doeth good is of God; but he that doeth evil, hath not seen God. -3 John 11.

Those whose names are written in the book of life, they will not worship Antichrist.-Rev. xiii. 8; xiv. 4; xvii. 8; xxi. 27.

MAY BE OVERTAKEN WITH FAULTS, AND ARE NOT FREE FROM SINFUL DISPOSITIONS AND INCLINATIONS

IN THIS LIFE; AND THEREFORE

MAY DESERVE TO BE CHASTISED OF
GOD.

SECT. 1.-In general it is affirmed. FOR there is no man that sinneth not. -1 Kings viii. 46.

How should man be just with God (or before God)? If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand, &c. Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer: I would make supplication to my judge, &c. If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me. If I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. Job ix. 1—3. 15. 20.

Who can understand his errors? Cleanse thou me from secret faults: keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me.-Ps. xix. 12, 13.

If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand ?— Ps. cxxx. 3.

The rod of the wicked shall not rest, &c. lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.-Ps. cxxv.3.

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?-Prov. xx. 9.

A just man falleth seven times a day, and riseth up again.-Prov. xxiv. 16.

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.-Eccles. vii. 20.

The flesh lusteth against the Spirit, &c. so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.-Gal. v. 17; Rom. vii. 14, &c.

If any man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such, &c. considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.-Gal. vi. 1, 2.

I have no man like-minded, &c. for

Paul saith, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing, &c. I press towards the mark, &c. Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded.-Phil. iii. 13-15. For in many things we offend all: if any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man.-James iii. 2. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, &c. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.-1 John i. 8-10.

in us.

If any man see his brother sin a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.-1 John v. 16.

SECT. 2.-Particular Instances of the Failings of God's Children recorded. NOAH was a just man, and perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God. Gen. vi. 9; vii. 1.

Noah drank of the wine, and was drunken, and he was uncovered within his tent.-Gen. ix. 21.

Abraham believed in the Lord, and he counted it to him for righteousness, &c. Abraham, my friend. He staggered not through unbelief.Gen. xv. 6; Isa. xli. 8; Rom. iv. 20. They will kill me; but they will save thee alive; say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, &c. And, when God had promised him to inherit the land, he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? &c. When the promise was made to him of a child, he fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child, &c. O, that Ishmael might live before thee, &c. He said of his wife, She is my sister, again at Gerar, for fear of being slain.-Gen. xii. 12, 13; xv. 7, 8; xvii. 16-18; xx. 2. 11.

Sarah laughed at the promise, and

Isaac said of his wife also, She is my sister, for fear of the men of the place, lest they should kill him for her.-Gen. xxvi. 7.

Just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked for that righteous man, &c.--2 Pet. ii. 7, 8.

He lingered; the men laid hold upon his hand, &c. and said, Go, escape for thy life, &c. And Lot said unto them, Ŏ, not so, my Lord, &c. I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: behold this city is near to flee unto; is it not a little one, &c. He afterwards drank wine, and then lay with his two daughters.-Gen. xix. 16–20. 33–

36.

Jacob, when he heard his brother Esau was coming with four hundred men against him, was greatly afraid and distressed, &c.-Gen. xxxii. 6, &c.

He was sore distressed when one of his sons was kept by Joseph, and another sent for.-Gen. xlii. 36, &c.

Moses spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren, &c. he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.—Exod. ii. 11, 12.

Moses was very meek, above all the men upon the face of the earth, &c. My servant Moses is faithful in all mine house. Moses my servant is dead. And Moses, verily, was faithful in all his house, as a servant.-Numb. xii. 3. 7; Josh. i. 2. 13; Heb. iii. 2. 5.

When God was sending Moses, he said, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, &c. And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? &c. And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand thou wilt (or shouldest) send. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, &c.

Moses returned unto the Lord and said, Wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? Why is it that thou hast sent me? &c. Moses was very wroth, &c. Now, ye rebels, Must we fetch ye water out of this rock? &c. I am not able to bear all