Let not the wife depart from her husband; but and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband; and let not the husband put away his wife.-1 Cor. vii. 10, 11.

Be not deceived: neither fornicators, &c. nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, &c. shall inherit the kingdom of God.-1 Cor. vi. 9, 10.

The works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, &c. I tell you, that they which do such things, shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Gal. v. 19-21; Eph. v. 5, 6; Col. iii. 5, 6.

Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, &c. adulteries, &c.-Matt. xv. 19.

I discerned, &c. a young man void of understanding, &c. and there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, &c.; so she caught him and kissed him, and with an impudent face and much flattering words, &c. forced him, and he went after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter.-Prov. vii. 7. 10. 13. 21, 22; ix. 13—15.

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.-Prov. xxii. 14; xxiii. 27, 28; Eccles. vii. 26.

Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.-Prov. xxxi. 3.

Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, &c. fornications, &c. these are the things which defile a man.Matt. xv. 19, 20.

Jesus said unto the woman taken in adultery, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.-John viii. 11.

Let us walk honestly as in the day, not in chambering and wantonness, &c.-Rom. xiii. 13.

Whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.-Heb. xiii. 4.

Their eyes are full of adultery, that cannot cease from sin.-2 Pet. ii. 14.

CHAPTER LXI.

OF FORNICATION AND LASCIVIOUSNESS.

THE lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil; but her end is bitter as wormwood, &c.: remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house; lest, &c. thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed.-Prov. v. 3, 4. 8. 11.

Keep thee from the evil woman, and lust not after her beauty, &c. for by means of a whorish woman a man

Let us walk honestly as in the day, not in chambering and wantonness, &c.-Rom. xiii. 13.

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God? &c. If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy. -1 Cor. iii. 16, 17; vi. 19, 20.

It is reported commonly, that there is fornication among you, &c. I wrote unto you not to company with fornicators, &c. If any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, with such an one no not to eat.-1 Cor. v. 1. 9. 11.

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, &c. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord, &c. your bodies are the members of Christ: shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot ? God forbid: What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? &c. Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body;

vi. 9, 10. 13. 15, 16. 18; x. 8; Eph. v. 5, 6.

If they cannot contain, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.-1 Cor. vii. 9.

I fear, &c. my God will humble me among you; and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness, and fornication, and lasciviousness which they have committed.-2 Cor. xii. 20, 21.

The works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness.-Gal. v. 19.

But fornication and all uncleanness, &c. let it not be once named amongst you, as becometh saints, &c. because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience (or unbelief.)-Eph. v. 3. 6.

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, &c. put away filthy communication out of your mouth.-Col. iii. 5. 8.

Whoremongers, &c. God will judge. -Heb. xiii. 4.

But the, &c. and whoremongers, &c. shall have their part in the lake which burneth, &c.-Rev. xxi. 8.

CHAPTER LXII.

OF DRUNKENNESS.

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

Lot's daughters made him drink wine, so that they lay with him, and he knew not when they lay down, nor when they rose.-Gen. xix. 32, &c.

This our son is a glutton and a drunkard and all the men of his city shall stone him.-Deut. xxi. 20, 21.

Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood; and it come to pass when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the

Nabal's heart was merry within him: for he was very drunken.1 Sam. xxv. 36.

When David had called Uriah, he did eat and drink before him and he made him drunk.-2 Sam. xi. 13.

When Elah was drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, Zimri smote him and killed him.—1 Kings xvi. 9, 10.

Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, when Israel came and slew the Syrians.—1 Kings xx. 16. 19, 20.

And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, &c. and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king; and the drinking was according to law, none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure. Esth. i. 7, 8.

They that sat in the gate spake against me, and I was the song of the drunkards.-Ps. lxix. 12.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.-Prov. xx. 1.

Be not amongst wine bibbers, amongst riotous eaters of flesh; for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty.-Prov. xxiii. 20, 21.

It is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes strong drink; lest they drink and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.-Prov. xxxi. 4, 5.

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, that continue until night, till wine inflame them, &c. Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink.—Isa. v. 11. 22.

The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard.-Isa. xxiv. 20.

They also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment for all tables are full of vomit and filthiness. - Isa. xxviii. 7,8.

His watchmen are blind, &c. Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.-Isa. lvi. 10-12.

Awake, ye drunkards, and weep, and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.-Joel i. 5.

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, &c. that drink wine in bowls.Amos vi. 1. 6.

While they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.-Nahum i. 10.

One is hungry, and another is drunken, &c.-1 Cor. xi. 21.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, &c. envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. -Gal. v. 19. 21.

Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess: but be filled with the Spirit. -Eph. v. 18.

They that be drunken, are drunken in the night: but let us, who are of the day, be sober.-1 Thess. v. 7, 8.

CHAPTER LXIII.

OF COVETOUSNESS.

THOU shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, &c. nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.-Exod. xx. 17.

Balaam, for profit, would have cursed Israel.-Numb. xxii.

tle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness. Hab. ii. 15.

If that evil servant shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken, the Lord of that servant shall come in a day, &c.-Matt. xxiv. 48-50; Luke xii. 45.

Others mocking, said, These men are full of new wine. But Peter, &c. said, These are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.-Acts ii. 13-15.

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness.Rom. xiii. 13.

I have written unto you not to keep company, &c. if any man that is called a brother, be, &c. a drunkard, or an extortioner, with such an one no not to eat.-1 Cor. v. 11.

Be not deceived: neither fornicators, &c. nor drunkards, shall inherit the kingdom of God.-1 Cor. vi. 9, 10.

and brought ruin upon himself, his children, and his substance.—Josh. vii. 5. 18-20. 24, 25.

The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich, &c.-1 Sam. ii. 7, 8.

Ahab's covetousness of Naboth's vineyard, troubled Ahab, caused Naboth's murder, and Ahab's destruction.-1 Kings xxi. 1—4; xxii.

Gehazi's covetousness of Naaman's gifts, procured the leprosy upon himself.-2 Kings v. 20-22. 27.

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.-Ps. cxix. 36.

He that is greedy of gain, troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.—Prov. xv. 27.

Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me; lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord?-Prov. xxx. 8, 9.

Woe unto him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal, &c. for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also, &c. I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body what ye shall put on, &c. Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not, neither do they reap, yet your heavenly Father feedeth them: are ye not much better than they? Which of you, by taking thought, can add one cubit unto his stature?Matt. vi. 19. 25-27.

Judas's covetousness led him to offer to the chief priests to betray Christ, and to covenant with them for thirty pieces of silver to perform it.-Matt. xxvi. 14-16.

Take heed, and beware of covetousness for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.-Luke xii. 15.

Being filled with all unrighteousness, &c. covetousness, &c. God gave them over to a reprobate mind, &c.Rom. i. 28, 29.

I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous. -1 Cor. v. 11.

The unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God, &c. nor covetous.-1 Cor. vi. 9, 10; Eph. v. 5.

Covetousness, let it not be once named amongst you, as becometh saints, &c. for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.-Eph. v. 3. 6.

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth, &c. Covetousness, which is idolatry.-Col. iii. 5.

We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out; and having food and raiment, let us be therewith content. But they that will be rich, fall into

many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition: for the love of money is the root of all evil; which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But thou, O man of God, flee these things. -1 Tim. vi. 7—10.

Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.-Heb. xiii. 5.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.-1 John ii. 15, 16.

CHAPTER LXIV.

OF THEFT.

LABAN charged Jacob, his daughter's husband, with stealing his gods. Gen. xxxi. 30.

Thou shalt not steal.-Exod. xx. 15. The many laws about stealing.Exod. xxii. 1-4.

Ye shall not steal, &c. Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him. The wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.-Levit. xix. 11. 13.

When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him.-Ps. 1. 18.

Will ye steal, &c. and come and stand before me in this house?-Jer. vii. 7. 9, 10.

By killing and stealing, &c. therefore shall the land mourn. - Hosea iv. 2, 3.

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Every one that stealeth, shall be cut off, &c. and the curse shall enter into the house of the thief.-Zech. v. 3, 4.

Those things which proceed out of the mouth, come forth from the heart, &c. as thefts.-Matt. xv. 18, 19.

Judas saith, Why was not this ointment sold? &c. This he said,

not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief.-John xii. 4-6.

Thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?-Rom. ii. 21.

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? &c. nor thieves.-1 Cor. vi. 9, 10.

Let him that stole, steal no more; but rather let him labour, working with his hands.-Eph. iv. 28.

Exhort servants to be obedient, &c. not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity.-Titus ii. 9, 10.

CHAPTER LXV.

OF LYING AND EQUIVOCATING.

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds. Col. iii. 9.

The law is made for the lawless, &c. for liars.-1 Tim. i. 9, 10.

All liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death, &c. There shall in no wise enter into the New Jerusalem any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie.-Rev. xxi. 8. 27.

For without are dogs, and sorcerers, &c. and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.-Rev. xxii. 15.

CHAPTER LXVI.

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? &c. he that speaketh the truth from his heart.-Ps. xv. 1, 2.

The mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.-Ps. Ixiii. 11.

I hate and abhor lying, but thy law do I love.-Ps. cxix. 163.

These six things doth the Lord hate, &c. a lying tongue, &c.-Prov. vi. 16, 17.

The lip of truth shall be established for ever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.-Prov. xii. 19.

The Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, &c. by lying, &c. therefore shall the land mourn. Hosea iv. 1-3.

Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit.-Hosea xi. 13.

These are the things that ye shall do, speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour.-Zech. viii. 16.

Why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to (or to deceive) the Holy Ghost? &c. Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.-Acts v. 3-5.

Wherefore, putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.-Eph. iv. 25.

MAY BE SAID TO TEMPT HIM.

MOSES said to the people, Why chide ye with me? Wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?-Exod. xvii. 2.

They tempted God in their heart, by asking meat for their lusts, &c. yea, they turned back, and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel, &c. yea, they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies.-Ps. lxxviii. 18. 41. 56.

Harden not your hearts as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness, when your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works.-Ps. xcv. 8, 9.

Ask thee a sign: but Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.-Isa. vii. 11, 12.

Ye have said, It is in vain to serve God, &c. they that tempt God are even delivered.—Mal. iii. 14, 15.

If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down, &c. Jesus saith unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.-Matt. iv. 6-8; Deut. vi. 16; Luke xxii. 28.

When Christ had raised the ruler's daughter, he commanded that something should be given her to eat.Mark v. 43.