Ps. cix. 31. He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

Ps. cxlvi. 7. Which executeth judgment for the oppressed.

Eccl. v. 8. If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth, and there be higher than they.

Is. liv. 14. In righteousness shalt thou be established; thou shalt be far from oppression, for thou shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come nigh thee.

VI. From Slanders, Reproach and Persecution.

Job, v. 21. Thou shalt be hid from the Scourge of the tongue; neither shalt thou be afraid of the destruction when it cometh.

Job, xi. 15. Thou shalt lift up thy face without spot.

Ps. xxxvii. 6. He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day.

Ps. xxxi. 20. Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion, from the strife of tongues.

Ps. lvii. 3. He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would

swallow me up: Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

Reproach. Is. li. 7. Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law: fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings. Ver. 8. For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to genera

tion.

Matt. v. 11. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Ver. 12. Rejoice and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven.

Heb. xi. 26. Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward.

1 Pet. iv. 14. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

VII. From Witchcraft.

Numb. xxiii. 23. Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel.

VIII. Promises to the Stranger. Deut. x. 18. He loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

Ps. cxlvi. 9. The Lord preserveth the strangers.

Ezek. xi. 16. Thus saith the Lord God, Although I have cast them far off among the heathen; and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary, in the countries where they shall come.

IX. To the Poor and Helpless.

Ps. ix. 18. The needy shall not always be forgotten; the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

Ps. lxviii. 10. Thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

Ps. lxix. 33. The Lord heareth the poor. Ps. cxxxii. 15. I will satisfy her poor with bread.

Is. xiv. 30. The first-born of the poor shall feed; and the needy shall lie down in safety.

Ps. lxxii. 2. He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. Ver. 12. He shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. Ver. 18. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

Ps. cii. 17. He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

Ps. cvii. 41. He setteth the poor on high from affliction, and maketh his families like a flock.

Ps. cxiii. 7. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill.

Jer. xx. 13. Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evil doers.

Job, v. 15. He saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. Ver. 16. So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

Job, xxxvi. 15. He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

Jam. i. 9. Let the brother of low degree rejoice, in that he is exalted.

Jam. ii. 5. Hearken, my beloved brethren, hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him.

Luke, xvi. 25. Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy life time receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

X. To the Fatherless and Widow.

Exod. xxii. 22. Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. Ver. 23. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all

unto me, I will surely hear their cry. Ver. 24. And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. Deut. x. 18. He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow.

Ps. x. 14. The poor committeth himself unto thee: Thou art the helper of the fatherless. Ver. 18. To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

Ps. lxviii. 5. A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

Ps. cxlvi. 9. He relieveth the fatherless and widow.

Prov. xv. 25. The Lord will destroy the house of the proud, but he will establish the border of the widow.

Prov. xxiii. 10. Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless. Ver. 11. For their Redeemer is mighty: he shall plead their cause with thee. Jer. xlix. 11. Leave thy fatherless children,* I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

* Though the Chaldee Paraphrase understands these words as a promise to the families of the Jews, in their captivity; others, more agreeable to the context, look upon them as a threatening against the Edomites, and thus join them to the 10th verse, and render them: There is none to say, Leave thy fatherless children, &c.