I Change Not–Ma. 3. 6. KJV

    And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. 1 Chrn. 28. 9.–O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee: 1 Chrn. 29. 18.

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. Rv. 6. 1_2.

Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. Jb. 31. 6.–A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. Prv. 11. 1.–Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good. Prv. 20. 23.–A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work. Prv. 16. 11.–Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. Is. 40. 15.–They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship. Is. 46. 6.–Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. Ps. 62. 9.–Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? Is. 40. 12.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Jer. 29. 11.–Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. Is. 59. 7.–For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. Is. 55. 8.–In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. Ps. 94. 19.

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. Ps. 10. 4.–The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. Prv. 12. 5.–And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Gn. 6. 5.–The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words. Prv. 15. 26.–Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Is. 55. 7.–But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor. Mi. 4. 12.–The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. Prv. 12. 5.–The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly. Jer. 23. 20.–And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart. Jdgs. 5. 15.

Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: Ps. 139. 23.

Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: Dn. 5. 10.–Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies. Dn. 4. 19.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. Is. 55. 8.–For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Is. 55. 9.–Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me. Jb. 21. 27.–Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. Ps. 56. 5.–Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. Is. 59. 7.–For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Mk. 7. 21.–For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: Mt. 15. 19.–For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory. Is. 66. 18.

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? Lk. 5. 22.–(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. Lk. 2. 35.–The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. Ps. 94. 11.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Jer. 29. 11.–Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? Jm. 2. 4.–SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. Ps. 119. 113.–Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. Jb. 20. 2.–And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? Mt. 9. 4.

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. Prv. 16. 3.–Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. Prv. 16. 3.–My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart. Jb. 17. 11.–In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Jb. 4. 13.–How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! Ps. 139. 17.–O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? Jer. 4. 14.

And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. 1 Cor. 3. 20.–The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. Ps. 33. 11.–His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Ps. 146. 4.–I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts; Is. 65. 2.

And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Lk. 24. 38.–The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. Prv. 21. 5.–O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. Ps. 92. 5.–I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. Dn. 4. 5.–Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. Dn. 5. 6.–

Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it. Jer. 6. 19.–But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. Lk. 11. 17.–Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) Rm. 2. 15.–But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. Lk. 6. 8.

As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. Dn. 2. 29.–Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. Ps. 40. 5.–But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. Dn. 2. 30.

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Lk 8. 11.–And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. Rv. 6. 5_6.–And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. Rv. 6. 3_4.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. Gn. 1. 11.

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. Gn. 1. 12.

And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; Gn. 26. 4.

Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)  2 Cor. 9. 10.

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. Ex. 32. 13.

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.  Gal. 6. 8.

My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. Jb. 17. 1.

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. Ez. 18. 4.

Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. Dt. 28. 4.–And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers: Dt. 30. 9.–Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled. Dt. 22. 9.–Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. Dt. 28. 18.–But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. Phlp. 1. 22.

Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images. Hos. 10. 1.–For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Lk. 6. 43.–Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. Mt. 7. 17.

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. Jn. 15. 16.–And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee. Dt. 28. 51.–And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee. Dt. 7. 13.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. Prv. 11. 30.–But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Gal. 5. 22.

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. Heb. 13. 15.–But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Mt. 13. 8.–And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. Gn. 4. 3.–The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies. Ps. 59. 10.–For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. Lk. 22. 18.–And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it. Mk. 11. 14.–But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. Mal. 1. 12.–They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; Ps. 92. 14.–The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. Prv. 12. 12.–Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. Prv. 1. 31.–But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. Rom. 6. 22.–I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. Jn. 15. 5.

  To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past. And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him? Eccl. 3. 1_22.

    Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? Jn. 1. 22. –Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: Jer. 32. 19.–Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.. Dt. 28. 4.–[17] But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Gn. 2. 17.

BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Ps. 46. 10.–And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. Ex. 3. 14.–Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Jn. 8. 58.–But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. 1 Cor. 8. 6.–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. 13. 5.–And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. Lk. 15. 31.–Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. Is. 44. 6.–I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Rv. 1. 8.

Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy SALVATION. Ps. 85. 7.–So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. Ez. 38. 20. Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Phlp. 2. 12.–For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. Ps. 74. 12.–I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight. Ps. 119. 74.–Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 2 Tm. 2. 10.–So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. Heb. 9. 28.–For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Rom. 10. 10.

And ye shall know the truth, and THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE. Jn. 8. 32.–This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 1 Jn 1. 5.–He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 1 Jn. 4. 8.–God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. Jn. 4. 24.–For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. Is. 57. 15.– For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Acts 17. 28.–And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. Mt. 19. 17.

I have said, YE ARE GODS; and all of you are children of the most High. Ps. 82. 6.–And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Gn. 3. 22.–But of  the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Gn. 2. 17.–And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Gn. 1. 26.–This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that GOD IS LIGHT, and in him is no darkness at all. 1 Jn. 1. 5.–And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Gn. 1. 3.–The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. Mt. 6. 22.–But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! Mt. 6. 23.–Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Mt. 5. 14.–For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: Eph. 5. 8.

And the earth was without form, and void; and DARKNESS WAS UPON THE FACE OF THE DEEP. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Gn. 1. 2.–And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. Jn. 3. 19.–A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.  Jb. 10. 22.–For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. Is. 60. 2.–They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. Ps. 82. 5.–And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Lk. 23. 44.–The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. Gn. 6. 11.–All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. Mk. 7. 23.

  I FORM THE LIGHT AND CREATE DARKNESS: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. Is. 45. 7.–And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. Jn. 1. 5.–Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Is. 5. 20.–Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Ps. 139. 12.–Behold, I KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me. Jb. 21. 27.–The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. Ps. 10. 4.–Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. Ps. 56. 5.–For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Mk. 7. 21.–The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. Ps. 94. 11.–And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. 1 Cor. 3. 20.–The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words. Prv. 15. 26.–And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. 1 Chr. 28. 9.

And if Satan cast out Satan, HE IS DIVIDED AGAINST HIMSELF; how shall then his kingdom stand? Mt. 12. 26.–He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 1 Jn. 3. 8.–Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Jas. 4. 7.–But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. Mt. 5. 39.–Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. Rom. 12. 21.–And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:  Mt. 12. 25.–But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. Lk. 11. 17.

A TIME TO BE BORN, and A TIME TO DIE; A TIME TO PLANT, and A TIME TO PLUCK UP THAT WHICH IS PLANTED; Eccl. 3. 2.–A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. Eccl. 3. 3_8.–And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth. Zch. 1. 10.–And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. Jb. 1. 7.–And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? Mk. 3. 23.–His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Ps. 146. 4.–Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Eccl. 3. 21.

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also BEAR THE IMAGE OF THE HEAVENLY. 1 Cor. 15. 49.–In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 2 Cor. 4. 4.–So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Gn. 1. 27.–Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. Gn. 5. 2.–And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; Gn. 2. 21.–And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. Gn. 2. 22.–And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. Gn. 3. 20.–For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 1 Tm. 2. 13.

Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest THE FRUIT OF THY SEED WHICH THOU HAST SOWN, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled. Dt. 22. 9.–And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. Gn. 1. 11.–And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. Gn. 1. 12.–And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. Gn. 1. 29.–For he that SOWETH to his flesh shall of the flesh REAP corruption; but he that SOWETH to the Spirit shall of the Spirit REAP life everlasting. Gal. 6. 8.–Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Gal. 6. 7.–A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Mt. 7. 18.–Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. Mt. 7. 17.– But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 2 Cor. 9. 6.–He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. Prv. 22. 8.–Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it. Jer. 6. 19.–Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Mt. 6. 26.–He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. Eccl. 11. 4.–I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister. Jb. 17. 14.–If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. Jb. 14. 14.–Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards. Neh. 5. 5.

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. ALL THINGS COME ALIKE TO ALL: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead. For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:  There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good. Eccl. 9. 1_18.

For when we were in the flesh, THE MOTIONS OF SINS, which were by the law, did work in our members to BRING FORTH FRUIT UNTO DEATH. Rom. 7. 5.–The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 1 Cor. 15. 56.–And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. Dt. 19. 21.–Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. Gn. 9. 6.–I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 1 Jn. 8. 24.–And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. Rv. 6. 1_2.–And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. Rv. 6. 3_4.–And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. Rv. 6. 5_6.–And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Rv. 20. 12.

The MOUTH of a righteous man is a WELL OF LIFE: but VIOLENCE covereth the MOUTH of the wicked. Prv. 10. 11.–But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Mt. 12. 36.–Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. Mt. 15. 11.–Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. Prv. 6. 2.–With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. Ps. 119. 13.–Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge. Jb. 35. 16.–Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. Jas. 3. 10.–But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Col. 3. 8.–If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. Jb. 9. 20.–Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Eph. 4. 29.–He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. Prv. 13. 3.

And whosoever speaketh a word AGAINST THE SON OF MAN, it SHALL BE FORGIVEN him: but whosoever speaketh AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST, it SHALL NOT BE FORGIVEN him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. Mt. 12. 32.–For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Rom. 8. 2.–And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Mk. 9. 47.–And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Mk. 9. 43.–And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Mk. 9. 45.–Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. Rom. 8. 12.

And this is the promise that HE HATH PROMISED US, even ETERNAL LIFE. 1 Jn 2. 25.–In him was life; and the life was the light of men. Jn 1. 4.–And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 1 Jn 5. 11.–He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. Jn 12. 25.–To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: Rom. 2. 7.–For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. 6. 23.–Who so eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. Rom. 6. 54.

Likewise this is THE LAW OF THE TRESPASS offering: it is most holy. Lv. 7. 1.–Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. Lk. 17. 3.–As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it. Lv. 7. 7. –But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Mt. 6. 15.– And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Mt. 6. 12.–And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Lk. 11. 4.

Watch and pray, that ye ENTER NOT INTO TEMPTATION: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Mt. 26. 41.–The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Ps. 23. 1.–Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;  Eccl. 12. 1.–Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; 2 Cor. 3. 5.–But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. Ps. 1. 2.–For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: Romans 7:22 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. Psalms 40:8 I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight. Ps. 119. 74.

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you IT SHALL BE FOR MEAT. Genesis 1:29 When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and THOU SHALT SAY, I will EAT FLESH, because THY SOUL LONGETH TO EAT FLESH; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. Dt. 12. 20.–For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 1 Pt. 1. 24.–All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. 1 Cor. 15. 39.–The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. Is. 40. 7.–For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. Lv. 17. 14.–When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. Dt. 12. 20.–And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. Is. 49. 26.–All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.  Jb. 34. 15.–Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh. Dt. 12. 23.–But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat. Gn. 9. 4.–And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them. Jer. 19. 9.–That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. Rv. 19. 18.–Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron. Mi. 3. 3.–And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm: Is. 9. 20.–When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Ps. 27. 2.–It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.  Rom. 14. 21.–And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. Is. 22. 13.–Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you. Lv. 11. 8.–Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. Jas. 5. 3.–That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD. Lv. 22. 8.–The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD. Ps. 14. 2_4.

It is sown A NATURAL BODY; it is raised A SPIRITUAL BODY. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 1 Cor. 15. 44.–For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me. Jb. 32. 18.–And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Eph. 4. 24.–And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: Col. 3. 10.–Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; Eph. 2. 15.–For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 1 Jn. 5. 4.–The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. 1 Cor. 15. 47. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 1 Cor. 15. 45.

And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, WHO CREATED ALL THINGS BY JESUS CHRIST: Eph. 3. 9.–Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?  1 Jn. 5. 5. –Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 1 Jn. 4. 15.–For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. 6. 23.–Who so eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.  Jn. 6. 54.–Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 1 Cor. 15. 50.–Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Jn. 6. 53.–My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, Gal. 4. 19.–I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Gal. 2. 20.–I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 1 Cor. 15. 31.–And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Lk. 9. 23.–Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. Jn. 5. 8.–If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. Ps. 139. 8.–Therefore 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. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Mt. 6. 25.–If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Jn. 15. 7.–But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 1 Cor. 11. 3.–Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 1 Jn. 4. 2.–To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Col. 1. 27.–And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: Eph. 3. 9.–Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: Col. 4. 3.–But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. Jn. 20. 31.–For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 1 Pt. 3. 18.–But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Rom. 8. 9.–For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Phlp. 1. 21.–Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: 1 Cor. 1. 6.–I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 1 Cor. 15. 31.–For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 1 Cor. 15. 22.–Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Heb. 13. 8.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Eph. 6. 10.–Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Eph. 1. Pt. 3. 8.–Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: 2 Thes. 3. 1.–Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. Phil. 3. 1.–Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. 2 Cor. 13. 11.–Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Phil. 4. 8.

Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. Rv. 22. 7.–He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. Rv. 22. 20.–Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. Rv. 3. 11.–Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. Rv. 2. 16.–And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. Rv. 22. 12.

  Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book. 2 Chr. 34. 21.–Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? Rom. 7. 1.–He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. Jn. 3. 36.

THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD – 1 Jn. 2. 2.

      For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Eph. 2. 8_9.–For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 2 Thes. 2. 7.–And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 Jn. 2. 2.

Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Rom. 3. 27.–For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: Rom. 7. 22.–But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. Rom. 7. 22.–I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. Rom. 7. 25.–For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Rom. 8. 2.–Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Rom. 8. 7.–But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Rom. 9. 31.

And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven. Lk. 12. 10.–But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Mk. 3. 29.–But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Nm. 15. 30–What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 1 Cor. 6. 19.–And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. Eph. 2. 20_22.–But he spake of the temple of his body. Jn. 2. 21.–Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 1 Cor. 6. 18.–Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? Mi. 6. 7.–Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. Ez. 18. 4.–Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. Jn. 8. 44.–What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? Jas. 2. 14.–Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 1 Cor. 20_21.–Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. Mt. 12. 31_33.–But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Mt. 12. 36_37.–Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. Jas. 5. 20.–For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Lk. 19. 10.–And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. Rom. 8. 30.–And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. Mk. 13. 20.–To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. 1 Cor. 5. 5.–For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Eph. 2. 18.–But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Mt. 24. 13.

     If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. Est. 1. 19.

Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. Lv. 6. 9.–And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar. Lv. 6. 14.–Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD: it is most holy. Lv. 6. 25.–Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy. Lv. 7. 1.–And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD. Lv. 7. 11.–This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings; Lv. 7. 37.–This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth: Lv. 11. 46.–This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. Lv. 13. 59.–This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest: Lv. 14. 2.–This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing. Lv. 14. 32.–To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy. Lv. 14. 57.–This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith; Lv. 15. 32.

     This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of her husband, and is defiled; Nm. 5. 29.–And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: Nm. 6. 13.–This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation. Nm. 6. 21.

     As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings. Js. 8.31.–And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel. Js. 8. 32.–Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left; Js. 23. 6.–And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.  Js. 24. 26

   And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: 1 Kgs. 2. 3.–But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin. 2 Kgs. 10. 31.–But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin. 2 Kgs. 14. 6.–And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him. 2 Kgs. 23. 25.

     Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God. Ezr. 3. 2.–This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him. Ezr. 7. 6.–For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. Ezr. 7. 10.–Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time. Ezr. 7. 12.–For as much as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand; Ezr. 7. 14.–And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily, Ezr. 7. 21.–And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. Ezr. 7. 26.–And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not. Ezr. 7. 25.

     And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel. Neh. 8. 1.–So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. Neh. 8. 8.–Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner. Neh. 8. 18.–And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God. Neh. 9. 3.–And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding; Neh. 10. 28.

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. Ps. 1. 2.–The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. Ps. 19. 7.–The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. Ps. 37. 31.–ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. Ps. 119. 1.–The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. Ps. 119. 72.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Prv. 1. 8.–My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Prv. 6. 20.–The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Prv. 13. 14.–She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. Prv. 31. 26. 

Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. Is. 1. 10.–Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. Is. 5. 24.–That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD: Is. 30. 9.

How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain. Jer. 8. 8.

This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house. Ez. 43. 12.

    Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.  Dn. 6. 5.–Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. Dn. 6. 8.–Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. Dn. 6. 12.–Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed. Dn. 6. 15.–Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. Dn. 9. 11.–As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. Dn. 9. 13.

   My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. Hos. 4. 6.

   Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked: Am. 2. 4. 

   The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. Mal. 2. 6.–Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. Mal. 4. 4.

And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; Lk. 2. 22.–(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) Lk. 2. 23.–And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. Lk. 2. 24.–And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. Lk. 2. 39.–And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. Lk. 24. 44.

If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? Jn. 7. 23.

   And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. Acts 13. 39.–But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. Acts 15. 5.–I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. Acts 22. 3.–While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all. Acts 25. 8.–And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. Acts 28. 23

    For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? 1 Cor. 9. 9.

    Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. Gal. 6. 2.

    Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; Eph. 2. 15.

    Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. Heb. 7. 16.

    So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. Jas. 2. 12.

    Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? FATHER, SAVE ME FROM THIS HOUR: but for this cause came I unto this hour. Jn. 12. 27.

ALL HAVE SINNED. Rom. 5. 12.

    I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. Ps. 40. 8.–I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. Ps. 41. 4.–I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight. Ps. 119. 174. I delight in the law of God after the inward man: Rom. 7. 22.–O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Ps. 119. 97.–For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Gal. 5. 14.–The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 1 Cor. 15. 56.–For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. 6. 23.–The LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. Jb. 2. 2.–The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. Ps. 10. 4. Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Phil. 2. 12.–Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. Mt. 12. 31.–But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Mk. 3. 29.–But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. Rom. 13. 14.

   All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Rom. 3. 23. Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities. Lam. 5. 7.–We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. Ps. 106. 6.–Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Rom. 5. 12.–When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. Dt. 12. 20.–Say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat. Nm. 11. 18.–I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and hey that seek their lives, shall straiten them. Jer. 19. 9.– That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. Rv. 19. 18.–Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. Nm. 11. 13.–Ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. Lv. 26. 29.–Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones,  and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron. Mi. 3. 3.–For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. Lv. 17. 14.–Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart. Dt. 12. 15.–The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Jon. 6. 52. Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? Ps. 50. 13.–Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life  with the flesh. Dt. 12. 23.–he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm: Is. 9. 20.–When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Ps. 27. 2.–It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. Rom. 14. 21.–Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. Jn. 6. 27.

      For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. Rom. 5. 10.–Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Ez. 33. 11.

      Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Rom. 5. 12.–We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 1 Jn. 3. 14.–And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: Dt. 21. 22.–And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Phil. 2. 8.–And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. Jn. 5. 29.–The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin. Dt. 24. 16.–For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Jas. 2. 26.

      For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Rom. 6. 5.–If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. Jb. 14. 14.–For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 1 Cor. 15. 21.

      Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. Rv. 20. 6.–At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death. Dt. 17. 6.–And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. Rv. 20. 14.

    O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD. Jer. 22. 29.–And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. Jb. 2. 2.–And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth. Zch. 1. 10.–But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. Dn. 12. 4.–When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day. Jb. 7. 4.

      If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. Phil. 3. 11.–So then death worketh in us, but life in you. 2 Cor. 4. 12.–The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 1 Cor. 15. 26.

    Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed. Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead? And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Cor. 15. 1_58.

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Rom. 8. 11.

    The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. Ps. 10. 4.–The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish. Ps. 112. 10.

Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Ez. 33. 11.

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Gn. 6. 5.

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. Gn. 9. 5.

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Eccl. 3. 21.–O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. Jer. 10. 23.

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. Eccl. 6. 7.–Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him. Eccl. 8. 6.–A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. Prv. 6. 12.–Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; Prv. 2. 14.–An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. Prv. 19. 28.–The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. Prv. 15. 28.–The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. Prv. 11. 23.–An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. Prv. 21. 4.–Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. Jb. 4. 8.–The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. Prv. 11. 23.–The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. Prv. 10. 16.–An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. Prv. 16. 27.

The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. Prv. 16. 4.–For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. Ps. 11. 2.

All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness. Eccl. 7. 15.–Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. Ps. 73. 12.–Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 1 Tm. 1. 9.

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! Mt. 6. 23.–Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Is. 5. 20.–But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes. 1 Jn. 2. 11.–When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.. Jb. 30. 26.–For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness. Eccl. 6. 4.–And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth. Zec. 1. 10.–And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. Jb. 1. 7.–The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. Gn. 6. 11.–And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Gn. 6. 13.–For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.  Eccl. 7. 20.

The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 1 Cor. 15. 56.–(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Rom. 5. 13.–Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 1 Jn. 3. 4.–What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. Rom. 7. 7.–But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. Rom. 7. 23. –But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. Rom. 7. 8.

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. Rom. 7. 14.–For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. Rom. 7. 9.–For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death. For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me. Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. Rom. 7. 5_19.–For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Rom. 8. 2.

What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. Rom. 6. 15.

   Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. Rom. 3. 20.–I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. Rom. 7. 25.–For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: Rom. 8. 3.

     No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Mt. 6. 24.

    For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed. Lam. 1. 16.–Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city. Lam. 3. 51.–Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies. Ps. 6. 7.–O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. Jb. 7. 7.–For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies. Ps. 54. 7.

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. Jas. 3. 6.–But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Jas. 3. 8.–Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. Jas. 3. 10.–But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Mt. 12. 36.

And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. Lv. 25. 8.

  If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD. And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. Lv. 1. 3, 4.

  And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar. And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them. Lv. 4. 19, 20.

  And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him. Lv. 4. 25, 26.

  And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar. And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him. Lv. 4. 30, 31.

  And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar: And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him. Lv. 4. 34, 35.

  And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing: And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin. Lv. 5. 5, 6.

  And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering. And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him. Lv. 5. 9, 10.

   Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering. And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering. Lv. 5. 12, 13.

  If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering: And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him. Lv. 5. 15, 16.

  And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him. Lv. 5. 17, 18.

  And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein. Lv. 6. 6, 7.

  Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy. As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it. Lv. 7. 6, 7.

  And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you. As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you. Lv. 8. 33, 34.

  And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you. And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded. Lv. 9. 6, 7.

  And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD? Lv. 17. 16, 17.

  But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days. And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest: Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female. And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean. Lv. 12. 5_8.

  And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand: And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD: And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering: And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD. And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering: And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall be clean. And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil; Lv. 14. 15_21.

  And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering: And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the LORD. And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get; Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the LORD. Lv. 14. 28_31.

  And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet: But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean. Lv. 14. 52, 53.

  And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest: And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue. Lv. 15. 14, 15.

  And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness. Lv. 15. 29, 30.

  And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. Lv. 16. 5, 6.

  And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD's lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself: Lv. 16. 8_11.

  Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat: And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel. And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. Lv. 16. 15_18.

  And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. Lv. 16. 23, 24.

  And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp. And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. Lv. 16. 26, 27.

  And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you: For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. Lv. 16. 29, 30.

  And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments: And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses. Lv. 16. 32_34.

  And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. Lv. 17. 10, 11.

  And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering. And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him. Lv. 19. 21, 22.

  And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God. For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people. And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. Lv. 23. 26_30.

  And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. Lv. 25. 8, 9.

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. Prv. 2. 5.

God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: Ex. 3. 14.

THE MYSTERIES OF GOD –. 1 Cor. 4. 1.

   Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. 1 Cor. 4. 1.–Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: Ps. 139. 23.–And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. Lk. 8. 10.–This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 1 Jn. 1. 5.–And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him 1 Jn. 4. 16.–God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. Jn. 4. 24.

   And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. Lk. 8. 10.–And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Rv. 20. 12.–That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. 5. 21.–And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. Jn. 17. 3.–In him was life; and the life was the light of men. Jn. 1. 4.–And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. 1 Jn. 5. 20.–But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. 1 Cor. 8. 6.

BEFORE ABRAHAM WAS, I AM. Jn. 8. 58.

    In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Gn. 1. 1_3.

    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. Jn. 1. 1_3.–And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. Jn. 1. 14.

LET THERE BE LIGHT Gn. 1. 3.

    I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. Is. 45. 7.–I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. Jn. 12. 46.–And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. Gn. 1. 4.–Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. 1.Jn. 2. 8.–The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Is. 60. 19. –But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. Eph. 5. 13.–That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.  Jn. 1. 9.–In him was life; and the life was the light of men. Jn. 1. 4.–Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Mt. 5. 14.–The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. Mt. 6. 22.–If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light. Lk. 11. 36.–But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 Jn. 1. 7.–Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 1 Jn. 3. 6.–He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. Jn. 3. 36.

THE LIGHT IN THEE BE DARKNESS. Mt. 6. 23.

    The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Gn. 1. 2.–A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness. Jb. 10. 22.–The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. Gn. 6. 11.–And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. Jn. 1. 5.–Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. Jn. 12. 35.–And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. Jn. 1. 5.–And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. Jn. 3. 19.–Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. Jn. 12. 35.–Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 1 Thes. 5. 5.–But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! Mt. 6. 23. Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. Lk. 11. 35.

THE MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. Mt. 13. 11.

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. Mt. 13. 11.–And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: Mk. 4. 11.–Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: Eph. 1. 9.–Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Eph. 3. 4.–And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, Eph. 6. 19.–That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; Col. 2. 2.–Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: Col. 4. 3.–For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 2 Thes. 2. 7.–Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 1 Tm. 3. 9.–And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. 1 Tm. 3. 16.–The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. Rv. 1. 20.–But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. Rv. 10. 7.–And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. Rv. 17. 7.

THE PROMISE ... ETERNAL LIFE. 1 Jn. 2. 25.

This is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. 1 Jn. 2. 25.–(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) 1 Jn. 1. 2.–And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? Lk. 18. 18. To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: Rom. 2. 7.–Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. Jn. 6. 54. Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. Jn. 5. 39.–And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 1 Jn. 5. 11.–For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. 6. 23. While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Cor. 4. 18.–He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. Jn. 12. 25.–And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Rv. 20. 12.–And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Rv. 20. 15.–He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. Rv. 3. 5.–For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Rv. 22. 18_21.

Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: Eph. 4. 13.

THE NEW MAN – Eph. 4. 24.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;  Ti. 3. 5.

   Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Eph. 3. 4.–This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Eph. 5. 32.–Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: Col. 4. 3.For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me. Jb. 32. 18.–To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Col. 1. 27.–And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: Eph. 3. 9.–Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, Rom. 16. 25.–That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; Col. 2. 2.–How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Eph. 3. 3.–Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's. 2 Cor. 10. 7.–Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 1 Tm. 3. 9.–Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: Eph. 1. 9.–For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 2 Cor. 1. 5.

  For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: Rom. 7. 22.–Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 1 Cor. 3. 16.–And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Jn. 8. 32.–If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Jn. 8. 36.–Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Jn. 14. 6.–Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you. 2 Cor. 13. 3.–And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: 2 Cor. 3. 4.

    Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: 1 Cor. 1. 6.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Gal. 2. 20.–And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: Col. 3. 10.–And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Eph. 4. 24.–Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Ps. 51. 10.–His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. Mt. 19. 10.–But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. 1 Cor. 7. 9.–Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; Eph. 2. 15.–A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. Ez. 36. 26.–But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. 1 Cor. 15. 38.–It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. How be it that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 1 Cor. 15. 44_46.–But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Rom. 8. 11.–For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. 2 Cor. 4. 11.

    How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Eph. 3. 3_4.–And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: Eph. 3. 9.–According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: Eph. 3. 11.–In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. Eph. 3. 12.–Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,  Eph. 3. 15.–That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; Eph. 3. 16.–That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, Eph. 3. 17.–And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Eph. 3. 19.–Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Eph. 3. 20.–With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Eph. 4. 2.–Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Eph. 4. 3.

I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 1 Cor. 15. 31.–Save thyself, and come down from the cross. Mk. 15. 30.–And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. Dt. 4. 28.–Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; Col. 2. 14.–Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house. Ez. 12. 2.–And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: Rv. 9. 20.–And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Phil. 2. 8.–Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Mt. 16. 24.–And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: Jn. 19. 17.–For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Phil. 1. 21.

All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me. Jb. 19. 19.–Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh. Is. 16. 11.–The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. Prv. 20. 30.–Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Ps. 51. 6.–For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 2 Cor. 4. 16.–For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. Ps. 5. 9.–But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jer. 31. 33.

    He must increase, but I must decrease. Jn. 3. 30.

The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. Prv. 20.  27.–Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart? Jb. 38. 36.–My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, Gal. 4. 19.–Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. 2 Cor. 4. 10.–According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. Phlp. 1. 20.

   To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. And if they were all one member, where were the body? But now are they many members, yet but one body. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 1 Cor. 10_28.

The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at       the presence of God, the God of Israel. Ps. 68. 8.–And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. 1 Kgs. 19. 12.–Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. Lam. 3. 56.–All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; Jb. 27. 3.–No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Lk. 16. 13.–Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed,   that henceforth we should not serve sin. Rom. 6. 6.–And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see,  nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. Dt. 4. 28.–Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. Lk. 24. 39.–And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) 2 Cor. 12. 3.–For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: Rom. 12. 4.–What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 1 Cor. 6. 19.–They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Jn. 17. 16.

In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.  Rv. 22. 2.–And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: Rv. 21. 12.–On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. Rv. 21. 13.–And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes. Ex. 39. 14.–Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh. Jgs. 20. 1.–And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Rv. 19. 28.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 1 Cor. 12. 12.–Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. Jos. 3. 12.–It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. 1 Kgs. 7. 25.–So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. Nm. 36. 7.–Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: Col. 1. 28.–So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Rom. 12. 5.

For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. Jas. 3. 2.–Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 1 Pt. 1. 23.

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 Cor. 5. 1.–If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 1 Cor. 3. 17.–And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Ex. 3. 5.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Cor. 5. 17.–I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. Jn. 15. 5.–He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. Rv. 2. 17.

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Col. 1. 27.–For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Col. 3. 3. Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: Col. 1. 28.

To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: Gal. 1. 16.–All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. Lk. 10. 22.–The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. 1 Cor. 15. 47.

   To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Col. 1. 27. 

   That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Jn. 3. 6.–But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. Gal. 4. 29.–For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. Is. 57. 15.–And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. Lk. 1. 35.–Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. Jn. 3. 5.–The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Jn. 3. 8.–Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jn. 3. 4.–And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 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. 1 Jn. 3. 9. He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit. 1 Thes. 4. 8.–But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. Is. 63. 10.–And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; Is. 11. 2.–Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; Eph. 3. 5.–And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts 2. 4.–Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Ps. 51. 11.–But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Rom. 8. 9.

   Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: Eph. 1. 9.

    Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Mt. 28. 19.–And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. Lk. 1. 35.–Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 2 Tm. 1. 13.–That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. 2 Tm. 1. 14.–Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, Heb. 3. 7.–Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. Acts 8. 19.

And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven. Lk. 12. 10.–But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Mk. 3. 29.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Ti. 3. 5.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. 1 Cor. 6. 19_20.–The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: Heb. 9. 8.

THE SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD. Rv. 4. 5.

   And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Rv. 4. 5.–And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, Ex. 31. 3.

  And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: Mt. 3. 16.

  The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. Jb. 33. 4.–All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; Jb. 27. 3.

  Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. Rom. 15. 19.

  But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. Mt. 12. 28.

  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Gn. 1. 2.

   Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 1 Jn. 4. 2.

    But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Rom. 8. 9.–Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 1 Cor. 3. 16.

THE SEVEN SEALS. Rv. 5. 1.

And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. Rv. 5. 1.

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. Rv. 6. 1_2.–And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. Rv. 6. 3_4.–And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. Rv. 5_6.–And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. Rv. 7_8.–And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. Rv. 9_11.–And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? Rv. 12_17.–And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. Rv. 8. 1.

THE SEVEN TRUMPETS. Rv. 8. 2.

And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. Rv.  8. 2.–And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. Rv. 8. 6.

The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! Rv. 8. 7_13.–And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. Rv. 9. 1_3.–And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. Rv. 9. 13_14.–But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. Rv. 10. 7.

THE VIALS OF THE WRATH OF GOD UPON THE EARTH. Rv. 16. 1.

And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. Rv. 16. 1.

And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. Rv. 16. 2_17.

They took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah. Nm. 33. 12.-Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. Ps. 4. 5.–The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? Ps. 118. 6.–Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Cor. 3. 17.

  For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, Eph. 3. 14_17.

There are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 1 Jn. 5. 7.

  And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. Is. 6. 3.–But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built! 2 Chr. 6. 18.

     Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high. Jb. 16. 19.

     And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks. 1 Kgs. 7. 4.

  I and my Father are one. Jn. 10. 30.–In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Jn. 1. 1.–What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Ps. 46. 10.–And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. Ex. 3. 14.– One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. Eph. 4. 6.–For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Acts 17. 28.–In him was life; and the life was the light of men. Jn. 1. 4.

    No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. 1 Jn. 4. 9.–Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Jn. 8. 58.–I and my Father are one. Jn. 10. 30.–And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: Eph. 3. 9.–And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; Eph. 2. 20.–In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thes. 5. 18.–But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 1 Cor. 1. 24.–I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; 1. Cor. 1. 4.–For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Rom. 8. 2.–By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Heb. 10. 10.–There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. Gal. 3. 28.–What is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? 1 Thes. 2. 19.–Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 2 Cor. 13. 5.–My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, Gal. 4. 19.–I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Gal. 2. 20.–He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. Jn. 13. 14.

    The angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. Lk. 1. 35.–Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Mt. 1. 18.–The Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. Lk. 3. 22.–That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. 2 Tm. 1. 14.–For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2 Pt. 1. 21.–What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 1 Cor. 6. 19.–If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Gal. 5. 25.–Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 1 Pt. 1. 16.

There are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and  these three agree in one. 1. Jn. 5. 8.

O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD. Jer. 22. 29.

And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks. 1 Kgs. 7. 5.

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. 2 Cor. 3. 6.–But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. Jn. 4. 14.–Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh. Dt. 12. 23.

I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: Ez. 11. 19.–But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 1 Cor. 2. 10.–Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 1 Jn. 4. 2.

    God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. Gn. 1. 6.–And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. Gn. 1. 7.–Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. Ez. 19. 10.

    This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 1 Jn. 5. 6.–And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, Rv. 1. 5.–For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. Lv. 17. 11.

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 1 Cor. 15. 10.

    So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Gn. 1. 27. –Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. Gn. 5. 2. –This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; Gn. 5. 1.–Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Rv. 4. 11. –And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Eph. 4. 24.–I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. Is. 45. 12.–For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: Col. 1. 16.

   Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man. 1 Cor. 11. 9.–But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 1 Cor. 11. 3.–And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. Gn. 2. 22.– For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 1 Tm. 2. 13.–And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. Gn. 3. 20.–And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gn. 3. 13.

  Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. Ez. 1. 5.–And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Gn. 2. 19.–But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. Mk. 10. 6.–Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, Dt. 4. 16.

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. Gn. 6. 3.–And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. Gn. 6. 5_7.–The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Gn. 6. 11_13.–And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. Gn. 6. 17_21.

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. Gn. 7. 2_4.–And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth. And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah. And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.  Gn. 7. 6_12.–They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.–And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.–And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.–And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.–And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.–Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. Gn. 7. 14_20.–And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:–All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.–And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.–And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. Gn. 7. 21_24.