iii. 17. I charge thee before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, preach the word. 2 Tim. iv. 1, 2. Speak thou the things which become sound doctrine. In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works; in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, sound speech that cannot be condemned. Tit. ii. 1. 7, 8. Thou, O man of God, follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 1 Tim. vi. 11. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matt. v. 14. Withal praying for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ. Col. iv. 3.-See also, Acts xviii. 24, 25. 20, 21. I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supIt may please plications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of the Lords of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all and all the that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and Nobility, with peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 1 Tim. dom, and un- ii. 1, 2. Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I derstanding am understanding, I have strength; by me kings please thee to reign, and nobles rule, even all the judges of the bless & keep earth. Prov. viii. 14, 15, 16. Without counsel 20, 21. That thee to endue the Council, grace, wis That it may the Magis them grace to maintain truth: 16. trates, giving purposes are disappointed; but in the multitude execute jus- of counsellors they are established. Prov. xv. 22. tice, and to Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates; and they shall judge the people with just judgment. Deut. xvi. 18. And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, and said to the judges, Take heed what ye do; for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. 2 Chron. xix. 5, 6. 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 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 banish 22. That it may please ment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. Ezra vii. 25, 26. Rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Rom. xiii. 3. If ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour; if ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt; then will I cause you to dwell in this place for ever and ever. Jer. vii. 5, 6, 7. 22. We are his people, and the sheep of his thee to bless pasture. Psal. c. 3. Save thy people, and bless and keep all thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up thy people; for ever. Psal. xxviii. 9. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. Psal. cxxii. 7. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The Lord bless thee, and keep thee; The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Num. vi. 22 to 26. The Lord that made heaven and earth, bless thee out of Zion. Psal. cxxxiv. 3. Holy Father, keep through thine own name, those whom thou hast given me. John xvii. 11. The very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thess. v. 23. God hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth. Acts xvii. 26. 23. That it thee to give and concord; 23. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for may please brethren to dwell together in unity! Psal. cxxxiii. 1. to all nations And I will give them one heart, and one way. Jer. unity, peace, xxxii. 39. They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruninghooks; nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more; but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree; and none shall make them afraid. Mic. iv. 3, 4. The Lord will give strength unto his people, the Lord will bless his people with peace. Psal. xxix. 11. If there be therefore any consolation may please love and in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Phil. ii. 1, 2. 24. That it 24. The Lord direct your hearts into the love of God. 2 Thess. iii. 5. The Lord thy God will cirthee to give us an heart to cumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and and diligent- with all thy soul. Deut. xxx. 6. This is the love thy com- of God, that we keep his commandments. 1 John mandments; v. 3. I will put my fear in their hearts, that they dread thee, ly to live after 25. That it may please ple increase thy Word, and with pure af the fruits of shall not depart from me. Jer. xxxii. 40. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil. Prov. viii. 13. By the fear of the Lord men depart from evil. Prov. xvi. 6. Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee Deut. vi. 17. I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. Ezek. xxxvi. 27. 25. God is able to make all grace abound toward thee to give you. 2 Cor. ix. 8. We do not cease to pray for to all thy peo- you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the of grace to knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual hear meekly understanding: that ye might walk worthy of the to receive it Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good fection, and work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; to bring forth strengthened with all might, according to his glothe Spirit; rious power. Col. i. 9, 10, 11. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. James i. 21. The meek will he guide in judgment, and the meek will he teach his way. Ps. xxv. 9. Unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them; but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. Heb. iv. 2. For this cause thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but 26. That it may please of truth all as it is in truth, the word of God. 1 Thess. ii. 13. The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth. Eph. v. 9. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. Gal. v. 22, 23. These are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. Mark iv. 18, 19. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. John xv. 2. Take heed, therefore, how ye hear; for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have. Luke viii. 18.-See also, Phil. i. 9, 10, 11.-iii. 13, 14.-Heb. vi. 1. 26. The servant of the Lord must not strive; thee to bring but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, into the way in meekness instructing those that oppose themsuch as have selves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil. 2 Tim. ii. 24, 25, 26. Sanctify them through thy truth, thy word is truth. John xvii. 17. Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures. Matt. xxii. 29. There shall be false teachers, and many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 2 Pet. ii. 1, 2. Shun profane and vain babblings; for they will increase unto more ungodliness, and their word will eat as doth a canker; of whom is Hymenæus and Philetus; who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. 2 Tim. ii. 16, 17, 18. Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside. Deut xi. 16. O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called; which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace erred, and are deceived; 27. That it may please thee to such as do comfort and be with thee. Amen. 1 Tim. vi. 20, 21.-See also, Isa. xxx. 21. in § 14.—1 Pet. ii. 25. 27. Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. 1 Cor. xvi. 13. Let him that strengthen thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall. 1 Cor. stand; and to X. 12. In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my weak-heart- soul. Psal. cxxxviii. 3. I can do all things through raise up them Christ which strengtheneth me. Phil. iv. 13. I that fall; and will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you. Satan John xiv. 18. We exhort you, brethren, comfort help the ed; and to finally to beat down under our feet; 28. That it thee to suc comfort, all that are in cessity, and the feeble-minded, support the weak. 1 Thess. v. 14. Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God: speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem. Isa. xl. 1, 2. The Lord preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and he helped me. Psal. cxvi. 6. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench. Isa. xlii. 3. The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. Psal. cxlv. 14. When I said, my foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. Psal. xciv. 18. Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy; when I fall, I shall arise. Mica. vii. 8. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Psal. xci. 13. The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. Rom. xvi. 20. Thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ. 2 Cor. ii. 14. In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. Rom. viii. 37. 28. He himself hath suffered being tempted, he may please is able to succour them that are tempted. Heb. ii. 18. cour, help, and When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, if thou turn to the Lord thy danger, ne- God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice; he will tribulation: not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them. Deut. iv. 30, 31. He shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. Psal. lxxii. 12. The Lord shall stand by them, and save them, because they put |