A. D. 31. MATT. VI. 11, 12. A. D. 31. to the number of your persons; take | bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations. As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. Exod. xvi. 16— 35. Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food, Job xxiii. 12. Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine, Psal. xxxiii. 18, 19. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing, xxxiv. 10. Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me, Prov. xxx. 8. Give us day by day our daily bread, Luke xi. 3. Our father did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat, John vi. 31. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread, 2 Thess. iii. 12. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content, 1 Tim. vi. 8. ye every man for them which are in his tents. And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating. And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning. Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank and Moses was wroth with them. And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating and when the sun waxed hot, it melted. And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To-morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake, to-day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein. And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field. Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none. And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none. And the Lonp said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. So the people rested on the seventh day. And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: And it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the VOL. 1. hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers. Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men ;) And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them, 1 Kings viii. 30. 34. 39. 50. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile, Psal. xxxii. 1, 2. If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O LORD, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared, cxxx. 3, 4. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy, Prov. xxviii. 13. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool, Isa. i. 18. I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified, xliii. 25, 26. Let the wicked for sake 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, lv.7. I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more, Jer. xxxi. 34. O LORD, hear; O LORD, forgive; O LORD, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God for thy city and thy people are called by thy name, Dan. ix. 19. 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, Matt. xii. 31. Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, : A. D. 31. that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins, Acts xiii. 38. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace, Eph. i. 7. 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. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, 1 John i. 7—9. b Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt, Matt. xviii. 23-27. And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have some what to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? Luke vii. 40— 42. 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, xi. 4. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Matt. vi. 14, 15. Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, until seventy times seven, xviii. 21, 22. The same servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, which owed him for ever. A. D. 31. a Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak, Matt. xxvi. 41. And it came to pass after these things that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am, Gen. xxii. 1. And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments, or no. Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might hum an hundred pence: and he laid hands | b deliver us from evil: For thine is the on him, and took him by the throat, kingdom, and the power, and the glory, saying, Pay me that thou owest. And d Amen. his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thyfellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee? And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses, 28-ble thee, and that he might prove thee, 35. And when ye stand praying, to do thee good at thy latter end, forgive, if ye have ought against any: Deut. viii. 2. 16. Remove far from that your Father also which is in hea- me vanity and lies: give me neither ven may forgive you your trespasses. poverty nor riches; feed me with food But if ye do not forgive, neither will convenient for me: Lest I be full, and your Father which is in heaven forgive deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? your trespasses, Mark xi. 25, 26. or lest I be poor, and steal, and take Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: the name of my God in vain, Prov. condemn not, and ye shall not be xxx. 8, 9. And the Lord said, Simon, condemned; forgive, and ye shall be Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to forgiven, Luke vi. 37. Take heed to have you, that he may sift you as yourselves if thy brother trespass wheat: But I have prayed for thee, against thee, rebuke him; and if he that thy faith fail not: and when thou repent, forgive him. And if he tres- art converted, strengthen thy brethren. pass against thee seven times in a And when he was at the place, he day, and seven times in a day turn said unto them, Pray that ye enter again to thee, saying, I repent; thou not into temptation. And said unto shalt forgive him. And the apostles them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, said unto the Lord, Increase our faith, lest ye enter into temptation, Luke vii. 3-5. And be ye kind one to xxii. 31, 32. 40. 46. There hath no another, tender-hearted, forgiving one temptation taken you but such as is another, even as God for Christ's sake common to man: but God is faithful, hath forgiven you, Eph. iv. 32. For who will not suffer you to be tempted bearing one another, and forgiving above that ye are able; but will with one another, if any man have a quar- the temptation also make a way to rel against any even as Christ for escape, that ye may be able to bear gave you, so also do ye, Col. iii. 13. it, 1 Cor. x. 13. And lest I should be For he shall have judgment without exalted above measure through the mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; abundance of the revelations, there and mercy rejoiceth against judgment, was given to me a thorn in the flesh, James ii. 13. the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from VER. 13. Καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμὸν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ· ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία, καὶ ἡ δύναμις, καὶ ἡ δόξα, εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Αμήν. And a lead us not into temptation, but me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me, 2 Cor. xii. 7-9. And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheep-skins and goat-skins: being destitute, afflicted, tormented, Heb. xi. 36, 37. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour, 1 Pet. v. 8. The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished, 2 Pet. ii. 9. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life, Rev. ii. 10. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth, iii. 10. b And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested, 1 Chron. iv. 10. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore, Ps. cxxi. 7, 8. And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible, Jer. xv. 21. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil, John xvii. 15. Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father, Gal. i. 4. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come, 1 Thess. i. 10. Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by A. D. 31. me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 2 Tim. iv. 17, 18. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage, Heb. ii. 14, 15. 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 John iii. 8. We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness, v. 18, 19. And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: And he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, Rev. vii. 14-17. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away, xxi. 4. Thy kingdom come, ver. 10. Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou A. D. 31. and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever, Rev. v. 13. And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God, xix. 1. dTeaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: And, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen, Matt. xxviii. 20. Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen, Deut. xxvii. 15. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too, 1 Kings i. 36. Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD, 1 Chron. xvi. 36. Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen, reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might, and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all, 1 Chron. xxix. 11, 12. The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land, Ps. x. 16. For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. For God is the King of all the earth sing ye praises with understanding, xlvii. 2.7. All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations, cxlv. 10-13. That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. And at the end of the days, I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and IPs. xli. 13. And blessed be his gloriblessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation, Dan. iv. 25. 34, 35. But the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever, vii. 18. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen, 1 Tim. 1. 17. Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy, vi. 15-17. And every creature which is in heaven, ous name for ever, and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen, lxxii. 19. Blessed be the LORD forevermore, Amen, and Amen, lxxxix. 52. Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD, cvi. 48. Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest? 1 Cor. xiv. 16. For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us, 2 Cor. i. 20. I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death, Rev. i. 18. And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God, iii. 14. And the four and twenty elders, and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God |