his face, &c. And the angel of the Lord said unto Balaam, Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. -Numb. xxii. 22—27. 31—35. When Joshua was by Jericho, &c. behold there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? and he said, Nay, but as captain (or prince) of the host of the Lord, am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face unto the earth, and did worship; and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant? -Josh. v. 13–15. An angel of the Lord came, &c. when the angel of the Lord spake these words, &c. the people lifted up their voice and wept.-Judges ii. 1. 4. Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, &c. because they came not to the help of the Lord.-Judges v. 23. And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak, &c. ap-| peared unto Gideon, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, &c. And Gideon said unto him, O my Lord, &c. The Lord said unto him, Surely, I will be with thee, &c. And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, &c. Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of the staff, and touched the flesh, &c. And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas! O Lord God! for because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face. And the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not thou shalt not die.-Judges vi. 11, 12. 15-17.20-23. The angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah's wife, &c. When Manoah knew that he was an angel of the Lord, he said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.-Judges xiii. 3. 6. 8. 13. 16. 18. 21, 22. My lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God.-2 Sam. xiv. 20. When the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord repented him of the evil.— 2 Sam. xxiv. 16; 1 Chron. xxi. 15, 16. 18. 20. 30. The angel of the Lord came to Elijah, and gave him food, &c.1 Kings xix. 5—7. The angel of the Lord said unto Elijah, Go down to meet the messengers, &c.-2 Kings i. 15. The angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred fourscore and five thousand.-2 Kings xix. 35; Isa. xxxvii. 36. His angels he charged with folly.— Job iv. 18. The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.-Ps. xxxiv. 7; Dan. iii. 28; vi. 22. Let the angel of the Lord chase them, &c. Persecute them. — Ps. xxxv. 5, 6. The chariots of God are twenty thousand; even thousands (or many thousands) of angels.-Ps. lxviii. 17. Man did eat angels' food, &c. He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels amongst them. Ps. lxxviii. 25. 49. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways: they shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.-Ps. xci. 11, 12; Matt. iv. 6. Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength; that do his commandments.-Ps. ciii. 20. Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire.-Ps. civ. 4; Heb. i. 7. Praise ye him, all his angels, &c.— Ps. cxlviii. 2. Neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error.-Eccles. v. 6. They are called seraphims, each one had six wings, &c.-Isa.. vi. 2, &c. The angel of his presence saved them.-Isa. lxiii. 9. He had power over the angel, and prevailed.-Hosea xii. 4. The angel that talked with Zechariah. -Zech. i. 8, 9. 11-14; ii. 3; iv; v. Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, &c. And the Lord said unto Satan, the Lord rebuke thee, &c. And the angel of the Lord protested unto Joshua, &c. -Zech. iii. 1-3. 6. The angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife.-Matt. i. 20. Again the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, &c.-Matt. ii. 13. The devil leaving Christ, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. -Matt. iv. 11; Luke xxii. 43. The reapers are the angels, &c. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, &c. At the end of the world, the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just.-Matt. xiii. 39. 41. 49. Despise not one of these little ones: for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.Matt. xviii. 10. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect, &c. but of that day and hour knoweth no man: no, not the angels of heaven.Matt. xxiv. 31. 36. The Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him.-Matt. xxv. 31. He shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels.-Matt. xxvi. 53. The angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it: his countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow and for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men: and the angel answered, and said unto the women, Fear not ye, for I know that ye seek Jesus which was crucified: he is not here, for he is risen. Mary saw two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet. Matt. xxviii. 2-6; Acts vi. 15; John xx. 12; Luke xxiv. 4—6. 23. There appeared unto Zacharias an angel of the Lord, &c. who said unto him, Fear not, &c. I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speak unto thee, &c. The angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin, &c.-Luke i. 11-13. 19. 26-28. 30. 35. There were shepherds abiding in the field, &c. and lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, &c. And the angel said unto them, Fear not, for behold, I bring you good tidings, &c. and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, &c. The angels were gone away from them into heaven, &c. Jesus, who was so named of the angels.-Luke ii. 8-10. 13— 15. 21. He that denieth me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.-Luke xii. 9. There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.-Luke xv. 10. The beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. -Luke xvi. 22. Ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.-John i. 51. An angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water. John v. 4. The people, &c. said, that it thundered; others said, an angel spake to him.-John xii. 29. While they looked stedfastly up toward heaven, as he went up, be hold, two men stood by them in white apparel, which also said, &c.-Acts i. 10, 11. The angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth.-Acts v. 19. This Moses, whom, &c. the same did God send to be a ruler and deliverer, by the hands of the angel, &c. which spake to him in Mount Sinai, &c. Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.-Acts vii. 35. 38. 53. And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south, &c.-Acts viii. 26, 27. xiii. 2; Gen. xviii. 2, 3, &c.; xix. 1, &c. Which things the angels desire to look into.-1 Pet. i. 12. If God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment, &c. whereas angels which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation, &c.-2 Pet. ii. 4. 11. The revelation of Jesus Christ, &c. he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John.-Rev. i. 1. The angel's sealing of the servants of God. The angel's sounding, &c. An angel of God appeared to Cor--Rev. vii—x. nelius. Acts x. 3. 7. 22. The angel of the Lord came upon Peter in the prison, and led him out, &c. Then said they, It is his angel, &c. The angel of the Lord smote Herod. Acts xii. 7-9. 11. 15. 23. The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel nor spirit. -Acts xxiii. 8, 9. There stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve; saying, Fear not, Paul, &c. -Acts xxvii. 23. Know ye not, that we shall judge angels?-1 Cor. vi. 3. For this cause ought a woman to have power on her head, because of the angels,-1 Cor. xi. 10. When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels.-2 Thess. i. 7. I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels.-1 Tim. v. 21. Of the angels, he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, &c. Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation ?—Heb. i. 7. 14. Ye are come unto Mount Sion, &c. and to an innumerable company of angels. Heb. xii. 22. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Heb. CHAPTER XL. OF THE PARABLES AND SIMILITUDES WHICH CHRIST SPAKE. CHRIST likened those who did hear his word, and do it, to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock, &c. and those who heard, and did not do it, unto a foolish man, which built his house on the sand, &c.-Matt. vii. 24-29; Luke vi. 47, &c. The similitude of the unclean spirit entering after a cleansing and garnishing. Matt. xii. 43-45. The parable of the sower and the seed. Of the tares sowed among the good seed. Of the mustard-seed. Of the leaven hid in the meal. Of the hidden treasure. Of the precious pearl. Of the net cast into the sea, and gathering all kinds.-Matt. xiii. 18. 24. 31. 33. 44, 45; Mark iv; Luke viii. 5; xiii. 18. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, who sent labourers into his vineyard at several hours, and paid them all alike. -Matt. xx. 1—17. A certain man had two sons: he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard: he, &c. said, I will not; but afterward he repented, and went: and he came to the second, and said likewise and he, &c. said, I go, sir; and went The similitude of one asking bread not: whether of them twain did the to entertain a friend, and obtaining will of his father? &c. The parable by importunity, though not for love, of the man who planted a vineyard, &c. When the strong man armed and hedged it, expecting fruit, but the keepeth his palace, his goods are in husbandmen beat the servants, and peace: but when a stronger than he killed some and at last his son, &c. shall come upon him, &c.—Luke xi. -Matt. xxi. 28-31. 33-40; Luke 5-8. 21, 22. xx. 9. The parable of the marriage of the king's son: those who were bidden, made light of it, and went to their farms, &c. The king sent his servants into the highways, and bid, &c. The man without a wedding garment.Matt. xxii. 1-14; Luke xiv. 16, &c. The parable of the ten virgins. Of the talents delivered unto the servants to be improved.-Matt. xxv. 1-30; Luke xix. 12. Can the children of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them? &c. No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment, &c. No man putteth new wine into old bottles.-Mark ii. 19-22; Luke v. 34-39. Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye? &c. A corrupt tree bringeth not forth good fruit, &c.-Luke vi. 41-44. A certain creditor, which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, 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? &c. He to whom he forgave most, &c. Her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, &c.-Luke vii. 41-47. No man when he hath lighted a candle covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.-Luke viii. 16. The similitude of the man going to Jericho, who fell among thieves, and was wounded: the priest and the Levite pass by, but helped not: the Samaritan had compassion, and took care of him this was his neighbour. -Luke x. 30-37. : The rich man said, I have no room, &c. I will pull down my barns and build greater, &c. Take thine ease, &c. but God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee, &c.-Luke xii. 16-21. The parable of the fig-tree planted in the vineyard, which brought no fruit, &c. Cut it down, &c. Let it alone this year also, &c.-Luke xiii. 6-9. Who goeth about to build a tower, and considereth not what it will cost? or, what king goeth out to war, and considereth not? &c.—Luke xiv. 28— 32. The parable of the lost sheep. Of the lost piece of silver. Of the prodigal son.-Luke xv. 3. 8. 11, &c. The parable of the unjust steward. Of the rich glutton, and poor Lazarus.-Luke xvi. 1, &c. The parable of the importunate widow, with the unjust judge. Of the Pharisee and the Publican going into the temple to pray.-Luke xviii. 1, 2. 9, &c. Christ, by the similitude of a man's being born again, sets out the new creation in the soul.-John iii. 3-8. Gergesenes.-Matt. viii. 2, 3. 13-16. 26, &c.; Mark v. 2; Luke iv. 33. 39; v. 12, 13; viii. 1, 2. He cureth the sick of the palsy, whom they brought on a bed to him. The woman who had the bloody issue, cured by touching his garment. He raiseth from the dead Jairus's daughter: giveth sight to two blind men: healeth a dumb man possessed with a devil. Matt. ix. 2. 6, 7. 20. 25. 28. 32; Mark ii. 3, 4; Luke viii. 44; Mark ix. 20. He restoreth the withered hand.Matt. xii. 10. 13. The five loaves and the two fishes, wherewith he fed five thousand. He walked on the sea.-Matt. xiv. 15, 16. 25; Luke ix. 12; John vi. 5, 6. He cured the daughter of the woman of Canaan, who was vexed with a devil: he cured multitudes. With seven loaves, and a few little fishes, he fed four thousand men, besides women and children.-Matt. xv. 22. 30, 31. 33, 34. He cured the lunatic.-Matt. xvii. 15, 16. He cured two other blind men.Matt. xx. 30, &c. He said unto the fig-tree, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever; and presently the fig-tree withered away.-Matt. xxi. 19. The graves were opened, and many bodies of saints, which slept, arose, and went into the holy city.-Matt. xxvii. 52-54. He cast out the unclean spirit.— Mark i. 23, &c. He cured the blind man with spittle.-Mark viii. 22, 23. The miraculous number of fish taken by Peter and his company, when Christ had commanded them to take their net and cast it into the -Luke v. 1-9. sea. He healed the centurion's servant: raised the widow's only son from the dead, when they were carrying him to be buried.-Luke vii. 2, &c. bowed together, and could not stand up.-Luke xiii. 11-13. He cured a man of leprosy.—Luke xiv. 2-4. He healed ten lepers.-Luke xvii. 12-16. He restored sight to another blind man.-Luke xviii. 41-43. He cured the high priest's servant's ear.-Luke xxii. 51. He turned water into wine at the marriage feast in Cana.-John ii. 7— 9. He healed the nobleman's son by his word; which the nobleman believed, and found that his child mended the same hour in which Christ spake.-John iv. 47-53. He cured the man who had an infirmity thirty-eight years, and had waited long at the pool, and could not get in.-John v. 5-9. He restored sight to the man who was born blind: he anointed his eyes with clay made of the spittle, and bid him wash, &c.-John ix. 1-7. He raised Lazarus after he had been dead four days.-John xi. 39. 43, 44. He caused Peter and the other disciples to cast their net into the sea; and they took a miraculous number of fishes.-John xxi. 6-8. Many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.-Acts ii. 43; xiv. 3. Peter raised up the lame man, whom they laid daily at the temple gate. Acts iii. 2. 6, 7. Ananias and Sapphira, at the apostle's word, fell down dead, &c. And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people, &c. insomuch that they brought sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits; and they were healed every one.-Acts v. 9, 10. 12. 15, 16. Philip did many miracles; cast out unclean spirits, healed palsies, and the lame.-Acts viii. 6, 7. Peter healed Eneas of the palsy, He made the woman straight, who and raised Dorcas from the dead. had, by reason of an infirmity, been | Acts ix. 34. 40, 41. |