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hot against them, and that I may confume them: and I will make of thee a great Nation.

II And Mofes befought the LORD his GOD, and faid, LORD, why doth thy Wrath wax hot against thy People, which thou haft brought forth out of the Land of Egypt, with great Power, and with a mighty Hand?

12 Wherefore fhould the Egyptians fpeak and fay, For Mischief did he bring them out to flay them in the Mountains, and to confume them from the Face of the Earth? Turn from thy fierce Wrath, and repent of this Evil against thy People.

13 Remember Abraham, Ifaac, and Ifrael thy Servants, to whom thou fwareft by thine own felf, and faidft unto them, I will multiply your Seed as the Stars of Heaven, and all this Land that I have fpoken of, will I give unto your Seed, and they fhall inherit it for ever.

14 And the LORD repented of the Evil which he thought to do unto his People.

15 And Mofes turned, and went down from the Mount, and the two TABLES of the TESTIMONY were in his Hand the Tables were written on both their Sides; on the one Side and on the other were they written.

16 And the Tables were the WORK of GOD, and the Writing was the Writing of GOD graven upon the Tables.

17 And when Joshua heard the Noife of the People as they fhouted, he faid unto Mofes, There is a Noife of War in the Camp.

18 And he faid, It is not the Voice of them that shout for Maftery, neither is it the Voice of them that cry for being overcome but the Noife of them that fing do I hear.

19 And it came to pafs as foon as he came nigh unto the Camp, that he faw the CALF, and the Dancing and Mofes's Anger waxed hot, and he caft the Tables out of his Hands, and brake them beneath the Mount.

20 And he took the CALF which they had made, and burnt it in the Fire, and ground it to Powder, and ftrewed it upon the Water, and made the Children of Ifrael DRINK of it.

21 And Mofes faid unto Aaron, What did this People unto thee, that thou haft brought fo great a SIN upon them? 22 And Aaron faid, Let not the Anger of my LORD WAX hot thou knoweft the People that they are fet on Mifchief.

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23 For they faid unto me, Make us Gods which fhall go up before us for as for this Mofes, the Man that brought us up out of the Land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

24 And I faid unto them, Whofoever hath any Gold, let them break it off: fo they gave it me: then I caft it into the Fire, and there came out this CALF.

25 And when Mofes faw that the People were NAKED (for Aaron had made them naked unto their Shame, amongst their Enemies)

26 Then Mofes ftood in the Gate of the Camp, and faid, Who is on the LORD's Side? let him come unto me. And all the Sons of Levi gathered themfelves together untq him.

27 And he faid unto them, Thus faith the LORD GOD of Ifrael, Put every Man his Sword by his Side, and go in and out from Gate to Gate throughout the Camp, and flay every Man his Brother, and every Man his Companion, and every Man his Neighbour.

28 And the Children of Levi did according to the Word of Mofes and there fell of the People that Day about THREE thousand Men.

29 For Mofes had faid, Confecrate yourselves To-day to the LORD, even every Man upon his Son, and upon his Brother; that he may bestow upon you a BLESSING this Day.

30 And it came to pafs on the Morrow, that Mofes faid unto the People, Ye have finned a great Sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I fhall make an Atonement for your Sin.

31 And Mofes returned unto the LORD, and faid, Oh, this People have finned a great Sin, and have made them Gods of Gold.

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32 Yet now, if thou wilt, FORGIVE their Sin and if. not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy Book which thou haft written.

33 And the LORD faid unto MOSES, Whosoever hath SINNED against me, him will I blot out of my Воок.

34 Therefore now go, lead

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Rev. iii.Thefe Things faith he that hath the feven SPIRITS of GOD,

s He that OVERCOMETH fhall be

cloathed in WHITE RAIMENT, and the Book of LIFE. But I will CONI will not BLOT out his NAME out of FESS his Name before my FATHER, and before his ANGELS.

* White Raiment is the Righteousness of Saints.

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the People unto the Place of which I have spoken unto thee: Behold, mine Angel fhall go before thee: Nevertheless, in the Day when I vifit, I will vifit their Sin upon them.

35 And the LORD plagued the People, because they made the CALF which Aaron made.

CHA P. XXXIII.

1 The LORD refufeth to go with the People. 9 The LORD talketh with Mofes. 12 Mofes defireth to fee the Glory of

GOD.

Ver. 1 ND the LORD faid unto Mofes, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the People which thou haft brought up out of the Land of Egypt, unto the Land which I sware unto Abraham, to Ifaac, and to Jacob, faying, Unto thy Seed I will give it :

2 And I will fend an ANGEL before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, &c.

3 Unto a Land flowing with Milk and Honey: for I WILL not GO UP in the midst of thee, for thou art a STIFFNECKED People: left I confume thee in the Way.

4 And when the People heard thefe evil TIDINGS, they mourned and no Man did put on him his Ornaments.

5 For the LORD had faid unto Mofes, Say unto the Children of Ifrael, Ye are a STIFF-NECKED People: I will come up into the midft of thee in a Moment, and confume thee therefore now put off thy Ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.

6 And the Children of Ifrael ftript themselves of their Ornaments, by the Mount Horeb.

7 And Mofes took the Tabernacle, and pitched it without the Camp, afar off from the Camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the Congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which fought the LORD, went out unto the TABERNACLE of the Congregation, which was without the Camp.

8 And it came to pafs, when Mofes went out unto the Tabernacle, that all the People rofe up, and ftood every Man at his Tent-door, and looked after Mofes, until he was gone into the Tabernacle.

9 And it came to pafs, as Mofes entred into the TABERNACLE, the CLOUDY PILLAR defcended, and stood at the

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Door of the Tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Mofes.

10 And all the People faw the CLOUDY PILLAR stand at the Tabernacle Door: and all the People rofe up and worfhipped, every Man in his Tent-door.

II And the LORD fpake unto Mofes FACE to FACE, as a Man fpeaketh unto his Friend. And he turned again into the Camp; but his Servant Joshua, the Son of Nun, a young Man, departed not out of the Tabernacle.

12 And MOSES faid unto the LORD, See, thou fayet unto me, Bring up this People: and thou haft not let me know whom thou wilt SEND with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by Name, and thou haft alfo found Grace in my Sight.

13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found GRACE in thy Sight, fhew me now thy WAY that I may KNOW thee, that I may find GRACE in thy Sight and confider that this Nation is thy People.

14 And he faid, My PRESENCE fhall go with thee, and I will give thee REST.

15 And he said unto him, If thy PRESENCE go not with me, carry us not up hence.

16 For wherein fhall it be known here, that I and thy People have found GRACE in thy Sight? Is it not in that thou goeft with us? So fhall we be feparated, I and thy People, from all the People that are upon the Face of the Earth.

17 And the LORD faid unto Mofes, I will do this Thing alfo that thou haft fpoken: for thou haft found GRACE in my Sight, and I know thee by Name.

Pfal. lxiii. O GOD, thou art my GOD, early will I feek thee: my SouL THIRSTETH for thee, my FLESH LONGETH for thee in a dry and thirsty Land, where no Water is:

18 And he faid, I beseech thee, fhew me thy GLORY. 19 And he said, I will make all my GOODNESS pafs before thee, and I will proclaim the NAME of the LORD before thee; and will be GRACIOUS to whom I will be GRACIOUS, and will fhew MERCY on whom I will fhew MERCY.

20 P And he faid, Thou canft not fee my FACE: for there fhall no Man SEE me, and LIVE.

2 To fee thy POWER, and thy GLORY, fo as I have seen thee in the

SANCTUARY.

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P 1 Tim. vi. 13 I give thee Charge in the Sight of GOD. who quickneth who before Pontius Pilate witneffed a all Things, and before CHRIST JESUS, good Confeflion.

21 And the LORD faid, Behold, there is a Place by me, and thou shalt ftand upon a Rock.

22 And it fhall come to pafs, while my GLORY paffeth by, that I will put thee in a Clift of the Rock; and will cover thee with my Hand while I pafs by.

14 That thou keep this Commandment without Spot, unrebuka

ble, until the appearing of our LORD JESUS CHRIST:

Is Who is the BLESSED and only POTENTATE, the KING of KINGS, and LORD of LORDS;

16 Who only hath IMMORTALITY. dwelling in the LIGHT which no Man hath SEEN, nor can SEE: to whom be HONOUR and POWER everlasting.

Can APPROACH unto, whom no Man

23 And I will take away mine Hand, and thou fhalt fee my Back-parts: but my FACE fhall not be feen.

CHAP. XXXIV.

The Tables are renewed.

5 The Name of the LORD pro

claimed. 10 GOD maketh a Covenant with them. 29 MoJes's Face fhineth.

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ND the LORD faid unto Mofes, Hew thee two Tables of Stone like unto the firft: and I will write upon thefe Tables the Words that were in the first TABLES which thou breakeft.

2 And be ready in the Morning, and come up in the Morning unto Mount Sinai, and prefent thy felf there to me, in the Top of the Mount.

3 And no Man fhall come up with thee, neither let any Man be feen throughout all the Mount: neither let the Flocks nor Herds feed before that Mount.

4 And he hewed two Tables of Stone, like unto the first; and Mofes rofe up early in the Morning, and went up unto Mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his Hand the two Tables of Stone.

5 And the LORD DESCENDED in the Cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the Name of the LORD.

6 And the LORD PASSED by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, the LORD GOD, MERCIFUL and GRACIOUS, long-suffering, and abundant in GOODNESS and Truth. 79 KEEPING MERCY for Pfal. 1xxxvi. 15 Thou, O LORD, thousands, forgiving INIQUI- art a GOD full of COMPASSION, and TY, and Tranfgreffion, and GRACIOUS: LONG-SUFFERING, and SIN, and that will by no means clear the GUILTY;

PLENTEOUS in MERCY and TRUTH.

Pial. li. Have MERCY upon me, O God, according to thy Lovnja

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