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1 John iv, 4, 5. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

1 John v. 19. And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

OBEDIENCE.

Lev. xviii, 4, 5. Ye shall do my Judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments; which it a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

Lev. xix, 37. Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am

the LORD.

Lev. xx, 6-8, 22. And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and atter wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even Bet my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God. And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you. Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them; that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.

Lev. xxil, 31. Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do

them: I am the LORD.

to destroy them: he will not be
slack to him that hateth him, he
will repay him to his face. Thou
shalt therefore keep the com-
mandments, and the statutes, and
the judginents, which I command
thee this day, to do them.

Deut. vill, 1. All the command-
ments which I command thee this
day shall ye observe to do, that yo
may live, and multiply, and go in
and possess the land which the
LORD Sware unto your fathers.

Deut. x, 13. To keep the com mandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good.

Deut. xi, 82. And ye shall ob serve to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before vou this day.

Deut. xili, 4. Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

Gen. vit, 5. And Noah did eccording unto all that the LORD commanded him.

Exod. vii, 6. And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they.

Exod. xii, 28, 50. And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

Exod. xl, 16. Thus did Moses: according to all that the LUED commanded him, so did he.

Num. 1, 54. And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.

Josh. xi, 15. As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua: he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses.

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Deut. xxvil, 1, 10. And Moses, with the elders of Israel, commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I to thy God: keep mercy and command you this day. shalt therefore obey the voice of judgment, and wait on thy God commandments and his statutes, the LORD thy God, and do his which I command thee this day.

continually.

Matt. xix, 18, 19. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt

Deut. iv, 40. Thou shalt keep turn, and obey the voice of the Deut. xxx, 8. And thou shalt retherefore his statutes and his LORD, and do all his command-not commandments, which I comments which I command thee this mand thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou

mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.

Deut. v, 33. Ye shall walk in all

day.

Ps. cxix, 4. Thou hast command

ed us to keep thy precepts dili-
gently.

steal, Thou shalt not bear and thy mother; and, Thou shalt false witness, Honour thy father love thy neighbour as thyself.

Rom. vi, 19. I speak after the manner of men because of the inJer. xi, 7. For I earnestly pro-have yielded your members serfirmity of your flesh: for as ye tested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out

vants to uncleanness and to ini

the ways which the LORD your of the land of Egypt, even unto quity unto iniquity; even so now

God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which yo shall possess.

Deut. vi, 17-19. Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he liath commanded thee, And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD Sware unto thy fathers; To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.

Deut. vii, 10, 11. And repayeth them that hate him to their face,

your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

this day, rising early and protest-yield
ing, saying, Obey my voice.

Ezek. xx, 19. I am the LORD
your God; walk in my statutes,
them.
and keep my judgments, and do

John v, 14. Afterward Jesus
findeth him in the temple, and
said unto him, Behold, thou art
made whole: sin no more, lest a
worse thing come unto thee.

Rom xii, 7-12. Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering, or he that teacheth, on teaching, or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: ho that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with dili gence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil. cleave to that which is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope; patient Gen. vi, 22. Thus did Noah; ac- in tribulation; continuing instant cording to all that God command-in prayer. ed him, so did he.

John xiv, 15. If ye love me, keep my commandments.

1 John ii, 3. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

Plll. iv, S. Finally, brethren,

whatsoever things are true, whatBoever 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.

1 Thess. i, 3. Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our

Father.

1 Thess. v, 14. Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

1 Tim. vi, 11, 12. But thou, man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

Titus ii, 12. Teaching us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live suberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.

1 Peter ii, 17. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

OBEDIENCE ALWAYS INVOLVING

SINCERITY.

Job xi, 13. If thou prepare thine beart, and stretch out thine hands toward him.

Job xxii, 22. Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

Ps. 11. 6. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

Ps. Ixxiii, 1. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

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Ps. cxix, 59, 60, 111, 112. thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. testimonies have I taken as an Thy heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.

Prov. iv, 23. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are

the issues of life.

Prov. xxi, 11. He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

Prov. xxlii, 19. Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

try our ways, and turn again to
Lam. ill, 40. Let us search and
the LORD.

thus saith the LORD of hosts, Con-
Haggai i, 5-7. Now therefore
sider your ways. Ye have sown
much, and bring in little; ye eat,
but ye have not enough; ye drink,
but ye are not filled with drink;
ye clothe you, but there is none
warm; and he that earneth wages,
earneth wages to put it into a
bag with holes. Thus saith the
LORD of hosts, Consider your
ways.

in heart: for they shall see God.
Matth. v, 8. Blessed are the pure

2 Cor. vill, 12. For if there be
according to that a man hath, and
first a willing mind, it is accepted
not according to that he hathi not.

2 Tim. ii, 7. Consider what I
say; and the Lord give thee un-
derstanding in all things.

brance the former days, in which,
Heb. x, 32. But call to remem-
after ye were illuminated, ye en-
dured a great fight of afflictions.

OFTEN INVOLVING SELF

DENIAL.

eye offend thee, pluck it out, and
Matth. v, 29, 30. And if thy right
cast it from thee: for it is profit-
able for thee that one of thy mem-
bers should perish, and not that
thy whole body should be cast
into hell. And if thy right hand
from thee: for it is profitable for
offend thee, cut it off, and cast it
thee that one of thy members
whole body should be cast into
should perish, and not that thy
hell.

not his cross, and followeth after
Matth. x, 38. And he that taketh
me, is not worthy of me.

Matth. xvi, 24-26. Then said
man will come alter me, let him
Jesus unto his disciples, If any
deny himself, and take up his
cross, and follow me. For who
soever will save his life shall lose
it; and whosoever will lose his
life for my sake shall find it. For
gain the whole world, and lose
what is a man profited, if he shall
give in exchange for his soul?
his own soul? or what shall a man

Matth. xviii, 8, 9. Wherefore, if
thy hand or thy foot offend thee,
cut them off, and cast them from
thee: it is better for thee to enter
than having two hands, or two
into life halt or maimed, rather
feet, to be cast into everlasting
pluck it out, and cast it from thee:
fire. And if thine eye offend thee,
it is better for thee to enter into
life with one eye, rather than
having two eyes to be cast into
hell-fire.

Mark viii, 34. And when he had called the people unto him, with 625

them, Whosoever will come after his disciples also, he said unto me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow ine.

all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up Luke ix, 23. And he said to them his cross daily, and follow me.

after me, cannot be my disciple. Luke xiv, 27. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come

seek to save his life, shall lose it; Luke xvii, 33. Whosoever shall and whosoever shall lose his life, shall preserve it.

Luke xviii, 27-30. And he said, with men are possible with God. The things which are impossible all, and followed thee. And he Then Peter said, Lo, we have left said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingpresent time, and in the world to not receive manifold more in this dom of God's sake, Who shall come life everlasting.

John xli, 25. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall

keep it unto life eternal.

brethren, we are debtors, not to Kom. viii, 12, 13. Therefore, For if ye live after the flesh, ye the flesh, to live after the flesh. shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

Christ's have crucified the flesh, Gal. v, 24. And they that are with the affections and lusts.

Col. iii, 5-7. Mortify therefore ness, inordinate affection, evil your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanwhich is idolatry: concupiscence, and covetousness, cometh on the children of disthings' sake the wrath of God For which obedience. In the which ye also walked sometime, when ye lived in them.

asmuch as ye are zealous of spirit1 Cor. xiv, 12. Even so ye, fornal gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

DEMANDING ZEAL.

affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might Gal. iv, 17, 18. They zealously affect them. But it is good to be good thing, and not only when I zealously affected always in a am present with you.

all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was Jude 3. Beloved, when I gave needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you, that ye should which was once delivered unto earnestly contend for the faith the saints.

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Num. xxv, 11--13. Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my

the law of the fathers, and was
zealous toward God, as ye all are
this day.

Rom. x, 2. For I bear them re-
cord that they have a zeal of God,
but not according to knowledge.

Phil. ii, 6. Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned.

Titus ili 8. This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thon affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain These things are good works. good and profitable unto men. CONSCIENCE.

AND UNIVERSAL CHARITY. ITS UNIVERSAL POWER. Rom. xiv, 1-3. Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but Rom. il, 14, 15. For when the jealousy. Wherefore say, Behold, not to doubtful disputations. For Gentiles. which have not the law, I give unto him my covenant of one believeth that he may eat all do by nature the things contained peace: And he shall have it, and things: another, who is weak, eat-in the law, these, having not the his seed after him, even the cove-eth herbs. Let not him that eateth law, are a law unto themselves; nant of an everlasting priesthood; despise him that eateth not; and Which shew the work of the law because he was zealous for his let not him which eateth not written in their hearts, their conGod, and made an atonement for judge him that eateth: for God science also bearing witness, and hath received him. their thoughts the mean while the children of Israel. accusing or else excusing one

2 Chr. xxxi, 20, 21. And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good, and right, and truth, before the LORD his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

1 Cor. vi, 12. All things are law. ful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

another.

AN EVIL CONSCIENCE. Gen. xlii, 21, 22. And they said 1 Cor. x, 23. All things are law-one to another, We are verily ful for me, but all things are not guilty concerning our brother, in expedient: all things are lawful that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and for me, but all things edify not. we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child? and ye would not hear; therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

1 Cor. xili, 1-10, 13. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove

2 Cor. vii. 11. For behold this self-same thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what careful ness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea. what vehement desire, yea, what zeal. yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved your-mountains, and have not charity, thine heart is privy to, that thou

selves to be clear in this matter.
2 Cor. xi, 28-30. Besides those
things that are without, that
which cometh upon me daily, the
care of all the churches. Who
is weak, and I am not weak? who
is offended, and I burn not? If I
must needs glory, I will glory of
the things which concern mine
infirmities.

Col. iv, 13. For I bear him re

cord, that he hath a great zeal for

you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.

2 Kings x, 16. And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him

ride in his chariot.

Matth. xxiv, 12. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shail wax cold.

Acts xxii, 2, 3. And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith, 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 Gam diel, and taught according to the perfect manner of

I am nothing. And though I be-
stow all my goods to feed the poor,
and though I give my body to be
burned, and have not charity, it
profiteth me nothing. Charity
suffereth long, and is kind; charity
envieth not; charity vaunteth not
itself, is not puffed up, Doth not
behave itself unseemly, seeketh
not her own, is not easily provok-
ed, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth
not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in
believeth all things, hopeth all
the truth; Beareth all things,
things, endureth all things.
Charity never faileth: but whether
there be prophecies, they shall
fail; whether there be tongues,
they shall cease; whether there be
knowledge, it shall vanish away.
For we know in part, and we pro-
phesy in part. But when that
which is perfect is come, then
that which is in part shall be done
away. And now abideth faith,
hope, charity, these three; but the
greatest of these is charity.

things be done with charity.
1 Cor. xvi, 14. Let all your

Col. iii. 14. And above all these
things put on charity, which is
the bond of perfectness.

1 Tim. i, 5. Now the end of the

1 Kings ii, 44. The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which didst to David my father; therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head.

1 Kings xxi, 20. And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee; because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.

Job xv, 21-24. A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the He believeth not that he shall destroyer shall come upon him. return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword. He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. Trouble and shall make him afraid; they shall anguish prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

P3. xiv, 5. There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

great fear, where no fear was; for Ps. liii, 5. There were they in

God hath scattered the bones of

him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

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SABBATH AND HOLY DAYS,

THE PATRIARCHAL

SABBATH.

Gen. il, 1-3. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the

seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctifled it; because that in

it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

Heb. iv, 3-5. For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.

2nd.

JEWISH SABBATH. Exod. xxiii, 12. Six days thon shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid and the stranger may be refreshed.

Exod. xxxi, 13, 16, 17. Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that 1 am the LORD that

doth sanctify you. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

Lev. xxiii, 32. It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day

of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your

Babbath.

Lev. xxvi, 2. Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sauctuary: I am the LORD.

Deut. v, 12, 15. Keep the sabbath-day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded

thee. And remember that thou
wast a servant in the land of
Egypt, and that the LORD thy
God brought thee out thence,
through a mighty hand, and by a
stretched-out arm: therefore the
LORD thy God commanded thee to
keep the sabbath-day.

Neh. ix, 14. And madest known
unto them thy holy sabbath,
and commandedst them precepts,
statutes, and laws, by the hand of
Moses thy servant.

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 LORD said unto Moses, How long retuse 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

Isaiah lxvi, 23. And it shall come to pass, that from one new-ye every man in his place; let no man go out of his place on the moon to another, and from one seventh day. So the people restsabbath to another, shall all fleshed on the seventh day. come to worship before me, saith the LORD.

Ezek. xx, 12, 20. Moreover also, I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the And LORD that sanctify them. hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.

Matt. xxiv, 20. But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath-day.

Mark xv, 42. And now, when the even was come, (because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath.)

HOW TO BE KEPT ALWAYS. NO SECULAR WORK DONE. Exod. xxxiv, 21. Six days thou shalt work; but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earingtime and in harvest thou shalt rest.

Exod. XXXV, 2, 3. Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD:

whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath-day.

Lev. xxiii, 3. Six days shall work be done; but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy consab-vocation; ye shall do no work

Luke xxiii, 54. And that day was the preparation, and the bath drew on.

HOW TO BE KEPT IN THE WILDERNESS.

Exod. xvi, 5, 22-30. And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily. 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, Tomorrow 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 And Moses any worm therein. said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to-day

therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

Jer. xvii, 21, 22. Thus saith the LORD, Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath-day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath-day, neither do ye any work; but hallow ye the sabbath-day, as I commanded your fathers.

BUT PUBLIC WORSHIP TO

BE ENJOYED. Ezek. xlvi, 1. Thus saith the Lord GOD, The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new-moon it shall be opened.

Acts xiii, 14, 42, 44. But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, and sat down. And

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