207. And some days after, Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do. And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them, to the work.And the contention was so sharp between them that they departed asunder one from another; and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed into Cyprus. And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. Acts xv. 36 to 40.
208. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine,receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed.2 John i. 10.
209. So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot,even with their buttocks uncovered to the shame of Egypt. Isaiah xx. 4.
210. And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she denied the land,and committed adultery with stones and stocks. Jer. iii. 9.
211. Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans, for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. Take the mill-stones and grind meal, uncover thy locks,make-bare thy leg, uncover the thigh,pass over the rivers.Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen; I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man. Isaiah xlvii. 1, 2, 3.
212. Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? Wherefore do I seeevery man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness % Jer. xxx. 6.
213. Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs, so have we been in thy sight, O Lord. Isaiah xxvi. 17.
214. Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones; strip ye and make ye bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins. Isaiah xxxii. 11.
215. Thus saith the Lord God, Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep and large; thou shalt be laughed to scorn, and had in derision; it containeth much. Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria. Ezek. xxiii. 32, 33.
216 He that is unjust,let him be unjust still; and he which is filthy,let him be filthy still; and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still; and he that is holy, let him be holy still. Bevel, xxii..11.
217. And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. And every garment and every skin whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even. And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean. And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation; she shall be unclean. This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith; and of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her which is unclean. Leviticus xv. 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 32 33.
218. Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity, unto the elders of the city in the gate. But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel; then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of the city shall stone her with stones that she die; because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house; so shalt thou put evil away from among you. Deut. xxii. 15, 20, 21.
219. Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot,and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house. Deut. xxv. 9.
220 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections;for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature; and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the women,burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. Romans i. 26, 27.
221. Thus saith the Lord, Behold I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this Sun. 2 Samuel xii. 11.
222. And there appeared a great wonderin heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. And shebeing with child, cried travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven, and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven,and did cast them to the earth;and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered,for to devour her child as soon as it was born.And she brought forth a man-child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. Eev. xii. 1 to 5.
223. And there was warin heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon fought and his angels. Eev. xii. 7.
224. And he was clothed with a vesturedipped in blood;and his name is called, The Word of God.And the armies which were in heavenfollowed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. Eev. xix. 13, 14.
225. Then spake Joshua to the Lord, in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel,Sun stand thou still upon Gibeon,and thou moon in the valley of Ajalon.And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hastened not to go down about a whole day. Joshua x. 12, 13.
226.The sun and moon stood stillin their habitations; at the light of thine arrowsthey went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear. Habbakukiii. 11.
227. And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night,and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground; and thewaters were a wallunto them on their right hand, and on their left. Exodus xiv. 21, 22. .
228. And Moses answered and said. But behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, the Lord hath not appeared unto thee. And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? and he said,A rod.And he said, Cast it on the ground:and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail: and he put forth his hand and caught it,and it became a rod in his hand.Exodus iv. 1 to 4.
229. And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth,and it became lice in man and in beast: all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not; so there were lice upon man and upon beast. Exodus viii. 16 to 18.
230. Make thee an ark of gopher-wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of; the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shall thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. And behold I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark; thou and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons wives with thee. And of every living thing of all flesh,two of every sortshalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee: they shall be male and female. Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind; two of every sort shall come unto thee to keep them alive.And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him,so did he. Gen. vi. 14 to 22.
231. And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth. And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills that were under the whole heaven, were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail, and themountainswere covered. Gen. vii. 17 to 20.
232. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth by the space ofthree years and six months. James v. 17.
233. And the Lord God formed manof the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man becamea living soul. Gen. ii. 7.
234. And the Lord caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof. And theribwhich the Lord God had taken from man,made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. Gen. ii. 21, 2.
235. Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah, brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven: and he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. But his (Lot's) wifelooked back from behind himand she became apillar of salt. Gen. xix. 24 to 26.
236. And he (Jacob) dreamed, and behold,a lad-derset upon the earth, and the top of itreached to heaven; and behold,the angels of God ascending and descendingon it. And behold,the Lord stood above it,and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac; the land whereon thou liest to thee will I give it, and to thy seed. Gen. xxviii. 12, 13.
237. And It came to pass, as they still went on and talked, that behold, there appeareda chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; andElijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 2 Kings ii. 11.
238. Now the Lord had prepared agreat fish(which Christ tells us in Matt. xii. 40, wasa whale.) to swallow up Jonah.And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his Godout of the fish's belly: and the Lord spake unto the fish, andit vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.Jonah i. 17, and ii. 1, 10.
239. And he found a newjaw bone of an ass, and put forth his hand and took it, andand slew a thousand men therewith. And Samson said, With the jaw bone of an ass have I slain a thousand men. Judges xv. 15, 16.
240. And it came to pass, when she (Delilah) pressed him (Samson) daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death; that he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon my head, for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb;If I be shaven then my strength will go from me,and I shall become weak, and like any other man. The story then proceeds to represent Delilah as betraying Samson into the hands of the Philistines, who shave off the hair from his head, and afterwards put out his eyes and imprison him. In course of time his hair begins to grow again, when his strength returns. The Philistines then take him to their temple that he may make sport for them, and Samson then says unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them. Now the house was full of men and women, and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women that beheld while Samson made sport.And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars, upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand and of the other with his left; and Samson said. Let me die with the Philistines,and he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein; so the dead which he slew at his death, were more than they which he slew in his life. Judges xvi. 16 to 30.
241. And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,fell down bound in the midst of the fiery burning furnace. Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the fiery burning furnace, and spake and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came forth of the midst of the fire. And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these menupon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was a hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. Daniel iii. 23, 26, 27.
242. Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually he will deliver thee. Then the king arose Very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions. Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.My God hath sent his angel and hath shut the lions' mouths that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee. O king, have I done no hurt, Daniel vi. 16, 19, 20, 21, 22.
243. And God saw the light that it was good; and Goddividedthelightfrom thedarkness, Gen. i. 4.
244. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven, to give light upon the earth. Gen. i. 16, 17.
245. And there shall beupon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. Moreover,the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall beseven-fold, as the light of seven days' in the day that the Lord bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound. Isaiah xxx. 25, 26.
246. Again the Devil taketh him (Christ) up into an exceeding high mountain,and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them, Matt. iv. 8.
247. The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full ofbones. And caused me to pass by them round about; and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and lo,they were very dry. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, Oye dry bones hear the word of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones, BeholdI will cause breath to enter into you and ye shall live. And I will lay sinews upon you, and bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you; and ye shall live, and ye shall know that I am the Lord. So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied there was a noise,and behold a shaking, and the bones came together bone to his bone. And, when I beheld, lo,the sinews and the flesh came up upon them; and the skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them. Then said he unto me, prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man,and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God, Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. So I prophesied as he commanded me,and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. Ezek. xxxvii. 1 to 10.
248. And it came to pass, asthey were burying a man, that behold, they spied a band of men, and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down,and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. 2 Kings xiii. 21.
249. Marvel not at this; for the hour is coming in the whichall that are in the graves shall hear his voice. John v. 28.
250. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump, (for thetrumpetshall sound) and thedead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 1 Corinth xv. 52.
251. For the Lord himself shall descend from heavenwith a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first; then we which are alive and remain, shall becaught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 Thessa. iv. 16, 17.
252. And I saw thedead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it,and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them; and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. Rev. xx. 12, 13, 14.
253. For I am he thatliveth and was dead;and behold I am alive for ever more. Amen;and have the keys of hell and of death. Rev, i. 18..
254. But Mary stood without at the sepulchre, weeping; and as she wept she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre.And seeth two angels in white, sittingthe one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back,and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? she, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary, she turned herself, and said unto him, Rabboni, which is to say Master. John xx, 11 to 16.
255. But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore saith unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.And after eight daysagain his disciples were within, and Thomas with them;then came Jesus: (the door being shut) and stood in the midst,and said; Peace be unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger,and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side; and be not faithless but believing. John xx. 24 to 27.
356. Jesus saith unto them,Come and dine. And none of his disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus thencometh and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise. This now was the third time that Jesus showed himself to his disciples,after that he was risen from the dead. John xxi. 12 to 14.
257. And when he had spoken these things while they beheld,he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked steadily toward heaven, as he went up, behold two men stood by them in white apparel: Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Acts i. 9 to 11.
258.Then the Spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me. Ezek. iii. 12, 14.
259. And he put forth the form of an hand,and took me by a lock of mine head, and the Spirit lift me up between earth and heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate, that looketh toward the north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. Ezek. viii. 3.
260. And Habbakuk said, Lord, I never saw Babylon; neither do I know where the den is.Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown, and bare him by the hair of his head, and through the vehemence of his spirit, set him in Babylon over the den. And Habbakuk cried, saying, O Daniel, Daniel, take the dinner which God hath sent thee. Bel and the Dragon, xxxv. 6, 7.
261. Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees) and were filled with indignation. And laid their hands on the Apostles, and put them in the common prison. But theangel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people, all the words of this life. Acts v. 17 to 20.
262. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and cameand rolled bach the stone from the doorand sat upon it. Matt, xxviii. 2.
263. Andthe angel of the Lordcame again the second time,and touched him, and said, Arise and eat, because thy journey is too great for thee. 1 Kings xix. 7.
264. Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of his staffthat wass in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and thererose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the Lord departed out of his sight. Judges vi. 21.
265. Then Tobit called his son Tobias, and said unto him, My son, see that the man havehis wages, which went with thee, and thou must give him more, So he calledthe angel, and he said unto him,Take half of all that ye have brought, and go away in safety. Tobit xii, 1, 5.
266. Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance ofan angel of God, very terrible; but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name. Judges xiii. 6.
267. Whose throne is inestimable, whose glory may not be comprehended,before whom the hosts of angels stand with trembling, 2 Esdras viii. 21.
268. Thou shalt not suffer awitchto live. Exodus xxii. 18.
269. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the water pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the waterthat was made wine, and knew not whence it was, (but the servants which drew the water knew,) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This beginning ofmiraclesdid Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. John ii. 7 to 11.
270. And Jesus said unto the Centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee.And his servant was healed in the self same hour.And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.And he touched her hand and the fever left her; and she arose and ministered unto them. Matt. viii. 13, 14, 15.
271. And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And behold there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves; but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him and awoke him, saying, Lord save us; we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose,and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. Matt. viii. 23 to 26.
272. And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went unto them,walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit: and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid, And Peter answered him, and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship,he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. Matt. xiv. 25 to 29.
273. And Jesus arose and followed him; so did his disciples. And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, He said unto them, Give place;for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth, and they laughed him to scorn. But, when the people were put forth, he went in,and took her by the hand, and the maid arose, Matt. ix. 19, 23, 24, 25.
274. And behold, a womanwhich was diseased with an issue of bloodtwelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment. For she said within herself,If I may but touch his garment I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her he said, Daughter, be of good comfort:thy faith hath made thee whole; and the woman was made whole from that hour. Matt. ix. 20 to 22.
275. And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes and his face was bound about with a napkin, Jesus saith unto them, Loose him,and let him go, John xi. 43, 44.
276. And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve and said unto him, send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place. BUt he said unto them? give ye them to eat, and they said, we have no morebut five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, make them sit clown by fifties in a company. And they did so, and made them all sit down. Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.And they did eat and were all filled, and there was taken up of fragments that remained to themtwelve baskets.
277. And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind; and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto themcloven tongues, like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the spirit gave them utterance. Acts ii. 1 to 4.
278. And he (Moses) was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights;he did neither eat bread nor drink water; and he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. Exod. xxxiv. 28.
279. And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, arise and eat, because thy journey is too great for thee. And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meatforty days and forty nights, unto Horeb the Mount of God. 1 Kings xix. 7, 8.
280. Moreover he said unto me, son of man, eat that thou findest;eat this roll, (of a book) and go Speak unto the house of Israel. So I opened my mouth,and he caused me to eat that roll. And he said unto me, son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it,and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. Ezek. iii. 1 to 3.
281. And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam; and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times. Num. xxii. 27, 28.
282. And I beheld, and lo, the eagle rose upon her talons,and spake to her feathers, saying, watch not all at once; sleep every one in his own place, and watch by course, &c. Then I heard a voice which said unto me, look before thee, and consider the thing that thou seest. And I beheld, and lo, as it werea roaring lionchased out of the wood; and I saw that hesent out a man's voiceunto the eagle, and said, Hear thou? I willtalkwith thee, and the highest shall say unto thee, &c. 2 Esdras xi. 7, 8, and xxxvi. 7, 8.
283. Butletman andbeastbe covered with sackcloth,and cry mightily unto God; yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Jonah iii. 8.
284. And I took it and drank; and when I had drunk of it,my heart uttered understanding, and wis-dom grew in my breast, for my spirit strengthened my memory. 2 Esdras xiv. 40.
285. In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found; buta rodis for the back of him that is void of understanding. Prov. x. 13.
286. Jesus answered and said unto them, verily I say unto you, if ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig-tree, but also, if ye shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea,it shall be done. Matt. xxi. 21.
287. And the Lord' said, if ye had faithas a grain of mustard seed,ye might say unto this sycamine tree be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea;and it should obey you. Luke xvii. 6.
288. Therefore I say up to you, what things soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Mark xi. 24.
289.Pray without ceasing. 1 Thess. v. 17.
290. Who is theimage of the invisibleGod; the first-born of every creature. Coloss. î. 15-.
291. While welook notat things which are seen, but at the thingswhich are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Corinth, iv. 18.
292. And it came to pass, as he wasalonepraying, his disciples werewith him; and he asked them, saying, whom say the people that I am. Luke ix. 18.
293.I and my Father are one. John x. 30.
294. For there are three that bare record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these-threeareone. I John v.. 7.
295.. And Daviddancedbefore the Lordwith all his might; and David was girded with a linen, ephod. 2 Samuel vi. M.
296. And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved; andthe heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll; and all their host shall fall down as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. Isaiah xxxiv. 4.
297. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earthwere passed away, and there was no more sea. Rev. xxi. 1.
298. Then said the Lord unto Moses, behold I willrain bread from heavenfor you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law or no. And they gathered it every morning, ever man according to his eating; and when the sun waxed hot itmelted. Exod. xvi. 4, 21.
299. And it came to pass as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon that the Lordcast down great stones from heavenupon them unto Azekah, and they died; they were more which died with hailstones, than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. Joshua x. 11
300. Then the Lordrainedupon Sodom, and upon Gomorrah,brimstone and firefrom the Lordout of heaven. Gen. xix. 24.
301. And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God,then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty, and there came downfire from heavenand consumed him and his fifty. 2 Kings i. 10.
302. And then the Lord's wrath be kindled against you, and heshut up the heaven that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit, and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord giveth you. Dent. xi. 17.
303.When heaven is shut up and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them. 1 Kings viii. 35.
304. I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body I cannot tell; God knoweth) such an one caught up to thethird heaven. 2 Corin. xii. 2.
305. And when he had opened the seventh seal, there wassilence in heavenabout the space ofhalf an hour. Rev. viii. 1.
306. After this I looked, and behold,a door was opened in heaven; and the first voice which I heard was as it were a trumpet talking with me; which said, come up hither,and, 1 will shew thee things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the spirit; and behold a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper, and a sardine stone; and there was arainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. And round about the throne were four and twenty seats; and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting,clothed in white raiment,and they had on their headscrowns of gold. And out of the throne proceededlightnings and thunder-ings, and voices, and there wereseven lamps of fireburning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. And before the throne there wasa sea of glasslike unto the crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the thronewere four beasts full of eyes before and behind.And the first beast was like alion, and the second beast like acalfand the third beasthad a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like aflying eagle. And the four beasts had each of themsix wingsabout him, and they were full of eyes withinand they rest not day and night, saying, holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty which was, and is, and is to come. Rev. iv. 1 to 8.
[This is a very beautiful description of heaven—it almost equals in absurdity and extravagance the wild dreams of Mahomet.]
307. And when they shall have finished their testimony, thebeastthat ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. Rev. xi. 7.
[It appears, then, from this and the preceding note, that there are beasts both in hell and in heaven; whether these angelic creatures have immortal souls or not, the theologians may decide.]
Also Notes 73, 74, and 76.
308. And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke among people afar off;and they shall beat their swords into plough-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up a sword against nation; neither shall they learn war any more. Micah. iv. 3.
309.Beat your plough-shares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears; let the weak say, I am strong. Joel iii. 10.
310. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angelsand 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 mountains,and have no charity, I am nothing. 1 Cor. xiii. 1, 2.
311. And as we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you, than that ye have received,let him be accursed.Gal. i. 9.
312.Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer;and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 1 John iii. 15.
313. If any man come to me,and hate not his father and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. Luke xiv. 26.
314. Then said Jesus unto them, put up again thy sword into his place;for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.Matt. xxvi. 52.
315. Then said he unto them, but now he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip;and he that hath no sword let him sell his garment and buy one. Luke xxii. 38.
316. But I say unto you,that ye resist not evil; but whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matt. v. 39.
317.Whoso sheddeth maris blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made he man. Gen. ix. 6.
318. But I say unto you, love your enemies,bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you,and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you.Matt. v. 44.
319. Then said he unto his disciples, it is impossible but that offences will come;but woe unto him through whom they come, Luke xvii. 1.
320. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words; when ye depart out of that house or city,shake off the dust of your feet.Matt. x. 14.
321. Thou shalt haveno other Gods before me. Exodus xx. 3.
322. And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Gen. i. 26.
323. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them, for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generations of them that hate me. Exod. xx. 5.
324. The soul that sinneth it shall die; the sonshall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. Ezek. xviii. 20.
325. But the children of the murderers he slew not; according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the Lord commanded, saying,the fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin, 2 Kings xiv. 6.
326. Remember the Sabbath day to keep itholy. Six days shalt thou labor, and doallthy work. But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God; in itthou shalt not do any work, thou nor thy son? nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor the stranger that is within thy gates. Exod. xx. 8, 9, 10.
327. And he entered again into the synagogue: and there was a man there which had a withered hand. And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day;that they might accuse him. And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, stand forth. And he said unto them.is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath days or to do evil?to save life, or to kill? but they held their peace. And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man,stretch forth thine hand;and he stretched it out, and his hand was restored whole as the other. Mark iii. 1 to 5.
328.Honor thy father and thy mother;that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Exod. xx. 12.
329. Thou shalt not kill. Exod. xx. 14.
330. But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, andslay them before me. Luke xix. 27.
331. And he said unto them, thus saith the Lord God of Israel, put every man his sword by his side? and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp,and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor. Exod. xxxii. 27.
332. Thou shalt not commitadultery. Exodus xx. 14.
333. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: when as his mother Mary wasespousedto Joseph, before they came together,she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Matt. i. 18.
Vide Note 141.
334. Thou shalt notsteal. Exod. xx. 15.
335. And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall come to pass, that when ye go,ye shall not go empty. But every woman shall borrow of her neighbor, and of her that sojourn-eth in her house, jewels of silver and jewels of gold, and raiment;and ye shall put them upon your sons and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians. Exodus iii. 21. 22.
Vide Note 142.
336. The Lord isgood to all; and histender merciesare over all his works. Psalms cxlv. 9.
337. Thus saith the Lord of hosts? I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way when he came up from Egypt. Now go, and smite Amalek,and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. 1 Sam. xv. 2, 3.
338. The Lord is gracious,and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. Psalm cxlv. 8.
339. And he smote the men of Beth-Shemeth,because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people,fifty thousand and three score and ten men: and the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. 1 Samuel vi. 19.
340. Who is a God like unto thee,that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever,because he delighteth in mercy. Micah. vii. 18.
341. And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee,thou shalt smite them and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them,nor shew mercy unto them. Deut. vii. 2.
342. The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power,and will not at all acquit the wicked; the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind, and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. Nahum i. 3.
343. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just.And shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.Matthew xiii. 49, 50.
344. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord:for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Jer. xxxi. 34.
345. Behold all souls are mine, as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine;the soul that sinneth it shall die. Ezek. xviii. 4.
346. And rend your heart and not your garments,and turn unto the Lord your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger,and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel ii. 13.
347. And I will bringdistressupon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord;and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. Zeph, i. 17.
348. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, (as some men count slackness,) but is long suffering to usward,not willing that amy should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter iii, 9.
349. The Lord hath made all things for himself; yea,even the wicked for the day of evil. Prov. xvi. 4.
350.For thou lovest all things that are and abhorrest nothingwhich thou hast made; for never wouldst thou have made any thing, if thou hadst hated it, Wis. of Sol. xi. 24.
351. For God lovethnone but him that dwelleth with wisdom. Wis. of Sol. vii. 28,.
352. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved,and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 1 Tim, ii. 3, 4.
353. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,that they should believe a LIE. 2 Thes, ii. 11.
354. Yet saith the house of Israel, the way of the Lord is not equal, O, house of Israel,are not my ways equal?are not your ways unequal? Ezekiel xviii. 29.
355. For thou art a holy people unto the Lord thy God; the Lord thy Godhath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself above all people that are upon the face of the earth. Dent, vii. 6.
356.Lying lips are abomination to the Lord; but they that deal truly are his delight. Prov. xii. 22.
357. Now therefore behold,the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee, 1 Kings xxii. 22.
358. For God sent not his son into the world, to condemn the world;but that the world through him might be saved. John iii. 17.
359. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth;I came not to send peace but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. Matt. x. 34; 5.
Also Notes 186 and 187.
360.Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; and with all thy getting,get understanding. Prov. iv. 7.
361.For in much wisdom is much grief; and he thatincreaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Eccles. i. 18.
362. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves;be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Matt. x. 16.
363. For it is written,I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 1 Cor. i. 19.
364.The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Psalms xcii. 12.
365.The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. Isaiah lvii. 1.
366. As it is written,There is none righteous, nay not ONE. Romans iii. 10.
367. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of arighteous manavaileth much. James v. 16.
368. Pray without ceasing. 1 Thes. v. 17.
369. And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you;yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands are full of blood. Isaiah i. 15.
370. Therefore we conclude,that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law, Romans iii. 28.
371. Ye see thenhow that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. James ii. 24.
372.For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. Ephes, ii. 8.
373. But wilt thou know, O vain man,that faith without works is dead?James ii. 20.
374. As the cloud is consumed, and vanisheth away;so he that goeth down to the grave, shall come up no more. Job vii. 9.
375. And the graves were opened;and many bodies of saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrectionand went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Matt, xxvii. 52, 53.
Also Notes 254, 255, 256 and 257.
376. In the beginning Godcreatedthe heaven and the earth. Gen. i. 1.
377. And the earth waswithout form and void, Gen. i. 2.
378. And God saw the light that it was good; and God dividedthe light from the darkness. Gen i. 4, [This was on the first day.]
379.And God made two great lights; the greater lightto rule the day, and thelesser lightto rule the night, he made the stars also. Gen. i. 16. [This was on thefourthday.]
380. And God saw every thing that he had made and behold,it was very good, and the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Gen. i. 31.
381.The earth was also corrupt before God; and the earth was filled with violence. Gen. vi. 11.
382. Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints.yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. Job xv. 15.
383. Allthings were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. John i. 3.
384.For by him were all things created that are in heaven, or that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers; all things were created by him and for him. Coloss. i. 16.
385. For Godmade not death; neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the living. Wis. of Sol. i. 13.
386. For Godis not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 1 Cor. xiv. 33.
387. One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh;but the earth abideth forever. Eccles. i. 4.
388.All these things live and remain for ever, for all uses, and they are all obedient. Eccles. xlii. 23.
389. So shall it beat the end of the world; the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just. Matt. xiii. 49.
390. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat,the earth also, and the works that are therein, shall be burnt up. 2 Peter iii. 10.
Also Note 294.
391.For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life; weeping may endure for a night; but joy cometh in the morning. Psalms xxx. 5.
392. And the Lord's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wildernessforty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the Lord was consumed. Numb. xxxii. 13.
393. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil,neither tempteth he any man. James i. 13.
394. 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.
395.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Matt. vi. 13.
396.And no man hath ascended up into heaven but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of Man which is in heaven. John iii. 13.
397. And it came to pass, as they still went on and talked, that behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder;and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 2 Kings ii. 11.
398. And I (Jesus,) say unto you, my friends,Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. Luke xii. 4.
399. After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for he would not walk in Jewry,because the Jews sought to kill him. John vii. 1.
400. For there arethreethat bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one. 1 John v. 7.
401. And the Lord God said. Behold, the man is become as one of his, to know good and evil. And now lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat and live for ever. Gen. iii. 2.
402. There is one body and one spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling. One Lord, one faith, one baptism.One God and father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. Ephesians iv. 4 to 6.
403. For there isone God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy ii. 5.
404. Remember the former things of old; for I am God,and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me. Isaiah xlvi. 9.
405.I and my father are one. John x. 30.
406. But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works; that ye may know and believethat the Father is in me, and I in him. John x. 38.
407. I am thetrue vine, and my Father is the husbandman. John xv. 1.
408. And the Father himself,which hath sent me,hath born witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. John v. 37.
409. The Father loveth the Son,and hath given all things into his hand. John iii. 35.
Also Note 401.
410.No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. John i. 18.
411. 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 honor and power everlasting, 1 Timothy vi. 16.
412. And the Lord spake unto Mosesface to faceas a man speaketh unto his friend. Exod. xxxiii. 11.
413. Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, andseventyof the elders of Israel.And they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire-stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. Exod. xxiv. 9, 10.
Also Notes 17, 132? 133, 134, 135 and 136.
414. And he said, Thou canst not see my face;for there shall no man see me, and live. Exodus xxxiii. 20.
415. And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel:for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. Gen. xxxii. 30.
Also Note 410.
416. Marvel not at this; for the hour is coming in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,and shall come forth, they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. John v. 28, 29.
417. And I saw thedead, small and great,stand before God; and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; andthe dead were judgedout of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Rev, xx. 12.
418. For that which befalleth the sons of menbe-falleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them; as the one dieth so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a manhath no pre-eminence over a beast; for all is vanity.All go unto one place; all are of the dust,and all turn to dust again. Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward, to the earth? Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that ishisportion; for who shall bring him to seewhat shall be after him?Eccle. iii. 19 to 22.
Also Note 372.
419. The Father loveth the Son, and hath givenall things into his hand. John iii. 35.
420. For though he (the Son) was crucifiedthrough weakness, yet he livethby the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with himby the power of Godtoward you. 2 Cor. xiii. 4.
421. And he (Judas) cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went andhanged himself. Matt, xxvii. 5.
422. Now this man (Judas)purchased a fieldwith the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong,he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. Acts i. 1-8.
423. And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? and they saidsevenand afewlittle fishes. And he took theseven loavesand the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples. and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled; and they took up of the broken meat that was left,sevenbaskets full. And they that did eat werefour thousandmen, beside women and children. Matt. xv. 34 to 38.
424. But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat, and they said, We have no more butfive loavesandtwo fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. For there wereabout five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. Then he took thefiveloaves and thetwofishes, and looking up to heaven he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. And they did eat, and were all filled; and there was taken up of fragments that remained to themtwelve baskets. Luke ix. 13, 14, 16, 17.
Vide Note 275.
425. And set up over his head, his accusation written,this is Jesus the King of the Jews. Matt. xxvii. 37.
426. And the superscription of his accusation was written over,the King of the Jews. Mark xv. 26.
427. And a superscription also was written over him, in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew,this is the King of the Jews. Luke xxiii. 38.
428. And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross, and the writing wasJesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews. John xix. 19.
429. But, while he thought on these things, behold,the angel of the Lordappeared untohim(Joseph) in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. Matt. i. 20.
[In the following note the Angel is represented, not as appearing unto Joseph, as above, but unto Mary his wife.]
430. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God. And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. Then said Mary unto the angel, how shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore also that holy thing, which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God. Luke i. 30 to 35.
431. In the end of the Sabbath,as it began to dawntowards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre. Matt, xxviii. 1.
432. And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchreat the rising of the sun. Mark xvi. 1,2.
433. The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene, early,when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. John xx. 1.
434. Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning,theycame unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. Luke xxiv. 1.
[The individuals spoken of in this note as coming to the sepulchre, we learn in the 10th v. areMary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James,and other women. Now we are told in note 430, (Mark xvi. 1) that it was Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James,and Salome, that came; in note 429 (Matt, xxviii. 1) that it was only Mary Magdalene, and theother Mary; and in note 43 i (John xx. 1) that it was only Mary Magdalene.]
435. And behold there was a great earthquake; for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and cameand rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. Matt, xxviii. 2.
436. And they said among themselves, who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? (And when they looked they saw that the stone was rolled away;) for it was very great. Andenteringinto the sepulchre,they saw a young man(the angel of the Lord)sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. Mark xvi. 3, 4, 5.
[Thus, in one of these notes the angel is represented as sittingoutsidethe sepulchre upon the stone which he rolled from the door, and in the other, as sittingwithinthe sepulchre on the right side.]
437. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men (angels of the Lord)stoodby them in shining garments. Luke xxiv. 3 and 4.