Then Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive thatGod is no respecter of persons. Acts x.
For there isno respect of persons with God. Romans ii. 11.
109. Therefore I endure all things for theelect'ssakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. 2 Tim. ii. 10.
110. For thou art a holy people unto the Lord thy God; the Lord thy God hathchosenthee, to be aspecial people unto himselfabove all the people that are upon the face of the earth. Deut. vii. 6.
111. And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will betheirGod. Exodus xxix, 45.
112. I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and willpleadwith them there formypeople, and formy heritageIsrael, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. Joel iii. 2.
113. Behold, I have done according to thy words; lo, I have given thee a wise and understanding heart, so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. 1 Kings iii. 12.
114. I have loved you, saith the Lord; yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us! Was not Esau Jacob's brother, saith the Lord; yet IlovedJacob. And IhatedEsau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste, for the dragons of the wilderness. Malachi i, 2, 3.
115. As it is written, Jacob have Iloved, but Esau have Ihated. Romans ix. 13.
116. Now God had brought Daniel intofavorandtender lovewith the prince of the eunuchs. Dan. i. 9.
117. For God lovethnone but him that dweleth with wisdom. Wisdom of Solomon vii. 28.
118. The Lord makethpoorand makethrich, he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 1 Sam. ii. 7.
119. The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is themaker of them all. Prov. xxii. 2.
120. For he saith to Moses, I will have mercyon whom 1 will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom Iwillhave compassion. Romans ix. 15.
Also notes 91 and 132.
For I am the Lord,I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Malachi iii. 6.
Every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the father of lights,with whom is no variableness neither shadow of turning. James i. 17.
God is not a man, that he should lie,neither the son of man, that he should repent; hath he said,and shall he not do it?or hath he spoken,and shall he not make it good?Numbers xxiii. 19.
121. And the Lord said, I will destroy man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth, both man and beast, and the creeping, things, and the fowls of the air: for itrepentethme that I have made them. Genesis vi. 7.
122. And the Lordrepentedof the evil which he had thought to do unto his people. Exodus xxxii. 14.
123 Itrepentethme that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments, and it grieved Samuel, and he cried unto the Lord all night. 1 Samuel xv. 11.
124. And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lordrepentedhim of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, it is enough; stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing-place of Araunah the Jebusite. 2 Sam. xxiv. 16.
125. If that nation against whom I have pronounced turn from their evil. I willrepentof the evil that I thought to do unto them. If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I willrepent of the goodwherewith I said I would benefit them. Jer. xviii. 8; 10.
126. For thus saith the Lord, like as I have brought all this greatevilupon this people, so will I bring upon them thegoodwhich I have promised them. Jeremiah xxxii. 42.
127. 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, andrepentethhim of the evil. Joel ii. 13.
128. And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and Godrepented of the evilthat he had said he would do unto them; and he did it not. Jonah iii. 10.
129. Thou hast forsaken me, saith the Lord, thou art gone backward; therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee;I am weary with repenting. Jeremiah xv. 6.
Also notes 14, 26 and 167.
Who is the image of theinvisibleGod, the first born of every creature. Coloss. i. W.
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out. Romans xi. 33.
Formy thoughtsare notyour thoughts, neither areyour ways my wayssaith the Lord. Isaiah iv. 8.
130. And the Lord spake unto Mosesface to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. Exodus xxxiii. 11.
131. 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. Exodus xxiv. 9. 10.
132. And Jacob called the name of the place. Peniel;for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. Genesis xxxii. 30.
133.I saw the Lordstanding upon the altar. Amos ix. 1.
134. And Jesus when he was baptised went up straightway out of the water; and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, andhe saw the spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him. Mat. iii. 16.
135 And the Lordappearedunto him (Isaac,) and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of. Gen. xxvi. 2.
138. And the Lordappearedin the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud; and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle. Deut. xxxi. 15.
137. Seek ye the Lord while he may befound, call ye upon him while he is near. Isaiah lv. 6.
138. And ye shall seek me, andfindme, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. Jer. xxix. 13.
139. Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, andknowethGod. 1 John iv. 7.
140. This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, thatGod is light, and in him isno darknessat all. 1 John i. 5.
Also notes 1, 17, 34, 80, 83.
141. And Jacob begat Joseph thehusbandof Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on thiswise:When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she wasfound with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph herhusbandbeing a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thywife: for that which is conceived in heris of the Holy Ghost. Mat. i. 16—20.
[Here God is represented as committing ————.]
142. 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 sojourneth 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.
[Here he is represented as commanding the Israelites to rob the Egyptians, under thepretence of borrowing of them; thus encouraging them to steal.]
143. So Jehuslew all that remained of the house of Ahabin Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining. And the Lord said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart,thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel. 2 Kings x. 11—30.
[Here he is represented not only as pronouncing the most heinous of all crimes,murder, to beright,but actually rewarding Jehu for committing it.]
144. And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons. And Samuel said, how can I go? If Saul hear me he will kill me. And the Lord said, take an heifer with thee,and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. 1. Samuel xvi. 1,2.
[Here he is represented as commanding Samuel to act the mostconsummate hypocrite.]
145. Wherefore 1 gave them also statutesthat were not good, and judgmentswhereby they should not live. Ezek. xx. 25.
146. And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause,God shall send them strong delusion, that they shouldbelieve a lie. 2. Thes. ii. 10. 11.
147. And the Lord said, Who shall entice Ahab, king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spake, saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner. Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go out and be alying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail; go outand do even so. 2 Chron. xviii. 19, 20, 21.
148. And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing,I the Lord God have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. Ezek. xiv. 9.
149. And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years. And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more,till the thousand years should be fulfilled; and after that he must be loosed a little season. Andshall go out to deceive the nationswhich are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. Kevel. xx. 1, 2, 3, 8..
150. He is a merchant, the balances ofdeceitare in his handhe loveth to oppress. Hosea xii. 7.
151. The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea; and the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto theea wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms; for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord. Hosea i. 2.
152. And I willmake drunkher princes, and her wise men, her captains and her rulers, and her mighty men; and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the king, whose name is the Lord of hosts. Jer. li. 57.
153. Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,Drink ye and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you, Jeremiah xxv. 27.
154. And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens; and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man,he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. Exodus ii. 11. 12.
155. Now therefore (says Moses) kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him,keep alive for yourselves. Numbers xxxi. 17, 18.
156. And Moses spake unto the people, saying,Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, andavengethe Lord of Midian. And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war,with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand. Num. xxxi. 3—6.
And it came to pass in an evening tide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house, and from the roof he saw a young woman washing herself, and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. And David sent and enquired after the woman: and one said, Is not this Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam,the wife of Uriah the Hittite. And David sent messengers and took her; and she came in unto himand he lay with her, (for she was purified from her uncleanness,) and she returned unto her house. And the woman conceived and sent and told David, and said,I am with child. And David sent to Jacob, saying. Send me Uriah the Hittite, And Joab sent Uriah to David. 2 Sam. xi. 2 to 6.
[The story then proceeds to represent David,the man after God's own heart, as endeavoring to cajole the poor cuckold Uriah. But he returns to the war without visiting his wife, and David sends a letter with him to Joab, in which letter he orders Joab to place Uriah in the front of the battle,and then leave him so that he might he killed. Joab obeys his orders Uriah is slaughtered, and he then takes Bathsheba his wife and marries her in order that he might continue to gratify his lust upon her!]
158. And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. And he changed his behavior before them,and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. 1 Sam. xxi. 12, 13.
159. Wherefore David arose, and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; andDavid brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king,that he might be the king's son-in-law; and Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. 1 Samuel xviii. 27.
160. Now King David was old, and stricken in years, and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king,a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunamite, and brought her to the king. And the damsel was very fair,and cherished the king, and ministered to him, but the kingknew her not. 1 King i. 1 to 4.
161. And David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. And he took their king's crown from off his head, (the weight whereof was a talent of gold, with the precious stones.) and it was set on David's head, and he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance. And he brought forth the people that were therein,and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln; and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem. 2 Samuel xii. 29 to 31.
162. And behold (says David in hisdying momentsto his son Solomon,) thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse, in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at Jordan,and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. Now therefore hold him not guiltless; for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him;but his hoary head bring thou down to the grave with blood. 1 Kings ii. 8, 9.
193. And he hadseven hundred wivesprincesses, andthree hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. 1 Kings xi. 3.
164. How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O princess daughter!the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. Thy navel is like a round goblet which wanteth not liquor; thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies. Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. Thy neck is a tower of ivory, thine eyes like the fish-pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim; thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon, which looketh toward Damascus. Solomon's Songs vii. 1 to 4.
165, And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword. But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country,Go into the harlot's house and bring out thence the woman and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her. Joshua vi. 21, 22.
16.6. And it was told Joshua, saying, the five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah. And Joshua said, Roll great stones by the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them. And stay you not, but pursue after your enemies,and smite the hindmost of them, suffer them not to enter into their cities; for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand. Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out these five kings unto me out of the cave. And afterwards Joshuasmote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees; and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening. Joshua x. 17 to 26.
167. Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin from time to time shalt thou drink. And thou shalt eat it as barley cakesand thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight. And the Lord said, even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them. Then said I, ah Lord God, behold my soul hath not been polluted; for from my youth up even till now, have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces, neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth. Then said he unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith. Ezekiel iv. 11 to 15.
168. And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife,She is my sister; and Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said unto him. Behold thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she isa man's wife. But Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, Lord; wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? Said he not unto me,She is my sister?and she, even she herself said,He is my brother; in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. Genesis xx. 1 to 5.
169. And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian,which she had borne unto Abraham, mocking. Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman, and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. And Abraham rose up early in the morningand took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar (putting it on her shoulder) and the child? and sent her away, and she departed,and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba, Genesis xxi. 9, 10, 14.
170. And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said,She is my sister? for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she was fair to look upon. And it came to pass when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw and behold,Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold of a surety she is thy wife; and how saidst thou,She is my sister?And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, lest I die for her. Genesis xxvi. 7, 8, 9.
171. And he drank of the wine, and was drunken,and he was uncovered within his tent. And Ham the father of Canaansaw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. Genesis ix. 21, 22.
172. Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there anharlot and went in unto her. Judges xvi. 1. judah.
173. And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah;and he took her and went in unto her. And she conceived and bare a son; and he called his name Er. Gen. xxxviii. 1 to 3.
174. And Judah said unto Onan,Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. And Onan knew that the seed should not be his, and it came to pass when he went in unto his brother's wife,that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed unto his brother. Genesis xxxviii. 8, 9.
175. And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnath, to shear his sheep. And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place which is by the way to Timnath, for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot, because she had covered her face. And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee,let me come in unto thee;(for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law;) and she said,What wilt thou give me, that thou mayst come in unto me?And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock; and she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge till thou send it. And he said, What pledge shall I give thee! and she said, Thy signet and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand: and he gave it her,and came in to her, and she conceived by him. And she arose and went away, and laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand, but he found her not. Then he asked the men of that place saying, Where is the harlot that was openly by the way-side? and they said, there was no harlot in this place. And he returned to Judah, and said I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, That there was no harlot in this place. And Judah said, let her take it to her lest we be shamed; behold I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. And it came to pass about three months after, and it was told Judah say-. ing, Tamar thy daughter-in-lawhath played the harlot; and also behold,she is with child by whoredom; and Judah said, Bring her forthand let her be burnt. When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law saying, By the man whose these are am I with child; and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet and bracelets and staff. And Judah acknowledged them, and said,She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to She-lah my son; and he knew her again no more. And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that beholdtwins were in her womb. And it came to pass when she travailed,that the one put out his hand; and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying,This came out first. And it came to pass as he drew back his hand,and behold his brother came out; and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee; therefore his name was called Pharez. And afterwards came out his brother that had the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was called Zarah. Genesis xxxviii. 13 to 30.
176. And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar; and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. And the first-born said unto the younger, Our father is old,and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto usafter the manner of all the earth. Come let us make our father drink wine,and we will lie with him. that we may preserve seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night; and the first-bornwent in and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down nor when she arose. And it came to pass on the morrow, that the first-born said unto the younger, Behold I lay yesterday with my father; let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of my father. And they made their father drink wine that night also; and the younger arose, and lay with him, and he perceived not when she lay down nor when she arose.Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their FATHER. Gen. xix. 30 to 36.
177. Wash thyself therefore and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor; but make not thyself known unto the man; until he shall have done eating and drinking. And it shall be when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie?and thou shalt go in and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry; he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn:and she came softly and uncovered his feet and laid her down. And it came to pass at midnight that the man was afraid? and turned himself, and behold a woman lay at his feet. And he said, Who art thou? and she answered, I am Ruth, thine handmaiden;spread therefore thy shirt over thine handmaiden, for thou art a near kinsman. And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast showed more kindnessin the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followest not young men, whether poor or rich: and now my daughter, fear not,1 will do thee all that thou requirest,for all the city of my people doth know that thou art avirtuouswoman. Ruth iii. 3 to 11.
178. And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said unto Jacob. Give me children, or else I die.. And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel; and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb: And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah,go in into her; and she shall bare upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife and Jacobwent in unto her. And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. Genesis xxx. 1 to 5.
179. And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maid servants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Baehel's tent.Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them into the camel's furniture,and sat upon them, and Laban searched all the tent but found them not. And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord, that I cannot rise up before thee:for the custom of women is upon me: and he searched, but found not the images. Gen, xxxi. 33 to 35.
180. And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said,Lie with me. But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hands. There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me, but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? And it came to pass as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her to lay by her, or be with her.And it came to pass about this time that Joseph went into her house to do his business: and there was none of the men of the house there within. And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me and he left his garment in her hand, and fled and got him out.And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying,See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.
She then told the same unblushing falsehood to Pharaoh her husband as soon as he returned home; when he becomes indignant, and orders poor Joseph to be cast into prison. Gen. xxxix. 7 to 20.
181. And it came to pass when Israel dwelt in that land,that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. Gen. xxxv. 22.
182. Reuben (says Jacob) thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, the excellency of power. Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel,because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it; he went up to my couch. Gen. xlix. 3; 4.
183. And Amnon (David's eldest son), said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand: and Tamar took the cakes which she had made and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of herand said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister. And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me, for no such thing ought to be done in Israel; do not thou this folly. And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel; now, therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king:for he will not withhold me from thee, Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but? being stronger than she,forced her and lay with her, 2 Samuel xiii. 10 to 14.
184 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, [another of David's sons] Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house, and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father; then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong. So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house,and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.2 Samuel xvi. 21, 22.
185. And Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land: and when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her,he took her and lay with her, and defiled her. Gen, xxxiv. 1, 2.
186. 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.
187.I am come to send fire on the earth, and what will I if it be already kindled. Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth?I tell you nay; but rather division.Luke xii. 49; 51.
188. Think not that I come to send peace on earth;I come 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, 35.
189. 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. 36.
190. But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them bring hither,and slay them before me, Luke xix. 27.
191. He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall bedamned.Mark xvi. 16.
192. And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but unto them that are without, all these things are done inparables; That seeing they may see,and not perceive, and hearing they may hear,and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. Mark iv. 11, 12.
193. And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage, and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you; and as soon as ye enter into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never mam sat;loose him and bring him; and if any man say unto you, Why do you this?Say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. Mark xi. 1 to 3.
194. And it came to pass that he went through the corn-fields on the Sabbath-day, and his disciples began as they went,to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold,why do they on the Sabbath-day that which is not lawful?And he said unto them, have ye never read what David did when he had need, and was a hungered, he and they that were with him? How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the show-bread, which is not lawful to eat, but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him! Mark ii. 23 to 26.
195. Now there was there, nigh unto the mountain, a great herd of swine feeding. And all the devils besought him saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.And forthwith Jesus gave them leave, and the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine; and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea (they were abouttwo thousand) and were choked in the sea. Mark v. 11, 12.
196. And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry, and seeing a fig-tree afar off, having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon; and when he came to it he found nothing but leaves;for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever: and his disciples heard it. And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots; and Peter calling to remembrance, saith unto him, Master,behold the fig-tree which thou cursedest is withered away. Mark xi. 12? 13, 14, 20, 21.
[In the four preceding notes Christ is represented, both as taking or destroying other people's property himself, as well as allowing others to do it,which of course is eminently moral. ]
197. Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant,and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. John xviii. 10.
198. Then took they him (Christ) and led him and brought him into the high priest's house, and Peter followed afar off. And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall and were sat down together, Peter sat down among them. But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, this man was also with him.And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. And after a little while another saw him, and said, thou art also of them. And Peter said,Man, I am not. Luke xxii. 54 to 58.
199.I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do ye service. 2 Cor. xi. 8.
200. For if the truth of God hath more abounded,through my LIE unto his glory, why yet am I also judged as a sinner? Romans iii. 7.
201. But if any man be ignorant,let him be ignorant. 1 Cor. xiv. 38.
202. Beware lest any manspoil you through philosophyand vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Col. ii. 8.
203. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you, than ye have received,let him be accursed. Gal. i. 9.
204. If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ,let him be anathema maranatha. 1 Cor. xvi. 22.
205 A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition,reject. Titus iii. 10.
206. But Elymas the sorcerer, (for so his name by interpretation)withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. Then Saul (who also is called Paul) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him and said, O full of all subtlety and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, will thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? And now behold,the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind,not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness: and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand. Acts xiii. 8 to 11.