Class PRESENTED BY 19.-33 b— 20 m ''is© m m THE LIVING WORD; OR, BIBLE TRUTHS AND LESSONS. vV \ jKj FOR X)' y\ &\)t § amilj), tl)c JSeljool, ant) tlje (JTljurcl). Man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord. — DEUT. viii. 3. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. —JOHN i. 14. BOSTON : PUBLISHED BY GINN BROTHERS. 1872. T3 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, BY JAMES C. PARSONS, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. T5t Transfer '«08 University Press : Welch, Bigelow, & Co., Cambridge. PREFACE. The aim of this little book is easy to be stated. It is to aid in the presentation of those fundamental religious truths which are nowhere else so practically recognized and so sublimely expressed as in the Semitic Script- ures known as the Holy Bible. The personal attributes of the Supreme Be- ing, as evidenced in his guiding presence with humanity; the conscious relation of man to him, through the moral sense and spiritual affections, as evidenced in the life of Jesus ; and the essential immortality of a life thus hid with Christ in God, as evidenced in its triumph over mortal conditions, — these are the truths which, having in them the quality of inspira- tion, constitute an inexhaustible source of quickening influence upon the soul. They open forever new depths of spiritual contem- IV PREFACE. plation, and forever new springs of living im- pulse. They are that deep well of waters springing up into everlasting life. A serious disadvantage in the reading of the Bible in the family, school, and church arises from the difficulty of making, upon the occa- sion, a continuous selection of passages setting forth the same general truth or lesson. The effort has here been made to provide such a selection. The method used was to gather from the entire Bible, irrespective of historical sequence, all utterances appealing to the uni- versal religious sentiment or the Christian consciousness, and then to classify them by a natural system, suggested by the obvious meaning of the passages themselves, rather than by any sectarian theory of interpretation. It is believed that such a book is a demand of the times, and will be eminently useful. Only as it shall prove itself so will it vindicate its claim to existence. J. C. P. Waltham, May, 1872. CONTENTS. ♦— GOD. Page His Existence I His Spiritual, Eternal Nature 2 His Presence 3 His Power. — I. In Nature 4 His Power. — II. Among Men 9 His Wisdom and Knowledge 1 1 His Righteousness and Moral Government ... 13 His Love 15 His Help 19 His Promises 21 Man. His Spiritual Origin and Nature 25 His Moral Sense and Accountability 27 Moral and Religious Precepts 30 Sin and its Consequences 33 Repentance and Forgiveness 37 Obedience and its Consequences. I. Welfare 38 II. Security . 39 III. Wisdom 40 IV. Peace 41 V. God's Favor and Eternal Life 42 Seeking the Spirit 44 Prayer . . . . . . ., . .46 Conquering Temptation 49 VI CONTENTS. Truth and Honesty 50 Purity of Thought and Speech 51 Temperance 53 The Strange Woman 54 A Virtuous Woman . .55 Parents and Children 56 Work 57 Faith, Courage, and Zeal 58 Trust and Content 60 Wisdom: Human and Divine 62 Humility . . .65 Putting away Wrath 67 Patience 69 Charity and Forgiveness 70 Doing Good to Others 72 Love 74 Human Brotherhood 7 6 Spiritual Life 76 Death 80 Comfort in Sorrow 82 Immortal Life 84 The Spirit of Jesus. His Obedience 86 His overcoming Temptation 87 His Faithfulness to his Mission ..... 89 His following God's Will 91 His Patience and Forgiveness 91 CONTENTS. Vll His doing Good to others 93 His Sympathy with Goodness 94 His Communion with God 95 Following after the Spirit of Jesus .... 96 Prayer and Praise. Ascription of Greatness 98 Eternity of God 99 The Wonders of his Creation 100 The Source of Life 102 Thanks for Human Life 103 Protecting Providence 104 Thanks for Deliverance 106 Thanks for Guidance no Desiring Comfort in Sorrow in Faith and Confidence 113 For Forgiveness 114 The Mercy of God 116 Trust 117 God's Blessing on the Righteous 118 The Security of the Righteous 118 Prayer for Wisdom 120 Sense of God's Presence 121 Devout Love 122 Morning Devotion 123 Praise for Daily Benefits 125 Thanks for Rain 126 In Storm and Tempest 127 Thankful Praise 128 Joyful Worship 129 Praise from all People 130 Praise from all Nature 130 Praise with Music 131 Glory in the Highest 13 2 Benediction 133 THE LIVING WORD GOD. HIS EXISTENCE. The place whereon thou standest is holy ground. There is one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. In him we live, and move, and have our being. Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God, in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath ; there is none else. Of him, and through him, and to him are all things ; to whom be glory forever. He that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 2 THE LIVING WORD. HIS SPIRITUAL, ETERNAL NATURE. No man hath seen God at any time. Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him ; on the left hand, where he doth work, but I can- not behold him ; he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him ; but he knoweth the way that I take. Canst thou by searching find out God ? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto per- fection ? God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out. God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands ; neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he giveth to all life, breath, and all things ; and hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath deter- mined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation ; that they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from god: his presence. 3 every one of us. For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, " For we are also his offspring." Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold or silver or stone, graven by art and man's device. God is a Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. The King of kings, and Lord of lords, who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto, whom no man hath seen nor can see. HIS PRESENCE. Surely the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not. This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. O Lord, thou hast searched me and known me. Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising ; thou understandest my thought afar 4 THE LIVING WORD. off. Thou compassest my path and my lying- down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but lo, Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me. Such knowledge is too won- derful for me ; it is high ; I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence ? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there. If 1 make my bed in the grave, behold thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me, even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the night shineth as the day. The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Thou, God, seest me. HIS POWER. — I. In Nature. The invisible things of Him from the crea- tion of the world are clearly seen, being un- derstood by the things that are made. god: his power in nature. 5 In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands. He commanded, and they were created. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He spake, and it was done ; he commanded, and it stood fast. Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he, in heaven, and in earth ; in the seas and all deep places. He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth ; his word runneth very swiftly. And God said, Let there be light ; and there was light. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth his handiwork. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number. He calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power ; not one faileth. He telle th the number of the stars ; he call- eth them all by their names. 6 THE LIVING WORD. He alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea ; he maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the cham- bers of the south. He that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morn- ing, and maketh the day dark with night ; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth ; — the Lord is his name. Lo, he that formeth the mountains, and create th the wind, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, the Lord, the God of hosts, is his name. The sea is his, and he made it; and his hands formed the dry land. He bowed the heavens also and came down, and darkness was under his feet. The Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. The voice of the Lord is upon the waters ; the God of glory thundereth. The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars. God thundereth marvellously with his voice. god: his power in nature. 7 He hath made the earth by his power; he hath established the world by his wisdom; when he uttereth his voice, there is a multi- tude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth ; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. He covereth the heaven with clouds, he pre- pareth rain for the earth, he maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. He saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth ; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. He giveth snow like wool ; he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels ; who can stand before his cold ? He sendeth out his word and melteth them ; he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. Where wast thou, saith the Lord, when I laid the foundations of the earth, when the morn- ing stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy ? Or who shut up the sea with doors, and said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no farther ; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed ? Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, to cause it to rain 8 THE LIVING WORD. on the earth, where no man is ; on the wilder- ness, where there is no man ? Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion ? Canst thou bring forth Maz- zaroth in his season, or canst thou guide A re- turns with his sons ? Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge ? How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind ? In his hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. For every beast of the forest is his, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. All wait upon thee, that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. That thou givest them, they gather. Thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good. Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled. Thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou send- est forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth. god: his power among men. 9 Lo, these are parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard of him ? but the thun- der of his power who can understand ? God hath spoken once, twice have I heard this, that power belongeth unto God. The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. HIS POWER. — II. Among Men. Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb or deaf, or the seeing or the blind? He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see ? •He holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. The Lord killeth and maketh alive ; he bringeth down to the grave and bringeth up. He maketh sore and bindeth up; he wound- eth and his hands make whole. O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man that walketh to Sirect his stdfAfc'- - A man's heart deviseth his way; but the Lord directeth his steps. IO THE LIVING WORD. Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee ; the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought ; he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. Promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge; he putteth down one and setteth up another. Neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the in- crease. Hast thou not known, hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his under- standing. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might, he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall : but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength ; they shall mount up with wings as eagles ; they shall run and not be weary ; and they shall walk and not faint. It is God that worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. god: his wisdom and knowledge. ii All souls are his. The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. With God all things are possible. HIS WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE. O Lord, how manifold are thy works ; in wisdom hast thou made them all. Known unto God are all his works, from the beginning of the world. One day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. He hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance. The Lord looketh from heaven; he be- holdeth all the sons of men. From the place of his habitation, he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. He fashioneth their hearts alike ; he considered! all their works. His eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. 12 THE LIVING WORD. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. The ways of a man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings. Thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give to every one accord- ing to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. Thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men. The Lord seeth not as man seeth ; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. The word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, pier- cing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit ; and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight ; but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. O the depth of the riches both of the wis- dom and knowledge of God! how unsearch- able are his judgments, and his ways past find- ing out ! For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? or who hath been his counsellor ? god: his righteousness. 13 HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND MORAL GOV- ERNMENT. There is none good but one, — that is, God. God is no respecter of persons, but, in every nation, he that feareth him and worketh right- eousness is accepted with him. Good and upright is the Lord. The word of the Lord is right, and all his works are done in truth. He loveth right- eousness and judgment. Verily there is a reward for the righteous ; verily he is a God that judgeth. The ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them ; but the transgressors shall fall therein. The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord; but he loveth him that fol- loweth after righteousness. If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me. Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right ? The Lord God is merciful and gracious, 14 THE LIVING WORD. long-suffering and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and who will by no means clear the guilty ; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. God is not a man, that he should lie ; neither the son of man, that he should repent. The counsel of the Lord standeth forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. There is none holy as the Lord. Behold God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil-doers. Unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy : thou renderest to every man according to his work. The work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways ; yea, surely God will not do wick- edly, neither will the Almighty pervert judg- ment. He that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done ; and there is no respect of persons. He will render to every man according to his deeds: to them who by patient continu- god: his love. 15 ance in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life ; but unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath ; tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that doeth evil ; but glory, honor, and peace to every man that worketh good ; for there is no respect of persons with God. HIS LOVE. The Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. Thou art good and doest good. Thou preservest man and beast. Thou openest thy hand and satisfiest the de- sire of every living thing. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God ! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 1 6 THE LIVING WORD. The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. He forgiveth all thine iniquities ; he healeth all thy diseases ; he redeemeth thy life from destruction ; he crowneth thee with loving- kindness and tender mercies. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him ; for he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth that we are dust. A certain man had two sons : And the younger of them said to his father, " Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me." And he divided unto them his living. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land, and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat ; and no man gave unto him. And when he came to him- self, he said, " How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, god: his love. 17 and I perish with hunger. I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, ' Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son : make me as one of thy hired servants.' " And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said unto him, " Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son." But the father said to his servants, " Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him ; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet ; and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat and be merry ; for this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found." Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone ? or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye, then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him. 1 8 THE LIVING WORD. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Fa- ther of Lights. The Lord will not cast off forever; but though he cause grief, yet will he have com- passion, according to the multitude of his mercies. The Lord is not slack concerning his prom- ise, as some men count slackness; but is long- suffering to us -ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. It is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. The gift of God is eternal life. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. For God is Love. GOD : HIS HELP. 1 9 HIS HELP. God is our refuge and strength, a very pres- ent help in trouble. My help cometh from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Thou art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea. The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and rais- eth up all those that be bowed down. We have heard with our ears, O God ; our fathers have told us what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble. Thou, O Lord, art a shield for me. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust ; my buckler and my high tower. The Lord is my light and my salvation ; whom shall I fear ? The Lord is the strength of my life ; of whom shall I be afraid ? Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. 20 THE LIVING WORD. When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. The Lord also will be a refuge for the op- pressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee ; for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me. He shall deliver thee in six troubles ; yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee. The eyes of the Lord are upon the right- eous, and his ears are open unto their cry. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord redeemeth the soul of his ser- vants ; and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. GOD I HIS PROMISES. 2 1 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, — to all that call upon him in truth. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as be of a con- trite spirit. He will teach sinners in the way. The Lord giveth wisdom ; out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. The preparation of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord. Truly my soul waiteth upon God ; from him cometh my salvation ; he is* my defence ; I shall not be greatly moved. Our soul waiteth for the Lord ; he is our help and our shield. Wait on the Lord ; be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thy heart ; wait, I say, on the Lord. If God be for us, who can be against us ? HIS PROMISES. While the earth remaineth, seed-time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, shall not cease. 2 2 THE LIVING WORD. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth ; but the word of our God shall stand forever. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. The heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner ; but my salvation shall be forever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it* may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth. It shall not return unto me void, but it shall accom- plish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I send. it. I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts, and will be their God, and they shall be my people ; 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. And it shall come to pass in the last days, god: his promises. 23 saith God, I will pour out of my spirit upon all flesh. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God ; and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them and of their children after them. And they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning- hooks ; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. The earth shall be filled with, the knowl- edge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. From the rising of the sun, even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low ; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth, and all flesh shal] see the salvation of God. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our 24 THE LIVING WORD. spirit, that we are the children of God ; and if children, then heirs ; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ. Now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be ; but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him ; for we shall see him as he is. The Lord will perfect that which con- cerned! me. Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold ; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice ; and there shall be one fold and one shepherd. As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father ; that God may be all in all. Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. According to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, man: his spiritual origin. 25 for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Be- hold, I make all things new. And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, " Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes ; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying ; neither shall there be any more pain ; for the former things are passed away." MAN. HIS SPIRITUAL ORIGIN AND NATURE. The Lord stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life ; and man became a living soul. 26 THE LIVING WORD. It is he that hath made us, and not we our- selves. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him. He created man in his own image. There is a spirit in man ; and the inspira- tion of the Almighty giveth them understand- ing. What is man, that thou art mindful of him ? Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; thou hast put all things under his feet ; all sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field, the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. I will make a man (saith the Lord) more precious than fine gold ; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye MAN : HIS MORAL SENSE. 2 7 have of God, and ye are not your own ? Therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God. Now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be. HIS MORAL SENSE AND ACCOUNTABILITY. The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world. They show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing wit- ness. For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, nei- ther is it far off. It is not in heaven that thou shouldst say, " Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it and do it ? " Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldst say, " Who shall go over the sea for 28 THE LIVING WORD. us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it and do it ? " But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. If our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Every one of us shall give account of him- self to God. Unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required. In every nation he that feareth God, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted ? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. To him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall 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. When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness and committeth iniquity, MAN : HIS ACCOUNTABILITY. 29 and dieth in it, — for his iniquity that he hath done, shall he die. Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Let no man deceive you ; he that doeth righteousness is righteous. By their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, " Lord, Lord," shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. If thou wilt enter into life, keep the com- mandments. Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till all be fulfilled. Whosoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven ; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Strive to enter in at the strait gate. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ? 30 THE LIVING WORD. Or what shall a man Qn V e in exchange for his soul ? God will render to every man according to his deeds. MORAL AND RELIGIOUS PRECEPTS. These words which I command thee this day shall be in thine heart, and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. If sinners entice thee, consent thou not. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left ; remove thy foot from evil. Thou shalt do no murder. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. MORAL AND RELIGIOUS PRECEPTS. 3 1 Thou shalt not bear false witness. Thou shalt not covet. Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassion, every man to his brother; and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor, and let none of you im- agine evil against his brother in your heart. Honor thy father and thy mother. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain ; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say, " I have no pleasure in them." Seek the Lord, and ye shall live. Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God ? He hath showed thee, O man, what is good ; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? What doth the Lord thy God require of thee but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him ? THE LIVING WORD. For this is the love of. God, that we keep his commandments ; and his commandments are not grievous. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this : Thou shalt love thy neigh- bor as thyself. There is none other com- mandment greater than these. And if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shall love thy neighbor as thy- self. Love worketh no ill to his neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this : To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspotted from the world. I beseech you, therefore, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacri- fice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things SIN AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. 33 are lovely, whatsoever things are of good re- port, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter : Fear God, and keep his command- ments ; for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judg- ment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. SIN AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. He that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done. Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished. There is no darkness nor shadow of death where the workers of iniquity may hide them- selves. Many sorrows shall be to the wicked. 2* c 34 THE LIVING WORD. The way of transgressors is hard. The face of the Lord is against them that do evil. There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked. Evil-doers shall be cut off: their sword shall enter into their own heart. The ungodly are like the chaff, which the wind driveth away. The way of the ungodly shall perish. They shall be as the morning-cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away ; as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor. Because I have called and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand and no man re- garded ; but ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof; therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own de- vices. He that, being often reproved, hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. For if we sin wilfully, after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there SIN AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. 35 remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking-for of judgment, and fiery indignation. Unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil. As for me, my feet were almost gone, my steps had wellnigh slipped ; for I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked : — " They are not in trouble as other men, neither are they plagued like other men ; therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain. They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. And they say, ' How doth God know ? ' and ' Is there knowledge in the Most High? ' Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world ; they increase in riches. Verily, I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency." When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me. Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. Surely, thou didst set them in slippery places ; thou cast- edst them down into destruction. How are 36 THE LIVING WORD. they brought into desolation as in a moment ! They are utterly consumed with terrors. The wicked flee when no man pursueth. Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness. Every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man who built his house upon the sand. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell ; and great was the fall of it. Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. The wages of sin is death. He that soweth to the flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption. To be carnally minded is death. Sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments, then will I visit their trans- gression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS. 2)7 REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS. God commandeth all men everywhere to repent. If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away ; then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot ; yea, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear ; because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it, as waters that pass away ; and thine age shall be clearer than the noonday. Thou shalt be secure, because there is hope. The goodness of God leadeth thee to re- pentance. Blessed is he whose transgression is for- given, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. I ac- knowledged my sin unto thee, and mine ini- quity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord, and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 38 THE LIVING WORD. Bring forth, therefore, fruits worthy of re- pentance. He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. If the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live ; he shall not die. All his trans- gressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him ; in his righteous- ness that he hath done, he shall live. Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salva- tion, not to be repented of. I will hear what God the Lord will speak ; for he will speak peace unto his people and to his saints ; but let them not turn again to folly. Go, and sin no more. OBEDIENCE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. I. WELFARE. Trust in the Lord, and do good ; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. OBEDIENCE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. 39 There is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger ; but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. The meek shall inherit the earth. A little that a righteous man hath, is better than the riches of many wicked. Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God. Seek first the kingdom of God and his right- eousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. II. SECURITY. Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle ? who shall dwell in thy holy hill ? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. 40 THE LIVING WORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, — that delighteth greatly in his commandments. Surely he shall not be moved forever. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings. His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established ; he shall not be afraid. He that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. Because thou hast made the Lord, even the Most High, thy habitation, he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not; for it was founded upon a rock. They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth forever. III. WISDOM. Unto the upright there arise th light in the darkness. OBEDIENCE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. 4 1 Light is sown for the righteous, and glad- ness for the upright in heart. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. A good understanding have all they that do his commandments. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him. What man is he that feareth the Lord ? Him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. I have more understanding than all my teachers, for thy testimonies are my medita- tion. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. They that seek the Lord understand all things. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine. Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. IV. PEACE. When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble ? Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee. When a man's ways please the Lord, he 42 THE LIVING WORD. maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. To be spiritually minded is life and peace. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness ; for they shall be filled. Mark the perfect man, and behold the up- right ; for the end of that man is peace. V. GOD'S FAVOR AND ETERNAL LIFE. In every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted with him. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners ; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law doth he meditate day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in its season. His leaf also shall not wither, and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. Thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him, as with a shield. OBEDIENCE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. 43 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? Or who shall stand in his holy place ? He that hath clean hands and a pure heart. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. O how great is thy goodness which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee ! O, taste and see that the Lord is good ! Blessed is the man that trusteth in him. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts. In thy presence is fulness of joy ; at thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. All things work together for good to them that love God. Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. He that soweth to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. God will render to every man according to his deeds ; to them who by patient continuance 44 THE LIVING WORD. in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life. Godliness is profitable unto all things ; hav- ing promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. SEEKING THE SPIRIT. Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts ; and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him ; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. When thou saidst, " Seek ye my face," my heart said unto thee, " Thy face, Lord, will I seek." Lord, what wilt thou have me to do ? And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see, and ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep, that the Lord called Samuel ; and he answered, " Here am I." And SEEKING THE SPIRIT. 45 he ran unto Eli, and said, " Here am I, for thou calledst me." And he said, " I called not; lie down again." And he went and lay- down. And the Lord called yet again, " Sam- uel." And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, " Here am I ; for thou didst call me." And he answered, " I called not, my son ; lie down again." Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him. And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, " Here am I, for thou didst call me." And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child. Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, " Go, lie down, and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, ' Speak, Lord ; for thy servant heareth.' " So Samuel went and lay down in his place. And the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, " Samuel, Samuel." Then Samuel an- swered, " Speak, for thy servant heareth." Stand in awe, and sin not ; commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Behold, I stand at the door and knock ; if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him. 46 THE LIVING WORD. If a man love me, he will keep my words ; and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. Quench not the Spirit. Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Ye shall seek me and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. If ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him. As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth. PRAYER. He that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. PRAYER. 47 When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them, for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask him. After this manner, therefore, pray ye : — Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. For, if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way : first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 48 THE LIVING WORD. If any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him God heareth. The eyes of the Lord are over the right- eous, and his ears are open unto their prayers. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and up- braideth not ; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh, receiv- eth ; and he that seeketh, findeth ; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. If ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him. And when they had prayed, they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness. Continue in prayer, and watch in the same, with thanksgiving. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. CONQUERING TEMPTATION. 49 Pray without ceasing. Men ought always to pray, and not to faint. CONQUERING TEMPTATION. My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. Watch and pray, lest ye enter into tempta- tion. Let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall. Enter ye in at the strait gate. 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 ; but every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. God will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able ; but will, with the temptation, also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. 3 D 5 ing put his hand to the pl< and looking ba< k, is fit for th< Let us not be ; for in due season we shall reap, it" w< faint not Lei patience have her perfect work. In your patient e 1 Let your moderation be known unto all 1 Behold the husbandman wait cious fruit of the earth, and hath loi for it, until he n 1 1 ive the 1 arly and I; in ; be ye also patient Therefore, be ye steadfast, um abounding in the- work of the I a >rd, G >rasn as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. This is thankworthy, it" a man for 1 science toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it. if, when be buffeted tor your faults, ye shall take it tiently? Hut if, when ye d^ well, and for it, ye shall take it patiently, this is able with God. 70 THE LIVING WORD. CHARITY AND FORGIVENESS. Blessed are the merciful ; for they shall ob- tain mercy. Judge not, that ye be not judged. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them ; for this is the law and the prophets. Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness ; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone ; if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him ; and if he repent, forgive him. How oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? — I say not unto thee, until seven times, but until sev- enty times seven. Put on, therefore, kindness, humbleness of ( 11 All mind, meekm ss, long-suffering, forbearing i another, and forgiving one another, if any n quarrel against any. Above all these thi is the bond of i Charity suffereth long and is kind; charity envieth not ; i ha mnteth not il not puffed up i own, ily provoked, thinketh no i vil ; not in iniquity, but in the truth ; I, areth all things, believeth all thii all things, endureth all thinj faileth ; but whether th< i shall fail ; whether th< >hall cease ; whether there be knowl dj Jiall vanish away. For we know in part, and we | part. But when that which is | then that which is in part shall be doi When I was a i hild, I spal ild, I understood as a child, I thought i ! ild ; but when I became a man I put awaychildish things. For nowwe see through a irk- lv, but fcken \\\cc to face. Now I know in part, but then shall I kn n as also I am known. 72 THE LIVING WORD. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three ; but the greatest of these is charity. DOING GOOD TO OTHERS. Thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother ; but thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbor, " Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give," when thou hast it by thee. If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, " Depart in peace ; be ye warmed and filled," notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body, what doth it profit ? Do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again. He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack. DO! D TO 01 HI Freely Remember the words of tl he said, " It is more bl< $s< '1 I recei 'I he Son of m; »t to h unto, bul i" minis! He tli.n soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly ; and he that ntifully shall reap also bountifully. 1 cording as he purpose th in him give ; not grudgingl; ( iod loveth .i < li« • rful Rejoi< e with them that with them that weep. Be not forgetful tain sti remember them that are in 1>« • md with them ; and them whi( h ity, as being yourselves also in the body. [f thine enemy be hungry, to eat ; and if he be thirst him v. drink. As ye would that men should do to you ye also to them. 74 THE LIVING WORD. LOVE. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy ; but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you ; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heav- en. For he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. He that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom he hath not seen ? Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way ; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light. But he that hateth his brother is in dark- ness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes/ 75 Wh< not right of < iod, i.' ithcr he that lov< th not his I Ie that and God in hint My little « hildn i m ither in t< but in deed and in truth. no ill ' the fulfilling of t! B I nother brotherly I other. Love as brethi not rendering e> il f! >r i ■•. il, or r ing, but i Belov( d, let us lo if ( ..id ; .ind < Of < iod and knOV he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in i and ( iod in him. There is but perfect love i ast< tl This commandment hx m him, That he who loveth God love I ther also. 76 THE LIVING WORD. HUMAN BROTHERHOOD. God hath made of one blood all nations of men, to dwell on all the face of the earth. For we are members one of another. As we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. The eye cannot say unto the hand, " I have no need of thee " ; nor again, the head to the feet, " I have no need of you." Whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it ; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. SPIRITUAL LIFE. Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness. Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the it hath I \\ I. Will' whi< I bor not i >r th • | nth i 78 THE LIVING WORD. where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal ; for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. It is the spirit that quickeneth ; the flesh profiteth nothing. The kingdom of God is within you. To be spiritually minded is life and peace. Howbeit, that was not first which is spirit- ual, but that which is natural ; and afterward that which is spiritual. The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him ; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. I find a law that when I would do good, evil is present with me ; for I delight in the law of God after the inward man, but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind. O wretched man that I am ! who shall deliver me from the body of this death ? I thank God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Where the spirit Lord thei liberl Hen by ki in him, and he in us, h i au e I i Spirit H is d i vi n e ] tliii I pertain unto life and godlii. through th im that I 'led Us tO I unt( i ' and \ \ rom- . thai by tl of the divine nat tiou that is in the world through lu I B >re f! 11 >w< ra of d d. u dear children, and walk in 1 The wisdom thai is from pure, then peai eal >le, g ntle, an< full of men y and ithout ; !id without h\j Be not o informed to this world transformed, by the ren< that ye may prow wh.it is that good and ac- ceptable and perfe< t will i Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in pra) Add to your faith, virtue ; and to virtue, 80 THE LIVING WORD. knowledge ; and to knowledge, temperance ; and to temperance, patience ; and to patience, godliness ; and to godliness, brotherly kind- ness ; and to brotherly kindness, charity. The end of the commandment is charity, out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned. Follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. Fight the good fight of faith ; lay hold on eternal life. The world passeth away, and the lust there- of, but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever. - Godliness is profitable unto all things, hav- ing promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. DEATH. Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth ? As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourished!. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more. 8i and full of ti I . I and if 1 the I I am. nothing and kl like a moth, I ara a nd a sojourn* 1 [elp, I the Q of men. 4 # r 82 THE LIVING WORD. Precious, in the sight of the Lord, is the death of his saints. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. COMFORT IN SORROW. When thou art in tribulation, if thou turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice, he will not forsake thee. The eternal God is thy refuge, and under- neath are the everlasting arms. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing pre- cious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. The Lord will not cast off forever ; but ough he cause grief, yet will he have com- ' jassion, according to the multitude of his mer- cies. For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil ? m BOM 83 Happy is the m« for he mak< tli th up ; indeth, and 1 1 5 of tl.< I neither be the Lord lovcth In th, even as a fat! the son in whom he d< lighteth. If ye endu with you as with sons ; (! the father ugh !• I he lien< e by tip thii v no < hastening (i »r tl to b is, but gi p von ward it j ieldeth the fruit of rij eousness unto them thai Blessed are they that m< omfort< all things arc for your that the abundant grace might, through the thai ing of many, redound to the glory of G ] : ov which cause we faint not ; 1 outward man perish, yet the inward I renewed day by day. 1 our light at" which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of 84 THE LIVING WORD. glory ; while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal ; but the things which are not seen are eternal. For I reckon that the sufferings of this pres- ent time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us. There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. IMMORTAL LIFE. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was ; and the spirit shall return unto God, who gave it. God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave. For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a build- ing of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the God of Abra- ham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of 85 I of the dead, I unto him. [t is -<>■'. n i ncor- ruption ; il I in glory ; it i i in er; il i spiritual I im- of the li« .1 h and i ; ii- itl in- ( orruption. F01 i 1 i- o uruptibl int orruption, and im- mortality. I he w< >i Id and th of; but he thai Ion ' all things, hav- ing promise of the life thai that which is t< 1 In my Father's h it" it wen I ild lm\ To-day shall thou be with n Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth. Yi it ; that 86 THE LIVING WORD. they may rest from their labors ; and their works do follow them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more ; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes ; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain ; for the former things are passed away. And there shall be no night there ; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun ; for the Lord God giveth them light. Now we see through a glass, darkly ; but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then shall I know even as also I am known. THE SPIRIT OF JESUS. HIS OBEDIENCE. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom ; and the grace of God was upon him. He went down with his parents, and was Till 87 man. '1 hough h( dien the things whi< h 1 • that we should folio* I no sin, neithei -'h. I [4 v is in .ill poil arc, MIL 1 it, rc- turned I by th< into the wild< of the devil. And the de\ il said unto him, ' u be the S| >n "i ( < I, 1 mmand this that it he made bread." And Jesus ai 1 him, It is written, ' Man shall not live by bi lnit by r\ ery word < >i ! And the devil, taking him up int< mountain, showed unto him all die kingdoms of the worl3 in a mom< at 1 £ tin And the devil said unto him, "All this 88 THE LIVING WORD. power will I give thee, and the glory of them ; for that is delivered unto me, and to whom- soever I will, I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine." And Jesus answered and said unto him, " Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, ' Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.' " And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, " If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence ; for it is written, ' He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee ; and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.' " And Jesus, answering, said unto him, " It is said, * Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.' " And when the devil had ended all the temp- tation, he departed from him for a season. And behold, angels came and ministered unto him. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee. He was in all points tempted like as we are, yet 'without sin. 'III! [f any man will i n 7 hims< If, and take up hi me. In the world ye shall h ut be of good ( heer, I h When ird up the loin d ; be . .uhI hope to tin- end for th< that is i" be br< ught unl tion of Jesus CI Thou, thi lure hardm Boldier of I ( I and by whom are all things, in brio sons unto gloi salvation p through We se< I little 1- than the angels, for th g of d crowned with glory and Who, for the joy that v. him, endured the i spising the shame, an set down at the right hand of the th. God. HIS PAITHFUl NESS TO HIS If] The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, be he hath anointed me to preach th 90 THE LIVING WORD. the poor ; he hath sent me to heal the broken- hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear wit- ness unto the truth. My kingdom is not of this world. My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. The Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting; whatsoever I speak, therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak. My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. Wist ye not that I must be about my Fa- ther's business ? I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day. I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I straitened till it be accomplished. nn 9* II! WILL. [ nine 1 will, but the will of him that sent n I vn will, but the will of the Father whi< h hath » nt 1 M i :,. do the will of him tl I me, and to finish his work Father, if thou be willinj cup from me ; neverth( y will, but thine, In- done. And tl I an angel unto him, from heav< 11. strength ning him. I Jesus ai hour is come, tl f man should be glorified. • and what shall I hour? ' But for thi 1 unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name." HIS PATH Bless them that cui .. and pi them which despitefully use you. And unto him that smiteth thee on the the otlur. The high-priest asked iples, 92 THE LIVING WORD. and of his doctrine. Jesus answered him, " I spake openly to the world, and in secret have I said nothing. Why askest thou me ? Ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them. Behold, they know what I said." And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, " Answerest thou the high- priest so ? " Jesus answered him, " If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil ; but if well, why smitest thou me ? " And the men that held Jesus mocked him and smote him. And when they had blind- folded him, they struck him on the face. And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified him. Then said Jesus, " Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." When he was reviled, he reviled not again ; when he suffered, he threatened not ; but com- mitted himself to him that judgeth righteously. Put on, therefore, kindness, long-suffering, forbearing one another, and forgiving one another. Even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. For God sent not his Son into the world to iiM 93 lemn tl Id, but thai tl He went about with him. 1 1, hath done .ill tl both the d( af to 1 nd the dumb to [< and sh< hear and - e ; the blind n and the lame walk, I and ill'- d( .it' h( ar, tl the poor ha 'i'li,- Son of man is and to save th.it whi< h is lost And he said unto them, "What man there be amoi an 1 it" it fall into a pit on th will he not lay hold on it. and lift I low much, then, is a m; than a sheep ? n Whosoever shall . drink unto one of these little on 94 THE LIVING WORD. the name of a disciple, verily I say unto yoa, he shall in no wise lose his reward. The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister. Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye, through his poverty, might be rich. We, then, that are strong, ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please our- selves. For even Christ pleased not himself. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. HIS SYMPATHY WITH GOODNESS. Whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me ; for of such is the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever shall receive one of such chil- dren in my name receiveth me ; and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. II!! I! I WITH And v. h( nhi •■•(1 into .1 mow And h< i ui, tinned all night ii God. I am not alone, b Father is with mc I (hank thei . ( » I ■ and Luse thou hast hid I the wise and prud< at, an I hast unto bal I [oly Father, k< < p through thin< name those whom thou h that tl may be one, as w through thy truth. And for I i 1 sanctify myself! that tl Red through the truth. N these alone but for them also whi h shall lieve on me through their word; that they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hat me, ( ) my Eather, it" it be possible, let this pass from me; nevertheless, net a- I will, but as thou wilt. 96 THE LIVING WORD. Father, forgive them ; for they know not what they do. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. Truly this was the Son of God. FOLLOWING AFTER THE SPIRIT OF JESUS. The dayspring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Jesus Christ. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man, therefore, that hath heard and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ ; ] 01 i "v . 97 for it is the ] f ( rod unto valval ne thai i th. 'I I)-- law of the Spirit hath made me fn e from th death. 1 1)*- life \\lii< h I now live in h, I live the faith of the Sun , • i [f any man be in I is a n< ture ; old thii hold all things are be( w. i he love of ( hrisl - 1 nst We, being many, arc on< in Ghri When thou art ien thy brethren. thou an example of tl. word, in conversation, in i !. •. in faith, in purity, In all things showing thyself a pal good works. If ye suffer for righti .ppy are ye ; for Christ also hath for sins, the just fur the unjust, that he mi bring us to ( '>od. Speaking the truth in hue may w. up into him, in all things, which is the head. Till we all come in the unity of the faith, 5 G 98 THE LIVING WORD. and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God : and if children, then heirs ; heirs of God, and joint- heirs with Christ. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be : but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him ; for we shall see him as he is. For we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. PRAYER AND PRAISE. ASCRIPTION OF GREATNESS. Thou, even thou, art Lord alone ; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are I I AMI: A' 99 therein, th< I all th thou | I the h I the Lord glor the Lord the glory du< Who is like unto the Lord who humbleth him» If to b hold the things that are in heaven, and in ( h? The Lord Th( ! wherewith he hath girded Kii also not be : Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-plat all generations. I the m< brought forth, or ever then hadst f the earth and the world, even from everlasting, thou art ( kxL A tl in thy sight are but when : - past, and as a watch in the night ( >f old hast thou laid th< f the earth, and the heavens are the \\< thy hands. They shall perish, but thuu shall IOO THE LIVING WORD. dure. Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed ; but thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom ; and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. THE WONDERS OF HIS CREATION. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord, my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honor and majesty. Who coverest thy- self with light as with a garment ; who stretchi- est out the heavens like a curtain : who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters ; who maketh the clouds his chariot ; who walketh upon the wings, of the wind. Who maketh his angels spirits, his ministers a flaming fire ; who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed forever. Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment ; the waters stood above the moun- tains. At thy rebuke they fled ; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. They go up by the mountains ; they go down by the IOI valleys unto the ; tid- ed for Hi : • rilOUl 'Unci tl: :. that they turn in rth. [ n his 1 the str< ilk is 1 is his, and he ma the i '1. 'I hou 1: rth ; thou ha ' summer and wii I I hou 1 d the light and the Min. I [e ap] . the sun lenoweth his g< in] The li< av< ns d and the firman handiwork. I unto day utten th and night u night sheweth ' nor language wh< re th< i Their line i- gone out through all tin- earth, and their words I them hath he s< I a tab n which is a- .i brid chamber, and • run a race. His going forth is from the i the heaven, ami hi- i ircuit unto ; and there is nothing hid from the heat thei 102 THE LIVING WORD. The day is thine ; the night also is thine. Thou makest darkness and it is night, where- in all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. The sun ariseth ; they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labor until the evening. THE SOURCE OF LIFE. O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! in wisdom hast thou made them all. The earth is full of thy riches ; so is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. With thee is the fountain of life. The eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the field ; the wild asses quench their thirst. By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing 103 anion- the branches. 1 1 from his i hambers; the i arth is satisfied with the fruit of thy wo ■ ■ grow for th( and herb for the - of man, that he may bri the earth. That thou gives! tin i ; openest thine hand; tl '»od. Thou hides! thj Thou takes! away their breath; tl, and return to their dust 'I :ln ln >' spirit ; they arc I, and thou n the (ml> of the earth. The shall endure forever, The Lord shall in his works. thanks FOR HUKAM U O, come, let us worship and bow down; let ns kneel before the Lord cur maker. For he is our God, and we are the people of his | hire and the sheep of hi- hand Know ye that the Lord he is God It is he that hath made ns, and not we ourselves. We are his people, and the sheep of his pastui He setteth the solitary in femili 104 THE LIVING WORD. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained, what is man, that thou art mindful of him ? And the son of man, that thou visitest him ? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; thou hast put all things under his feet ; all sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field ; the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! • PROTECTING PROVIDENCE. 1 remember the days of old. I meditate on all thy works. I muse on the work of thy hands. I will open my mouth in a parable : I will io 5 utter da and 1 Will II' »l - (v<>u\ I to the the Lord, and his th, and :ful wort j that he hat 1 I u !. whi< h ! . should make th< m Ico hil- dren ; that th< them, even th< child hould 1 who should arise and ur fath< ■ and thou didst deliver them. 1 thee, and wi re d< li and wen We have heard with i i . our fathers have t( Id us, wh; I I in their days, In the tin ( )ne generation shall \ another, and shall ighty a I will lift up mine i the hills, f whence cometh my help. My help con 5* 106 THE LIVING WORD. from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved. He that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper; the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil ; he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth and even for- evermore. Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it ; except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. He giveth his beloved sleep. THANKS FOR DELIVERANCE. O, give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good ; for his mercy endureth forever. Let the re- deemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath re- deemed from the hand of the enemy, and gath- ered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. They wandered in the wilderness in a I I w I I AND : 107 solitary way ; they found no well in. I [ungry and thirsty, their 'I l.< 11 they ( tied unto the Lord in their troul and he del And he led tin m forth 1 they might go to ; f habitation. O that men would praise the I »ord and for his wonderful works to the < hil( I men I For he fillcth the hunj il \\ ith • They that go dom n to tin that do business in gi the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. For he o ■■ 1 1 and 1 stormy wind, whit li lifteth Up tin of. They mount up to tin down again to the depths ; tin ir g Nil is m< Ited be< ause of trouble* They n and stagger like a drunken man. and are at their wits' end. Then they 1 ry unto tin 1 rd in their trouble, and he bringeth them out « t" their distresses. I le maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are stilL Then arc they glgd because they be quiet ; so he bri eth them unto their desired haven. O that men would praise the Lord for his 108 THE LIVING WORD. goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into water-springs. And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation, and sow the fields and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase. He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly, and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. He setteth the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock. I waited patiently for the Lord, and he in- clined unto me and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God. Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works, which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward. They cannot be reck- oned up in order unto thee ; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us •.•,•1 k AND Hti 109 I • •' I ail( l ] 1( . heard d nae from all I the 1 d him, and bim out of all troul 'I he Lord ht me forth ;iN" into .1 1 irg | I In the day wh 11 I cried, tl and st my bouL I [ove the Lord, ] Hath heard my md my Bup] I iiu lined his ( ar unto m< tl will 1 upon him as 1 death compass held upon me ; I found 1 Then called I upon the name of th< 1 44 O Lord, I I uL" Gracious is the Lord, and right Cod is m< n ifuL 1 he Lord | th the simple; 1 was brought low, and be hel] Return unto thy 1 hath dealt bountifully with thee For thou hast delivered my soul fron from tears, and my I >m (ailing. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. IIO THE LIVING WORD. What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me ? I will pay my vows unto the Lord now, in the presence of all his people. THANKS FOR GUIDANCE. I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel. I have set the Lord always before me ; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. My mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips, when I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night-watches. Be- cause thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul followeth hard after thee ; thy right hand upholdeth me. I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law. I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy tes- timonies. At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments. Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now have I kept thy word. It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes. Unless thy law had PR 1 1 r been n Id then ha-. hed in mine affli< ti >n. I v. ill i \ ith them tho me. III.: I of all mandm i i thj lav I Ii i :i all th( I .mi < ontinually with thee ; thou h en me b) m) right hand Thou shalt guide me with th ■ Dl ''A*. My God, i G ;. why hast tl me P I ( v\ in the day-ti not ; and in the night am not silent. () that I knew where I might find him! that I might < om( »uld order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with argument I [ear my cry, God; atten my prayer. From the end of the earth will I unto tine, when my heart lead me CD the rock that Is higher than I. Be merciful unto me, O G •■'.. unto me; for my soul trusteth in thee. Y 112 THE LIVING WORD. in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. Will the Lord cast off forever ; and will he be favorable no more ? Hath God forgotten to be gracious ? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies ? My tears have been my meat, day and night, while they continually say unto me, " Where is thy God ? " When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me. Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? and why art thou disquieted in me ? Hope thou in God ; for I shall yet praise him for the help of his coun- tenance. O my God, my soul is cast down within me. Deep calleth unto deep, at the noise of thy water-spouts ; all thy waves and thy bil- lows are gone over me. Yet the Lord will command his loving-kindness in the day-time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? and why art thou disquieted within me ? Hope thou in God ; for I shall yet praise him who is the health of my countenance and my God. 1 13 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear P 1 h< 1 .ord is tl 1 of my life; of whom shall I be afrai Though a host should en< amp against me, my heart shall not tear; though v aid rise against me, in this will I be confident ( )nc thing ha ,l f the Lord, that will I seek after, — that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all th< 1 >f my life . behold the beauty of the land and to inq in his temple, For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pa\ ilion ; in tl n his tabern.. shall In- hide me ; Ik- shall set me rock. I had Fainted, unless I had believed t the goodness of the laud, in the land of the living. Wait <>n the Lord; be of goo age, and he shall strengthen thy heart. \\ I say, on the land. God is our refuge and strength, a v< ent help m trouble. Therefore will not we t though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the s I 1 4 THE LIVING WORD. though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. The Lord God is a sun and shield ; the Lord will give grace and glory ; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk upright- ly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. My soul, wait thou only upon God ; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation ; he is my defence ; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory ; the rock of my strength and my refuge is in God. Trust in him at all times, ye people. Pour out your heart before him ; God is a refuge for us. FOR FORGIVENESS. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness ; according unto the mul- titude of thy tender mercies, blot out my trans- gressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin ; for I 1 T 5 nc know] :mcl m Y si: I ginned, and don< this i vil in thy sight I 1 pardon mine taiquil I, t hou, Lord, - I mark iniquities, O with thee, that thou R, mber, O Lor ' tl nd R :ln ' nor mytrai thou 11 I ird. Hide tli • mine iniquiti O Gi d, and i a right spirit within ( a me not from thy | and take not thy holy spirit fr unto me tl n ' an(1 U P' me with thy free spirit 1 n thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. For thou desin would 1 give it. Tl broken spirit; a broken and a contrite h Co,\. thou wilt not despise. Il6 THE LIVING WORD. I wait for the Lord ; my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning ; I say, more than they that watch for the morning. THE MERCY OF GOD. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his bene- fits ; who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases ; who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies. He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass ; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth ; for the i i 7 wind pass* tli over it, and it :hc place thereof shall m, r < 5 oi the Lord is fron isting I upon them ar him, and hia childn n's children, I ,1 to those th • m- 1„ )■ his < ommandi Bless the Lord, in strength, that do his < ommandm< untotl - ,l B Lord, all yehish< do hispleasur t! I in ;i ii places of his dominion. B ( ) my soul. The Lord Is my shepherd ; I shall mt He maketh me to lie down in [ tures; In- leadeth me beside the still IK. restore* my soul; he I in the paths of righteousni Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: t a,t with me; thy rod and thy , tan they com- fort me. Thou prepares! a tabic before me in the Il8 THE LIVING WORD. presence of mine enemies : thou anointest my head with oil ; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. GOD'S BLESSING ON THE RIGHTEOUS. The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof ; the world, and they that dwell therein ; for he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? or who shall stand in his holy place ? He that hath clean hands and a pure heart ; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salva- tion. THE SECURITY OF THE RIGHTEOUS. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in him will I trust." I Surely he shall d m the snare of the I and from t 1 1 1 shall ( over I under his wings shall thou trust His truth shall be tli I and bll Thou shall v that flieth I nor for th Iketh in dark- -, nor for the n that wasteth at \ th< 11 at t; and ten t' ight hand ; hut it shall not i igh th( with thine the wi< ked • thou I d. whi my • their shall n«» i", il h« fall tl (hall any pla| h thy dw< Uinj . shall give his i thee in all thy way-. I ! up in their hands, lest thou dash tl a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and tin n shalt thou trample und< r u BecaUSe hr hath set his love upon nv fore will I deliver him ; I will set him on high 120 THE LIVING WORD. because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble ; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. PRAYER FOR WISDOM. Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. Show me thy ways, O Lord ; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me ; for thou art the God of my salvation : on thee do I wait all the day. O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes. Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy commandments. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way ? By taking heed thereto according to thy word. Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. Make me to go in the path of thy commandments, for therein do I delight. So shall I keep thy law continually ; and I will walk at liberty. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. The entrance of thy 121 words unto the >im| i iniquity have dominion over mc. i I I lcindn< < .. I ■ i the land of upright ' • ° Lord, for I O Lord, thou h 1C and I me. Thou lei incl mine up-rising; thou ui thought ai *th and my I' I n. and 'ith all my I r tl t 01 , I Lord, tl U knov Ito- getht i. Thou hasl I ehind and ore, and laid thy band up knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is 1 cannot attain unto it. Whithershall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I :'. from 6 122 THE LIVING WORD. thy presence ? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there. If I make my bed in the grave, behold thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the utter- most parts of the sea, even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me, even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the night shineth as the day. The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Search me, O God, and know my heart ; try me, and know my thoughts. And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. DEVOUT LOVE. O God, thou art my God, early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is. Because thy loving-kind- ness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live ; I will lift up my hands in thy name. My mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips, when I re- nber th( e i in the i As the 1 bo panto th ' ' ' God. I '. for tl I >d. j [ thy tin ' unto mc, O I should i ount I in nllI: than the sand Wh( a 1 J will) tl. Whom ! I in I ' anc * there is none upon • arth thai l thee. M) '■' fb and mj the strength of my 1 lor " r. one thing have I thai will [seek after; tl I I iwell in the hou the L rd .ill the d my lid behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his tcnq>k-. My vqfce shall thou hear in the morning. O Lord; in the morning will I din prayer unto thee, and will I 124 THE LIVING WORD. I laid me down and slept ; I awaked ; for the Lord sustained me. O God, thou art my God ; early will I seek thee ; my soul thirsteth for thee. My mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips, when I re- member thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night-watches. My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed ; I will sing and give praise. Awake, psaltery and harp ! I myself will awake early. I will praise thee, O Lord, among the peo- ple. The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth, from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Lord, lift thou up the light of thy counte- nance upon us. O, send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me ; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. R and tra: 1-5 ITS. I to us with 1)' 'I },,. me in mt plao I will 1 t ; I will : > all tl >us works. I will I will ')' nan lou Most High. 'I hou wilt sh< &&■ In thy pn Al '• hand th< re are pi I will bl< js the L shall ( ontinually be in my mouth. ( ), magnify th I with me, and fa I It his n \\ hile I live will I | sing praises unto m; while I have any being. 1 will extol thee, mj kin-, ai will bless thy name (i day will I bless thee, and 1 will thy name for ever and l 126 THE LIVING WORD. THANKS FOR RAIN. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion, who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea. Who by his strength setteth fast the moun- tains, being girded with power; who stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens ; thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it ; thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water. Thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly. Thou settlest the furrows thereof. Thou mak- est it soft with showers. Thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness, and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilder- ness, and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks. The valleys also are covered over with corn. They shout for joy ; they also sing. 127 'II I I [ e •• rubiin trth '1. The fl< ods 1 Lord the floods hav( lii Hit up their ■• j on ] i htiertl than the n Tl I the God i thundereth; the 1 upon man His lightnin The ; voice of tl I voice of the 1 the Lord bi non. Tl : ' l ll divideth the eth the wilder lhc flood; yea, th< I GodUjDurref ..th, a \ ent help in trouble. Thei fear though the earth be 128 THE LIVING WORD. the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea ; though the waters thereof roar and be troubled ; though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. The Lord will give strength unto his people ; the Lord will bless his people with peace. The Lord reigneth ; let the earth rejoice. Clouds and darkness are round about him ; righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. THANKFUL PRAISE. O, give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good ; for his mercy endureth forever. O, give thanks unto the God of gods ; O, give thanks to the Lord of lords. To him who alone doeth great wonders ; To him that by wisdom made the heavens ; To him that stretched out the earth above the waters ; To him that made great lights ; The sun to rule by day, The moon and stars to rule by night ; To him that led his people through the wil- derness ; Who remembered us in our low estate ; Wl th food i" all fl( his i ireth fi HIP. O, si I unto th< I d, all tl. the Lord, bl< M hi from d ( ), worship the Lord in I Mm. all ' th. - cih, th that ii shall n«'t 1- 1. 1 1« -hall judge the people right I : the h< be glad ; L< I the * a n or, and the full then Let the fi< Id be joyful, and all that is there- in ; then shall all the t ree s of th before tin- 1 ,< >rd, For he i ometh, for h the earth. He shall judge the world with eousness, and the people with his truth. 6* i I30 THE LIVING WORD. PRAISE FROM ALL PEOPLE. The Lord is in his holy temple ; let all the earth keep silence before him. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion ; and unto thee shall the vow be performed. O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. God be merciful unto us and bless us, and cause his face to shine upon us. That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. O, let the nations be glad, and sing for joy; for thou shalt judge the people right- eously, and govern the nations upon earth. Let the people praise thee, O God ; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase, and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us, and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. PRAISE FROM ALL NATURE. Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens. Praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels. Praise ye him, all his ;n an ^ praise him, all ye heaven of I above the h< Lei them | he command< d, and I hath also established I I [e hath m Praise the Loi and all deeps ; fire and hail ; and va| stormy wind fulfilling his word; mount and all hills ; fruitful I nd all i beasts and all i attl< ; and fly- fowl ; kings of the i arth and all | princes and all jud LTth ; 1 young men and maidens, old men and chil- dren ; lei them praise the i ime < f th 1 for Ins name alone is ex< i llent ; I above the earth and 1 Praise ye the Lord. praise WITH Ml Praise ye the Lord Praise God in his sanctuary. Praise him in the firma: his power. 132 THE LIVING WORD. Praise him for his mighty acts ; praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise the Lord with harp ; sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings ; sing unto him a new song ; play skil- fully with a loud noise. For the word of the Lord is right, and all his works are done in truth. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance ; praise him with stringed instruments and or- gans. Praise him upon the loud cymbals ; praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals. Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. GLORY IN THE HIGHEST. Glory to God in the highest ; and on earth peace, good-will to men: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power ; for thou hast created all things. Hallelujah! Sal and unto th< L thai i< ar him, both small i Hallelujah! I • 1 1 1 BENEDICTS The Lord bl » tl ' hc Lord make hi 1 un- ipon thee, and I i rd our I with i with our fath I him The Lord will • fr unt °* pie; the Lord will bl from the dead our Lord Shepherd of the sh everj g Iwork to do his will, working in that which is well-pl< And the peace of God, whi th all understanding, keep your hearts and minds through Christ J< INDEX. v I In linn Know. ( »| I. mi. I Eph. I I : , m hath, i | that . ■ i I . i. 15. Hit t SmcK 3 < u rd. tl 4 Thou, l •■• L l 4 The Invisible, s in the, 5 He, 5 \\ hat - 5 Me »< ndeth. 5 An.! I 5 rhe h< ■ i up v.-ur. c He telleth, (. He alone. He that. I I Pa. kxj I v 11. 15. L I. \1. 26. Pa , \ivii. 4- 9 1 >th. 9 Tl < 9 Who h.ith. rth. rd. 9 O 1 10 1 I \ 11 All l tl 1 '■ II With G I N I I 10. i ! I I. ; I I IO. 10. 1 1 136 INDEX. His Wisdom and Knowledge. Page 11 O Lord. 1 1 Known unto. 1 1 One day is. 11 He hath. 1 1 The Lord. 11 His eyes are. 12 The eyes of. 12 The ways of. 12 Thine eyes. 12 Thou even. 12 The Lord. 12 The word. 12 O the depth. Reference Ps. civ. 24. Acts xv. 18. 2 Pet. iii. 8. Isaiah xl. 12. Ps. xxxiii. 13. Job xxxiv. 21. Prov. xv. 3. Prov. v. 21. Jer. xxxii. 19. I Kings viii. 39. 1 Sam. xvi. 7. Hebr. iv. 12. Rom. xi. 33. His Righteousness and Moral Gov- ern me? it. 13 There is none. 13 God is no. 13 Good and. 13 The word of. 13 Verily, there. 13 The ways of. 13 The way of. 13 If I regard. 13 Thou art of. 13 Shall not. 13 The Lord. 14 God is not. 14 The counsel. 14 There is none. 14 Behold God. 14 Unto thee. 14 The work of. 14 He that. 14 He will. Mark x. 18. Acts x. 34. Ps. xxv. 8. Ps. xxxiii. 4. Ps. lviii. 11. Hos. xiv. 9. Prov. xv. 9. Ps. Ixvi. 18. Hab. i. 13. Gen. xviii. 25. Ex. xxxiv. 6. Num. xxiii. 19. Ps. xxxiii. 11. 1 Sam. ii. 2. Job viii. 20. Ps. lxii. 12. Job xxxiv. 11. Col. iii. 25. Rom. ii. 6. His Love. 15 The Lord is. Ps. cxlv. 9. 15 The earth is. 15 Thou art. 15 Thou. Ps. xxxiii. 5. Ps. cxix. 68. Ps. xxxvi. 6. 15 Thou openest. Ps. cxlv. 16. 15 It is of the. 15 He healeth. 15 How. 16 The Lord is. 16 He forgiveth. Lam. 111. 22. Ps. cxlvii. 3. Ps. xxxvi. 7. Jam. v. 11. Ps. ciii. 3. Page 16 Like as a. 16 A certain. 17 Or what man. 18 Every good. 18 The Lord. 18 The Lord is. 18 It is not the. 18 The gift of. 18 For I am. 18 For God is. Reference Ps. ciii. 13. Luke xv. 11. Matth. vii. 9. Jam. i. 17. Lam. iii. 31. 2 Pet. iii. 9. Matth. xviii. 14. Rom. vi. 23. Rom. viii. 38. 1 John iv. 8. His Help. 19 God is our. Ps. xlvi. 1. 19 My help. 19 Thou art the. 19 The Lord. We have. The Lord is. Thou, O. The Lord is. The Lord is. Though a. 20 When my. 20 A father "of. 20 The Lord. 20 Though I. 20 He shall. 20 Cast thy. 20 The eyes of. 20 The Lord. 20 The Lord is. 20 In all thy. 21 The Lord is. 21 The Lord is. 21 He will teach. 21 The Lord. 21 The. 21 Truly my. 21 Our soul. 21 Wait on the. 21 If God be for. 10. 5- Ps. cxxi. 2. Ps. lxv. 5. Ps. cxlv. 14. Ps. xliv. 1. Nahum i. 7. Ps. iii. 3. Ps. xviii. 2. Ps. xxvii. 1. Ps. xxvii. 3. Ps. xxvii Ps. Ixviii Ps. ix. 9. Ps. cxxxviii. Job v. 19. Ps. Iv. 22. Ps. xxxiv. 15 Ps. xxxiv. 22. Lam. iii. 25. Prov. iii. 6. Ps. cxlv. 18. Ps. xxxiv. 18. Ps. xxv. 8. Prov. ii. 6. Prov. xvi. 1. Ps. lxii. 1. Ps. xxxiii. 20. Ps. xxvii. 14. Rom. viii. 31. 17- His Promises. 21 W r hile the. 22 The grass. 22 Heaven and. 22 The heavens. 22 For as the. 22 I will put. Gen. viii. 22. Isaiah xl. 8. Matth. xxiv. 35. Isaiah li. 6. Isaiah lv. 10. Jer. xxxi. S3- 157 . I ! ill. I I ! I I I I I. I I 1 1 I ■ I I. II I I ' I UK 2.S It ! i • him th. - " I I .- ) Lei no man. i John i . then fruit M.itth. \. 24. ! 30 «' i 3° ' i I th. I I I i i I I I z I I i I Matth. i I I hall be. II 1 38 INDEX. Page 34 Because I. 34 He that. 34 For if we sin. 35 Unto them. 35 As for me. 36 The wicked. 36 Woe unto. 36 Every one. 36 Whosoever. 36 The wages. 36 He that. 36 To be. 36 Sin when it is. 36 If they break. Reference Prov. i. 24. Prov. xxix. 1. Heb. x. 26. Rom. ii. 8. Ps. lxxiii. 2. Prov. xxviii. 1. Jere. xxii. 13. Matth. vii. 26. John viii. 34. Rom. vi. 23. Gal. vi. 8. Rom. viii. 6. Jam. i. 15. Ps. lxxxix. 31. Repentance and Forgiveness. 37 God. 37 If iniquity. 37 The goodness. 37 Blessed is he. 37 There is joy. 37 The sacrifices. 38 Bring forth. 38 He that hath. 38 If the wicked. 38 Godly sorrow. 38 I will hear. 38 Go and. Acts xvii. 30. Job xi. 14. Rom. ii. 4. Ps. xxxii. 1. Luke xv. Ps. Ii. 17. Luke iii. < Luke iii. Ez. xviii. 2 Cor. vii. 10. Ps. lxxxv. 8. John viii. 11. Conse- 10. 11. 21. Obedience and its quences. I. Welfare. 38 Trust in the. Ps. xxxvii. 3. 39 There is no. Ps. xxxiv. 9. 39 Delight. Ps. xxxvii. 4. 39 The meek. Ps. xxxvii. 11. 39 A little that. Ps. xxxvii. 16. 39 Though a. Eccl. viii. 12. 39 Seek first. Matth. vi. 33. II. Security. 39 Lord, who. Ps. xv. 1. 40 Blessed is the. Ps. cxii. 1. 40 He that. Ps. xxxii. 10. 40 The angel. Ps. xxxiv. 7. 40 Because thou. Ps. xci. 9. 40 Whosoever. Matth. vii. 24. 40 They that. Ps. cxxv. 1. III. Wisdom. Page 40 Unto the. 41 Light is. 41 The fear of. 41 The secret. 41 What man. 41 I have more. 41 They that. 41 If any. 41 Ye shall. Reference Ps. cxii. 4. Ps. xcvii. 11. Ps. cxi. 10. Ps. xxv. 14. Ps. xxv. 12. Ps. cxix. 99. Prov. xxviii. 5. John vii. 17. John viii. 32. IV. Peace. 41 When he. 41 Thou wilt. 41 When a. 42 To be. 42 Blessed are. 42 Mark the. Job xxxiv. 29. Isaiah xxvi. 3. Prov. xvi. 7. Rom. viii. 6. Matth. v. 6. Ps. xxxvii. 37. V. God's Favor and Eternal Life. 42 In every. 42 Blessed is the. 42 The steps. 42 Thou Lord. 43 Who shall. 43 All the paths. 43 O how great. 43 O, taste and. 43 Blessed is the. 43 In thy. 43 Blessed are. 43 All things. 43 Whatsoever. 43 God will. 44 Godliness. Acts x. 35. Ps. i. 1. Ps. xxxvii. 23. Ps. v. 12. Ps. xxiv. 3. Ps. xxv. 10. Ps. xxxi. 19. Ps. xxxiv. 8. Ps. lxv. 4. Ps. xvi. 11. Matth. v. 8. Rom. viii. 28. Gal. vi. 7. Rom. ii. 6. 1 Tim. iv. 8. Seeking the Spirit. 44 Seek ye. 44 When thou. 44 Lord, what. 44 And it came. 45 Stand in awe. 45 Behold I. 46 If a man. 46 Quench not. 46 Ask, and it. 46 Ye shall seek. 46 If ye, being. 46 As many as. Isaiah lv. 6. Ps. xxvii. 8. Acts ix. 6. 1 Sam. iii. 2. Ps. iv. 4. Rev. iii. 20. John xiv. 23. 1 Thess. v. 19. Matth. vii. 7. Jer. xxix. 13. Luke xi. 13. Rom. viii. 14. . ' I ■ 47 \\ 4 I ! I 10. 49 Enti 49 ll 10,3a j 5 ll [fan 51 w i 10. ,1. 1 1 1 -tain. 51 k. 34- ! 1. 20. 11. 1 1. to. 44- 140 INDEX. Page 57 Herein is. 58 I went by. 58 Know ye. 58 The night. 58 Walk while. 58 Therefore let. Reference John XV. 8. Prov. xxiv. 30. 1 Cor. ix. 24. John ix. 4. John xii. 35. 1 Thess. v. 6. Faith, Courage, and Zeal. 58 Faith is. 58 In God. 59 Fear not. 59 Be not. 59 Be strong. 59 Be thou. 59 Be strong. 59 Quit you. 59 By faith. 59 Whatsoever. 59 It is good. 59 Whether it. 59 We ought. 59 If God be. 59 AH things. 59 Wherefore. 60 Forgetting. 60 Wherefore. 60 Whatsoever. Heb. xi. 1. Ps. lvi. 4. Gen. xv. 1. Prov. iii. 25. Deut. xxxi. 6. 1 Kings ii. 2. Eph. vi. 10. I Cor. xvi. 13. Heb. xi. 24. Coloss. iii. 23. Gal. iv. 18. Acts iv. 19. Acts v. 29. Rom. viii. 31. Mark ix. 23. Heb. xii. I. Phil. iii. 13. Eph. vi. 13. 1 John v. 4. Trust and Content. 60 I have. 60 Take no. 61 Behold the. 61 Are not five. 61 And why. 61 Having food. 61 Thou art. 61 Be careful. 62 Although the. 62 It is good. 62 The Lord. 62 For God. 62 Commit. 62 Blessed is. 62 Trust in. Phil. iv. 11. Matth. vi. 34. Matth. vi. 26. Luke xii. 6. Matth. vi. 28. 1 Tim. vi. 8. Luke x. 41. Phil. iv. 6. Hab. iii. 17. Lam. iii. 26. Ps. cxlvii. 11. 2 Tim. i. 7. Ps. xxxvii. 5. Jer. xvii. 7. Ps. lxii. 8. Wisdom. 62 Where shall. 63 Wisdom is. 63 My son. Job xxviii. u Prov. iii. 15. Prov. i. 8. Page 63 Then shalt. 63 Enter not. 63 Keep thy. 64 Whoso. 64 The simple. 64 Better is. 64 A good name. 64 Train up. 64 A wise son. 64 Boast not. 65 Trust in the. 65 Let not the. 65 Let your. 65 Even a. 65 Walk as. Reference Prov. iii. 23. Prov. iv. 14. Prov. iv. 23. Prov. xxviii. 7. Prov. xiv. 15. Prov. xv. 16. Prov. xxii. 1. Prov. xxii. 6. Prov. xv. 20. Prov. xxvii. 1. Prov. iii. 5. Jer. ix. 23. Matth. v. 16. Prov. xx. 11. Eph. v. 8. Humility. 65 Blessed are. 65 Blessed are. 65 God resisteth. 66 Whosoever. 66 Charge them. 66 When thou. 66 Let nothing. 66 For I say. 66 He that. 66 Whosoever. 66 I thank thee. 67 Walk worthy. 67 God be. Matth. v. 5. Matth. v. 3. Jam. iv. 6. Luke xiv. 1 1. 1 Tim. vi. 17. Matth. vi. 2. Phil. ii. 3. Rom. xii. 3. 2 Cor. x. 17. Mark x. 15. Matth. xi. 25. Eph. iv. 1. Luke xviii. 13. Putting away Wrath. 67 He that is. 67 He that is. 67 A wrathful. 67 A soft. 67 The wrath. 67 Let all. 67 Be at peace. 67 Follow peace. 68 Let not. 68 Blessed are. 68 Be not. 68 Behold. 68 Dearly. 68 The servant. 68 In malice. 68 Do all. 68 Let us. Prov. xvi. 32. Prov. xiv. 17. Prov. xv. 18. Prov. xv. 1. Jam. i. 20. Eph. iv. 31. 1 Thess. v. 13. Heb. xii. 14. Eph. iv. 26. Matth. v. 9. Rom. xii. 21. Ps. cxxxiii. 1. Rom. xii. 19. 2 Tim. ii. 24. 1 Cor. xiv. 20. Phil. ii. 14. Rom. xiv. 19. . ' 1 • 1 1 ' i ' ' i tl thy. 1 ' • Mil. < .ill. I i ■ , i l 7 ' 1 1 '. ithhold no! i lam. 1 i 7- II. ih.it i M.uih ' ; ; 1 [i that not ; 73 ii thine. 1 I i ! ,\h. I I 1 7 \ \ e have. Matth. 7 \ He that n i\. jo. 74 Therefore. 74 1 \v that. i J n ii. io. he tli.it. i John ii. II. I 77 78 So Jo 8o I I i ■ ; 1 I I Godl; i 142 INDEX. Death. Page Reference 80 Is there not. Job vii. 1. 80 As for man. Ps. ciii. 15. 81 Man that is. Job xiv. 1. 81 For what. Jam. iv. 14. 81 Thou turnest. Ps. xc. 3. 81 Lord, make. Ps. xxxix. 4, 81 Help, Lord. Ps. xii. 1. 82 Precious. Ps. cxvi. 15. 82 The Lord. Job i. 21. Comfort in Sorrow. 82 When thou. 82 The eternal. 82 Weeping. 82 They that. 82 The Lord. 82 Shall we. 83 Happy is. 83 Despise not. 83 If ye. 83 Though. 83 Now no. 83 Blessed are. 83 For all. 84 For I. 84 There. Deut. iv. 30. Deut. xxxiii. 27. Ps. xxx. 5. Ps. cxxvi. 5. Lam. iii. 31. Job ii. 10. Job v. 17. Prov. iii. 11. Heb. xii. 7. Heb. v. 8. Fleb. xii. 11. Matth. v. 4. 2 Cor. iv. 15. Rom. viii. 18. Heb. iv. 9. Immortal Life. 84 Then shall. 84 God will. 84 For we know. 84 But as. 85 For all. 85 It is sown. 85 Flesh and. 85 The world. 85 Godliness. 85 In my. 85 To-day shalt. 85 Blessed are. 86 They shall. 86 And God. 86 And there. 86 Now we see. The Eccl. xii. 7. Ps. xlix. 15. 2 Cor. v. 1. Matth. xxii. 31. Luke xx. 38. 1 Cor. xv. 42. 1 Cor. xv. 50. 1 John ii. 17. 1 Tim. iv. 8. John xiv. 2. Luke xxiii. 43. Rev. xiv. 13. Rev. vii. 16. Rev. xxi. 4. Rev. xxii. 5. I Cor. xiii. 12. Spirit of Jesus. — Obedience. 86 And the child. Luke ii. 40. His Page Reference ' 86 He went. Luke ii. 51. 87 Though he. Heb. v. 8. 87 Christ. I Pet. ii. 21. 87 He was. Heb. iv. 15. 87 His Overcoming Te7iiptation. And Jesus. Luke iv. 1 - 13. And behold. And Jesus. He was in. If any man. Matth iv. 11. Luke iv. 14. Heb. iv. 15. Matth. xvi. 24. In the world. John xvi. 33. Wherefore. 1 Pet. i. 13. Thou. 2 Tim. ii. 3. For it became. Heb. ii. 10. We see. Heb. ii. 9. Who, for the. Heb. xii. 2. His Faithfulness to his Mission. 89 The Spirit. 90 I am not. 90 To this end. 90 My kingdom. 90 My doctrine. 90 The Father. 90 And I know. 90 My Father. 90 Wist ye. 90 I must. 90 I have. Luke iv. 18. Matth. v. 17. John xviii. 37. John xviii. 36. John vii. 16. John xii. 49. John xii. 50. John v. 17. Luke ii. 49. John ix. 4. Luke xii. 50. His Following God's Will. 91 I came down. John vi. 38. 91 I seek. 91 My meat. 91 Father, if. 91 And there. 91 And Jesus. John v. 30. John iv. 34. Luke xxii. 42. Luke xxii. 43. John xii. 23-28. His Patience and Forgiveness. 91 Bless them. Luke vi. 28. 91 The high. John xviii. 19-23. 92 And the men. Luke xxii. 63. 92 And when. Luke xxiii. 33. . 92 When he was. 1 Pet. ii. 23. 92 Put on. Coloss. iii. 12. 92 For God sent. John iii. 17. I 93 ii- 93 ii I M.uih. Matth i ,, ; i Mark i 94 ll 94 1 94 \\ - . i. ■' ii. I 94 r.< // 94 \\ Matth. • 94 v> 95 \ir! n i n M i he. Lu 95 I am not I 95 H i I . \ . 1 1 ii . thcr. I -ul.- ither. . • 1 . » i l ..\\ IN', uii: mi 01 Jl 96 Tli- ! id, wn •• 96 It ia written, [ohn 1 me unto, m itth « a nol Rom 1 97 'I'll- 1 j R . ten thou, Luk thou. 1 1 m i all. Titus 07 h \r suftr. 1 Pet. in 14, 18. 07 Speaking. 1 ph ii 07 Till we. > 1 I 98 The Spirit Rom vi Beloved 1 John iii. -• J'.i M 1 John iii. 3. 1 '3 " ioo Bleat the. 100 Tl 1 1 1 105 W< I inc. I v. 4. 1 will lift. t. the. Pa 1 nwii i« 144 INDEX. Thanks for Deliverance. Page Reference 106 O give. Ps. cvii. i. 107 They that. Ps. cvii. 23. 107 O that. Ps cvii. 31. 108 He turneth. Ps. cvii. 35. 108 I waited. Ps. xl. I. 108 Many, O. Ps. xl. 5. 108 O magnify. Ps. xxxiv. 3. 109 The Lord. Ps. xviii. 18. 109 In the day. Ps. cxxxviii. 3. 109 I love. Ps. cxvi. 1-9, 12, 14. Thanks for Guidance. no I will. Ps. xvi. 7. no My mouth. Ps. lxiii. 5. no I have. Ps. cxix. 55, 59, 62, 67, 71, 92, 96. in I am. Ps. lxxiii. 23. Desiring Co?nfort in Sorrow. in My God. Ps. xxii. 1. in O that. Job xxiii. 3. in Hear my. Ps. lxi 1. in Be merciful. Ps. lvii. 1. 112 Will the. Ps. lxxvii. 7. 112 My tears. Ps. xlii. 3. 112 O my God. Ps. xlii. 6. 112 Why art. Ps. xlii. 11. Faith and Confidence. 113 The Lord. Ps. xxvii. 1. 113 Though an. Ps. xxvii. 3. 113 One thing. Ps. xxvii. 4. 113 I had. Ps. xxvii. 13. 113 God is. Ps. xlvi 1. 114 The Lord. Ps. lxxxiv. 11. 1 14 My soul. Ps. lxii. 5-8. For Forgiveness. 114 Out of. Ps. cxxx. 1. 114 Have mercy. Ps. li. 1. 115 For thy. Ps. xxv. 11. 115 If thou. Ps. cxxx. 3. 115 Remember. Ps. xxv. 6. 115 Hide thy. Ps. li. 9-12, 16, 116 I wait. Ps. cxxx. 5. The Mercy of God. Page Reference 116 Bless the. Ps. ciii. 1. 116 He hath. Ps. ciii. 10. 116 As for man. Ps. ciii. 15. 117 Bless the. Ps. ciii. 20. Trust. 117 The Lord is. Ps. xxiii. God's Blessing on the Righteous. 118 The earth. Ps. xxiv. 1-5. The Security of the Righteous. 118 He that. Ps. xci. Prayer for Wisdom. 120 Unto thee. Ps. xxv. 1. 120 O that. Ps. cxix. 5, 6, 9, 120 Open thou. Ps. cxix. 18, 35 44, 45 120 Thy word. Ps. cxix. 105 130 121 Order my. Ps. cxix. 133 159. 121 Cause me. Ps. cxliii. 8, 10, 1 Sense of God's Presence. 121 O Lord. Ps.cxxxix.i-12. 122 Search me. Ps. cxxxix. 23. Devout Love. 122 O God. Ps. lxiii. 1-6. 123 As the. Ps. xlii. 1. 123 How. Ps. cxxxix. 17. 123 Whom have. Ps. lxxiii. 25. 123 One thing. Ps. xxvii. 4. Morning Devotion. 123 My voice. Ps. v. 3. 124 I laid. Ps. hi. 5. 124 O God. Ps. lxiii. I. 124 My heart. Ps. lvii. 7. 124 The mighty. Ps. 1. 2. 124 Lord, lift. Ps. iv. 6. 124 O send. Ps. xliii. 3. Praise for Daily Benefits. 125 Blessed be. Ps. lxviii. 19. 125 The lines. Ps. xvi. 6. 125 I will. Ps. ix. 1. M5 125 I will. -xiv. 1. I ; will. 1 ihr. 1. //, . 126 ^ ho bj I • i Iiou. IJ<> I I /// 127 'I he I ">