above all cattle, and above every beast of the field: upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was faken. So he drove out the man: and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree

of life.

Job xxxi, 33. If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom.

Eccles. vii, 29. Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Isa. xlili, 27, 28. Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.

Ezek. xxviii, 15. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

Hosea vi, 7. But they, like men, have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

Rom. v, 12-14. Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that

was to come.

2 Cor. xi, 3. But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

HUMAN DEPRAVITY.

GREAT.

Gen. vi, 5. And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Deut. xxxil, 5. They have corrupted themselves; their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.

Jer. vi, 7. As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her, before me continually is grief and wounds.

Rom. viii, 7, 8. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

1 Cor. ii, 14. But 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.

Gal. v, 17. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other; so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

Eph. iv, 18. Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart.

Titus ill, 3. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating

one another.

UNIVERSAL.

Gen. vi, 11, 12 The earth also was corrupt before God; and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt: for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

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Ps. xiv, 1, 3.. There is none that doeth good. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Isa. lix, 3, 4. For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Jer. ii, 29. Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.

Micah vil, 2, 4. The good man is perished out of the earth; and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, they hunt every man his brother with a net. The best of them is as a brier; the most upright is sharper than a thorn-hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.

Rom. iii, 9-12,18-20. What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; As it is written There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. There is no fear of God before their eyes. Now we know, that what things soever the la saith, it saith to them who st under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the worl may become guilty before God Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justif in his sight: for by the law is di knowledge of sin.

HEREDITARY.

Job xiv, 4. Who can bring clean thing out of an unclear t

one.

Job xv, 14-16. What is mi that he should be clean? and which is born of a woman, the he should be righteous? Bebi he putteth no trust in his sain yea, the heavens are not cleas his sight; How much more ab inable and filthy is man, wh drinketh iniquity like water!

Job xxv, 4-6. How then man be justified with God? or can he be clean that is born of woman? Behold even to the mo and it shineth not; yea, the st are not pure in his sight: E much less man, that is a war and the son of man, which worm?

Ps. li, 5. Behold, I was shap in iniquity; and in sin did my ther conceive me.

Isa. i, 1. Hearken to me, that follow after righteousness, that seek the LORD: look unte rock whence ye are hewn, and the hole of the pit whence ye digged.

Eph. 11, 3...... And were nature the children of wrath, as others.

Job xxil, 5. Is not thy wickedtess great? and thine iniquities Fa. v,9. For there is no faithfalness in their mouth; their inFard part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

P. Iv, 10, 11. Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. Wickedness in the midst thereof: deceit and galle depart not from her

Kreeta.

Prov. vi, 16-19. These six things doth the LORD hate; yea, seven are abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands That shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imagfations, feet that be swift in runhing to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and him that weth discord among brethren. Isa lix, 7, 8. Their feet run to eril, and they make haste to shed

ocent blood: their thoughts are Goughts of iniquity; wasting and estruction are in their paths. The way of peace they know not; od there is no judgment in their hes: they have made them rooked paths; whosoever goeth rein shall not know peace. Jer. vii, 9,10. Will ye steal, murand commit adultery, and wear falsely, and burn incense seto Baal, and walk after other ods whom ye know not; And Putze and stand before me in this bonse, which is called by my name, ged say, We are delivered to do if these abominations?

Hos. 17, 1-8. Hear the word of he LORD, ye children of Israel: the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor rey, nor knowledge of God in land, By swearing, and lying, killing, and stealing, and Committing adultery, they break , and blood toucheth blood. Therefore shall the land mourn,

every one that dwelleth herein shall languish, with the ets of the field, and with the of heaven, yea, the fishes of also shall be taken

Bom. 1, 28-32. And even as they d not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over reprobate mind, to do those Dangs which are not convenient: g filled with all unrighteousfornication, wickedness, covness, maliciousness; full of murder, debate, deceit, may; whisperers, Backbiters, ers of God, despiteful, proud, sters inventors of evil things,

1 Cor. vi, 9, 10. Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themwith mankind. Nor selves thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Isa. v, 18-20. Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a

cart-rope:

That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel Woe unto them that draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

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Jer. ill, 5. Will he reserve his hast anger for ever? will he keep it to Behold, thou the end? spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.

Jer. vi, 16, 17. Thus saith the see, and ask for the old paths, LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and where is the good way, and walk But they said, We therein, and ye shall find rest for over you, saying, your souls. will not walk therein. Also I set watchmen Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.

Jer. vii, 23, 24. But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye in all the ways that I have ye shall be my people; and walk commanded you, that it may be well unto you. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

Jer. xxv, 7. Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.

Jer. xxxv, 13. Thus saith the Go and tell the men of Judah, and LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD.

Jer. xxxvi, 31. And I will pun

Jer. xliv, 15, 16. Then all the men which knew that their wives had burnt incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we

will not hearken unto thee.

Ezek. 11, 3-5. And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even

day, after so long a time; as it is said, To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Rev. xviii, 5. For her sins have

reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

EXPERIENCE OF THE APOSTLE

PAUL

Rom. vil, 7-25. What shall wa say then? Is the law sin, God for bid. Nay, I had not known sta but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. R manner of concupiscence. Fa sin, taking occasion by the com mandment, wrought in me all without the law sin was des For I was alive without the law ouce; but when the command ment came, sin revived, and

died. And the commandment which was ordained to life, found to be unto death. For s

impudent children, and stiff-hearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet

shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.

Ezek. xii, 2. Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not; for they are

a rebellious house.

Ezek. xvi, 51, 52. Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done. Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame, for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou; yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.

Zech. vil, 12. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant-stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the

LORD of hosts.

iniquity shall be upon him.

2 Chron. Xxx, 8. Now be ye not stiff-necked, as your fathers were.

Job xiv, 17. My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.

Jer. xix, 15. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring upon this city, and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.

Jer. xlii, 20, 21. For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD that the LORD our God shall say, our God; and according unto all so declare unto us, and we will do it. And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you.

Ezek. vill, 18. Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity; and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

Heb. iii, 7-9, 15. Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To-day, if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness; When your fathers tempted me, proved me, While it is said, To-day, it ye will and saw my works forty years. hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation."

Heb. iv, 7. Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying, in David, To

ment, deceived me, and by it sle me. Wherefore the law is holy and the commandment holy a just and good. Was then th which is good made death un me? God forbid. But sin, that might appear sin, working do in me by that which is good; t sin by the commandment mig become exceeding sinful. For f know that the law is spiritu but I am carnal, sold under For that which I do I allow for what I would, that do I but what I hate, that do I then I do that which I would t I consent unto the law that good. Now then it is no more that do it, but sin that dwelleth me. For I know that in me ( is in my flesh,) dwelleth no go thing, for to will is present wa me; but how to perform th which is good I find not. For good that I would I do not: b the evil which I would not, that do. Now, if I do that I would it is no more I that do it, but that dwelleth in me. I find th a law, that, when I would good, evil is present with me. F I delight in the law of God af the inward man: But I see s other law in my members warra against the law of my mind. bringing me into captivity to law of sin which is in my n bers. O wretched man that I who shall deliver me from de body of this death? I thank Go through Jesus Christ our Lură So then with the mind I my serve the law of God, but will ta flesh the law of sin.

2 Cor. xil, 20. For I fear, hat when I come I shall not find y such as I would, and that I Se be found unto you such as ặc

10. But these speak evil things which they know but what they know naturas brute beasts, in those they corrupt themselves. BLANCE TO BE DEPLORED. Mt. xxxii, 28. For they are a void of counsel, neither is my understanding in them. iti, 12, 13. For vain man be wise, though man be e a wild ass's colt. If thou re thine heart, and stretch the hands toward him;

xil, 9. Great men are not G Wise; neither do the aged Tand judgment.

il, 21, 22. Thus my heart eved, and I was pricked in Es. So foolish was I, and at I was as a beast before

* III, 2-4. Surely I am *ratish than any man, and at the understanding of a I neither learned wisdom, Lave the knowledge of the !. Who hath ascended up into th, or descended? who hath hered the wind in his fists? who and the waters in a garwho hath established all eads of the earth? what is

Isa. xli, 28. For I beheld, and there was no man; even among

them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could

answer a word.

Jer. iv, 22. For my people is foolish, they have not known me, they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Mark vill, 17-21. And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember, When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. unto them, How is not understand?

And he said

it that ye do

Prov. xiv, 10. The heart know. eth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

is it to get wisdom than gold? and Prov. xvi, 16. How much better to get understanding rather to be

chosen than silver?

wisdom loveth his own soul: he Prov. xix, 8. He that getteth that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Prov. xxiv, 5. A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

Eccles. 1, 16-18. I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Eccles. il, 15. Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

Eccles. vii, 11, 12, 19. Wisdom is good with an inheritance; and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

Hosea xiv, 9. Who is wise, and he shall understand these thingst prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

Luke xii, 47, 48. And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto him shall be much required; and whomsoever much is given, of

to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the

John ix, 41. Jesus said unto

them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth

John xv, 22. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.

Acts vill, 23. For I perceive that

1 Kings iv, 30-32, 34. And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five. And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom."

2 Chron. ix, 1-8, 22. And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and, when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not. And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built, And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cup-bearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom: Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it; and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard. Happy are thy men and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and thy wisdom. Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God; because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice. And king

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with excellency of speech, or wisdom, declaring unto you th testimony of God. Howbelt w speak wisdom among them the are perfect; yet not the wisdom this world, nor of the prince of this world, that come nought.

1 Cor. iii, 18-21. Let no man d ceive himself. If any man an you seemeth to be wise in th world, let him become a fool, t he may be wise. For the wis of this world is foolishness w God: for it is written, He tab the wise in their own craftic And again, The Lord know the thoughts of the wise, that th are vain. Therefore let no glory in men: for all things yours.

Col. il, 8. Beware lest any spoil you through philosop vain deceit, after the tradition men, after the rudiments of world, and not after Christ.

1 Kings x, 24. And all the s sought to Solomon, to lear wisdom, which God had his heart.

2 Chron. i, 7-12. In thatric aid unto him, Ask what is God appear unto Solom

1 Cor. i, 19-22. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of foolish the wisdom of this world? this world? hath not God made For after that, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom,

give thee. And Solomon WISDOM OF THE World. unto God, Thou hast Job v, 12. 13. He disappointethther, and hast made me to great mercy unto David the devices of the crafty, so that in his stead. Now, O LORD their hands cannot perform their let thy promise unto David enterprise. He taketh the wise father be established: far t in their own craftiness; and the hast made me king over a p counsel of the froward is carried like the dust of the earth in a headlong. titude. Give me now wo and knowledge, that I m out and come in before this ple: for who can judge people, that is so great? A said to Solomon, because in thine heart, and then nor the life of thine ener asked riches, wealth, or ther yet hast asked long »» hast asked wisdom and ledge for thyself, that thou judge my people, over w have made thee king; W and knowledge is grante thee; and I will give the and wealth, and honour, none of the kings have a

1 Cor. 11, 1, 6. And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not