LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee. If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee. And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers. Ps. xxxiv, 18. The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Ps, cxlvii, 3. He healeth the roken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. Isa. Ixvi, 2. For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor, and of contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. Jer. iv, 1, 2. If thou wilt return, Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove. And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. committed, he shall surely live, he | I say unto the wicked, Thou shai shall not die. Ezek. xxxiii, 19. But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. Matth. v, 3, 4. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted. Luke xv, 7. I say unto you, That likewise joyshall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. GENUINE PENITENCE FOL- surely die; if he turn from his a and do that which is lawful right; If the wicked restore pledge, give again that he be robbed, walk in the statutes life, without committing iniquity he shall surely live, he shall die. None of his sins that le committed shall be mentioned int him: he hath done that wis lawful and right; he shall live. Matth. iii, 7, 8. But when he many of the Pharisees and 8 cees come to his baptism, bet unto them, O generation of vas who hath warned you to fee the wrath to come? Bring therefore fruits meet for re ance. Prov. xxi, 29. A wicked Job xi, 14, 15. If iniquity be in SIN AND CURSE OF IMPE thine hand, put it far away, and TENCE. let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shals not fear. Jer. vil, 3. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. Jer. xxxi 19, 20. Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. Jer. xviii, 11. Now therefore go Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a to, speak to the men of Judah, pleasant child? for since I spake and to the inhabitants of Jerusaagainst him, I do earnestly re-lem, saying, Thus saith the LORD, member him still; therefore my Behold, I frame evil against you, bowels are troubled for him: I will and devise a device against you: surely have mercy upon him, saith return ye now every one from his the LORD. evil way, and make your ways and your doings good. Ezek. xviii, 21,22,26-28. But 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 bis transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; 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. Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath Jer. xxv, 5. They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever. hardeneth his face: but as for upright, he directeth his way. Jer. vill, 6. I bearkenst heard, but they spake not no man repented him of t edness, saying, What havel an every one turned to his oveze, the horse rusheth into the ba righteous to forget your Heb. vi, 10. For God is to and labour of love, which y shewed toward his name, in ye have ministered to the s and do minister. James ii, 14, 17, 18. 24-25 doth it profit, my brethren, th a man say he hath faith, and not works? can faith sate Even so faith, if it hath not w is dead, being alone. Yea, at may say, Thou hast faith. have works: shew me thy without thy works, and I shew thee my faith by my Ye see then how that by man is justified, and not by only. Likewise also, Rahab the harlot justified works, when she had receiv messengers, and had sent but another way? For body without the spirit is so faith without works is also. Rev. xxil, 14. Blessed art that do his commandments they may have right to the of life, and may enter in thres the gates into the city. PENITENCE OFTEN MARKE Ps. cix, 22. For I am por needy, and my heart is w within me. Jer. 1, 4. In those days, and i that time, saith the Loca children of Israel shall they and the children of Jand together, going and weeping, f go, and seek the LORD their vi, 9, 10. And they that e of you shall remember me g the nations whither they be carried captives, because broken with their whorish which hath departed from ad with their eyes, which go oring after their idols: and shall loathe themselves for vils which they have comi in all their abominations. they shall know that I am DED, and that I have not said a that I would do this evil hem. xvi, 63. That thou mayest aber, and be confounded,and open thy mouth any more se of thy shame, when I am ed toward thee for all that tas done,saith the Lord Gop. 2. xx, 43. And there shall ye nber your ways, and all doings, wherein ye have defiled; and ye shall loathe elves in your own sight for ur evils that ye have com1. xxxvi, 31, 32. Then shall nember your own evil ways, your doings that were not and shall loathe yourselves ar own sight, for your inis, and for your abominations. or your sakes do I this, saith ord God, be it known unto be ashamed and confounded our own ways, O house of Acts 111, 19. Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. Acts xvil, 80. And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent. Acts xx, 21. Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance towards God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. Zech. xii, 10. And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications; and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born. 2 Cor. vii, 9, 10. Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 2 Chron. xil, 12. And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him alto6 vi, 1. Come, and let us re-gether: and also in Judah things unto the LORD: for he hath and he will heal ug; he hath en, and he will bind us up. L. xiv, 1. O Israel, return the LORD thy God; for thou allen by thine iniquity. 2. 1, 2, 3. The LORD hath sore displeased with your faTherefore say thou unto ,Thus saith the LORD of hosts, ye unto me, saith the LORD sts, and I will turn unto you, the LORD of hosts. ith. iv, 17. From that time began to preach, and to say, nt: for the kingdom of heaven band. th. ix, 13. But go ye and what that meaneth, I will mercy, and not sacrifice: for not come to call the right , but sinners to repentance. rk 1, 15. And saying, The is fulfilled, and the kingdom od is at hand: repent ye, ve the gospel. and irk vi, 12. And they went ou', preached that men should re kev, 32. I came not to call righteous, but sinners to re auce. went well. 2 Chron. xv, 4. But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. 2 Chron. Xxx, 11. Nevertheless divers of Asher, and Manasseh, and of Zebulun, humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem. 2 Chron. xxxii, 26. Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah. Jer. xxxi, 18. I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God. Matth. xxvi, 75. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. Luke xxii, 61, 62. And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly. PENITENCE A SOLEMN DUTY. 2 Chron. Xxx, 6. So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. Isa. xxxi, 6. Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted. Ezek. xviii, 30. Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. Jer. xliv, 9, 10. Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem? They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you, and before your fathers. Matth. xi, 20-22. Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not. Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. Luke x, 18. Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. Luke xill, 1-5, 24-27. There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering, said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were of all, and to the spirits of just ITS CONGREGATIONS. Ps. xcvii, 10. Ye that lore LORD, hate evil; he preserveth souls of his saints; he deliver them out of the hand of wicked. clothed with righteousness, sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Strive to enter in at the strait gate; for many I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. When once the Master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand withPs. cxlv, 10. All thy works: out, and to knock at the door, praise thee, O Loud; and saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; Acts xv, 41. And he went saints shall bless thee. and he shall answer and say unto through Syria and Cilicia, conyou, I know you not whence, yefirming the churches. are: Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are: depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 1 Cor. xii, 28-31. And God hath set some in the church, first, apostles; secondarily, prophets; thirdly, teachers; after that miracles; then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. Heb. xii, 22, 23. But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heaven ly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, To the general assembly and church of the first-born, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge Acts xvi, 5. And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. Acts xviii, 22. And when he had landed at Cesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch. 1 Cor. xvi, 19. The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house. Ps. cxlix, 5. Let the s joyful in glory: let them aloud upon their beds. Prov. ii, 8. He keepe paths of judgment, and pre eth the way of his saints saints of the most High shal Dan. vil, 18, 21, 22, 27. Bst the kingdom, and possess kingdom for ever, even for and ever. I beheld, and same horn made war w saints, and prevailed against Until the Ancient of days and judgment was given a saints of the most Higi time came that the saira sessed the kingdom. A kingdom and dominion, and greatness of the kingdom to the people of the saints dif the whole heaven, shall be Most High. 2 Cor. viii, 18, 19, 23, 24. And we them, and before the churches, Gal. i, 2, 22. And all the breth 1 Peter v, 13. The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son, 1 Sam. ii, 9. He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. Ps. xxxvii, 28. For the LORD loveth judginent, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. Ps. lii, 9. I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for I it is good before thy saints, .... Eph. 1, 15, 16. Wherefore I after I heard of your faith saints, Cease not to give the in my prayers. for you, making mention dị Lord Jesus, and love unte Eph. 11, 19. Now there are no more stranger foreigners, but fellow-CA with the saints, and of the bl hold of God. Col. 1, 4. Since we beard! your faith in Christ Jesus, az the love which ye have to a saints. Philemon 5-7. Hearing of toward the Lord Jests love and faith, which t ward all saints; That the munication of thy faith become effectual by the adhe ledging of every good things is in you in Christ Jess we have great joy and coc tion in thy love, became bowels of the saints are retr by thee, brother. ORGANIZED FOR MCTUAL ye that fear God, and I G R. XV, 1, 2. We then that are gought to bear the infimities e weak, and not to please Ives. Let every one of us his neighbour for his good Mication. Matth. xxiii, 15. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is made, ye make him two-fold more the child of hell than yourselves. Eph. iv, 14. That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive. Eph. v, 10. Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. Col. ii, 4. And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. 1 Thess. v, 21. Prove all things: hold fast that which is good. 1 Tim. 1,3-7. As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine. Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith; so do, Now the end of the commandment is char Titus iii, 9-11. But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. A man that is an heretic, after he first and second admonition, reject; Knowing that he that is such is subVerted, and sinneth, being con demned of himself. Heb. xiii, 9. Be not carried about with divers and stange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupled therein. 1 John iv, 6. We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. 2 John 10, 11. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds. AND FOR MUTUAL SYMPATHY AND LOVE. Isa. xxix, 23. But when he seeth br. ix, 19-23. For though Iity out of a pure heart, and of a his children, the work of mine be from all men, yet have I good conscience, and of faith un-hands, in the midst of him, they myself servant unto all feigned: From which some having shall sanctify my name, and sancmight gain the more. And swerved, have turned aside unto tify the Holy One of Jacob, and vain jangling; Desiring to be the Jews I became as a Jew, teachers of the law; understanding shall fear the God of Israel. I might gain the Jews; to that are under the law, as the law, that I might gain that are under the law; To that are without law, as vat law, (being not without > God, but under the law to 4) that I might gain them tre without law. To the weak neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. 1 Tim. iv, 7. But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. 1 Tim. vi, 3-5, 20. If any man teach otherwise, and consent not ne I as weak, that I might words of our Lord Jesus Christ, to wholesome words, even the the weak: I am made all and to the doctrine which is ac3 to all men, that I might by cording to godliness, He is proud, eans save some. And this I do knowing nothing, but doting about le gospel's sake, that I might questions and strifes of words, irtaker therefore with you. whereof cometh envy, strife, railbr. x, 32, 33. Give none of-ings, evil surmisings, Perverse neither to the Jews, nor to disputings of men of corrupt Fentiles, nor to the church of minds, and destitute of the truth, Even as I please all men in supposing that gain is godliness: Jings, not seeking mine own from such withdraw thyself. , but the profit of many, that Timothy, keep that which is commay be saved. mitted to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called. 1 vl, 1, 2. Brethren, if a man be taken in a fault, ye which are nal restore such an one in pirit of meekness; consider ayself, lest thou also be ted. Bear ye one another's 8, and so fulfil the law of THEREFORE FALSE DOCTRINE ND HERESY TO BE AVOIDED. atth. xv, 13. But he answered said, Every plant, which my venly Father hath not planted, be rooted up, 2 Tim. ii, 14. 16, 17, 23. Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. But shun profane and vain babblings; for they will increase unto more ungodliness. And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus; But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. John xiii, 34, 35. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another, as I have another. By this shall all men loved you, that ye also love one know that ye are my disciples, if you have love one to another. other, as I have loved you. These John xv, 12, 17. This is my commandment, That ye love one an love one another. things I command you, that ye Gal. vi, 10. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Col. ii, 5. For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. 1 Thess. iv, 9, 10. But as touching brotherly love, ye need not that I write unto you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to leve one another. And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia; but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more. Phil. 20. Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord. 1 Pet. i, 22.. See that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently. 1 John iv, 7, 8, 20. 21. Beloved, | let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love. If a man say, I love God, and bateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. 1 John v, 2. 3. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments: for this is the love of God that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous. long, that thou mayest know how I proved may be made manifad ITS UNITY. Rom. xv, 4-7. For whatsoever an keep the unity of the Spirit in the 2 John 3-6. Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walk-sation be as it becometh the gospel Phil. 1, 27. Only let your convering in truth, as we have received of Christ; that whether I come and hear of your affairs, that ye stand see you, or else be absent, I may fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel. a commandment from the Father. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, And that we love one another. mandment, That, as ye have should walk in it. 3 John 3,4. ForI rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. THE POWER OF THE Matt. xviii, 17. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican. 1 Cor. v, 2--5. And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you. For I, verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed, In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ. To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Je sus. 1 Tim. iif, 14, 15. These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: But if I tarry Phil. ii, 1, 2. If there be there- brethren dearly beloved and God rule in your hearts, to the churches of God." come when they will not endars 2 Tim. iv, 3, 4. For the time will sound doctrine; but after the own lusts shall they heap themselves teachers, having itch ing ears: And they shall tam away their ears from the truth and shall be turned unto fables. 1 Cor. 1, 12. For it hath been de man glory in men. 1 Cor. iv, 6. And these thin ferred to myself and to Ape brethren, I have in a figure trak for your sakes; that ye e learn in us not to think of s above that which is written, da no one of you be puffed up for against another. JEWISH SECTS. them, saying, Take heed, bewe Mark viii, 15, 16. And be charg of the leaven of the Pharis and of the leaven of Herod. A they reasoned among themselv saying, It is because we have bread. so said, there arose a dissension Acts xxiii, 7. And when he had between the Pharisees and t Sadducees: and the multitude wa divided. Acts xxvi, 4, 5. My manner life from my youth, which was Which knew me from the beg the first among mine own Da at Jerusalem, know all the Jewe ning, (if they would testify) th religion, I lived a Pharisee. after the most straitest sect of ORIGIN OF THE TERM CHRISTIAK ETC. Barnabas to Tarsus, for to Acts xix, 8, 9. And he went into |