the law of the fathers, and was Rom. x, 2. For I bear them re cord that they have a zeal of God, Phil. iii, 6. Concerning zeal, commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good con science, and of faith unfeigned. Titus ill, 8. This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God! might be careful to maintain good works. These things art good and profitable unto men, CONSCIENCE. Num. xxv, 11--13. Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath! away from the children of Israel, AND UNIVERSAL CHARITY. while he was zealous for my sake Rom. xiv, 1-3. Him that is ITS UNIVERSAL POWER among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my not to doubtful disputations. For Gentiles, which have not the la weak in the faith receive ye, but Rom. ii, 14, 15. For when the jealousy. Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of one believeth that he may eat all do by nature the things contained peace: And he shall have it, and things: another, who is weak, eat-in the law, these, having not the his seed after him, even the cove-eth herbs. Let not him that eateth law, are a law unto themselve nant of an everlasting priesthood; despise him that eateth not; and Which shew the work of the law because he was zealous for his let not him which eateth not written in their hearts, their cos God, and made an atonement for judge him that eateth: for God science also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean wil accusing or else excusing ề the children of Israel. 2 Chr. xxxi, 20, 21. And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good, and right, and truth, before the LORD his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law. and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered. selves to be clear in this matter. 2 Cor. xi, 28-30. Besides those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities. hath received him. ful unto me, but all things are not another. AN EVIL CONSCIENCE. Gen. xlii, 21, 22. And they stil 1 Cor. x, 23. All things are law-one to another, We are verily ful for me, but all things are not guilty concerning our brother, expedient: all things are lawful that we saw the anguish f soul, when he besought us, for me, but all things edify not. this distress come upon us. An we would not hear, therefore Reuben answered them, saying Spake I not unto you, saying not sin against the child and would not hear, therefore, behold, also his blood is required. 1 Cor. xill, 1-10, 13. Though I 2 Cor. vii, 11. For behold this speak with the tongues of men self-same thing, that ye sorrowed and of angels, and have not after a godly sort, what careful- charity, I am become as sounding ness it wrought in you, yea, what brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And clearing of yourselves, yea, what though I have the gift of prophecy, indignation, yea, what fear, yea, and understand all mysteries, and what vehement desire, yea, what all knowledge; and though I have zeal, yea, what revenge! In all all faith, so that I could remove things ye have approved your-mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth Col. iv, 13. For I bear him re-not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in cord, that he hath a great zeal for believeth all things, hopeth all the truth; Beareth all things, you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis. things, all things. Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall they shall cease; whether there be fail; whether there be tongues, For we know in part, and we proknowledge, it shall vanish away. phesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. 2 Kings x, 16. And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot. Matth. xxiv, 12. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Acts xxii, 2, 3. And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith, I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of endureth things be done with charity. Col. ill. 14. And above all these 1 Kings il, 44. The king moreover to Shimei, Thou k est all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that the didst to David my father, ther fore the LORD shall return t wickedness upon thine own bed. 1 Kings xxi, 20. And Ahab sel to Elijah, Hast thou found me, mine enemy? And he answered have found thee; because th bast sold thyself to work evil the sight of the LORD. Job xv, 21-24. A dreadful so is in his ears: in prosperity the He believeth not that be sh destroyer shall come upan return out of darkness, and be waited for of the sword. H wandereth abroad for bread the day of darkness is ready t ing, Where is it? he knoweth t shall make him afraid; they sh hand. Trouble and ange ready to the battle. prevail against him, as a Ps. xiv, 5. There were they great fear: for God is th generation of the righteous. Ps. liii, 5. There were they great fear, where no fear was k God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against th thou hast put them to sha because God hath desd 1 Tim. i, 5. Now the end of the them. 1st. SABBATH AND HOLY DAYS. THE PATRIARCHAL thee. And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of SABBATH. Egypt, and that the LORD thy Gen. 1, 1-3. Thus the heavens God brought thee out thence, and the earth were finished, and through a mighty hand, and by a all the host of them. And on the stretched-out arm: therefore the seventh day God ended his work LORD thy God commanded thee to which he had made; and he rest-keep the sabbath-day. ed on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it; because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Heb. iv, 3-5. For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest. 2nd. JEWISH SABBATH. Exod. xxiii, 12. Six days thon shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid and the stranger may be refreshed. Exod. xxxi, 13, 16, 17. Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. Lev. xxiii, 32. It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath. Lev. xxvi, 2. Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. Deut. v, 12, 15. Keep the sabbath-day to sanctity it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded ye shall not find it in the field. Neh. ix, 14. And madest known And gave them my sabbaths, to be a Matt. xxiv, 20. But pray ye that the even was come, (because it was the preparation, and the sab- HOW TO BE KEPT IN THE WILDERNESS. Exod. xvi, 5, 22-30. And it shall HOW TO BE KEPT ALWAYS NO SECULAR WORK DONE shalt work; but on the sevent Exod. xxxiv, 21. Six days th time and in harvest thou sha day thou shalt rest: in earing rest. Exod. xxxv, 2, 3. Six days shall work be done; but on the severi day there shall be to you an boy, day, a sabbath of rest to the Le whosoever doeth work there habitations upon the sabbath-day. kindle no fire throughout your shall be put to death. Ye shall Lev. xxili, 3. Six days shall work vocation; ye shall do no work the sabbath of rest, an holy a be done; but the seventh day therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings. Jer. xvii, 21, 22. Thus saith the and bear no burden on the sa LORD, Take heed to yourselves, bath-day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; Neither car forth a burden out of your homes on the sabbath-day, neither do ye any work; but hallow yet sabbath-day, as I commanded your fathers. BUT PUBLIC WORSHIP TO BE ENJOYED. Lord GOD, The gate of the 15 Ezek. xlvi, 1. Thus saith the court that looketh toward E east shall be shut the six word days; but on the sabbath it sh new-moon it shall be opened. be opened, and in the day of e Acts xiii, 14, 42, 44. But when they departed from Perga, tay went Into the synagogue on the came to Antioch in Pisidia, and sabbath-day, and sat down and Acts xvili, 4. And he reasoned gate before the LORD in the sab- Matth. xii, 5, 10-12. Or have ye then is a man better than a sheep? eat. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbathday. Mark ii, 23, 24. And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath-day that which is not lawful? Luke vi, 1, 2, 5-7. And it came after the first, that he went through to pass on the second sabbath the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. And certain of the Pharisees sald unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbathdays? And he said unto them, the synagogue every sabbath. Wherefore it is lawful to do well That the Son of man is Lord also d persuaded the Jews and the reeks. WORKS OF RELIGION, ECESSITY, AND MERCY TO BE DONE. !Kings xi, 5, 7, 9. And he comnded them, saying, This is the ng that ye shall do; A third rt of you that enter in on the bath shall even be keepers of watch of the king's house. d two parts of all you that go th on the sabbath, even they ul keep the watch of the house the LORD about the king. And captains over the hundreds 1 according to all things that hoiada the priest commanded: d they took every man his men it were to come in on the sabth, with them that should go ton the sabbath, and came to hoiada the priest. ! Chron. xxiii, 4, 8. This is the ing that ye shall do; A third rt of you entering on the sabth, of the priests and of the vites, shall be porters of the эта: So the Levites and all idah did according to all things at Jehoiada the priest had comanded, and took every man his en that were to come in on the bbath, with them that were to out on the sabbath: for Jehoiathe priest dismissed not the urses. Ezek. xlvi, 2-4. And the prince all enter by the way of the rch of that gate without, and all stand by the post of the gate, ed the priests shall prepare his arnt-offering, and his peacefferings, and he shall worship at he threshold of the gate: then he all go forth; but the gate shall ot be shut until the evening ikewise the people of the land hall worship at the door of this Luke vi, 9, 10. Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbathdays to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other. Luke xiii, 14-16. And the ruler of the synagogue auswered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath-day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the John vii, 22, 23. Moses therefore of the sabbath. And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a inan whose right hand was withered. And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath-day; that they might find an accusation against him. Luke xiii, 14. And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day. John v, 10, 11. The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. Acts i, 12. Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey. SABBATH PROFANATION. 2 Kings xvi, 18. And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria. Neh. xiii, 15-18. In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine-presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath-day: and I testifled against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, hearken unto me, saith the Le bring in no burden through SABBATH KEPT IN THE victuals, on the sabbath-day |