Prov. xxi, 15. It is joy to the Just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Prov. xxviil, 21. To have respect of persons is not good; for, for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

Isa. Ivi, 1. Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

Jer. xxii, 15, 16. Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him? He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.

1 Sam. xix, 4, 5. And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to theeward very good: For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause.

his daughters, And where is he? Exod il, 20. And he said unto why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.

lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came

Matth. vii, 12. Therefore 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.

Luke vi, 31. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye

also to them likewise.

Luke xvi, 10, 12. He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much. And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another

man's, who shall give you that which is your own?

James ii, 1-4, 9. My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a

poor man in vile raiment, And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of

the law as transgressors.

GRATITUDE.

Gen. xl, 14. But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me; and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.

departed from among the Ama

lekites.

said, Is there yet any that is left ? Sam. ix, 1, 3, 7. And David of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's

sake? And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of

God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet. And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake.... will shew kindness unto Hanun 2 Sam. x, 2. Then said David, I the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hands of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

unto the sons of Barzillat the 1 Kings 11,7. But shew kindness Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

Rom. xvi, 1-4. I commend unto

you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church' which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatso ever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus; Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

2 Tim. 1, 16-18. The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onest phorus; for he oft refreshed me. and was not ashamed of my chain.

But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in tast day: and in how many things be ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

INGRATITUDE.

Judges ix, 16, 18-20. Now there fore, if ye have done truly and dealt well with Jerubbaal and th sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have him according to the deserving di house, and have dona ante his hands; And ye are risen day, and have slain his so against my father's house the threescore and ten persous, upes one stone, and have ma Abimelech, the son of his mald servant, king over the men o Shechem, because he is you brother: If ye then have de truly and sincerely with Jerub let him also rejoice in you: Ba baal and with his house this dag then rejoice ye in Abimelech, a if not, let fire come out fro Abimelech, and devour the m of Shechem, and the house o Millo; and let fire come out fre the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devot Abimelech.

2 Chron. xx, 10, 11. And no behold, the children of Amme and Moab and mount Seir, who

vade, when they came out of thou wouldest not let Israel from them, and destroyed the land of Egypt, but they turne not; Behold, I say, how they t ward us, to come to cast us o hast given us to inlierit. of thy possession, which the

FB. XXXV, 12. They rewarde of my soul. me evil for good, to the spor

Ps. xxxviii, 20. They also render evil for good are mine versaries; because 1 follow thing that good is.

Ps. cix, 3-5. They compass me about also with words hatred, and fought against without a cause. For my 16 they are my adversaries; b I give myself unto prayer. they have rewarded me evd good, and hatred for my love.

A

Jer. xviii, 20. Shall evil N recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my scal Remember that I stood bers thee to speak good for them, o to turn away thy wrath from thes.

thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Matth. vi, 14, 15. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Matth. xvill, 21, 22, 35. Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their tres

passes.

Luke vi, 36, 37. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.

Luke xvii. 3. 4. Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

Eph. iv, 82. And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven

lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

John xiii, 13-15. Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

2 Cor. viil, 8. I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your

love.

Phil. 1, 17. Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so, as ye have us for an ensample.

1 Thess. 1, 6-8. And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith Col. iii, 13. Forbearing one an-to God-ward is spread abroad; so other, and forgiving one another, that we need not to speak any if any man have a quarrel against thing. any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

you.

GOOD EXAMPLE.-DUTY
OF SETTING AND

FOLLOWING IT.

Josh. xxiv, 31. And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had

known all the works of the LORD that he had done for Israel.

Judg. ii, 7. And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.

Judg. iv, 1. And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD when Ehud was

dead.

Heb. vi, 12. That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

1 Pet. ii, 12. IIaving your conversation honest among the Gentiles; that, whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

BAD EXAMPLE TO BE AVOIDED. Lev. xvill, 2, 3. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God. After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; nelther shall ye walk in their ordi

nances.

Lev. xx, 23. And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nations which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.

Deut. xviil, 9. When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

2 Chron. Xxx, 7. And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see.

Neh. v, 9. Also I seld, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God be cause of the reproach of the bes then our enemies?

Isa. vi, 11. For the Lono spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me, that I should not walk in the way of this peopl saying.

Ezek. xx, 18. But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe the judgments, nor defile yourselves, with their idols.

Zech. 1, 4. Be ye not as your fas thers, unto whom the former pr phets have cried, saying. Thes saith the LORD of hosts, Turn ye now from your evil ways, a from your evil doings: but the did not hear, nor hearken the me, saith the LORD.

Matth. xxiii, 1-3. Then spak Jesus to the multitude, and to las disciples, Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' wal All therefore whatsoever they bẳ you observe, that observe and d but do not ye after their warsi for they say, and do not.

1 Cor. v, 6. Your glorying t good. Know ye not that a lite leaven leaveneth the whale lump.

1 Cor. x, 6. Now these thing were our examples, to the inte we should not Just after ef

things, as they also lusted.

Eph. iv, 17. This I say therefor and testify in the Lord, that

henceforth walk not as other Gey tiles walk, in the vanity of the mind.

8 John 11. Beloved, follow Doł that which is evil, but that while is good. He that doeth good le God: but he that doeth evil ha

not seen God.

V.

MAN SOCIAL
EQUALITY IN VARIOUS
FORMS.

Gen. ix, 18. 19. And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the sch were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the fr of Canaan. These are the three

s of Noah: and of them was Isa. xxiv, 2. And it shall be, as the whole earth overspread. with the people, so with the priest; Exod. xvi, 17. 18. And the chil- as with the servant, so with his ren of Israel did so, and gather-master; as with the maid, so with some more, some less. And her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, then they did mete it with an her, be that gathered much had so with the borrower, as with the thing over, and he that gather-taker of usury, so with the giver ttle had no lack: they gather- of usury to him. every man according to his ding.

Job xxx, 13-15. If I did pise the cause of my man-serBt, or of my maid-servant, when contended with me: What shall I do when God riseth up? when he visiteth, what shall I er him? Did not he that me in the womb make him? did not one fashion us in the

xxxiv, 19. How much less to That accepteth not the persons princes, nor regardeth the rich re than the poor? for they all the work of his hands.

xli, 1, 2. Hear this, all ple, give ear, all ye inhabitants world: Both low and high, and poor, together.

Jer. v, 4, 5. Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God. I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds,

Jer. xiii, 13, 14. Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets,

and all the inhabitants of Jerusa

yelem, with drunkenness. And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.

9. Surely men of low e are vanity, and men of degree are a lle: to be laid in balance, they are altogether than vanity.

elvil, 11-13. Kings of the and all people; princes, and izes of the earth: Both gmen and maidens; old men Children: Let them praise me of the LORD: for his @alone is excellent; his glory love the earth and heaven. b. xxi, 2. The rich and poor together, the LORD is the ir of them all.

Mal. 11, 10. Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

Acts ii, 44--47. And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat xvi, 10. The great God, with gladness and singleness of formed all things, both re-heart, Praising God, and having eth the fool, and rewardeth favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

igressors.

Or. xxvii, 19. As in water face Berets to face; so the heart of

180 man.

. xxix, 13. The poor and the ni man meet together; the lighteneth both their eyes, e. iv, 1. So I returned, and dered all the oppressions are done under the sun: and the tears of such as were fed, and they had no comer, and on the side of their opwas there was power, but they no comforter.

des. vi, 8. For what hath the more than the fool? what Is the poor, that knoweth to before the living?

1, 9. And the mean man eth down, and the great man deth bimself; therefore forthem not.

Acts iv, 32, 34-37. And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need. And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

SOLITUDE IN VARIOUS
FORMS.

Lev. xxvi, 6. And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid.

.

Judges vi, 2. And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.

1 Kings xvii, 2,3. And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

2 Kings i, 7, 8. And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words? And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

2 Kings xi, 2, 3. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of him from Ahaziah, and stole among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bed-chamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years: and Athaliah did reign over the land.

Job xv, 28. And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses