and harp. 2 Chron. xix, 1. And Jehosha-7 praises unto him with the timbrel phat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. Daniel xi, 9. So the king of the 8th shall come into his kingam, and shall return into his own TIMES OF REJOICING. Judges xi. 34. And Jephthah came to Mizpah unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came to meet him with timbrels ed with dances; and she was his aly child: beside her he had either son nor daughter. 1 Sam. xviii, 6. And it came to ass, as they came, when David e returned from the slaughter the Philistine, that the women sme ont of all cities of Israel, ging and dancing. to meet hg Saul, with tabrets, with joy, with instruments of musick. 1 Szm. xxl, 10-12. And David Ne, and fled that day for fear of , and went to Achish the king 7 Gath. And the servants of whish said unto him, Is not this avid the king of the land? did y not sing one to another of ta in dances, saying, Saul hath ain his thousands, and David his thousands? And David laid these words in his heart, and as sore afraid of Achish the ing of Gath. 1 Sam. xxx, 16. And when he brought him down, behold, ey were spread abroad upon all Le earth, eating and drinking, dancing, because of all the reat spoil that they had taken st of the land of the Philistines, ad out of the land of Judah. ST. vi, 14. And David danced fre the LORD with all his ht; and David was girded da a linen ephod. 1 Chron. XV, 29. And it came to a, as the ark of the covenant fthe LORD came to the city of vid, that Michal, the daughter faal, looking out at a window, a king David dancing and daying, and she despised him in jer heart. Jer. xxxi, 4, 13. Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry. Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together, for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. Lam. v, 15. The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning. Mark vi, 22. And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod, and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. THE GRECIAN GAMES. unto your fathers to give unto them, and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey. That your days may be multiplied and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth. Job v, 26. Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. P8. xxl, 4. He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. Ps. xxxiv, 12, 13. What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Ps. xcl, 16. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. Prov. ill, 1, 2. My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments; For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. tened. 1 Cor. ix, 24-27. Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And Prov. x, 27. The fear of the every man that striveth for the LORD prolongeth days: but the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a cor-years of the wicked shall be shorruptible crown, but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection; lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 2 Tim, 11, 5. And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. Heb. xii, 1. Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Deut. xi, 8, 9, 21. Therefore shall ye keep all the commandJob xxi, 11. They send forthments which I command you this ir title ones like a flock, and Er children dance. P. cxlix, 3. Le. them praise his me in the dance: let them sing day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it; And that ye may prolong your days in the land which the LORD sware Prov. xx, 29. The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the gray head. Isa. lxv, 20, 22. There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner, being an hundred years They old, shall be accursed. I shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. Zech. vill, 4. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. Gen. ix, 29. And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died. INSTANCES AMONG THE PATRIARCHS. Gen. xi, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 32. And Shem lived, after he begat Arphaxad, five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. And Arphaxad lived, after he begat Salah, four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. And Salah lived, after he begat Eber, four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. And Eber lived, after he begat Peleg, four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. And Peleg lived, after he begat Reu, two hundred and nine years,and begat sons and daughters. And Reu lived, after he begat Serug, two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. And Serug lived, after hebegat Nahor,two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. And Nahor lived, after he begat Terah, an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters. And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran. Gen. xxiii, 1. And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. Gen. xxv, 7, 8, 17. And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years: and was gathered to his people. And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people. Gen. xxxv, 28, 29. And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years. And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people. being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. Gen. xlvii, 7, 8, 28. And Joseph brought in Jacob his father and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou? And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob Job xlii, 16, 17. After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations. So Job died, being old and full of days. THE AGED. Lev. xix, 32. Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD. Deut. xxxii, 25. The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young mau and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of grey hairs. 2 Chron. x, 8. 9. But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him. And he said unto them, What advice give ye, that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us? Ezra iii, 12, 13. But many of the priests and Levites, and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off. Job xii, 12. With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. Job xv, 7, 17, 18. Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills? I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare; Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it. Job xxxii, 4, 6,7. Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he. And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion. said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wis dom. I Isa. xlvil, 6. I was wroth with my people; I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst show them no mercy; upon the ancient thou hast very heavily laid thy yoke. Joel 1, 2, 3. Hear this, ye old SIGNS OF AGE. Gen. xxvii, 1. And it caree pass, that when Isaac was of and his eyes were dim, so that could not see, he called Esau b eldest son, and said unto him, M son: and he said unto him, Beh here am I. Gen. xlviii, 10. Now the eyes Israel were dim for age, so that could not see.... 1 Sam. iii, 2. And it camES pass at that time, when Eli laid down in his place, and eyes began to wax dim, that could not see. 1 Sam. iv, 15. Now Ell ninety and eight years old; s his eyes were dim, that he cut not see. the king walketh before you 2 Sam. xix, 33-35. And the said unto Barzillai, Come the over with me, and I will feed with me in Jerusalem. And Da long have I to live, that I sh zillai said unto the king, go up with the king unto Je salem? I am this day foursom years old: and can I discern tween good and evil? can servant taste what I eat or w I drink? can I hear any more voice of singing men and sing women? wherefore then shot thy servant be yet a burden was my lord the king? 1 Kings 1, 1, 2. Now king D and they covered him w was old, and stricken in years clothes, but he gat no h Wherefore his servants said un him, Let there be sought for lord the king a young virgin let her stand before the king, let her cherish him, and let t in thy bosom, that my lord king may get heat. 1 Kings xiv, 4.... But Aà, could not see; for his eyes w set by reason of his age. Job xil, 20. He removeth aw! the speech of the trusty, and a eth away the understanding đ the aged. Jxv. 10. With us are both I would God we had died in this mighty troubleth me: Because I the grey-beaded and very aged wilderness! me, much elder than thy fa P. xxi, 18. Now also when I old and grey-headed, O God, ake me not, until I have howed thy strength unto this eration, and thy power to tery one that is to come. Froe. xvi, 31 The hoary head a crown of glory, if it be d in the way of righteous 1 Kings xix, 4. But he himself I not from the womb? why did I a vil, 9. Strangers have Foured his strength, and he We'h it not; yea, grey hairs there and there upon him, yet kwth not. (See also under BODY.) for Vows AccoRDING TO AGE, xxvii, 3-7. And thy estishall be of the male from y years old even unto sixty old, even thy estimation be fifty shekels of silver, the shekel of the sanctuary. if it be a female, then thy tation shall be thirty shekels. it be from five years old sto twenty years old, then imation shall be of the twenty shekels, and for the the ten shekels. And if it be a month old even unto five 1 old, then thy estimation I be of the male five shekels dver, and for the female thy mation shall be three shekels And if it be from 7 years old and above, if it be sle, then thy estimation shall feen shekels, and for the ver. ale ten shekels. EATH, see under DISEASE xl, 15. And if thou deal with me, kill me, I pray #ot of hand, if I have found er in thy sight; and let me see my wretchedness. xiv, 2. And all the chila of Israel murmured against s and against Aaron: and the la congregation said unto 3. Would God that we had In the land of Egypt! or, Job vi, 8-11. Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life? Job vil, 15, 16. So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life. I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity. Job x, 1, 18, 19. My soul is weary of mylife: I will leave mycomplaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me! I should have been have been carried from the womb as though I had not been; I should to the grave. Job xiv, 13. O that thon wouldest hide me in the grave that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! Job xxiii, 16, 17. For God maketh my heart soft, and the Al was not cut off before the dark- Eccles. ii, 17. Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit. Eccles. iv, 2, 3. Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead, more than the living which are yet alive. Yea, better is he than both they which bath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. Jer. vill, 3. And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts. Jer. xx. 14-18. Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying. A man-child is born unto thee, making him very glad. And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not; and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noon-tide; Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me. Wherefore came 1 forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame? O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my Jonah iv, 3. 8. Therefore now, life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live. shall men seek death, and shall Rev. ix, 6. And in those days not find it; and shall desire to die, and death'shall flee from them. PECULIAR INSTANCES. Gen. xlvi, 30. And Israel said since I have seen thy face, because unto Joseph, Now let me die, thou art yet alive. John viii, 22. Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. John xi, 16. Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. SUICIDE-VIRTUAL. Luke iv, 9. 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. Acts xvi, 27, 28. And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled, But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm; for we are all here. thon to that. And he cast down (BURIAL, see under DISEASE THE RESURRECTION OF that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day. Acts xxvi, 6-8. And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serv ing God day and night, hope to come: for which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, tist God should raise the dead? Job xix, 23-27. Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine yes shall behold, and not ano-ance; that they might ob ain within me. ther; though my reins be consumed Heb. xi, 19, 35. Accounting the God was able to raise him my even from the dead; from when also he received him in a figer Women received their dead raise to life again: and others w tortured, not accepting deliver better resurrection. INSTANCES OF SUICIDE. Judges xvi, 29, 30. And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left. And Samson said, Let me dle with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and the grave; for he shall receive me. Lord, shall not prevent the upon all the people that were therein: so the dead which he slow at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. 1 Sam. xxxi, 4, 5. Then said Saul unto his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcis ed come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with bim. 2 Sam. xvll, 23. And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father. 1 Kings xvi, 18, 19. And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken,that he went into the palaceof the king's house,and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died, For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin. Ps. xlix, 15. But God will redeem my soul from the power of Selah. Isa. xxvi, 19. Thy dead men that sleep in the dust of the earth Dan. xil, 2. And many of them Hos. xlii, 14. I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. John v, 28, 29. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of evil, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done damnation. John vi, 39. And this is the Father's will which bath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. 1 Thess. iv, 15, 16. For this say unto you by the word of Lord, that we which are alive as remain unto the coming of th which are asleep. For the Lo PROOFS. ing the dead, that they rise: h Mark xii, 26, 27. And as tend ye not read in the book of Ma how in the bush God spake un him, saying, I am the God Abraham, and the God of Is and the God of Jacob? He is the God of the dead, but the of the living: ye therefore greatly err. Luke xx, 37, 38. Now, that dead are raised, even Mo shewed at the bush, when calleth the Lord the God Abraham, and the God of Is and the God of Jacob. For be not a God of the dead, but of living: for all live unto him. Rom. vi, 5. For if we have b planted together in the lik of his death, we shall be also the likeness of his resurrection there be no resurrection of 1 Cor. XV, 13-23, 49, 50. But dead, then is Christ not risen. A if Christ be not risen, then is preaching vain, and your faith also vain. Yea, and we are false witnesses of God; bec we have testified of God th raised up Christ: whom be rab not up, if so be that the dead r Acts xxiv, 15, 21. And have not. For if the dead rise f hope toward God, which they then is not Christ raised; And themselves also allow, that there Christ be not raised, your faith shall be a resurrection of the vain; ye are yet in your s dead, both of the just and unjust. Then they also which are fale Except it be for this one voice, asleep in Christ are perished. It John xl, 23, 24. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Matth. xxvii, 3-5. Then Judas, Martha saith unto him, I know which had betrayed him, when he that he shall rise again in the resaw that he was condemned, re-surrection at the last day. pented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, Saying, I have sinned, in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see in you, and ye shall live; and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD. Matth. xxvii, 52, 53. And the bodies of the saints which slept graves were opened; and many arose, And came out of the graves the holy city, and appeared after his resurrection, and went unto many. this life only we have hopein Christ,, corruption, and this mortal shall MODE AND RESULT. then is she? for seven had her to Viên v, 25. Verily, verily, I say you, The hour is coming, and is, when the dead shall hear Toice of the Son of God; and y that bear shall live. 1 Thess. iv, 13, 14, 17, 18. But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no Jesus died, and rose again, even hope. For if we believe that so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. ALLUSIONS, ETC. Ezek. xxxvii, 1, 7-14. The hand carried me out in the spirit of the of the LORD was upon me, and LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones. So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, 1 Cor. xvi, 42-48, 51-56. So also there was a noise, and behold a ? the resurrection of the dead; it shaking, and the bones came to1wn in corruption, it is raised gether, bone to his bone. And #corruption: It is sown in when I beheld, lo, the sinews and betonour, it is raised in glory: it the flesh came up upon them, and an in weakness, it is raised the skin covered them above: but & power: It is sown a natural there was no breath in them. y, it is raised a spiritual body. Then said he unto me, Prophesy There is a natural body, and there unto the wind, prophesy, son of › a spiritual_body. And so it is man, and say to the wind, Thus shte, The first man Adam was saith the Lord Goo; come from La living soul, the last Adam the four winds, O breath, and * made a quickening spirit. breathe upon these slain, that beit that was not first which they may live. So I prophesied a qirtual, but that which is as he commanded me, and the Zarah and afterward that which breath came into them, and they *-piritual. The first man is of lived, and stood up upon their earth, earthy; the second man feet, an exceeding great army. the Lord from heaven. As is Then he said unto me, Son of earthly, such are they also man, these bones are the whole are earthy: and as is the house of Israel: behold, they say, arshly, such are they also that Our bones are dried, and our heavenly. Behold, I shew hope is lost: we are cut off for our a mystery; We shall not all parts. Therefore prophesy and . but we shall all be changed, say unto them, Thus saith the Lord oment, in the twinkling of GOD, Behold, O my people, I will maye, at the last trump; (for the open your graves, and cause you noget shall sound;) and the dead to come up out of your graves. ll be raised incorruptible, and and bring you into the land of all be changed. For this Israel: And ye shall know that I mptible must put on incor-am the LORD, when I have opened , and this mortal must put your graves, O my people, and Timortality. So when this brought you up out of your rruptible shall have put on in-graves, Aud shali put my Spirit Jews therefore knew that he was John xii, 9. Much people of the there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead. Rom. viii, 19-23. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope; Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now: And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting demption of our body. for the adoption, to wit, the re UBJECTIONS AND THEIR REFUTATION, Matth. xxii 23-33. The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. And last of all the woman died also. Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, sayiug, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. And when the multitude heard this, |