ling evil good, and good evil; rewarding the wicked according to the work of the righteous, and the righteous according to the work of the wicked h; forgery i, concealing the truth, undue filence in a juft caufek, and holding our peace when iniquity calleth for either a reproof from ourselves!, or complaint to others m; speaking the truth unfeafonably n, the wicked, and he that condemneth the juft, even they both are abomination to the Lord. 1 Kings xxi. from v. 9. to 14. And the (jezebel) wrote in the letters, faying, Proclaim a faft, and fet Naboth on high among the people: v. 1o. and fet two men, fons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, faying, Thou didst blafpheme God and the king: and then carry him out, and stone him that he may die. V. II. And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel bad fent unto them. v. 13. And (they) stoned him with stones that he died. Ifa. v. 23. Who juftify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him. ⚫i Pfa. cxix. 69. The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. Luke xix. 8. And Zaccheus tood, and faid unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor: and if I have taken any thing from any man by falfe accufation, I restore him four-fold, Luke xvi. 5. So he called every one of his lords debtors unto him, and faid unto the firft, How much oweft thou unto my lord? v. 6. And he faid, An hundred meafures of oil. And he faid unto him, Take thy bill, and fit down quickly, and write fifty. v. 7. Then faid he to or another, And how much owest thou? k Lev. v. 1. And if a foul fin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witnefs, whether he hath feen or known of it, if he do not utter it, then he fhall bear his iniquity. Deut. xiii. 8. Thou shalt not confent unto him, nor harken unto him: neither fhall thine eye pity him, neither thalt thou fpare, neither fhalt thou conceal him, Aas v. 3. But Peter faid, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghoit, and to keep back part of the price of the land? v.8. And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye fold the land for fo much. And the faid, Yea, for io much. v. 9. Then Peter faid unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? 2 Tim. iv. 16. At my first answer no man ftood with me, but all men forfook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. II Kings i. 6. And his father had not difpleafed him at any time, in faying, Why haft thou done fo?Lev. x. 17. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wife rebuke thy neighbour, and not fuffer fin upon him. m Ifa. lix. 4. None calleth for juftice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity. - Prov, xxix, 11. A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wife man keep eth or malicioufly to a wrong endo, or perverting it to a wrong meaning, or in doubtful and equivocal exprefons, to the prejudice of truth or justice q; fpeaking untruth r, lying, flandering t, backbiting v, detracting w, tale-bearing, whispering y, fcoffingz, reviling a, eth it in till afterwards. 1 Sam. xxii. 9. Then anfwered Doeg the Edomite, (who was fet over the fervants of Saul) and faid, I faw the fon of Jeffe coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. v. 10. And he enquired of the Lord for him: and gave him victuals, and gave him the fword of Goliath the Philiftine. (Compared with Pfal. lii.) A pfalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, v. 1. Why boafteft thou thy felf in mifchief, O mighty man? &c. to verse 5. p Pfa. lvi. 5. Every day they wreft my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil. John ii. 19. Jefus answered and faid unto them, Deftroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Compared with Mat. xxvi.. 60.-At the last came two false witneffes, v. 61. and faid, This fellow faid, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. 9Gen. iii. 5. For God doth know, that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes fhall be opened: and ye fhall be as gods knowing good and evil. Gen. xxvi. 7. And the men of the place asked him of his wife: and he faid, She is my fifter: for he feared to fay, She is my wife. v. 9. And Abimelech called Ifaac, and faid, Behold, of a furety fhe is thy wife:" and how faidft thou, She is my fifter? Ifa. lix. 13. In tranfgreffing and lying against the Lord, and depart rash, ing away from our God, fpeaking oppreffion and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart, words of falfhood. Lev. xix. 11. Ye fhall not fteal, neither deal falfly, neither lie one to another. Col. iii. 9. Lie not one to another, feeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds. Pfal. 1. 20. Thou fitteft and fpeakeft against thy brother, thou flanderest thine own mothers fon. · Pfal. xv. 3. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, w Jam. iv. 11. Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, fpeaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. Jer. xxxviii. 4. Therefore the princes faid unto: the king, We befeech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakneth the hands of the men of war that remain in the city, and the hands of all the people, in fpeaking' fuch words unto them: for this man feeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. x Lev. xix. 16. Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer a mong thy people; neither fhalt thou ftand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord. y Rom. i. 29. Being filled with all unrighteoufnefs, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, malicioufnefs; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisper- ers, rash b, harsh c, and partial cenfuring d; mifconftructing intentions, words and actions e; flatteringƒ, vain glorious boast v. 30. backbiters, haters of Gen. xxi. 9. And Sarah faw the fon of Hagar the Egyptian, which fhe had born unto Abraham, mocking. Compared with Gal. iv. 29. But as then he that was born after the flesh, perfecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even fo it is now. a I Cor. vi. 10. Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revi lers, nor extortioners, fhall inherit the kingdom of God. b Mat. vii. 1. Judge not, that ye be not judged. c Acts xxviii. 4. And when the barbarians faw the venemous beaft hang on his hand, they faid among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom though he hath efcaped the fea, yet vengeance fuffereth not to live. d Gen. xxxviii. 24. And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, faying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also behold, fhe is with child by whoredom: and Judah faid, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. Rom. ii. 1. Therefore thou art inexcufable, O man, whofoever thou art that judgeft: for wherein thou judgeft another, thou condemneft thyself; for thou that judgeft, doft the fame things. Neh. vi. 6. Wherein was written: It is reported among the heathen, and Gafhmu faith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildeft the wall, that thou mayeft be their king, according to these words. v. 7. And thou hast also appointed prophets ing to preach of thee at Jerufalem, faying, There is a king in Judah: and now fhall it be reported to the king, according to these words." Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together. v.8. Then I feat. unto him, faying, There are no but thou feignest them out of thine fuch things done as thou fayeft, own heart. Rom. iii. 8. And not rather as we be flanderously reported, and as fome affirm that we fag, Let us do evil that good may cone; xix. 10. When I wept, and chaftwhofe damnation is juft. Pfalm ened my foul with fafting, that was Hannah, the spake in her heart, onto my reproach. 1 Sam. i. 13. Now ly her lips moved, but her voice was fhe had been drunken. v. 14. And not heard: therefore Eli thought Eli faid unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. v. 15. And Hannahanfwered and faid, No, my lord, I am a woman of a forrowful (pirit: I have drunk neither wine nor trong drink; but have poured out my fout before the Lord. 2 Sam. x 3. And the princes of the children of AmThinkeft thou that David doth homon faid unto Hanun their lord, nour thy father, that he hath fent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his fervants unto thee to fearch the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? every man with his neighbour with fPfal. xii. 2. They fpeak vanity flattering lips, and with a double heart do they fpeak. v. 3. The and the tongue that fpeaketh prou Lord fhall cut off all flattering lips things. § 2 Tim. ingg, thinking or fpeaking too highly or too meanly of ourfelves or others b; denying the gifts and graces of God i; aggravating fmaller faults; hiding, excufing, or extenuating of fins, when called to a free confeffion /; unneceffary dif 12 Tim. iii. 2. For men fhall be lovers of their own felves, covetous, boafers. I Luke xviii. 9. And he spake this pale unto certain who trusted in tam elves that they were righteous, 2 impied others. v. 11. And the Te ftood and prayed thus with Felf, God, I thank thee that I am Las other men are, extortioners, urjuk, adulterers, or even as this piban. Rom. xii. 16;- Mind nor Ligh things, but condefcend to men of low eftate. Be not wife in your own conceit. 1 Cor. iv. 6. And the things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself, and to Apollos, for your fakes: that ye might learn in us not to think of men, above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. Acts xii. 22. And the people gave a fhout, fay ing, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. Exod. iv. 10, And Mofes faid unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor fince thou haft fpoken unto thy fervant: but I am flow of fpeech, and of a flow tongue. v. II. And the Lord faid unto him, Who hath made mans mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the feeing, or the blind? have not I, the Lord? v. 12. Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou fhalt fay. v. 13. And he faid, O my Lord, fend, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt fend, v. 14. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Mofes, &c. Cover i Job. xxvii. 5. God forbid that I should justify you: till I die, I will not remove my integrity from me. v. 6. My righteoufnefs I hold faft, and will not let it go: my heart fhall not reproach me fo long as L live. Job iv, 6. Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? Mat. vii. 3. And why beholdeft thou the mote that is in thy brothers eye, but confidereft not the beam that is in thine own eye? v. 4. Or how wilt thou fay to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye'; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? v. 5. Thou hypocrite, firft caft out the beam out of thine own eye; and then thou fhalt fee clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye. 1 Prov. xxviii. 13. He that covereth his fins, thall not profper; but whofo confeffeth and forfaketh them, fhall have mercy. Prov. XIX. 20. Such is the way of an adulte. rous woman; fhe eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and faith, I have done no wickedness. Gen. iii. 12. And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, the gave me of the tree, and I did eat. v. 13.-And the woman faid, The ferpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Jer.ii. 35. Yet thou fayeft, Because I am innocent, furely his anger shall turn from me: behold, I will plead with thee; because thou fayeft, E have not finned. 2 Kings v. 25.And Elifha faid unto him, Whence comeft thou, Gehazi? And he said. Thy fervant went no whither. Gen. covering of infirmities m; raising falfe rumours n, receiving and countenancing evil reports o, and stopping our ears againft juft defence p; evil fufpicion q; envying or grieving at the deferved credit of any r, endeavouring or defiring to impair it, rejoicing in their difgrace and infamy t; fcornful contempt v, iv. 9. And the Lord faid unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he faid, I know not; Am I my brothers keeper? mGen. ix 22. And Ham the father of Canaan faw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. Prov. xxv. 9. Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a fecret to another: V. 10. Left he that heareth it put thee to fhame, and thine infamy turn not away. n Exod. xxiii. 1. Thou shalt not raife a falfe report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. Prov. xxix. 12. If a ruler hearkén to lies, all his fervants are wick ed. Acts vii. 56. And (Stephen) faid, Behold, I fee the heavens opened, and the Son of man ftanding on the right hand of God. v. 57. Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, Job xxxi. 13. If I did defpife the caufe of my man-fervant or of my maid-férvant, when they contended with me: v. 14. What then fhall I do when God rifeth up? and when he vifiteth, what fhall I anfwer him? 91 Cor. xii. 5. (Charity) doth not behave itself unfeemly, feeketh not her own, is not eafily provoked, thinketh no evil. 1 Tim. vi. 4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and ftrifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil furmifings. ☛ Numb. xi. 29. And Mofes faid fond unto him, envieft thou for my fake? would God that all the Lords people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them. Mat. xxi. 15. And when the chief priests and fcribes faw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and faying, Hofanna to the Son of David; they were fore displeased. Ezra iv. 12. Be it known unto the king, that the Jews who came up from thee to us, are come unto Jerufalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have fet up the walis thereof, and joined the foundations, v. 13. Be it known now unto the king, that if this city be builded, and the walls fet up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and cuftom, and fo thou fhalt endamage the revenue of the kings. Jer. xlviii. 27. For was not If-. rael a derifion unto thee? was he, found among thieves? for fince thou fpakeft of him, thou skippedst for joy. Pfa. xxxv. 15. But in mine adverfity they rejoiced, and gathered themfelves together: yea, the abjects gathered themfelves together againit me. v. 16. With hypocritical mockers in feasts: they gnashed upon me with their teeth. v. 21. Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and faid, Aha, aha, our eye hath feen it. Mat. xxvii. 28. And they tripped him, and put on him a fcarlet robe. v. 29. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they |