Book 6 — CHAPTER III. FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT.
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1. Love.
(1.) Love to God.
Matt. XXII, 37. Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38. This is the first and great commandment.
Deut. VI, 5. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Deut. XI, 1. Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, always.
Josh. XXII, 5. But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Prov. XXIII, 26. My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
1 Cor. XVI, 22. If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be anathema maranatha.
Jude, 21. Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Deut. VII, 9. Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations.
Deut. XI, 13. And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart, and with all your soul,
14. That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
15. And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.
Psalm CXLV, 20. The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
Prov. VIII, 17. I love them that love me: and those that seek me early shall find me.
John XIV, 21. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
22. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
23. Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
James I, 12. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
1 Cor. II, 9. But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Rom. VIII, 28. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose.
(2.) The love of God.
John III, 16. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Rom. V, 8. But God commandeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Eph. II, 4. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5. Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ; (by grace ye are saved;)
6. And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
7. That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Luke VI, 35. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
1 John IV, 7. Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
8. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
9. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
10. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
James V, 11. Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
Hosea XI, 8. How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? my heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
Lam. III, 22. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
Lam. III, 32. But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
33. For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.
Psalm XXXVI, 7. How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
Psalm LXIX, 16. Hear me, O Lord; for thy loving-kindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
Psalm LXXVIII, 38. But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
Psalm CIII, 13. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
Psalm LXXXVI, 15. But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Psalm CXLV, 8. The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion: slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9. The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
Matt. IX, 35. And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
36. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
Matt. XIV, 14. And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
Matt. XV, 32. Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
Matt. XXIII, 37. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
John XIII, 34. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another, as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
John XV, 9. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
Rom. V, 6. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
7. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
8. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Rom. VIII, 37. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Eph. V, 2. And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savor.
Matt. XX, 28. Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Phil. II, 6. Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7. But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Isaiah L, 6. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
Isaiah LIII, 7. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
1 Peter II, 21. For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps.
2 Cor. VIII, 9. For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
(3.) Love to the brethren.
James II, 8. If ye fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:
9. But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
Col. III, 14. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
1 Thess. III, 12. And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you.
Rom. XIII, 3. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
4. For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
5. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience' sake.
6. For, for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
7. Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
8. Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
9. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
10. Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
11. And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
12. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
Gal. V, 13. For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
14. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Gal. V, 22. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23. Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
1 Cor. XIII, 13. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 Peter IV, 8. And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
1 Cor. XVI, 14. Let all your things be done with charity.
Matt. V, 43. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.
44. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45. That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47. And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
Luke VI, 32. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
33. And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
34. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
35. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Rom. XV, 1. We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
2. Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to edification.
3. For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
1 Cor. X, 24. Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.
1 Cor. X, 33. Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
2 Cor. V, 15. And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
1 John III, 16. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Luke X, 33. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion on him.
34. And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
(4.) Love to all men.
Lev. XIX, 18. Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the Lord.
Lev. XIX, 34. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
Matt. V, 44. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45. That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47. And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Rom. XII, 9. Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Heb. X, 24. And let us consider one another, to provoke unto love, and to good works.
1 Peter I, 22. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently.
1 John II, 10. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
1 John IV, 20. If a man say, I love God, and hateth 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?
21. And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God loveth his brother also.
1 John III, 18. My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
Prov. XVIII, 24. A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
1 Thess. IV, 9. But as touching brotherly love, ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
Rom. XII, 10. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another.
1 Thess. III, 12. And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you.
Eph. I, 15. Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
16. Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers.
2 Thess. I, 3. We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth.
Lev. XIX, 17. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him.
1 John III, 14. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
15. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
Ex. XXIII, 5. If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
Rom. XII, 21. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
2. Joy.
(1.) Rejoice in God.
Phil. III, 1. Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
Rom. V, 11. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
Psalm XXXII, 11. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Isaiah XXIX, 19. The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Psalm V, 11. But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Rom. V, 2. By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Luke X, 20. Notwithstanding, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Rom. XV, 13. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Psalm IV, 7. Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
Psalm XVI, 11. Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures forever more.
Acts XVI, 34. And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
1 Peter I, 8. Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now you see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.
Rom. XIV, 17. For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
John XVI, 20. Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
John XV, 11. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
Isaiah LXV, 14. Thus saith the Lord, The labor of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee; they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
Phil. III, 3. For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
Psalm XCII, 4. For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
Psalm XLIII, 4. Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
Psalm LXIII, 5. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
Psalm CXXII, 1. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
Ezra III, 12. 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:
13. 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.
Zech. II, 10. Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.
Psalm XXXV, 27. Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Neh. VIII, 10. Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Psalm XVI, 8. I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
1 Sam. II, 1. And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord; my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
Psalm IX, 14. That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
Psalm CXVIII, 15. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
Luke I, 47. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.
Psalm XLVIII, 11. Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
Psalm XIX, 8. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Psalm CXIX, 14. I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
(2.) Rejoice always.
Phil. IV, 4. Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.
1 Thess. V, 16. Rejoice evermore.
Isaiah LXV, 14. Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
Isaiah XII, 2. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
3. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Isaiah XLI, 10. Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee: yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Deut. XII, 7. And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.
Deut. XXVI, 11. And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.
Joel II, 23. Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
Hab. III, 17. Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
18. Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Psalm XXIII, 4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Isaiah XII, 1. And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
2 Cor. I, 3. Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
4. Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
2 Thess. II, 16. Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace.
Psalm XXXVI, 8. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
9. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Isaiah XLI, 16. Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Jer. IX, 24. But let him that glorieth, glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Gal. VI, 14. But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
Job XXII, 26. For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
3. Peace.
(1.) Peace with God.
Rom. V, 1. Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
2. By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Rom. V, 10. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son; much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Gal. II, 19. For I, through the law, am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
20. I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Eph. I, 6. To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved:
7. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.
Col. I, 20. And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
21. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
22. In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy, and unblamable, and unreprovable in his sight:
23. If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the Gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I, Paul, am made a minister.
Eph. II, 13. But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who sometime were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
14. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
15. Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
16. And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
17. And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
18. For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
19. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God.
Heb. II, 17. Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
Rom. III, 24. Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
Acts XIII, 39. And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
1 Cor. VI, 11. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Rom. VI, 14. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
Rom. VIII, 1. There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
3. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
4. That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
6. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Rom. VIII, 33. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
34. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Gal. IV, 6. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Rom. XV, 33. Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Psalm LXXXV, 8. I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
Isaiah IX, 6. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
2 Thess. III, 16. Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
Eph. II, 14. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
15. Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace.
John XIV, 27. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Rom. XIV, 17. For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Gal. V, 22. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith.
Job XXII, 21. Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
Ezek. XXXIV, 25. And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
Mal. II, 5. My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
Isaiah LXVI, 12. For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
Isaiah LIV, 10. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
Isaiah LV, 12. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Isaiah XXVI, 3. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is staid on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Luke I, 79. To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Zech. VIII, 12. For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
John XVI, 33. These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Phil., 4. I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers.
5. Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints.
6. That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
7. For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
(2.) Peace of Mind—Tranquillity.
Psalm IV, 8. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.
Psalm XXIX, 11. The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.
Isaiah XXVI, 3. For thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
Col. III, 15. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Gal. VI, 16. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
Psalm LXXII, 7. In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
Jer. XXXIII, 6. Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
1 Thess. I, 1. Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the Church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Psalm CXIX, 165. Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
Job XXXIV, 29. When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only.
Phil., 4. I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
5. Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
6. That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
7. For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
Psalm XXXVII, 37. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Luke II, 29. Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
30. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation.
Eph. II, 14. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us.
Psalm LXXXV, 8. I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
Isaiah IX, 6. For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
Isaiah LIII, 5. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Prov. III, 17. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
(3.) Disposed to promote peace.
1 Pet. III, 10. For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
11. Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
James III, 17. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Heb. XII, 14. Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.
2 Tim. II, 24. And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient;
25. In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth.
Col. III, 8. But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
1 Thess. V, 13. And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
1 Thess. II, 7. But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children.
Col. III, 15. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body: and be ye thankful.
Phil. II, 14. Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
15. That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.
Eph. IV, 1. I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2. With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;
3. Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Eph. IV, 32. And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Psalm XXXIV, 14. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Prov. XV, 1. A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Jer. XXIX, 7. And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
Matt. V, 9. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Rom. XII, 10. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another.
Rom. XII, 18. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
2 Cor. XIII, 11. Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Gal. V, 22. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23. Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
4. Long-Suffering.
(1.) Patience under provocation.
Luke XXI, 19. In your patience possess ye your souls.
Psalm XXXVII, 1. Fret not thyself because of evil doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
Psalm XXXVII, 7. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Rom. II, 7. To them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory, and honor, and immortality, eternal life.
Rom. XII, 12. Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.
Heb. X, 36. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
2 Cor. VI, 4. But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
5. In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings.
Heb. VI, 12. That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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,
2. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
James I, 4. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
James V, 7. Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
9. Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10. Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
1 Pet. II, 20. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
2 Pet. I, 5. And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge.
Eph. IV, 1. I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called.
2. With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love.
Eph. IV, 32. And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
1 Pet. III, 8. Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
9. Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Prov. XIX, 11. The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Luke XVII, 3. Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
4. 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.
Col. III, 12. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;
13. Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
1 Pet. II, 18. Servants, be subject to your masters, with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
19. For this is thank-worthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
20. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
21. For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22. Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23. Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously.
(2.) Submission to the will of God.
1 Sam. III, 18. And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.
2 Sam. XVI, 10. And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
11. And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it: let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden him.
Psalm XXXIX, 9. I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
John XVIII, 11. Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
Lev. XXVI, 41. And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:
42. Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.
43. The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her Sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity; because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.
Isaiah XLV, 9. Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
James IV, 7. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Job I, 20. Then Job arose and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshiped.
21. And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
Acts XXI, 14. And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
John XII, 27. Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
Psalm XLVI, 10. Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Matt. VI, 10. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Heb. XII, 9. Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
Rom. IX, 20. Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
21. Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?
Rom. V, 3. And not only so, but we glory in the tribulations also; knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
4. And patience, experience; and experience, hope.
Titus II, 2. That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
2 Pet. I, 6. And to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience; and to patience, godliness.
Rom. XV, 4. For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.
5. Gentleness.
(1.) Must be kind.
Luke XIX, 41. And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
42. Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Rom. XII, 15. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
1 Peter II, 8. If ye fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well.
Job VI, 14. To him that is afflicted pity should be showed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Heb. XIII, 3. Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
Isaiah XXII, 4. Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labor not to comfort me; because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.
Jer. IX, 1. O that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Psalm XXXV, 13. But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned unto mine own bosom.
Prov. XIX, 17. He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
2 Cor. XI, 29. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
Gal. VI, 2. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
1 Cor. XII, 25. That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
26. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it.
1 John III, 17. But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Luke XV, 20. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Ex. II, 6. And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
2 Sam. XVII, 27. And it came to pass, when David was come to Mohanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
28. Brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse,
29. And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
1 Cor. IX, 22. To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
(2.) Not contentious.
1 Peter III, 8. Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
9. Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Prov. XXIX, 22. An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Prov. XXX, 33. Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
Prov. XXVII, 4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Eccl. VII, 9. Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Rom. XII, 17. But he beckoning unto them with the hand, to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go, show these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
Rom. XIV, 10. But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at naught thy brother? we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ.
Eph. IV, 31. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice.
1 Cor. IV, 5. Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
1 Thess. V, 14. Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
15. See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
Heb. X, 30. For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
Prov. XVII, 14. The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Lev. XIX, 18. Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the Lord.
Gen. XLIX, 1. And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
2. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
3. Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
4. Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
5. Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
6. O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honor, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they digged down a wall.
7. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Prov. XVIII, 6. A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Prov. XXVI, 17. He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belongeth not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Prov. XX, 22. Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
Job V, 2. For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Psalm XXXVII, 8. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
(3.) Should help the feeble.
Job VI, 14. To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Heb. XIII, 3. Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
Rom. XII, 15. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Phil. IV, 14. Notwithstanding, ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.
Prov. XVII, 17. A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Psalm XXXV, 13. But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
14. I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
Ex. XXII, 21. Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
22. Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Prov. XIV, 31. He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoreth him hath mercy on the poor.
Deut. XXIV, 17. Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge.
Prov. XXII, 16. Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Prov. XXII, 22. Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate.
Psalm XLI, 1. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
2. The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
1 John III, 17. But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
James I, 27. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
James II, 1. My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
2. For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
3. 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:
4. Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
5. Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
Lev. XXV, 35. And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
Deut. XV, 10. Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
11. For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Matt. V, 7. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Matt. XXV, 34. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35. For I was a hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36. Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Psalm CXII, 9. He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth forever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
Prov. XIX, 17. He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Prov. XXII, 9. He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Isaiah LVIII, 6. Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
7. Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
8. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward.
9. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
10. And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
11. And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
6. Goodness.
(1.) The right state of heart—be good.
Rom. XV, 14. And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
Gal. V, 22. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith.
Eph. V, 9. (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth.)
Eph. IV, 24. And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Rom. VII, 22. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man.
2 Cor. IV, 16. For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
2 Peter I, 4. Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Ezek. XXXVI, 26. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
Ezek. XI, 19. And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh.
Rom. VII, 6. But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
1 John II, 29. If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
1 John IV, 7. Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
Isaiah XLIII, 6. I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
7. Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
1 Peter II, 21. For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22. Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth.
Lev. XIX, 2. Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.
1 Peter I, 15. But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16. Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Rom. VIII, 29. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren.
1 John II, 6. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
Isaiah XXXV, 8. And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
(2.) Doing good—Beneficence.
Job XXIX, 12. Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
13. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Acts II, 44. And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
45. And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
Acts IV, 32. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
33. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
34. For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
35. Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
Heb. XIII, 3. Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
Phil. IV, 14. Notwithstanding, ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.
Job VI, 14. To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Psalm LXXXII, 3. Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
Prov. XXI, 13. Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Ezek. XVI, 49. Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Jer. XXI, 12. O house of David, thus saith the Lord; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Isaiah I, 17. Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Psalm XXXI, 8. And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
9. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
Isaiah XVI, 3. Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.
4. Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Prov. XXIV, 11. If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
12. If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
Prov. XXI, 7. The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
Isaiah LVIII, 6. Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
7. Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out of thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
8. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward.
9. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
10. And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as noonday:
11. And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Micah VI, 8. He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Prov. XXI, 3. To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Deut. XVI, 20. That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Rom. XIII, 7. Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
8. Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
2 Chron. XVI, 9. For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
Psalm IV, 3. But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.
Psalm V, 12. For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
Psalm XXXVII, 3. Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Psalm XCII, 12. The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13. Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
15. To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Prov. X, 3. The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
Prov. X, 30. The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Prov. XIII, 22. A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Isaiah XXXIII, 15. He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
16. He shall dwell on high; his place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him: his waters shall be sure.
Matt. VI, 19. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
1 Tim. VI, 6. But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
Heb. XIII, 16. But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Heb. VI, 10. For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
Prov. XIX, 17. He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Psalm XLI, 1. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
1 Tim. VI, 17. Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
18. That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
19. Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
7. Meekness.
(1.) Christian lowliness.
Zeph. II, 3. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness; it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger.
Col. III, 12. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;
13. Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Eph. IV, 2. With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;
3. Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
2 Tim. II, 25. In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves: if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth.
Psalm XXV, 9. The meek will he guide in judgment, and the meek will he teach his way.
1 Tim. VI, 11. But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Matt. X, 16. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Psalm XXXVII, 11. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Psalm CXLVII, 6. The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
Eccl. VII, 8. Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Matt. V, 5. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
1 Cor. IV, 12. And labor, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it.
Eph. IV, 32. And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Luke XVII, 3. Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
4. 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. III, 8. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
9. And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ.
Heb. X, 36. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
James I, 4. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
James V, 7. Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
1 Thess. II, 7. But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children.
2 Tim. II, 24. And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient;
25. In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth.
Neh. XII, 14. Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.
Phil. II, 14. Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
15. That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.
Gal. V, 22. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23. Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Jer. XXIX, 7. And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
Prov. XV, 1. A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Psalm XXXIV, 14. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
2 Cor. XIII, 11. Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
1 Pet. II, 20. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
James V, 10. Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11. Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
(2.) Humility.
Lev. XXVI, 41. And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:
42. Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.
Judges X, 15. And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.
Luke XV, 18. I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
19. And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
Luke XVIII, 13. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
14. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Prov. XV, 33. The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honor is humility.
Micah VI, 8. He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
James IV, 6. But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
1 Pet. V, 5. Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
6. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.
Matt. V, 3. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Isaiah LVII, 15. For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Psalm X, 17. Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear.
Psalm CXXXVIII, 6. Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
Prov. III, 34. Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
Prov. XXII, 4. By humility and the fear of the Lord art riches, and honor, and life.
Prov. XXIX, 23. A man's pride shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Acts XX, 18. And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
19. Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews.
2 Sam. XXIV, 17. And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.
Luke XXIII, 40. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
41. And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
8. Temperance.
(1.) Self-Denial.
Matt. XVI, 24. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
25. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
26. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Luke VI, 32. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
33. And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
34. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
35. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Rom. XV, 1. We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
2. Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to edification.
3. For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
1 Cor. X, 24. Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.
1 Cor. X, 33. Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
1 John III, 16. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Luke X, 33. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
34. And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Rom. IX, 1. I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
2. That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
3. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh.
2 Cor. VIII, 9. For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Lev. XXVI, 41. And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:
42. Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.
43. The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her Sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity; because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.
Job XXIX, 12. Because I delivered the poor that crieth, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
13. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
(2.) Christian Moderation.
1 Cor. IX, 25. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
Gal. V, 22. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23. Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
2 Peter I, 5. And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6. And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness.
Prov. XXIII, 20. Be not among wine-bibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh.
Prov. XXIII, 31. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright:
32. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Isaiah V, 11. Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
Isaiah V, 22. Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink!
Isaiah XXVIII, 1. Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
Rom. XIII, 13. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
1 Cor. VI, 10. Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Gal. V, 19. Now the works of the flesh are manifest; which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20. Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21. Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Eph. V, 18. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit.
Prov. VI, 27. Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burnt?
Dan. I, 11. Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12. Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
13. Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
14. So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
15. And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.
16. Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
17. As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
18. Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.