seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. Ver. 16. Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten, make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. Ver. 17. And it shall come to pass, after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. Isa. iii. 16. Moreover, the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretchedforth necks, and wanton eyes, walking, and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet :Mark vi. 22. And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod, and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. 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 Pet. iv. 3. For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine,

revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries.

h2 Kings ix. 30. And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. Compared with Jer. iv. 30. And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rendest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair, thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life. And with Ezek. xxiii. 40. And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came, for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thine eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments.

140. i Exod. xx. 15.

141. k Psal. xv. 2. He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. Ver. 4.-He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. Zech. vii. 4. Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying, Ver. 10. Oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. Zech. viii. 16.

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These are the things that ye shall do, Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates. Ver. 17. And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour, and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the Lord.

1 Rom. xiii. 7. Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour.

m Lev. vi. 2. If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; Ver. 3. Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein: Ver. 4. Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, Ver. 5. Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass-offering. Compared with Luke xix. 8. And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord, Be

hold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him four-fold.

n Luke vi. 30. Give to every man that asketh of thee: and of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again. Ver. 38. Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you again. 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? Eph. iv. 28. Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Gal. vi. 10. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

01 Tim. vi. 6. But godliness with contentment is great gain. Ver. 7. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. Ver. 8. And having food and raiment, let us be therewith content. Ver. 9. But they that will be rich fall into temptation, and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. Gal. vi. 14. But God forbid that I should glory, 02.

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P1 Tim. v. 8. But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

9 Prov. xxvii. from Verse 23. to the end. Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. Ver. 24. For riches are not for ever,-Eccl. ii. 24. There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. Eccl. iii. 12. I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. Ver. 13. And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. 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: Ver. 18. That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate. Isa. xxxviii. 1. In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death; and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. Mat. xi. 8.

-Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

I Cor. vii. 20. Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. Gen. ii. 15. And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it, and to keep it. Gen. iii. 19. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground:

S Eph. iv. 28. Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Prov. x. 4. He becometh poor that Idealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

t John vi. 12. When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Prov. xxi. 20. There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the wise: but a foolish man spendeth it up.

u 1 Cor. vi. from Verse 1. to 9. Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? &c.

w Prov. vi. from Verse 1. to 6. My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Prov. xi. 15. He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; and

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* Lev. xxv. 35. And if thy brother be waxen poor, and failen 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. xxii. 1. Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. Ver. 2. And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it into thine own. house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. Ver. 3. In like manner shalt thou do with his ass, and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost things of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself. Ver. 4. Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again. Exod. xxiii. 4. If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. Ver. 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. Gen. xlvii. 14.

And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought : and Joseph brought the money into Pharach's house. Ver. 20. And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's. Phil. . 4. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Mat. xxii. 39. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

142. James ii. 15. If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food; Ver. 16. And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body, what doth it profit? 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?

2 Eph. iv. 28. Let him that stole steal no more; but rather

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C Prov. xxix. 24. Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul; he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. Psal. 1. 18. When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him.

d1 Thess. iv. 6. That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you, and testified.

Prov. xi. 1. A false balance is abomination to the Lord; but a just weight is his delight. Prov. xx. 10. Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

f Deut. xix. 14. Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's land-mark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance.-Prov. xxiii. 10. Remove not the old land-mark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless.

8 Amos viii. 5. Saying, When will the new-moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? Psal. xxxvii. 21. The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again.

h Luke xvi. 10. He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much and he that is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much,

Ver. 11. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? Ver. 12. And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?

i Ezek. xxii. 29. The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy; yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. Lev. xxv. 17. Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the Lord your God.

k Mat. xxiii. 25. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Ezek. xxii. 12. In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood: thou hat taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.

1 Psal. xv. 5. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent.

m Job xv. 34. For the congrega. tion of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

n1 Cor. vi. 6. But brother goeth to law with brother, and that be fore the unbelievers. Ver. 7. Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another: why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not

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