xiv. 19. Let us follow after the things which make for peace.

1 Cor. vii. 15. God hath called us to peace. 2 Cor. xiii. 11. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

Eph. iv. 3. Keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Col. iii. 15. Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which ye are called in one body, and be ye thankful.

1 Thess. v. 13. Be at peace among your selves.

2 Tim. ii. 22. Follow after righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Heb. xii. 14. Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.

XXIV. Motives to peace among Christians. John xiv. 27. Jesus said, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you. Luke xxiv. 36. Rom. x. 15. How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace! Isa. lii. 7. Nah. i. 15. Eph. vi. 15.

xiv. 17. The kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

xv. 33. The God of peace be with you.

Cor. xiii. 11. Phil. iv. 9.

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xvi. 20. The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet.

1 Cor. xiv. 33. God is not the author of confusion, but of peace.

Eph. vi. 15. The gospel is the gospel of peace. 1 Thess. v. 23. The very God of peace sanctify you wholly.

Gal. v. 22. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace.

Heb. xiii. 20. The God of peace make you perfect.

James iii. 17. The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated.

XXV. Peace prayed for, as a desirable gift of God. Num. vi. 26. The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee

peace.

Ps. cxxii. 6. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Ver. 7, 8.

Jer. xxix. 7. Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto the Lord for it.

Luke x. 5, 6. Jesus said, Into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. If the son of peace be there, your shall rest upon it; if not, it shall turn to peace you again. Matt. x. 13.

Rom. i. 7. Grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. i. 3. 2 Cor. i. 2. Gal. i. 3. Eph. i. 2, &c.

xv. 13. The God of hope fill you with joy and peace in believing.

Gal. vi. 16. As many as walk according to this rule, peace be upon them and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

Eph. vi. 23. Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Phil. iv. 6, 7. In every thing by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your reAnd the quests be made known unto God. peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds, through Christ Jesus.

2 Thess. iii. 16. Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always, by all means. The Lord be with you all.

1 Pet. i. 2. Grace to you, and peace be multiplied. 2 Pet. i. 2,

v. 14. Peace be with all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Rev. i. 4. Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come, and from the seven Spirits which

are before his throne.

XXVI. Peace the gift of God; promises will walk in my statutes, I will give peace in and instances thereof. Lev. xxvi. 3. 6. If ye your land. Isa. xlviii. 18.

2 Kings xx. 19. Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord, which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?

1 Chron. xxii. 9. The Lord said, I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in Solomon's days.

Job v. 23. The beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.-Ver. 24. Thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace.

Ps. xxxvii. 11. The meek shall inherit the

earth, and shall delight themselves in abundance of peace.

Iv. 18. He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me.

Prov. xvi. 7. When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh his enemies to be at peace

with him.

Isa. xlv. 7. I form light and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I the Lord do all these things. Ch. lvii. 19.

XXVII. Peace with God is the blessed reward of the righteous or good man. Job xxii. 21. Acquaint now thyself with God, and be at peace.

Ps. xxxvii. 37. Mark the perfect man and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. thy law.

cxix. 165. Great peace have they that love

2 Tim. iii. 1. Perilous times shall come.Ver. 2, 3. Men shall be lovers of their ownselves, and despisers of those that are good. James ii. 5, 6. Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith? But ye have despised the poor.

STRIFE.

XXXII. Strife forbidden to the godly, and to be avoided by them. Gen. xiii. 8. Abraham said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I

pray thee, between thee and me, for we be

brethren. Ver. 9.

Prov. iii. 30. Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

xx. 3. It is an honour for a man to cease from strife, but every fool will be meddling.

xxii. 10. Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

xxv. 8. Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof.

xxvi. 17. He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

Ver. 20. Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out; so where there is no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth.

Ver. 21. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle

strife.

Matt. xii. 19. My servant [Christ] shall not strive nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. Isa. xlii. 2.

Rom. xiii. 13. Let us walk honestly, as in the day-not in strife and envying.

1 Cor. iii. 3, 4. Whereas there is among you envying and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as. men? While one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

2 Cor. xii. 20. I fear lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults.

Gal. v. 20. The works of the flesh are, wrath, strife.

Phil. ii. 3. Let nothing be done through strife or vain-glory.

1 Tim. vi. 4. Proud, knowing nothing, but doting about strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, &c.

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2 Tim. ii. 23, 24. Foolish and unlearned questions avoid; they do gender strifes. the servant of the Lord must not strive. 14. Titus iii. 9. Heb. vi. 16. An oath for confirmation [of truth] is an end of strife.

James iii. 14-16. If ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom is

not stand.

Rom. xvi. 17. Mark them which cause divisions, and avoid them.

1 Cor. i. 10. Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, iii. 3. Whereas there is among you envying and walk as men? Ch. xi. 18.

xii. 25. There should be no schism in the body; the members should have the same care one for another.

OFFENCES.

XXXV. Offences forbidden. Isa. xi. 13. Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

Matt. xvii. 25-27. Jesus said to Peter, Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute of their own children or of strangers? Peter said unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, then are the children free. Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money, that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

Acts xxiv. 16. Paul said, Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men.

Rom. xiv. 21. It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

1 Cor. x. 32. Give none offence, neither to the Jews nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God. 2 Cor. vi. 3. Giving no offence.

Ver. 33. Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many. 2 Cor. xi. 29.

Gal. v. 26. Let us not be desirous of vainglory, provoking one another.

Phil. i. 10. I pray that ye may be sincere, and without offence, till the day of Christ.

1 Thess. iv. 11, 12. We beseech you that ye study to be quiet; that ye may walk honestly toward them that are without.

XXXVI. Threats against offenders. Matt. xiii. 41. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity, and cast them into a furnace of fire, &c. Ver. 42.

xviii. 6. Whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Ver. 7. Woe to that man by whom the offence cometh.

DOING GOOD.

XXXVII. Doing good to others. Ps. xxxvii. 3. Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Eccl. iii. 12. Rejoice, and do good. Amos v. 15. Hate evil, and love the good. Mic. iii. 2. The wicked hate the good and love the evil. Luke vi. 31. As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.-Ver. 33. If ye do good to them which do good to you, what thanks have ye? For sinners also do even the same.

Ver. 35. 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 the evil.

Gal. vi. 9, 10. Let us not be weary in welldoing. As we have opportunity let us do good unto all men, especially to them who are of the household of faith.

Eph. vi. S. Whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. Col. iii. 24.

1 Thess. v. 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.

1 Tim. vi. 17, 18. Charge them that are rich, that they do good; that they be rich in good works.

Heb. xiii. 16. To do good and communicate forget not, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

1 Pet. iii. 13. Who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

DOING EVIL.

XXXVIII. Doing evil.

2 Sam. iii. 39.

The Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

Job viii. 20. God will not help evil-doers. Ps. xxvi. 5. I have hated the congregation of evil-doers.

xxxiv. 14. Depart from evil. Isa. i. 4. 16. 1 Pet. iii. 11.

Ver. 16. The face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

Prov. xxiv. 8. He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

Isa. xiv. 20. The seed of evil-doers shall never be renowned.

xxxi. 2. The Lord will arise against the house of evil-doers.

John iii. 20, 21. Every one that doeth evil hateth the light. He that doeth truth cometh to the light.

Rom. xiii. 4. If thou do that which is evil, be afraid of the power. 1 Pet. ii. 12. 14.

2 Cor. xiii. 7. I pray to God that ye do no

evil.

Phil. iii. 2. Beware of evil-workers.

1 Thess. v. 22. Abstain from all appearance of evil.

1 Pet. iii. 12. The face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

iv. 15. Let none of you suffer as an evildoer.

3 John 11. Follow not that which is evil, but that which is good: he that doeth good is of God, but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

DOING WRONG.

XXXIX. Doing wrong. Acts vii. 26, 27. He that did the wrong, thrust Moses away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? Exod. ii. 13.

1 Cor. vi. 7, 8. 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 rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

Col. iii. 25. He that doeth wrong shall re