GOOD WORKS. Gal. vi. 7. Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap. Eph. vi. 8. Whatsoever good things any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord. 1 Pet. i. 17. God, without respect of persons, judgeth according to every man's work. Rev. ii. 23. All the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts; and I will give unto every one of you according unto your works. xx. 12. I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the Book of Life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. xxii. 12. Behold I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. See this reward prayed for against the wicked, Neh. vi. 14. Ps. xxviii. 4. 2 Tim. iv. 14. Threatened against the wicked, Jer. xxi. 14.-xxv. 14. Ezek. vii. 27.—xxiv. 14. Mic. vii. 13. 2 Cor. xi. 15. Col. i. 10. Walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work. John xv. 8. Herein, saith Christ, is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. 1 Tim. ii. 8-10. I will that women adorn themselves with good works. v. 10. Let a widow be taken into the number, having followed every good work. CHAP. XV. Heb. x. 24. Let us consider one another, to provoke unto love and to good works. See James iii. 13. works, promised. Isa. xxvi. 12. Lord, thou LXXV. Ability for performing good wilt ordain peace for us, for thou hast wrough all our works in us. 2 Cor. v. 5. lxi. 8. I will direct their work in truth, saith the Lord. 2 Cor. ix. 8. God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that ye always, having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work. Eph. ii. 10. We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, walk in them. which God hath before ordained that we should iii. 20. His power worketh in us. Eph. i. 19. Phil. i. 6. He that hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Christ. ii. 12, 13. Work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God that worketh in you, both to will and to do of his good plea sure. 2 Thess. ii. 16, 17. Our Lord Jesus Christ, and God, even our Father, comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word and work. able for doctrine, for reproof, for correction and 2 Tim. iii. 16, 17. The Scripture is profitinstruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. evil work, and preserve me to his heavenly iv. 18. The Lord will deliver me from every kingdom. he might redeem us from all iniquity, and Tit. ii. 14. Christ gave himself for us, that purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Heb. ix. 14. The blood of Christ shall purge your conscience from dead works, to serve the living God. xiii. 20, 21. Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, 2 Tim. ii. 21. If a man purge himself from blood of the everlasting covenant, make you that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the these sins, he shall be a vessel sanctified unto honour, and meet for the master's use, and pre-working in you that which is well-pleasing in perfect in every good work to do his will, pared unto every good work. Tit. ii. 7. In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works. his sight, through Jesus Christ: to whom be iii. 1. Put them in mind to be ready to every good work.-Ver. 8. These things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they who have be- LXXVI. Promises to the performance of lieved in God, might be careful to maintain good works. Heb. vi. 10. God is not ungood works: these things are good and pro-righteous, to forget your work and labour of fitable unto men.-Ver. 14. Let ours also love. learn to maintain good works for necessary uses. Rom. ii. 10. Glory, honour and peace, to every one that worketh good. HAP. XV. DOING GOOD-EVIL-DOERS. Gal. vi. 4. Let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself, and not in another. James i. 25. A doer of the work shall be blessed in his deed. ii. 17. Faith without works is dead. See ver. 14 to 24. Rev. xiv. 13. Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord; they rest from their labours, and their works do follow them. See 2 Chron. xv. 7.-xxxi. 20. 21. Isa. xlix. 4. Jer. xxxi. 16. Rev. ii. 2. 9. 13. 19. 26. 28.-iii. 1. 8. 15. LXXVII. Examples of good works. Acts x. 38. Jesus went about doing good. John x. 32. See examples of obedience in Ch. 2d and 3d of Rev. LXXVIII. Omission of good works. Threats. Luke xii. 47. That servant which knew his Lord's will and did it not, shall be beaten with many stripes. James i. 22. Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your ownselves. See the parable of the talent hid in the earth, Matt. xxv. 25, 26. 30.-Christ's sentence against the wicked, for omitting duty, Matt. xxv. 41, 42.-The unfruitful tree cut down, Matt. iii. 10.-vii. 19. Luke iii. 9.-xiii. 6, 7. John xv. 2.-The barren fig-tree cursed, Matt. xxi. 19.—The parable of the seed sown not Mark iv. 4. bearing fruit, Matt. xiii. 19. Luke viii. 5.—The servant's professing obedience, but not working, Matt. xxi. 30.-The sin and folly of not being rich toward God, Luke xii. 20, 21. James iv. 17. Jude 12. Deut. xxxii. 32. Heb. vi. 8. LXXX. Promises to them that do good, that do well. Gen. iv. 7. If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? Matt. xxiv. 46. Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord shall find so doing. Rom. ii. 7. To those who seek for glory, honour, and immortality, by a patient continuance in well-doing, God will give eternal life. Ver. 10. Glory, honour, and peace to every man that worketh good. Gal. vi. 9. Let us not be weary in welldoing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not. Eph. vi. 8. Whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord. 1 Pet. iv. 19. Let them that suffer according to the will of God, commit the keeping of their souls to him in well-doing. Gentiles. Rev. xviii. 4. I heard a voice, saying, Come out, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. See Isa. lii. 11. 2 Cor. vi. 17. Where we are commanded to avoid evil company. See also Ps. i. 1, 2.-cxxv. 5. Prov. i. 15.-iv. 14.— xvi. 29.-xxii. 25. LXXXII. Doing evil, the character of the wicked. Ps. xxxvi. 3. The wicked hath left off to be wise, and to do good. Ps. xiv. 3. 3 John ver. 11. Follow not that which is liii. 1. 3. evil, but that which is good. Examples. Job i. 1. Job feared God and Ch. ii. 3. eschewed evil. Ver. 8. Ps. cxix. 101. I have refrained my feet from every evil way. Acts x. 38. Jesus went about doing good. Rom. iii. 12. Prov. ii. 14. The wicked rejoice to do evil. Mic. vii. 3. They do evil with both hands. Eccl. viii. 11. Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily; therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. S Jer. iv. 22. My people are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. xiii. 23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. Rom. vii. 19. The good that I would I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do. -Ver. 21. I find a law in my members, that when I would do good evil is present with me. LXXXIII. Threats against evil-doers. 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. xxxiv. 16. The face of the Lord is against them that do evil. 1 Pet. iii. 12. Mic. iii. 4. 1 John ii. 9. 11. He that hateth his brother is in darkness. Rev. xvi. 10. The kingdom of the beast was full of darkness. LXXXV. Threats. Isa. v. 20. Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness. xxix. 15. Woe to them whose works are in the dark. the hidden things of darkness. NOT IN DARKNESS. LXXXVI. The righteous walk not in darkness. John viii. 12. He that followeth xxxvii. 9. Evil-doers shall be cut off. Isa. i. 4. A seed of evil-doers, children that Christ shall not walk in darkness. Ch. xii. 35. are corrupters. Ver. 15. When ye make many prayers I will not hear. See threats from ver. 5 to 16. xiv. 20. The seed of evil-doers shall never be renowned. xxxi. 2. God will arise against the house of evil-doers. Ps. xciv. 16. Jer. iv. 4. Thus saith the Lord, Circumcise yourself to the Lord, lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. Ch. xxi. 12. Ezek. xxxvi. 17. Jer. xxvi. 3.-xliv. 22. 2 Kings xxii. 17. xviii. 10. If a nation do evil in my sight, I will repent me of the good wherewith I said I would benefit them. Ezek. xxxvi. 19. According to their way, and according to their doings, I judged them. Hos. iv. 9.-xii. 2. Zech. i. 6. Hos. vii. 2. Their own doings have beset them about. Jer. iv. 18. Rom. ii. 9. Tribulation and anguish shall be upon every soul of man that doeth evil. See Deut. iv. 25, 26.-xxxi. 29. Isa. i. 4. 18. 20. 22.—lix. 6.—lxvi. 18. Jer. vii. 13. 20.xxxii. 30.-xliv. 8. Ezek. xxi. 24.-xxxiii. 26. 29. Acts xxvi. 18. The Lord said to Paul, I send thee to open men's eyes, and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God. Rom. xiii. 12. Let us cast off the works of darkness. 2 Cor. vi. 14. What communion hath light with darkness? Eph. v. 11. Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness. vi. 12. We wrestle against the rulers of the darkness of this world. Col. i. 13. God hath delivered us from the power of darkness. 1 Pet. ii. 9. 1 Thess. v. 4, 5. Ye are not in darkness. Ye are all the children of light, and of the day. 1 John i. 6. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth. DEAD WORKS. called dead; the righteous are alive from the LXXXVII. The wicked, and their works, dead. Rom. vi. 13. Yield yourselves unto God as those that are alive from the dead. Eph. ii. 1. You hath he quickened who were dead in trespasses and sins. v. 14. Awake, thou that sleepest, arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. Col. ii. 13. You being dead in your sins, hath he quickened. 1 Tim. v. 6. She that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. Heb. vi. 1. Repentance from dead works. John iii. 19. Men love darkness rather than conscience from dead works, to serve the living light, because their deeds are evil. Rom. i. 21, 22. Their foolish heart was darkened. They became fools. Eph. iv. 18. Having the understanding darkened. Matt. vi. 23. God. Jude 12. The wicked are as trees twice dead. Rev. iii. 1. Thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. WORKS OF THE DEVIL, CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL. LXXXVIII. Works of the devil, children of the devil. John viii. 44. To the wicked Jesus said, Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. Acts xiii. 10. Paul said, O thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness. 1 Tim. iv. 1. Some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils. 1 John iii. 8. He that committeth sin is of the devil.-Ver. 10. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil; whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God. LXXXIX. The righteous have no fellowship with the children of the devil. 1 Cor. x. 20. I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. Ver. 21. Eph. iv. 27. Neither give place to the devil. James iv. 7. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. xiii. 14. Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to fulfil the lusts thereof. Ver. 18. Let no man beguile you, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind. 1 Pet. ii. 11. Abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul. iv. 2. Live not in the flesh, to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. 2 Pet. ii. 20. If after they have escaped the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 1 John ii. 16. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life, is not of the Father. XCI. Lusts of the flesh forbidden to Christians. Rom. vi. 12. Let not sin reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Ver. 13. xiii. 14. Put ye on the Lord Jesus, and make not provision for the flesh to fulfil the lusts thereof. Gal. v. 16, 17. Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lusts of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit. Ver. 24. They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. Eph. iv. 22. Put off the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts. 2 Tim. ii. 22. Flee youthful lusts; but follow righteousness, faith, &c. Tit. ii. 12. Denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously and godly, in this present world. 1 Pet. i. 14. As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance. ii. 11. I beseech you, as strangers and pil grims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which wa against the soul. iv. 2. Live no longer to the lusts of men 2 Cor. vii. 1. Let us cleanse ourselves from but to the will of God.-Ver. 3. The time all filthiness of flesh and spirit. Gal. v. 17. The flesh lusteth against the Spirit. Ver. 19. The works of the flesh are adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, &c.-Ver. 24. They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh. vi. 8. He that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption. Eph. ii. 1-3. Ye were dead in trespasses and sins, wherein in time past ye walked, according to the course of this world, in the lusts of your flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature children of wrath. Ver. 11. Col. ii. 11. Putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ.Ver. 13. You being dead in your sins hath he quickened. past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revelling, banquetings, and abominable idolatries. 2 Pet. i. 4. There are given to 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. 1 John ii. 16. All that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.-Ver. 17. The world passeth away and the lust thereof. XCII. Lusting after women. Prov. vi. 25. Lust not after beauty in thy heart. Matt. v. 28. Whosoever looketh on a wo man to lust after her, hath committed adultery great and precious promises, that by these ye with her already in his heart. might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. See 1 Pet. i. 22, 23. XCIII. Lusting after meats and drinks. See instances in the Jews punished. Numb. xi. 4. 34. Ps. lxxviii. 18. 30.-lxxxi. 12.— cvi. 14. 1 Cor. x. 6. XCIV. The evil of lusts. John viii. 44. They are of the devil. 1 John ii. 16. They are of the world. Mark iv. 19. They choke the word. Eph. ii. 2, 3. They prevail in the children of disobedience and wrath. 1 Thess. iv. 5. In those who know not God. Tit. iii. 3. James i. 14. By them men are drawn away to sin, and enticed. Ver. 15. 2 Pet. ii. 18. iv. 1. From them proceed wars and fightings among men. Ver. 2, 3. 5. Because of them prayers are not answered. 2 Tim. iv. 3. Through them men pervert the gospel. Ch. iii. 6. 2 Pet. iii. 3. Jude 16. 18. DEFILEMENT OF SIN. Those things which proceed out of the mouth, XCVIII. Defilement of sin. Matt. xv. 18. come forth from the heart, and defile the man. Ver. 11. Ver. 19, 20. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man. XCIX. Threats. Lev. xviii. 25. The land is defiled, therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it.-Ver. 28. The land shall spue you out, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations before you. Num. xxxv. 34. Defile not the land wherein I dwell, for I the Lord dwell among the 1 Tim. vi. 9. They drown men in destruc- children of Israel. Ezek. xliii. 7, 8. tion and perdition. CORRUPTION OF SIN. XCV. Corruption prevailing. Gen. vi. 11. The earth was corrupt before God.-Ver. 12. For all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. Exod. xxxii. 7, 8. The Lord said unto Moses, Thy people have corrupted themselves. (Deut. ix. 12.) They have turned aside quickly out of the way. Deut. xxxi. 29. Deut. xxxii. 5. They have corrupted themselves; their spot is not the spot of God's children; they are a perverse and crooked generation.-Ver. 6. Do ye thus requite the Lord? O foolish people, and unwise. Judg. ii. 19. Matt. vii. 17. A corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. Ver. 18. Ch. xii. 33. Rev. xix. 2. The great whore did corrupt the earth, with her fornication. See Isa. i. 4. Hos. ix. 9. Zeph. iii. 7. XCVI. Confession of corruption. Neh.i. 7. We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept thy commandments, &c. Ezek. xx. 44. Pardon promised. THE RIGHTEOUS NOT CORRUPT. Isa. xxiv. 5, 6. The earth is defiled under the inhabitants thereof, because they have transgressed the law, changed the ordinance, &c. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth. Rev. xxi. 27. There shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven any thing that defileth, &c. See Ezek. xxxvi. 17, 18. Hos. v. 3. 6. Tit. i. 15. Heb. xii. 15. Rev. iii. 4. Thou hast a few names, which have not defiled their garments. UNCLEANNESS. C. Uncleanness of sin. Isa. vi. 5. I dwell in the midst of people of unclean lips. Ezek. xliv. 23. Cause them to discern between the clean and unclean. Ch. xxii. 26. Matt. xxiii. 27. Ye are full of all uncleanness. Rom. vi. 19. Ye yielded your members servants to uncleanness. Gal. v. 19. The works of the flesh, are un cleanness. Eph. iv. 19. Who being past feeling, have given themselves over to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. Rom. i. 24. 2 Pet. ii. 9, 10. The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished. But chiefly them that walk after the flesh, in the lust of uncleanness. XCVII. The righteous not corrupt. Eph. iv. 22-24. Put off the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and put on the new man, which after God is CI. Confession of uncleanness. Isa. lxiv. created in righteousness and true holiness. 6. We are all as an unclean thing, and our 2 Pet. i. 4. God hath given to us exceeding | righteousnesses as filthy rags. Ch. i. 5, 6. |