XIII. Envy toward others, a mark of an unconverted state. Prov. xxvii. 4. Who is able to stand before envy? Matt. xxvii. 18. The Jews for envy delivered Jesus to be put to death. Mark xv. 10. Acts v. 17, 18. The Jews, filled with envy, laid their hands on the apostles, and put them into the common prison. vii. 9. The patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph. xiii. 45. The Jews, filled with envy, spake against the things that were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. Ch. xvii. 5. Rom. i. 29. The reprobate mind is filled with all unrighteousness, envy, &c. Phil. i. 15. Some preach Christ of envy. 1 Tim. vi. 4. Doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, &c. Tit. iii. 3. We (in our unconverted state) were foolish, living in malice and envy. James iv. 5. The spirit that dwelleth in us, lusteth to envy. 1 Cor. iii. 3. Whereas there is among you envying, and strife, &c. are ye not carnal? Gal. v. 19. The works of the flesh are envyings, murders, &c. Ver. 21. James iii. 14-16. If ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. MALICE. XIV. Malice forbidden to the righteous. 1 Cor. v. 8. Let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. xiv. 20. In malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. Eph. iv. 31. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice. Col. iii. 8. Put off anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communications, &c. 1 Pet. ii. 1. Prov. xiv. 17. He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly; and a man of wicked devices is hated. xv. 1. A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.-Ver. 18. A wrathful man stirreth up strife; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. xvi. 32. He that is slow to anger, is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city. xix. 11. The discretion of a man deferreth his anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. Ch. xiv. 29. xxi. 14. A gift in secret pacifieth anger, and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. xxii. 24. Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man thou shalt not go. xxv. 28. He that hath no rule over his own spirit, is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. xxvii. 4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? xxix. 22. An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression. Eccl. vii. 9. Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. Matt. v. 22. Whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment. Eph. iv. 26, 27. Be ye angry and sin not; let not the sun go down upon your wrath : neither give place to the devil.-Ver. 31. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice. Col. iii. s. Tit. i. 7. A bishop must be blameless; not self-willed, not soon angry. See the Govern ment of the tongue; Commandment ninth. XVII. Instances of the anger of the righteous against sin. Gen. xxx. 1, 2. Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children or else I die. And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel. Exod. xi. 8. Moses went out from Pharaoh in great anger. xxxii. 19. When Moses saw the golden calf, and the Israelites dancing before it, his anger was kindled. Mark iii. 5. Jesus looked on them with an XV. Malice in the wicked. Rom. i. 28, 29. A reprobate mind, filled with all unrighteous-ger, being grieved for the hardness of their ness, maliciousness. Tit. iii. 3. Foolish, living in malice and envy. 3 John 9, 10. Diotrephes, who loveth the pre-eminence, receiveth us not; prating against us with malicious words. ANGER. XVI. Anger forbidden. Ps. xxxvii. 8. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. hearts. XVIII. Sinful anger, instances of it. Gen. xlix. 5-7. Simeon and Levi are brethren, instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united for in their anger they slew a man. (Ch. xxxiv. 26.) Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their wrath, for it was cruel. See Isa. xiv. 6. Amos i. 11. Jonah iv. 1. CHAP. XVI. WRATH-CONTENTION-PEACE. John vii. 23. Are ye (said Christ) angry at me, because I have made a man whole on the Sabbath-day? Rev. xi. 18. WRATH. who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine. xxvi. 21. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife. xxix. 9. If a wise man contend with a foolXIX. Wrath. Ps. lxxvi. 10. The remain-ish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no der of wrath shalt thou restrain. Job v. 2. Wrath killeth the foolish man. Prov. xii. 16. A fool's wrath is presently known, but a prudent man covereth shame. xiv. 29. He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding, but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. xix. 19. A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment. xxi. 24. Proud and haughty scorner is his name that dealeth in proud wrath. xxvii. 3. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. Ver. 4. Rom. xii. 19. Avenge not yourselves, but rather give place to wrath. Gal. v. 20. The works of the flesh are, wrath, &c. 2 Cor. xii. 20. I fear lest there be among you wrath, strifes. Eph. iv. 26. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.-Ver. 31. Let all wrath be put away, &c. Col. iii. 8. vi. 4. Fathers, provoke not your children to wrath. 1 Tim. ii. 8. Pray, lifting up holy hands without wrath. James i. 19. Let every man be slow to wrath.-Ver. 20. For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. Rev. xii. 12. The devil is come down, ing great wrath, &c. rest. Hab. i. 3. There are that raise up strife and contention. ness, Rom. ii. 8. Unto them that are contentious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousGod will render indignation and wrath. 1 Cor. i. 11. It hath been declared unto me that there are contentions among you.-Ver. 12. Every one of you saith, I am of Paul, and of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ. xi. 16. If any man seem to be contentious, I &c. Tit. iii. 9. Avoid contentions about the law, for they are vain. XXI. Promises against contention. Isa. xli. 12. Thou shalt not find them that contended with thee; they that war against thee shall be as nothing. xlix. 25. I will contend with him that contendeth with thee. XXII. The righteous contend only against sin. Prov. xxviii. 4. Such as keep the law contend with the wicked. Neh. xiii. 11. I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? -Ver. 17. Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the Sabbathhav-day-Ver. 25. I contended with them that had married strange wives, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, &c. Isa. xvi. 6, 7. We have heard of the pride of Moab, and his wrath. Therefore shall Moab howl. Jer. xlviii. 30. CONTENTION. XX. Contention forbidden. Prov. xiii. 10. Only by pride cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom. xvii. 14. The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water; therefore leave off contention before it be meddled with. xviii. 6. A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.-Ver. 19. A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. xxii. 10. Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. xxiii. 29, 30. Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath 1 Thess. ii. 2. We were bold to speak the gospel with much contention. Jude 3. Contend for the faith delivered to the saints. Zech. viii. 19. Love peace. Matt. v. 9. Blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of God. James iii. 18. v. 25. Agree with thine adversary quickly. Mark ix. 50. Have peace one with another. Rom. xii. 18. If it be possible, as much as babbling? who hath wounds without cause? | lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. 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. Nah. i. 15. Eph. vi. 15. lii. 7. 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. 2 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. up XXV. Peace prayed for, as a desirable gift of God. Num. vi. 26. The Lord lift 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 peace shall rest upon it; if not, it shall turn to 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 requests be made known unto God. And the 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 know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace. at peace with thee.-Ver. 24. Thou shalt 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. Prov. iii. 17. Wisdom's ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. Isa. xxvi. 3. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee. xxvii. 5. Let him take hold of my strength; that he may make peace with me, and he shall make peace with me. xxxii. 17. The work of righteousness shall be peace, and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. Ivii. 2. He shall enter into peace; they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. Rom. ii. 10. Glory, honour, and peace, to every one that worketh good. viii. 6. To be spiritually minded is life and peace. 2 Pet. iii. 14. Be diligent, that ye may be found of him in peace without spot and blameless. XXVIII. Peace promised to the Church of God. Ps. xxix. 11. The Lord will bless his people with peace. Ps. lxxxv. 8. 10. covenant of peace, and they shall dwell safely. Ch. xxxvii. 26. Hag. ii. 9. In this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts. Zech. vi. 13. The council of peace shall be between them both. UNITY. XXIX. Unity. Ps. cxxxiii. 1. Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. Amos iii. 3. Can two walk together except they be agreed? John xvii. 20. Jesus said, I pray for those that shall believe on me.-Ver. 21. That they all may be one. Ver. 22, 23. Acts iv. 32. The multitude that believed were of one heart. Rom. xv. 5. Be like-minded, one toward another. 1 Cor. i. 10. Be perfectly joined together in the same mind, and in the same judgment. 2 Cor. xiii. 11. Be of one mind. Gal. v. 15. If ye bite and devour one an lxxii. 3. The mountains shall bring peace to other, take heed that ye be not consumed one the people. Ver. 7. cxxv. 5. Peace shall be upon Israel. Ps. cxxviii. 6. cxlvii. 14. He maketh peace in thy borders. Job xxv. 2. He maketh peace in his high places. See Ps. xlvi. of another. Phil. i. 27. Let us stand fast in one Spirit. HONOUR. XXX. Honouring me another. Lev. xix. 32. Thou shalt honour the face of the old man. Ps. xv. 4. The righteous honoureth them that fear the Lord. Rom. xii. 10. Be kindly affectioned, in ho Isa. ii. 4. They shall beat their swords into plough-shares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. xi. 6. The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid,nour preferring one another. and the calf and the young lion, and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. -Ver. 9. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain. Ver. 7, 8. 13. xxvi. 12. Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us. xxxii. 18. My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places. xiii. 7. Render honour to whom honour is liv. 10. The mountains shall depart and the bills be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from thee, nor my covenant of peace be removed.-Ver. 13. All thy children shall be taught of God, and great shall be the peace of thy children. Iv. 12. Ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace. lx. 17. I will make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness. Ixvi. 12. Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river. due. Phil. ii. 3. In lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves. 1 Tim. v. 3. Honour widows that are widows indeed. vi. 1. Let servants count their masters worthy of all honour. 1 Pet. ii. 17. Honour all men. Honour the king. See Luke xiv. 8. DESPISING OTHERS. Fear God. XXXI. Despising others. Prov. xi. 12. He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour. xiv. 21. He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth. Luke xviii. 9. Jesus spake a parable to certain that trusted in themselves that they were Jer. xxxiii. 6. I will reveal unto them abun-righteous, and despised others. dance of peace and truth. 1 Tim. vi. 2. Servants that have believing Ezek. xxxiv. 25. I will make with them a masters, let them not despise them. STRIFE-OFFENCES. 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. 2 Tim. ii. 23, 24. Foolish and unlearned questions avoid; they do gender strifes. And the servant of the Lord must not strive. Ver. 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 CHAP. XVI. earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. FIGHTINGS. XXXIII. Fightings, quarrels. Mark vi. 18, 19. John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him. 2 Cor. vii. 5. Without were fightings, within were fears. Col. iii. 13. If any man have a quarrel against any, even as Christ forgave you, so do ye. James iv. 1. From whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence, even of your lusts, that war in your members? 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 or tribute of their own children or of whom do the kings of the earth take custom 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 find a piece of money, that take, and give when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt unto them for me and thee. ercise myself, to have always a conscience Acts xxiv. 16. Paul said, Herein do I exvoid of offence toward God and toward men. |