not away. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Matth. x, 34-36. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-inlaw against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. Matth. xviii, 14-16. Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. Luke xil, 53. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother-in-law against her daughter in-law, and the daughter-inlaw against her mother-in-law. Acts vil, 26. And the next day he showed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another? ITS EVILS. Lev. xxiv, 10. And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove toge ther in the camp. Prov. x, 12. Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. forcing of wrath bringeth forth as much as lieth in you, live peace- Mark ili, 24, 25. And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. Luke xi, 17. But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. Gal. v, 15. But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. MEEKNESS. Ps. xxii, 26. The meek shall eat and be satisfied; they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. Ps. xxv, 9. The meek will he guide in judgment; and the meek will he teach his way. Ps. xxxiv, 14. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. Ps. xxxvii, 11. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abuudance of peace. Ps. lxxvi, 9. When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth, Selah. Ps. cxlvii, 6, 7. The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving, sing praise upon the harp unto our God. Ps. cxlix, 4. For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. Isa. xxix, 19. The meek also shall increase their joy in the shall rejoice in the Holy One of LORD, and the poor among men Israel. Prov. xv, 18. A wrathful man Zeph. 11, 3. Seek ye the LORD, all stirreth up strife: but he that is ye meek of the earth, which have slow to anger appeaseth strife. wrought his judgment; seek Prov. xvii, 19. He loveth trans-righteousness, seek meekness: it gression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. Prov. xx, 3. It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. Prov. xxvi, 21. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. Prov. xxviii, 25, 26. He that is of a proud heart stirreth up' strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat. He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walk eth wisely, he shall be delivered. Prov. xxx, 33.... So the may be ye shall be hid in the day Matth. v, 5, 9, 38-41. Blessed are Rom. xii, 18. If it be possible, prisoner of the Lord, beseech you, Eph. iv, 1, 2. I therefore, the that ye walk worthy of the voca tion wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, one another in love. with long-suffering, forbearing Heb. xii, 14. Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. 1 Peter ill, 13. And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? EXEMPLIFIED. Num. xii, 3. (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) Ps. xxxviii, 12-14. They also for me; and they that seek my that seek after my life lay snares hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. But I, as a deaf man, heard not, and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. Ps. xliv, 22. Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. Jer. xi 19. But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us out him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. hold, I am in your hand; do with Jer. xxvi, 14, 15. As for me, be tain, that if ye put me to death, unto you. But know ye for cerme as seemeth good and meet ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you, to speak all these words in your ears. 2 Cor. xi, 20. For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face. and killed the just; and he doth James v. 6. Ye have condemned not resist you. EQUITY. 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. Job xiii, 10. He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons. Prov. xxi, 15. It is joy to the Just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. Prov. xxviii, 21. To have respect of persons is not good; for, for a piece of bread that man will transgress. Isa. Ivi, 1. Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. Jer. xxii, 15, 16. Shalt thou reign because thou closest thyself in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him? He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD. Amos v, 24. But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. Zech. vill, 16. 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. Matth. vii, 12. Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even 80 to them: for this is the law and the prophets. Luke vi, 31. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. Luke xvi, 10, 12. 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. And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own? James ii, 1-4, 9. My brethren, bave not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment, 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: Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. GRATITUDE. Gen. xl, 14. But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me: and make mention of me unto Parth and bring me out of this house. 1 Sam. xix, 4, 5. And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to theeward very good: For he did put Philistine, and the LORD wrought his life in his hand, and slew the a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause. Exod 11, 20. And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread. 1 Sam. xv, 6. And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed froin among the Amalekites. 2 Sam. ix, 1, 3, 7. And David 2 Sam. x, 2. Then said David, I 1 Kings 1.7. But shew kindness Rom. xvi, 1-4. I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatso ever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus; Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. 2 Tim. I, 16-18. The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain. But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. The Lord grant unto him that he may day: and in how many things he find mercy of the Lord in that ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well. INGRATITUDE. Judges ix, 16, 18-20. Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands; And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother: If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you: But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech. 2 Chron. xx, 10, 11. And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt but they turned from them, and destroyed them not; Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. FS. XXXV, 12. They rewarded' me evil for good, to the spoiling of my soul. Ps. xxxviii, 20. They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is. P3. cix, 3-5. They compassed hatred, and fought against me me about also with words of they are my adversaries: but I Without a cause. For my love give myself unto prayer. they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. And Jer. xvill, 20. Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them. Gen. x1, 23. Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. Judges viii, 34, 35. And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side: Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely. Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel. 2 Chron. xxiv, 22. Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jeholada his father had done to him, but slew his son: and when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it. Daniel xi, 26. Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow and many shall fall down slain. LOVE. Ps. cxxxiii, 1. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. Mark xii, 31. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. Rom. xiii, 8-11. Owe no man any thing, but to love one another for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thon shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thon shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly compre hended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour therefore love is the fulfiling of the law. And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of Bleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. Gal. v, 14. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Heb. xiii, 1. Let brotherly love continue. James ii, 8. If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well. 1 Peter iv, 8. And, above all things, have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 1 John ii, 7--10. Brethren, I write no new coinmandment unto you, but an old commandment, which ye had from the beginning: the old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the be ginning. Again, a new command- 1 John ii, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, LOVE TO ENEMIES. Exod. xxiii, 4, 5. If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 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. Prov. xxiv, 17. Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth. Prov. xxv, 21, 22. If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals on fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. Matth. v, 43, 44, 46, 47. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy: 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; For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than otherst do not even the publicans so? Luke vi, 26--28, 32-35. Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them, And if yo lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 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 IIighest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. 1 Sam. xxiv, 17-19. And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. And 'thou hast shewed this day how that thou has dealt well with me: forasmuch as, when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not. For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? Wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day. Job xxxi, 29, 30. If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him: Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. 2 Tim. iv, 16. At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. SYMPATHY, Job xxx, 25. Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor? Lam. iii, 51. Mine eye affecteth mine heart, because of all the daughters of my city. Rom. xli, 15, 16. Rejoice with them tha do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. Col. iii, 12. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind; ineekness, longsuffering. 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. FORGIVENESS OF INJURIES. Zech. vii, 9. Thus speaketh the LORD of host, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions, every man to his brother. Matth. v, 7, 23, 24. Blessed a the merciful: for they shall obt mercy. Therefore, if thou br thy gift to the altar, and there remenberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave tliere thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Matth. vi, 14, 15. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Matth. xviii, 21, 22, 35. Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their tres passes. Luke vi, 36, 37. Be ye therefore. merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven. Luke xvii, 3, 4. Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 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. iv, 32. And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Çol. iil, 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. GOOD EXAMPLE.-DUTY FOLLOWING IT. Josh. xxiv, 31. And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that Overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD that he had done for Israel. Judg. ii, 7. And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel. Judg. iv, 1. And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD when Ehud was dead. Prov. ii, 20. That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the right eous. Matth. v, 13-16. Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of Ye are the light of the men. world. A city that is set on an Neither do hill cannot be hid. men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. John xiii, 13--15. Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. 2- Cor. vill, 8. I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. Phil. 1, 17. Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so, as ye have us for an ensample. 1 Thess. 1, 6-8. And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing. Heb. vi, 12. That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 1 Pet. ii, 12. Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles; that, whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation, BAD EXAMPLE TO BE AVoided. Lev. xviii, 2, 3. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God. After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their ordi nances. Lev. xx, 23. And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nations which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them. Deut. xvill, 9. When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 2 Chron. xxx, 7. And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see. Neh. v, 9. Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies? Isa. viii, 11. For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me, that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying. Ezek. xx, 18. But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor deille yourselves with their idols. Zech. 1, 4. Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Turn ye from your evil doings: but they now from your evil ways, and did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD. Matth. xxill, 1-3. Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 1 Cor. v, 6. Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. 1 Cor. x, 6. Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Eph. iv, 17. This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind. 3 John 11. Beloved, 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. V. MAN SOCIAL. Gen. ix, 18, 19. And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread. Isa. xxiv, 2. And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; Exod. xvi, 17, 18. And the chil- as with the servant, so with his dren of Israel did so, and gather-master, as with the maid, so with ed, some more, some less. And her mistress; as with the buyer, so when they did mete it with an with the seller; as with the lender, omer, he that gathered much had so with the borrower; as with the nothing over, and he that gather-taker of usury, so with the giver ed little had no lack: they gather- of usury to him. ed every man according to his eating. Job xxxi, 13-15. If I did despise the cause of my man-servant, or of my maid-servant, when they contended with me: What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb? Job xxxiv, 19. How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. Ps. xlix, 1, 2. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: Both low and high, rich and poor, together." Ps. lxii, 9. Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. Ps. cxlviii, 11-13. Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: Both young men and maidens; old men and children: Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. Prov. xxii, 2. The rich and poor meet together; the LORD is the maker of them all. Prov. xxvi, 10. The great God, that formed all things, both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. Prov. xxvii, 19. As in water face ansiereth to face; so the heart of man to man. Prov. xxix, 13. The poor and the deceitful man meet together; the LORD lighteneth both their eyes. Eccles. iv, 1. So I returned, and Considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter, and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. Eccles. vi, 8. For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? Isa. ii, 9. And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself; therefore forgive them not. Jer. v, 4. 5. Therefore I said, Surely these are poor, they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God. I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds, Acts xvil, 26. And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation. that other men be eased, and you 2 Cor.viii, 13-15. For I mean not that now at this time your abunburdened: But by an equality, dance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want, that there may be equality; As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little' had no lack. James 1, 9, 10. Let the brother exalted; But the rich, in that he of low degree rejoice in that he is is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. Jer. xiii, 13, 14. Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, Rev. vi, 15. And the kings of and all the inhabitants of Jerusa the earth, and the great men, lem, with drunkenness. And I the rich men, and the will dash them one against an-chief captains, and the mighty other, even the fathers and the men, and every bond man, and sons together, saith the LORD: I every free man, hid themselves in will not pity, nor spare, nor have the dens and in the rocks of the mercy, but destroy them. mountains. father? hath not one God created lieved were together, and had all Acts iv, 32, 34-37. And the mul- of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that sessed was his own; but they had ought of the things which he posall things common. Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need. And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country" of Cyprus, Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. 401 and SOLITUDE IN VARIOUS peace in the land, and ye shall lie Midian prevailed against Israel: Judges vi, 2. And the hand of and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. of the LORD came unto him, say1 Kings xvii, 2, 3. And the word ing, Get thee hence, and turn by the brook Cherith, that is bethee eastward, and hide thyself fore Jordan. them, What manner of man was 2 Kings i, 7, 8. And he said unto and told you these words? And he which came up to meet you, they answered him, He was an of leather' about his loins. And hairy man, and girt with, a girdle he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite. the daughter of king Joram, sister 2 Kings xi, 2, 3. But Jehosheba, of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bed-chamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years: and Athallah did reign over the land. Job xv, 28. And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses |