to be quiet, and to do your own bufinefs, and to work with your own hands,as we command you. 1Pet. 3. 3. Whofe adorning,let it not be that outward adorning--v. 4, But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptable even the ornament of a meck and quiet fpirit, which is in the fightof God of great price Pfal. 37.8. Ceafe from anger, and forfake wrath; fret not thy felf in any wife to do evil. v.9. For evil doers fhall be cut off:but they that wait upon the Lord, they fhall in herit the earth. v. 10. For yet a little while and the wickedfhallnot be: yea, thou shalt diligently confider his place, and it fhall not be. v. II. Butthemcek fhall inheritthe earth and fhaildelight themfelves in the abundance of peace.

m Prov. 17. 22. A merry heart doth good like a medicine: but a broken fpirit drieth the bones.

n Prov. 25. 16. Haft thou found hony? eat fo much as is fufficient for thee, left thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. v. 27. It is not good to eat much hony:

91 Tim. 5. 23. Drink no longer water, but ufe a little wine for thy ftomachs fake, and thine often infirmities.

pIfa. 38.21. For Ifaiah had faid, Let them take a lump offigs, and Lay it for a plaifter upon the boil, and he fhall recover.

q Pfal. 127. 2. It is vain for you to rife up early, to fit up late, to eat the bread of forrows: for fo he giveth his beloved fleep.

r Eccl. 5, 12. The fleep of a labouring man is fweet, whether he eat little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not fuffer him to fleep. 2 Theff. 3. 10. For even when we were with you, this

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we command you, That if any would not work, neither should he cat. v. 12. Now them that are fuch, we command, and exhort by our Lord Jefus Chrift, that with quietnefs they work, and eat their own bread. Prov. 16. 26. He that laboureth, laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

fEccl.3 4. A time to weep, and a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a time to dance. v. 11. He hath made every thing beautiful in his time; alfo he hath fet the world in their heart,

t1 Sam. 19. 4. And Jonathan pake good of David unto Saul his father, and faid unto him, Let not the king fin against his fervant,

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w Luke 10.33. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he faw him, he had compassion on him, v. 34. And went to him,andbound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine,and fet him on his own beaft, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

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x Col.3.12, Puton therefore (as the elect of God,holy andbeloved) bowels of mercies, kindness humblenefs of mind, meeknefs, longfufferings: v. 12. Forbearing one another,&forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any; even as Chrift forgave you, fo alfo do ye.

y James 3. 17. But the wildom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable,gentle and effy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits,without partiality, and without hypocrify..

z 1 Pet.3. 8.Finally,be ye all of one mind, having compaffion one of another, love as brethren,be pitiful, be courteous; v. 9. Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing:but contrariwise, blessing; knowing that ye are thereuntocalled, that yefhould inherita bleffing. 2.10 Forhe that will love life,and fee good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they fpeak no guile. v.1. Let him efchew evil,and do good; let him' feek peace and enfue it. Prov. 15.1 A foft anfwerturneth away wrath: but grievous words ftir up anger. Judg. 8.1.And the menofEphraim faid unto them, Why haft thou ferved us thus, that thou calledft us not when thou wenteft to fight with the Midianites? and they did chide with him fharply.". 2. And he faid unto him, What have I done now in comparison of you? is not the gleaning of thegrapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?, 3. God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian; Orcb and Zeeb: and what'

A. The was I able to do in comparison of you? then their anger was abated toward him,when he had faidthat, a Mat. 5.24. Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Eph. 4. 2. With all lowlinefs and meeknefs, with long fuffering,forbearing one another in love. v.32. And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted,forgiving one another, even as God for Chrifts fake bath forgiven you. Rom. 12. 17. Recompence to no man evil for evil.--v. 20. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirft,give him drink; for in fo doing thou fhalt heap coals of fire upon his head. v. 21. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

b1 Theff.5.14. Now we exhort you,brethren, warn them that are unruly,comfortthe feeble-minded, fupport the weak,be patienttoward all men. Job 31. 19, If I have seen any perifh forwant of clothing,or any poorwithout covering. v.20. If his loins have not bleffed: me, & if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep. Mat.35. 25. For I was an hungred,and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a ftranger,and ye took me in: v. 36. Naked,and ye clothed me: I was fick, and ye vifited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Prov. 31 8, Open thy mouth for the dumb in the caufe of all fuch asare appointed to deftruction.v.9. Open thy mouth,' judge righteously, and plead the caufe of the poor and needy: 136, ¢ AQS'

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136. c Acts 16. 28. But Paul cried with a loud voice, faying, do thy felf no harm; for we are all here. dGen.9.6.Whofofheddethmans blood, by man fhall his blood be fhed for in the image of God made he man.

e Num.35.31.Moreover,yefhall take no fatisfaction for the life ofa murderer, which is guilty of death: but he fhall be furely put to death. v. 33. So ye fhall not pollute the land wherein ye are; for blood it defileth the land,and the land cannot be cleanfed of the blood that is thed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

f Jer 48. 10. Curfed be he that doth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and curfed be he that keep eth back his fword from blood. Deut,chapter 20. throughout.v.1. When thou goelt out to battle against thine enemies,and feeft horfes and chariots,and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, &c.

g Exod.22.2. If a thief be found breaking up, and be fmitten that he die, there fhall no blood be shed for him. v. 3. If the fun be rifen upon him, there fhall be blood fhed for him: for he fhould make full reftitution; if he have nothing then he fhall be fold for his theft. h Mat. 25.42. For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirily, and ye gave me no drink: v. 43. I was a ftranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not: fick, and in prifon, and ye vifited me not. James

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2.15. If a brother or filter be naked, and deititute of daily food; v, 16. And one of you fay unto them, Depart in peace, be you warmed, and filled : notwithstanding ye give them not thofe things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? Eccl. 6. 1. There is an evil which I have feen under the fun, and it is common among men; v.2. A man to whom God hath given riches,wealth, and honour,fo that he wanteth nothing for his foul of all that he defireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a ftranger eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

i Mat. 5.22. But I fay unto you, that whofoever is angry with his brother without a caufe, fhall be in danger of the judgment: and whofoever fhall fay to his brother,Raca, fhall be in danger of the council; but whofoever fhall fay, thou fool, fhall be in danger of hell fire,

ki John3.15.Whofoeverhateth his brother, is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eter

nal life abiding in him. Lev. 19.17. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart :thou shalt in any wife rebuke thy neighbour,and not fuffer fin upon him.

1 Prov. 14. 30. A found heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottennefs of the bones.

m Rom 12. 19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, vengeance is mine; I will repay, faith the Lord.

n Eph. 4, 31. Let all bitterness, and wrath,and anger, and clamour,

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o Mat. 6. 31. Therefore take no thought,faying,what fhall we eat? or what fhall we drink? or where withal fhall we be clothed? v. 34. Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow fhall take thought for the things of it felf: fufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

p Luke 21.34. And take heed to your felves, left at any time your hearts be overcharged with furfeiting and drunkennefs, and the cares of this life, and fo that day come upon you unawares. Rom. 13. 13. Let us walk honestly as in the day; not in rioting & drunkenness, not in chambering & wantonnefs, not in ftrife and envying.

q Eccl. 12. 12. And further, by thefe, my fon, be admonished: of making many books there is no end,and much study is a wearinefs of the flesh. Eccl. 2. 22. For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart wherein he hath laboured under the fun? v. 23. For all his days are forrows, and his travel grief; yea, his heart taketh not reft in the night. This is alfo vanity.

r Ifa. 5. 12. And the harp and the viol, the tabret and the pipe, and wine are in their feafts: but they reward not the work of the Lord, neither confider the operation of his hands.

Prov. 15.1.A foft anlwer turneth away wrath ;but grievous words ftir up anger. Prov. 12.18. There is that fpeaketh like the piercings of a fword: but the tongue of the wife is health.

t Ezek. 18. 18. As for his father, because he cruelly opprefled, fpoiled his brother by violence,and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he fhall die in his iniquity. Exod. 1. 14. And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of fervice in the field: all their fervice wherein they made them ferve,was with rigour.

v Gal. 5. 15. But if ye bite and devour one another,take heed that ye be not confumed one ofanother Prov. 23. 29. Who hath wo? who hath forrow? who hath contentions? who hath babling? who hath wounds without caufe?

w Numb.35.16. And if he smite him with an inftrument of iron (fo that he die) he is a murderer: the murderer fhall furely be put to death. v. 17. And if he fmite him with throwing a stone (wherewith he may die) and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer fhall furely be put to death. v. 18. Or if he fmite him with an hand-weapon of wood (where with he may die) and he die, he is a murderer; the murderer fhall furely be put to death. v.21. Or in enmity fmite him with his hand, that he die: he that imote him fhall furely be put to death: for he is a murderer. The revenger of blood fhall flay the murderer, when he meeteth him.

x Exod. 21. from verfe 18. to the end. (containing laws for fmiters, for an hurt by chance, for an ox that goreth, and for him that is an occafion of harm.

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