flandering t, backbiting v, detracting w, tale-bearing x, whispering y, fcoffing z, revilling a, rash b,harsh c, and partial cenfuring d; mifconftructing intentions, words and actions e, t Pfal, 50. 20. Thou fitteft and Speakeft against thy brother, thou flandereft thine own mothers fon. v Pfal.15.3. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, flat themselves,no doubt this man is a murderer, whom tho' he hath efcaped the fea, yet vengeance fuffereth not to live, d Gen. 38. 24. And it came to w Jam. 4.11.Speak not evil one pafs about three months after, that of another,brethren. Hethat fpeak- it was told Judah, saying, Tamar eth evilof his brother,and judgeth thy daughter inlawhathplayed the his brother, fpeaketh evil of the harlot; and alfo behold,fhe is with law: and judgeth the law: but if child by whoredom: & Judah faid thou judge the law, thou art not a Bring herforth,& let her be burnt. doer of the law, but a judge. Jer. Rom.2.1. Therefore thou artinex38.4. Thereforetheprincesfaidun- cufable, O'man, whofoever thou to the king, We befeech thee, let art that judgeft: for therein thou this man be put to death; for thus judgeft another, thou condemnelt he weakneth the hands of the men thyfelf; for thou that judgest; dost of war that remain in the city,and the fame things. the hands of all the people, in e Neh. 6. 6.Wherein was writfpeaking fuch words unto them; ten: It is reported among the heafor this man feeketh not the wel- then,and Gashmu faith it,that thou fare of this people, but the hurt. and the Jews think to rebel: for x Lev. 19.16. Thou shalt not go which caufe thou buildeft the wall, up & down as a tale-bearer among that thou mayeft be their king, acthy people; neither fhalt thou cording to thefe words. v. 7. And ftand against the blood of thy thou haft alfo appointed prophets neighbour, I am the Lord. to preach of thee at Jerufalem, y Rom.1.29 Being filled with all faying, There is a king in judah; unrighteoufnefs, fornication,wie- and now fhall it be reported to the kednefs, covetoufnefs, maliciouf- king, according to these words, nefs; full of envy, murder, debate, Come now therefore, and let us deceit, malignity, whifperers v.30. take counsel together. v. 8. Then Backbiters, haters of God. I fent unto him,faying, There are z Gen. 21. 9. And Sarah faw the no fuch things done as thoufayelt, fon of Hagar the Egyptian, which but thou feigneft themout ofthine fhe had born unto Abraham,mock- own heart. Rom.3.8. And not raing.Compared with Gal. 4.29 But ther as we be flanderously reportas then he that was born after the ed,& asfome affirm that we fay, Let flesh,perfecuteth himthat wasborn us do evil that good may come; after the Spirit, even fo it is now. whofe damnation is jult. Pfalm. a 1 Cor. 6.10. Nor thieves, nor 69.10. When I wept,and chaftned covetous,nor drunkards,nor revi- myfoul with fafting, that was tomy lers,nor extortioners,shall inherit reproach. 1 Sam. 1. 13.Now Hanthe kingdom of God, nah, the fpake in her heart, only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard; therefore Eli thought fhe had been drunken. v.14. And Eli faid unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy T 3 b Mat.7, 1. be not judged. c Acts 28. 4. And when the barbarians faw the venemous beaft hang on his hand,they said among Judge not, that ye wine flattering f, vain-glorious boafting &, thinking or fpeaking too highly or too meanly of ourselves or others h; denying the gifts and graces of God i; aggravating fmaller faults k; hiding, excufing, or extenuating of fins, when called to a free confeffion 1; unneceffary difcovering of infir wine from thee. v.15. And Hannah anfwered and faid, no, my lord, I am a woman of a forrowful fpirit: I have drunk neither wine nor ftrong drink; but have poured out my foul before the Lord. 2 Sam. 10. 3. And the princes of the chil dren of Ammon faid unto Hanun their lord, thinkeft thou that David dot honour thy father, thathe hath fent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather fent his fervants unto thee to fearch the city, and to Ipy it out, and to overthrow it? fPfal. 12. 2. They speak vanity every manwithhisneighbour: with flattering lips, and with a double heart do they fpeak.. 3. The Lord fhall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that fpeaketh proud things. g 2 Tim. 3. 2. For men fhall be lovers of their own felves, coyetous, boafters. h Luke 18.9. And he fpake this parable unto certain which trufted in themfelves thattheywererighte ous,and defpifed others. v.11.And the Pharifee (tood and prayed thus with himfelf, God, I thank thee that I am not as othermen are,extortioners, unjult, adulterers, or even as this Publican. Rom.12.16.--Mind not high things,but condefcend to men of low eltate. Be not wife in your own conceit. 1 Cor. 4. 6. And thefe things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to my felf, and to Apollos, for your fakes: that you might learn in us not to think ofmen, above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. Acts 12. 22. And the people gave a fhout, faying, it is the voice of a god,and not of a man. Exod. 4. 10. And mi. Moles faid unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore,nor fince thou haft (poken unto thy fervant: butI am flow of ipeech, and of a flow tongue. v. 11. And the Lord faid unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the feeing, or the blind? have not the Lord? v. 12. Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou fhalt fay. v. 13. And he faid, O my Lord, fend, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt lend. v. 14. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Mofes, &c. i Job 27. 5. God forbid that L fhould jultify you: till I die I will not remove my integrity from me. V. 6. My righteoufnels I hold faft, and will not let it go: my heart fhall not reproach me fo long as I live. Job 4.6. Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightnels of thy ways? k Mat. 7. 3. And why beholdeft thou the motethat is inthybrothers eye, but confidereft not the beam that is in thine own eye? v. 4. Or how wilt thou fay to thy brother, let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? v. 5. Thou hy pocrite, firft caft out the beam out of thine own eye; and then thou fhalt fee clearly to caft out the mote out of thy brothers eye. I Prov.28. 13. He that covereth hisfins, fhall notprofper: butwhofo confefleth and forfakeththem,fhall have mercy. Prov. 30. 20. Such is the way of an adulterous woman; the eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and faith, I have done no wickednefs Gen.3.12. And the man faid, the mities m; raifing falfe rumours n, receiving and countenancing evil reports o,and stopping our ears against juft defence P; evil fufpicion q; envying or grieving at the deferved credit of any, endeavouring or defiring to impart it 1, rejoicing in their difgrace and infamy t; fcornful contempt v, fond I the woman, whom thou gavest to her own, is not eafily provoked, be with me,fhe gave meof the tree, thinketh no, evil. 1 Tim.6.4. He and I did eat. v. 13.-- And the is proud, knowing nothing, but woman faid, The ferpent beguiled doting about questions and ftrifes me, and I did eat. Jer. 2.35. Yet of words, whereof cometh envy, thou fayelt, Because I aminnocent, ftrife, railings, evil farmifings. furely his anger hallturn from me: r Numb. 11.29:And Mofes faid behold, I will plead with thee;be- unto him, Envielt thou for my caule thoufayeft,I have not finned. fake?wouldGod that all the Lords 2 Kings5.25. And Elifha faid un- people were prophets, and that the to him, Whence comeftthou, Geha- Lord would put his Spirit upon zi? And he said,Thyfervant, went them. Mat. 21. 15. And when the nowhither, Gen.4 9.And the Lord chief priests and feribes faw the faid unto Cain, Where is Abel thy wonderful things that he did, and brother? Andhe faid, I know not; the children crying in the temple, Am I my brothers keeper? and faying, Hofanna to the Son of David; they were fore displeased. m Gen. 9. 22. And Ham the father of Canaan law the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. Prov.25 9.Debate thy caule with thy neighbour himfelf; and difcover not a fecret to another: . 10. Left he that heareth it, put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. n Exod 23. 1. Thou shalt not raife a falle report; put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. fFzra 4 12 Beit known unto the king,that the Jews which came up from thee to us, are come unto Je rufalem, building the rebellious & the bad city, and have fet up the walls thereof,and joined the foundations, v. 13. Be it known now unto the king, that if this city be builded, & the walls fet up again, then will they not pay toll,tribute, and cuftom, and fo thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings. o Prov. 29. 12. Ifa ruler heart Jer 48. 27. For was not Ifrael ken to lies, all his fervants are a derifion unto thee?was he found wicked. among thieves? for fince thou fpap Acts7. 56.And (Stephen)faid, keftof him, thou skippedft for joy. Behold, I fee the heaven opened, v Pfal, 35, 15. But in mine ad& the Son of man ftanding on the verity they rejoiced,and gathered right hand of God. v. 57. Then themselves together: yea, the abthey cried out with a loud voice, jects gathered themfelves together and stopped their ears, Job31.13. againit me.--v,16, With hypocriti If I did defpife the caufe of my cal mockers infcafts: thy gnathman-fervantorof mymaid-fervant, ed upon me with their teeth. 21. when they contended with me: - 14. What then fhall I do when God rifeth up? and when he vifiteth, what fhall I answer him? qi Cor-13.5 (Charity) doth not behave itself unfeemly, feeketh not Yea,they openedtheir mouth wide againft ne, and faid, Aha, aha, our eyes hath feen it. Mat 27,28. And they ripped him,and put on him a icarlet robe, v. 29. And when they had platted a crown of T 4 thorns 'fond admiration w; breach of lawful promifes x; neglecting fuch things as are of good report y; and practising or not avoiding ourselves, or not hindering what we can in others, fuch things as procure an ill name z. Q. 146. Which is the tenth commandment? A. The tenth commandment is, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man-fervant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's a. Q. 147. What are the duties required in the tenth command ment? A. The duties required in the tenth commandment are, fuch a full contentment with our own condition b, and fuch a charitable frame of the whole foul toward our neighbour, as that all our inward motions and affections touching him, tend unto and further all that good which is his c. thorns, they put it on his head,and a reed in his right hand and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, faying, Hail, king of the Jews. w Jude16. Thefe are murmurers complainers, walking after their own lufts; and their mouth fpeak, eth great fwelling words, having mensperfons in admirationbecaule of advantage, Acts 12.22. And the peoplegave a fhout,faying,it is the voice of a god,and not of a man. xRom.1.31. Without underftanding,covenant-breakers,--2 Tim. 3. 3. Without natural affection, truce-breakers, falfe aceufers. y 1 Sam. 2. 24. Nay, my fons: for it is no good report that I hear; ye make the Lord's people to tranfgrefs. z 2 Sam. 13. 12. And the anlwered him, nay, my brother, do not force me: for no fuch thing ought to be done in Ifrael: do not thou this folly. v. 13. And I, whither fhall I caufe my fhame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools inIfrael; now therefore, Prov. 5. 8. Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the Q. 148. door of her houfe: v. 9. Left thou give thine honour unto others, and thy yearsuntothecruel.Prov. 6.33. A wound and dishonour fhall he get, and his reproach fhall not be wiped away. 146. a Exod. 20. 17. 147. b Heb. 13.5. Let your con verfation be without covetoufnels; and be content with fuch things as ye have: for he hath faid, I will never leave thee,nor forfake thee. 1 Tim. 6. 6. But godlinefs with contentment is great gain. c Job 31. 29. If I rejoiced at the deltruction of him that hated me, or lift up my felf when evil found him. Rom. 12. 15. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Pfal. 122.7, Peace be within thy walls,and profperity within thy palaces. v. 8. For my brethren and companions fake, I will now fay, peace be within thee. 6. 9. Because of the houfe of the Lord our God, I will feek thy good. Tim.1.5. Now the end of the commandment is charity, out of a pure heart, and of a good confcience, and of faith un feigned, Efther 10. 3. For Morde I сау 148. What are the fins forbidden in the tenth command ment? A. The fins forbidden in the tenth commandment are, difcontentment with our own eftate d; envying e and grieving at the good of our neighbour f, together with all inordinate motions and affections to any thing that is his g. Q. 149. Is any man able perfectly to keep the comand ments of God? A. No cai the Jew wasnextunto king Aha- teoufnefs endureth for ever; his fuerus, and greatamong the Jews, horn fhall be exalted with honour. and accepted of the multitude of v. 10. The wicked fhall fee it,and his brethren,leeking the wealth of be grieved; he shall gnafn with his his people, and fpeaking peace to teeth, and melt away: the defire all his feed. Cor. 13.4. Charity of thewickedfhall perish.Neh.2.10. fuffereth long,and is kind;charity When Sanballat the Horonite, and envyeth not; charity, vaunteth not Tobiah the fervant the Ammonite, itfelf, is not puffed up, v, 5.Doth heard of it, it grieved them exnot behave itfelfunfeemly, feeketh ceedingly that there was come a not her own, is not eafily provo- man to feck the welfare of the ked,thinketh no evil, v. 6. Rejoi- children of Ifrael, ceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth g Rom. 7 7. What fhall we fay in the truth. v. 7. Beareth all then? Is the law fin? God forbid, things,believethall things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. : Nay, I had not known fin, but by the law for I had not known luit, 149.d1 Kings 21. 4. And Ahab except the lawhad faid, Thoufhalt came into his house,heavy and dif- not covet. v. 8. But fin taking pleafed, because of theword which occafion by the commandment, Naboth the Jezreelite had fpoken wrought in me all manner of conto him; for he had faid, I will not cupifcence. For without the law give thee the inheritance of my fin was dead. Rom.13.9. For this, fathers and he laid him down u- Thou shalt not commit adultery, pon his bed, and turned away his Thou shalt not kill,Thou fhaltnot face,andwould eat nobread,Efther. (teal, Thou shalt not bear false wit5. 13. Yet all this availeth me no- nefs, Thou shall not covet; and if thing fo long as I fee Mordecai the there be any other commandment, Jewlitting at thekings gate.1 Cor. it is briefly comprehended in this 10.10. Neither murmurye, as fome faying, namely, Thou shalt love of them alfo murmured, and were thy neighbour as thy felf. Col. 3.5, deftroyed of the destroyer, Mortify therefore your members e Gal. 5. 26. Let us not be defi- which are upon the earth; fornica rous of vain glory, provoking one tion, uncleanness, inordinate afanother,envying oneanother, Jam. fection, evil concupifcence, and 3:14. But if you have bitter envy- covetoufnefs, which is idolatry. ing and ftrife in your hearts,glory Deut, 5, 21, Neither thalt thou denot and lie not against the truth, fire thy neighbours wife, neither v,16, For where envying and ftrife fhalt thou covet thy neighbours is, there is confufion, and every houfe,hisfield, or his man-fervant, evil work, or his maid-fervant, his ox, or his f Pfal. 112,9 He hath difperfed, afs, or any thing that is thy neighhe hath given to the poor;hisrighbours, 149.h James |