Is 55, 6

Jn 7, 37

2P 29, 11

Eel 11, 6

Eci 51, 38

Jn 9, 4

Lu 19, 13

Jn 12, 3637

Je 17, 10

Is 66, 4

Pv 11, 18

6. OPPORTUNITY

FOR DOING GOOD MUST BE

PROMPTLY SEIZED AND OCCASIONS WATCHED
FOR.

16

Seek ye the Lord while He See, brethren, how you Ep 5, 15may be found: call upon Him walk circumspectly; not as while He is near.

If any man thirst, let him come to Me and drink.

unwise,-But as wise; re-
deeming the time, because
the days are evil

My sons, be not negligent. Behold, I stand at the gate Ap 3, 20
The Lord hath chosen you to and knock. If any man shall
stand before Him, and to hear My voice, and open to
minister to Him, and to wor- Me the door, I will come in
ship Him.
to him, and will sup with
In the morning sow thy him, and he with Me.

seed, and in the evening let Understand, ye senseless Ps 93, 8
not thy hand cease; for thou among the people; and you
knowest not which may fools, be wise at last.

rather spring up, this or that; To-day, if you shall hear Ps 94, 8
and if both together, it shall His voice, harden not your
be better.
hearts.

Work your work before the time, and He will give you your reward in His time.

The night cometh, when
no man can work.

Trade till I come.
Yet a little while the Light

I called, and you refused: Pv 1, 24 I stretched out My hand, and there was none that regarded.

There is a time and oppor- Ecl 8, 6 tunity for every business, and great affliction for man.

All things have their season, Ecl 3, 1

is among you. Walk whilst and in their time all things
you have the Light, that pass under Heaven.

the darkness overtake you I gave her [Jezebel] a time Ap 2, 21
not. And he that walketh in that she might do penance,

darkness knoweth not whither and she will not repent of her
he goeth.

fornication.

7.-FRUITS OF GOOD AND EVIL DEEDS.

I am the Lord, Who search | soweth justice there is a the heart and prove the faithful reward.

reins: Who give to every one If you be willing, and will Is 1,19-20 according to his way, and ac- hearken to Me, you shall eat

cording to the fruit of his the good things of the Land.

devices.
-But if you will not, and
I will bring upon them the will provoke Me to wrath,
things they feared, because the sword shall devour you.
they have done evil in My Say to the just man that
eyes, and have chosen the it is well, for he shall eat
things that displease Me. the fruit of his doings.
The wicked maketh an un-
steady work; but to him that his

Is3, 10

He will render to a man Jb 34, 11

work, and according to

Ro 2, 6-8

1 Pt 4,11

1 C10, 31

Cl 3, 17

Mt 6, 2223

3K 6,22

Js 24, 14

the ways of every one He quity, wrath and indignation.
will reward them.
Tribulation and anguish Ro 2, 9-11

He will render to every upon every soul of man that
man according to his works.-worketh evil, of the Jew
To them indeed who, accord- first, and also of the Greek.
ing to patience in good work,-But glory, and honour, and
seek glory, and honour, and peace to every one that
incorruption, Eternal Life.- worketh good, to the Jew
But to them that are con- first, and also to the Greek.
tentious and obey not the -For there is no respect of
truth, but give credit to ini-persons before God.

8. ALL RIGHT ACTIONS TO BE DONE WITH A VIEW
TO THE GLORY OF GOD.

If any man speak, let him Temple that was not covered
speak as the words of God. with gold.

If any man minister, let him Give praise to the Lord, Ps 117, 1
do it as of the power which for He is good; for His
God administereth; that in Mercy endureth for ever.
all things God may be

Labour not for the meat Jn 6,27

honoured through Jesus which perisheth, but for that
Christ; to Whom is glory which endureth unto Life
and empire for ever and ever. Everlasting, which the Son
Amen.
of man will give you.

Whether you eat or drink, or whatsoever else you do, do all to the glory of God.

He that doeth truth com- Jn 3, 21
eth to the light, that his
works may be made manifest,
All whatsoever else you do because they are done in God.
in word or in work, do all Take heed that you do Mt 6, 1-2,
in the Name of the Lord not your justice before men,
Jesus Christ, giving thanks that you may be seen by
to God and the Father by them: otherwise you shall
Him.
not have a reward from your

The light of thy body is Father.-But when you doest
thy eye. If thy eye be single, alms, let not thy left hand
thy whole body shall be light-know what thy right hand
some. - But if thy eye be doeth.-But thou when thou
evil, thy whole body shall be shalt pray, enter into thy
darksome. If then the light chamber, and having shut
that is in thee be darkness, the door, pray to thy Father
the darkness itself how great in secret; and thy Father,
shall it be!
Who seeth in secret, will

There was nothing in the reward thee.

9.-PURITY OF INTENTION AND HEART ACCEPTABLE

TO GOD.

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Fear the Lord, and serve Let our hearts be perfect 3K8, 61 Him with a perfect and a with the Lord our God, that

most sincere heart.

we may walk in His statutes

Po 11, 3

Dt 18, 13

1 P22, 19

Pv4, 23

Pv 5, 1-2

and keep His Commandments.

My Son, give Me thy Pu 23, 26
The simplicity of the just heart; and let thy eyes keep
shall guide them.
My ways.

Evil thoughts are

an Pv 15, 26

Thou shalt be perfect and
without spot before the Lord abomination to the Lord;
thy God.
and pure words most beauti-
Give your hearts and your ful shall be confirmed by Him.
souls to seek the Lord your
God.

Purge out the old leaven, 1 C5, 7-8
that you may be a new paste,
With all watchfulness keep as you are unleavened. For
thy heart, because life issueth Christ our Pasch is sacrificed.
out from it.
-Therefore let us feast not

tion.

My son, attend to My with the leaven of malice wisdom, and incline thy ear and wickedness, but with to My prudence.-That thou the unleavened bread of sinmayst keep thoughts, and cerity and truth. thy lips may preserve instruc- At all times let thy garments be white, and let not Eci 37, 21 A wicked word shall oil depart from thy hand. change the heart, out of Thou hast a few names in which four manner of things Sardis which have not defiled arise, good and evil, life and their garments; and they death; and the tongue is shall walk with Me in white, continually the ruler of them. because they are worthy.

Ge 4, 3-5

Is 1, 15

10. AN EVIL INTENTION DISPLEASING TO GOD,
DESTROYING THE MERITS OF GOOD WORKS.
Cain offered, of the fruits eat it shall be defiled; for
of the earth, gifts to the their bread is life for their
Lord.-Abel also offered of soul, it shall not enter into
the firstlings of his flock and the House of the Lord.

of their fat: and the Lord They shall sow wind, and had respect to Abel and to reap a whirlwind. his offerings. But to Cain When thou dost an almsand his offerings He had no deed sound not a trumpet respect. before thee, as the hypocrites When you stretch forth do in the synagogues and in your hands I will turn away the streets, that they may my eyes from you: and when be honoured by men. you multiply prayer I will The unjust shall be caught not hear, for your hands are in their own snares. full of blood. The bud shall yield no Eci 2, 14 Wo to the sinner that meal; and if it should yield, goeth on the earth two ways! strangers shall eat it.

Os 9,4

They shall not offer wine| Amen, amen I say to you, to the Lord, neither shall you seek Me not because they please Him: their sacri- you have seen miracles, but fices shall be like the bread because you did eat of the of mourners; all that shall loaves and were filled.

Ecl 9,8

Ap 3, 4

08 8, 7

Mt 6, 2

Pv 11,6

Os 8,7

Jn 6, 26

Je 12, 2

18 32,7

7's 139, 4

Je 42, 20

21

Ps 34, 2021

Ps 13,3

Jε 9,4

Je 9,8

11.-ACTS OF HYPOCRISY MANIFOLD.

Thou art near, O Lord, in secretly he lieth in wait for
their mouth, and far from him.
their reins.

La 1,2

There is none to comfort The vessels of the deceit- her among all them that ful are most wicked; for he were dear to her: all her hath framed devices to de- friends have despised her, stroy the meek with lying and are become her enemies. words, when the poor man They that eat with thee speaketh judgment. shall lay snares under thee. They have sharpened their They say, and do not. For Mt23,3-4 tongues like a serpent; the they bind heavy and insupvenom of asps is under their portable burdens, and lay lips. them on men's shoulders, and

Ab7

You have deceived your with a finger of their own own souls; for you sent me they will not move them. to the Lord our God, saying:| All their works they do for Mt 23, 5 Pray for us to the Lord our to be seen of men. For they God, and according to all make their phylacteries that the Lord our God shall broad, and enlarge their say to thee so declare unto fringes.

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us, and we will do it.-And Wo to you Scribes and Mt 23, 13
now I have declared it to Pharisees, hypocrites! be-
you this day, and you have cause you shut the Kingdom
not obeyed the Voice of the of Heaven against men: for
Lord your God.
you yourselves do not enter
They spoke indeed peace- in, and those that are going
ably to me; and speaking in in you suffer not to enter.-
the anger of the earth, they Wo to you Scribes and
devised guile. - And they Pharisees, hypocrites! be-
opened their mouth wide cause you devour the houses
against me: they said: Well of widows, praying long
done, well done; our eyes prayers: for this you shall
have seen it.
receive the greater judg-

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Their throat is an open ment. sepulchre; with their tongues Wo to you Scribes and Mt 23, 23they acted deceitfully; the Pharisees, hypocrites! bepoison of asps is under their cause you tithe mint and lips. anise and cummin, and have Let every man take heed left the weightier things of of his neighbour, and let him the Law: judgment and not trust in any brother of mercy and faith. These his: for every brother will things you ought to have utterly supplant, and every done, and not leave those friend will walk deceitfully. undone.-Blind guides, who Their tongue is a piercing strain out a gnat and swallow arrow, it hath spoken deceit a camel! with his mouth one speaketh

Wo to you Scribes and Mt 23, 25peace with his friend, and Pharisees, hypocrites! be- 26

Pv 30, 12

Eci 19, 23

Pv 10, 10

Je 9, 8-9

cause you make clean the himself wickedly, and his
outside of the cup and of the interior is full of deceit.
dish, but within you are full There is one that submit- Eci 19, 24
of rapine and uncleanness.-teth himself exceedingly with
Thou blind Pharisee, first a great lowliness; and there
make clean the inside of the is one that casteth down his
cup and of the dish, that countenance, and maketh as
the outside may become if he did not see that which
clean.
is unknown.

There is a generation that And if he be hindered from Eci 19, 25
are pure in their own eyes, sinning for want of power,
and yet are not washed from if he shall find opportunity
their filthiness.
to do evil, he will do it.
There is one that humbleth! Lying lips hide hatred.

12.-MANIFOLD EFFECTS OF HYPOCRISY.

He that winketh with the web.-He shall lean upon his eye shall cause sorrow.

house, and it shall not stand; Their tongue is a piercing he shall prop it up, and it arrow, it hath spoken deceit; shall not rise.

Pv 10, 18

with his mouth one speaketh The congregation of the Jb 15, 34 peace with his friend, and hypocrite is barren. secretly he lieth in wait for This I know from the be- Jb 20, 4-8 him. Shall I not visit them ginning, since man was placed for these things? saith the upon the earth:-That the Lord; or shall not My soul praise of the wicked is short, be revenged on such a na- and the joy of the hypocrite tion ? but for a moment.-If his Mt 24, 51 He shall separate him, and pride mount up even to heaappoint his portion with the ven, and his head touch the hypocrites. There shall be clouds,-In the end he shall weeping and gnashing of be destroyed like a dunghill, teeth. and they that had seen him Pv 26, 28 A deceitful tongue loveth shall say: Where is he?not truth, and a slippery As a dream that fleeth away, mouth worketh ruin. he shall not be found; he Eci 3, 28 A heart that goeth two shall pass as a vision of the ways shall not have success, night.

Eci 32, 19

Jb8, 13

15

and the perverse of heart Deceitful souls go astray Pv 13, 13 . shall be scandalised therein. in sins.

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He that seeketh the Law What is the hope of the Jb 27, 8shall be filled with it; and he hypocrite, if through covetthat dealeth deceitfully shall ousness he take by violence, meet with a stumbling-block and God deliver not his soul? therein. -Will God hear his cry when

The hope of the hypocrite distress shall come upon shall perish. His folly shall him?-Orcan he delight himnot please him, and his trust self with the Almighty, and shall be like the spider's call upon God at all times?