Eci 20, 26- A lie is a foul blot on a confusion is with them withman, and yet it will be con- out ceasing.

28

Ep 4, 25

Cl 3, 9

Eci 7, 14

Le 19, 11

Pv 10, 4

tinually in the mouth of men Accept no person against Eci 4, 26 without discipline. The thy own person, nor against

manners of lying men are thy soul a lie.
without honour and their

:

Lie not one to another.

30. TRUTH TO BE SPOKEN; ALL LYING FORBIDDEN.
Putting away lying, speak the lie of thy ignorance.-Be
ye the truth, every man to not ashamed to confess thy
his neighbour for we are sins; but submit not thyself
members one of another. to every man for sin.-Resist
Lie not one to another, not against the face of the
stripping yourselves of the mighty, and do not strive
old man with his deeds. against the stream of the
Be not willing to make river.
any manner of lie.

Cl 3, 9

Just lips are the delight of Pv 16, 13 You shall not lie, neither kings: he that speaketh shall any man deceive his right things shall be loved. neighbour.

He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away.

Love ye truth.

Za 8, 19 I shall not be foolish: for I 2 C 12,6 will say the truth. Be not liars against the Ja 3, 14 truth.

Eci 4, 30- In no wise speak against I say the truth in Christ: the truth, but be ashamed of I lie not.

32

Eci 16, 7,

8

Jb 21, 30

(See Fraud, Guile, Calumny, Contumely.)

31.-SINNERS CANNOT ESCAPE THE AVENGING
JUSTICE OF GOD.

In the congregation of sin- | is a flame of fire.

Ro 9, 1

ners a fire shall be kindled, Whithersoever they meant Jg 2, 15
and in an unbelieving nation to go, the hand of the Lord
wrath shall flame out.-The was upon them, as He had
ancient giants did not obtain said, and as He had sworn to
pardon for their sins, who them and they were greatly
were destroyed, trusting in distressed.
their strength.

Though for the present 2 M6, 23 The wicked man is re-time, should be delivered served to the day of destruc- from the punishments of tion, and he shall be brought men, yet should I not escape to the day of wrath. the hand of the Almighty, 2 M 4, 17 Acting wickedly neither alive nor dead.

against

the laws of God doth not pass unpunished. Eci 21, 10 The congregation of sinners is like tow heaped together; and the end of them

32. GOD LONG-SUFFERING, SLOW TO CHASTISE,

PUNISHING, BUT NOT WITHOUT MERCY.

W12, 8-10 Those ancient inhabitants me under for my deeds ?of Thy Holy Land, it was For God will surely take reThy will to destroy by the venge. - Say not: I have hands of our parents.-Yet sinned, and what harm hath even those Thou sparedst as befallen me? for the Most men, and didst send wasps High is a patient rewarder. forerunners of Thy host, to I have always held My Is 42, 14 destroy them by little and peace; I have kept silence; little. Not that Thou wast I have been patient: I will unable to bring the wicked speak now, as a woman in under the just by war, or by labour; I will destroy and cruel beasts, or with one swallow up at once.

IV12, 1, 2

Eci 5, 2

4

Ez 18, 20

rough word to destroy them Behold, it is written before Is 65, 4
at once-But executing Thy Me: I will not be silent, but
judgments by degrees, Thou I will render and repay into
gavest them place for repen- their bosom.

16

tance, not being ignorant It is a token of great good- 2 M6, 13-
that they were a wickedness when sinners are not suf-
generation, and their malice fered to go on in their ways for
natural, and that their a long time, but are pre-
thought could never be sently punished.-For, not as
changed.
with other nations, whom the
O how good and sweet is Lord patiently expecteth,
Thy Spirit, O Lord in all that when the day of judg-
things-And therefore Thou ment shall come He may
chastisest them that err, by punish them in the fulness of
little and little, and admon- their sins, Doth He also
ishest them, and speakest to deal with us, so as to suffer
them concerning the things our sins to come to their
wherein they offend; that, height, and then take ven-
leaving their wickedness, geance on us.-And therefore
they may believe in Thee, O he never withdraweth His
Lord.
mercy from us: but though
Follow not in thy strength He chastiseth His people
the desires of thy heart.- with adversity, He forsaketh
And say not: How mighty them not.

am I

and who shall bring The Lord trieth the wicked. Ps 10, 6 33. GOD'S JUSTICE VISITS THE GUILTY AND THE INNOCENT, BUT FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES. The soul that sinneth, the upon him, and the wickedsame shall die: the son shall ness of the wicked shall be not bear the iniquity of the fa- upon him. ther, and the father shall not bear the iniquity of the son the justice of the just shall be

He that hath sinned Ex 32, 33 against Me, him will I strike out of My Book.

Ge 18, 25

12, 15

Jb 20, 18

Jd 8, 27

Far be it from Thee to do chastised with mercy, they this thing and to slay the knew how the wicked were just with the wicked, and for judged with wrath and torthe just to be in like case mented.-For Thou didst adwith the wicked; this is not monish and try them as a beseeming Thee: Thou who father: but the others, as a judgest all the earth, wilt severe king, Thou didst exnot make this judgment. amine and condemn.

34

For so much then as Thou I will visit their iniquities Ps 88, 33art just, Thou orderest all with a rod, and their sins things justly thinking it not with stripes.-But My mercy agreeable to Thy power, to I will not take away from condemn him who deserveth him, nor will I suffer My not to be punished. truth to fail.

enemy,

He shall be punished for I have wounded thee with Je 30, 14
all that he did, and yet shall the wound of an
not be consumed: according with a cruel chastisement:
to the multitude of his de- by reason of the multitude of
vices, so also shall he suffer. thy iniquities, thy sins are
Esteeming these very pun- hardened.

ishments to be less than our To these the destroyed W18, 25
sins deserve, let us believe gave place, and was afraid
that these scourges of the of them: for the proof only
Lord, with which like ser- of wrath was enough.

vants we are chastised, have As to the wicked, even to W 19, 1 happened for our armend- the end, there came upon ment, and not for our de- them wrath without mercy. struction. For He knew before also W11,10,11 When they were tried, and what they would do.

I 12, 23

34.-SINNERS ARE PUNISHED IN AND THROUGH

THEIR SINS.

W11, 17
By what things a man these were created for ven-
sinneth, by the same also he geance. The
teeth of
is tormented.
beasts, and scorpions, and
Thou hast greatly tor- serpents, and the sword
mented them who in their taking vengeance upon the
life have lived foolishly and ungodly unto destruction.-
unjustly, by the same things In His commandments they
which they worshipped. shall feast; and they shall

Eci 39,
There are spirits that be ready upon earth when
33-37 are created for vengeance, need is: and when their
and in their fury they lay on time is come, they shall not
grievous torments. In the transgress His Word.
time of destruction they shall Such things [as trouble, Eci 40,8-
pour out their force; and they unquietness, the fear of death,
shall appease the wrath of &c.] happen to all flesh,
Him that made them.-Fire, from man even to beast, and
hail, famine, and death, all upon sinners sevenfold more.

10

W 16, 11

23

---Moreover, death, and Hast thou entered into the Jb 38, 22,
bloodshed, and strife, and storehouses of the snow, or
sword, oppressions, famine, hast thou beheld the trea-
and affliction and scourges.-sures of the hail ?-Which
All these things are created I have prepared for the
for the wicked, and for their time of the enemy, against
sakes came the Flood.
the day of battle and war?
35.-VENGEANCE ON SINNERS, AND CORRECTION

OF THE JUST; THE ENDS OF DIVINE

PUNISHMENT.

22

They were examined for A thousand men shall flee Is 30, 17 the remembrance of Thy for fear of one; and for fear words, and were quickly of five shall you flee, till you healed, lest falling into deep be left as the mast of a ship forgetfulness they might not on the top of a mountain, be able to use Thy help. and as an ensign upon a hill. Is 26,9,10 When Thou shalt do Thy If Thou didst punish the W 12, 20judgments on the earth, the enemies of Thy servants, inhabitants of the world and that deserved to die, shall learn justice.-Let us with so great deliberation, have pity on the wicked, giving them time and place, but he will not learn justice: whereby they might be in the land of the Saints he changed from their wickedhath done wicked things, ness :- -With what circumand he shall not see the spection hast Thou judged glory of the Lord. Thy own children, to whose Thou has been favourable parents Thou hast sworn, to the nation, O Lord; and made covenants of Thou hast been favourable good promises?—Therefore, to the nation; art Thou whereas Thou chastiseth us, glorified? Thou hast re-Thou scourgest our enemies moved all the ends of the very many ways, to the end earth far off.-Lord, they that when we judge, we may have sought after Thee in think on Thy goodness: and distress; in the tribulation when we are judged, we may of murmuring, Thy instruc- hope for Thy mercy. tion was with them.

Is 26, 15, 16

Pv 25, 4

The Lord is a consuming fire. Dt 4, 24

36.-UTILITY AND NECESSITY OF VINDICTIVE

JUSTICE FROM A HUMAN POINT OF VIEW;
PENALTY OF NEGLECTING IT;

MENT TO BE DULY ADMINISTERED.

PUNISH

Take away the rust from A whip for a horse, and a Pv 26, 3 the silver, and there shall

snaffle for an ass, and a rod

They that remain shall Eci 23,37

come forth a most pure for the back of fools.
vessel.

Nu 25, 4

Pv 19, 25

Fv 21, 11

Pv 20, 30

Jg 1, 6, 7

know that there is nothing parts of the belly.

better than the fear of God, Because sentence is not Ecl 8, 11
and that there is nothing speedily pronounced against
sweeter than to have regard the evil, the children of men

to the Commandments of the commit evils without any
Lord.
fear.

Take all the princes of the Because thou hast let go 3K 20,42
people, and hang them up on out of thy hand a man
gibbets against the sun: that worthy of death, thy life
My fury may be turned away shall be for his life, and thy
from Israel.
people for his people.
The wicked man being Thou hast taught Thy W 12, 19
scourged, the fool shall be people by such works that
wiser; but if thou rebuke a they must be just and
wise man, he will understand humane, and hast made Thy
discipline.
children to be of good hope :
When a pestilent man is because in judging Thou
punished, the little one will givest place for repentance
be wiser; and if he follow for sins.

:

the wise, he will receive Be not over just and be Ecl 7, 17
knowledge.
not more wise than is neces-
The blueness of a wound sary, lest thou become
shall wipe away evil; and stupid.

stripes in the more inward Persevere under discipline. He 12, 7

37.-EXAMPLES OF THE PUNISHMENT OF MEN BY

MEANS OF THEIR SINS.

Adonibezec fled and they Daniel, and they were cast pursued after him and took into the lions' den, and they him, and cut off his fingers did not reach the bottom of and toes.-And Adonibezec of the den, before the lions said: Seventy kings, having caught them, and broke all their fingers and toes cut off, their bones in pieces. gathered up the leavings of They rose up against the Da 13,61, the meat under my table: As two elders (for Daniel had I have done, so hath God had convicted them of falserequited me. And they witness by their own mouth), brought him to Jerusalem, and they did to them as they and he died there. had maliciously dealt with

:

1 K15, 33 Samuel said to the king: their neighbour,-To fulfil
Agag, as thy sword hath the law of Moses and they
made women childless, so put them to death and in-
shall thy mother be childless nocent blood was saved in
among women. And Samuel that day.
hewed him in pieces before
the Lord in Galgal.

a 6, 24

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Being inflamed with anger, 2 M4, 38 Antiochus commanded AnBy the king's command- dronicus to be stripped of ment, those men were his purple, and to be led brought that had accused about through all the city :

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