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nan.

(23) Nabuchodonosor.
(24) Baltassar.

33.-PRAYERS OF THE SOUL ASKING DELIVERANCE

FROM PRIDE.

Ps 35, 12- Let not the foot of pride Thine.-And we have given come to me, and let not the Thee what we received of hand of the sinner move me. Thy hand.

Eci 23, 5

-There the workers of ini- Who am I, O Lord God, 2 K7, 18
quity are fallen: they are and what is my house, that
cast out, and could not stand. Thou hast brought me thus
Give me not haughtiness far?
of my eyes.

I will learn of Thee, O Mt 11, 30 1P 29, 11, Thine, O Lord, is magni- Lord, because Thou art meek ficence, and power, and glory, and humble of heart, that I and victory. All things are may find rest to my soul.

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Mt 20, 22

Ha 2, 910, 12, 5

34.

(See Humility.)

-CAUSES AND PUNISHMENTS OF AMBITION AND

ARROGANCE.

You know not what you be, and he shall not be ask. Can you drink the honoured: who hath enchalice that I shall drink? larged his desire like hell : They say to Him: We can. and is himself like death, and Wo to him that gathereth he is never satisfied : but together an evil covetousness will gather together unto him to his house, that his nest all nations, and heap tomay be on high, and think-gether unto him all people. eth le may be delivered They have coveted fields, Mi 2, 2-5 out of the hand of evil.- and taken them by violence: Thou hast devised confusion and houses they have forcibly to thy house, thou hast cut taken away and oppressed off many people, and thy a man and his house, a soul hath sinned.-Wo to man and his inheritance.-him that buildeth a town Therefore thus saith the with blood, and prepareth a Lord: Behold, I devise an tity by iniquity. As wine evil against his family: from deceiveth him that drinketh which you shall not withit so shall the proud man draw your necks, and you

:

shall not walk haughtily, for the seat of honour. this is a very evil time. Lu 22, 25- He said to them:

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1 C 13, 5 Pv 30, 16

Jn 5, 44

Jn 12, 4243

Eci 7, 4

Pv 28, 25

Ps 11, 4

So 3, 11

Ro 1, 22

1 K2, 3

Seek not to be made a Eci 7,6
The judge, unless thou have
kings of the Gentiles lord it strength enough to extirpate
over them; and they that iniquities: lest thou fear the
have power over them are person of the powerful, and
called beneficent.-But you lay a stumbling-block for thy
not so; but he who is the integrity.

greatest among you, let him Neither doth any man take
be as the least: and he that the honour to himself, but
is the leader, as he that he that is called by God, as
serveth. I am in the midst Aaron was.
of you, as He Who serveth.
Charity is not ambitious.
The fire never saith: It is
enough.

He 5, 4

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Whosoever will be the Mt 20, 26greater among you, let him be your minister. And he that will be first among you, shall be your servant.

How can you believe, who receive glory one from an- If his pride mount up even Jb 20, 6-8 other: and the glory which to heaven, and his head touch is from God alone, you do not the clouds :-In the end he seek? shall be destroyed like a Because of the Pharisees dunghill, and they that had they did not confess Him, seen him, shall say: Where that they might not be cast is he ?-As a dream that out of the Synagogue.-For fleeth away he shall not be they loved the glory of men, found, he shall pass as a more than the glory of God. vision of the night.

Seek not of the Lord a pre- They shall leave their Ps 48, 11 eminence, nor of the king riches to strangers.

35.-EFFECTS OF BOASTING AND PRESUMPTION.

He that boasteth, and puff- mouth.

lips.

12

eth up himself, stirreth up Let another praise thee, Po 27, 2
quarrels but he that trust- and not thy own mouth : a
eth in the Lord, shall be stranger, and not thy own
healed.
May the Lord destroy all The Pharisee standing, Lu 18, 11-
deceitful lips, and the tongue prayed thus with himself:
that speaketh proud things. O God, I give Thee thanks
I will take away out of the that I am not as the rest of
midst of thee thy proud men, extortioners, unjust,
boasters, and thou shalt no adulterers, as also is this pub-
more be lifted up because of lican.-I fast twice in the
My Holy Mountain.
week; I give tithes of all
Professing themselves to that I possess.
be wise, they became fools.

Do not multiply to speak lofty things, boasting: let old matters depart from your

say to you, this man went Lu 18, 14 down into his house justified rather than the other.

Say not, how mighty am I?

Eci 5, 3

Gu 6, 1

Mt 5, 4

I'v 15, 1

Mt 11, 29

Ja 1, 21

Tt 3, 2

36.--MEEKNESS ENJOINED AND PRAISED; ITS
FRUITS MOST EXCELLENT.

Brethren, if a man be meekness, and thou shalt be
overtaken in any fault, you, beloved above the glory of
who are spiritual, instruct men.

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such a one in the spirit of My son, keep thy soul in Eci 10,31-
meekness, considering thy-meekness, and give it honour
self, lest thou also be according to its desert.-Who
tempted.
will justify him that sinneth
Blessed are the meek, for against his own soul? and
they shall possess the land. who will honour him that
A mild answer breaketh dishonoureth his own soul?

wrath but a harsh word
stirreth up fury.

Learn of Me, for I am
meek, and humble of Heart,
and you shall find rest to
your souls.

Pursue justice, piety, faith, 1 Ti 6, 11 charity, patience, meekness. To the meek He will give

grace.

Pv 3, 34

So 2, 3

It is better to be humbled Pv 16, 19 with the meek, than to divide Casting away all unclean- the spoils with the proud. ness, and abundance of Seek the Lord, all ye meek naughtiness, with meekness of the earth, you that have receive the ingrafted Word, wrought His judgment seek which is able to save your the just, seek the meek: if souls. by any means you may be Admonish them not to be hid in the day of the Lord's litigious, but gentle show-indignation. ing all mildness to all men. When God arose in judg- Ps 75, 10 2 Ti 2, 24 The servant of the Lord ment, to save all the meek of must not wrangle: but be the earth. mild towards all men, apt to The meek shall increase Is 29, 19 teach, patient. their joy in the Lord, and the poor men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Ep 4, 1

Eci 3, 19

I, a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you, that you walk worthy of the vocation in Now I Paul myself be- 2 € 10, 1 which you are called, with seech you, by the meekness all humility and meekness. and gentleness of Christ. He will exalt the meek.

My son, do thy works in

37.-EXAMPLES of meeKNESS.

Ge 50, 19- Fear not: can we resist-Fear not, I will feed you the will of God ?--You and your children.

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Ps 149, 4

thought evil against me Moses was a man exceed- Nu 12, 3
[Joseph]: but God turned it ing meek above all men that
into good, that He might exalt dwelt on earth.
me, as at present you see,
and might save many people.

Jesbaham sitting in the chair 2K23,8 was the wisest chief among

(See words Benignity and Vindicative Justice.)

38.-HATEFULNESS AND GRIEVOUSNESS OF ANGER.

Eci 10, 22 Pride was not made for pardon for his sins?— Remen, nor wrath for the race member thy last things, and let enmity cease.

of women.

Eci 27, 33 Anger and fury are both of them abominable, and the sinful man shall be subject to them.

Eci 28, 12 As the wood of the forest

Mt 11, 23

Ge 13, 8

Ge 26, 22
Ex 2, 13
Jg 8, 2
1 K1, 16

1 K 10, 27 1K 17, 29

Je 11, 19

Ac 21, 20 Ja 5, 11

Be not as a lion in thy Eci 4, 35 house, terrifying them of thy household, and oppressing them that are under thee.

Be not quickly angry for Eci 7, 10
is, so the fire burneth; and anger resteth in the bosom of
as a man's strength is, so a fool.

shall his anger be, and A hot soul is a burning Eci 23, 22
according to his riches he fire, it will never be
shall increase his anger.
quenched, till it devour

A peaceable tongue is a something.

tree of life but that which He that provoketh wrath, Pr 30, 33
is immoderate, shall crush bringeth forth strife.
the spirit.

A spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?

He that is impatient shall suffer damage.

It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate

woman.

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Hast thou seen a man Pv 29, 20, hasty to speak? folly is rather to be looked for than his amendment.-A passionate man provoketh quarrels.

Cease from anger, and Ps 36, 8 leave rage.

He that is impatient, Pv 14, 29 exalteth his folly.

Man to man reserveth If thou blow the spark, it Eci 28, 14
anger, and doth he seek shall burn as a fire and if
remedy of God ?-He hath thou spit upon it, it shall be
no mercy on a man like him- quenched: both come out of
self, and doth he entreat for the mouth.

his own sins ?-He that is A stone is heavy, and sand Pv 27, 3-
but flesh, nourisheth anger, weighty; but the anger of a
and doth he ask forgiveness fool is heavier than them
of God? who shall obtain both.-Anger hath no mercy,

Po 12, 16

Eci 1, 28

Pv 29, 22

Ps 57, 9

nor fury when it breaketh dissembleth injuries is wise.
forth and who can bear the
:
violence of one provoked?

A fool uttereth all his Pv 29, 11 mind a wise man defer

:

A fool immediately show-reth, and keepeth it till eth his anger: but he that afterwards.

39.-EFFECTS OF ANGER IN BODY AND SOUL, AND
ON OUR NEIGHBOUR.

The wrath of high spirits bring in debate in the midst
is his ruin.
of them that are at peace.

He that is easily stirred up A passionate man stirreth Pv 15, 18 to wrath, shall be more up strifes: he that is patient appeaseth those that

prone to sin.

Fire hath fallen on them, stirred up. and they shall not see the

sun.

are

He that strongly squeez- Pv 30, 33 eth the paps to bring out Eci 30, 26 Envy and anger shorten a milk, straineth out butter: man's days, and pensiveness and he that violently blowwill bring old age before the eth his nose, bringeth out time. blood and he that provokAnger indeed killeth the eth wrath, bringeth forth foolish.

Jb 5, 2

Eci 28, 11

Mt 5, 22

Ep 4, 31

strife.

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A passionate man kindleth As coals are to burning Pv 26, 21 strife, and a sinful man will coals, and wood to fire, so an trouble his friends, and angry man stirreth up strife.

40.-WRONGFUL ANGER FORBIDDEN.

Whosoever is angry with neighbour.

Remember the

his brother, shall be in dan- Covenant of the Most High,
ger of the judgment.
and overlook the ignorance

Let all bitterness, and of thy neighbour.
anger, and indignation, and

clamour, and blasphemy be Examples of Wrongful
put away from you, with all Anger :
malice.

Ecl 11, 10 Remove anger from thy
heart, and put away evil
from thy flesh. For youth
and pleasure are vain.

Ja 1, 19-20 Let every man be slow to
speak and slow to anger.-
For the anger of man work-
eth not the justice of God.
Be angry, and sin not,
Let not the sun
go down
upon your anger.

Ep 4, 26

(1) Pharao.

Ex 10, 28

(2) Balaam.

Nu 20, 10

(3) Balac.

Nu 24, 10

(4) Saul.

1 K 20, 30

Eci 28,8-9 Remember the fear of God,