loved. And I lifted up my may live, and it may be well
hands to Thy command- with you, and your days may
ments, which I loved and I be long in the land of your
was exercised in Thy justifi- possession.
cation. Be thou mindful of

Examples of the lovers of
Thy word to Thy servant, in the Word of God:
which Thou hast given me

hope.

L5, 31-33 Stand thou here with Me and I will speak to thee all My commandments, and ceremonies, and judgments: which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I will give them for a possession. Keep, therefore, and do the things which the Lord God hath commanded you. You shall not go aside, neither to the right hand nor to the left.But you shall walk in the way that the Lord your God hath commanded, that you

2 Pt 1, 19

(1) Our Blessed Lord.
(2) Jeremias.

Jn 4, 34

Je 15, 16

1 E7, 10

Je 36, 25

2 Ti 3,15 Ac 8. 28

Ac 10, 33

in

Ac 18, 24

of 2 E8, 1

Ac 19, 20

Ac 13, 42

Ac 17, 34

Ac 17, 4

Ph 1,5

Ma 12, 37

9.-EXCELLENCE, ADVANTAGES, AND FRUITS OF

HOLY SCRIPTURE.

We have the more firm Thy Words were found, and Je 15, 16 Prophetical Word: where- I did eat them, and Thy unto you do well to attend, Word was to me a joy and as to a light that shineth in gladness of my heart.

a dark place, until the day
dawn, and the day-star arise
in your hearts.

My little children, these things I write to you that you may not sin.

Jn 2, 1

10, 4-5 The weapons of our war- Thy Words have I hidden Ps 118, 11 fare are not carnal, but in my heart that I may not mighty to God, unto the sin against Thee.

Jn 20, 31

pulling down of fortifications, Thy Word is a lamp to Ps 118,105 destroying counsels. And my feet, and a light to my

every height that exalteth it- paths.

self against the knowledge of I will rejoice at Thy Words Ps 118,162 God, and bringing into cap-as one that hath found

tivity every understanding great spoil.

unto the obedience of Christ. The declaration of Thy Ps 118,130
These are written that you Words giveth light; and giv-
may believe that Jesus is the eth understanding to little
Christ the Son of God: and

believing you may have life
in His Name.

ones.

Eat honey, my son, because Pr 24, 13it is good, and the honey- 14

comb most sweet to thy these My words, and doth throat. So is the doctrine of them, shall be likened to a wisdom to thy soul. wise man that built his house Ps 118, 103 How sweet are Thy words upon a rock. And the rain to my palate, more than fell, and the floods came, and honey to my mouth. the winds blew, and they beat What things soever were upon that house, and it fell written, were written for not, for it was founded on a our learning, that through rock.

Ro 15, 4

patience and the comfort of These things we write to 1 Jn 1, 4
the Scriptures we may have you that you may rejoice,
and your joy may be full.

hope.

1 Ma 12,9 We, though we needed These things I write to you 1 Jn 5, 13 none of these things, having that you may know that you for our comfort the Holy have Eternal Life, you who Books that are in our hands, believe in the Name of the chose rather to send to you Son of God.

Dt 4, 6

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to renew the Brotherhood These words are most Ap 22, 6
and friendship, lest we should faithful and true.
become strangers to you alto-
gether.

Jesus said to those Jews Jn 8, 31-32
who believed Him: If you
This is your wisdom and continue in My Word, you
understanding in the sight shall be My disciples indeed.
of nations, that hearing all-And you shall know the
these precepts they may say: truth, and the truth shall
Behold, a wise and under- make you free.
standing people, a
nation.

great Hear, O ye Heavens, the Dt 32,1-2 things I speak, let the 2 Ti3, 15- Continue thou in those earth give ear to the things which thou hast words of My mouth.-Let learned, and which have My doctrine gather as the been committed to thee: rain, let My speech distil as knowing of whom thou hast the dew, as a shower upon learned them.-And because the herb, and as drops upon from thy infancy thou hast the grass.

Ps 11,

known the Holy Scriptures, The parables of Solomon :Pv1..-4
which can instruct thee to-To know wisdom and in-
salvation through the faith struction: - To understand
which is in Christ Jesus.- the words of prudence: and
-All Scripture inspired of to receive the instruction of
God is profitable to teach, to doctrine, justice, and judg-
reprove, to correct, to in- ment, and equity.-To give
struct in justice.-That the subtilty to little ones, to the
man of God may be perfect, young man knowledge and
furnished to every good work. understanding.

The words of the Lord are The law of the Lord is un-Ps 18,8-9, pure words: as silver tried spotted, converting souls: 11-12, by the fire, purged from the the Testimony of the Lord is earth, refined seven times. faithful, giving wisdom to Mt7,24-25 Every one that heareth little ones.-The justices of

Ju 3

Ac 20, 32

Pv6, 23
Pv 22, 17-

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the Lord are right, rejoicing Behold, this second Epistle 2 Pt 3, 1-2
hearts: the commandment of I write to you, my dearly be-
the Lord is lightsome, en- loved, in which I stir up by
lightening the eyes -More way of admonition your sin-
to be desired than gold and cere mind.-That you may
many precious stones and be mindful of those words
sweeter than honey and the which I told you before
honey-comb. For thy ser- from the holy Prophets, and
vant keepeth them, and in of your Apostles, of the pre-
keeping them there is a great cepts of the Lord and
reward.
Saviour.

Scripture.

Dearly beloved, taking all
care to write unto you con- Names and Emblems of Holy
cerning your common salva-
tion, I was under a necessity
to write unto you: to beseech
you to contend earnestly for
the Faith once delivered to
the Saints.

1. The Book or Bible. He 10, 7
βιβλος.

and

I commend you to God, the Word of His grace, Who is able to build up, and to give an inheritance among all the sanctified.

The Law is a light.

Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to My doctrine: Which shall be beautiful for thee if thou keep it in thy bowels, and it shall flow in thy lips :-That thy trust may be in the Lord, wherefore I have also shown it to thee this day.-Behold,| I have described it to thee three manner of ways, in thoughts and knowledge.That I might show thee the certainty, and the words of truth, to answer out of these to them that sent thee.

Ac 15, 30- They being dismissed went 31 down to Antioch: and gathering together the multitude, delivered the Epistle :Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

1 M 12, 9

Ap 20, 12

of the

Ga 3, 10

2. The Holy Books.
3. The Book of Life.
4. The Book
Lord.
5. The Book written Ap 5, 1
within and without.

6. The Sacerdotal Book.
7. The Holy Scriptures.
8. Scriptures.

9. The Scriptures of the
Prophets.
10. Scripture.
11. Writings.

12. The Flying Volume.
13. The Word of God.
14. The Word of Truth.
15. The Words of God.
16. The Words of Life.
17. The PropheticalWord.
18. The Law.

1 Ti 4, 13

Ro 1, 2

Mt 22, 29

Mt 26, 56

Ro 4, 3

Jn 5, 47

Za 5, 1 Ep 6, 17 2 Ti 2, 15

Ro 3, 2 Ac 7, 38 1 Pt 1,19 Ro 13, 8 Ac 6, 16

19. The Law of Moses
and the Prophets.
20. The Law and the Mt 22, 40
Prophets.

21. The Prophets and the Mt 11, 13
Law.

4 K 11, 12

22. The Testimony.
23. The Testimony of Ps 18,8

the Lord.

Ca 4, 15

Pv 5, 15

Ge 2,8

2 C4, 34

Os 8, 12

The Well of Living
Waters.

46. The Fountain of Gar

dens.

47. The Cistern.

48. A Paradise of Plea

sure.

Ez 40, 3

Je 23, 29

66. A Measuring Reed.
67. A Hammer breaking
the Rocks in pieces.
68. Samgar's Plough-share. Jg 3, 31

10. DENIAL, ALTERATION, MISINTERPRETATION,

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The God of this world hath a derision all the day. blinded the minds of unbe- Understanding this first, 2 Pt 1, 20lievers, that the light of the that no prophecy of Scripture Gospel of the glory of Christ, is made by private interpretWho is the Image of God, ation.- For prophecy came should not shine unto them. not by the will of man at any I shall write to him my time: but the holy men of manifold laws which have God spoke, inspired by the been accounted as foreign. Holy Ghost.

Ps118,115 They that persecute me You shall not add to the Dt 12, 32 have drawn nigh to iniquity: word that I speak to you, but they are gone far off from neither shall you take away Thy Law. from it keep the comThe Word of the Lord is mandments of the Lord your made a reproach to me, and God which I command you.

Je 20, 8

Dt 42, 2

Je 8, 8-9

Pv 30, 6

Je 36, 1113

Je 36, 16

Je 36, 20

:

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What I command thee, And when Judi had read Je 36, 23, that only do thou to the three or four pages, he cut it Lord neither add anything with the penknife, and he nor diminish. cast it into the fire, that was How do you say: We are upon the hearth, till all the wise, and the law of the Lord volume was consumed with is with us? Indeed the lying the fire that was on the pen of the Scribes hath hearth.-But yet Elnathan, wrought falsehood. The and Dalaias, and Gamarias wise men are confounded, spoke to the king, not to they are dismayed and burn the Book: and he heard taken for they have cast them not.

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away the Word of the Lord, The Word of the Lord Is 28, 13
and there is no wisdom in shall be to them: Command,
them.
command again, command,
Add not anything to His command again: expect, ex-
words, lest thou be reproved pect again; expect, expect
and found a liar.
again a little there, a little
When Micheas the son of there: that they may go,
Gamarias the son of Saphan and fall backward, and be
had heard out of the book broken, and snared, and
all the words of the Lord,- taken.
He went down into the king's Account the long-suffering 2 Pt 3,15-
house to the secretary's of our Lord, salvation, as also
chamber; and behold all the our most dear brother Paul,
princes sat there, Elisama the according to the wisdom
scribe, and Dalaias the son given him, hath written to
of Semeias, and Elnathan you :- As also in all his
the son of Achobor, and Epistles, speaking in them of
Gamarias the son of Saphan, these things: in which are
and Sedecias the son of certain things hard to be
Hananias, and all the understood, which the un-
princes. And Micheas told learned and unstable wrest,
them all the words that he as they do also the other
had heard when Baruch read Scriptures, to their own
out of the volume in the destruction.
hearing of the people.

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If this people, or the Je 23, 33And when they had heard Prophet, or the Priest shall all the words, they looked ask thee, saying: What is upon one another with aston- the burden of the Lord? ishment, and they said to thou shalt say to them: You Baruch We must tell the are the burden: for I will king all these words. cast you away, saith the And they went in to the Lord. And as for the king into the court: but they Prophet, and the Priest, and laid up the Volume in the the people that shall say: chamber of Elisama the The burden of the Lord: I scribe and they told all the will visit upon that man, and words in the hearing of the upon his house. Thus shall king. you say every one to his Ꮮ Ꮮ

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