himself "de condigno," for the same good work is in
no respect diminished.

1. THE INTEGRITY AND PERFECTION of good works.

I.

in Heaven.

Ps 17, 21- The Lord will reward me Be you perfect, as also Mt 5, 48 22, 24 according to my justice; and your Heavenly Father is

Ps 118, 44

Ps 118, 101

Mt 5, 16

Ac 24, 16

33

will repay me according to perfect.

the cleanness of my hands.- Labour not for the meat Jn 6, 27
Because I have kept the which perisheth, but for that
ways of the Lord; and have which endureth unto Life
not done wickedly against Everlasting, which the Son
my God. And I shall be of Man will give you.

spotless with Him; and shall Having your conversation 1 Pt2, 12
keep myself from my ini- good among the Gentiles;
quity.
that whereas they speak
I shall always keep Thy against you as evil-doers,
Law, for ever and ever. they may by the good works
which they shall behold in
you, glorify God in the day
of visitation.

I have restrained my feet from every evil way; that may keep Thy words.

II.

I

35

God is not a respecter of Ac 10, 34So let your light shine persons.-But in every nabefore men that they may tion he that feareth Him, see your good works, and and worketh justice glorify your Father, Who is acceptable to Him.

is

2.-ACTIONS TO BE DONE NOT MERELY FROM

NATURAL BUT ALSO FROM SUPERNATURAL
MOTIVES, AND WITHOUT ADMIXTURE OF SIN.
prepared that we should
Therein do I endeavour to walk in them.

I.

have always a conscience Charge the rich of this 1 Ti 6,17-
without offence towards God, world not to be high-minded,
and towards man.
or to trust in the uncertainty

1 C 10, 32- Be without offence to the of riches, but in the Living
Jews and to the Gentiles God (Who giveth us abun-
and to the Church of God,-dantly all things to enjoy),—
As I also in all things please To do good, to be rich in good
all men.
works. To lay up in store
2C6,1,3 We exhort you that you for themselves a good
receive not the grace of God foundation against the time
in vain,-Giving no offence to come, that they may lay
any man, that
our hold on the true Life.
Ministry be not blamed.

Ep 2, 10

to

We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, in

II.

19

What participation hath 2 C6, 14 good works, which God hath justice with injustice? or

1J3,6

J61, 22

Jb 2, 3

1 C 15, 58

He 6, 10

He 10, 35

what fellowship hath light and avoiding evil, and still
with darkness?
keeping his innocence.

Whosoever abideth in God, These things have I suf- Jb 16, 18
sinneth not; and whosoever fered without the iniquity of
sinneth, hath not seen Him. my hand, when I offered
In all these things Job pure prayers to God.
sinned not by his lips.

If a virgin marry she hath 1 C7, 28

A man simple, and upright, not sinned.

3.

-THE GLORY OF HEAVEN THE REWARD OF

GOOD WORKS.

Be ye steadfast and un- The Son of man shall come Mt 16, 27 movable; always abounding in the glory of His Father, in the work of the Lord, and will render to every knowing that your labour is man according to his works. not in vain in the Lord.

Thou treasurest up to thy- Ro 2, 5-6 God is not unjust that He self wrath, against the day should forget your work, of wrath, and revelation of and the love which you have the just judgment of God,shown in His Name, you who Who will render to every have ministered to the Saints. man according to his works. Do not lose your confi-| They shall walk with Me Ap 3,4 dence, which hath a Great in white because they are Reward.

worthy.

2 Ti4, 7-8 I have fought a great fight, If I do this thing willingly, 1 C9, 17 I have finished my course, II have a reward: but if have kept the Faith.-As for against my will, a dispensa

1 C9, 24

the rest, there is laid up for tion is committed to me.

me a crown of justice, Abide in Me, and I in Jn 15, 4
which the Lord the Just you. As the branch cannot

Judge will render me in bear fruit of itself unless it
that Day.
abide in the vine, so neither

Know you not that they can you unless you abide in
that run in the race, all run Me.

indeed, but one receiveth Behold now is the accept- 2 C6,2
the crown? So run that able time, behold now is the
you may obtain.

4.

Pv 4, 18

Ro 6, 19

Day of Salvation.

-INCREASING GRACE AND PROSPERITY FOLLOW

ON GOOD WORKS.

The path of the just, as a members to serve justice,
shining light, goeth for- unto sanctification.
wards and increaseth even

to perfect day.

Let nothing hinder thee Eci 18, 22 from praying always, and

even to death.

As you have yielded your be not afraid to be justified,
members to serve unclean-
ness, and iniquity unto ini-

:

Fear the Lord, all ye His Ps 33, 10

quity so now yield your Saints, for there is no want

1 Ti 4, 8

Jn 11, 15

Ju 11, 21

Jn 14, 23

Jn 15, 10

Jn 15, 14

Jn 15, 2-3

to them that fear Him.

Every one that hath left Mt 19, 28
Godliness is profitable to all house, or lands, for My
things, having promise of the Name's sake, shall receive a
life that now is, and of that hundredfold, and shall pos-
which is to come.
sess Life Everlasting.

5. TO LOVE GOD IS TO OBEY GOD AND TO KEEP
HIS COMMANDMENTS.

I.

Fear God and keep His Ecl 12, 13

If you love Me, keep My commandments; for this is
commandments.
the whole man.

He that hath My com- Not every one that saith Mt 7, 21
mandments, and keepeth to Me, Lord, Lord, shall
them, he it is that loveth enter into the Kingdom of
Heaven, but he that doth

Jn 4, 34

Me.
If any one love Me, he the Will of My Father Who
will keep My Word.
is in Heaven, he shall enter
into the Kingdom of Heaven.
My meat is to do the Will
of Him Who sent Me.
Unless your justice abound Mt 5, 20
more than that of the
Scribes and Pharisees, you
shall not enter into the King-

If you keep My commandments, you shall abide in My love: as I also have kept My Father's commandments, and do abide in His love.

You are My friends if you
do the things that I com- dom of Heaven.
mand you.
Christ being consumma-
I am the true Vine, and ted, He became to all that
My Father is the Husband- obey Him, the Cause of
man.-Every branch in Me Eternal Salvation.
that beareth not fruit, He By this, we know that we
will take away, and every have known Him, if we keep
one that beareth fruit, He| His commandments.
will purge it, that it may He who saith that he
bring forth more fruit. knoweth Him, and keepeth
not His commandments, is a

II.

Jn 14, 15, If you love Me, keep My liar. commandments.-He that

20

1J5, 3

W 6, 19

He 5,9

1J2, 3

1J2, 4

He that saith he abideth 1J2,6

hath My commandments, in Him, ought himself also
and keepeth them, he it is to walk, even as He walked.
that loveth Me: and he that Love is the fulfilling of Ro 13, 10
loveth Me shall be loved of the Law.

My Father, and I will love What doth the Lord thy Dt 10, 12
him, and will manifest My- God require of thee, but
self to him.
that thou fear the Lord thy

that we keep His

mandments.

This is the Charity of God: God, and walk in His ways,
com- and love Him, and serve
the Lord thy God, with
of all thy heart, and with all
thy soul ?

Love is the keeping
His Law.

6. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

THE LORD SPOKE ALL THESE WORDS.
Ex 20, 1.

AND HE WROTE THEM

ON

TWO TABLES OF STONE,

WHICH HE DELIVERED UNTO ME.

Dt 5, 22.

First Table of the Law.

FROM EXODUS.

I.

FROM DEUTERONOMY.

I.

Thou

Ex 20, 1-5 I am the Lord thy God, I am the Lord thy God, Dt 5,6-9 Who brought thee out of the Who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. - Thou house of bondage. shalt not have strange gods shalt not have strange gods before Me.-Thou shalt not in My sight.-Thou shalt not make to thyself a graven make to thyself a graven thing, nor the likeness of thing, nor the likeness of any thing any things,

Ex 20,7

Ex 20, 8

11

1. That is in heaven

above,

2. Or in the earth
beneath,

3. Nor of those things

that are in the

waters under the

earth.

1. That are in heaven

above,

2. Or that are in the
earth beneath,

3. Or that abide in the
waters under the
earth.

Thou shalt not adore them,

Thou shalt not adore them, and thou shalt not serve
nor serve them.

Thou shalt not take the Thou shalt not take the Dt 5, 11 Name of the Lord thy God Name of the Lord thy God in vain for the Lord will in vain: for he shall not be not hold him guiltless that unpunished that taketh His shall take the Name of the Name upon a vain thing. Lord his God in vain.

III.

III.

15

Remember that thou keep Observe the Day of the Dt 5, 12holy the Sabbath Day.- Sabbath, to sanctify it, as Six days shalt thou labour, the Lord thy God hath comand shalt do all thy works. manded thee.-Six days -But on the Seventh Day shalt thou labour, and shalt is the Sabbath of the Lord do all thy works. The thy God: thou shalt do no Seventh is the Day of the work on it, Sabbath, that is, the Rest of

1. Thou

2. Nor thy son,

3. Nor thy daughter,
4. Nor thy man-servant,
5. Nor thy maid-ser-
vant,

6. Nor thy beast,

7. Nor the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them, and rested on the Seventh Day: therefore the Lord blessed the Seventh Day, and sanctified it.

the Lord thy God. Thou
shalt not do any work
therein,

1. Thou

2. Nor thy son,

3. Nor thy daughter,
4. Nor thy man-servant,
5. Nor thy maid-ser-
vant,

6. Nor thy ox,
7. Nor thy ass,
8. Nor any
beasts,

of thy

9. Nor the stranger that is within thy gates: That thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest, even as thyself.-Remember that thou also didst serve in Egypt, and the Lord thy God brought thee out from thence with a strong hand, and stretched-out arm. Therefore hath He commanded thee that thou shouldst observe the Sabbath Day.

Honour thy father and thy Honour thy father and Dt 5, 16 mother, that thou mayst be mother, as the Lord thy God long-lived upon the Land hath commanded thee, that which the Lord thy God will thou mayst live a long time, give thee. and it may be well with thee in the Land which the Lord thy God will give thee.

Ex 20, 18

VII.

Thou shalt not steal.

VIII.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neigh-false bour.

IX.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house :

X.

Neither shalt thou desire

neighbour.

IX.

Thou shalt not covet thy Dt 5, 21 neighbour's wife :

X.

Nor his house, nor his Dt 5, 21 his wife, nor his servant, nor field, nor his man-servant,