Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.-Ps. xxxiv. 11.

Thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.-Ps. lxxi. 5.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.—17.

I will open my mouth in a parable :-Ps. lxxviii. 2. Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.-3.

We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.-4.

For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children :

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That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children :—6.

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments.-7.

Both young men, and maidens ;...and children :Ps. cxlviii. 12.

Let them praise the name of the Lord.-13.

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments.-Prov. iii. 1.

I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.-Prov. iv. 3.

He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.-4.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.-Prov. xiii. 24. Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.-Prov. xix. 18.

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.—Prov. xx. 11.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.-Prov. xxii. 6.

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.-15.

Withhold not correction from the child for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.Prov. xxiii. 13.

Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.-14.

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice,-15.

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.-24.

Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.-25.

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.-Prov. xxix. 15.

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.-Prov. xxix. 17. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth.-Eccl. xii. 1.

The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.-Isa. xxxviii. 19.

And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.-Isa. liv. 13.

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TRUE FRIENDSHIP AND

CONSTANCY.

And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.-Ruth i. 8.

...And Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.-14.

And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.-15.

And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:-16.

Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.-17.

And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead.—Ruth ii. 20.

And it came to pass, when he (David) had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan

was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.-1 Sam. xviii. 1.

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.-3.

And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.-4.

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life ?-1 Sam. xx. 1.

And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.-2.

Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.-4.

And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would I not tell it thee?-9.

So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David...16.

And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him :...17.

Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said,...do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion?...30.

For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the