remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking-for of judgment, and fiery indignation.

Unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil,

As for me, my feet were almost gone, my steps had wellnigh slipped; for I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked: -" They are not in trouble as other men, neither are they plagued like other men; therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain. They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. And they say, 'How doth God know?' and' Is there knowledge in the Most High?' Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. Verily, I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency." When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me. Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. Surely, thou didst set them in slippery places; thou castedst them down into destruction. How are

they brought into desolation as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth.

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness.

Every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man who built his house upon the sand. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it.

sin.

Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of

The wages of sin is death.

He that soweth to the flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption.

To be carnally minded is death.

Sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments, then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS.

GOD commandeth all men everywhere to repent.

If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away; then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear; because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it, as waters that pass away; and thine age shall be clearer than the noonday. Thou shalt be secure, because there is hope.

The goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance.

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord, and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.

There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Bring forth, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance.

He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

If the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him; in his righteousness that he hath done, he shall live.

Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation, not to be repented of.

I will hear what God the Lord will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people and to his saints; but let them not turn again to folly. Go, and sin no more.

OBEDIENCE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.

I. WELFARE.

TRUST in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

There is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

The meek shall inherit the earth.

A little that a righteous man hath, is better than the riches of many wicked.

Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God.

Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added

unto you.

II. SECURITY.

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.