II. The Lord forbid that I should

Uretch forth mine hand against the Lord's
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violence V patient bearing of the hand of God**, quietness ot mind ^, cheerfuhiess of spirit "* ; a sober use of meat ",.
drink^
Lord's anainted. Gem xxxvii. 21. And Reubfn heard it, and he deli- vered him out of their hands, and said, Let us not kill him. Ver. 22. And Reuben said unto them, Shed no bl9od, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him : that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
J Psal. Ixxxii. 4. Deliver the poor and needy ; rid them out of the hand of the wicked. Prov> xxiv. 11. If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain: Ver. 12. If thou «ayest, Behold, we knew it not : doth not he that pondereth the heart con- sider it ? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it ? and sh~ll not he render to every man accord- ing to his works? 1 Sam. xiv. 45. And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Is- rael ? God forbid : as the Lord li- veth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground : for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
k James v. 7. Be patient thei-efore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Ver. 8. Be ye also patient ; stablish your hearts: for the co- ming of the Lord dcaweth nigh. Ver. 9. Grudge not one against an- other, brethren, lest ye be condemn- ed ; behold, the Judge standeth before the door. Ver. 10. Take, my bre-
thren, the prophets, who have spo- ken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction,- and of patience. Ver. 11. Behold, wc count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord ; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. Heb. xii. 9. Furthermore, we have had fathers of. our flesh which corrected us, and. we gave them reverence : shall we not much rather be in subjec- tion unto the Father of spirits, and. live ?
1 1 Thess. iv. 11. And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your, own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you. 1 Pet. iii. 3. Whose adorning^ let it not be that outward adorning — Ver. , 4. But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not cor- ruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. Psal. xxxvii. 8. Cease from anger, and for- sake wrath : fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. Ver. 9. For evil- doers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall in- herit the earth. Ver. 10. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be : yea, thou shalt diligently £onsi- der his place, and it shall not be. Ver. 1 1. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight them- selves in the abundance of peace.
^ Prov. xvii. 22. A merry heart doeth good like a medicine ; but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
" Prov. xiv. 1€. Hast thou
found honey? eat so much as is
sufficient for thee, list thou be
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ntiR °, pnysick p, sleep % labour % and recreations * ; by charitable thouglits', love", compassion'', meekness, gentle- ness, kindness * ; peaceable •". mild and courteous speeches ^^m ^'^nd
Tiled there wi.h, an J vomit it. iVef. 27. It is not jjood to eat much
and slew the Phi- Lord wrought a
I'im. V. 23. Drink no longer h\xi use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, ani thine often in- firmities.
P I*a. xxxviii, 21. For Isaiah had Slid, Let them take a lump of fi^s, and lay it fnr a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.
*• Ptil. cxxvii. 2. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the hread of sorrows ; for so he giv- eth his beloved sleep.
'' EccL V. 12. The sleep of a la- bourinjr man is sweet, whether he eat little or much ; but the abun- dance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. 2 Thess. iii. lo. For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, That if any would not work, neither should he eat. Ver. 12. Now tliem that are such W' command, and exhort by our Lord Jtsus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. Prov. xvi. 26. He that laboureth, laboureth for him- self; lor his mouth cravcth it of him.
* Eccl. iii. 4. A time to weep, and a time to laugh ; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. Ver. 1 I. He hath made every thing beautiful in his time : also he hath set the world in their heart, —
^ 1 Sam. xix. 4. And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him. Let not the king sin against his ser- vant,— Ver. 5. For he did put his
life hi his hand, li>tine, and the
great salvation for all Israel: thou saweat it, ai;d didst rejoice ; where- fore then wilt thou «:in a^^uinst inno- cent blood, to slay David without a cause .' 1 Sam. xxii. 13. And Saul said unto him, \\'hy have ye conspired agninst me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, — Ver. 14. 'J'hen Ahi- melech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among ali thy servants as David, which is the king's son-in-law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house .'
" Rom xiii. 10. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour : there- fore love is the fulfilling of the law.
^ Luke X. .33. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, Ver. 34. And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
^ Col. iii. 12. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and belcved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble- ness of mind, meekness, long-suffer- ing ; Ver. 1 3. Forbearing one an- other, and forgiving one another, if any man have a qu:irrel against any : even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
y James iii. 17. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy
to
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and behaviour''-; forbearance, readiness to ])e reconciled, patient bearing and forgiving of injuries, and requiting good for evil '^ ; comforting and succouring the distressed^ and protecting and defending the innocent ^.
Q. 156, What are the sins forbidden in the sixth command- inent ?
A. The sins forbidden in tlie sixth commandment are, all • takinir
to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
^ 1 Pet. iii. 8. Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethrtn, be pitiful, be courteous t Ver. 9. Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing ; but contrariwise, blessing : kr.rv.'jng that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. Ver. 10. For he that v.'ill love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile. Ver. J 1 . Let him eschew evil, and do good : let him seek peace, and ensue it. Prov. xv. 1 . A soft answer turneth away wrath : but grievous words stir up anger. Judges viii. J. And the men of Eph- raim said unto him. Why hast thou served us thu^., that thou calledst us not when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites ? And they did cfiide with him sharply. Ver. 2. And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you ? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Enhraim better than the vintage of Abiezer ? Ver. 3. God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb ; and what was I able to do in comparison of you ? Then their anger was abated toward him when he had said that.
^ Mat, V. 24. Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy ■vvay ; first be reconciled to thy
brother, and then , come and ofTtr thy gift. Eph. iv. 2. With all lowli- ness and meekness, with long-suffer- ing, forbearing one another in love. Ver. 32. And be ye kind one to an- other, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ 'j sake hath forgiven you. Rom. xii, J 7. Rt-oornpe'jjse to \iO riiaw evil foj evil, — Ver. 20. Therefore if thine enejny hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink : for in sj do- ing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Vi^r. 2L Be not ov^^r. come of evil, but overcome evil witli good.
b 1 Thess. v. 1 4. Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. Job xxxl. 19. If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering : Ver. 20. If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fit'ece of my sheep. Mat. xxv. S5, For I was an hungered, atid ye g.'.vie me meat : I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink : I was a stronger, and ye took me in : Ver. 36. Naked, and ye clothed me : I was i^ick, and ye visit- ed me : I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Prov. xx. mouth for the dumb in the cause, ol all such as are appointed to destruc- tion. Ver. 9. Open thy mou;h, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needs'.
•ff away the life of ourselves % or of others'', except in
of jjublick justice % lawful war ^, or necessary defence •^;
eglecling or withdrawing the lawful and necessary
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Acts xvi. 28. But Paul a loud voice, saying. Do no harm ; for we are all here, ep. Jx. C. Whoso shecl«!eth Mood, by man sliall his blood L'd : for in the image of God .....V.0 he man.
*^ Numb. XXXV. 31. Moreover, ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death ; but he shall bo surely put to ^t^ath. War. S3. So yc ihailaoi pol- hite the land wherein ye are: for 'it defileth the land ; and the annot be cleansed of the blood »i,.i- 1-, shed therein, but by the biood cf him that shed it.
f Jer. xlviii. 10. Cursed be he that doL-th the work of the Lord deceit- fully, and cursed be he that keepeth kack his sword from blood. Dcut, C/fc:/>> XX. throu^fiout. Ver. 1. V/hefi th'^u gofst out to battle agaitist thine tncmies, and secst horses and chariot*:, -■ ' - peep J* more than thou, be not of them ; lor the Lord thy .. is with thecj which brought thee up out of the land*of Egypt,
S F.xod. xxii. 2. If a thief be found
breaking up, and be smitten that he
d»«', there shall i\o blood be shed for
him. Ver. 8. If the sun bf rUen up>-
~ ' 1, there shall be blooti shed for
.or he should nipke full restitu-
. . if he have nothing, then he
•hall be s»jld for his tbi-ft.
'' Mat. XXV. 42. For I was an huiv^ered, and ye gave me no mtat; i was thirsty, and ye gave
Sire
me no drink : Ver. 4f3. I was a stran- ger, and ye took me not in : naked, and ye clothed me not : sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. James ii. !.'>. If a brother or Rister be naked, and destitute of daily food, Ver. 16. And one of you say unto them, De-