refifteth the Proud, and giveth Grace to the Humble.

Colo iii. 12, 13. Put on therefore (as the Elect of God, holy and beloved) Bowels of Mercies, Kindness, Humblenefs of Mind, Meeknefs, Longfuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another; if any Man have a Quarrel againit any Even as Chrift forgave you, so also do ye.

He who enjoys a meek and quiet Spirit,
Great Peace and Comfort ever doth inherit:
So he, who unto Envy is inclin'd,
For his Reward has a diforder'd Mind.

Texts which fhew that we should hate and avoid vain Swearing.

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Xodus xx. 7. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain: For the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his Name in vain.

James v. 12. But above all things, my Brethren, fwear not, neither by the Heaven, for it is God's Throne, neither by the Earth, neither by any other Oath: But let your yea, be yea, and your nay, nay; left you fall into Condemnation

Ecclefiaftic. xxiii. 9, 10, 11, 13. Accuftom not thy Mouth to fwearing, neither ufe thyfelf to naming the Holy One: For as a Servant that is continually beaten, fhall not be without a blue Mark; fo he that fweareth, and nameth God continually, fhall not be faultlefs. A Man that ufeth much fwearing fhall be filled with Iniquity, and the Plague shall never depart from his House: If he fhall offend, his Sin fhall be upon him, and If he acknowledge not his Sin, he maketh a double I Offence s

Offence; and if he fwear in vain he shall not be innocent, but his Houfe fhall be full of Calamities. Ufe not thy Mouth to intemperate Swearing, for therein is the Word of Sin.

Ecclefiaft. xxvii. 14. The Talk of him that fweareth much maketh the Hair ftand upright.

Matt. v. 34, to 38. But I fay unto you, Swear not at all; neither by Heaven, for it is God's Throne: Nor by the Earth, for it is his Footftool: Neither by Jerufalem, for it is the City of the great King. Neither fhalt thou fwear by thy Head, because thou canst not make one Hair white or black. But let your Communication be, Yea, yea; and nay, nay: For whatsoever is more than thefe, cometh of evil.

Zac. v. 4. I will bring it forth, faith the Lord of hofts, and it fhall enter into the Houfe of the Thief, and into the Houfe of him that sweareth Falfly by my Name: And it fhall remain in the midit of his Houfe, and fhall confume it, with the Timber thereof, and the Stones thereof.

Zac. viii. 17. And love no false Oath: For all thefe are Things that I hate, faith the Lord.

Levit. xxiv. 16. And he that blafphemeth the Name of the Lord, he fhall furely be put to Death.

"Tis a high Crime, and likewife a great Shame, To curfe and fwear, taking God's Name in vain :

Then we fhould careful be of what we fay,

And let our yea, be yea; our nay, be nay,

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Texts which fhew that we should deteft and abbor Drunkenness.

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Saiah v, 11, 22, Woe unto them that rife up early in the Morning, that they may follow ftrong Drink, that continue until Night, 'till Wine inflame them. Woe unto them that are mighty to drink Wine, and Men of Strength to mingle ftrong Drink.

Proverbs 23, 29, to 31. Who hath Woe? Who hath Sorrow? who hath Contentions: Who hath Babling? Who hath Wounds without Cause? Who hath redness of Eyes? They that tarry long at the Wine; they that go to feek mixt Wine. Look not thou upon the Wine when it is red, when it giveth his Colour in the Cup, when it moveth itfelf aright; at the laft it biteth like a Serpent and ftingeth like an Adder. Be not amongft Winebibbers, amongst riotous Eaters of Flefh; for the Drunkard and the Glutton fhall come to Poverty. Proverbs xxi, 1. Wine is a Mocker, ftrong Drink is raging; and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wife.

Ifaiah, xxviii. 7. But they alfo have erred thro Wine, and thro' ftrong Drink, are out of the way: the Priest and the Prophet have erred through ftrong Drink, they are fwallowed up of Wine: They are out of the Way through ftrong Drink.

Ether, i. 7, 8. And they gave them Drink in Veffels of Gold, and royal Wine in abundance, according to the State of the King.. And the drinking was according to Law, none did compel; for fo the King had appointed to all the Officers of his Houfe, that they fhould do according to every Man's Pleasure.

Ecclefiafticus, xxxi, 28 Wine measurably drunk, and in Seafon, bringeth Gladness of the Heart, and

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Chearfulness of the Mind; but Wine drunken with Excefs, maketh Bitterness of the Mind, with brawling and quarrelling. Drunkenness encreaseth the Rage of a Fool'till heffend, it diminisheth Strength and maketh Wounds. Rebuke not thy Neighbour at the Wine, and defpife him not in his Mirth give him no defpiteful Words, and prefs not upon him with urging him to drink.

Habakkuk, ii. 15. Woe unto him that giveth his Neighbour Drink, that putteth thy Bottle to him, and makeft him drunken alfo, that thou mayeft look on their Nakedness.

Ephef., v. 11. And be not drunk with Wine, wherein is Excels.

Ecclefiafticus xix. 1. A Labouring Man that is given to Drunkennefs, fhall not be rich,

Sobriety is that which will fecure

You from Disorders Drunkards do endure:
How pleasant glides away the Moments hence,
That's paft with Care, living in Temperance.

Texts of Whoredom and Adultery.

H Ebrews xiii. 14. Marriage is honourable in

all, and the Bed undefiled; but Whoremongers, and Adulterers God will judge.

Peter ii. 11. Dearly beloved, I befeech you as Strangers and Pilgrims, abftain from fleshly Lufts which War against the Soul.

1. Cor. iii. 17. If any Man defile the Temple of God, him fhall God deftroy, for the Temple of God is holy, which Temple ye are.

Cor. vi. 48. Flee Fornication, every Sin that a Man doth, is without the Body, but he that committeth Fornication, finneth against his own Body. Cel. i. v. Mortify therefore your Members

which are upon Earth, Fornication, Uncleanness, inordinate Affection, evil Concupifcence, and Covetoufnefs which is Idolatry.

Job xxxi. 1. I made a Covenant with my Eyes, why then fhould I think upon a Maid ?

Exodus xx. 14. Thou shalt not commit Adultery.

Leviticus xviii. 20. Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy Neighbour's Wife, to defile thyfelf with her.

Ecclef. ix. 3, to 10. Meet not with an Harlot, left thou fall into her Snares, ufe not much the Company of a Woman that is a Singer, left thou be taken with her Attempts. Gaze not on a Maid, that thou fall not by thofe Things that are precious in her. Give not thy Soul unto Harlots, that thou lofe not thine Inheritance. Turn away thine Eye from a beautiful Woman, and look not upon another's Beauty; for many have been deceived by the Beauty of Woman, for herewith Love is kindled as a Fire. Sit not at all with another Man's Wife, nor fit down with her in thine Arms, and fpend not thy Money with her at the Wine, left: thine Heart incline, unto her, and fo through thy Defire thou fall into Deftruction.

Proverbs vi. 26 to 32. For by Means of a whorish Woman, a Man is brought to a piece of Bread, and the Adulterefs will hunt for the precious Life. Can a Man take Fire in his Bofom, and his Cloaths not be burnt? Can one go upon hot Coals and his Feet not be burnt? So he that goeth in to hisNeigh.bour's Wife, whofoever toucheth her fhall not be Innocent. But whofo commiteth Adultery with a Woman lacketh Understanding: He that doth it deftroyeth his own Soul.

Proverbs v. 3, 4, 5. For the Lips of a strange Woman drop as an Honeycomb, and her Mouth is fmoother than Oyl; but her End is bitter as Wormwood, fharp as a two-edged Sword. Her

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