lice;

32. And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,

forgiving one another, even as God, for Christ's sake, hath forgiven you.

[there be] debates, envyings, wrath, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults. 2 Cor. xii. 20. But now ye put off all these, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy. Coloss. iii. 8. To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, [but] gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. Titus iii. 2. Wherefore laying aside all malice and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings. 1 Peter ii. 1. [Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love. Rom. xii. 10. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy

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and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering. Coloss. iii. 12. Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. 1 Thess. v. 14. Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous. 1 Peter iii. 8. And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; .... and to temperance patience, And to godliness brotherly kindness. 2 Peter i. 5, 7. Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his Lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should

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CHAP. V.

i 2. And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us,

j and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling

savour.

pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. Matt. xviii. 21-35. Forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye. Coloss. iii. 13.

Be ye

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matt. v. 44, 45, 48. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil. therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Luke vi. 35, 36. He that saith he abideth in him, ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 1 John ii. 6. But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 1 Peter i. 15, 16. For even hereunto were ye called because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps. 1 Peter ii. 21. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another: as I have loved you, that ye also_love_one another. John xiii. 34. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John xv. 12, 13. Hereby perceive we the love [of God,] because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren. 1 John iii. 16. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 1 John iv. 10, 11.

Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. Isai. I lay down my life for the sheep.

liii. 10.

Therefore

doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. John x. 15, 17, 18. Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this

k 3. But fornication and all uncleanness,

present evil world. Galat. i. 4. It pleased [the Father] that in him should all fulness dwell. And having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, [I say,] whether [they be] things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled In the body of his flesh through death. Coloss. i. 19-22. Wherefore, when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: In burnt-offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou hast had no pleasure: Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me) to do thy will, O God. Above, when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burntofferings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein;] which are offered by the law; Then said he, Lo I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first that he may establish the second. By the which will we are sanctified, through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once [for all.] Heb. x. 5-10. There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. Deut. xxiii. 17. But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollution of idols, and [from] fornication. Acts xv. 20. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness. Rom. xiii. 13. But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person. 1 Cor. v. 11, 13. Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make [them] the members of an harlot? God forbid. Flee fornication. 1 Cor. vi. 15, 18. [To avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. If they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. 1 Cor. vii. 2, 9. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness. Coloss. iii. 5. For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour. 1 Thess. iv. 3, 4. Looking diligently, lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you,] and thereby many be defiled; Lest there [be] any fornicator. Hebr. xii. 15, 16.