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A. D. 31. "Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall L. 6. hunger. P Woe unto you that laugh now! for 25 ye shall mourn and weep. Woe unto you, 26 "when all men shall speak well of you! for so "did their fathers to the false prophets.

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Phil. 2. 15.

"Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the M". 5.
"salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it 13
"be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing,
"but to be cast out, and to be trodden under

* Prov. 4. “ foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. 14
"A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
"Neither do men light a candle, and put it 15
"under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it
giveth light unto all that are in the house.
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"Think not that I am come to destroy the 17 "law, or the prophets: I am not come to deGal. 3. 24. "stroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto 18 you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or "one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law,

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y Rom. 9. "

"Ye have heard that it was said 3 by them of 21 Ex.20.13." old time, "Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever Deut. 5.17.“ shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 1 John 3." but I say unto you, That whosoever is angry 22 "with his brother without a cause shall be in

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"if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there "rememberest that thy brother hath ought 24" against thee; leave there thy gift before the See Job altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to 1 Tim.2.8. thy brother, and then come and offer thy 1 Pet. 3. 7. 25" gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly, & Prov. 25. "whiles thou art in the way with him; lest e See Ps. "at any time the adversary deliver thee to the 32.6. judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, 26" and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say "unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out "thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

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"Ye have heard that it was said by them of "old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: Ex. 20.1^. 28" but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh D. 5. 1. a woman to lust after her hath committed Prov.6.25. 29" adultery with her already in his heart. "if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, 2 Sa. 11. 2 "and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for "thee that one of thy members should perish, Col. 3. 5. "and not that thy whole body should be cast 30" into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, "cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is

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"Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him 1Deu. 24.1. 32" give her a writing of divorcement: but I say "unto you, That whosoever shall put away Rom.7.3. "his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, "causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced "mitteth adultery.

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A. D. 31. "swear thyself, but " shalt perform unto the M". 5. "Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you, "Swear 34 “not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's "throne: nor by the earth; for it is his foot- 35 P Ps. 48. 2. "stool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou 36 "swear by thy head, because thou canst not 9 Col. 4. 6. " make one hair white or black. But let your 37 Jam. 5. 12. “ communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for "whatsoever is more than these cometh

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22. & 24. "whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek,
12. 17, 19. “turn to him the other also. And if any man 40
1 Cor. 6.7.❝ will sue thee at the law, and take away thy
"coat, let him have thy cloke also. And who- 41
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Lam.3.30." him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, 42
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"Ye have heard that it hath been said, *Thou 43 "shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine Ps. 41. 10." enemy. But I say unto you, Love your 44 Rom. 12. « enemies, bless them that curse you, do good Acts 7.60." to them that hate you, and pray for them 1 Cor.4.12, which despitefully use you, and persecute 1Pet. 2.23." you; that ye may be the children of your 45 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 un

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Continuation of the sermon on the mount. "TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have "no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2" Therefore a when thou doest thine alms, do a Ro. 12. 8. "not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypo"crites do in the synagogues and in the streets, "that they may have glory of men. Verily I 3" say unto you, They have their reward. But "when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand 4" know what thy right hand doeth: that thine "alms may be in secret: and thy Father which "seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

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"into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy
"door, pray to thy Father which is in secret;
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into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
"For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
" and the glory, for ever. Amen.

i1 Chron. 6 29.11.

"For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your 14 heavenly Father will also forgive you: but 'if 15 *Eph.4.32."ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither Col. 3. 13. will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon 19 earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and Heb. 13. 5. "where thieves break through and steal: o but 20 lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, P1 Tim. 6. " where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, "and where thieves do not break through nor "steal for where your treasure is, there will 21 your heart be also.

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"be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, 23
thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If
therefore the light that is in thee be dark-
ness, how great is that darkness!

"No man can serve two masters: for either 24 Gal. 1.10.« he will hate the one, and love the other; or 17. Jam.4." else he will hold to the one, and despise the "other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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