Holy Ghost. Ps. xxxvi, 5. Thy mercy, O LORD, | regeneration, and renewing of the will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon is in the heavens; and thy faiththem..... falness reacheth unto the clouds. Ps. lvii, 10. For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. Ps. Ixii, 12. Also unto thee, O LORD, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work. P3. xciv, 18. When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up. Ps. c. 5. everlasting. His mercy is Ps. clii, 8. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. 23. cvi, 45. And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies. Ps. cvli, 1. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. P3. cxix, 64. The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. Ps. cxxx, 7. Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. Ps. cxxxviii, 8. The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. Ps. cxlv, 8. The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. Lam. iii, 22, 23, 32. It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning. . . . . But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. Daniel ix, 9. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveDesses, though we have rebelled against him. He re Micah vil, 18. . . . taineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. 2 Cor. 1, 3. Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort. Eph. ii, 4. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us. 1 Tim. i, 13. Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. Titus iii, 5. Not by works of we have righteousness which done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of James v, 11. 1 Peter i, 3. Blessed be the God MERCY OFTEN THE GROUND THEME OF PROMISE. Ps. v, 7. But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy. . . . . Ps. llx, 10. The God of my mercy Ps. lxxxix, 2, 28. For I have him. OFTEN PRAYED FOR. Num. xiv, 19. Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of thy mercy. . . . . Deut. xxi, 8. Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed. Remember Neh. xiii, 22..... me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy. Ps. iv, 1. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. Ps. vi, 2, 4. Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed. Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: Oh save me for thy mercies' sake. Ps. ix, 13. Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me.... Ps. xxv, 6. Remember, O LORD, Ps. cil, 13. Thou shalt arise, and thy tender mercies and thy lovhave mercy upon Zion. . . . . Isa. xiv, 1. For the LORD willing-kindnesses; for they have been have mercy on Jacob, and will ever of old. yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land. . . . . Isa. xxx, 18. And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you..... He that Isa. xlix, 10. . hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them. Isa. liv, 7, 8. For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer. Isa. Iv, 3....I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Jer. xlii, 12. And I will show mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land. Hosea ii, 19. And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies. Zech. i, 16...Thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies, .... Zech. x, 6. And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I 249 I Ps. xxvi, 11. But as for me, will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me. Ps. xl, 11. Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me. Ps, xli, 4. I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. the Ps. li, 1. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness; according unto multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Ps. 1xi, 7. He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preservo Help me, save me good, deliver thou me. O LORD my God; O according to thy mercy. Ps. cxix, 41, 77, 124, 132. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD; even thy salvation, according to thy word. Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. IN THE FORM OF KINDNESS. Neh. ix, 17. . . . Thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness. But overthrew endureth for ever. To him which Ps. xxxvi, 7, 10. How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Deal with thy servant according people through the wilderness: thy wings. O continue thy lovingunto thy mercy, and teach me thy for his mercy endureth for ever. kindness unto them that know statutes. Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. Hab. iii, 2. . . . O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy. Mal. i, 9. And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us. .... Luke xviii, 13. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. Gal. vi, 16. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. 1 Tim. i, 2. Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father, and Jesus Christ our Lord. Heb. iv, 16. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy. and find grace to help in time of need. Jude 2. Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. AND OFTEN PRAISED. Gen. xxiv, 27. And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth. . . . . Ps. lix, 16. But I will sing of thy power, yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning.... Ps. cxv, 1. Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. Ps. cxxxvi, 1-26. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks unto the God of gods; for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him that smote Egypt in their first-born: for his mercy endureth for ever: And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever: With a strong hand, and with a stretched-out arm: for his mercy To him which smote great kings: And us the king of Bashan: for his for ever. 2 Chron. Xxxvi, 15. And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling-place. Ps. lxxviii, 38. But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not; yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath. Isa. lxiii. 9. In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed carried them all the days of old. them; and he bare them, and Micah vii, 19. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities: and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Rom. ix, 15. For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. James v, 11. . . . The Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy. thee.... Ps. xlii, 8. Yet the LORD will command his loving-kindness in the day-time.. Ps. li, 1. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness; according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Ps. lxix, 16. Hear me, O LORD: for thy loving-kindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. Ps. lxxxviii, 11. Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? Ps. cvii, 43. Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD. Ps. cxvii, 2. . . . . His merciful kindness is great toward us. . . . . Ps. cxliii, 8. Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning. ... Jer. xxxi, 3. The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee. Jer. xxxii, 18. Thou showest loving kindness unto thou sands. Micah vii, 18..... He restraineth not his anger for ever, because be delighteth in mercy. Nahum i, 3. The LORD is slow to anger...... Rom. ii, 4. Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-suffering.. .... Hab. iii, 4. . . . . He had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power. ВАСК. Exod. xxxiii, 21-23. And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts; but my face shall not be seen. Jer. xviii, 17. I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. 2 Sam. xxii, 16. And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. (See under BODY, Page 104.) MOUTH. Num. xii, 8. With him [Moses] will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches. Ps. xviii, S. There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. Isa. xxx, 27, 28. Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his And tongue as a devouring fire: his breath, as overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck..... an FEET. Ps. xviil, 9. He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness cas under his feet. Nahum i, 3. And the clouds are the dust of his feet. 2. HUMAN FEELINGS. REPENTANCE. Gen. vi. 7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man, whom I have 1 Sam. xv, 11, 35. It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments...... The LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. Ps. cxxxv, 14. For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants. Jer. xv, 6. Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting. Hosea xi, 8. How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. Joel ii, 14. Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meat-offering and a drink-offering unto the LORD your God. Jonah iii, 9, 10. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, And God that we perish not? saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not. 3.-HUMAN APPEARANCE AND MOTION. Jud. v, 4. LORD; when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou march edst out of the field of Edom, the the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued ani him: came forth from before thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the Gen. iv, 16. And Cain went out earth trembled, and the heavens books were opened. from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. Gen. xvii, 22. And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abrahamn. Gen. xviii, 33. And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. Gen. xxxv, 9. And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him. Gen. xlviii, 3. And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me. Exod. iii, 6. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. ever...... Exod. xix, 9, 17, 20, 21. And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up. And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest theybreak through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish. Exod. xx, 21. And the people stood afar off; and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. Exod. xxiv, 10, 11. And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire-stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink. Num. xii, 5. And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the taber nacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth. Num. xxiii, 4, 15. And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram. And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy dropped, the clouds also dropped water. 1 Sam. iv, 7. And the Philistines were afraid: for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. 2 Sam. xxii, 11. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. 1 Kings ix, 2. The LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon. Job xlii, 5. I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now mine eye seeth thee. Ps. xviii, 10. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. Ps. xlvii, 5. God is gone up with a shout. Ps. Ixviii, 7. O God when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness. Selab. Ps. civ, 3. ... Who maketh the clouds his chariot; who walketh upon the wings of the wind. Isa. vi, 1. In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the LORD sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Ezek. i, 1. Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. Ezek. viii, 4. And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain. Ezek. xi, 23. And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city. Ezek. xliii, 2. And, behold, the waters, and the earth shined with Dan. vii, 9, 10. I beheld till the 252 Hab. iii.8.15. Was the LORD dis pleased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers was thy wrath against the sea that thou didst ride upon thine horses, and thy chariots of salvation? Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters. Zech. ix, 14. . . . The Lord Gon shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south, 4. HUMAN VOICE. Exod. xix, 19. And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and londer, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. Exod. xx, 19, 22. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. Lev. i. 1. And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying. Num. vii, 89. And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with Him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy-seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and He spake unto him. Num. xil. 4. And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle And they of the congregation. three came out. Num. xxii, 9. And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee? Deut. iv, 12. 33. And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude: only ye heard a voice. Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live? Deut. v. 25, 26. Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us. If we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die. For whio is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God | Heb. xli, 29. For our God is a 1 Kings xix, 12. 13. And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD s not in the fire: and after the And it fre a still small voice. was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave: and, bebold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah? LIGHT. 2 Sam. xxii, 29. For thou art my lamp, O LORD; and the LORD will lighten my darkness. dom, and hath stretched out the Jer. xxxili, 2. Thus saith the Jer. li, 15. He hath made the Ps. 1, 2. Out of Zion, the DARKNESS. by his understanding. Amos ix, 6. It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in tn Ps. Ixviii, 33. To him that rideth heavens also, and came down; and earth; he that calleth for the upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty Voice. Jer. xxv, 30. Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. Ezek. xliii, 6. And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me. Joel ii, 11. And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army... Joel lii, 16. The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem. Amos 1, 2. And he said, The Logo will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem. .... TOKENS OF THE DIVINE FIRE. Deut. iv, 36. Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice,that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he showed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. Deut. v, 24. And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath showed us his glory, and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth. 2 Sam. xxii, 13. Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled. P. 1, 3. Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire sball devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. Ps. xcvii, 3. A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. Hab. iii, 5. Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. 2 Sam. xxii, 10. He bowed the darkness was under his feet. 1 Kings viii, 12. Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 2 Chron. vi, 1. Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. waters of the sea, and poureth LESSONS, ETC., FROM 2 Kings xix, 15. And Hezekiah V. WORKS OF GOD. 1.-CREATION. Gen. 1, 1. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Gen. ii, 4. These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens. Ps. xxxiii, 6. By the word of the LORD were the beavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. Ps. cii, 25. Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth. . . . . Prov. iii, 19. The LORD by wis- Isa, xxxvii, 16. O LORD of hosts, Isa. xl, 28. . . . Isa, xlv, 18. For thus saith the Isa. xlviii, 13. Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together. Jer. x, 12. He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wis253 art the God, even thou alone, of Ps. cxxi, 2. My help cometh from P3. cxxiv, 8. Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. Ps. cxxxvi, 5, 6. To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him the waters: for his mercy endureth that stretched out the earth above for ever. Ps. cxlvi, 5, 6. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God; Which made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that therein is; which keepeth truth for ever. Isa, li, 13. And forgettest the LORD thy Maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day, because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor. Amos v, 8. Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; The LORD is his name. Acts iv, 24. And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is. Rom. xi, 3. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God; so that things which are seen were |