days we took up our carriages, I came unto the man of God to and went up to Jerusalem.

THE MEETING.

Gen. xiv, 17. And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after bis return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's

dale.

Gen. xxxi, 25. Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead. And Jacob Gen. xxxiii, 1-3. lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, Esau came, and with him And he four hundred men. divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

Num. xxii, 36. And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.

Num. xxxi, 13. And Moses, and Eleazar the priest and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

1 Sam. ix, 14. And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place.

1 Sam. xv, 12. And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.

1 Sam. xxv, 20. And it was 80, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and

she met them.

1 Kings i, 14, 22. Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words. And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.

1 Kings xviii, 16. So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

1 Kings xxii, 2. And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

2 Kings iv, 25 So she went, and

mount Carmel. And it came to
pass, when the man of God saw
her afar off, that he said to Gehazi
his servant, Behold, yonder is
that Shunammite.

2 Kings x, 15, 16. And when he
was departed thence, he lighted
on Jehonadab the son of Rechab
coming to meet him; and he
saluted him, and said to him, Is
thine heart right, as my heart is
with thy heart? And Jehonadab
answered, It is. If it be, give me
thine hand. And he gave him
his hand; and he took him up to
And he
him into the chariot.
said, Come with me, and see my
zeal for the LORD. So they made
him ride in his chariot.

Jer. xli, 6. And Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah went forth from
Mizpah to meet them, weeping
all along as he went: and it came
to pass, as he met them, he said
unto them, Come to Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam.

Acts xxviii, 15. And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us far as Appii Forum, and the Three Taverus: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.

REFRESHMENTS BY THE

WAY.

Gen. xlii, 27. And as one of them opened his sack, to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.

stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

Judges xix, 20. And the old man said, Peace be with thee: howsoever, let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

Ruth ii, 9, 14. . . . . And when the thou art athirst, go unto vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn. And she [Ruth] sat beside the reapers: and he reached parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.

her

1 Kings xviii, 13. Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

Isa. xxi, 14. The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that

fled.

Matth. xxv, 35-40. For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took

me in. Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed theet Or when saw we thee sick, or in

Judges xviii, 15. And they turn-prison, and came unto thee? And ed thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.

2 Sam. xvi, 14. And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there."

HOSPITALITY.

the King shall answer and say
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto
unto them, Verily I say unto you,
one of the least of these my breth-
ren, ye have done it unto me.
Rom. xii, 13. Distributing to the
saints; given
necessity of
hospitality.

to

1 Peter iv, 9. Use hospitality one to another without grudging,

3 John 5, 6. Beloved, thon doest to the brethren, and to strangers; faithfully whatsoever thou doest Which have borne witness of thy Let a charity before the church; whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou

Gen. xviii, 3-5. And said, My
Lord, if now I have found favour
in thy sight, pass not away, I pray
thee, from thy servant.
little water, I pray you, be fetched,
and wash your feet, and rest your
selves under the tree: And I will
fetch a morsel of bread, and com-
fort ye your hearts. . . . . .

Gen. xix, 2. And he said, Behold
now, my lords, turn in, I pray you,
into your servant's house, and
tarry all night, and wash your
feet, and ye shall rise up early,
and go on your ways. And they

said, Nay; but we will abide in the
street all night.

Lev. xxv, 35. And if thy brother
be waxen poor, and fallen in de-
cay with thee; then thou shalt re-
lieve him: yea, though he be a
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shalt do well.

UNKIND RECEPTION.

Job xxii, 7. Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

Matth. xxv, 42-45. For I was an

hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him,

KIND RECEPTION.

Gen. xix, 3. And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

Gen. xxiv, 17, 18. And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

Gen. xliii, 16, 17, 24. And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall

dine with me at noon. And the Inan did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.

Judges iv, 19. And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered

him.

Judges xix, 21. So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

2 Sam. xi, 8. And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.

2 Kings iv, 8. And it fell on a day, that Elishi passed to Shunem, where was a great woman: and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that, as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

Luke vil, 44. And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Acts xxi, 17, 18. And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. And the day following Paul went in

with us unto James; and all the ye called masters, for one is your
elders were present.
Master, even Christ.

COURTESY, &c.

Ruth il, 13. Then she said, Let lord; for that thou hast comforted me find favour in thy sight, my me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.

Luke x, 5, 6. And into whatso ever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. And if peace shall rest upon it: if not, it the son of peace be there, your shall turn to you again.

the elect lady and her children, 2 John 1, 2, 12. The elder unto whom I love in the truth; and 1 Kings xviii, 7, 8. And as not I only, but also all they that Obadiah was in the way, behold, have known the truth; For the Elijah met him: and he knew him, truth's sake, which dwelleth in and fell on his face, and said, Artus, and shall be with ns for ever: thou that my lord Elijah? And he Having many things to write answered him, I am: go, tell thy unto you, I would not write lord, Behold, Elijah is here. with paper and ink; but I trust face to face, that our joy may be to come unto you, and speak full.

of

2 Kings xx, 12--15. At that time
Berodach-baladan, the son
Baladan, king of Babylon, sent
kiah: for he had heard that
letters and a present unto Hezc-
Hezekiah had been sick. And
Hezekiah hearkened unto them,
and shewed them all the house of
his precious things, the silver,
and the gold, and the spices, and
the precious ointment, and all the
house of his armour, and all that

was found in his treasures: there
was nothing in his house, nor in
shewed them not.
all his dominion, that Hezekiah
Isaiah the prophet unto king
Then came
Hezekiah, and said unto him,
What said these men? and from
whence came they unto thee? And
Hezekiah said, They are Come
from a far country, even from
Babylon. And he said, What
have they seen in thine house?
And Hezekiah answered, All the
things that are in mine house have
they seen: there is nothing among
my treasures that I have not
shewed them.

Ezra vii, 12. Artaxerxes, king
of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a
scribe of the law of the God of
heaven, perfect peace, and at such

a time.

SALUTATIONS.

them of their welfare, and said, Is Gen. xliii, 27, 28. And he asked your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? And they answered, Thy servant yet alive: and they bowed down our father is in good health, he is their heads, and made obeisance.

2 Kings iv, 26. Run now, I pray thee, to meet her; and say unto with thy husband? is it well with her, Is it well with thee? is it well the child? And she answered, It is well.

2 Kings x, 13 Jehu met with Judah, and said, Who are ye? the brethren of Ahaziah king of And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go the king, and the children of the down to salute the children of

queen.

greet the church that is in their Rom. xvi, 5-15, 21-23. Likewise house.

on us.

Epenetus, who is the first-fruits Salute my well-beloved of Achaia unto Christ. Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour Salute Andronicus and Junia,my kinsmen, and my fellowthe apostles, who were also in prisoners, who are of note among Christ before me. Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord. Salute Stachys my beloved. Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Apelles, approved Salute Salute them which are of Aristoin bulus' household. Christ. Salute Hero

dion my kinsman. Greet them
that be of the household of Nar-
cissus, which are in the Lord.
Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa,
who labour in the Lord. Salute
the beloved Persis, which labour-
Salute
ed much in the Lord.
Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and
his mother and mine. Salute
Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas,
Patrobas, Hermes, and the breth-
ren which are with them. Salute
Philologus, and Julia, Nereus,
and his sister, and Olympas, and
all the saints which are with
them. Timotheus my work-fel-
low, and Lucius, and Jason, and
Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute
you. I Tertius, who wrote this
epistle, salute you in the Lord.
Gaius mine host, and of the
whole church, saluteth you
Erastus, the chamberlain of the
city, saluteth you, and Quartus a
brother.

1 Cor. xvi, 21. The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.

Heb. xili, 24. Salute all them that have the rule over you. . . .

2 John 13. The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.

STAY.

Gen. xxiv, 25. She said moreover unto him. We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.

[teously. Where we found breth ren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days; and so we went toward Rome.

STRANGERS.

Exod. xii, 49. One law shall be to him that is home-born, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.

Exod. xxii, 21. Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

not oppress a stranger: for ye Exod. xxiii, 9. Also thou shalt know the heart of a stranger, see

ing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Lev. xix, 33, 34. And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

Judg. xix, 4-9. And his fatherin-law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there. And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son-in-law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way. And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and heart be merry. And when the tarry all night, and let thine man rose up to depart, his fatherin-law urged him; therefore he Phil. iv, 21, 22. Salute every lodged there again. And he saint in Christ Jesus. The breth- arose early in the morning on the 2 Sam. xv, 19, 20. Then said the ren which are with me greet you. fifth day to depart: and the dam-king to Ittai the Gittite, WhereAll the saints salute you, chiefly sel's father said, Comfort thine fore goest thou also with us? Rethey that are of Cesar's house-heart, I pray thee. And they turn to thy place, and abide with hold. the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile. Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? Seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.

2 Cor. xiii, 12, 13. Greet one another with an holy kiss. All the saints salute you.

Çol. iv, 10, 12, 15, 18. Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas; (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;) Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house. The salutation

by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.

2 Thess. ill, 17. The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epis

tle: so I write.

tarried until afternoon, and they
did eat both of them. And when
the man rose up to depart, he,
and his concubine, and his ser-
vant, his father-in-law, the dam-
sel's father, said unto him, Behold,
now the day draweth toward even-
ing, I pray you tarry all night:
behold, the day groweth to an
end; lodge here that thine heart
may be merry; and to-morrow get
you early on your way, that thou
mayest go home.

2 Sam. xi, 12. And David said
to Uriah, Tarry here to-day also,
and to-morrow I will let thee de-

Deut. x, 19. Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

2 Sam. xxii, 45, 46. Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me. Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

part. So Uriah abode in Jerusa-bered all the strangers that were 2 Caron. ii, 17. And Solomon num~ lem that day and the morrow.

Luke xxiv, 29. But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

Acts xxi, 7, 8, And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Cesarea; and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, (which was one of the seven,) and abode with

him.

Acts xxvill, 7. 14. In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days cour

in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand, and three thou

sand and six hundred.

2 Chron. xv, 9. And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers

with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: (for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.)

Ezek. xxii, 29. The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy; yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.

Luke xxiv,18. And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answer

of thy people Israel, but comething, The LORD hath utterly sepaout of a far country for thy name's rated me from his people: neither sike; (For they shall hear of thy let the eunuch say, Behold, I am great name, and of thy strong a dry tree. hind, and of thy stretched-out arm; (when he shall come and pray toward this house: Hear thou in

land.

praises unto him with the timbrel
and harp.

2 Chron. xix, 1. And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. Jer. xxxi, 4, 13. Again I will Daniel xi, 9. So the king of the build thee, and thou shalt be south shall come into his king-built, O virgin of Israel: thou dom, and shall return into his own shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry. Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together, for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

John vii, 53. And every man

went unto his own house.

John xx, 10. Then the disciples went away again unto their own

home.

Acts xii, 25. And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.

TIMES OF REJOICING.

Judges xi. 34. And Jephthah came to Mizpah unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances; and she was his only child: beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

1 Sam. xviii, 6. And it came to pass, as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women

came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing. to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.

1 Sam. xxi, 10-12. And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

1 Sam. xxx, 16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

2 Sam. vi, 14. And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

1 Chron. xv, 29. And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal, the daughter of Saul, looking out at a window, saw king David dancing and playing, and she despised him in her heart.

Job xxi, 11. They send forth their little ones like a flock, and

their children dance.

Ps. cxlix, 3. Le them praise his name in the dance: let them sing

Lam. v, 15. The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

unto your fathers to give unto them, and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey. That your days may be multiplied and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.

thy grave in a full age, like as a Job v, 26. Thon shalt come to shock of corn cometh in in his season.

Ps. xxi, 4. He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

Ps. xxxiv, 12, 13. What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile."

Mark vi, 22. And when the
daughter of the said Herodias
came in, and danced, and pleased
Herod, and them that sat with
him, the king said unto the dam-
sel, Ask of me whatsoever thouI
wilt, and I will give it thee.

THE GRECIAN GAMES.

1 Cor. ix, 24-27. Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection; lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Ps. xci, 16. With long life will satisfy him, and shew him my

salvation.

Prov. iii, 1, 2. My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments; For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

LORD prolongeth days: but the Prov. x, 27. The fear of the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Prov. xx, 29. The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

Isa. Ixv, 20, 22. There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall 2 Tim, ii, 5. And if a man also die an hundred years old; but the strive for masteries, yet is he not sinner, being an hundred years crowned, except he strive law-old, shall be accursed. They fully.

Heb. xii, 1. Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.

VI.

MAN'S DESTINY.
LONG LIFE.

Gen. xv, 15. And thou shalt go
to thy fathers in peace, thou
shalt be buried in a good old

age.

Exod. xxiii, 26. There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land; the number of thy days I will fulfil.

Deut. xi, 8, 9, 21. Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in

and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it; And that ye may prolong your days in the land which the LORD sware

shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

Zech. viii, 4. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

INSTANCES BEFORE THE FLOOD.

Gen. v, 5, 8. 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 27, 31. And all the days that Adani lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died. And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died. And all the days of Canaan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died. And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died. And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he