They that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets, which are read every sabbath day; they have fulfilled them in condemning him.-Acts xiii. 27.

I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom, therefore, ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you, &c. We ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, &c. And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent.-Acts xvii. 23. 29, 30.

I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.Acts xxvi. 9.

That which may be known of God, is manifest, &c. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and godhead; so that they are without excuse: because that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, &c. Even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge; God gave them over to a reprobate mind.-Rom. i. 1921. 28; Ps. xix. 1, &c.

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? &c. Thou art called a Jew, &c. and knowest his will, &c.-Rom. ii. 4. 17, 18.

The way of peace have they not known, &c. By the law is the knowledge of sin.-Rom. iii. 17. 20; vii. 7.

We glory also in tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh patience, &c.-Rom. v. 3, 4.

They have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge; for they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted, &c.-Rom. x. 2, 3.

I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, (lest ye should be wise in your own conceits,) that blindness in part is happened to Israel, &c. O the depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord, or who hath been his counsellor?-Rom. xi. 25. 33, 34.

That ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.-Rom. xii. 2.

I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able to admonish one another.-Rom. 14.

XV.

The mystery which was kept secret since the world began, but now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations.— Rom. xvi. 25, 26.

In every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge, &c. The world by wisdom knew not God, &c.-1 Cor. i. 5. 21.

I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified, &c. We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, &c. which none of the princes of this world knew; for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory, &c. God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit, &c. The things of God knoweth no man; but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God, &c. The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned, &c. Who hath known the mind of the Lord, that

he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.-1 Cor. ii. 2. 7, 8. 10-12. 14. 16; Ps. xcii. 5,

6.

If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.-1 Cor. iii. 18.

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? &c. Know ye not that your bodies? &c.-1 Cor. vi. 2, 3. 15.

We know that we all have knowledge knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth; and if any man think he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know, &c. We know that an idol is nothing, &c. Howbeit, there is not in every man that knowledge.-1 Cor. viii. I,

2.4.7.

I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud.-1 Cor. x. 1, 2.

To another, the word of knowledge by the same spirit.-1 Cor. xii. 8.

Though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge, &c. and have not charity, I am nothing, &c. Whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away; for we know in part, &c. Now we see through a glass, darkly, (or in a riddle,) but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know, even as also I am known.-1 Cor. xiii. 2. 8-10. 12; Job viii. 9.

If any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.-1 Cor. xiv. 38.

Some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.1 Cor. xv. 34.

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us for we are not ignorant of his devices.-2 Cor. ii. 11.

of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not; lest the light of the glorious gospel, &c. should shine unto them, &c. God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.-2 Cor. iv. 3, 4. 6.

We know that if our earthly house, &c. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men, &c. Henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.-2 Cor. v. 1. 11. 16.

Therefore as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge.-2 Cor. viii. 7.

Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods: but now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn you? &c.-Gal. iv. 8, 9.

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, &c. That God, &c. may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope, &c.Eph. i. 9. 17-19.

The mystery of Christ, which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as, &c. that ye may be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, &c. and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge.-Eph. iii. 4, 5. 18, 19.

He gave some apostles, &c. Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, &c. Walk not as other Gentiles, &c. having the understanding darkened; being alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them; because of the blind

If our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost; in whom the god

5.

Proving what is acceptable unto

the Lord, &c. understanding what the will of the Lord is.-Eph. v. 10. 17. That your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge, and all judgment, &c.-Phil. i. 9.

I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, &c. That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, &c.Phil. iii. 8. 10.

Since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth. We desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom, and spiritual understanding, &c. increasing in the knowledge of God, &c. the saints, to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ, &c.-Col. i. 6. 9, 10. 26, 27.

Unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; in whom (or wherein) are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.-Col. ii. 2,3. The new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that created him.-Col. iii. 10.

Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God for our Gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power.-1 Thess. i. 4, 5.

I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep.-1 Thess. iv. 13.

Taking vengeance on them that know not God.-2 Thess. i. 8.

Desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm: but we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully, &c. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief.-1 Tim. i. 7, 8. 13.

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of

the truth.-1 Tim. ii. 4.

If any man teach otherwise, &c. he is proud, knowing nothing; but doting about questions and strifes of words.-1 Tim. vi. 3, 4.

They profess that they know God, but in works they deny him.-Titus i. 16.

They do always err in their heart, and they have not known my ways. Heb. iii. 10.

Every high priest taken from among men, &c. who can have compassion on the ignorant, &c. concerning whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing, &c.-Heb. v. 1, 2. 11, 12.

If we sin wilfully, after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, &c.-Heb. x. 26; 2 Pet. ii. 20, 21.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, &c.-James i. 5.

Who is a wise man, and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew, out of a good conversation, his works with meekness of wisdom.— James iii. 13.

To him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.James iv. 17.

Not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts, in your ignorance.-1 Pet. i. 14.

With well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.— 1 Pet. ii. 15.

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, &c. Add, &c. to virtue, knowledge, &c. If these things be in you and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ: but he who lacketh these things is blind, &c. Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of private interpretation.-2 Pet. i. 2, 3. 5. 8, 9. 20.

But these, &c. speak evil of the things that they understand not, &c. If, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of the Lord, &c. it had been better for them not to have known, &c.-2 Pet. ii. 12. 20, 21; Jude 1.

CHAPTER XXXVII.

This they willingly are ignorant of, &c. be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day, &c. Paul, &c. in all his

hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, &c. seeing ye know, &c. Grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.-2 Pet. iii. 5. 8. 15-18. Hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and, &c. I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him, &c. ye know all things, &c. as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, &c.-1 John ii. 3, 4. 13. 20, 21. 27. 29.

Therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not, &c. Whosoever sinneth, hath not seen him, neither known him: we know that we have passed from death to life, &c. Hereby we know that we are of the truth, &c.-1 John iii. 1. 6. 14. 19; v. 2.

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God, &c. he that knoweth God, heareth us, &c. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error, &c. Every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God; he that loveth not, knoweth not God; we have known and believed the love that God hath to us.-1 John iv. 2. 6-8. 16.

That ye may know that ye have eternal life, &c. We know that whosoever is born of God, sinneth not, &c. We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness; and we know that the Son of God is come, &c.-1 John v. 13. 18-20.

These speak evil of those things which they know not.-Jude 10.

All the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts. Rev. ii. 23.

And knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.-Rev. iii. 17.

HONOURS, AND

PLEASURES: THE

USE OF THEM; THE SNARES AND
TEMPTATIONS IN THEM OUR DUTY
IN RELATION TO THEM.

WHILE the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, shall not cease.-Gen. viii. 22.

And Abraham was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold, &c. Lot also went with Abraham, &c. their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.-Gen. xiii. 2. 5, 6; Job i. 3; Gen. xxvi. 12— 14.

If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I go, and give me bread to eat and raiment to put on, &c. then shall the Lord be my God. —Gen. xxviii. 20, 21.

When Rachel said, Give me children, &c. Jacob said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld? &c.-Gen. xxx. 1, 2; xxxiii. 5.

All the earth is mine, said the Lord to Moses.-Exod. xix. 5.

God gave inventions to men, to do work of divers sorts.-Exod. xxxv; xxxvi; xxxvii, &c.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, &c. nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.-Exod. xx. 17.

Israel also wept, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? &c. and God was angry.-Numb. xi. 4. 10; 1 Cor. x. 6. 10.

Balaam, upon great rewards offered by Balak, went out, being desired to curse Israel.-Numb. xxii.

He fed thee with manna, &c. that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but, &c. thy raiment waxed not old, &c. The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, &c. wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, &c. when thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God, for the good land which he hath given thee.

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, &c. both riches and honour come of thee, &c.-1 Chron. xxix. 11, 12; Deut. x. 14.

I will give you the rain, &c. that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil; and I will send grass, &c.-Deut. xi. 15.

Jeshurun waxed fat, &c. then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed, &c.--Deut. xxxii. 15. Achan's covetousness and worldliness was Israel's trouble, and his own ruin.-Josh. vii. 1. 20, 21. 25, 26.

The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, &c.-1 Sam. ii. 7, 8; Ps. lxxv. 6, 7; Dan. iv. 17. 32.

Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned; yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, &c.-1 Sam. xv. 30.

The women, &c. said, Saul had slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands and Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him: and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, &c. and what can he have more but the kingdom? and Saul eyed David from that day and forward.-1 Sam. xviii. 6–9.

God said unto Solomon, because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches, &c. I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and honour.-1 Kings iii. 9-13.

Ahab's covetous desire of Naboth's vineyard, made him sick with discontent.-1 Kings xxi. 1-4.

Haman, then next the king, boasted of his riches, honour, and worldly advantages; yet, so ambitious was he, that because Mordecai did not bow to him, he saith, All the rest availeth me nothing.-Esth. v. 9-13.

Hast thou not made a hedge about him? &c. Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased, &c. Job said, (when he was spoiled of all,) Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.-Job i. 10. 21.

The wicked, &c. he hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God shall cast them out of his belly, &c. In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits. —Job xx. 15. 22.

The wicked live and prosper often in every thing of this world.-Job xxi. 7-13; Jer. xii. 1, 2; Ps. lxxiii. 3, &c.

What is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? &c. though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, &c.-Job xxvii. 8. 16, 17.

If I have made gold my hope, or have said to fine gold, Thou art my confidence: if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much, &c.

Job xxxi. 24, 25. 38, 39.

Who accepteth not the persons of princes; nor regardeth the rich more than the poor for they are all the work of his hands.-Job xxxiv. 19.

Deliver my soul, &c. from men of the world, who have their portion in this life; whose bellies thou fillest, &c. they leave the rest of their substance to their babes.-Ps. xvii. 13, 14.