they brought into desolation as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth.

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness.

Every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man who built his house upon the sand. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it.

sin.

Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of

The wages of sin is death.

He that soweth to the flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption.

To be carnally minded is death.

Sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments, then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS.

GOD commandeth all men everywhere to repent.

If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away; then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear; because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it, as waters that pass away; and thine age shall be clearer than the noonday. Thou shalt be secure, because there is hope.

The goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance.

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord, and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.

There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Bring forth, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance.

He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

If the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him; in his righteousness that he hath done, he shall live.

Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation, not to be repented of.

I will hear what God the Lord will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people and to his saints; but let them not turn again to folly. Go, and sin no more.

OBEDIENCE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.

1. WELFARE.

TRUST in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

There is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

The meek shall inherit the earth.

A little that a righteous man hath, is better than the riches of many wicked.

Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God.

Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

II. SECURITY.

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. Surely he shall not be moved forever. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings. His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established; he shall not be afraid.

He that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

Because thou hast made the Lord, even the Most High, thy habitation, he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not; for it was founded upon a rock.

They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth forever.

III. WISDOM.

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness.