INSTANCES IN THE OLD TESTA- Gen. xiv, 22. And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth. Gen. xxi, 22 -21 31. And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech and Paichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham. Baying, God is with thee in all that thou doest: Now therefore swear unto me here by God, that thon wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. And Abraham said, I will swear. Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them. Gen. xxiv, 2. 3,9. And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had. Pat. I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh; And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Can tanites, among whom I dwell: And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter. Gen xxxi, 53. The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us And Jacob sware by the Fear of his father Isaac. Gen. xlvii, 31. And he said, Sear unto m. And he sware And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's hea l. unto him. Josh. ii, 12. Now therefore, I priy yon, sware unto me by the LORD since I have showed you kin Iness, that ye will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a tru token. Joh. ix. 13 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congrega tion sware unto them. Josh xiv, 9. And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trod der shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thon hast wholly followed the LORD my God. Jud. viii, 19. And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you. 1 Sam. xiv, 24--28, 39, 44, 45. And the men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food. And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath. But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: Wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his Then eyes were enlightened.' answered one of the people, and said. Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint. For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him. And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth; there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he bath wrought with God this day, So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not. 1 Sam. xix, G. And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain. 1Sam. xx3 But truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death. 1 Sim. xx, 13 17. The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace; and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father. And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul. 1 Sam. xxiv, 21, 22. Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house. And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold. 1 Sam. xxx, 15. And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company. 2 Sam. iii, 35. And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down. 2 Sam. iv, 9. And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothiite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity. 2 Sam. xv, 21. And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place lord the king shall be, my whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be. 2 Sam. xix, 7. Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak com swear by the LORD, if thou go not fortably unto thy servants: for I forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now. 1 Kings i, 29, 30. And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress, Even as I sware unto thee by the Lord God of Iral, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my thone, in my stead: even so will I certainly do this day. 1 Kings ii, 23, 24, 42, 43. Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life. Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me au house, as he promised Adonijah, shall be put to death this day. And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make theetoswear bythe Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good. Why then hast thon not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with? 1 Kings xviii 10 15. As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee; and when they said, He is not there, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to-day. 2 Kings ii, 2. And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el. 2 Kings xxv, 24. And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees; dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. 2 Chron. xv, 14, 15. And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets. And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart. 2 Chron. xviii, 13, 15. And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak. And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD? Ezra v, 5. But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter. Neh. v. 12. Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise. Neh. x, 29. They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments, and his statutes. that are mad against me are Jer. xxxviii, 15, 16. Then Jere- Jer. xlii, 5. Then they said to Jeremiah The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. Matth. xiv. 7. Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. Matth. xxvi. 71-74. And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. Mark vi, 23. And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. Mark xiv, 71. But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be ni-hd as he hath declared to his servants, the prophets. And David SELF IMPRECATIONS. 2 Sam. xxiv, 17. spake unto the LORD, when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house. 2 Chron. xxi, 17. And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? Let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued. Job xxxi, 5-8. If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath lasted to deceit; Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. It my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands; Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out. 2 Cor. i, 18, 23. But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay. Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan, and that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth. Gal. i, 20. Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, i lie not. 1 Tim. v, 21. I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things, without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality. liveth for ever and ever, who Rev. x, 5-7. And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon Job xxvii, 2-4. As God liveth, the earth lifted up his hand to who hath taken away my judg-heaven, and sware by him that ment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul: All the created heaven, and the things while my breath is in me, and the that therein are, and the earth, Spirit of God is in my nostrils. and the things that therein are, My lips shall not speak wicked-and the sea, and the things which ness, nor my tongue utter deceit. are therein, that there should be time no louger: But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, Ps. cil, 8. Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram which were famous in the Moses and against Aaron in the congregation, who strove against company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD. Josh. iii, 7. And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I be gin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. Josh. vi, 27. So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country. 1 Chron. xi, 24. These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighties. 1 Chron. xiv, 17. And the fame of David went out into all lands, and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations. 2 Chron. xxvi, 8. And the Am- Job xxix, 8, 21--24. The young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged arose, and stood up. Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them. And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. Job xxxi, 34. Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door? Ps. xxxvii, 6. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as light, and thy judgment as the the noon-day. Ps. xlix, 11, 18. Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling-places to all generations: they call their lands after their own names. Though while he lived he blessed his soul; and men will praise thee, when tnou doest well to thyself. Pз. cxii, 6, 7. Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall afraid of evil tidings: his heart is not be fixed, trusting in the LORD. Prov. ii, 3. 4, 35. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart. So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of fools. Prov. x, 7. The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. Prov.xi, 27. He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. Prov. xiil,15. Good understandIng giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard. Prov. xxii, 1. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. Prov. xxvii, 21. As the finingpot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. Eccles. vii, 1. A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day neither deal falsely, neither lie one of one's birth. ointment of the apothecary to all men shall speak well of you, John xii, 43. For they loved the honest things, not only in the report of all men, and of the truth Joo xvii, 6. He hath made me long will ye turn my glory into to another. lying: but thy law do I love. Ps.cxliv, 11. Rid me, and deliv- Prov. x. 18. He that bideth uttereth a slander, is a fool. hatred with lying lips, and he that Prov. xi, 9. An hypocrite with shall the just be delivered. bour: but through knowledge his mouth destroyeth his neigh Prov. xiii, 5. A righteous man loathesome, and cometh to shame. hateth lying: but a wicked man is Prov. xvii, 4. A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. Prov. xxvi, 23-25. Burning lips, sherd covered with silver dross. and a wicked heart, are like a potbelieve him no'; for there are seven He that hateth dissembleth with abominations in his heart. Whose in hin; When he spe. keth fair, his lips, and layeth up deceit withhatred is covered by deceit, his them in the secret of thy presence wickedness shall be shewed be despised: yet do not I forget thy Prov. xviii, 3. When the wicked shall be no more called liberal, that no man should blame us in 1 Thess. v, 22. Abstain from all 1 Peter iii, 16. Having a good 3rd. SINS OF THE TONGUE. shall perish; but the man that way, a lion is in the streets. they are my people, children that viour. one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every Jer. ix, 4, 5. Take ye heed every every neighbour will walk with brother will utterly supplant, and every one his neighbour, and will slanders. And they will deceive taught their tongue to speak lies, not speak the truth: they have and weary themselves to commit iniquity. ren, and the house of thy father, rael shall not do iniquity, nor Zeph. iii, 13. The remnant of Is Rom. iii, 7, 8. For if the truth of 671 VARIOUS FORMS OF IT. Gen. xii, 13. Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my Soul shall live because of thee. Gen. xx, 2, 13. And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech King of Gerar sent and took Sarah. And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother. Gen. xlii, 7, 8. And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them, and he said unto them Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. Judges iv, 20. Again he said unto ner, Stand in the door of the tent; and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No. said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife it was so, when Alifah heard the this? Jer. 1, 36. A sword is upon the Hars; and they shall dute; a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. Acts v, 9. Then Peter said unto her. How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. SPECIAL INSTANCES. Gen. xviii, 15. Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not: for but thou didst laugh. she was afraid. And he said, Nay: Gen. xxvi, 7. And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister; for he feared to say. She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the placo should kill me for Rebekali; because she was fair to look upon. Jer. xxxviil, 24-27. Then said Gal. ii, 11, 13. But when Peter Aud Gen. xxvii, 18-20. 24. And he came unto lls father, and said, My father. And he said, Here am who art thou, my son? Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I Lave done according as thou bades: me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. Aud Isaac said unto the son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy And he God brought it to me. siid, Art thou my very son Esan? And he said, I am. 1 Sam. xxi, 1, 2. Then came Dadissembled likewise with him; in- vid to Nob to Ahimelech the priest; somuch that Barnabas also was and Abimelech was afraid at the carried away with their dissimula-meeting of David, and said unto tion. ITS PENALTY. Gen. xxvii, 12. My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. 1 Sam. xx, 6, 7, 27-30. If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me, that he might run to Beth-be blamed. And the other Jews lehem his city; for there is a yearly sacritice there for all the family. It he say thus, It is well, thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him. And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David's place was empty; and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, nelther yesterday nor to-day? And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leare of me to go to Beth-lehem: And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table. Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverso rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nak edness? 1 Kings xiv, 5-7. And the LORD Ps. Ixiii, 11. But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. Ps. cxx. 3 4. What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of jur.iper. Prov. xx, 17. Bread of deceit is sweet to man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Jer. ix, 8 9. Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait. Shall not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul 672 him. Why art thou alone, and no 1 Sam. xxvii, 10--12. And Achish 2 Kings v, 21, 22. So Gehazi followed after Naaman: and when Naaman saw him running after hin, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well? And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments. Matth. xxvi, 69, 70. Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. Mark xiv, 67-70. And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by. This is one of them. And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. John xviii, 25-27. And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself, They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not. One of the servants of the high priest (being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off) saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? Peter then denied again; and immediately the cock crew. Acts v, 7, 8. And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. And Peter answered unto ler, Tell whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. FLATTERY. me Job xvii, 5. He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. Ps. xii, 2, 3. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips, and with a double heart, do they speak. The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things. Ps. xxxvi, 2. For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. Ps. lxxviii, 36. Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues. Prov. xxiv, 24. He that saith being seventeen years old, was eous; him shall the people curse, thren; and the lad was with the unto the wicked, Thou art right-feeding the flock with his bre nations shall abhor him." Joseph brought unto his father of Zilpah, his father's wives: and sons of Billah, and with the sons their evil report. falling down before the wicked is hateth those that are afflicted by buketh a man, afterwards shall tereth his neighbour spreadeth a wickedly against the covenant him, saying, Master, we know TALEBEARING. not swear by my name falsely, whisper together against me real-th secrets: but he that is of matter. soweth strife; and a whisperer Prov. xviii. 8. talebearer are as wounds, and were come, they told Joab, say all the host that was with him 2 Sam. lii, 23. When Joab and ing, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace. his good deeds before me, and utNeh. vi, 19. Also they reported Tobiah sent letters to put me in tered my words to him. And fear. in thee they eat upon the mounthat carry tales to shed blood; and' Ezek. xxii, 9. In thee are men tains; in the midst of thee they commit lewdness. learn to be idle, wandering about 1 Tim. v. 13. And withal they bodies, speaking things idle, but tattlers also and buy from house to house; and not only they ought not. VANITY. which Exod. xv, 9. The enemy said, I goodness: but a faithful man who Prov. xxv, 14, 27. Whoso boastfor men to search their own glory eth himself of a false gift is like is not good to eat much honey; so clouds and wind without rain. It is not glory. praise thee, and not thine own Prov. xxvii, 2. Let another man mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. THE APOSTLE'S BOASTING LAWFUL. about as a talebearer revealeth do I purpose according to the Prov. xxvi, 20, 22. Where no the strife ceaseth. The words of Gen. xxxvii, 2. These are the have wronged no man, we have frauded no man. truth of Christ is in me, no man |