3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but 'considerest' not the beam2 that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 6 ¶ 'Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. g 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 1 perceivest. Co. Ma. Bi. Wh. 2 splinter. e LUKE vi. 41, 42. d LAM. iii. 40: Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. e GAL. vi. 1: See under ver. 3. f PRO. ix. 7, 8: He that reproveth a scorner, getteth to himself shame; and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himself a blot. Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. do. xxiii. 9: Speak not in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. ACTS, xiii. 45, 46: But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming: Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. 8 Ps. x. 17: LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear. do. xxxiv. 15: The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. do. cxviii. 5: I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. do. cxlv. 19: He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and 8 For every one that "asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. am. ye will save them. PRO. xv. 29: The LORD is far from the wicked but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. ISA. XXX. 19: He will be very gracious unto thee, at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. do. lv. 6: Seek the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. do. lviii. 9: Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I do. lxv. 24: It shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer, and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. MAT. xxi. 22: All things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. MARK, xi. 24: What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. LUKE, xi. 9, 10: Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. do. xviii. 1: He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray and not to faint. JOHN, XV. 7: If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 2 COR. xii. 8, 9: For this thing I besought the Lord thrice that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace sufficient for thee, for my strength is made perfect in weakness. 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. JAMES, i. 5, 6: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him, but let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. 1 JOHN, iii. 22: Whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. do. v. 14, 15: This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. is 12 CHRON. XV. 2: The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. Ps. lxxxi. 10, 16: I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat, and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. PRO. viii. 9 'Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give3 him a stone? 10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? Îl If ye then, "being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, 'how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him ?5 12 Therefore all things "whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them for "this is the Law and the Prophets. 13¶Enter ye in at the strait gate for wide 3 offer. Co. Ma. Cr. proffer. Co. Ma. Cr. if ye ask him. Cr. 17: I love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me. JER. XXIX. 12, 13: Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. JOHN, xiv. 13, 14: Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name I will do it. do. xvi. 23, 24: And in that day ye shall ask me nothing: Verily, verily, I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. LUKE, xi. 11, &c: [The same allusions.] * GEN. vi. 5: And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. do. viii. 21: The imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. 1ISA. xlix. 15: Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. m OBAD. XV: As thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee, thy reward shall return upon thine own head. Toв, iv. 15: Do that to no man which thou hatest. LUKE, vi. 31: As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. EPH. vi. 8: Whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. See on JOHN, xiii. 34. LUKE, xiii. 24: Strive to enter in at the strait gate for many, is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat : 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in 'sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening 'wolves. ↑ how. A. V. able. Rɛv. xxi. 27: There shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie. P MAT. xvi. 24: Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 4 MAT. xx. 16: So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. do. xxv. 10–12: And they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterwards came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily, I say unto you, I know you not. DEUT, xiii. 3: Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul. JER. xxiii. 16: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you; they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD. MAT. xxiv. 4, 24: Take heed that no man deceive you. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders, insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. MARK, xiii. 22: [Nearly the same words.] Roм. xvi. 17, 18: Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. See on MAT. xxiv. 4. Mic. iii. 5 Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even 7 16 Ye shall "know them by their fruits. Do men 'gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 8 17 Even so every "good tree bringeth forth" good fruit; but a 'corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth forth not good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Y 7 briers. Pu. 8 brambles. Pu. 9 9 yieldeth. Pu. prepare war against him. MAT. xxiii. 14: Ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer. 2 COR. xi. 13: Such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 2 TIM. iii. 5: Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof. ACTS, xx. 29, 30: I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. " MAT. xii. 33: Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by his fruit. LUKE, vi. 43-45: For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit; for of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. W JER. xi. 19: I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. * TIT. i. 15: Unto the pure, all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving, is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. MAT. xii. 33: The words under ver. 16. y MAT. iii. 10. LUKE, iii. 9. JOHN, xv. 2, 6: Every branch n me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away: and every branch hat beareth fruit he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more ruit: If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the ire, and they are burned. 1 PET. iv. 17: The time is come |