but the tongue of the wise is against thee wickedly, and thine
bealth.
enemies take thy name in vain.

Prov. xvi, 27. An ungodly man diggeth up evil; and in his lips there is a burning fire.

Prov. xvi, 20. He that hath a froward heart findeth no good; and he that hath a perverse tongue

forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth Matth. v, 34-37. But I say unto shall be cut off as on this side, you, Swear not at all: neither by according to it; and every one heaven; for it is God's throne: that sweareth shall be cut off as Nor by the earth; for it is his foot-on that side, according to it. stool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy canst Prov. xxx, 14. There is a gener-make one hair white or black. head, because thou not tion whose teeth are as swords. But let your communication be, and their jaw-teeth as knives, to Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsodevour the poor from off the ever is more than these cometh earth, and the needy from among of evil.

falleth into mischief.

men.

Jer. xx, 10. For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

HARD NAMES NOT ALWAYS UNJUST. Matt. vii, 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. Matt. xii, 34. O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the

abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Matt. xxiii, 33. Fe serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

Luke iii, 6, 7. And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned ye to flee from the wrath

to come?

Luke xill, 32. And he said unto them, Go ye and tell that fox..

Acts xxiil, 3. Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee. thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?

SWEARING.
FORBIDDEN.

Lev. xix, 12. And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

Lev. xxii, 32. Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you.

Deut. v, 11. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Gen. xlil, 15, 16. Hereby ye
shall be proved: By the life of
Pharaoh ye shall not go forth
hence, except your youngest
brother come hither. Send one
of you, and let him fetch your
brother, and ye shall be kept in
prison, that your words may be
proved, whether there be any
truth in you: or else, by the life of
Pharaoh, surely ye are spies.

Matth. xxili, 16-22. Woe unto
you, ye blind guides, which say,
Whosoever shall swear by the
temple, it is nothing, but whoso-
ever shall swear by the gold of
the temple, he is a debtor!
Ye
fools, and blind! for whether is
greater, the gold, or the temple
that sanctfieth the gold? And,
Whosoever shall swear by the
altar, it is nothing, but whosoever
sweareth by the gift that is upon
it, he is guilty. Ye fools, and
blind! for whether is greater, the
gift, or the altar that sanctifieth
the gift? Whoso therefore shall
swear by the altar, sweareth by
it, and by all things thereon.
And whoso shall swear by the
temple, sweareth by it, and by
him that dwelleth therein. And
he that shall swear by heaven,
sweareth by the throne of God,
and by him that sitteth thereon.
(See under OATH.)

ITS PENALTY.
Jer. xxiii, 10. ...
.. Because of
pleasant places of the wilderness
swearing the land mourneth; the
are dried up, and their course is
evil, and their force is not right.

Ezek. xxi, 23. And it shall be
unto them as a false divination in
their sight, to them that have
sworn oaths; but he will call to
remembrance the iniquity, that
they may be taken.

PERJURY

2 Chron. Xxxvi, 13. And he ales nezzar, who had made him swear rebelled against king Nebuchad by God.

Isa. xlviii, 1. Hear ye this. 0 house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of

Judah; which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

Jer. v, 2. And though they say, The LORD liveth, surely they swear falsely.

Hosea x, 4. They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment spring eth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field

Zech. v, 4. I will bring it forth saith the LORD of hosts, and E shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, with the timber thereof, and the stones thereof.

Zech. viii, 17. And let note of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour, and love no false oath: for all these a things that I hate, saith the LORD.

Matth. v, 33. Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt Do forswear thyself, but shalt per form unto the LORD thine oaths

4th.

FIGURES OF SPEECH.

USE OF TONGUE.

Exod. iv, 10, 14-17. And Moses said unto the LORD, O my lord, am not eloquent, neither here fore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and be said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy eth forth to meet thee: and whe brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he com he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. And thou shak speak unto him, and put words 12 mouth; and I will be with y mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall de And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall even he shall be to thee Instead

be

Zech. v, 3. Then said he unto Ps. cxxxix, 20. For they speak me, This is the curse that goetha mouth, and thou shalt be to be

instead of God. And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

SATIRE.

Judges v, 21, 29, 30. The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength. Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself. Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needle-work, of divers colours of needle-work on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?

Job iv, 3, 4. Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

Job xxvi, 3. How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?

Job xl, 7-11. Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. Wilt thon also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? Hast thon an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him.

Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty. Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

2 Cor. xi, 4. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

IRONY.

thee. Son of man, take up a
lamentation upon the king of
Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus
saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest
up the sum, full of wisdom, and
perfect in beauty.

CLIMAX.

Hosea ii, 21, 22. And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD; I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and hear the oil; and they shall Jezreel.

HYPERBOLE.

Gen. xiii, 16. And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

Nahum 1, 9. Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.

COMPARISON.

Isa. vii, 17. The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.

Jer. xil, 5. If thou hast run with
the footmen, and they have weari-

ed thee, then how canst thou con-
tend with horses? and if in the
land of peace, wherein thou trust-
edst, they wearied thee, then how
wilt thou do in the swelling of
Jordan?

Jer. xvill, 13. Therefore thus
saith the Lord, Ask ye now
among the heathen, who hath
heard such things? the virgin of
Israel hath done a very horrible
thing.

Lam. 11, 13. What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what 1 Kings xviii, 27. And it came thing shall I liken to thee, O to pass at noon, that Elijah mock-daughter of Jerusalem? what shall ed them, and said, Cry aloud; for I equal to thee, that I may comhe is a god: either he is talking, fort thee, O virgin daughter of or he is pursuing, or he is in a Zion? for thy breach is great like Journey, or peradventure he the sea; who can heal thee? sleepeth, and must be awaked.

Job xii, 2. No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

Job xl, 12-14. Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. Hide them in the dust together, and bind their faces in secret. Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

Ezek. xxviii, 3, 12. Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from

Ezek. v, 9. And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.

Joel ii, 2. A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong, there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many gener

ations.

Micah v, 15. And I will execute

vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen such as they have not heard.

Matth. v, 20. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matth. xxiv, 21. For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Mark iv, 30. And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

Mark xiii, 19. For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation, which God created, unto this time, neither shall be.

METAPHOR.

John xil, 24. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

STRIKING SAYINGS OF

SOLOMON.

Prov. xxx, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21-24

....

There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough. The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and

the fire that saith not, It is enough. There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid. For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear; For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress. There be four things which are little upon the earth but they are exceeding wise.

have I found, (saith the Preacher.) Eccles. vii, 27, 28. Behold, this counting one by one, to find ou the account; Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those

have I not found.

Eccles. ix, 5, 6. For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.

Eccles. x, 15-17. The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Eccles. xii, 1, 2. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no

pleasure in them; While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the

clouds return after the rain.

INSTANCES OF PERSONIFICATION,

EARTH AND HEAVEN. Deut. xxxii, 1. Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

Isa. xlix, 13. Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O'mountains: fer the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

Jer. iv, 28. For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

THE EARTH.

Ps. cxiv, 7. Tremble, thou earth. at the presence of the Lord, at the

presence of the God of Jacob.

Ezek. vi, 2, 3. Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them, And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains and to the hills, to the rivers and to the valleys, Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.

Ezek. xxxvi, 1, 4, 12--15. Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD. Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GoD; Thus saith the Lord Gon to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about. Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more hence

forth bereave them of men. Thus
saith the Lord GOD, Because they
say unto you, Thou land devour-
est up men, and hast bereaved thy
nations; Therefore thou shalt de-
vour men no more, neither be-
reave thy nations any more, saith
the Lord GOD.
cause men to hear in thee the
Neither will I
shame of the heathen any more,
neither shalt thou bear the re-
proach of the people any more,
neither shalt thou cause thy na-
tions to fall any more, saith the
Lord GOD.

what the LORD saith; Arise, con-
Micah vi, 1. 2. Hear ye now
tend thou before the mountains,
and let the hills hear thy voice.
Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S
controversy, and ye strong foun-
dations of the earth: for the LORD
hath a controversy with his people,
and he will plead with Israel,

GOD TAKING AN OATH.

Heb. vi, 13, 14, 17. For when God
made promise to Abraham, be-
cause he
greater, he sware by himself,
could swear by no
Saying, Surely blessing I will
bless thee, and multiplying I will
multiply thee. Wherein God,
unto the heirs of promise the
willing more abundantly to shew
immutability of his counsel, con-
firmed it by an oath.

NATURE.

1 Chron. xvi, 32, 33. Let the sea
roar, and the fulness thereof; let
the fields rejoice, and all that is
therein. Then shall the trees of
the wood sing out at the presence
judge the earth.
of the LORD, because he cometh to

thee, O God, the waters saw thee;
Ps. lxxvii, 16. The waters saw
they were afraid; the depths also

were troubled.

Ps. xcvi. 10-12. Say among the
heathen, that the LORD reigneth:
the world also shall be established,
that it shall not be moved: he
shall judge the people righteously.
Let the heavens rejoice, and let
the earth be glad; let the sea roar,
and the fulness thereof. Let the

field be joyful, and all that is
therein: then shall all the trees of
the wood rejoice.

Ps. xcviii, 7-9. Let the sea roar,
and the fulness thereof; the world,
and they that dwell therein: Let
the floods clap their hands: let the
hills be joyful together Before the
LORD: for he cometh to judge the
earth: with righteousness stall he
judge the world, and the people
with equity.

LORD from the earth, ye dragons,
P3. cxlviii, 7--10. Praise the
and all deeps: Fire and hail; show
and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling
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his word: Mountains, and all bilk fruitful trees, and all cedars: Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl.

Isa. xliv, 23. Sing, O ye bea shout, ye lower parts of the earth: vens; for the LORD hath done it tains, O forest, and every trea break forth into singing, ye metr therein: for the LORD bath redeemed Jacob, and glorified his self in Israel.

Isa. Iv, 12. For ye shall go cat with joy, and be led forth with into singing, and all the trees of peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you the field shall clap their hands.

Hab. ii, 11. For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the be out of the timber shall answer k

Hab. ii, 10. The mountains say thee, and they trembled: the oneflowing of the water passed bṛ; the deep uttered his voice, cal lifted up his hands on high.

NATIONS.

word that the LORD hath spoke 2 Kings xix, 21. This is the concerning him; The virgin, daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to score shaken her bead at thee. the daughter of Jerusalem ha

Isa. iii, 25, 26. Thy men shall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. And her gates sha lament and mourn; and she, bea desolate, shall sit upon the gro

which the LORD hath spoken Isa. xxxvii, 22. This is the word cerning him, The virgin, the daughter of Zion, bath despised thee, and laughed thee to sur shaken her head at thee. the daughter of Jerusalem hath

Amos v, 2. The virgin of Isra is tallen; she shall no more riset there is none to raise her up. she is forsaken upon her at t.

DEATH.

things out of darkness,
Job xil, 22. He discovereth deep
bringeth out to light the shadow
of death.

shall be rooted out of his tab
Job xviii, 14. His confidence. A
nacle, and it shall bring him to
the king of terrors.

to darkness, and searcheth out ail Job xxviii, 3. He setteth an er! | perfection; the stones of darkurss, and the shadow of death.

sore broken us in the place d Ps. xliv, 19. Though the bas dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

GRACES.

truth are met together, righteousPs. lxxxv, 10-13 Mercy and

ness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven. Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase. Righteousness shall go

them: And they were all filled
with the Holy Ghost, and began
to speak with other tongues, as
the Spirit gave them utterance.

1 Cor. xiv, 4, 22-25. He that
speaketh in an unknown tongue

unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine? So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be un

before him, and shall set us in the edifleth himself; but he that pro-derstood, how shall it be known

ray of his steps.

phesieth edifiéth the church.
Wherefore tongues are for a sign,
not to them that believe, but to
them that believe not: but pro-
phesying serveth not for them that
believe not, but for them which
believe. If therefore the whole
church be come together into one
place, and all speak with tongues,
and there come in those that are
unlearned, or unbelievers, will
they not say that ye are mad?
But if all prophesy, and there
come in one that believeth not, or
one unlearned, he is convinced of
all, he is judged of all: And thus
are the secrets of his heart made
manifest: and so falling down on
his face he will worship God, and
report that God is in you of a

truth.

THE APOSTLE'S DIRECTIONS ABOUT

THEM.

what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air. Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unkown tongue pray that he may interpret. For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. Else,

when thou shalt bless with the

spirit, how shall he that occupieth

the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest? For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all: Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. How is it then, brethren? when yo come together, every one of you. hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all

1 Cor. xiv, 2, 5, 6, 9, 13, 14, 16-19, 26-28, 39. For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not things be done unto edifying. Ifany unto men, but unto God: for no man speak in an unknown tongue, man understandeth him; howbeit let it be by two, or at the most by in the spirit he speaketh mys-three, and that by course; and let teries. I would that ye all spake one interpret. But if there be no with tongues, but rather that ye interpreter, let him keep silence prophesied: for greater is he that in the church; and let him speak prophesieth than he that speaketh to himself, and to God. Where. with tongues, except he interpret, fore, brethren, covet to prophesy, that the church may receive edi- and forbid not to speak with tying. Now, bretbren, if I come tongues. 679

SPIRITS. ANGELS-DEVILS.

ANGELS.
THEIR NATURE.

Ps. civ, 4. Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire.

Mark xil, 25. For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

Heb. 1. 7. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

THEIR NUMBER.

Gen. xxxii, 1, 2. And Jacob went

on his way, and the angels of God

met him. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mabanaim.

Deut. xxxiii, 2. And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he

came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.

1 Chron. xii, 22. For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.

Job xxv, 3. Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?

Ps. Ixviii, 17. The charlots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

Matt. xxvi, 53. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

Rev. v, 11. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the beasts, and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thou

sands of thousands.

VARIOUS ORDERS. Isa. vi, 2. Above it stood the seraphims: each

one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

Luke 1, 19. And the angel answering, said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence

of God; and am sent to speak | hath he not put in subjection the
unto thee, and to shew thee these world to come, whereof we speak.
glad tidings.
But one in a certain place testifed,
saying, What is man, that thứn
art mindful of him? or the son of
man, that thou visitest him? Thet
madest him a little lower than the
angels; thon crownedst him with
glory and honour, and didst set
him over the works of thy bands.

Eph. 1, 21. Far above all princi-
pality, and power, and might, and
dominion, and every name that is
named, not only in this world, but
also in that which is to come."

Jude 9. Yet Michael the arch-
angel, when contending with the
devil, he disputed about the body
of Moses, durst not bring against
him a railing accusation, but said,
The Lord rebuke thee.

THEIR EXALTED STATION AND
СНАВАСТЕВ.

2 Sam. xix, 27. And he hath
slandered thy servant unto my
lord the king, but my lord the
king is as an angel of God: do
therefore what is good in thine
eyes.

Ps. viii, 5. For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory

and honour.

Zech. i, 12, 13. Then the angel of the LORD answered and said,

LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem, and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words, and comfortable words.

Zech. xli, 8. In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.

Matth. xviii, 10. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones, for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

Matth. xxiv, 36. But of that day
and hour knoweth no man, no,
not the angels of heaven, but my
Father only.

Luke xv, 10. Likewise, I say
unto you, There is joy in the pres-
ence of the angels of God over
one sinner that repenteth.
Heb. 11, 5-7. For unto the angels

2 Peter ii, 11. Whereas angla which are greater in power and might, bring not railing sous tion against them before the Lord

Rev. xvill, 1. And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lighte ed with his glory.

THEIR STATION.

2 Chron. xviii, 18. Again he said Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand

and on his left.

Dan. vii, 10. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands mini tered unto him, and ten thousand

times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, azd the books were opened.

THEIR OFFICE.

1st.-INSTRUCTORS. Num. xxii, 35. And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Ge with the men; but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Bala went with the princes of Balak.

Judges ii, 1-4. And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers, and I said, I will never break my cove And ye shall nant with you. make no league with the inhab tants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this? Wherefore I sle said, I will not drive them from before you; but they shal be as thorns in your sides, their gods shall be a snare use you. And it came to pass, whe the angel of the LORD spake the words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted their voice, and wept.