tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. [Ps. xxxiv.] Honor thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother. Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee? [Ecclus. vii.] My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life. [Prov. vi.] counsel ! U how comely is the wisdom or old men, an understanding and counsel to men of honor! Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory. [Ecclus. xxv.]. The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. [Prov. xvi.] Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. [Gen. xxv.] And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor. [1 Chro. xxix.] O God thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not. Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. [Ps. lxxi.] heard say that day how the king wa And being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the stat meat, here came a woman having an bofitment of spikenard very precious: lom, my son, my son! [2 Sam. xix. and poured it on his head. And there were some that had indignation within themselves. W was this waste of the ointment made? MEN AND WOM might have been sold for more than three hundred Though the righteous be preven shall he be in rest. For honorab hve been given to the poor. And they dist her. And Jesus said, Let her alone which standeth in length of time, lee her she hath wrought a good work on ured by number of years. But wisd Free the poor with you always, and whenunto men, and an unspotted life is old them good: but me ye have Se hath done what she could. Verily 8among sinners he was translated. He, being made perfect in a short time, fulfilled a long time: for his soul pleased the Lord: (therefore hasted he to take him away from among the wicked. This the people saw, and understood it not, neither laid they up this in their minds, that his grace and mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect unto his chosen. Thus the righteous that is dead shall condemn the ungodly which are living: and youth that is soon perfected the many years and old age of the unrighteous. [Wisdom iv.] God, and was beloved of him: so th Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me. [Jer. xlix.] Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy SCRIPT RES tongue from evil. and t Depart from evil. ander it. [Ps. xxxit.] Hover heart, and forget not the ma member that thou wat ee canst thou recompense that t done for thee: [Ecclus. X. commandment, and forse not the afte bind them continually upon thine heart and the about thy neck. When thou gest, it said the when thou sleepest. it shall keep thee; and with awakest, it shall talk with thee. For the is a lamp; and the law is light and f tion are the way of life. [Pro] understanding a HE AGED. as a tale that is told. The days escore years and ten; and if by y be fourscore years, yet is their ow; for it is soon cut off, and we My days are like a shadow that ithered like grass. But thou, O ever: and thy remembrance unto ii.] I nothing in thy youth, how canst hine age? O how comely a thing airs, and for ancient men to know ely is the wisdom of old men, and unsel to men of honor! Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory. [Ecclus. xxv.] The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. [Prov. xvi.] Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. [Gen. xxv.] And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor. [1 Chro. xxix.] O God thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not. Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. [Ps. lxxi.] If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; if iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. For 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 shine forth, and shalt be as the morning. And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. [Job xi.] And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. [Gen xv.] Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in his season. [Job. v.] The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age ; to shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. [Ps. xcii.] Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel. Even to your old age I am he: and even to hoar hairs will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. [Isa. xlvi.] Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. [Ps. cxvi.] Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. [Rev. xxi.] And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them. [Rev. xiv.] They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them. [Isa. xlix.] And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal. On either side of the river, was there the tree of life, and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. [Rev. xxii.] And the city hath no |