Gen. 30.27. I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake. Gen. 39.5. The Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake. Pro. 11.11. By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted. Jer. 5.1. If ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth, and I will pardon it. Eze. 22.30. I sought for a man among them that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none. Mic. 5.7. The remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men. Mat. 5.13. Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 14. Ye are the light of the world. Mat. 24.22. Except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Act. 27.24. Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. See CHILDREN OF SAINTS-PRAYER, INTERCESSORY, ANSWERED. SAINTS-CHRISTIANS, CHARACTER OF. 1 Sam. 13.14. The Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart. Ezr. 10.3. Those that tremble at the commandment of our God. Psa. 1.1. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. Psa. 4.3. The Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself. Psa. 15.1. Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? 2. He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. v. 3-5. Psa. 24.6. This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face. v. 3-5. Psa. 64.10. The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. Psa. 87.5. Of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her, 6. The Lord shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. 2. Psa. 119.1 Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. 3. They also do no iniquity: they walk in his Isa. 54.13. of the Lord; thy children. Isa. 60.21. righteous. Isa. 62.12. All thy children shall be taught and great shall be the peace of Thy people also shall be all They shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord. Isa. 63.8. He said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. Eze. 18.8. He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man, 9. Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God. v. 7. Eze. 44.9. No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel. Zeph. 2.3. All ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment. Zec. 3.2. A brand plucked out of the fire. 8. Men wondered at. Mat. 3.6. Were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. Mat. 5.3. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of heaven. 4. They that mourn. 5. The meek. 6. They which do hunger and thirst after righteousness. 7. The merciful. 8. The pure in heart. 9. The peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God. 10. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for their's is the kingdom of heaven. 13. Ye are the salt of the earth. 14. Ye are the light of the world. Mat. 7.16. Ye shall know them by their fruits. 17. Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit. 18. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit. Mat. 12.50. Whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. v. 48,49.. Luk. 8.19-21. Mat. 13.38. The good seed are the children of the kingdom. Luk. 6.45. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. Luk. 18.16. Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Mat. 19.14. Mar. 10.14. Jno. 3.21. He that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Jno. 8.31. If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. 39. If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. 42. If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God. 47. He that is of God heareth God's words. Jno. 10.4. The sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 27. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. Jno. 13.35. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. Jno. 15.14. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Act. 2.38. Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 47. The Lord added to the church such as should be saved. Act. 8.2. Devout men. 12. When they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 37. They were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Act. 10.47. Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? Act. 11.24. He was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith. Act. 16.14. Lydia, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. 15. And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house. Act. 18.8. Believed on the Lord with all his house and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. Rom. 1.7. To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints. Rom. 8.9. Ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 14. As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 16. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. 23. Ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit. Rom. 15.14. I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father. 1 The. 5.5. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 27. The holy brethren. 2 Tim. 2.22. Them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Philm. 5. Thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints. Heb. 3.1. Holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling. 6. Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. 1 Pet. 2.9. Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 10. Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. 11. Strangers and pilgrims. 2 Pet. 1.1. Them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. at we 1 Jno. 2.3. Hereby we do know know him, if we keep his commandments. 5. Whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 13. I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. 14. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. 1 Jno. 3.6. Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not; whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 7. Little children, 1 Cor. 1.2. Unto the church of God which is let no man deceive you: he that doeth rightat Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christeousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's. 2 Cor. 5.17. If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Cor. 8.5. First gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God. Gal. 5.22. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23. Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. Eph. 1.1. To the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus. Phil. 1.1. Col. 1.2. Phil. 2.15. Blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world. Phil. 4.8. Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 2 Cor. 1.12. 1 The. 1.3. Your work of faith, and labour He that 9. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 14. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. loveth not his brother abideth in death. 18. My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 19. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 1 Jno. 4.7. Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 1 Jno. 5.1. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. Rev. 17.14. They that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. See HOLINESS-OBEDIENCE-REGENERATION-SPIRITUAL DILIGENCE-SIN HATEFUL TO SAINTS-CHURCH, NAMES OF. SAINTS, COMMUNION AND FELLOWSHIP OF. 1 Sam. 23.16. Jonathan arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. Psa. 55.14. We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. Psa. 119.63. I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. Mal. 3.16. They that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name. Luk. 22.32. When thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. Luk. 24.32. They said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures? v. 17. SAINTS good are mine adversaries; because I follow and night, while they continually say unto me, my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. right. Act. 2.42. They continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in break-in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh Amos 5.10. They hate him that rebuketh ing of bread, and in prayers. Act. 20.35. So labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. Rom. 14.19. Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. Rom. 15.2. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. Gal. 2.9. They gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship. Gal. 6.2. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. Col. 3.16. Teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs. 1 The. 4.18. these words. Comfort one another with 1 The. 5.11. Comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. 14. We exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. Heb. 3.13. Exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. Heb. 10.24. Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25. Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another. Jas. 5.16. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. 1 Jno. 1.3. That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us. 7. If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another. See LOVE-ZEAL-UNION-WISDOM IN SPEECH-CHURCH-DISCIPLINE. uprightly. Mat. 10.22. Ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. 25. If they have called the Master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? that it hated me before it hated you. 19. If ye Jno. 15.18. If the world hate you, ye know own: but because ye are not of the world, but were of the world, the world would love his I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Jno. 17.14. I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they world. are not of the world, even as I am not of the Act. 26.24. Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. Act. 28.22. As concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against. 2 Tim. 3.3. Despisers of those that are good. 12. All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 1 Pet. 4.4. They think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you. 6. Judged according to men in the flesh. 1 Jno. 3.1. The world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 13. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. See MALICE-PERSECUTION HATED. REPROOF before me, as David thy father walked, in SAINTS, EXAMPLE OF. 1 Kin. 9.4. Walk integrity of heart. 2 Chr. 7.17. thou the God of thy father, and serve him with 1 Chr. 28.9. Thou, Solomon my son, know a perfect heart and with a willing mind. drink, and do judgment and justice, and then Jer. 22.15. Did not thy father eat and it was well with him? Mat. 5.16. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and SAINTS, DEATH OF. See DEATH OF glorify your Father which is in heaven. SAINTS. SAINTS, ENMITY TO. Job 1.9. answered, Doth Job fear God for nought? Satan 11. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. Job 2.4,5. Job 12.4. I am as one mocked of his neighbour: the just upright man is laughed to scorn. ข. 5. Psa. 38.20. They also that render evil for 2 Cor. 3.2,3. Jno. 8.39. If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. I also am of Christ. Phil. 3.17. Be followers together of me, Phil. 4.9. Those things, which ye have seen in me, do. both learned, and received, and heard, and 1 The. 1.5. Ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. 6. And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord. 2 The. 3.7. Yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; 8. Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought. 9. But to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. Heb. 6.12. Be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. Heb. 11.2. By it the elders obtained a good report. 4. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. v. 1-40. Heb. 12.1. Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Heb. 13.7. Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation. Jas. 5.10. Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. 1 Pet. 2.12. Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. See SAINTS, COMMUNION OF. SALAMIS, a city on the south-east coast of Cyprus; the gospel preached in, by Paul and Barnabas, Act. 13.4,5. SALEM. See JERUSALEM. by David, 2 Sam. 8.13; and Edomites by Ama. ziah, 2 Kin. 14.7. SALUTATIONS, COURTESY, Lev. 19.32. Rom. 13.7. 1 Pet. 2.17. 1 Pet. 3.8. By embracing, Gen. 33.4. Gen. 45.14. Act. 20.37, see KISS. Giving the hand, Gal. 2.9. Placing the hand on the head, Gen. 48.14. Taking hold of the beard, 2 Sam. 20.9. Bowing and prostrating, Gen. 18.2. Gen. 19.1,2. Gen. 23.7,12. Gen. 33.3. Gen. 43.26,28. 1 Sam. 2 Sam. 18.28. Est. 8.3. Mat. 2.11. Rising from the seat, 1 Kin. 2.19. On a journey, 2 Kin. 4.29. Luk. 25.23. Mar. 5.22. SALUTATIONS, EXAMPLES OF: Gen. 19.2. My lord. Gen. 24.31. Come in, thou blessed of the Lord. Gen. 43.29. God be gracious unto thee. Ex. 4.18. Go in peace. Jud. 19.20. Peace be with thee. Ruth 2.4. The Lord be with you. The Lord bless thee. 1 Sam. 15.13. Blessed be thou of the Lord. 1 Sam. 25.6. Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast. 2 Sam. 15.20. Mercy and truth be with thee. 2 Sam. 18.28. All is well. 2 Sam. 20.9. Art thou in health, my brother? 1 Kin. 2.13. Comest thou peaceably? 2 Kin. 9.11. Is all well? 17. Is it peace? Psa. 118.26. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Psa. 129.8. We bless you in the name of the Lord. Mat. 26.49. Hail, Master. Mat. 28.9. All hail. Luk. 10.5. Peace be to this house. Jno. 20.21. Peace be unto you. 2 Jno. 10. God speed. BY SUBJECTS. 1 Sam. 25.41. Let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. 2 Sam. 9.8. What is thy servant that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I? 2 Sam. 14.17. As an angel of God, so is my lord. 1 Kin. 1.31. Let my lord king David live for ever. (Neh. 2.3. Dan. 3.11.) 1 Chr. 12.18. Peace be to thine helpers. 2 Kin. 11.12. God save the king. (1 Kin. 1,39.) SALIM, John baptized at, Jno. 3.23. See Act. 24.3. Most noble Felix. SALMON. See ZALMON. SALOME, wife of Zebedee, mother of James and John, Mat. 27.56 with Mar. 15.40 & Mar. 16.1. Requests honours for her sons in Christ's kingdom, Mat. 20.20. Beholds the crucifixion, Mar. 15.40. Visits the sepulchre, Mar. 16.1. Lev. 2.13. Lev. 2.13. IN LETTERS. Ezr. 7.12. Unto Ezra, perfect peace. Dan. 6.25. Peace be multiplied unto you. 1 Cor. 1.3. Grace be to you, and peace. (2 .Jno. 3.) 1 Cor. 16.20. All the brethren greet you. 23. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 24. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. 2 Cor. 13.13. All the saints salute you. 14. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. Gal.6.16. Peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. Eph. 6.23. Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith. 24. Grace be with all them that love our Lord Col. 4.18. RememJesus Christ in sincerity. ber my bonds. Grace be with you. 2 The. 3.16. The Lord of peace himself give you peace. 1 Tim. 1.2. Unto The Lord be with you all. Timothy, my own son in the faith, grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father, and Jesus Christ our Lord. 2 Tim. 4.22. The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Col. A SALT, Job 6.6. Used with all offerings, Ezr. 6.9. Eze. 43.24. Mar. 9.49. Called the salt of the covenant of thy God, A covenant of salt; an unchangeable covenant, Num. 18.19. 2 Chr. 13.5. salt land, a barren land, Eze. 47.11. Zeph. 2.9. Partaking of, a bond of friendship, Ezr. 4.14 (marg.). Shechem sown with, Jud. 9.45. Waters of Jericho healed with, 2 Kin. 2.20,21. Obtained from salt-pits, Jos. 11.8 (marg.). Zeph. 2.9. Illustrative, Mar. 9.49,50. 4.6. Tit. 3.15. Greet them that love us in the faith. Heb. 13.25. Grace be with you all. Jas. 1.1. To the twelve tribes, greeting. 1 Pet. 5.14. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. 2 Pet. 1.2. Grace and peace be multiplied unto you. 2 Jno. 1. The elder unto the elect lady. 3 Jno. SEA. See DEAD SEA. 1. Unto the well-beloved Gaius. Jude 2. VALLEY OF. Syrians defeated in, Mercy unto you, and peace, and love be CITY OF, near the Dead Sea, belonging to Judah, Jos. 15.62. PILLAR OF. Lot's wife became, Gen. 19.26. Luk. 17.32. multiplied. Rev. 1.4. Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come. SALVATION OFFERED TO ALL. CALL OF THE GENTILES. Gen. 12.3. In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. Deu. 30.19. Choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live. 1 Sam. 12.20. Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. 2 Sam. 14.14. Neither doth God respect any person; yet doth he devise means that his banished be not expelled from him. 1 Kin. 8.41. Concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake. 43. Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel. Psa. 68.18. Thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them. Psa. 91.16. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. Psa. 98.2. The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. 3. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Psa. 132.15. I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. 16. I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. Pro. 1.20. Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: 21. She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words. Pro. 8.1. Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? 4. Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. 5. O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. v. 2,3. Pro. 9.1. Wisdom hath builded her house. 3. She crieth upon the highest places of the city. Isa. 1.18. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. v. 1-6. Isa. 2.5. O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord. Isa. 25.6. In this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. 7. And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. Isa. 29.18. In that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness. 19. The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. They also that erred in spirit shall come to 24. understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine. Isa. 32.2. A man shall be as an hidingplace from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place; as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. 3. And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall 4. The heart also of the rash shall hearken. understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. Isa. 35.8. An highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. Isa. 44.3. I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring. Isa. 46.12. Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness: 13. I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory. Isa. 51.4. Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people. 5. My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust. Isa. 52.15. So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. 3. Isa. 55.1. Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. 6. Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near 7. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Isa. 56.1. My salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. 6. The sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; 7. Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. 8. The Lord God, which gathereth the outcasts of Israel, saith, Yet will I gather others to him, besides those that are gathered unto him. Isa. 57.17. He went on frowardly in the way of his heart. 18. I have seen his ways, |