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with Humility. Apollos. [Eloquent Apollos taught more perfectly by mechanics, Aquila and Priscilla. See No. 4544.]

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A holy. Apostles. 25 Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.—Acтs, ch. 5.

9990. of Hypocrites. Pharisees. 13 Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.-MAT., ch. 23. 9991. A hurtful. Healed Leper. 44 See thou say nothing to any man.. 45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.-MARK, ch. 1.

9992. An imprudent. Asahel. 18 Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. 19 And Asahel pursued..he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. 20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am. 21 And Abner said..

Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not

turn aside from following of him.-2 SAM., ch. 2. [The veteran soldier killed him.]

ers.

9993.

An infatuated. Christ's Murder

24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. 25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. -MAT., ch. 27.

9994. for Labour. Paul's. 10 And his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all yet not I, but the grace of God which

was with me.-1 COR., ch. 15.

9995.

Lack of. "Woe." 1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came. -Aмos, ch. 6.

9996.

Laodiceans. 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth.-REV., ch. 3.

9997. Misunderstood. Jesus. 20 The multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him for they said, He is beside himself.MARK, ch. 3.

9998. Paul's. 24 Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. 25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.ACTS, ch. 26.

9999. for Morality. Zaccheus. 8 Zaccheus stood, and said.. Behold, Lord. the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have

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taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.-LUKE, ch. 19. 10000. Ministerial. Paul's. 31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.-ACTs, ch. 20. 10001. Misdirected. Peter's. 22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. 23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me.-MAT., ch. 16. 10002. A Martyr's. 13 What Paul. mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.ACTS, ch. 21. 10003. An overcoming. "Roof." One sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. 4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. -MARK, ch. 2.

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Patriotic. Wall-builders. 17 They burdens, with those that laded, every one with which builded on the wall, and they that bare the other hand held a weapon.-NEH., ch. 4. one of his hands wrought in the work, and with

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A prosperous. "All his Heart." 20 Thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth that he began in the service of the house of God, 21 And in every work and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.-2 CHRON., ch. 31.

before the Lord his God.

congregation brought in sacrifices and thankRevival. Offerings. 31 And the offerings; and as many as were of a free heart, burnt offerings. 32 And the number of the burnt offerings. . was threescore and ten bullocks, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. 33 And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.-2 CHRON., ch. 29.

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A Reformer's. Nehemiah. 28 One of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.— NEH., ch. 13. 10010. Asa's. 11 Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord.. 12..he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 13 And also Maachah his mother..he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol. 1 KINGS, ch. 15.

10011. Josiah's. 20 He slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon

them, and returned to Jerusalem.-2 KINGS, ch. | 23. 10012. for Reformation. Jesus 14 Found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables.— JOHN, ch. 2.

10013.

rewarded. Priestly. 12 Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: 13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.-NUM., ch. 25. 10014. Zaccheus'. 5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down for to day I must abide at thy house. 6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.-LUKE, ch. 19.

10015. in Repentance. Corinthians. 11 Behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge.-2 COR., ch. 7.

10016. Sudden. Services. 35 So the service of the house of the Lord was set in order. 36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.-2 CHRON., ch. 29. 10017. Self-sacrificing. Nehemiah. 23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.-NEH., ch.

10019.

for the Sabbath. Nehemiah.

20 The merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. 21 Then I testified against them.. Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you..came they no more on the sabbath.-NEH., ch. 13.

10020. in seeking. Zaccheus. 3 He sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him : for he was to pass that way.-LUKE, ch. 19.

10021. A sacrificing. Paul's. What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ.-PHIL., ch. 3. 10022. to testify. "Left." 28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her

way into the city, and saith to the men, 29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? 30 Then they.. came unto him.-JOHN, ch. 4. 10023.

A terrible. Against Idolaters. 16 [Jehu] said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. So they made him ride in his chariot. ..he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria. .according to the saying of the Lord, which he spake to Elijah.-2 KINGS, ch. 10.

10024.

A united. Soldiers. Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few. ↑ And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thy heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.-1 SAM., ch. 14. 10025. Unwavering. Paul's. 3 In every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. 24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. ACTs, ch. 20. 10026. A working. Wall, 21 So we laboured in the work and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.-NEH., ch. 4.

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10028. ZOOLOGIST, The first. Adam. 19 Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. GEN., ch. 2. 10029. A famous. Solomon. 33 He spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. 34 And there came of

all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.-1 KINGS, ch. 4.