Received by the humble-Rejected by the proud.

and set them in their place. 17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? 18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.

Dan. 5: 22 Thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; 23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified. 24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.

Hos. 5: 2 The revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.

Mat. 16: 23 He turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan; thou art an offence unto me: for thou savorest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

Lk. 23: 40 The other answering, rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

Gal. 2: 11 When Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. [See 66, 461.] 612. Reproof gratefully received by the humble.

Ps. 141: 5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me: it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Pr. 25: 12 As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. -28: 23 He that rebuketh a man, afterwards shall find more favor than he that flattereth with the tongue.

613. Reproof rejected by the proud.

Pr. 1: 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof. 13: 1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. - 15: 12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise."

Wisdom of receiving it Reprovers should be faultless.

Am. 5: 10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

Lk. 3: 19 Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

Jn. 3: 20 Every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. — 7: 7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

614. Wisdom of receiving reproof — folly of rejecting it.

Pr. 6: 23 The commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life. 10: 17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. --12:1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. - 13: 18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honored. — 15: 5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prúdent. 10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die. 31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. 32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. 29: 1 He that, being often reproved, hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Ec. 4: 13 Better is a poor and a wise child, than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

615. Reprovers should correct their own faults..

Mat. 7: 3 Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam 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.

Rom. 2: 21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest, a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 22 Thou that sayest, a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? 23 Thou that maketh thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonorest thou God?

Value of Reputation General Resurrection.

REPUTATION.

616. Value of reputation — sin of abusing it.

Pr. 22:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. 25: 18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Ec. 7: 1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. [See 729, 730.]

RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD.

617. General resurrection of the dead.

Job 19: 26 Though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God.

Hos. 13: 14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues, O grave, I will be thy destruction.

Lk. 20: 37 That the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living.

Jn. 5: 28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 29 And shall come forth. 6: 40 This is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

11: 23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. 24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

Ac. 4: 1 As they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them, 2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 24: 15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead both of the just and unjust. 26: 8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?

Rom. 6: 8 If we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 9 Knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. — 8: 23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan

Incorruptible Bodies.

within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemp

tion of our body.

1 Cor. 6: 14 God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power. -15: 21 Since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. [See the whole chapter.]

2 Cor. 4: 14 Knowing, that he which raised up the Lord Jesus, shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.

1 Th. 4: 16 The Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

618. The dead raised with incorruptible bodies.

1 Cor. 15: 35 Some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened except it die: 37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be. 42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption: 43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power: 44 It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

2 Cor. 5: 2 In this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: 3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. 4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.

Ph. 3: 20 Our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ: 21 Who shall

In ancient times.

change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

REVIVALS.

619. Ancient revivals of religion.

Gen. 4: 26 To Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.

1 K. 18: 38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt-sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.

2 K. 23: 3 The king [Josiah] stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all their heart, and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant. 21 The king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant. 22 Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah.

2 Ch. 30: 11 Divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem. 12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king [Hezekiah] and of the princes, by the word of the LORD. 13 And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation. 21 The children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: 22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace-offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers. 23 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness. 26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem. 27 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their