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Psal. 1. vers. 6.
The Lord knoweth the way of the righteous , but the way of the wicked shall perish .
Prou. 11. vers. 28.
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall , but the righteous shall flourish as a Branch .
Samuel
Man
make
the
heart
of
the
righteous
sad
whom
God
hath
not
made
sad
or
strengthen
the
hands
of
the
wicked
,
that
he
should
not
returne
from
his
wicked
way
:
A
day
in
thy
Courts
is
better
then
a
thousand
:
what
manner
of
loue
the
Father
hath
bestowed
vpon
vs
,
that
we
should
be
called
the
sonnes
of
God
.
The
secret
of
the
Lord
is
with
the
righteous
,
To
you
it
is
giuen
to
know
the
misteries
of
the
Kingdome
of
heauen
.
The
feruent
prayer
of
the
righteous
auayleth
much
.
the
place
of
iudgement
,
that
wickednesse
is
there
;
and
the
place
of
righteousnesse
,
that
iniquitie
is
there
.
withall
deceiueablenesse
of
vnrighteousnesse
in
them
that
perish
?
beleeue
not
the
truth
but
haue
pleasure
in
vnrighteousnesse
?
Durable
riches
and
righteousnesse
A little that a righteous man hath , is better then the riches of many wicked .
Ye
were
sometimes
darkenesse
but
now
are
yee
light
in
the
Lord
.
A
little
that
the
righteous
man
hath
is
better
then
the
riches
of
many
wicked
.
As
by
one
mans
disobedience
many
were
made
sinners
,
so
by
the
obedience
of
one
shall
many
be
made
righteous
Iesus
Christ
righteous
Branch
the
Sunne
of
righteousnesse
is
made
vnto
vs
we
might
be
made
the
righteousnes
of
God
in
him
.
Christ
is
the
end
of
the
law
for
righteousnes
,
to
euery
one
that
beleeueth
,
the
Lord
our
Righteousnesse
He
beleeued
in
the
Lord
,
and
he
counted
it
to
him
for
righteousnes
.
He
that
doth
righteousnes
,
is
righteous
,
euen
as
hee
is
righteous
,
executed
iudgement
,
and
that
was
counted
to
him
for
righteousnes
.
that
righteous
man
,
and
a
preacher
of
righteousnesse
Thee
haue
I
found
righteous
before
mee
in
this
generation
:
is
deliuered
,
that
righteous
man
that
dwelt
amongst
them
,
who
seeing
and
hearing
,
vexed
his
righteous
soule
from
day
to
day
,
with
their
vnlawfull
deedes
.
none
like
to
him
in
the
earth
:
righteousnes
may
looke
downe
from
heauen
hold
the
truth
in
vnrighteousnesse
Know
yee
not
that
the
vnrighteous
shall
not
inherite
the
Kingdome
of
God
?
I
haue
no
pleasure
in
the
death
of
the
wicked
,
breake
off
thy
sinnes
by
righteousnesse
,
sell
thy selfe
to
worke
wickednes
euen
so
ye
also
appeare
righteous
vnto
men
,
but
within
are
full
of
hypocrisie
and
iniquitie
.
Except
your
righteousnesse
exceede
the
righteousnesse
of
the
Scribes
and
Pharisies
,
ye
cannot
enter
into
the
kingdome
of
heauen
.
Put
on
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ
wedding
garment
to
be
found
in
him
,
not
hauing
our
owne
righteousnesse
which
is
of
the
Law
,
but
that
which
is
through
the
faith
of
Christ
,
the
righteousnes
which
is
of
God
by
faith
In
the
Lord
we
haue
our
righteousnes
and
strength
came
not
to
call
Iudge
me
oh
Lord
,
according
to
my
righteousnesse
?
for
their
righteousnes
Is
it
any
pleasure
to
the
almighty
that
thou
art
righteous
?
or
is
it
gaine
to
him
that
thou
makest
thy
wayes
perfect
?
If
thou
be
righteous
,
what
giuest
thou
him
?
or
what
receiueth
hee
of
thine
hand
?
Who
shall
lay
any
thing
to
the
charge
of
Gods
elect
?
It
is
God
that
iustifieth
follow
after
righteousnesse
walke
in
the
way
of
good
men
,
and
keepe
the
pathes
of
the
righteous
to
be
like
to
the
image
of
his
Sonne
?
who
is
righteous
in
all
his
waies
?
serue
him
in
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
the
seruants
of
righteousnesse
the
word
of
righteousnesse
to
liue
righteously
turne
men
vnto
righteousnesse
the
Ministers
of
righteousnesse
seales
of
righteousnesse
the
way
of
righteousnesse
Hee
loueth
him
that
followeth
after
righteousnesse
.
the
righteous
Lord
loueth
righteousnesse
Jn
the
way
of
righteousnesse
is
life
,
and
in
the
path-way
thereof
there
is
no
death
the
crowne
of
righteousnesse
which
God
the
righteous
iudge
will
giue
vnto
vs
:
dye
the
death
of
the
righteous
,
To
him
that
soweth
righteousnesse
shall
bee
a
sure
reward
,
the
worke
of
rightenesse
that
shall
be
peace
,
and
the
effect
of
righteousnesse
,
quietnesse
and
assurance
for
euer
.
righteous
haue
many
wicked
The
Lord
is
good
vnto
all
,
his
mercy
is
ouer
all
his
workes
:
doing
what
he
will
with
his
owne
?
their
portion
in
this
life
When
thou
wast
little
in
thine
owne
sight
,
Wee
knew
that
thou
art
an
hard
man
.
Eccles.
5.13
1.
Tim.
6.9
.
Psal.
39.6
J
haue
seene
riches
,
kept
for
the
owners
thereof
to
their
hurt
.
Giue
vs
nothing
Oh
Lord
in
thine
anger
,
though
we
should
aske
it
of
thee
.
who
though
he
was
rich
yet
for
our
sakes
became
poore
The
Disciple
is
not
aboue
his
Master
.
It
is
good
for
vs
to
be
here
.
little
ones
Ye
haue
the
poore
with
you
alwaies
,
and
whensoeuer
ye
will
ye
may
doe
them
good
.
to
trust
in
vncertaine
riches
in
the
liuing
God
If
in
this
life
onely
we
haue
hope
,
we
are
of
all
men
most
miserable
.
Thou
hast
encreased
thy
riches
and
thy
heart
is
lifted
vp
because
of
thy
riches
.
that
their
heart
be
not
lifted
vp
,
According
to
our
outward
estate
,
wee
are
either
proud
or
humble
.
Giue
me
neither
pouertie
nor
riches
,
least
I
bee
full
,
and
denie
thee
,
and
say
,
who
is
the
Lord
?
the
fatnesse
of
the
earth
the
God
of
the
poore
and
needie
,
the
Father
of
the
fatherlesse
?
Hath
not
God
chosen
the
poore
in
this
world
,
rich
in
faith
,
and
heires
of
the
kingdome
,
which
he
hath
promised
to
them
that
loue
him
to
the
poore
is
the
Gospel
preached
not
many
mightie
Haue
any
of
the
rulers
beleeued
on
him
?
How
hardly
shall
they
that
haue
riches
enter
into
the
kingdome
of
God
?
trust
in
riches
He
that
feareth
God
and
worketh
righteousnesse
is
accepted
of
him
nor
regardeth
the
rich
more
then
the
poore
.
I
haue
learned
saith
he
in
whatsoeuer
estate
I
am
,
therewith
to
be
content
;
I
know
both
how
to
be
abased
,
and
I
know
how
to
abound
euery
where
and
in
all
things
I
am
instructed
,
both
to
be
full
and
to
be
hungry
,
both
to
abound
and
to
suffer
neede
.
I
haue
beene
yong
and
now
am
old
,
yet
haue
I
not
seene
the
righteous
forsaken
,
nor
his
seed
begging
bread
.
By
meanes
of
a
whoorish
woman
,
a
man
is
brought
to
a
peece
of
bread
.
The
drunkard
and
the
glutton
shall
come
to
pouertie
,
and
drowsinesse
shall
cloath
a
man
with
ragges
:
euill
beasts
and
slow
bellies
Hee
becommeth
poore
that
dealeth
with
a
slacke
hand
,
the
hand
of
the
diligent
maketh
rich
:
In
all
labour
there
is
profit
but
the
talke
of
the
lippes
tendeth
onely
to
penury
:
He
that
tilleth
his
land
shall
be
satisfied
with
bread
,
but
hee
that
followeth
vaine
persons
is
voyde
of
vnderstanding
,
As
poore
,
yet
making
many
rich
;
as
hauing
nothing
,
yet
possessing
all
things
.
he
will
neither
leaue
vs
,
nor
forsake
vs
seeke
their
meat
at
God
the
Lyons
shall
lacke
suffer
hunger
the
Sauiour
of
all
men
of
those
that
beleeue
when
we
yet
hung
vpon
our
mothers
brests
he
was
our
God
:
He
hath
giuen
vs
his
Sonne
,
he
will
giue
vs
with
him
all
things
also
:
Feare
not
little
flocke
,
it
is
your
Fathers
pleasure
to
giue
you
a
Kingdome
.
The
siluer
is
mine
,
and
the
gold
is
mine
,
saith
the
Lord
of
hostes
.
Euery
beast
of
the
forrest
is
mine
,
and
the
cattell
vpon
a
thousand
hils
:
I
know
the
fowles
of
the
mountaines
,
and
the
wild
beasts
of
the
field
are
mine
.
The
earth
is
the
Lords
,
and
the
fulnesse
thereof
.
Can
a
woman
forget
her
sucking
child
,
that
she
should
not
haue
compassion
on
the
sonne
of
her
wombe
?
Yea
,
they
may
forget
,
yet
wil
not
I
forget
thee
.
He
that
gathered
a
little
had
no
lacke
.
If
you
take
away
my
meate
,
God
I
trust
will
take
away
my
hunger
.
There
is
no
restraint
to
the
Lord
to
saue
by
many
or
by
few
:
in
the
aboundance
of
the
things
which
he
possesseth
,
Better
is
a
little
with
righteousnes
,
then
great
reuenewes
without
right
.
all
are
yours
,
and
you
are
Christs
:
Godlinesse
hath
the
promises
of
this
life
,
as
of
that
which
is
to
come
Giue
vs
this
day
our
daily
bread
,
euery
creature
of
God
is
good
,
when
it
is
sanctified
by
the
word
and
prayer
With
quietnesse
he
workes
and
eates
his
owne
bread
haueth
and
holdeth
Was
it
not
thine
owne
My
bread
,
and
my
water
,
and
my
flesh
,
vnrighteous
Mammon
per
fas
aut
nefas
the
gleanings
of
Ephraim
better
then
the
vintage
of
Abiezer
?
Prou.
9.17
.
Iob
20.
oppresseth
and
forsaketh
the
poore
,
and
violently
taketh
away
the
house
that
hee
builded
not
,
Prou.
21.6
Pro.
10.22
.
Psal.
113.7
Vanitie
tossed
to
and
fro
of
them
that
seeke
death
.
The
blessing
of
God
maketh
rich
He
raiseth
vp
the
poore
out
of
the
dust
,
and
lifteth
the
needy
out
of
the
dunghill
,
With
my
staffe
I
passed
ouer
this
Iordan
,
and
now
I
am
become
two
bands
.
thou
hast
blessed
the
worke
of
his
hands
and
his
substance
is
encreased
in
the
land
:
Concordiâ
res
paruae
crescunt
the
little
oyle
few
loaues
small
fishes
God
bloweth
vpon
that
they
they
sowe
much
,
and
bring
in
little
,
earne
wages
and
put
it
into
a
bagge
with
holes
,
Because
you
serued
not
the
Lord
your
God
with
ioyfulnes
and
gladnesse
of
heart
for
the
abundance
of
all
things
Therefore
you
shall
serue
your
enemies
which
the
Lord
shall
send
against
you
in
hunger
,
and
in
thirst
,
in
nakednesse
,
and
in
the
want
of
all
things
.
Their
countenances
appeared
fairer
and
fatter
inflesh
,
then
all
the
children
which
did
eate
the
portion
of
the
Kings
meate
.
The
righteous
eateth
to
the
satisfying
of
his
soule
,
but
the
belly
of
the
wicked
shall
want
Verily
there
is
a
reward
for
the
righteous
,
verily
there
is
a
God
that
iudgeth
in
the
earth
to
eate
and
to
drinke
and
to
enioy
the
good
of
all
his
labours
,
This
is
the
gift
of
God
.
A
man
to
whom
God
hath
giuen
riches
,
wealth
,
and
honour
,
so
that
he
wanteth
nothing
for
his
soule
,
of
all
that
he
desireth
;
yet
God
giueth
him
not
power
to
eate
thereof
,
but
a
stranger
eateth
it
,
Better
is
a
little
with
the
feare
of
of
the
Lord
;
Better
is
a
dinner
of
hearbes
;
Better
is
a
drie
morsell
,
Better
is
a
handfull
with
quietnes
,
&c.
My
righteousnesse
I
hold
fast
and
I
will
not
let
it
goe
.
Let
him
that
is
righteous
be
righteous
still
:
our
gray-head
be
a
crowne
of
glory
vnto
vs
,
being
found
in
the
way
ef
righteousnesse
.
and
his
righteousnes
which
consist
not
in
meat
and
drinke
,
but
in
righteousnesse
He
that
vseth
plaine
dealing
shall
die
a
begger
:
In
keeping
Gods
righteous
iudgements
there
is
great
reward
.
betrothed
vs
vnto
himselfe
in
righteousnesse
,
Iob
,
If
thou
beest
pure
and
vpright
,
surely
now
he
will
awake
for
thee
,
and
make
the
habitation
of
thy
righteousnesse
prosperous
,
though
thy
beginning
was
small
,
yet
thy
latter
end
shal
greatly
encrease
:
The
Lord
blessed
the
latter
end
of
more
then
his
beginning
God
gaue
him
twise
as
much
as
he
had
before
:
Blessed
shalt
thou
be
in
the
Citie
,
and
blessed
shalt
thou
be
in
the
field
:
Blessed
shall
be
the
fruite
of
thy
body
,
and
the
fruit
of
thy
ground
,
and
the
fruit
of
thy
cattell
,
the
increase
of
thy
Kine
,
the
flockes
of
thy
sheepe
.
Blessed
shall
be
thy
basket
and
thy
store
.
The
Lord
shall
command
the
blessing
vpon
thee
in
thy
store-houses
,
and
in
all
that
thou
settest
thine
hand
vnto
,
&c.
the
poore
The
righteous
is
more
excellent
then
his
neighbour
:
Better
is
the
pore
that
walketh
in
his
vprightnesse
,
then
he
that
is
peruerse
in
his
wayes
,
though
he
be
rich
.
Riches
auaile
not
in
the
day
of
wrath
,
but
righteousnesse
deliuereth
from
death
:
We
are
not
redeemed
with
corruptible
things
,
as
siluer
and
gold
:
Sion
shall
be
redeemed
with
iudgement
,
and
her
conuerts
with
righteousnesse
.
He
hath
clothed
me
with
the
garments
of
saluation
;
he
hath
couered
me
with
the
robe
of
righteousnesse
,
as
a
bridegroome
decketh
himselfe
with
ornaments
,
and
as
a
Bride
adorneth
her selfe
with
iewels
.
I
haue
enough
hunger
and
thirst
after
righteousnes
,
shall
be
satisfied
his
righteousnesse
endureth
for
euer
The
righteous
shall
bee
had
in
euerlasting
remembrance
:
The
memory
of
the
iust
shall
be
blessed
,
but
the
name
of
the
wicked
shall
rot
.
the
wicked
Their
portion
is
fat
,
and
their
meate
plenteous
:
Wherefore
doe
the
wicked
liue
,
become
old
,
yea
,
are
mighty
in
powwer
?
&c.
Dauid
though
they
prosper
in
the
world
,
and
increase
in
rickes
,
set
them
in
slippery
places
,
and
cast
them
downe
to
destruction
.
Man
being
in
honour
abideth
not
,
he
is
like
the
beast
that
perish
:
Be
not
thou
afraid
when
one
is
made
rich
,
when
the
glory
of
his
house
is
encreased
,
they
that
worke
wickednes
are
set
vp
,
What
doth
it
profit
a
man
to
gaine
the
whole
world
,
and
to
loose
his
owne
soule
Light
is
sowen
for
the
righteous
,
and
ioy
for
the
vpright
in
heart
:
the
fruits
of
righteousnes
the
fruit
Tree
of
life