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Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost75:1, 19:1; Jer 10:6; Psa 97:6; Rom 1:20; Titus 3:4-5)

 

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O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth. Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth, Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high. (Psa 8:1, 57:10-11; 1Tim 6:16; John 1:14; Heb 1:3)

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We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. Then spake Jesus again.., saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (2Pet 1:19-21; Psa 119:130; Pro 6:23; Psa 119:18; John 8:12)

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I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. (Php 4;12; 1Tim 6:6-8; Heb 13:5; 1Pet 1:3-5)

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 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth. Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Eph 6:10; Isa 40:26, 28-29; 2Cor 12:9; Php 4:13)

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Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. (Psa 43:5-6; Php 4;6-7; Psa 61:1-2; Rom 15:13)

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Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins, whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; to declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus, blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.

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Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God. Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. (Psa 50:23, 147:1; 1Thes 5:18; Heb 13:15; Psa 51:15, 19:14)

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None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. (Psa 49:7-8; Job 33;24; 1John 4;10; Heb 10:12-14; Rom 8:1-2)

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Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. (Ecc 5:2; Job 9:32-33; Johnn 1:14; Heb 2:14-15; Rom 8:33-34)

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But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. (Isa 5:6; Psa 21:13; Titus 3;3-6; 1John 4:9)

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For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. (Isa 57:15; James 4:6; 1Pet 5:6-7; 1Cor 1:30; Jude 1:24-25)

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But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. (Php 4:19; 2Cor 9:8-11; 1Pet 4:10)

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For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. (Gal 5:13, 6:2; Php 2:3-4; Rom 12:3-5)

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Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; that their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. (Col 4:2; Eph 6:18; Col 2:2-4; 2Pet 1:20-21)

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For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. (1Thes 5:9; Rom 5:6-9, 6:4; Eph 2:10; 1Thes 1:10)

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This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. (2Tim 3:1-5; 1John 4:10, 3:5-6)

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Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him. (Isa 40:21; Rom 1:18-21; 2Cor 11:3-4)

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For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! But ye have not so learned Christ; If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus. (Heb 5:13-14; 1Thes 5:21; Rom 12:2; 1Cor 2:14; Isa 5:20; Eph 4:20-21)

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But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; that being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him. (Titus 3:4-7; 1John 5:11-12, 20; Col 2:6)

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For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (2Cor 5:21, 17; 1Pet 3:18; Rom 4:25; 1John 4:9-10)