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S. Randall, E'sq., Superintendent of Public Schools of New York City. ‘‘T have examined with great interest and pleasure the little work, put into my hands a few evenings since, entitled ‘The Bible Reader; or, Scripture Reading Made Easy,’ published by Tuk AMERICAN SuNDAY- Scuoont Union, with the accompanying series of charts. The plan there pursued of teaching words in the first instance, and before any knowledge of the distinctive letters of the alphabet is communicated, is one which meets my entire approbation as an elementary process of instruction. ‘‘T have invariably pursued the same course in the early tuition of the members of my own family; and experience and observation have long since convinced me that it is by far the best and most effectual method of teaching reading. I would recommend in the compilation of text-books and charts of this de- scription as great a number and variety of pictorial illustrations as may be practicable, as they serve to fix the idea designed to be communicated more strongly in the mind. ‘“‘T sincerely trust that the application of these principles to the study of the Bible may prove the means of effecting great good to the rising generation.” es - oY W. TITUSG 2 Ane THE 4 “BIBLE READER: SCRIPTURE READING MADE EASY. Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read.—IsaIAH xxxiv. 16. Every peasant’s cottage became a school in which the highest of all arts was practised, viz. the reading of the Old and New Testaments,—for the right and true schoolmaster of his people is God, without whom all languages and all arts are but nets of deception and treachery.—ULRICcH ZWINGLE. PHILADELPHIA: AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 1122 CuEestnut STREET. New York: Boston: 599 BROADWAY. 141 WASHINGTON Sr. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861, by THE AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. “* PREFACE. Tuts book, although particularly intended to assist adults in learning to read the Bible, may also be used for children capable of un- derstanding the Bible when read to them. It, is designed for use in families, Bible- classes and Sabbath-schools, as well as for the instruction of individuals. The notes for the use of the teacher, it is hoped, will be found sufficient to show the manner of teaching. The reading-lessons, being frequently intro- duced, mark the progress made, and will en- courage the learner to persevere. Every new word in these reading-lessons may be found, and should be learned, in the list of words preceding each. The system is not a new one. It has been used with success in primers for children,— among others, by the late Dr. Thomas H. 3 4 PREFACE TO PART I. Gallaudet, the author of “Peep of Day,” &c., and more recently by the compiler of the Normal School Series of Readers now used in many of our public schools. The distinctive feature of this Reader is its being arranged to teach a person to read the Bible. The reading- lessons all consist of portions of this Holy Book. As many persons into whose hands the “‘Bible Reader” may come may not possess a Bible of their own, the selections have been made with a view to include a short though general view of gospel truth: so that all who may read even these alone may learn the only way of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. The Index gives the course of subjects. STATEMENT IN EXPLANATION OF THE BIBLE READER. Ir seems desirable that there should be some book especially adapted to teach adults to read the Bible. It is unnecessary to argue the point as to the de- sirableness of enabling the hitherto ignorant to read,— above all, to read the Bible; but the fact may not be generally known, that some poor and uneducated persons have been able to read the Bible with some degree of ease, when at the same time not able to make much out of other books. Instances are men- tioned of aged and infirm Christians, in humble life, to whom it has been a comfort to pick out even the name of God their Father and Redeemer, as it occurs in the sacred text. Such a one is spoken of in some number of the “ New York Observer” during the sum- mer of 1859. A still greater point is gained when a person can read even portions of the Holy Scripture; and this object, at least, the “Bible Reader” proposes to ac- complish. An adult of perhaps limited capacity, and having but little time to devote to study, may be in- duced to try to master a comparatively small book, 1# 5 ‘ 6 THE BIBLE READER. when to attempt to learn to read the whole Bible may seem too much of an undertaking. Ist. The plan upon which the “ Bible Reader” is arranged, though perhaps not the best adapted to form a critical scholar, nor perhaps calculated in any way to perfect the reader in a knowledge of Bible truth, has, it is thought, the advantage of being at- tractive, encouraging and sufficient for the principal end in view. It promises and, it is believed, will not fail to yield speedy returns to a small expendi- ture of time and effort. For instance, after only four lessons, the learner will find himself able to read five verses, as a commencement; and every succeed- ing section adds to the number in rapidly increasing ratio. 2d. It is a plan different from that usually pursued with children, and, as such, commends itself favourably to the attention of adults, some of whom the pride natural to human nature may prevent from taking up a primer which perhaps is already in the hands of their children, or even grandchildren. In secking “to be made all things to all men, that we might by all means save some,” it cannot be wrong to adapt our methods of instruction to such varying feelings and circumstances. Still, the “ Bible Reader” does not by any means pretend to set forth a new system, but merely to adapt one already in vogue, to learning to read the Bible in particular. To the minds of many, the plan of teaching words before letters appears the more natural, perhaps because more philosophical than the older method in general use. The former is thought more natural, on the principle that we teach our children to speak before they can spell. Many otherwise good scholars THE BIBLE READER. 7 find it difficult ever to do the latter correctly. Again, it is thought more philosophical, because the young or the uncultivated mind, like that of nations in a state of semi-barbarity, seems to seize more readily upon the idea of a sign for a whole word, than upon the more artificial one, so useful in its practical workings, of expressing these words by letters standing for simple sounds and placed in various combinations. But it is not necessary to the present purpose to urge the claims of the system of reading before spelling, as a general thing, but to show that it deserves a careful consideration as to its adaptation to our adult un- learned population. The ‘“ Bible Reader,” in its two parts, seeks to com- bine the two systems, that each may be used success- fully without the other, when found desirable or neces- sary. It proposes to teach both reading and spelling, though giving the former precedence. The first chap- ter of Genesis, upon which the earlier lessons are founded, though apparently too difficult, is admirably adapted to the object in view, from the frequent re- petitions in it of the same word and even sentence,— also because it is a narrative, and often familiar to the learner from his having heard it read aloud. The lists of words contain all the new words of each next succeeding reading-lesson. The alphabet is taught gradually as the letters occur in the earlier sections. Almost insensibly the learner will find that he knows them all, both in large and small characters. previous Sections. of the letters. Such exercises will teach the use and power 24 THE BIBLE READER. - SECTION X. Syd MOV Te Le - Deere) 6: 41 Oe Ouse Gen. ch. L., v. 9 and 10. 9, And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas: and God saw that it was good. ee === Nore 9.—Let frequent reviews of back sections keep what has been learned freshly in mind. a THE BIBLE READER. BAS bring forth oTass herb yield-ing seed fruit tree fruit-tree after his kind whose 1S itself brought third SECTION XI. is his bring yield-ing seed tree fruit fruit-tree herb eTass whose brought third af-ter forth kind it-self 26 THE BIBLE READER. Nore 10.—Continue to compare similar words and termina- tions, as— is in gath-er-ing his be-gin-ning yield-ing it bring morn-ing it-self eve-ning SECTION XII. 11 12 13 13 11 12 Gen., ch. I, v. 11, 12 and 13. 11. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit-tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 12. And the earth brought forth grass, the herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 13. And the evening and the morning were the third day. THE BIBLE READER. lights to them for slons seasons days years give two great greater rule lesser Stars also fourth SECTION XIII. _— BGS See Note 11, page 29. 20 for fourth to two eTeat oreat-er less-er lights stars years sea-sons sions days al-so rule give then 28 THE BIBLE READER. SECTION XIV. Gennich-d., v. 14510; toe 18, 19. 14. And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 15. And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 16. And God made two great lights ; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. 17. And God set them in the firma- ment of the heaven to give light upon the earth, | 18. And to rule over the day and over THE BIBLE READER. 29 the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. | 19. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. Norse 11.—Compare in addition to the words in the upper half of the second column, the following, viz. :— lights days light day Night Day nights night Let the learner be encouraged to find out words that are at all alike for himself; also to point out the difference between them. The person who has well learned Section XIII. can now read siz more verses. Note 12.—Let the numbers be taught with each reading-lesson. Compare those in the list in the heading, with each number at the head of the separate verses. Explain that by the different arrangement of only nine figures every possible number may be expressed, so that no new numeral characters are to be learned. 3* 30 THE BIBLE READER. SECTION XV. abundantly fowl moving fly creature mul-ti-ply hath a-bun-dant-ly life ev-er-y fowl Be may cre-a-ture fly may open say-Ing whales mov-ing every liv-ing living wing-ed their bless-ed winged fifth blessed fill saying fruit-ful THE BIBLE READER. “Oh Be o-pen fruitful hath multiply life fill whales fifth their Nore 18.-—-The learner should be asked to find out some of the new words for himself, or a part of a new word,—such as ‘ Be,” which has already been learned as ‘‘be.”’ ‘‘Cre-a,”’ in ‘‘creature,”’ is the same as in ‘‘created;’’ ‘‘mov-ing” resembles ‘‘ moved;”’ ‘‘fruit” and ‘‘fruit-ful.” The termination “ing” has been already learned. Compare ‘‘wing.’’ This exercise can be much varied according to circumstances. 52 THE BIBLE READER. SECTION XVI. Gen., chal., v. 20,21, 22.525. 20. And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving crea- ture that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firma- ment of heaven. 21. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abun- dantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 22. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 23. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. THE BIBLE READER. 33 SECTION XVII. cattle ne our creeping o-ver thing | alr. beast creep-eth creepeth creep-ing us | thing make like-ness man us our make image man like-ness cat-tle have beast dominion fish over all all do-mi-nion fish have air im-age Notes 14.—Let both teacher and scholar be satisfied to ‘‘make haste slowly.” Review back sections frequently. Remember directions given in previous notes. 34 THE BIBLE READER. SECTION XVIII. Gen. ch. I. v. 24, 25, 26. 24. And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. 25. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind; and God saw that it was good. 26. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. THE BIBLE READER. oO own him male female replenish subdue Behold given bearing you shall meat wherein green behold very sixth. SECTION XIX. Be-hold be-hold re-plen-ish fe-male male shall sixth sub-due you where-in bear-ing giv-en him ver-y ereen own meat: 29 6 THE BIBLE READER. SECTION XX. Gen. ch. y. 2/4, 28.29, 30,31 27. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 29. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the THE BIBLE READER. 37 earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it Was So. 31. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. 9+ —_____—. Note 15.—The verses contained in the above lesson complete the first chapter of Genesis. It would please a new beginner to read it in the Bible itself, if possible. 38 THE BIBLE READER. SECTION XXI. Thus heavens finished host on seventh ended work rested sanctified because had end-ed rest-ed fin-ish-ed sane-ti-fi-ed sev-enth heav-ens Thus be-cause had host work on THE BIBLE READER. 39 Bb Ee Tt Mm Ww CeCe bap Raw cv Note 16.—More than two-thirds of the capital letters have now been learned. They are introduced in this section in the order in which they have been found, and should now be thoroughly reviewed. The remaining capitals will occur in sub- sequent lessons, or be found in the alphabetical lists of texts and names hereafter introduced. 40 THE BIBLE READER. SECTION XXII. Gen. ch. IL, v. 1—8. 1. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of thein. 2. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Nore 17.—Explain the three ways of representing the numbers one and two; also that 1-8 means the verses between are in- cluded. THE BIBLE READER. 4] SECTION XXIII. LORD took put into garden Eden dress keep commanded thou mayest freely eat But knowledge evil shalt not 4% gar-den E-den eat eat-est e-vil free-ly sure-ly dress keep there-of thou took not know-ledge LORD com-mand-ed shalt may-est 42, THE BIBLE READER. eatest die thereof put surely But die in-to ee ee Ye Note 18.—The learner should be asked to find out as many words, or parts of words himself, as possible. He should now, if not before, spell every one on the book. Some _ persons will easily spell off the book; and these lists of new words should be used in this way. All the lists of words from the beginning should also be used for spelling. The reading-lessons will now be in the same section, with the new words they contain. Gen. I1., 15—17. 15. And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 16. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17. But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest there- of thou shalt surely die. THE BIBLE READER. 43 Now serpent more subtle than any Yea woman We Ye neither ye touch lest when food. pleasant SECTION XXIV. Yea Ye ye she We wo-man wise when than an-y her ser-pent neith-er pleas-ant hus-band sub-tle gave 44 THE BIBLE READER. desired food wise de-sir-ed she did did lest 2ave touch her more husband Now Gen. III, 1—4, and 6. 1. Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2. And the woman said unto the ser- pent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3. But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. THE BIBLE READER. 45 4, And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die. 6. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. III. 3. three. 46 THE BIBLE READER. hast done this art cursed thy belly dust will enmity between thee bruise head heel _ greatly SOrTOW SECTION XXV. this thy thee heel bel-ly will great-ly art hast head be-tween de-sire dust bruise curs-ed done con-cep-tion THE BIBLE READER. 47 conception SOr-TrOW children en-mity desire child-ren Gen. III. 14—16. 14. And the Lorp God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field ; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15. And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 16. Unto the woman he said, I will ereatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception ; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. 48 THE BIBLE READER. SECTION XXVI. hearkened A-dam voice eat-en wife heark-en-ed eaten bread ground sweat sake name Thorns sake thistles ta-ken sweat wast bread till till this-tles return Thorns out moth-er wast Eve taken ~ wife Adam wife's wite’s voice THE BIBLE READER. 49 name out live ground mother re-turn Gen? III. 17—20. 17. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy lite; 18. Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field. 19. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the eround; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. 20. And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. 5 50 THE ‘BIBLE READER. SECTION XXVII. become know hand live ever Therefore sent whence drove placed at east Cherubim flaming sword. turned way pla-ced fla-ming sent whence There-fore Cher-u-bim ey-er drove sword know _ way turn-ed hand be-come live at east THE BIBLE READER. 5] Gen. IL. 22—24. 22. And the Lorp God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know eood and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever: 23. Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 24. So he drove out the man: and he placed at the east of the garden of Kden cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. Nore 19.—The above lessons conclude a short account of the creation, of the fall of man, of the promise of a Saviour under the name of the seed of the woman, and of man driven out of Paradise. These lessons should be reviewed thoroughly before proceeding further. THE BIBLE READER. SECTION XXVIII. Ab-ba An-na Ad-am A-bram Ba-laam Ba-lak Ba-rak Bo-az Ca-na Ca-naan Ca-in Ce-sar Dan Dan-i-el Da-vid Di-an-a E-den E-sau E-li E-li-sha Fe-lix Fes-tus Gad Gath Go-li-ath Gal-i-lee Ha-man He-man Ha-gar Hor Id-do Is-ra-el Ish-ma-el I-saae ee Ja-cob John J €-SUS J e-ru-sa-lem Ko-rah Kid-ron Kish Ka-desh La-ban Laz-a-rus Le-vl Lot Ma-ry Mar-tha Mo-ses Mo-ab Na-a-man Na-than Na-o-m1 No-ah O-bed THE BIBLE READER. Ya: O-ba-di-ah Phil-ip Phar-a-oh (Juar-tus Ra-hab Ro-mans - Re-bek-ah Ruth Sam-u-el Sa-rah Sod-om Sol-o-mon 'T'a-bor Tad-mor 'T'ar-sus Ti-tus Ur 54 THE BIBLE READER. U-ri-ah+ YY Uz Zeb-u-lon Uz-zah Zeb-e-dee Vash-ti Zi-don W Zi-on xX NK AOR N Es ae ASS MoHROCMKHN ao FO se he N $< Norse 20.—The above list of names is intended to be used as an easy spelling-lesson, and also to teach all the capitals. The seven capitals that are new are placed by themselves at the end for convenient repetition. The proper names chosen are com- posed of very simple syllables, and will teach the effect of the combination of letters in a more interesting way than the common ab-abs.. This section should be studied with special care. In many cases, a short verbal account of each character or place whose name is brought in would be very useful and pleasant to the learner, and an exercise especially suited to Sabbath-schools or Bible-classes. ee EE eee tt ieee ‘ 59 THE BIBLE READER. SECTION XXIX. Ss oWvovW aes e'BeVln Feo Qa S282 8 28 Ou wen. ow ao Bea oad AMOAREOCMHR MH aAZOkhS 06 pom COONAN KH OD = Neha GHene The Numbers. Sa THE BIBLE READER. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Hight. Nine. Ten. THE BIBLE READER. 57 Hi-lev-en. Twelve. Thir-teen. Four-teen. Fif-teen. Six-teen. Sev-en-teen. Hight-een. Nine-teen. Twen-ty: Twen-ty-one. Twen-ty-two. Twen-ty-three. Twen-ty-four. Twen-ty-five. Twen-ty-six. Twen-ty-sev-en. Twen-ty-eight. Twen-ty-nine. Thir-ty. Thir-ty-one. For-ty. Fit-ty. Six-ty. Sev-en-ty. 58 THE BIBLE READER. 80 LXXX. Kight-y. 90 XC. Nine-ty. 100 C. One hun-dred. 150 CL. One hun-dred and fif-ty. (Period) marks a full stop. (Colon) marks a three-quarter stop. (Semi-colon) marks a half stop. (Comma) marks a quarter or short Stop. ? (Interrogation mark) is placed after a question. ! (Exclamation mark) calls attention. 4] (Paragraph) marks a new subject. Ne @ ee es Nore 21.—It is important that a reader of the Bible should understand the above characters and their uses. The teacher can give other combinations of figures upon a slate, or with paper and pencil. The marks for punctuation may now be learned to advantage, CO an THE BIBLE READER. spake these words am thy Thou Egypt house bondage no other gods before me SECTION XXX. EXODUS am me these thy Thou house EX-O-DUS no oth-er words gods be-fore bond-age spake K-gypt 59 60 THE BIBLE READER. geese hin ates papiteue nie is eee Note 22.—Learning the above words will enable the scholar to read the first three verses of the 20th chapter of Exodus, which are to be found in Section XXXIV., page 65. Let any person familiar with the ten commandments continue on immediately with Section XXXIV. Many of the words are already known. The memory will much assist the reader in making out the new ones which intervene. Mark such as the learner cannot read, and let them be found and learned in Sec- tions XXX., XXXI., XXXII., and XXXIII. These sections must be learned first by those who do not know the commandments, and thoroughly reviewed in any case. THE BIBLE READER. 61 SECTION XXXI. raven or beneath bow down thyself nor serve jealous visiting iniquity fathers generation hate showing mercy thousands love my ‘commandments ora-ven gen-er-a-tion serve mer-cy my in-i-qui-ty vis-1t-ing show-ing bow down or nor love jeal-ous thous-ands thy-self be-neath hate fath-ers com-mand-ments a Nort 23.—Reading-lesson may be found in Section XXXIV.,— the 4th, 5th, and 6th Baek ta taining the second commandment. 62 THE BIBLE READER. SECTION XXXII. take vain hold cuiltless taketh Remember sabbath holy SIX labor do son daughter maid — servant Re-mem-ber daugh-ter stran-ger where-fore la-bor ser-vant vain maid sab-bath hal-low-ed ho-ly do son hold cuilt-less THE BIBLE READER. 63 stranger 3 with-in within S1X gates gates wherefore take hallowed tak-eth ee Norse 24.—Reading-lesson in Section XXXIV.,—the 7th to 11th verses inclusive,—containing the 3d and 4th commandments. 64 THE BIBLE READER. SECTION XXXTII. Honor long giveth kill commit adultery steal bear false witness against neighbor covet Ox ass neigh-bor Hon-or a-dul-ter-y a-gainst ass steal bear false lall wit-ness giv-eth com-mit cov-et long Ox Norr 25.—Reading-lesson in Section XXXIV., verses 12 to 17 inclusive, containing the last six commandments. = THE BIBLE READER. 65 SECTION XXXIV. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. (Exopus xx., 1 to 17.) 1. And God spake all these words, saying, 2. Tam the Lorp thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. First Commandment. 3. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Second Commandment. 4. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 5. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to 66 THE BIBLE READER. them, nor serve them: for I the Lorp thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; 6. And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my com- mandments. Third Commandment. 7. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorp thy God in vain: for the Lorp will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Fourth Commandment. 8. Remember the Sabbath-day, to keep - it holy. 9. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: 10. But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lorp thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy THE BIBLE READER. 67 maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 11. For in six days the Lorp made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lorp blessed the Sabbath- day, and hallowed it. Fifth Commandment. 12. Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lorp thy God giveth thee. Siath Commandment. 13. Thou shalt not kill. Seventh Commandment. 14. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Lighth Commandment. 15. Thou shalt not steal. Ninth Commandment. 16. Thou shalt not bear false witness avainst thy neighbor. 68 THE BIBLE READER. Tenth Commandment. 17. Thou shalt not covet thy neigh- bor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor’s. THE BIBLE READER. 69 SECTION XXXV. LIST OF WORDS CONTAINED IN SECTIONS XXXI. TO XXXIV., ARRANGED FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND SPELLING. K-gypt stran-ger be-neath Ex-o-dus daugh-ter bond-age jeal-ous love bow bear long in-i-qui-ty steal son kill vain no wit-ness a-cainst nor cuilt-less maid or giv-eth gates Ox ta-keth hate SIX take false serve spake ass serv-ant my am where-fore me sab-bath mer-cy these com-mand-ment gen-er-a-tion thy-self 70 THE BIBLE READER. com-mit erav-en Thou cov-et with-in down thous-ands __ vis-it-ing do house show-ing gods hon-or a-dul-ter-y ho-ly neigh-bor Re-mem-ber hold la-bor oth-er hal-low-ed fath-er be-fore words THE BIBLE READER. Ta SECTION XXXVI. Matthew manner pray Our kingdom come done - daily forgive debts debtors lead temptation deliver thine A-men man-ner debt-ors debts done come king-dom temp-ta-tion lead pray dai-ly olo-ry our pow-er de-liv-er 72 THE BIBLE READER. power for-give glory thine Amen Mat-thew Note 26.-—If the learner know the Lord’s prayer, let him attempt to read it at once before taking the new words in the above list. These should, however, be reviewed, and thoroughly learned, before proceeding further. THE LORD’S PRAYER. (MarruHew vi. 9-13.) 9. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11. Give us this day our daily bread. 12. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. THE BIBLE READER. 73 SECTION XXXVII. THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST. Luke came pass those went decree Augustus world taxed . Joseph city Nazareth Judea Bethlehem espoused born wrapped swaddling-clothes laid manger room inn inn wrap-ped swad-dling clothes — world born room Beth-le-hem J u-de-a Jo-seph went Naz-a-reth es-pous-ed came ci-ty Luke Au-gus-tus de-cree those mang-er pass. tax-ed laid 74 THE BIBLE READER. Luke IL, 1, 4, 5, 7. 1. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 4. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem 5. To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife. 7. And she brought forth her first- born son, and wrapped him in swad- dling-clothes, and laid him in a manger ; because there was no room for them in the inn. Nore 27.—The above commences a series of lessons upon New Testament history. As the headings of these and succeeding sections are not found in the text, no lesson is made upon them, but the teacher can read and explain them. THE BIBLE READER. 75 SECTION XXXVIII. THE SHEPHERDS. same Christ country Sa-viour shepherds joy abiding glo-ry keeping lo watch ti-dings flock a-bi-ding lo keep-ing angel they — olory peo-ple shone coun-try round shep-herds about Fear they a-fraid sore a-bout afraid round 76 THE BIBLE READER. Fear flock tidings watch joy sore people same Saviour an-gel Christ shone Luke IJ. 8—I1. 8. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid. 10. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. THE BIBLE READER. 77 SECTION XXXIX. THE ANGELS SONG. suddenly with multitude heavenly praising highest peace toward men gone away another £0 see even known gone 0 o'lo-ri-fy-ing prais-ing peace heay-en-ly sud-den-ly men e-ven ly-ing high-est haste heard re-turn-ed mul-ti-tude found 78 THE BIBLE READER. haste found babe lying returned glorifying heard seen told see seen to-ward told a-way with known babe an-oth-er Luke II. 13 to 16, and 20. 13. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 14. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. 15. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us how go even unto Bethlehem, and see THE BIBLE READER. 79 this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. 16. And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. 20. And the shepherds returned, glori- fying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. SECTION XL. THE VISIT OF THE WISE MEN. Herod Jews king Where Where wor-ship Jews what worship word Then king privily Her-od inquired ex-ceed-ing 80 THE BIBLE READER. diligently what time appeared search young child word again departed stood rejoiced exceeding Then time stood re-joic-ed de-part-ed in-quir-ed ap-pear-ed child priv-i-ly dil-i-gent-ly search young a-gain Matt. II. 1, 2, 7—10. 1. Now when Jesus was born in Beth- lehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, THE BIBLE READER. Sk 2. Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 7. Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. 8. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. 9, When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 10. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. Nore 28.—After this, words differing only from those pre- viously learned by having a capital, as king and King, will not be introduced in the list of new words. Words singular or plural, where the plural is regularly formed, and already learned in one form, will also be omitted. 82 THE BIBLE READER. SECTION XLI. HEROD THE KING. fell treasures presented oifts gold frankincense myrrh warned dream ALISe flee until seek destroy arose mocked old gold des-troy mock-ed wroth coasts treas-ures oifts myrrh frank-in-cense pre-sent-ed warn-ed there-of dream a-L1se a-rose ee THE BIBLE READER. §3 wroth seek slew slew coasts fell thereof flee old un-til Matt. II. 11—14, and 16. 11. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they pre- sented unto him gifts; gold, and frank- incense, and myrrh. 12. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. 13. And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and 84 THE BIBLE READER. take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14. When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night and de- parted into Keypt. 16. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was ex- ceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. THE BIBLE READER. 85 ee ———— ————————————— SECTION XLII. THE RETURN FROM EGYPT. are dead sought Archelaus reign room thither notwithstanding aside parts dwelt increased wisdom stature favor not-with-stand-ing reign room wis-dom fa-vor sta-ture a-side in-creas-ed dead dwelt parts are Ar-che-la-us sought thi-ther 56 THE BIBLE READER. Matt. IL. 19—23. Luke IT. 52. 19. But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20. Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life. 21. And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee. 23. And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth. (Luke II., 52.) And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. THE BIBLE READER. SECTION XLUIII. JESUS BAPTIZED, Ho-ly Ghost Baptist preaching wilderness Repent region Jordan baptized confessing sins seeth coming saith Lamb praying Holy Ghost descended bodily shape like bod-i-ly be-lov-ed dove Jor-dan re-g1-on Lamb com-ing pray-Ing preach-ing con-fess-Ing Re-pent des-cend-ed pleas-ed bap-tiz-ed Bap-tist shape saith se-eth 87 88 THE BIBLE READER. dove sins beloved like well wil-der-ness pleased well Matty EIT 02,5, 05. Js Olmeets Ze, uke LL 21 22% 1. In those days came John the Bap- tist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2. And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. o. Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, 6. And were baptized of him in Jor- dan, confessing their sins. (John I. 29.) John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. (Luke IIT. 21.) Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, THE BIBLE READER. 89 that Jesus also being baptized, and pray- ing, the heaven was opened, 22. And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. SECTION XLIV. JESUS CALLETH HIS DISCIPLES. himself Si-mon began say age straight-way say walk-ing walking cast-ing brethren mend-ing Simon send Andrew 20-Ing brother go-eth casting Fol-low net fol-low-ed g* 90 fishers Follow straightway left followed going thence James ship mending immediately Mark goeth up mountain calleth whom would ordained might send THE BIBLE READER. or-dain-ed im-me-di-ate-ly moun-tain be-gan breth-ren thence broth-er An-drew him-self net might fish-ers ship up whom left would Mark James eall-eth age THE BIBLE READER. 9] Wrarke FIT 23% - MattcL Ve 1 7 —z22. Mark IIL. 13, 14. (Luke IfI. 23.) And Jesus himself be- gan to be about thirty years of age. (Matt. IV. 17.) From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 18. And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 21. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Ze- bedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him. (Mark III. 18.) And he goeth up into a 92, THE BIBLE READER. mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. 14. And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach. Norn 29.—New words ending in ing, ed, and eth, of which the roots are already learned, will after this be omitted in the lists heading the sections. SECTION XLV. JESUS GOES ABOUT DOING GOOD. teaching sick synagogues sick-ness 2ospel Sy-ri-a sickness syn-a-gogues disease fame among a-mong fame lun-a-tic throughout De-cap-o-lis Syria pos-sess-ed THE BIBLE READER. 93 sick pal-sy divers dey-ils torments tor-ments possessed div-ers devils dis-ease lunatic teach-ing palsy through-out Decapolis be-yond beyond 2os-pel Matt. IV. 283—25. 23. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preach- ing the gospel of the kingdom, and heal- ing all manner of sickness and all man- ner of disease among the people. 24. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those 94 THE BIBLE READER. which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. 25. And there followed him great mul- titudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan. SECTION XLVI. WHO ARE BLESSED. set disciples mouth taught poor mourn comforted meek . inherit hunger thirst poor pure mer-cy mer-ci-ful per-se-cute per-se-cu-ted dis-ci-ples re-vile in-her-it thirst right-eous-ness THE BIBLE READER. 95 righteousness re-ward merciful com-fort-ed obtain glad mercy taught pure your heart mourn peacemakers mouth persecuted. ob-tain -revile heart persecute peace-ma-kers glad proph-ets your hun-ger reward set prophets meek Matt. V. 1—12. 1. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2. And heopened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 96 THE BIBLE READER. 3. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 10. Blessed are they which are perse- cuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. py THE BIBLE READER. 97 SECTION XLVII. THE WIDOWS SON RAISED. Nain speak many sat much still nigh ris-en carried car-ried only bare widow bier compassion nigh weep Na-in touched man-y bier much bare touch-ed still com-pas-sion sat on-ly speak ru-mor risen wid-ow rumor weep 98 THE BIBLE READER. Luke VII. 11—17. 11. And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. 12. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mo- ther, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. 13. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. 14. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. 15. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. 16. And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people. THE BIBLE READER. 29 17. And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about. SECTION XLVIILI. CHRIST IN THE STORM. entered faith tempest | calm insomuch o-bey covered Why waves fear-ful asleep lit-tle awoke a-sleep save a-woke perish re-bu-ked why mar-vel-led fearful cov-er-ed little en-ter-ed. faith tem-pest rebuked winds 100 THE BIBLE READER. winds In-so-much calm Save marvelled waves obey per-ish Matt. VIII. 23—27. 23. And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 24. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. ; 25. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 26. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 27..But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! THE BIBLE READER. 101 SECTION XLIX. CHILDREN BROUGHT TO JESUS—-BLIND BARTIMEUS MADE WHOLE. displeased suffer forbid such Jericho number blind Bartimeus Timeus highway side begging cry charged hold cried Bar-ti-me-us Ti-me-us suf-fer such side cried cry charg-ed dis-pleas-ed ans-wer-ed gar-ment for-bid blind J er-i-cho hold whole 102 THER UBT ER WA ER. deal rose gcarment re-celve rose wilt answered sight wilt num-ber receive high-way sight beg-ging whole deal Mark X. 13, 14; 46—52. 13. And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them; and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 14. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and.forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. 46. And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples THE BIBLE READER. 103 and a great number of people, blind Bar- timeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the high- way side begging. 47. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 48. And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 49, And Jesus stood still, and com- manded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. 50. And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. 51. And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. 52. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. 104 THE BIBLE READER. Norr 30.—While the reader may well be pleased and encou- raged to find that, by learning only twenty-four new words, he can read nine new verses in the New Testament, he must not forget to review the past sections, for fear of forgetting what he has learned. It may be necessary also to refer the teacher to the early notes, as to the method of instruction. SECTION L. CHRIST TEACHES NICODEMUS THE WAY TO BE SAVED. Pharisees lov-ed Nicodemus sa-ved ruler be-liev-eth Rabbi be-got-ten teacher con-demn miracles con-dem-na-tion cdoest deeds except do-est Verily ex-cept lifted e-ver-last-ing must e-ter-nal whosoever al-rea-dy THE BIBLE READER. 105 believeth who-so-ev-er eternal teach-er loved rath-er begotten wrath everlasting Rab-bi condemn ru-ler through through saved must already Nic-o-de-mus condemnation mir-a-cles rather Phar-i-sees deeds Ver-i-ly wrath lift-ed John III. 1—3; 14—19; 36. 1. There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2. The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for 106 THE BIBLE READER. no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. o. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kinedom of God. — 14. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15. That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoso- ever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men THE BIBLE READER. loved darkness rather than hight, because their deeds were evil. 26. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that’ believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. SECTION LI. THE RESURRECTION AND DAY OF JUDGMENT. hour oTaves hear resurrection damnation sit throne nations separate sheep coats min-is-ter right sit drink fire in-as-much pun-ish-ment dam-na-tion pris-on res-ur-rec-tion throne 107 108 THE BIBLE READER. night prepared foundation naked clothed prison drink inasmuch least fire minister punishment na-tions found-a-tion hour hear oTaves goats sep-a-rate sheep na-ked cloth-ed pre-par-ed least John V. 28,29; Matt. XXYV. )1—46. 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; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. THE BIBLE READER. 109 (Matt. xxv. 31.) When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the: holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32. And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33. And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35. For I was anhungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me m: 36. Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee anhungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink ? 10 110 THE BIBLE READER. os. When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39. Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee ? 40. And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of — the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 41. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42. For I was anhungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43. | was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee anhun- gered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee ? 45. Then shall he answer them, say- THE BIBLE READER. 111 ing, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46. And these shall go away into ever- lasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. RS SECTION LIL. THE SAVIOUR COMFORTS HIS DISCIPLES. troubled Com-fort-er mansions com-fort-less Ties can-not whither spo-ken Thomas o'lo-ri-fi-ed truth oive give if Comforter while cannot whith-er dwelleth dwell-eth leave leave a he THE BIBLE READER. comfortless yet while manifest Herein glorified continue kept spoken remain full John XIV. 1—6, 15—21, 27. re-main man-sions man-i-fest con-tin-ue full truth trou-bled Tho-mas kept yet Here-in XV. 8—12. 1. Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if if were not so, I would I go to prepare a place have told you. for you. THE BIBLE READER. 1i3 8. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. | 4. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. 5. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way ? 6. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 15. If ye love me, keep my command- ments. 16. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever, 17. Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 18. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 19. Yet a little while, and the world 10% 114 THE BIBLE READER. seeth me no more; but ye see me: be- cause I live, ye shall live also. 20. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Iather, and ye in me, and [I in you. 21. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. 27. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John xv. 8.) Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. 9. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 10. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. ll. These things have I spoken unto THE BIBLE READER. bie you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. SECTION LIIT. THE CHIEF PRIEST AND JUDAS PLOT AGAINST CHRIST. feast scribes passover sil-ver betrayed chief crucified plec-es assembled priests chief cru-ci-fi-ed priests con-sult-ed scribes coy-e-nant-ed elders be-tray-ed palace as-sem-bled Caiaphas pass-ov-er consulted pal-ace subtilty feast 116 THE BIBLE READER. uproar up-roar Judas Iscariot sought covenanted Ca-ia-phas pieces sub-til-ty silver Ju-das Is-car-i-ot sought op-por-tu-ni-ty opportunity — el-ders Matt. XXVI. 1—5; 14—16. Il. And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, 2. Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. ». Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4. And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. ©). But they said, Not on the feast THE BIBLE READER. Lia day, lest there be an uproar among the people. 14. Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, 15. And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. 16. And from that time he sought op- portunity to betray him. SECTION LIV. THE LORDS SUPPER. unleavened Ol-ives master mount did mas-ter appointed thanks ready brake sorrowful read-y dippeth bod-y dish blood 118 THE BIBLE READER. written shed woe did brake ap-point-ed body un-leay-en-ed cup writ-ten thanks woe blood sor-row-ful shed hymn remission hence-forth henceforth sung vine cup sung vine hymn dish mount dip-peth Olives re-mis-sion Matt. XX VI. I7—30. 17. Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou THE BIBLE READER. 119 that we prepare for thee to eat the pass- over ? 18. And he said, Go into the city to such aman, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. - 19. And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover. 20. Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. 21. And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall be- tray me. 22. And they were exceeding sorrow- ful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I? 23. And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. 24. The Son of man goeth as it is writ- ten of him+ but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. 120 THE BIBLE READER. 25. Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, isit 1? He said unto him, Thou hast said. 26. And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it. 28. For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom. 00. And when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. THE BIBLE READER. 121 SECTION LV. PETER’S SELF-CONFIDENCE. offended seat-ter-ed smite of-fend-ed scattered a-broad abroad de-ny never cock cock smite Crow thrice deny Crow thrice nev-er Matt. XX VI. 31—35. 31. Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. 32. But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. 11 122 THE BIBLE READER. 33. Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. 34. Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 35. Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. SECTION LVI. THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE. Gethsemane Rise yonder pos-si-ble heavy find-eth soul in-deed death sin-ners tarry wil-ling further weak possible heav-y nevertheless death THE BIBLE READER. Zo findeth Geth-se-ma-ne indeed flesh willing ne-ver-the-less flesh fur-ther weak yon-der rest rest sinners tar-ry Rise soul Matt. XX VI. 36—46. 36. Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37. And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 08. Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39. And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass 124 THE BIBLE READER. from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40. And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is will- ing, but the flesh is weak. 42. He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. 43. And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. 44. And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45. Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46. Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me. THE BIBLE READER. bs" SECTION LVII. THE SAVIOUR ALLOWS HIMSELF TO BE TAKEN PRISONER. spake ear staves Hail whomsoever spake kiss staves fast struck forthwith stretch-ed Hail off Friend smote wherefore for-sook stretched forth-with drew where-fore struck whom-so-ev-er smote drew off pre-sent-ly ear tem-ple Thinkest fled presently le-gi-ons 11* 126 THE BIBLE READER. legions thief scriptures Think-est fulfilled ful-fill-ed thief scrip-tures temple Friend forsook fast fled kiss Matt. XX VI. 47—56. 47. And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a creat multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of ‘the people. 48. Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; hold him fast. 49, And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, Master; and kissed him. 50. And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? ‘Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. THE BIBLE READER. EZ 51. And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, and smote off his ear. 52. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. 53. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall pre- sently give me more than twelve legions of angels? 54. But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? 55. In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. 56. But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be ful- filled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. 128 THE BIBLE READER. SECTION LVIIL. JESUS BROUGHT BEFORE THE JEWISH COUNCIL. afar end council none fellow able build answerest held adjure whether Hereafter clouds rent blasphemy further need Here-af-ter wheth-er fur-ther Proph-e-sy cuilt-y blas-phe-my buf-fet-ed build held need end rent none fel-low spit palms a-far TUE BIBLE READER. 129 guilty a-ble spit an-swer-est buffeted ad-jure - palms clouds Prophesy coun-cil Matt. XX Vi. 57—68. 57. And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. 58. But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end. 59. Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death ; 60. But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, 130 THE BIBLE READER. 61. And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. 62. And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing ? what is it which these witness against thee ? 63. But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto hun, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. 64. Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Here- after shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 65. Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blas- phemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. 66. What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death. 67. Then did they spit in his face, and THE BIBLE READER. 131 buffeted him; and others smote him with thé palms of their hands, 68. Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee? SECTION LIX. PETER DENIES HIS MASTER, BUT REPENTS. damsel bit-ter-ly denied be-wray-eth porch de-ni-ed oath dam-sel speech speech bewrayeth porch swear oath crew crew wept swear bitterly wept E32 THE BIBLE READER. Matt. XX VI. 69—75. 69. Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. 70. But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. 71. And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fel- low was also with Jesus of Nazareth. 72. And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 73. And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. 74. Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. 75. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. THE BIBLE READER. psa SECTION LX. THE END OF JUDAS. counsel led bound va-lu-ed | led hang-ed Pontius Pilate treas-u-ry governor Jer-e-my innocent bu-ry hanged bought lawful bound treasury coun-sel price law-ful bought Pon-ti-us Pi-late potter’s pot-ter’s bury in-no-cent Jeremy @OV-er-lor valued price 12 134 THE BIBLE READER. Matt. XX VIL. 1—10. 1. When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 2. And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. 8. Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4. Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 5. And he cast down the pieces of sil- ver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. 6. And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. THE BIBLE READER. 135 7. And they: took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers In. 8. Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. 9. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value ; 10. And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. SECTION LXI. CHRIST BEFORE THE ROMAN GOVERNOR. accused Bar-ab-bas wont no-ta-ble release pris-on-er prisoner wont notable ac-cu-sed 136 THE BIBLE READER. —_— ____ a Barabbas judg-ment envy just judgment per-sua-ded seat re-lease just twain persuaded seat Whether en-vy twain W heth-er Matt. XX VII. 11—23. 11. And Jesus stood before the gover- nor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 12. And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13. Then said Pilate unto him, Hear- est thou not how many things they wit- ness against thee? 9 THE BIBLE READER. 137 14. And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor mar- velled greatly. 15. Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. 16. And they had then a notable pri- soner, called Barabbas. 17. Therefore when they were ga- thered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ ? 18. For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. 19. When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. 20. But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. 21. The governor answered and said 12* 158 THE BIBLE READER. unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Bar- abbas. 22. Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is_ called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. 23. And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. SECTION LXII. JESUS MOCKED BY THE SOLDIERS. prevail crown tumult com-mon washed com-pell-ed person plat-ted scourged strip-ped soldiers _ scourg-ed THE BIBLE READER. 139 common hall band stripped scarlet robe platted crown reed knee raiment Cyrene compelled wash-ed ral-ment pre-vail Cy-rene knee reed robe sol-diers scar-let band hall tu-mult per-son Matt. XX VII. 24—32. 24. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his 140 THE BIBLE READER. hands before the multitude, saying, | 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. 26. Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucitied. 27. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. ‘ 28. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 29. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! o0. And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. 3 ol. And after that they had mocked THE BIBLE READER. 141 him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. 32. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. SECTION LXIIT. THE SAVIOUR CRUCIFIED. Golgotha cross skull | lots vinegar Gol-go-tha mingled gall gall wag-ging tasted mal-e-fac-tors parted vin-e-gar lots ves-ture vesture skull accusation due thieves par-a-dise 142 THE BIBLE READER. reviled wagging Cross malefactors railed clue aAMISS paradise part-ed tast-ed rail-ed re-vil-ed min-gled a-MiSs thieves ac-cu-sa-tion a Matt. XX VII. 383—43. Luke Od HH io ap ee Be oo. And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, o4. They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. do. And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the pro- phet, They parted my garments among THE BIBLE READER. 143 them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. 36. And sitting down, they watched him there ; 37. And set up over his head his accu- sation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 38. Then were there two thieves cruci- fied with him; one on the right hand, and another on the leit. 39. And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, 40. And saying, Thou that destroy- set the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the CYOSS. 41. Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, 42. He saved others; himself he can- not save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43, He trusted in God; let him deliver 1 144 THE BIBLE READER. him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. (Luke xxiii. 39.) And one of the male- factors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself, and us. 40. But the other answering rebuked hin, saying, Dost not thou fear God, see- ing thou art in the same condemnation ? 41. And we indeed justly; for we re- ceive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. 42. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, re- member me when thou comest into thy kingdom. 43. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. THE BIBLE READER. 145 SECTION LXIV. THE SAVIOUR DIES UPON THE CROSS. ninth loud aot Eh, lama sabachthani forsaken Elias sponge ghost veil top bottom quake rocks bodies saints slept centurion 13 for-sa-ken saints slept ohost sponge top bot-tom loud rocks bod-ies J OS-ES cen-tu-ri-on Tru-ly ninth veil E-li, E-li, la-ma sa-bach-tha-nl 146 THE BIBLE READER. Truly E-li-as Magdalene quake Joses Mag-da-lene Matt. XX VIL. 45—56. 45. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 46. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eh, Eh, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ? 47. Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. | 48. And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. 49. The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. THE BIBLE READER. 147 50. Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51. And, behold, the vail of the tem- ple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent ; 52. And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53. And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54. Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. 55. And many women were there be- holding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: 56. Among which was Mary Magda- lene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s chil- dren. 148 THE BIBLE READER. SECTION LXV. THE BURIAL OF JESUS. rich Arimathea clean linen cloth new tomb hewn rolled stone door sepulchre preparation Sir deceiver stone roll-ed door worse er-ror cloth tomb hewn new clean lin-en rich a-live de-ceiv-er Sir THE BIBLE READER. 149 alive seal-ing’ error se-pul-chre worse pre-pa-ra-tion sealing A-ri-ma-the-a Matt. XX VII. 57—66. 57. When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ dis- ciple: 58. He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. 59. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60. And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. 61. And there was Mary Magdalene, 13# 150 THE BIBLE READER. and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre, 62. Now the next day, that followed’ the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, 63. Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. 64. Command therefore that the se- pulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. 65. Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. 66. So they went, and made the se- pulchre sure, sealing the stone, and set- ting a watch. THE BIBLE READER. Lo? SECTION LXVLI. THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. dawn countenance white snow keepers shake quickly run feet large money stole secure reported feet keep-ers se-cure snow stole shake dawn coun-te-nance large quick-ly mon-ey re-port-ed run white 152 THE BIBLE READER. Matt. XXVIII. 1—15. 1. In the end of the sabbath, as it be- gan to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 2. And, behold, there was a great earth- quake: for the angel of the Lord de- scended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4. And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. 5. And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7. And go quickly, and tell his disei- ples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee ; THE BIBLE READER. Ps there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. 8. And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. 9. And as they went to tell his dis- ciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. 10. Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they eo into Galilee, and there shall they see me. 11. Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and showed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. 12. And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the sol- diers, 13. Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. 14. And if this come to the governor’s 154 THE BIBLE READER. ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. 15. So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. SECTION LXVIL. THE LAST WORDS OF JESUS, AND HIS ASCENSION INTO HEAVEN. doubted what-so-ever observe ob-serve whatsoever con-firm-ing alway doubt-ed confirming al-way THE BIBLE READER. 15 yt Matt. XXVIII. 16—20. Mark OV Te 95620: 16. Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 17. And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. 18. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19. Go ye therefore, and teach all na- tions, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: : 20. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. (Mark xvi. 19.) So then, after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20. And they went forth, and preached 156 THE BIBLE READER. every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs fol- lowing. Amen. SECTION LXVIII. THE JUDGMENT DAY, AS REVEALED TO JOHN THE APOSTLE. Revelation lake small hell stand stand hell small lake Re-ve-la-tion “Rev. XX. 11—15. 11. And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. THE BIBLE READER. 1437) 12. And I saw the dead, small and creat, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, accord- ing to their works. 13. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell de- livered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man accord- ing to their works. 14. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15. And wiwsoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. 14 158 THE BIBLE READER. SECTION LXIX. bride adorned tabernacle wipe tears pain former garnished precious pearls several street transparent glass Almighty HEAVEN. pearls pre-ci-ous glass gar-nish-ed a-dorn-ed Al-migh-ty bride ta-ber-na-cle trans-pa-rent pain tears for-mer sev-er-al street wipe THE BIBLE READER. 159 Reavis Xk 4010 2124. 1. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2. And I John saw the holy diy new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 8. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4. And God shall wipe away ¢ all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. 19. And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all man- ner of precious stones. 160 THE BIBLE READER. MLS ANA PROS SR RAMA 21. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. 22. And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 23. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of the Lord did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 24. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it. SECTION LXX. WHO MUST BE LOST. defileth lie abomination li-ars lie idol-a-terg unbelieving mur-der-ers THE BIBLE READER. 161 abominable whore-mon-gers murderers sor-ce-rers whoremongers a-bom-in-a-ble sorcerers a-bom-in-a-tion idolaters brim-stone liars burn-eth burneth de-fi-leth brimstone un-be-liev-ing Rey. XXI. 27, 8. 27. And there shall in no wise enter into it [heaven] any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life. 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idola- ters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. 14% 162 THE BIBLE READER. Ried See eee yma MTP pr ce SECTION LXXI. THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHOLE MATTER—ALL MAY BE SAVED THROUGH CHRIST. conclusion grace matter se-cret duty tes-ti-fy secret bright Alpha mine Omega off-spring dogs O-me-ga mine Al-pha testify mat-ter churches root root dogs offspring con-clu-sion bright du-ty grace church-es THE BIBLE READER. 163 Eccles. XII. 13,14. Rev. XXII. 13217 2208-2. 13. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 14. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. (Rev. xxii. 13.) Tam Alpha and Ome- ga, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14. Biessed are they that. do his com- mandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15. For without are dogs, and sorce- rers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a he. 16. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the ofl- 164 THE BIBLE READER. spring of David, and the bright and morning star. 17. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. 2). He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly: Amen. Kven so, come, Lord Jesus. 21. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. THE BIBLE READER. 165 SECTION- LXXITI. short Draw walk truth upright issues Look afflictions ceasing Quench blotted added Trust fed use abusing use ab-us-ing truth Trust up-right is-sues Zi-on Look blot-ted short walk Draw Vain a-wake - add-ed ceas-Ing 166 THE BIBLE READER. Vain strength help Quench Zion help awake al-flic-tions strength fed ALPHABETICAL LIST OF TEXTS. All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Rom. iii. 23. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. Acts xvi. 31. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim.i. 15. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. James iv. 8. Kxcept ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Luke xiii. 3. Fear the Lord, walk in his ways. Deut. x Le, THE BIBLE READER. 167 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John iv. 24. Have faith in God. Mark x1. 22. If the Son make you free, ye shall be free indeed. John vi. 36. Just and right is the Lord. Deut. eC Kate! Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Prov. iv. 23. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth. Isa. xlv. 22. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. Ps. xxxiv. 19. Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory. Ps. exv. 1. Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Peon tie kL: Pray without ceasing. 1 Thess. v. 17. Quench not the Spirit. 1 Thess. v. 19. Repent ye therefore, and be converted, 168 THE BIBLE READER. that your sins may be blotted out. Acts ii. 19. Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matt. vi. 33. Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Ps. xxxvii. 3. Use this world as not abusing it. 1 Cor. Vile Ls | Vain is the help of man. Ps. lx. 11. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation, Matt. xxvi. 41. Ye are not your own; ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. 1 Cor. vi. 20. Zion, awake, awake, put on thy strength. Isa. li. 1. THE END. Poin te Ae weit Nts ceed Hh. ee : e - & one Se fist) = io Princeton Theological Seminary-Speer Library I tA | 1 1012 01038 5062