242. Of watchfulness.

Deut. 4. 9 || 2 Sam. 21. 10 || Ps. 59. 9|119.109 127. 1 | 130. 6 || Prov. 4. 23 | 27. 18 ƒ || Is. 21. 8 Jer. 17. 21 ƒ || Hab. 2. 1 || Bar. 3. 34 || S. Luke 11. 21 || 1 Thess. 4. 4 || Heb. 3. 13.

243. That those who are unfruitful will be cut off; or, that we ought to avoid the companionship, counsels, conversation, and example of the wicked.

Gen. 3. 4, 6, 12 | 11. 3 ƒ 12. 1 | 14. 11 | 21. 9 26. 23 | 27. 43 | 49. 5 || Lev. 18. 3 || Num 16. 26 25.1 || 1 Sam. 15. 6||1 Kings 12. 8 || 2 Chron. 19. 2 20 37 m 24. 17 || Job 6 27 | 16. 2 | 21. 16 l Ps. 1 16.8 | 101. 8, 10 || Prov. 1. 10 | 2. 11, 12 Prov. 1. 102 11, 124. 14 | 13. 20 | 23. 6 24. 1, 21 || Jer. 48. 28 49. 8 | 51. 6 || Obad. 7 Ecclus. 8. 5, 18 | 10. 2 | 11. 32 | 13. 1, 17 | 22. 13 25. 16 | 37.8 | 41. 8 || 1 Macc. 2, 27 || S. Matt. 2.9 18. 8 S. Mark 8. 15 | 9. 18 || S. Luke 10. 11 Rom. 12. 2 || 1 Cor. 5. 2l | 15. 33 || 2 Thess 3.6 3. 10.

244. That the sin of one man is often visited on many.

Gen. 3. 17 and Rom. 5 12 || Num. 32. 15 || Josh. 7. 24 || Judg. 20 and 21; for the sin of Gibeon, the whole tribe of Benjamin is destroyed. 1 Sam. 4, for the sin of the sons of Eli, 30,000 Israelites are slain, and the ark is taken. 2 Sam. 21. 1 | 24; for the sin of David in numbering the people, 70,000 are slain.

245. That we are sometimes to tolerate the company of the wicked.

Gen. 13. 12 7 || Job 1. 1 | 30. 29 || Ps. 31. 13 41.9 || Cant. 2. 2 || Is. 6. 5 m || Ez. 2. 6 || S. Mark 9. 19 || S. Luke 22. 21 ||2 S. Pet. 2. 7 || Rev. 2. 13ƒ

246. That we are to seek for the companionship of the good, and for religious confraternities.

Gen. 21. 32 || Ruth 1. 16 || 2 Chron. 15. 9 Job 5. 23 || Prov. 13. 20 ƒ || Eccles. 4 9 || Ecclus. 6. 35|9. 15 ƒ | 24. 16 | 37. 12 || S. Matt. 12. 42 S. John 1. 38, 39 || Acts 9. 26 || S James 5. 16.

247. Of the usefulness of gooi companionship.

248.

Gen. 18. 32 30. 30 | 39. 5 || Ex. 34. 30 || Judg. 17. 13 || 2 Sam. 6. 11 || Job 42. 8 || Is. 37. 35.

That no evil shall go unpunished, and no good shall remain unrewarded.

Job 4. 836. 11, 12 || Prov. 11. 18, 27 l Eccles. 12. 14 || Wis. 3. 15 || Ecclus. 51. 30 || Roin. 1. 18 | 6. 22 || 2 Cor. 9 6 || Gal. 5. 21 7 | 6. 5, 9 Rev. 22. 12.

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249. That the greatest men will suffer the greatest

punishment.

Lev. 21. 9 || Is. 2. 12 | 34. 6 || Amos. 9. 1 Wis. 6. 6 || Ecclus. 12. 13 || S. Matt. 23. 14 / Rev. 18. 7, 8 | 19. 17, 18.

250. That punishment will answer to crime both in quantity

and quality.

Judg. 1. 7 || Ps. 5. 11 | 7. 17 | 62. 12 l || Is 33. 1 Jer. 21. 14 f 25. 14 30. 14 32. 19 || Ez. 31. 10, 11 Joel 3. 4 | Wis. 11. 16 || 1 Macc. 2. 67 || 2 Macc. 5. 109. 28 || S. Mark 4. 24 m || S. Luke 6. 38 l Rev. 18. 6.

251. That after they are cast into hell, the eyes of the wicked will be opened.

Job 21. 20 | 27. 19 || Ps. 9. 17 | 78. 34 || Is. 2. 20 Wis. 5. 2 f, 8 || S. Luke 16. 23.

BOOK IV.

FIRST PART.

Of prudence, which is called discretion.

Gen. 4 7 24. 65 7 || Josh 1. 7 | 11. 6 l 1 Chron. 19. 10 || Prov. 2. 3 | 3. 13 | 4. 1, 7, 25 8.1 11. 12 | 14. 6, 15 | 16. 16 | 17. 10, 24 | 20. 5 24. 3 | 27. 12, 19 | 28. 16 || Eccles. 9. 18 || Ecclus. 38. 4 || S. Matt. 10. 16 || 1 Tim. 5. 23 || 1 S. Pet. 4. 7.

253. Of temperance.

1 Chron. 13. 9 || Dan. 1. 12 | 10. 2 || Tob. 4. 13 Jud. 8. 6 || Ecclus. 31. 19 | 37. 29 || 1 Tim. 3. 11 Tit. 2. 6, 12.

254. Of fortitude.

Gen. 32. 28 | 49. 14 || Josh. 1. 6|10. 25 Judg. 6. 12 || 1 Sam. 30. 6 || 2 Sam. 22. 23 1 Kings 19. 8 || 1 Chron. 11. 11 f || 2 Chron. 16. 9f Neh. 8. 10 7|| Job 6. 11 | 38. 3 [ 39. 19 || Ps. 27. 16 31. 27 105. 36 || Ps. 108. 1 || Prov. 10. 4|20 9ƒ 24. 5 | 28. 1 | 30. 30 | 31. 17, 25 || Cant. 3. 7 Is. 7. 21 12.2 | 35. 3 | 40.31 | 41.6 51. 752.1 Joel 3. 10 || Jud. 15. 10 | 16. 10 || Ecclus. 7. 10 46.1 47. 3||2 Macc. 6. 31 || S. Matt. 11. 12 || 2 Cor. 4. 8 Philip. 4. 13 || 2 Tim. 2. 1.

255. Of justice.

Deut. 25. 13 | 27. 19 | Job 17.9 |31.21 || Ps. 45. 8 72. 1 | 82. 385. 13 | 92. 11 | 101. 4 || Prov. 2. 21 3. 3 | 11. 5, 8 | 13. 25; 20. 10 | 31.9 || Is 16. 5 I 42. 3 7 59. 14, 17 || Jer. 22. 3 || Ezek. 33. 19 Hos. 10. 12f|| Mic. 6. 8, 11 || Zech. 7. 9 | 8. 16 Ecclus. 4. 9, 28 | 7. 3 | 35. 3, 12.

256.

257.

Of the balance of justice.

Of thought, which weighs cogitations.

Ps. 97. 11 | 103. 17 || Prov. 10. 6 | 11. 9.

Of speech, which ponders that which is said, or is to be said.

Ps. 58. 1 | 141. 5 | 145. 17 || Prov. 10. 11131.8

Of operation, which weighs that which is done, or to be done.

Gen. 2. 10 || Ex. 28. 17 || Lev. 19. 35 || Ps. 11. 8 58.9 82. 3 | 112. 9 || Prov. 11. I | 12. 21 | 20. 23 28. 1 || Is. 1. 21 || Ezek. 45. 10 || Wis. 1. 1 | 5. 1 10. 6, 10 || Sus. 48, 53.

SECOND PART

Of faith & its articles; otherwise, of the Sacraments. Gen. 15. 6 || Is. 11. 5 | 28. 16 | 53. 1 Jer. 17. 5, 7 || Hab. 2. 4 | S. Matt. 7. 25 l 8. 139. 29 | 13. 33 | 15. 28 | 16. 18 | 17. 19, 20 21. 32 || S. Mark 5. 34 | 9. 23 | 11. 22 | 16. 16 S. Luke 17. 6 | 18. 8 1, 42 || S. John 1. 12, 50 3. 15 l, 18 4. 53 7 | 5. 24 | 6. 40 | 7. 38 | 8. 24 9. 35 11. 25 | 12. 42 | 14. 12 | 16. 30 | 17. 20 20. 31 || Acts 15. 9 || Rom. 1. 177 | 3. 22 | 4. 3, 23 5. 1 | 9.30 | 10. 10, 11 | 11. 20 || 1 Cor. 3. 11 Gal. 3. 11 || Eph. 6. 16 || Col. 1. 23 f 1 Thess. 1.3f 3. 5 | 5. 8 || 2 Thess. 1. 4 || 1 Tim. 1. 19 | 4. 12 7 2 Tim. 1. 5 f, 13 | 3. 10 || Tit. 1. 162. 1 Heb. 4. 2 | 10. 38 | 11. 1 || S. James 2. 17, 19 1 S. Pet. 1. 5, 8 || 1 S. John 5. 1 || S. Jude 3. 20.

258. Of hope.

Job 5. 16 | 13. 15 | 14. 7, 14 | 19. 25 || Ps. 5. 12 9. 10 | 21. 7 22. 9 | 23. 4 | 27. 3|301|31. 1 33. 18 | 37. 3, 5 | 38. 15 | 39. 8 | 40. 5 | 43. 7 | 52.9 55. 23|56. 4|57. 1|73 27|78. 8|84. 13|91. 2, 14 119. 437 | 130. 5 || Prov. 10. 28 | 14.32 7|| Is. 40. 31 64. 4 || Jer. 17. 7, 17 || Hos. 2 15 || Ecclus. 2. 9, 14 Rom. 5. 5 f 12 12 f || 1 Tim. 1. 1 || Heb. 4. 16 S. James 1. 6 | 5. 7 || 1 S. Pet. 1. 3, 21 7 | 3. 5.

259. Of charity.

Lev. 6. 13 | 19. 18, 34 || Deut. 6. 5| 10. 12 11. 13 | 30. 6 | Prov. 3. 28 | 8. 17 | 10. 12 | 17. 17 18. 24 || Cant. 1. 4 l, 7 f 2. 3, 8, 16, 31. 10 | 5.8 7. 10 | 8. 6 || Jer. 31. 3 || Dan. 9. 4 || Ecclus. 6. 14 7.35 9.10 13. 14 | 22. 21 | 24. 18 25.1| 27.17 34. 16 | 37. 6 | 44. 10 | 47. 8 7 || S. Matt. 5. 44 22. 37 || S. Luke 6 27 | 7. 47 | 10. 27 || S. John 13. 34, 35 | 14. 15, 21, 23 | 15. 10, 12 | 21. 16 Rom. 5. 5 7 | 8. 35 | 12. 9 ƒ | 13. 8 || 1 Cor. 8. 1 l 13. 1 || 2 Cor. 12. 15 || Gal. 5. 14, 22 || Eph. 3. 19 Philip. 2. 1 || Col. 1. 4 ¦ 2. 2 3. 14 || 1 Thess. 1. 3 1 3.6 | 4. 9 || 2 Thess. 1. 3 | 3. 5 || 1 Tim. 1. 5 | 4. 12 Heb. 13. 1 || S. James 2. 8 || 1 S. Pet. 1. 22|2.17 4. 81 S. John 2. 10, 15 7 | 3. 11, 17, 18 | 4. 8, 11 2 S. John 6 || S. Jude 21 f.

260. Of the love of GOD and one's neighbour.

Prov. 10. 12 7 || Cant. 8. 2 || S. Luke 12. 49 Rom. 13. 10 || 1 Cor. 13. 4 | 14. 1 || 1 Tim. 1. 5 Rev. 3. 18.

261. Against despair.

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Gen. 4. 13 || 2 Sam. 2. 26 || 2 Kings 20. 1 Ps. 77. 21 || Prov. 4. 27 24. 10 || Is. 38. 151. 17 Jer. 2 253. 12 | 18. 8 38. 10 || Ezek. 18. 27, 32 Hos. 2. 19 || Jon. 1. 17 || Zech. 8. 6 || Ecclus. 2 10 11. 25 7 38.9 || S. Luke 7. 37 | 22. 62 | 23. 42 S. Jude 11 f.

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