James a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the TWELVE TRIBES dispers'd thro' the world, sends greeting.

the sun is up and darts its rays, the grass is wither'd, its flowers droop, and all their beautiful appearance vanishes away. just so the rich man fades with all his projects.

throw off then your vices as dregs and scum: and receive with docility that genuine doctrine, which is effectual to your salvation.

pure and unadulterated religion, in the eye of God our father, consists in taking care of orphans and widows in their distress: and in keeping clear of the vices of the age.

if you should respectfully say to the suit of fine cloths, sit you there, that's for quality; and to the poor man, stand thou there, or place your self at my feet:

but you, who despise the poor, are not you oppress'd by the rich? is it not they who drag you to their tribunals?

for he that violates but one precept of the whole law, is as obnoxious to punishment, as if he had broke thro' all the rest.

you believe there is but one God, very well: the demons believe as much, and tremble."

does a fountain throw up salt water and fresh, by the same conveyance?

where false zeal, and a spirit of contention reign, there confusion and every vice prevail.

they who cultivate peace, enjoy the reward of their virtue.

there is but one legislator, and judge, he that has the power of life and death: who art thou, to pass sentence upon another?

As for you, who affirm, "to-day, or, to-morrow we will go to such a city, we will stay there a whole year, there we will traffic, and find our account."

hark! what a noise there is of hire, of which you cheated the labourers, who gather'd in your harvest! the cries of the reapers have reach'd even the Lord of the celestial militia.

Elias was only a man, as we are; however, having ardently prayed, that it might not rain, it did not rain in that country for three years and a half: