and we boast not ourselves out of measure in other men's labors. Yea, and we hope, when your faith is increased among you, to be magnified according to our measure more largely;

But we will not rejoice above measure: but according to the quantity of the measure which God hath distributed unto us, a measure that reacheth even unto you.

The days of man are short, the number of his months are known only to thee. Thou hast appointed him his bounds; he cannot go beyond them.

"Wilt thou find out God with thy seeking? Wilt thou attain to the perfectness of the Almighty?

He is wise and discreet that tempereth his words; and he is a man of understanding, that maketh much of his spirit.

When he shut the sea within certain bounds, that the waters should not go over their marks. When he laid the foundations of the earth,

I see that all things come to an end, but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

and hath made of one blood all nations of men, for to dwell on all the face of the earth; and hath assigned before: how long time, and also the ends of their inhabitation.

Great is our LORD, and great is his power: yea, and his wisdom is infinite.

Wisdom giveth more courage unto the wise, than ten mighty men of the city.

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; thou hast made both summer and winter.

When I gave it my commandment, making doors and bars for it;

While I consider these things in my heart, I get a hope again.

For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God. For God giveth not the spirit by measure.

for thou shalt be multiplied on the right side and on the left, and thy seed shall have the Gentiles in possession, and dwell in the desolate cities.

{Mem} What is he then that sayeth, "There should something be done without the LORD's commandment:

Our skin is as it had been burnt in an oven, for very sore hunger.

For there is not one just upon earth, that doth good, and sinneth not.

{Tet} O how good is the LORD unto them that put their trust in him, and to the soul that seeketh after him?

I will speak grossly because of the infirmity of your flesh. As ye have given your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity, from iniquity unto iniquity: even so now give your members servants unto righteousness, that ye may be sanctified.

{Khet} But now their faces are very black: Insomuch, that thou shouldest not know them in the streets. Their skin cleaveth to their bones; It is withered, and become like a dry stock.

{Khet} Namely, that the mercies of the LORD are not clean gone, and that his loving-kindness ceaseth not.

Then Moses said unto the LORD, "The people cannot come up in to mount Sinai, for thou chargedest us saying, 'Set marks about the hill and sanctify it.'"

Whoso breaketh the gap, he shall go before. They shall break up the port, and go in and out at it. Their king shall go before them, and the LORD shall be upon the head of them.

and to know what is the love of Christ, which love passeth knowledge: that ye might be fulfilled with all manner of fullness which cometh of God.

O how good is it, with stillness, to wait and tarry for the health of the LORD?

His faithfulness is great and reneweth itself as the morning.

They turned back, and tempted God, and moved the holy one in Israel.

In the days of these kings, shall the God of heaven set up an everlasting kingdom, which shall not perish, and his kingdom shall not be given over to another people. Yea, the same shall break and destroy all these kingdoms, but it shall endure forever.

So have I enforced myself to preach the gospel: not where Christ was named, lest I should have built on another man's foundation,

But take heed that your liberty cause not the weak to fall.

and let not thine heart speak anything rashly before God. For God is in heaven, and thou upon earth, therefore let thy words be few.

He hath compassed the waters with certain bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

Our fathers, which now are gone, have sinned; and we must bear their wickedness.

"Thou son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: Because thou hast a proud heart and hast said, 'I am a God, I have my seat in the midst of the sea like a God,' whereas thou art but a man, and not God, and yet standest in thine own conceit, that thou art God:

{Mem} O LORD, what love have I unto thy law! All the day long is my study in it.

Then came Peter to him, and said, "Master, how oft shall I forgive my brother, if he sin against me? Shall I forgive him seven times?"