5th March

¹ And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,² Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.³ Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.⁴ Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.⁵ And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.⁶ And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.⁷ And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.⁸ Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.⁹ These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.¹⁰ And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:¹¹ They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.¹² Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.¹³ And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,¹⁴ And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;¹⁵ Every raven after his kind;¹⁶ And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,¹⁷ And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,¹⁸ And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,¹⁹ And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.²⁰ All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.²¹ Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;²² Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.²³ But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.²⁴ And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.²⁵ And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.²⁶ The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.²⁷ And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.²⁸ And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.²⁹ These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,³⁰ And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.³¹ These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.³² And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.³³ And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.³⁴ Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.³⁵ And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean and shall be unclean unto you.³⁶ Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.³⁷ And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.³⁸ But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.³⁹ And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.⁴⁰ And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.⁴¹ And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.⁴² Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.⁴³ Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.⁴⁴ For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.⁴⁵ For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.⁴⁶ This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:⁴⁷ To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.

¹ The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.² The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.³ Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.⁴ The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.⁵ The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.⁶ He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.⁷ He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.

¹ Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.² The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.³ His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.⁴ He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.⁵ He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.⁶ He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.⁷ The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.⁸ They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.⁹ He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.¹⁰ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

¹ Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.² His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.³ Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.⁴ Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.⁵ A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.⁶ Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.⁷ He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.⁸ His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.⁹ He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.¹⁰ The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

¹ Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?² Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:³ Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.⁴ And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:⁵ Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;⁶ Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.⁷ But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:⁸ How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?⁹ For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.¹⁰ For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.¹¹ For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.¹² Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:¹³ And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:¹⁴ But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.¹⁵ But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.¹⁶ Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.¹⁷ Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.¹⁸ But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.

¹ Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;² But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.³ But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:⁴ In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.⁵ For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.⁶ For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.⁷ But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.⁸ We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;⁹ Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;¹⁰ Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.¹¹ For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.¹² So then death worketh in us, but life in you.¹³ We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;¹⁴ Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.¹⁵ For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.¹⁶ For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.¹⁷ For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;¹⁸ While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.