them up in the discipline and cor- | loins girt about with truth, and ha rection of the Lord.

5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your lords according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to Christ:

6 Not serving to the eye, as it were pleasing men, but, as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

7 With a good will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men.

ving on the breast-plate of justice, 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace:

16 In all things taking the shield of faith, wherewith you may be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the most wicked one.

17 And take unto you the helmet of salvation: and the sword of the spirit (which is the word of God,)

18 By all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the spirit : and in the same watching with all instance and supplication for all the

8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man shall do, the same shall he receive from the Lord, saints: whether he be bond, or free.

19. And for me, that speech may

9 And you masters, do the same be given me, that I may open my things to them, forbearing threaten-mouth with confidence, to make ings: knowing, that the Lord both known the mystery of the gospel, of them and you is in heaven: and 20 For which I am an ambassador there is no respect of persons with in a chain, so that therein I may him. be bold to speak according as I

10 Finally, brethren, be strength-ought. ened in the Lord, and in the might 21 But that you also may know of his power. the things that concern me, and

11 Put you on the armour of what I am doing, Tychicus, my

God, that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil.

12 For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood: but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places.

13 Therefore take unto you the armour of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and to stand in all things perfect.

14 Stand therefore having your

dearest brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make known to you all things:

22 Whom I have sent to you for this same purpose, that you may know the things concerning us, and that he may comfort your hearts.

23 Peace be to the brethren and charity with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord JESUS Christ.

24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord JESUS Christ in incorruption. Amen.

That is to say, in the air, the lowest of the

Ver. 12. High places, or heavenly places. celestial regions; which is full of these spirits of darkness.

The EPISTLE of St. PAUL to the PHILIPPIANS.

CHAP. 1.

2 Grace be unto you and peace The apostle's affection for the Phi- from God our Father, and from the Lord JESUS Christ.

lippians. PAUL and Timothy, ,the servants of JESUS Christ; to all the saints in Christ JESUS, who are at Philippi, with the bishops and dea

3 I give thanks to my God in every remembrance of you, 4 Always in all my prayers making supplication for you all, with joy; 5 For your communication in the

means, whether by occasion, or by truth, Christ be preached: in this also 1 rejoice, yea and will rejoice.

19 For I know that this shall fall

out to me unto salvation, through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of JESUS Christ,

20 According to my expectation and hope; that in nothing I shall be confounded, but with all confidence, as always, so now also shall Christ be magnified in my body. whether it be by life, or by death.

21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

9 And this I pray, that your chari22 And if to live in the flesh this ty may more and more abound in is to me the fruit of labour, and knowledge and in all understanding:

10 That you may approve the better things, that you may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ,

11 Filled with the fruit of justice through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

12 Now, brethren, 1 desire you should know, that the things which have happened to me have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel:

13 So that my bonds are made manifest, in Christ, in all the court, and in all other places;

14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, growing confident by my bands, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.

15 Some indeed even out of envy and contention: but some also for good-will preach Christ:

16 Some out of charity: knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

17 And some out of contention preach Christ not sincerely: supposing that they raise affliction to my bands.

18 But what then? So that by all

what I shall chuse I know not.

23 But 1 am straitened between two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, a thing by far the better.

24 But to abide still in the flesh, is needful for you.

25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide,and continue with you all, for your furtherance and joy of faith:

26 That your rejoicing may abound in Christ JESUS for me, by my coming to you again.

27 Only let your conversation be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you, or being absent may hear of you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind labouring together for the faith of the gospel.

28 And in nothing be ye terrified by the adversaries: which to them is a cause of perdition, but to you of salvation, and this from God:

29 For unto you it is given for Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,

30 Having the same conflict as that which you have seen in me, and now have heard of me.

Ver. 22. This is to me, &c His meaning is, that although his dying immediately for Christ would be his gain, by putting him presently in possession of heaven; yet he is doubt. ful what he should chuse because by staying longer in the flesh he should be more beneficial to the souls of his neighbours.

CHAP. II. 15 That you may be blameless He recommends to them unity, &c. and sincere children of God, vith F there be therefore any consola- out reproof, in the midst of a crook. tion in Christ, if any comfort of ed and perverse generation: among whom you shine as lights in the world,

3 Let nothing be done through 17 Yea, and if I be made a viccontention, neither by vain-glory: tim upon the sacrifice and service but in humility, let each esteem others better than themselves:

11 And that every tongue should confess that the Lord JESUS Christ is in the glory of God the Father. 25 But I have thought it neces12 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, sary to send to you Epaphroditus (as you have always obeyed) not as my brother and fellow-labourer and in my presence only, but much more fellow-soldier, but your apostle, and now in my absence, with fear and he that hath ministered to my trembling work out your salvation.

13 For it is God who worketh in 26 For indeed he longed after

you both to will and to accomplish, according to his good will.

14 And do ye all things without murmurings and hesitations:

you all: and was sad, for that you had heard, that he was sick.

27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on

Ver. 7. Emptied himself, exinanivit, made himself as of no account.

Ver. 12. With fear, &c Note this against the false faith, and presumptuous security of modern sectaries,

him: and not only on him, but on 9 And may be found in him, not

une also, lest I should have sorrow wpon sorrow.

28 Therefore I sent him the more speedily: that, seeing him again, you may rejoice, and 1 may be without sorrow.

29 Receive him therefore with all joy in the Lord: and treat with honour such as he is.

30 Because for the work of Christ, he came to the point of death: delivering his life, that he might fulfil that which on your part was wanting towards my service. CHAP. III.

He warneth them against false teachers.

A

S to the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not wearisome, but to you is ne

cessary.

2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.

having my justice, which is of the law, but that which is of the faith of Christ JESUS, which is of God, justice in faith:

10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death,

11 If by any means I may attain to the resurrection which is from the dead,

12 Not as though I had already attained, or were already perfect: but I follow after, if I may by any means apprehend, wherein I am also apprehended by Christ JESUS.

self

13 Brethren, I do not count myto have apprehended. But one thing I do: forgetting the things that are behind, and stretching forth myself to those that are before,

14 I press towards the mark, to the prize of the supernal vocation of God in Christ JESUS.

3 For we are the circumcision, 15 Let us therefore, as many as

who in spirit serve God: and glory are perfect, be thus minded: and if in Christ JESUS, not having confi- in any thing you be otherwise minddence in the flesh. ed, this also God will reveal to

4 Though I might also have con-you. fidence in the flesh. If any other 16 Nevertheless whereunto we thinketh he may have confidence in are come, that we be of the same the flesh, I more, mind, let us also continue in the

5 Being circumcised the eighth same rule. day, of the stock of Israel, of the 17 Be followers of me, brethren, tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of and observe them who walk so as the Hebrews: according to the you have our model.

Jaw, a Pharisee:

18 For many walk, of whom I

6 According to zeal, persecuting have told you often (and now tell the church of God: according to the you weeping) that they are enemies justice that is in the law, conversing without blame.

7 But the things that were gain to me, the same 1 have counted loss for Christ.

of the cross of Christ;

19 Whose end is destruction: whose God is their belly: and whose glory is in their shame: who mind earthly things.

8 Farthermore I count all things 20 But our conversation is in to be but loss, for the excellent heaven: from whence also we look knowledge of JESUS Christ my for the Saviour, our Lord JESUS Lord: for whom I have suffered Christ, the loss of all things, and count 21 Who will reform the body of them but as dung, , that I may gain our lowness, made like to the body Christ:

of his glory, according to the ope

ration whereby also he is able to ed again, as you did also think: subdue all things unto himself.

CHẤP. IV.

He exhorts them to perseverance.
dearly be-

THEREFORE, my
loved brethren, and most de-
sired, my joy and my crown: so
stand fast in the Lord, my dearly
beloved.

2 I beg of Euodia, and I beseech Syntyche to be of one mind in the Lord.

but you were busied.

11 1 speak not as it were for want. For I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, to be content therewith.

12 I know both how to be brought low, and I know how to abound: (every where, and in all things I am instructed) both to be full, and to be hungry; both to abound, and

to suffer need.

13 I can do all things in him who

3 And I entreat thee also my sincere companion, help those strengtheneth me. women that have laboured with 14 Nevertheless you have done me in the gospel with Clement well, in communicating to my tri

and the rest of my fellow-labourers, whose names are in the book of life.

4 Rejoice in the Lord always; 5 Let your modesty be known all men. The Lord is nigh.

again, I say, rejoice.

to

6 Be nothing solicitous: but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your petitions be made known to God.

bulation.

15 And you also know, O Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Ma

cedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but you only:

16 For unto Thessalonica also, you sent once and again for my use. 17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that may abound to

7 And the peace of God, which your account. surpasseth all understanding, keep 18 But I have all, and abound: your hearts and minds in Christ I am filled, having received from JESUS. Epaphroditus the things you sent,

8 For the rest, brethren, whatso-an odour of sweetness, an acceptever things are true, whatsoever able sacrifice, pleasing God. modest, whatsoever just, whatso19 And may my God supply all ever holy, whatsoever lovely, what-your want according to his riches, in glo

soever

of good fame, if there be any virtue, if any praise of discipline, think on these things.

9 The things which you have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, these do ye, and the God of peace shall be with you.

10 Now 1 rejoiced in the Lord exceedingly, that now at length your thought for me hath flourish

glory, in Christ JESUS.

20 Now to God and our Father be glory world without end. Amen.

21 Salute ye every saint in Christ JESUS.

22 The brethren, who are with me salute you. All the saints salute you: especially they that are of Cesar's household.

23 The grace of our Lord JESUS Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

Ver. 3 Sincere companion. Protestants render it true yoke-fellow, to insinuate that St Paul here speaks to his wife; whereas he plainly tells us, 1 Cor. vii. 8, that he had no wife.