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17 Brethren, be followers" together of me, and mark 12 them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ :

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19 m Whose end is destruction, "whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, P who mind earthly things.)

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See on JOHN, Xvii. 11.

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IGAL. i. 7: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the Gospel of Christ. do. ii. 21: I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. PHI. i. 15, 16: Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will. The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds. See on GAL. iv. 29.

m2 COR. xi. 15: Whose end [the ministers of Satan] shall be according to their works. 2 PET. ii. 1: But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

"ROм. xvi. 18: They that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly.. 1 TIM. vi. 5: Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

Hos. iv. 7: As they were increased, so they sinned against me therefore will I change their glory into shame. 2 COR. xi. 12: That I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as GAL. vi. 13: Neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

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PROM. viii. 5 They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh. 2 COR. xii. 17,18: Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you ? Did Titus make a gain of you? 1 TIM. vi. 5: Men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness. TIT. i. 11: Teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. 2 PET. ii. 3: Through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you.

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whence also we Jesus Christ: 21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, "according to the working 15 whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

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CHAP. IV.

1 From particular admonitions, 4 he proceedeth to general exhortations, 10 showing how he rejoiced at their liberality towards him lying in prison, not so much for the supply of his own wants, as for the grace of God in them; 19 and so he concludeth with prayer and salutations.

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13 we are citizens of heaven, or heaven is the city of which we are free. Ham. 14the body of our humility. Rh. our mean body. Pu. 15 virtue, or energy. Ham.

EPH. ii. 6, 19: And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the houshold of God. COL. iii. 1, 3 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above.-For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

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Acts, i. 11: Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner have seen him go into heaven.

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1 COR. xv. 43, 48, 49: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. CoL. iii. 4: When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. 1 JOHN, iii. 2: We know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him.

" EPH. i. 19: And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power.

1 Cor. xv. 26, 27: The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet.

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2 I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.

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3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the Gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the "book of life.

4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

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5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. iThe Lord is at hand.

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6 Be careful2 for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

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GAL. v. 1: Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free. ЕPH. vi. 14: Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness. PHI. i. 27: That ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind. 1 THES. iii. 8: Now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 2 THES. ii. 15: Brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

* PHI. ii. 2: Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. do. iii. 13.

ROM. xvi. 3: Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus. PHI. i. 27: That ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the Gospel. See on LUKE, X. 20.

PHI. iii. 1. See on Roм. xii. 12; also on LUKE, i. 46, 47. TIT. iii. 2 [Put them in mind] to speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness to all men. i See on 1 COR. vii. 29.

* See on MAT. vi. 25.

See on JOHN, xvi. 33.

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8 Finally, brethren, m whatsoever things are true, "whatsoever things are honest,3 whatsoever things are just, P whatsoever things are pure, a whatsoever things are lovely,5 r whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

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

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10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now

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m EPH. iv. 25: Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

n See on ROм. xii. 17.

• DEUT. xvi. 20: That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. ISA. xxvi. 3: Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

P JAMES, iii. 17: But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 1 JOHN, iii. 3: And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

1 See 1 COR. i. 3.

See 3 JOHN, 12.

2 PET. i. 3, 4: According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue : whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through

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ROM. xiii. 3: Do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same.

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at the last "your care of me hath flourished again;8 wherein ye were also careful,10 but ye lacked opportunity.11

11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, * there

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12 I know both how to be abased, 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.

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13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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14 Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate 12 with my affliction.

8 is revived. A. V. 9 to whom. Pu. 10 had regard. Pu. 11 wanted ability. Ham. 12 in partaking. Pu.

* GEN. xxviii. 20, 21: If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on-then shall the LORD be my God. Joв, i. 21: Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. Ps. xlix. 17: When he dieth he shall carry nothing away his glory shall not descend after him. ECCLES. v. 15: As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand. MAT. vi. 25, 34: Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Take therefore no thought for the morrow for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. 1 TIM. vi. 6-8: Godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. HEB. xiii. 5: Be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Y 2 COR. vi. 10: As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. See on 1 Cor. iv. 11.

2 See on 1 Cor. X. 13.

22 COR. i. 7: As ye are partakers of the sufferings, so

2 COR. xi. 9: That which was lacking to me, the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied.

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