2 c With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 There is one body, and fone Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

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5 One Lord, i one faith, one baptism,

children, that ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory. do. iv. 1: We beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

C MAT. xi. 29: Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your souls. ACTS, xx. 19: Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews. 1 COR. xiii. 4, 7: Charity suffereth long, and is kind-beareth all things. 2 COR. ii. 10: To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also. do. vi. 6: By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering. GAL. V. 22, 23: The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering-meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. COL. i. 11: Strengthened with all might according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness. do. iii. 12, 13: Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any. 1 THES. v. 14: Be patient toward all men. See on Roм. xii. 10. COL. iii. 14: Above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

e See on Roм. xii. 4, 5.

f1 COR. xii. 4, 11: There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

EPH. i. 18: The eyes of your understanding being en lightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. h 1 COR. i. 13: Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for ? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? 2 COR. xi.

you 4: For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another Gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him. See on JOHN, xiii. 13.

Ver. 13. JUDE, 3: Beloved, when I gave all diligence to

19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

20 Now Punto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask' or think, "according to the power that worketh in us,

21 Unto him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

CHAP. IV.

1 He exhorteth to unity, 7 and declareth that God therefore giveth divers 11 gifts unto men, that his Church might be 13 edified, and 16 grown up in Christ: 18 he calleth them from the impurity of the Gentiles; 24 to put on the new man; 25 to cast off lying, and 29 corrupt communication.

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I Therefore, the prisoner of the Lord,1) beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

7 desire. Rh.

8 understand. Co. Rh. in the Lord. A. V. for the Lord's sake. Ma.

ousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For the Scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

See on EPH. i. 23.

P See on ROм. xvi. 25.

91 COR. ii. 9: But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Ver. 7. COL. i. 29: Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. See on ROM. xvi. 27.

a See on ACTs, ix. 16.

CHAP. IV.

GEN. xvii. 1: I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. PHI. i. 27: Only let your conversation be as it becometh the Gospel. CoL. i. 10: That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God. 1 THES. ii. 11, 12: Ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his

2 c With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

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4 There is one body, and fone Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, i one faith, one baptism, h

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children, that ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory. do. iv. 1: We beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

MAT. xi. 29: Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your souls. ACTS, xx. 19: Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews. 1 COR. xiii. 4, 7: Charity suffereth long, and is kind-beareth all things. 2 COR. ii. 10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also. do. vi. 6: By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering. GAL. v. 22, 23: The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering-meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. COL. i. 11: Strengthened with all might according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness. do. iii. 12, 13: Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any. 1 THES. V. 14: Be patient toward all men. See on Roм. xii. 10. d COL. iii. 14: Above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

e See on ROM. xii. 4, 5.

1 COR. xii. 4, 11: There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

EPH. i. 18: The eyes of your understanding being en lightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. h1 COR. i. 13: Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for 2 COR. xi. you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul ? 4: For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another Gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him. See on JOHN, xiii. 13.

Ver. 13. JUDE, 3: Beloved, when I gave all diligence to

6 'One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

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8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity 2 captive, and gave gifts unto men.

9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

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2 a multitude of captives. A. V.

write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints

* GAL. iii. 27, 28: As many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

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11 COR. viii. 6: But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. See on MARK, xii. 29.

ROM. xi. 36: Of him, and through him, and to him, are all things to whom be glory for ever.

" See on 1 Cor. xii. 11.

• See on JOHN, Xii. 31.

P JUDGES, v. 12: Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. COL. ii. 15: The words under ver. 8.

JOHN, iii. 13: No man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. do. vi. 33, 62: For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

ACTS, i. 9, 11: And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 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 as ye have seen him go into heaven. 1 TIM. iii. 16: Preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into

ascended up far above all heavens, "that he might fill 3 all things.)

11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, "prophets; and some, evangelists; and some,

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12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ :

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glory. HEB. iv. 14: Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. do. vii. 26: For such an High Priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens. do. viii. 1: Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum : We have such an High Priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens. do. ix. 24: For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.

ACTS, ii. 33: Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and

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t1 COR. xii. 28: God hath set some in the Church, first apostles, secondarily prophets. EPH. ii. 20: And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone.

" See on ACTS, xi. 27.

▾ See on Acтs, xxi. 8.

Acts, xx. 28: Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the Church of God.

* See on Roм. xii. 7.

y 1 Cor. xii. 7: But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

21 Cor. xiv. 26: How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

a See on Roм. xii. 5.

b COL. ii. 2, 3: That their hearts might be comforted, being