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The
trines
gathered out
of
this
Commentary,
upon
the firft
Chapter
of
the
E
P
H E
S
I
A
N'5.
Verfe
t.
Doit t.
millers
muff inculcate
to
Mthemfelves,
and to thofe
with
whom theyhave to deale,
that their
eating
is
from
Cod.
z
Thequality
of
the
perfon
that
brings the
matter
of
this
Epif
le to
us, is
that
he
is
an
AmbajTador
of
Chri
ff.
3
We
misil
account
it
our greaten
dignity
that
we belong
toChrifl.
4
It
is the
will of
God
that
doth
afgne
to
tee
our
feverall
callings.
5
eíil
the members
of
the
vif
bye
Church
are
to
be
Saints,
6
In
the
moli
wickedplaces,Godgathereth
and maintaineth hie
people,
7
It
is
faith
in Chrift
alone
which maketh
men Saints,
Verfe z,
Doi.
t,
It
is the
duty
of
Chriffs
Mi-
niffers to bleffe the
faithful
l
children
of
the Church,
as
in
the
name
of
God.
a
The
moll
holyand
juflified
perfons
have
need
of
grace,
3
The moff
excellent
thing
to
be
fought
for
above
all
other,
ie
the
favour
of
God,
that
hit
Grace may
be
with
su.
4 True
peace
is
a
motfngular bleff
ng,
5
eilll
true
peace
is
that whisk
is bred
in
to
from
theknowledge
of
Cods
love
to-
ward
su.
6
god
our
Father,
and the
Lord
lefue
Chrift
are the authors
of
true
peace,
Verfe
3.
Doit.
t.
ell
good
heart
muff
be
ready
on
confderation
of
Gods
benefits to breake
forth
intopraifes,
z
Every Chri.Ftian heart
is to
magnifie
rod,
in that
he
bath been the
God
of
Chrift
our
Lord,
3
The
fenfe and knowledge
of
Gods
bleffing
us,
u
ttwhich
maketh God bleffe
tes
a-
ffable,
4
Our
heavenly
Father ble_fith
all
his
children,
5
The
fait
hfull
onto,
and
fancfified,
are
theywho are bleffed
of
the
Father.
6 Spiritua/lbenefits
make the regenerate
man
thankefuli.
7
All
ourblefings
are
given
eta
in
the
heavens.
rod
dealeth liberally
with
his children,
giving
them
all
kindeoff
irituall
blef-
togr.
9
Wee come
to
bee
bleffed
in
and through
Chrift
our
Lord.
Verfe4.
Dot.
T.
OurEle5lion
it
a
blefringwor-
thy
all
thankefulneffe.
z
The
EIeCt are
fesch who
have
true
faith
olineffe.
3
an
Thdh
e
grace
of
Flellion
beginneth
with
Chri/t,and
de
fcendeth to
its
in him.
4
Cods
love
borne us
in
Chrift,
is
not
of
ye/lerda), but
before
all
world's.
S
God bath
of
Grace
chafen
to the
fu-
pernaturalllife.
6
God
bath
not
met) chafn
us to
this
life,
but
tothe perfection
of
it.
7
god
bath
of
grace
taken
se
to this
life,
that
wee
Aa
/1
live
in
hisglorious
pre
-
fence.
Verfe
s.
Doi.
t.
God
loth
firfi
love
usto
life,
be-
fore
the
meanes
bringing to
to
life
are de-
creed,
z
Godbath not
oneychofes,
fume, butor-
dained
efecluall
means,which(hallmelt
infallibly
bring
them to theentity which
they are chojen.
3
Stich
we may
fay
are
predeflinated,
who
have
beleeved, andare pint-lifted,
4
God
bath
determined
before
all
worlds
to bring
us
to
this that
we
fhoildbe
his
adopted
children.
5
The
life
which
God
hash ordained
by
means
prepared to
bring
us
unto
,
is a
life
comming
immediatly
from
his grace.
6
Cad
out
of
his metre good
will
doth
de-
termine both
the end and
all
the
meaner
6ywhich
he
will
bring
au
to the
end,
Verte
6,
Doit,
r.AA
the
Lorddid
from
eternity
in-
tend about man,
bath
no end
but
his
owne
glory.
2
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