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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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