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RY
VPON
THE
FOVRTH
CHAPT
R
OF
THE
Epiftle
of
S.
PAUL
to
the
Ephelians.
CHAP. 4. VERS.
I.
1
therefore being Prifoner
in
the Lord, pray
you
that
you
walke
worthy
of
the Pecation
whereunto ye are called.
E
E divided
the
Epi(lle into
the
r.
Preface.
2.
Matter.;.
Conclufron.The
Matter into
s.Do.
érine.
2.
Manners.
The
Doétrinall part with the
anfwer
of
that
fecret objeetion wee have paired
through
:
Now
the Morali part
followeth. The
Apofile
his
Precepts are generall, or fpeciall. Ge-
nerali that concerne every Chriftian
foule
:
Spe-
cial!, thofe
that
concern Chriftians in this
or that
condition or calling.
The
Generals are layd
downe
to the zz.
verfe
of
the
5.
chapter.
The
Special!
to the so.
verfe
of
the 6. chapter.
The Generali
are
firít propounded affirmatively
in
this
verfe,
with
an
amplification to
the
z
z
..
verfe
of
the chapter following. For the
open-
ing
of
this verfe,
it
may be asked what this
is,
[worthy
of
our
calling]
for
it may
feem
to
fpeak
of
merit
and
defert
of
fuch benefits ?
vinrw.
[worthy
]
is
nothing
elfe
but (hefeeming) becomming,
Col.
I.
to.
only
walk as
becommethi
the
Go
#ell
of
God.
Secondly, it may be asked,
what
our calling
meancth
e
Anfw.
Not
fo
much
the
adtion
of God
convert-
ing,
as
the
fruits and
conlequence
of
our calling, the
Rate
to which
we
are
called;
/
?heft.
z.
s
z.
We
be/ought every
one
of
you
that
yon
would
walk worthy
of
God, who
bath
called
you
unto his
kingdom and
glory.
We
(hall
explains
is
hereafter.
Here then
are
two
things.
S
r. The Party exhorting or
intreating.
Z,
z. The
thing intreated.
1
therfore a
Prifoner.] Firft we
fee
the Apoftle
feareth not
to
pre
-
fixe
this flyle,
/
a
Profaner]
as
forcible
to
perfwade
withthe
Ephefiansr
P
P
3
And
What it
is
ro,
walke
worthy
of
our calling.
Calling
is
the
ehate
where-
unto we are
called.
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