frommen, as if bee were made to receive all curtefies , I bound to returne to none ; there ( hould be recur fit: Gra- i tiarum. Its Lion like, rather then loue-like, to haue Omnia to aduorfum fpeflantia, nulla retrorfum. Know. e. Its force comfort to be beloued of Gods Chil- dren, but more a thoufand fold m to loue them. 2. It is n more bleffed to giue,then to receive. 3. the fame Image of God thou maifl fee in other Saints, which ( hines in thy Idle. 4. The member is meane, none fo meane, of which thoumaie(t fay, 0I have no need of thee. VeRS. 4. So that we our felues glory inyou in the Churches of God for your patience and faith,in all your perfecutions and tribu- lations yee eidure.. TH'iflue or effe6 of their gracious growth ; that is, Paul: glorying or boafling of them: where is th'Aá, we glory. 2. Perfons agent with an Emphafis here applied to the Aft; we ourJellies. 3. Patient or receiuing,in pru- dence chofen to be Auditors; the Churches of god. 4. The Matter of boafling, their patience and faith in all their tribulations. Of the firfl,Weglorie. The terme fometime lignifies ex- ulting ioy; fometimes publifhing praife with a kinde of vaunting, whether of our felues, or others ; if of others, yet not without force refle Sion vpon our felues : fo Paul glories in this people,,holily prides himfelfe in them,as be- ing his workmanfhip in Chrift Iefus. Its a little Paradox,to fay,there is a good pride; But me thinkes, I could give a cíZ?ini(ierleaue to vaunt, to halfe pride himfelfe in thegratious endowments of his people, con- ferred by his cAlinifterie. r. It feales to him his fending, Cor.9.2. 2 Cor. ;. e,2,;. 2. (hall be augmentation of his glorie, Dan.t 2.3. All this is little. They are his p work.manfhip in Chrift lefus, fo farre as they are gracious. Angels honour is greet, in that God choofe th 5 lohn 3.54. "Aa. o 35. a Cori:.ar. P I Cor.9.I,
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