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Chap. VI.
ricual chings; if it deth nor here fignifie Faith, which 1s a Super- {tri Qure on this Forndation, and thar habit which hath a ſpecial influence upon prifying the reart, As 15. 9. Without knowledge there can be no purity, - Prov. 19. 2. « By long-ſuffering, the Apo- file means, nor being eafily pr voked by ſuch as ha! offended him, or done him wrong, w The word tranſlated Kina!/\s, fhgniftes generally anv goudneſs by which a man may ſhew himlelt eicher ſweer and pleaſant, or uſeful and profitable unto his Neighbour. x Thus the Apoſtle ſheweth how he behaved himſelt 3 bur net through his own ſtrength, bur through che intluence and afſ1-
ſtance of the Holy Ghoſt. y The Love unſeigned here mentioned, |'
is a general rerm ſignifying thar habit ot Grace wrought 1n his Soul bv the holy Spirit of God, which was the Principle of rhe long-ſuffering and kindneſs beſore mentioned.
* x Cor,2. 7 By the word of truth .*., by * the power of God
44 z by the * armour of righteouſnels, on the right ry hand, and on the Jefrt a. ENTS
"I *. Living up to, and keeping cur eye upon the Word of God, _—— which 1s el Word of Truch "This ſcemerh to be the ſenſe rather
a. than ſpeaking truth to, every one, (as ſome have thought.) x By * the efficacious working of the Spirit of God upon our hearts, 1n- 7, abling us to live up to the Do&rin we preach. Some under- ſtand here, by the Power of God, that extraordinary Power of working Miacles which God gave the Apoſtles; Others, the Goſpel, which the Apoſtle call the Power of God to Salvation, Rom. x. 16. Jr may be underſtood of the firſt and the laſt joyned rogerher 3 for che Goſpel if no otherwiſe the Power of God to Salyacion, than as it is attended, ro rhe Souls of th:ſe ro whom 1t 15 ſo made -pow- erful, with che inward, powerful, efficacious working of the ho- ly Spirit. 4 By the Armour of Righteouſneſs, he means a good Con- ſcience, (which cannot be without an univerſal re&irude, or up-
rightneſs of life ) which is a defence againſt all Temprarions, ei-
ther frm proiperity, or frm adverfiry. In which ſenſe thac of
Solomon is true, He that walketh uprightly, walketh ſafely, Prov. 10. 9. ;
I. CORINT HIANS.
: Ir, or by, Knowledge; a right underſianding and notion of ſpi- | born, and upon all occaſions ſhewed ro you ; and alf for that
4 of my It being Fathers duty to
{ Fa:htulneſs which IT have ſhewed in diſcharging the dut | relation to you, For I ſpeak as a Father unto Chi!dren
bur reaſonable, that Children ſhould recompence to their their Love tothem; and'be as exa& and faithful in theg their Parents, as their Parents are intheir duty towards them,
with darkneſs q?
Communion in Marriages. of more general ſignificancy than to be limited by
tive of all unneceſſary communion and intimare fellowſh
and Converſations, declare themſelves to be Unbelievers: why we ſhould expound 75215 of Infidels meerly, I canner te
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ouſly ſcandalous Chriſtian.
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eating with them at Idol feaſts, or at the Lords Table, ( as Cha), maintaining z7timate Communion with them, &c.
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| neſs, they were Light, ſuch perſons were Darkneſs, thar is, full 0 the ; darknels of fin andl ignorance, In the mean time this Precepr ought | Nor to be exten.ied ro a coral avoiding of Commerce with, © he.
| Ing in the Company 0, either Heathens, or ſcandalous Perſons ;
and David prayeth, Pſal. 25. 21. Let integrity and uprightneſs pre- j for as to that, th: ſame Apoſtle ha1 before derermired jt lawful
ſerve me. ; 8 By honour, and diſhonour b, by evil report, and 200d report ec, as deceivers, and yet true 4:
5 We deparc nor from our incegrity, whether we be honoured or diſhonoured. c Well or evilly reporrec,of, This hath from the beginning een the lot of all the faithiul Miniſters of Chriſt ; ſome have given them honour, others have caſt reproach upon them, ſome have giyen a good report of them; ſome an evil report. 4 Some | have repreienced chem as [mpoitors, and ſuch as deceived the peo- pie; others have ſpoken of chem as true men : their bufineſs is ro go through zood report and bad report, honour and diſhonour ſtill holding faſt cheic incegricy.
9 AS u. known d, and * yet well known e : as * dy- ing, and behold we live f: as chaſtened, and not
killed g.
4 Dealt with by Jews and Heathens, 2s perſons wholly unknown ro them, though we be (vtficienc.y known. # Or being ſuch whom the World kiuwe.h nor, as to our ſtate towards God, and intereſt in him, though it knows us well enough as to our other circum- ſtances. { S- hunred and peri-curcd, as thar we appear every day dying; yer ſuch hath been the Power of Gods Providence, thar we yer live: And g chough our Heavenly Father chaſteneth us, yer
* Cl. 4- 2 + Ch. 4.
I Efiſt. 5. 11. whatever Communion wich ſuch Perſons i; ei-her
neceſſary from the Law of God, cr Nature; or for the ſupport and upholding of humane Liſea d Sociery, is lawful even with ſuch Per. ſons ; bur all other is unlawful,
15 And what concord hath Chriſt with Beljzly}
we are not utterly conſumed ; the Apoſtle alluderh ro thar, Pſal.
118. 18. The Lord bath chaſtensd me ſore, but he hath not given me over 1
to death.
19 As ſorrowful, yet always rejoicing þ : as poor, yee making many richz: as having nothing, and yer poſſeſſing all things k. EE
h Appearing to others as perſons drowned in griefs and ſor- rows, yer we are always rejoicing in God, (Heb. 3. 17, 18.) and in the Teſtimony of a good Conſcience, Chap. 1. 12. 3 In out-
ward appearance poor, having no abundance of the good things of this lifez yet making many rich in Knowledge and Grace : God by us diſpenſing to them the Riches of his Grace. þ As having nothing, no Houſes, no Lands, no Silver or Gold, As 3.6. yer being as well ſatisfied and contented, as if all things were ours ; as well farisfied with that little which we have, as the men of the World are with their abundauce; poſleſling all things in Chriſt, though having little In the Creature.
11 O ye Corinthians, our mouth 1s open unto you,
* Chap. 7. * our heart is enlarged [.