Chapter 24

1Recommends there to God. Desires speedily to hear that this Epistle has had a good effect upon them. 4 conclusion . NOW God, the inspector of all things, the Father of Spirits, and the Lord of all flesh, who hath chosen our Lord Jesus Christ, and us by him, to be his peculiar people;
2Grant to every soul of man that calleth upon his glorious and holy name, faith, fear, peace, long-suffering, patience, temperance, holiness and sobriety, unto all well-pleasing in his sight; through our High-Priest and Protector Jesus Christ, by whom be glory, and majesty, and power, and honour, unto him now and for ever more. Amen.
3The messengers whom we have sent unto you, Claudius, Ephebus, and Valerios Bito, with Fortunatus, send back to us again with all speed in peace, and with joy, that they may the sooner acquaint us with your peace and concord, so much prayed for and desired by us; and that we may rejoice in your good order.
4The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you, and with all that are anywhere called by God through him: To whom be honour and glory, and might and majesty, and eternal dominion, by Christ Jesus, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen. Footnotes 112:1 Sojourneth. 112:2 Called. See Hammond on Matt. xx. 112:3 Gr. in. See Bp. Pearson's note on this place. 112:4 Ed. Colomesii. p. 2. 112:5 Ibid. 112:6 And. 112:7 Gr. Strange to. 112:8 Gr. Lodged as a stranger. 112:9 Adorned with all manner of virtues. 113:1 In. 113:2 Presbyters. 113:3 Canon, rule. 113:4 Themselves do their own business. Vid. Not. Junii in loc. 113:5 Temperance, sobriety. 113:6 1 Pet. v. 5. 113:7 Proud. 113:8 Acts, xx. 35. 113:9 1 Tim. vi. 8. 113:10 Embraced it in your very bowels. 113:11 παθηματα. See Dr. Grabe's Addit. to Bp. Bull's Def. fid. Nic. p. 60, 61. 113:12 Gr. λιπαρα. 113:13 Holy counsel, or purpose, or will. 113:14 Gr. good. 113:15 With mercy and conscience. 113:16 Ye were without repentance in all well-doing. Titus iii. 1. 113:17 Prov. vii. 3. 113:18 Deut. xxxii. 15. 113:19 Confusion, tumults, &c. 114:1 Walketh after. 114:2 Gen. iv. 3 &c. 114:3 This is according to the LXX. 114:4 Ἀποστροφη, conversion. 114:5 Fratricide. 114:6 Envy. 114:7 Gen. xxviii. 114:8 Gen. xxxvii. 114:9 Exodus ii. 15. 114:10 Exod. ii. 14. 114:11 Made to lodge out. 114:12 Num. xii. 14, 15. 114:13 Brought. 114:14 Hades. 114:15 Had, or underwent the hatred, not only, &c. 114:16 To cease from. 114:17 Combatants, wrestlers. 114:18 The faithful and most righteous. 114:19 Good. 115:1 Labours. 115:2 And so. 115:3 By envy. 115:4 Having borne seven times bonds, &c. 115:5 He received the, &c. 115:6 Vid. Pearson de Success, c. viii. 9. 115:7 Men who have lived godly, is gathered together. 115:8 Become an excellent example among us. 115:9 Envy. 115:10 The names of Danae and Dirce I omit.—See Junius Annot. in loc. 115:11 Cursed afflictions or torments. 115:12 Envy or emulation. 115:13 Gen. ii. 23. 115:14 Great. 115:15 End. 115:16 Instructing you, but also remembering, &c. 115:17 Place of encounter. 115:18 Imposed upon us all. 115:19 1 Tim. v. 4. 115:20 Afforded or given to. 115:21 Look diligently to. 115:22 From age to age. 115:23 Be turned. 115:24 2 Peter ii. 5. Genesis vii. 115:25 John iii. 116:1 Received salvation. 116:2 Spoken. 116:3 Ezekiel xxxiii. 11. 116:4 So much as his repentance. 116:5 Repent from. 116:6 Ezekiel xviii. 30, 23; Isaiah i.; Jeremiah iii. 4, 19. 116:7 Isaiah v. 16. 116:8 Evil from your souls. 116:9 I will make them as wool. 116:10 Becoming suppliants of, &c. 116:11 Turn ourselves to his mercy. 116:12 Vain labour. 116:13 Gen. v. 24. 116:14 Found. 116:15 Being found. 116:16 Gen. vi., vii., viii. 116:17 In unity. 116:18 James ii. 23; Isaiah xli. 8. 116:19 Words. 116:20 This man. 117:1 Gen. xii. 1. 117:2 Gen. xiii. 14. 117:3 Towards the sea. 117:4 Gen. xv. 5. 117:5 A son was given unto him. 117:6 Gen. xix. 2; 2 Peter ii. 6; Jude 7. 117:7 See Not. in loc. or punished with. 117:8 But those that turn another way, he puts, &c. 117:9 Not in concord. 117:10 Put for a sign. 117:11 Become. 117:12 Jos. ii. 1, &c. 117:13 He sent men that should take them, that being taken, &c. 117:14 Therefore hospitable Rahab. 118:1 Men being sent by the king, and saying. 118:2 Verse 4. 118:3 Verses 4, 5. 118:4 Vid. Conjecture. Coteler. in loc. 118:5 Men. 118:6 Verse 9. 118:7 Given you this city. 118:8 Verse 13. 118:9 Verses 18, 19. 118:10 Verse 18. 118:11 Many of the Fathers have applied this to the same purpose.—See not. Coteler in loc. 118:12 Jer. ix. 23. Comp. 2 Cor. xi. 31. 118:13 Teaching us. 118:14 For thus he saith. 118:15 Luke vi. 35. 118:16 Holy Word. 118:17 Isaiah lxvi. 2. 118:18 Holy. 119:1 In. 119:2 Prick on to.—See Junius Ann. 119:3 Psalm xxxvii. 9. 119:4 Prov. ii. 10. 119:5 Psalm lxviii. 36. 119:6 With religion or godliness. 119:7 With hypocrisy will it. 119:8 Isaiah xxix. 13. Psalm lxii. 4. 119:9 Blessed. 119:10 Cursed. 119:11 Psalm lxxviii. 36, 37. 119:12 Psalm xii. 3. 119:13 We will magnify our tongue. 119:14 Boasting. 119:15 Καιπερ ὁυναμενος, though he were powerful. 119:16 Isaiah liii. according to the Hebrew. 120:1 Psalm xxii. 6. 120:2 MS. ὁι αυτου. 120:3 We say. 120:4 To these, those also that have been witnessed of. 120:5 Gen. xviii. 27. 120:6 Job i. 1. 120:7 Job xiv. 4. 121:1 MS. εκρινεν ο θεος τον Ισραηλ δια των μαστιγων. 121:2 Exod. iii. 11. 121:3 Exod. iv. 10. 121:4 Psalm lxxxix. 20. 121:5 Psalm li. to v. 17, according to the Hebrew. 121:6 Fearfulness. 121:7 So great and such kind of men. 121:8 Witnessed of, or celebrated. 121:9 In. 122:1 Deeds or works. 122:2 Let us return to the mark of peace given to us from the beginning. 122:3 See him with our understanding. 122:4 Soul. 122:5 Choruses. 122:6 Bounds. 122:7 Doubting. 122:8 Vid. Edit. Colomes. p. 53. 122:9 Hollow, or depth. 122:10 Commanded, so it does. 122:11 Job xxxiii. 122:12 Stations. 122:13 Survive. 122:14 Mix together. 122:15 All of us. 122:16 With concord. 122:17 Prov. xx. 27. 123:1 That nothing is hid to him of our thoughts, or reasonings. 123:2 In the pride of their own speech, or reason. 123:3 Correct, or amend. 123:4 Will, or counsel. 123:5 Moderation. 123:6 Let them manifest. 123:7 Partake of. 123:8 Saving. 123:9 The faith confirms. 123:10 Psalm xxiv. 11. 124:1 Be double-minded. 124:2 Let the writing be far from us. 124:3 James i. 8. 124:4 Compare ourselves unto a tree. 124:5 Ex. MS. omitted by James, Hab. ii. 3; Malach. iii. 1. 124:6 Coteler. Αγγελος Angel. 124:7 See. 124:8 Made every season. 124:9 Went forth, and so in the rest. 124:10 Sign. 125:1 Do. 125:2 Psalm iii. 5. 125:3 Job xix. 23. 125:4 Let our minds be fastened. 125:5 Majesty. 125:6 His word. 125:7 Wisd. xii. 12. 125:8 MS. ποιησει. 125:9 If the &c., Psalm xix. 1. 125:10 Covered. 125:11 Judgments. 125:12 Psalm cxxxix. 7. 125:13 Mind. 125:14 A part. 125:15 Deut. xxxii. 8, 9. 125:16 So the LXX. 126:1 Deut. iv. 34. 126:2 Num. xxvii. 126:3 Ja. iv. 9, 1 Pet. v. 5. 126:4 The grace of God has been given. 126:5 Works. 126:6 He that speaketh many things shall also hear, &c. 126:7 Job xi. 2, 3, lxx. 126:8 Be not wordy. 126:9 Are praised of. 126:10 See what are the ways of his blessing. 126:11 Unroll. 126:12 Foreknowing what was to be, became a sacrifice. 126:13 These gifts he shall know who will carefully consider them. 127:1 Sceptres. 127:2 Gen. xxvii. 17. 127:3 Glorified. 127:4 In holiness of heart. 127:5 All-greatest. 127:6 Gen. i. 25, 27. 127:7 Gen. i. 28. 127:8 This. 127:9 Come to. 127:10 Work. 127:11 Isaiah xl. 10, lxii. 11. 128:1 Every good work. 128:2 Him. 128:3 Dan. vii. 10. 128:4 Isaiah vi. 3. 128:5 Every creature. 128:6 Isaiah lxiv. 4, 1 Cor. ii. 9. 128:7 He. 128:8 Ages. 128:9 Quantity. 128:10 Gifts. 128:11 If we shall. 128:12 Perform those things that are agreeable. 128:13 Rom. i. 32. 128:14 Psalm l. 15, &c., ac. to the Hebrew. 129:1 That which has the power to save us. 129:2 Heights of heaven. 129:3 Heb. i. 3, 4. 129:4 Psalm cix. 4. Heb. i. 7. 129:5 Heb. i. 5. 129:6 Comp. Psalm ii. 7, 8. 129:7 Heb. i. 13, Psalm cv. 1. 129:8 War. 129:9 Prefects. 129:10 Commanders of a thousand. 129:11 Centurions. 129:12 Commanders of 50, and so on. 129:13 1 Cor. xii. 13, 21. 129:14 Use one common subjection. 130:1 MS. το σωα. 130:2 As also has he placed. 130:3 His gift. 130:4 Another that gave him. 130:5 Of what matter. 130:6 Prepared for us. 130:7 And impudent, and without instruction. 130:8 For. 130:9 An air. 130:10 John iv. 16, &c., xv. 15, iv. 19. 130:11 Job v. 1, &c. 130:12 Were crushed upon. 130:13 Deliver. 130:14 Eat. 131:1 By chance. 131:2 To his will. 131:3 See Coteler. in loc. 131:4 Being in a good conscience. 131:5 Ye see. 131:6 Done. 131:7 1 Thess. i. 5. 131:8 With the full assurance. 131:9 Vid. Coteler. in loc. 132:1 Isaiah lx. 17. 132:2 Bishops, Deacons. 132:3 Signified. 132:4 An emulation happening. 132:5 Numb. xvii. 132:6 And the Rods. 132:7 To exercise the office of the priesthood, and to minister, &c. 132:8 That this should be so. 132:9 About the name of the bishoprick. 132:10 Left a list of other chosen and approved persons, who should succeed them in their ministry. See Dr. Arden's Disc. upon this passage. Dr. Hammond's Power of the Keys, c. iii. p. 413. 133:1 Bishoprick. 133:2 Offer the gifts. 133:3 Just men. 133:4 Suffering these things they underwent them gloriously. 133:5 Dan. vi. 16. 133:6 Shut into. 133:7 Dan. iii. 20. 133:8 Worshipping the worship. 133:9 Full of virtue. 133:10 Have inherited. 133:11 Have been exalted. 133:12 To cleave to. 133:13 Psalm xvii. 2. 133:14 Omitted by Junius, and now restored from the MS. 134:1 Turn aside. 134:2 Eph. iv. 4. 134:3 1 Cor. xii. 134:4 Rom. xii. 134:5 For he said. 134:6 Luke, xvii. 2. 134:7 See Dodwell's add. and Pearson, Dr. Grabe, &c. 134:8 Spiritually send to you. 134:9 Inclinations. 134:10 Inclined. 134:11 Witnessed of. 134:12 Gravity. 134:13 So much spoken of. 134:14 Institution. 134:15 See Dodwell. 134:16 Take away. 134:17 Becoming favourable. 134:18 Grave, venerable. 134:19 Psalm cxviii. 19, 20. 135:1 Greater. 135:2 Bond. 135:3 Glues. 135:4 1 Peter iv. 9. 135:5 1 Cor. xiii. 7, &c. 135:6 Take as up. 135:7 Animadversion, or visitation. 135:8 Isaiah xxvi. 20. 135:9 Are we. 136:1 Psalm xxxii. 136:2 See Junius in loc. 136:3 Chief leaders. 136:4 They ought. 136:5 Walking according to; live in. 136:6 Rather than. 136:7 Num. xvi. 136:8 Exod. iv. 136:9 Chosen. 136:10 Psalm lxix. 31. 136:11 Psalm l. 14. 136:12 Psalm li. 17. 136:13 Exod. xxxii. Deut. ix. 137:1 Once and twice. 137:2 More, greater. 137:3 Blot out. 137:4 The multitude. 137:5 Every place. 137:6 Psalm xxiv. 137:7 But that we may bring the examples of heathens. 137:8 Citizens. 137:9 Many 137:10 Others. 137:11 Judith, viii. ix. x. xiii. 137:12 The strangers. 137:13 Esther, vii. viii. 138:1 Ages; who. 138:2 Viz. that of schism. 138:3 There shall he to them. 138:4 i.e. our Fellow-Christians. 138:5 Psalm xcviii. 138:6 Prov. iii. 11. 138:7 Psalm cxli. 5. 138:8 Job v. 17, &c. 138:9 Elders. 138:10 See Junius in loc. 138:11 See Coteler in loc. 139:1 Prov. i. 23, &c. 139:2 Master. 139:3 To his name. 139:4 Him. Next: The Second Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians