Exhortations to holiness, CHAP. V. mutual kindness, and forgiveness. ignorance that is in them, be- Spirit of God, whereby ye are cause of the blindness of their sealed unto the day of redempheart: tion.

19 Who, being past feeling, 31 Let all bitterness, and have given themselves over unto wrath, and anger, and clamour, lasciviousness, to work all un- and evil-speaking, be put away cleanness with greediness. from you, with all malice :

20 But ye have not so learned 32 And be ye kind one to Christ; another, tender-hearted, forgiv

21 If so be that ye have heard ing one another, even as God him, and have been taught by for Christ's sake hath forgiven him, as the truth is in Jesus:

22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

you.

2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath 24 And that ye put on the given himself for us an offering new man, which after God is and a sacrifice to God for a created in righteousness and sweet-smelling savour. true holiness.

3 But fornication, and all un

25 Wherefore putting away cleanness, or covetousness, let lying, speak every man truth it not be once named among with his neighbour: for we are you, as becometh saints; members one of another.

4 Neither filthiness, nor fool

26 Be ye angry, and sin not: ish talking, nor jesting, which let not the sun go down upon are not convenient: but rather your wrath:

giving of thanks.

27 Neither give place to the 5 For this ye know, that no devil. whoremonger, nor unclean per

28 Let him that stole, steal son, nor covetous man, who is no more: but rather let him an idolater, hath any inheritlabour, working with his hands ance in the kingdom of Christ the thing which is good, that he and of God. may have to give to him that 6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of

needeth.

29 Let no corrupt commu- these things cometh the wrath nication proceed out of your of God upon the children of mouth, but that which is good disobedience. to the use of edifying, that it may 7 Be not ye therefore partaminister grace unto the hearers. kers with them.

30 And grieve not the Holy 8 For ye were sometime Of redeeming the time. EPHESIANS, Duties of husbands, wives, darkness, but now are ye light 22 Wives, submit yourselves in the Lord: walk as children unto your own husbands, as

of light;

unto the Lord.

9 (For the fruit of the Spirit 23 For the husband is the is in all goodness, and righteous-head of the wife, even as Christ ness, and truth ;) is the head of the church: and

10 Proving what is acceptable he is the Saviour of the body. unto the Lord.

24 Therefore as the church is

11 And have no fellowship subject unto Christ, so let the with the unfruitful works of dark- wives be to their own husbands ness, but rather reprove them. in every thing.

12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing 27 That he might present it

13 But all things that are reproved, are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth of water by the word, make manifest is light.

14 Wherefore he saith, Awake, to himself a glorious church, not thou that sleepest, and arise having spot or wrinkle, or any from the dead, and Christ shall such thing; but that it should give thee light. be holy and without blemish. 15 See then that ye walk cir28 So ought men to love their cumspectly, not as fools, but as wives, as their own bodies. He wise,

that loveth his wife loveth him16 Redeeming the time, be-self. cause the days are evil. 29 For no man ever yet hated 17 Wherefore be ye not un-his own flesh; but nourisheth wise, but understanding what and cherisheth it, even as the the will of the Lord is.

Lord the church:

18 And be not drunk with 30 For we are members of wine, wherein is excess; but be his body, of his flesh, and of his filled with the Spirit;

bones.

19 Speaking to yourselves in 31 For this cause shall a man psalms, and hymns, and spiritual leave his father and mother, and songs, singing and making me-shall be joined unto his wife, lody in your heart to the Lord, and they two shall be one flesh. 20 Giving thanks always for 32 This is a great mystery: all things unto God and the but I speak concerning Christ Father, in the name of our Lord and the church.

Jesus Christ;

33 Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular so love

21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. his wife even as himself: and

children, parents, servants, &c. CHAP. VI.

the wife see that she reverence her husband.

CHAP. VI.

Several duties recommended.

The christian's armour.

11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

CHILDREN, obey your pa- 12 For we wrestle not against rents in the Lord: for this flesh and blood, but against is right. principalities, against powers, 2 Honour thy father and against the rulers of the darkmother, (which is the first com-ness of this world, against spimandment with promise,) ritual wickedness in high places. 3 That it may be well with 13 Wherefore take unto you thee, and thou mayest live long the whole armour of God, that on the earth. ye may be able to withstand in

4 And, ye fathers, provoke the evil day, and having done not your children to wrath: but all, to stand. bring them up in the nurture 14 Stand therefore, having and admonition of the Lord. your loins girt about with truth, 5 Servants, be obedient to and having on the breast-plate them that are your masters ac- of righteousness; cording to the flesh, with fear 15 And your feet shod with and trembling, in singleness of the preparation of the gospel of your heart, as unto Christ; peace;

6 Not with eye-service, as 16 Above all, taking the men-pleasers; but as the ser-shield of faith, wherewith ye vants of Christ, doing the will shall be able to quench all the of God from the heart;

fiery darts of the wicked.

7 With good will doing ser- 17 And take the helmet of vice, as to the Lord, and not to

men :

salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 8 Knowing that whatsoever 18 Praying always with all good thing any man doeth, the prayer and supplication in the same shall he receive of the Spirit, and watching thereunto Lord, whether he be bond or with all perseverance and sup

free.

plication for all saints;

9 And, ye masters, do the 19 And for me, that utterance same things unto them, forbear-may be given unto me, that I ing threatening: knowing that may open my mouth boldly, to your Master also is in heaven; make known the mystery of the neither is there respect of per- gospel, sons with him.

20 For which I am an am

10 Finally, my brethren, be bassador in bonds: that therein strong in the Lord, and in the I may speak boldly, as I ought power of his might.

to speak.

Tychicus commended.

EPHESIANS, VI. The apostle's conclusion.

21 But that ye also may know 23 Peace be to the brethren, my affairs, and how I do, Tychi-and love with faith from God cus, a beloved brother and faith- the Father and the Lord Jesus ful minister in the Lord, shall Christ.

make known to you all things : 24 Grace be with all them 22 Whom I have sent unto that love our Lord Jesus Christ you for the same purpose, that ye in sincerity. Amen.

might know our affairs, and that

Written from Rome unto

he might comfort your hearts.

the Ephesians, by Tychicus.

The Epistle of PAUL, the Apostle, to the PHILIPPIANS.

CHAP. I.

Paul's prayer to God for them.

AUL and

Timotheus, the

8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

P servants of Jesus Christ, to 9 And this I pray, that your all the saints in Christ Jesus love may abound yet more and which are at Philippi, with the more in knowledge and in all bishops and deacons :

judgment;

2 Grace be unto you, and 10 That ye may approve peace, from God our Father, things that are excellent; that and from the Lord Jesus Christ. ye may be sincere and without 3 I thank my God upon every offence till the day of Christ;

remembrance of you,

4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until

now;

11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me

6 Being confident of this very have fallen out rather unto the thing, that he which hath begun furtherance of the gospel; a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: are manifest in all the palace, 13 So that my bonds in Christ 7 Even as it is meet for me and in all other places;

to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inas- in the Lord, waxing confident 14 And many of the brethren much as both in my bonds, and by my bonds, are much more in the defence and confirmation bold to speak the word without of the gospel, ye all are parta-fear. kers of my grace.

15 Some indeed preach Christ

Paul exhorteth them even of envy and strife; and 26 That your rejoicing may some also of good will. be more abundant in Jesus

PHILIPPIANS, II. to be steadfast in the faith.

16 The one preach Christ of Christ for me by my coming to contention, not sincerely, sup-you again. posing to add affliction to my 27 Only let your conversation bonds: be as it becometh the gospel of

17 But the other of love, Christ: that whether I come knowing that I am set for the and see you, or else be absent, defence of the gospel. I may hear of your affairs, that

18 What then? notwithstand-ye stand fast in one spirit, with ing, every way, whether in pre-one mind striving together for tence or in truth, Christ is the faith of the gospel; preached; and I therein do 28 And in nothing terrified rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. by your adversaries: which is

19 For I know that this shall to them an evident token of perturn to my salvation through dition, but to you of salvation, your prayer, and the supply of and that of God.

the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

29 For unto you it is given

20 According to my earnest in the behalf of Christ, not only expectation, and my hope, that to believe on him, but also to in nothing I shall be ashamed, suffer for his sake; but that with all boldness, as 30 Having the same conflict always, so now also, Christ which ye saw in me, and now shall be magnified in my body, hear to be in me,

whether it be by life, or by

death.

21 For to me to live is

and to die is gain.

Christ, TF

CHAP. II.

Exhortation to humility.

F there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any

22 But if I live in the flesh, comfort of love, if any fellowship this is the fruit of my labour: of the Spirit, if any bowels and yet what I shall choose I wot mercies,

not.

2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye

23 For I am in a strait be-be like-minded, having the same twixt two, having a desire to love, being of one accord, of one depart, and to be with Christ; mind. which is far better:

3 Let nothing be done through

24 Nevertheless, to abide in strife or vain glory; but in the flesh is more needful for you. lowliness of mind let each 25 And having this confi-esteem other better than themdence, I know that I shall abide selves. and continue with you all for 4 Look not every man on his your furtherance and joy of own things, but every man also faith;

on the things of others.