1. To the first sort (having least need of my exhortation,) I say no more, but, As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving: and beware lest any man spoil you by deceit, &c.] Col. 2.6, 7, 8. Walk as a chosen g• neration, a royal Priest-hood, a holy Nation, a peculiar ⟨p. 4⟩People, to show forth the praises of him that hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light; having your conversation honest among the ungodly, that whereas they are apt to speak against you as evil doers, they may by your good works which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation: For so is the will of God, that with well doing you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men, 1 Pet. 2.9, 11, 12, 15. Your labour and patience is known to the Lord; and how ye cannot bear them which are evil, but have tried them which say they speak from the Lord, and are Apostles, and are not, and ⟨p. 5⟩have found them liars; even the woman Jezebel, that is suffered to teach and seduce the people, calling her self a Prophetess, who shall be cast into a bed of tribulation, and all that commit adultery with her, except they repent; and her children shall be killed with death; and all the Churches shall know that Christ is he which searcheth the reins and hearts; and will give to every one according to their work. As for your selves, we put upon you no other burden, but that which you have already, Hold fast till the Lord come, Rev. 2. Be watchful, that ye fall not from your first Love: and if any have declined and grown ⟨p. 6⟩remiss, remember how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent, and strengthen the things that remain, which are ready to die, lest your Candlestick should be removed, Rev. 3.2, 3, &c.] And beware lest ye also being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness; but grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 2 Pet. 3.17, 18. And I beseech you brethren, do all things without murmurings and disputings, that ye may be blameless, and harmless, the Sons of God without rebuke, and in the midst of a crooked and perverse Nation, among whom you (and ⟨p. 7⟩your brethren) shine as lights in the world, Phil. 2.14, 15.
1. To the first sort (having least need of my exhortation,) I say no more, but, As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanskgiving: and beware lest any man spoil you by deceit, &c.] Col. 2.6, 7, 8. Walk as a chosen g• neration, a royal Priest-hood, a holy Nation, a peculiar ⟨p. 4⟩People, to shew forth the praises of him that hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light; having your conversation honest among the ungodly, that whereas they are apt to speak against you as evil doers, they may by your good works which they shall behold, glorifie God in the day of visitation: For so is the will of God, that with well doing you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men, 1 Pet. 2.9, 11, 12, 15. Your labour and patience is known to the Lord; and how ye cannot bear them which are evil, but have tried them which say they speak from the Lord, and are Apostles, and are not, and ⟨p. 5⟩have found them lyars; even the woman Jezabel, that is suffered to teach and seduce the people, calling her self a Prophetess, who shall be cast into a bed of tribulation, and all that commit adultery with her, except they repent; and her children shall be killed with death; and all the Churches shall know that Christ is he which searcheth the reins and hearts; and will give to every one according to their work. As for your selves, we put upon you no other burden, but that which you have already, Hold fast till the Lord come, Rev. 2. Be watchfull, that ye fall not from your first Love: and if any have declined and grown ⟨p. 6⟩remiss, remember how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent, and strengthen the things that remain, which are ready to die, lest your Candlestick should be removed, Rev. 3.2, 3, &c.] And beware lest ye also being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness; but grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 2 Pet. 3.17, 18
