Universal redemption of mankind, by the Lord Jesus Christ stated and cleared by the…

3. It seems manifest to me from the context that Paul meant it not only of a Temporal Salvation. For Paul makes this office of God, to be the reason of Christians constancy in labour and in suffering reproach for godliness sake For the Apostle oft shows us that it was the hope of Glory and not of temporal deliverance that caused him to labour and suffer, and therefore he trusted here on God as a Saviour Even lasting, and not so much as a Temporal Saviour. For he professeth that he knew that where ever he went, bonds and afflictions did abide him: Yet did he not regard this, nor accou•• his Life dear, that he might finish his cour• with joy. And on this ground he persuade Christians to be steadfast, unmovable, alwa• abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmu• as they know that their labour was not in va• in the Lord: When as if in this Life only […] had hope in Christ we were of all Men m• miserable.

3. It seems manifest to me from the contex• that Paul meant it not only of a Temporal Salvation. For Paul makes this office of God, to be the reason of Christians constancy in labour and in suffering reproach for godliness sake For the Apostle oft shews us that it was the hope of Glory and not of temporal deliverance that caused him to labour and suffer, and therefore he trusted here on God as a Saviour Even lasting, and not so much as a Temporal Saveour. For he professeth that he knew that where ever he went, bonds and afflictions did abi• him: Yet did he not regard this, nor accou•• his Life dear, that he might finish his cour• with joy. And on this ground he perswade Christians to be stedfast, unmovable, alwa• abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmu• as they know that their labour was not in va• in the Lord: When as if in this Life only 〈…〉 had hope in Christ we were of all Men m miserable.