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2 His conflict was, that they might be knit together in the bond of love.

3 That they might grow up to fullness of knowledge, &c. so that we see it is matter of great Conflict to the Apostles, with God, that they might be brought to the riches of full assurance, and shall Ministers thus Conflict for their people, and shall not people themselves labour to grow up to fullness of knowledge, and not be remiss, and know some pieces and parts of the truth, but to come to the riches and fullness of understanding? It would be a great conflict to a faithful Minister to see people poor in knowledge, to have only a few remnants and shreds of knowledge, some superficial kind of knowledge, therefore let people labour for the riches of the full assurance of understanding, which is properly true knowledge; we see therefore how much Parents and Masters are to blame, that are so far from having conflicts for the knowledge of their Children▪ and Servants, that they have no care at all to help them on; you are merciless Parents, and Masters, that do not labour to bring them on to the riches of knowledge, for without this they shall find no mercy, nor favour from God.

3 That they might grow up to fulness of knowledge, &c. so that we see it is matter of great Conflict to the Apostles, with God, that they might be brought to the riches of full assurance, and shall Ministers thus Conflict for their people, and shall not people themselves labour to grow up to fulnesse of knowledge, and not be remiss, and know some pieces and parts of the truth, but to come to the riches and fulnesse of understanding? It would be a great conflict to a faithful Minister to see people poor in knowledge, to have only a few remnants and shreds of knowledge, some superficial kinde of knowledge, therefore let people labour for the riches of the full assurance of understanding, which is properly true knowledge; we see therefore how much Parents and Masters are to blame, that are so far from having conflicts for the knowledge of their Children▪ and Servants, that they have no care at all to help them on; you are mercilesse Parents, and Masters, that do not labour to bring them on to the riches of knowledge, for without this they shall finde no mercy, nor favour from God.