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it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any fuch thing; but that it fhould be holy and without blemish.

28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.

29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherifheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30 For we are members of his body, of his flefh, and

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4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in finglenefs of your heart, as unto Chrift;

6 Not with eye-fervice, as men-pleafers, but as the fervants of Chrift, doing the will of God from the heart ; 7 With good will doing fervice, as to the Lord, and not to men;

8 Knowing that whatfoever good thing any man doeth, the fame fhall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

9 And ye mafters, do the fame things unto them, forbearing threatening : knowing that your Mafter alfo is

in heaven; neither is there respect of perfons with him.

10 Finally, my brethren, be ftrong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

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

12 For we wrestle not againft flesh and blood, but againft principalities, against powers, against the rulers of

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19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

20 For which I am an

13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day; and having done all, to ftand. 14 Stand therefore, hav-ambaffador in bonds: that ing your loins girt about therein I may fpeak boldly, with truth, and having on as I ought to speak. the breaft-plate of righteoufnefs;

15 And your feet fhod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

16 Above all, taking the fhield of faith, wherewith ye fhall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 Ánd take the helmet of falvation, and the fword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

18 Praying always with all prayer and fupplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perfeverance and fupplication for all

21 But that ye alfo may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother, and faithful minifter in the Lord, fhall make known to you all things:

22 Whom I have fent unto you for the fame purpose, that ye might know our af fairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.

23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith from God the Father, and the Lord Jefus Chrift.

24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jefus Christ in fincerity. Amen.

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5 For your fellowship in the gofpel from the firft day until now;

6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jefus Christ :

7 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inafmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gofpel, ye all are partakers of my grace.

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

9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge, and in all judgement;

10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be fincere, and without offence till the day of Chrift;

11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jefus Chrift unto the glory and praife of God.

12 But I would ye fhould understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gofpel;

13 So that my bonds in Chrift are manifeft in all the palace, and in all other places;

14 And many of the brethren in the Lord waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

15 Some indeed preach Chrift even of envy and ftrife; and some also of good will:

16 The one preach Chrift of contention, not fincerely, fuppofing to add affliction to my bonds:

17 But the other of love, knowing that I am fet for the defence of the gofpel.

18 What then? notwithftanding every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Chrift is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

19 For I know that this fhall turn to my falvation through your prayer, and the fupply of the Spirit of Jesus Chrift,

20 According to my earneft expectation, and my hope, that in nothing I fhall be afhamed, but that with all boldnefs as always, fo now alfo, Chrift fhall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death.

21 For to me to live is Chrift,

Chrift, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live in the Alefh, this is the fruit of my labour yet what I shall choose I wot not.

23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a defire to depart, and to be with Chrift; which is far better: 24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful

for you.

25 And having this confidence, I know that I fhall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;

26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jefus Chrift for me, by my coming to you again.

27 Only let your converfation be as it becometh the gospel of Chrift: that whether I come and fee you, or elfe be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye ftand faft in one fpirit, with one mind, ftriving together for the faith of the gofpel;

28 And in nothing terrified by your adverfaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of falvation, and that of God.

29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Chrift, not only to believe on him, but alfo to fuffer for his fake;

30 Having the fame conflict which ye faw in me, and now hear to be in me.

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CHA P. II.

F there be therefore any confolation in Chrift, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like minded, having the fame love, being of one accord, of one mind.

3 Let nothing be done through ftrife, or vain glory, but in lowliness of mind let each efteem other better than themselves.

4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jefus :

6 Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God;

7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a fervant, and was made in the likeness of men;

8 And being found in fafhion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the crofs.

Wherefore God alfo hath highly exalted him, and

given him a name which is above every name:

ro That at the name of Jefus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth:

II And that every tongue fhould confefs, that Jefus Chrift is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my prefence only, but now much more in my abfence; work out your own falvation with fear and trembling.

13 For it is God which worketh in you, both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

14 Do all things without murmurings and difputings: 15 That ye may be blamelefs and harmless, the fons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverfe nation, among whom ye fine as lights in the world:

16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Chrift, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the facrifice and fervice of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all.

18 For the fame caufe alfo do ye joy, and rejoice with me.

19 But I truft in the Lord Jefus, to fend Timotheus fhortly unto you, that I alfo may be of good comfort when I know your ftate.

20 For I have no man like minded, who will naturally care for your state.

21 For all feek their own, not the things which are Jefus Chrift's.

22 But ye know the proof of him, that as a fon with the father, he hath ferved with me in the gospel.

23 Him therefore I hope to fend prefently, fofoon as I fhall fee how it will go with me.

24 But I truft in the Lord, that I alfo myfelf fhall come fhortly,

25 Yet I fuppofed it neceffary to fend to you Epaphroditus, my brother and companion in labour, and fellow-foldier, but your meffenger, and he that ministered to my wants.

26 For he longed after you all, and was full of heavinefs, becaufe that ye had heard that he had been fick.

27 For indeed he was fick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me alfo, left I fhould have 8 forrow

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