nothing terrified by your adversaries, which is to them an evident token of perdition: but to you of salvation, and that of God: for unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ: not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake.— But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord for whom have I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by

Phil i. 27-29.

faith. That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death. Thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, charity, patience, persecutions, afflictions, which I endured, but out of them all, the Lord delivered me. Yea and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But call to remembrance the former days, in which after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions; partly, whilst ye were made a gazing stock, both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used. For

Phil. iii. 7-10. 2 Tim. iii. 10-12.

ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods; knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance : cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and he that shall come, will come, and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him: but we are not of them who draw back unto perdition, but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.-By faith Moses when he was come to years, reHeb. x. 32-39.

fused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God: than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt. And others had trial of cruel mockings, and scourgings; yea, moreover of bonds, and imprisonment : they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheep skins and goat skins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; of whom the world was not worthy they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens, and caves of the earth, These all having obtained a good report through

Heb. xi. 21-39.

faith. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied, and faint in your minds. -For what glory is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults ye shall take it patiently? But if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take

Heb. xii. 1-3.