30 Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding 22 his life, to "supply" your lack of service toward me.

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1 He warneth them to beware of the false teachers of the circumcision, 4 showing that himself hath greater cause than they to trust in the righteousness of the law: 7 which notwithstanding he counteth as dung and loss, to gain Christ and his righteousness, 12 therein acknowledging his own imperfection: 15 he exhorteth them to be thus minded, 17 and to imitate him, 18 and to decline the ways of carnal Christians.

FINALLY, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous,' but for you it is safe

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acknowledge ye them that are such. GAL. vi. 6: Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. 1 THES. V. 12, 13: We beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; and to esteem them very highly in love for their works' sake. 1 TIM. v. 17: Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. HEB. xiii. 7, 17: Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation. Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves for they watch for your souls.

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1 COR. xvi. 17: That which was lacking on your part they have supplied. PHI. iv. 10: But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.

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See on ROM. xii. 12; and on LUKE, i. 46, 47.

2 PET. i. 12-15: Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath showed me. Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

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2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.2

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3 For we are the 'circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more :

5 * Circumcised the eighth day, of the 'stock 3

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© Isa. lvi. 10, 11: His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. GAL. v. 15: If ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. REV. xxii. 15: For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

d Ps. cxix. 115: Depart from me, ye evil doers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. 2 COR. xi. 13: Such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

e See on ACTs, xv. 1.

See on ACTS, vii. 51.

JOHN, iv. 23, 24: The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. Rom. vii. 6: But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

h GAL. vi. 14: But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

12 COR. xi. 18, 21: Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also. I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.

* GEN. xvii. 12: He that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations. See on ROM. xi. 1.

of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a " Pharisee;

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6 Concerning" zeal, persecuting the Church; P touching the righteousness which is in 5 the law, I blameless.

7 But what things were 'gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of

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m See on ACTS, xxiii. 6.

" ACTs, xxii. 3: I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. GAL. i. 13, 14: For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the Church of God, and wasted it and profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions my fathers.

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PROM. X. 3, 5: For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

LUKE, i. 6: And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

MAT. xiii. 44: The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

JER. ix. 23, 24: Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD. 1 COR. ii. 2: For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. See on JOHN, xvii. 3.

Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

9 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 faith :

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12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

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t Roм. x. 3, 15: The words under ver. 6.

"ROм. ix. 30: What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. do. x. 6: But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above.) See on Roм. i. 17.

V ROм. iv. 25: Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

ROM. vi. 3-5: Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection. See on Acтs, xiv. 22.

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* Acts, xxvi. 7: Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.

Y 1 TIM. vi. 12: Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life.

7 See on HEB. xiii. 21.

13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended but this one thing I do," forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

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15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, * be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us i mind the same thing.10

9 And (according to the mark appointed) I press to the reward of the high calling, &c. Cr. By the goal I hasten to the prize of the supernal calling, &c. Ham. 10 let us proceed by one rule, that we may be of one accord. Co. Ma. Cr. let us be unanimous; let us walk by the same rule. Wh.

Ps. xlv. 10: Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house. LUKE, ix. 62: No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. 2 COR. v. 16: Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.

c1 Cor. ix. 24, 26: So run, that ye may obtain. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly. HEB. vi. 1: Leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection.

d2 TIM. iv. 7, 8: I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. HEB. xii. 1: Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.

e See on ROм. i. 7.

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GAL. v. 10: I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

h GAL. vi. 16: As many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy.