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Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

To be ready to every — As the bee, as soon as ever the sun breaks forth, flies abroad to gather honey and wax. A ready heart maketh riddance of religious duties.

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To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

To speak evil of no man — Unless it be in an ordinance, for the reformation of the unruly; pleasing all in that which is good to edifying.

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For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

For we ourselves also — I Paul, and thou Titus, were as bad as others; let us therefore show all mercy and meekness to others. Aut sumus, aut fuimus, aut possumus esse quod hic est. Either we are or will be or will be able to be who are here.

Serving divers lusts — As the Persian kings were lords of the world, but slaves to their concubines. Captivarum suarum captivi. Plutarch. Roma victrix gentium, captiva vitiorum. O rem miseram! Dominum ferre non potuimus, conservo servimus. Cic. Epist. The Assyrians led away the Egyptians naked and barefoot, Isaiah 20:2 , so doth Satan sinners. Hence, though never so great they are called vile perrons, Arch. A platform, to which one ascends by steps, in front of a church, mansion, or other large building, and upon which the door or doors open; sometimes applied to a double flight of steps ascending to such a front door. ŒD as Antiochus, Daniel 11:21 , because they have as many lords as lusts Felix, at that very time that he trembled before Paul, could not but covet and expect a bribe from him.

Hateful — Gr. στυγητοι , of στυξ . Horrible, as hell itself, or justly odious to others.

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But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

Kindness and love — His native good ness, and his communicated goodness to us, not yet existing, nay, resisting.

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Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

Which we have done — We that are bankrupts in Adam, would yet fain be doing, and think to be saved for a company of poor beggarly duties; as bankrupts will be trading again, thougth but for pins, …

But according to his mercy — God is no merchant; his kingdom is not partum, but paratum He that said, Coelum gratis non accipiam, I will not have heaven on free cost, went without it. (Vega.)

He saved us by the washing of regeneration — So baptism saveth us, 1 Peter 3:21 . It sacramentally saveth, by sealing up salvation to the believer: hence it is called the laver of regeneration. It is a noble question in divinity (saith Mr. Burgess, Vindic. Legis.), seeing regeneration is attributed both to the word and to baptism, how one worketh it differently from the other. Or if both work it, why is not one superfluous?

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Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

Which he shed — Gr. εξεχεεν , Poured out (as it were by pail fulls) his Spirit (the best thing) upon all flesh (the basest thing), Joel 2:28 .

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That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Be made heirs — Not purchasers; all is of free grace. Horreo quicquid de meo est, ut sim meus. Paul was a most constant preacher of grace. (Bernard. Augustine.)

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This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

That thou affirm constantly — Be well settled in it thyself, and avouch and aver it confidently to others; being ready to make it good, if questioned, Διαβεβαιουσθαι .

Be careful — Bend their wits, and beat their brains, φροντιζωσι .

To maintain good works — To exceed and excel others in their honest functions and faculties; to be their crafts masters, to bear away the bell from all that are of the same trade or profession. This was Cicero’s study, to be best at anything he ever undertook: should it not then be a believer’s? Αιεν αριστευειν και υπειροχον εμμεναι αλλων, παντων κρατιστον . (Plutarch.)

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