For witnessing the vocation of the Gentils, as being the Apostle of the Gentils, he is in
prison: 13. wherein the Gentils therfore haue cause to reioyce, rather then to shrinke. So
he saith, 14. and also praith to God (who is Almightie) to confirme their inward man, though the
outward be infirmed by persecution.
1. FOR this cause, I Paul the prisoner of Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ Christ, for you Gentils:
2. if yet you haue heard the dispensation of the grace of God, which is giuen me
toward you.
3. because according to reuelation the sacrament was made knowen to me, as I haue
written before in briefe:
4. according as you reading may vnderstand my wisedom in the mysterie of Christ,
5. which vnto other Generations was not knowen to the sonnes of men, as now it is
reuealed to his holy Apostles, and Prophets in the Spirit.
6. The Gentils to be coheires and concorporate and comparticipant of his promise in
Christ Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ by the Ghospel:
7. wherof I am made a Minister according to the guift of the grace of God, which is
giuen me according to the operation of his power.
8. To me
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1. Cor. 15,9.
the least of al the Saints is giuen this grace, among the Gentils to euangelize
the vnsearcheable riches of Christ,
9. & to illuminate al men what is the dispensation of the sacrament hidden
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ἀπὸ τῶν α ώνων.
That is, for euer before.
from
worlds in God, who created al things:
10. that the manifold wisedom of God, may be notified to the Princes & Potestates in
the Celestials by the Church,
11. according to the
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That is, the eternal præfinitnio.
prefinition of worlds, which he made in Christ Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ our Lord.
12. In whom we haue affiance and accesse in confidence by the faith of him.
13.
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The Epistle vpon the 16. Sunday after Pentecost.
For the which cause I desire that you faint not in my tribulations for you, which
is your glorie.
14. For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ Christ,
15. of whom al paternitie in the Heauens and in earth is named,
16. that he giue you according to the riches of his glorie, power to be fortified by
his Spirit in the inner man.
17. Christ
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Christ dwelleth in vs by his guifts, and we be iust by those his guifts remaining
and resident in vs, & not by Christes proper iustice only, as the Heretikes affirme.
to dwel by faith in your harts rooted and founded
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Not faith only must be in vs, but charitie which accomplisheth al vertues.
in charitie,
18. that you may be able to comprehend with al the Saints, what is the bredth, and
length, and height and depth,
19. to know also the charitie of Christ, surpassing knowledge, that you may be filled
vnto al the fulnes of God.
20. And
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Ro. 16,25.
to him that is able to doe al things more aboundantly then we desire or
vnderstand, according to the power that worketh in vs:
21. to him be glorie in the CHVRCH, and in Christ Iᴇꜱᴠꜱ, vnto al Generations
world without end. Amen.