Duty of wives and husbands. CHAPTER III. Fear God. 17 1 Honour all men. the brotherhood. Honour the king. 18 "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. 19 For this is P thank-worthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. cir. 60. cir 60, Ro.12.10 il Co. 12. Tit. 2. 9. thank. Or, loving to 20 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 it patiently,Or, this is acceptable with God. 21 For even hereunto were ye ver..20. thren. called: because "Christ also sufPMt.5.10. "Col.3.12) fered for us, 'leaving us an ex-Ro. 13. Ep. 4. 32. ample, that ye should follow his Pr.17.13 steps: 22" Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: Lu. 6. 32. 5. the bre ch. 3. 14. 3. 2 Ti. 3. 34. 12. ch. 3. 18. Some read, for 24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteous-you. ness: bby whose stripes ye were healed. 25 For ye were as sheep going astray: but are now returned dunto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. Jn. 13. 5.1J0.2.6. 15. Phi. 2. Pa. 34. 12, &c. Is. 1.16.17 3 Jn. 11. Exhortation to unity and love with them according to know- 9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise, blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, P that ye should inherit a blessing. 10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: 11 Let him eschew evil, and do good: let him seek peace," and ensue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, "and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is t against them that do evil. 13 And who is he that will harm you if ye be followers of that which is good? 147 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye; and be not afraid of their 15 But sanctify the Lord God terror, neither be troubled; in your hearts: and be ready "Is. 53. 9. 1814.19 always to give an answer to eveLu.23.41. He.12.14. ry man that asketh you a reason Jn. 8. 463.9.31. of the hope that is in you, with 2Co.5.21. Ja. 5. 16. meekness and fear. He 4. 15. † Gr. 18.53.7. Mt.27.39. Pr. 16.7. upon. Jn. 8. 48. Ro. 8. 28. 49.He.12. 3. Ro. 12. CHAPTER IIL He teacheth the duty of wives and hus bands to each other, 1, 8 exhorting all men to unity and love, 14 and to suffer persecution. 19 He declareth the benefits of Christ toward the old world. IKEWISE, ye wives, be in Lu23.46 2.19. & LIK subjection to your own hus-Or.com- 14. Ja. 1. bands; that, if any obey not the mitted word, they also may without his cause z19. 8. 12, the word be won by the con- Is. 53 4. 13.Je.1.8. versation of the wives; 56. 11. Jn. 14. 1, Mt. 8. 17. 27. He. 9. 28. Or, to. aRo. 6. 2, corruptible, even the ornament of 24.Jn. 10. Tit. 2. 8. 6 Even as Sarah obeyed Abra-Mt. 18.5 Ro.1.4. dch.2.12 & 4. 6. 16 bHaving a good conscience you, as of evil-doers, they may that, whereas they speak evil of be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. God be so, that ye suffer for 17 For it is better, if the will of well-doing, than for evil-doing. 18 For Christ also hath donce suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death fin the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 19 By which also he went and h preached unto the spirits i in prison; 20 Which sometime were disobedient,kwhen once the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water. 21 "The like figure whereunto, even baptism, doth also now save us, (not the putting away of "the filth of the flesh, Pbut the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: 22 Who is gone into heaven, and do well, and are not afraid with e1 Ti.2.9. ils. 42. 7. is on the right hand of God; "an any amazement. Tit. 2. 3, & 49. 9. & 61. 1. k Ge.6, 3, 5, 13. 1He. 11. 7. "Ge. 7. 7hLikewise, ye husbands, dwell &c. 7.& 8. 18. 2 Pe. 2.5. "Ep. 5. 26. Tit. 3. 5. PRO. fPs. 45. 13. Ro. 2. 29. & 7. 22. 2 Co. 4. 16. Ge. 18. 10, 10. ch. 1. 3. Ps. 110. 1. Ro. 8. 34. Ep. 1. 20. COL 12. 1 Gr. children. hlCo. 7. 3. Ep. 5. 25. Col. 3. 19. 3. L. He. 1. 3. Ro. 8. 38. 1 Co. 15. 24. Ep. 1. 21. 225 He exhorteth the elders Anno part he is evil spoken of, but DOMINI DOMINI on your part he is glorified. cir. 60. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, hor as a busybody in other men's matters. 16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf. He exhorteth them to cease from sinch. 3. 18. 5ch. 2. 20. Mal. 3. 5. 12, 14. FORASMUCH then "as Christ him that is ready ito judge the 6 For, for this cause kwas the gospel preached also to them be judged according to men in that are dead, that they might the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. & 17. 31. 15, 16, 17. 1 Jo. 2.18. 25,26.1 Co 1 17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God; and if it first begin at us, "what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? 18 And if the righteous scarce ly be saved, where shall the un godly and the sinner appear! 19 Wherefore, let them that suffer according to the will of God, commit the keeping of their souls to him in well-doing, as unto a faithful Creator. CHAPTER V. He exhorteth the elders to feed their flocks, 1, 5 the younger to obey, 8 and all to be suber, watchful, and constant in the faith: 9 to resist the cruel adversary the devil. THE elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and ba witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a 2 dFeed the flock ofGod][which partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: is among you, taking the oversight thereof, "not by constraint, but willingly; fnot for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. h 7 But the end of all things is 34. Col. 4. Ps. 33. at hand: be ye therefore 80-2.ch. 1.13. 12.&74.2. ber, and watch unto prayer. & 5. 8. iPhi.3.17. 8 "And above all things have "He.13.1.2 Th. 3. 9. fervent charity among your- Col. 3. 14. 1 Ti. 4. 12. selves: for charity shall co- Pr. 10.12 Tit. 2. 7. 4 And when the chief Shepver the multitude of sins. 1 Co.13.7. He13.20 herd shall appear, ye shall reJa. 5. 20. Co.9.25 9 PUse hospitality one to an- Or, will. 2 Ti. 4. 8.ceive la crown of glory "that other without grudging. PRO12.13 Ja. 1. 12. fadeth not away. 10 Asevery man hath received He. 13. 2. ch. 1. 4. 5 Likewise, ye younger, submit the gift,even so minister the same 92 Co.9.7. Ro12.10 yourselves unto the elder. Yea, one toanother, as good stewards Phi. 2. 14. Ep. 5. 21. all of you be subject one to ano of the manifold grace of God. Phile. 14. Phi. 2 3. ther,and be clothed with humih 11 "If any man speak, let him Ro.12.6. Ja. 4. 6. ty: for "God resisteth the proud, speak as the oracles of God; if Co. 4. 7. Pls.57.15. and Pgiveth grace to the humble. any man minister, let him do it as 45. & 25. 4.Ja. 4.10 fore under the mighty hand of Mat. 24. & 66. 2. 69 Humble yourselves thereof the ability which God giveth: 14,21. Lu. Ps. 37. 5. that God in all things may be 12.42.1 Co & 55. 22. God, that he may exalt you in glorified through Jesus Christ; 4.1,2. Tit. Mat.6.25. due time: to whom be praise and domin-1.7. Lu.12.11, 7 Casting all your care upon ion for ever and ever. Amen. t1Co.12.4.22. Phi.4. him, for he careth for you. 12 Beloved,think it not strange, Ep. 4. 11. He 13.5 8 Be sober, be vigilant; be concerning the fiery trial which "Je.23.22 Ln.21.34 cause your adversary the devil, is to try you, as though some Ro. 12.6 36.1 Th.5. as a roaring lion, walketh about, strangething happened unto you: 7,81 Co|6. ch.4.7. seeking whom he may devour. 13 bBut rejoice, inasmuch as yEp.5.20. &2.2.Lu.9" Whom resist steadfast in Cye are partakers of Christ's suf- ch. 2. 5. 22.31.Re. the faith, knowing that the ferings; dthat, when his glory 1Ti.6.16. 12. 12. same afflictions are accom shall be revealed, ye may be ch. 5. 11. "Ep.6.11, plished in your brethren that glad also with exceeding joy. Re. 1. 6. 13.Ja.4.7. are in the world. 14 If ye be reproached for the 1 Co. 3. Ac 14.22 name of Christ, happy are ye; 13.ch.1 7.1 Th. 3. 3. for the Spirit of glory and of God Ac. 5.41. 2 Ti. 3. 12. ch. 2. 21. resteth upon you. On their Ja. 1 2. Ro.8.17.1 Co.1.9. 2 Co. 1. 7. & 4. 10. Phi. 3. 10. Col. 1. 24. 2 Ti. 2. 12. 1 Ti. 6. 12. ch. 5. 1, 10. Re. 1. 9. dcl. 1. 5, 6. Mat. 5. 11.2 Co. 12. 2Co.4.17 10. Ja. 1. 12. ch. 2. 19, 20, & 3. 14. fch. 2. 12. & 3. 16. ch 1. 6. 3. 10. tJob. 1.7. 10 But the God of all grace. who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus after that ye have suffered a while, "make you perfect, t blish, strengthen, settle you He. 13. 21. Jude 24. b2 Th. 2. 17. &33 CHAPTER I. Anno Anno calling and election sure: for if Confirming them in hope ofthe increase DOMINI DOMINI ye do these things, Pye shall of God's graces, 1, 5 he exhorteth them, by faith, and good works, to make their calling sure: 12 whereof he is careful to remember them, knowing that his death is at hand: 16 and warneth them to be constant in the faith of Christ, who is the true Son of God, by the eye-witness of the apostles beholding his majesty, and by the testimony of the Father, and the prophets. SIMON Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness t of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 b Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye might be fpartakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 66. 66. Pch. 3.17. never fall: 11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundant9 Ro. 15. ly into the everlasting kingdom 14,15.Ph. of our Lord and Saviour Jesus 3.1.ch.3.1 Christ. & 17. 5. 12 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. 13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, 'to membiance; stir you up by putting you in re 14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. 15 Moreover, I will endeavour that ye may be able, after my decease, to have these things always in remembrance. 16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables,when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye-witnesses of his majesty. 17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, a This is my beloved Son, ín whom I am well pleased. Or, by. Ma. 1. 11. 2Co.7.1. &9.7.Lu. 3.22. & 9. f2Co.3.18 35. 5 And besides this, hgiving all Ep. 4. 24. diligence, add to your faith, vir- He.12.10. See Ex. 18 And this voice which came tue; and to virtue, iknowledge; 1 Jo. 3.2.3.5.Jos.5. 6 And to knowledge, temper- Ech. 2.18, 6. 15.Mt.17. from heaven we heard, when we ance; and to temperance, pa- 20. were with him in the holy tience; and to patience, godli-hch. 3.18. 105. Jn.5. CPs. 119. mount. ness; 7 And to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be t barren Inor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was"purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather,brethren,give diligence "to make your ilPe. 3.7. 35. Ga.6.10. dRe.2.28. 1Th.3.12. & 22. 16. Jn. 4. 21.4.4, 6. & 5. 15. 1 See 2Co. †Gr.idle. Ro.12.6. Jn. 15. 2. f2Ti.3.16. Tit. 3. 14. 1Pe. 1.11. 1 Jn. 2. Or, at 9, 11. anytime "Ep.5.26. 52 Sa. 23. He. 9. 14. 2Lu.1.70. 1Jn. 1. 7. Ac. 1. 16. "1J0.3.19 & 3. 18. 19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and d'the day-star arise in your hearts: 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For fthe prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 227 He foretelleth of false teachers, CHAPTER IL He foretelleth them of false teachers, shewing the impiety and punishment both of them and their followers, 1: 7 from which the godly shall be delivered, as Lot was out of Sodom: 10 and more fully describeth the manners of those profane and blasphe. mous seducers, whereby they may be the better known, and avoided. BUT there were false prophets also among the people, even as bthere shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord dthat bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many shall follow their 13. Ep. 1. 7. He 10. 29.1 Pe.l. 18 Re.5.9. and of their punishment. and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; 14 Having eyes full of fadultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: 'an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: 15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of & Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; 16 But was rebuked for his ini quity: the dumb ass, speaking with man's voice, forbade the madness of the prophet. 17 h These are wells without pernicious ways; by reason of Phi. 3. h.Jude12, water, clouds that are carried whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 19. Or, lascivious ways, as some co 1 18. 2 Co. 13. 12. 17, 18. Ti. 6. 5. kAc.2.40. Tit. 1. 11 ch. 1. 4. 82 Co. 2. v. 20. Or, for with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. 18 For when they speak great pies read iJude 16. swelling words of vanity, they f Ro. 16 allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were][clean escaped from them who live in error. 19 While they promise them 1liservants of corruption: for of berty, they themselves are "the whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. 20 For "if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world Pthrough the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled there in, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 17. ch. 1. 16. De. 32. 35. Jude a little, some 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words 8 make merchandise of you: hwhose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. 4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but least them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, "a preacher of righteous-4, 15. ness, "bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;. 6 And Pturning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; 7 And delivered just Lot, vex-7, 23. He. 45. Lu.11. ed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: 8(For that righteous man dwelling among them, 'in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) or, a while, as iJob4. 18. read. Jude 6. IGa. 5.13. Jn.8.44. 1Pe.2.16. Jn. 3.8. m Jn. 8. ILu.8. 31. 34. Ro. Re.20. 2, 15. Ge,7 1, 11.7.1Pe. 3. 20. 6. n Mt. 12. 26. He. 6. 4, &c. & 1 Pe. 3. 10. 26, 27. 19. ch. 1. 4. ch. 3. 6. ver. 18. PGe. 19. Pch. 1. 2. 24.D.; Lu. 12. Nu. 26. 47,48. Jn. 23.Jude7 10. 9 "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of tempta-Ge. tions, and to reserve the unjust 16. unto the day of judgment to be punished: 9.41.&15. 19. 22. r Pr. 26. Ps. 119. 11. 139, 158. Ez. 9. 4. " Ps. 31. 17, 19. 1 Co.10.13. Jude 4, 7,8,10,16. Or, do 10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, self-willed; they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. 11 Whereas "angels, which are minion. greater in power and might, Y Jude 8. bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. || Some 12 But these, as natural brute read, beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things themthat they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own Jude 10. corruption: 13 b And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day-time. dSpots they are them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 21 For it had been better for according to the true proverb, 22 Butitis happened unto them The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and, The sow that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire. CHAPTER III. He assureth them of the certainty of Christ's coning to judgment, against those scorners who dispute against it. 1:8 warning the godly, for the long patience of God, to hasten their repentance, 10 He describeth also the manner how the world shall be destroyed 11 exhorting them, from the expec tation thereof, to all holiness of life: 15 and again, to think the patience of God to tend to their salvation, as Paul wrote to them in his epistles THIS second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which "I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: 2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, band of the commandment of usthe apo tles of the Lord and Saviour: 3 Knowing this first, that there The certainty of shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, "Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly areig. norant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 hWhereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto kfire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and la thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but "is longsuffering to us-ward, "not willing that any should perish, but Pthat all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise; and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what f Ge. 1.6. coming. 1s. 34. 4. ver. 10. 1. He. 11. 3. 2Th. 1. 8. 1 Ti. 2.4. Christ's second comme manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall "be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be and blameless. of him in peace, without spot, diligent "that ye may be found 15 And account that "the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given unto him, hath written unto you; 16 As also in all his epistles, bspeaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. 4 Mt. 24. Ma. 13.17 Ye therefore, beloved, see- Is51.6Mt 24.35.Ma eEp.4.15. 13.31.Ro 1 Pe. 2. 2 8.20. He.1 f2Ti.4.18. 11.Re.20. Re. 1. 6. 18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF CHAPTER I. He describeth the person of Christ, in Jn. 1. 1. 1Jn 15.11. ch. 2. 13. & 16. 24. bJn.1.14.2 Jo. 12. 2Pe.1.16. ch.3.11. 4. 14. Jn. 1.9. Lu24.39 & 8.12.& JL 124.298.12.& 14. 6. 35, 36. with us: and truly kour fellow- 5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that "God is light, and in him is no darkness 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: heard, which we have seen with dJn. 1. 4. our eyes, which we have looked &11.25& ch. 2. 4. upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; Ro16.26 P1C06.11 2 (For dthe life was manifest-1T1. 3. 16. Ep. 1. 7. 7 But if we walk in the light, as ed, and we have seen it, fand ch. 3. 5. He 9. 14. he is in the light, we have fellowbear witness, Band shew unto fJn2 1.24. 1Pe. 1.19. ship one with another, and Pthe you that eternal life bwhich Ac. 2. 32. ch.2.2Re blood of Jesus Christ his Son ch.5.20, 1. 5. was with the Father, and was hJn.1.1.2 91Ki.8.46 8 If we say that we have no cleanseth us from all sin. manifested unto us ;) Jn 17.21 Job 9. 2. the truth is not in us. Ac.4.20. 2Ch.6.36. sin, we deceive ourselves, and 1 Co. 1.9. &15.14& ch. 2. 24. 25. 4. Pr. 20. 9. Ec. 7. 20. Ja. 3. 2. ch. 2. 4. 3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship 229 |