Wesley [1755], EXPLANATORY NOTES UPON The New Testament. By JOHN WESLEY, M.A. Late Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford (Printed by William Bowyer, LONDON) [word count] [B17100].
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1 For this cause note I Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
(Seeing ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God,
2 given me
to you ward, note That by revelation he made known to me the mystery: note
3
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as I wrote before in few words,
4 By reading which ye may understand
my knowledge in the mystery of Christ:
5 Which in other note ages was not
made known to the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed to the
holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,
6 That the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, note
and of the same body, and joint-partakers of his promise by Christ
through the gospel,
7 Of which I have been made a minister, according
to the gift of the grace of God note given to me by the effectual working of
his power.
8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints is this
grace given, note to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of
Christ.
9 And to let all men see, what is the fellowship of the mystery, note
which was hidden from the beginning of the world by God, who created
all things by Jesus Christ:
10 That the manifold wisdom of God might
now be made known by the church note to the principalities and powers in
heavenly places,
11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed
in Christ Jesus our Lord,
12 By whom we have note boldness and access with
confidence through faith in him.
13 Wherefore I intreat you not to faint
at my afflictions for you, which is your glory. note
14 For this cause I bow my
knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 (Of whom note the whole
16 family in heaven and earth is named) That he would give you according
to the riches of his glory, note to be strengthened with might by his
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Spirit in the inner man, That Christ may dwell note in your heart by faith:
17
That being rooted and grounded note in love,
18 ye may be able to comprehend
with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height,
And to know note the love of Christ which passeth knowledge,
19 that ye may
be filled with all the fulness of God.
20 Now to him note that is able to do
exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the
power that worketh in us,
21 To him be glory in the church note by Christ
Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
Wesley [1755], EXPLANATORY NOTES UPON The New Testament. By JOHN WESLEY, M.A. Late Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford (Printed by William Bowyer, LONDON) [word count] [B17100].
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