Our apostle having, in the foregoing chapter, entered upon an exhortation to the practice of relative duties, particularly of subjects towards their rulers, and of servants towards their masters, he continues here his exhortation to husbands and wives in the former part of this chapter, beginning fi... [ Continue Reading ]
Our apostle's next advice, here given to wives, is concerning their attire; this is laid down, first, negatively, what it should not be, not an outward adorning, attended with great curiousity and exactness in dressing the body with plaited hair, gold chains, gay and gaudy apparel, and such like. Wh... [ Continue Reading ]
Our apostle in these two verses enforces the exhortation and advice given to women in the foregoing verses, namely, to attire themselves with outward modesty and inward meekness, by. twofold argument: 1. From the example of holy women in general under the Old Testament, whose praise is in the scrip... [ Continue Reading ]
Next our apostle proceeds to direct and exhort husbands to the practice of their respective duties; the general and comprehensive duty of the husband here mentioned is cohabitation, under which all matrimonial duties are contained: DWELL WITH YOUR WIVES ACCORDING TO KNOWLEDGE; that is, as becomes wi... [ Continue Reading ]
Our apostle having finished his exhortation to relative duties, namely, of husbands and wives, masters and servants, magistrates and subjects, he now enters upon another subject, namely, that of sufferings, showing us. prudential way and manner how to avoid sufferings, that they may not come upon us... [ Continue Reading ]
As if the apostle had said, "Though following that which is good be, generally speaking,. sure and certain way to keep you from harm, yet should it so happen, that notwithstanding all your piety and prudence, you should suffer for well-doing, ye are happy and not miserable; therefore be not afraid o... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT SANCTIFY THE LORD GOD IN YOUR HEARTS;-- This phrase in scripture imports, 1. firm belief of God's Almighty power, that he can protect from sufferings; and. full affiance in his goodness and providence, that he will do it, if it be good for us. 2. It is from the heart to own and believe the trut... [ Continue Reading ]
Here our apostle adds his advice to Christians, that they silence and put to shame their adversaries, by their holy conversation, together with their rational disputations: he bade them in the former verse be always ready to make. profession of their faith, and TO RENDER. REASON OF THEIR HOPE; here... [ Continue Reading ]
These words are brought in as. strong argument, why Christians that suffer wrongfully should bear it patiently; it was our Saviour's own case; he that had perfect innocency and unspotted righteousness, suffered in the severest manner for us that were unrighteous, that he might reconcile us to God, B... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe here, 1. The type and the anti-type, the ark and baptism; their salvation from the deluge, by the ark, prefigureth our salvation from God's wrath by baptism. As all that were without the ark perished, and all within the ark were saved; so all that are ingrafted into Christ by faith, whereof... [ Continue Reading ]
Our apostle having in the close of the former verse, spoken of the resurrection of Christ, and of the benefits which we receive thereby, he makes mention in this verse, 1. Of his going into heaven, there to dispatch all that remained to be done for the completing the salvation of his people. 2. He... [ Continue Reading ]