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thiness of the flesh and spirit, per- | fecting holiness in the fear of God, 2 Cor. vii. 1. And this also we wish, even your perfection, xiii. 9. Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you, 11. According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love, Eph. i. 4. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded, Phil. iii. 13 15. Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus, Col. i. 28. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power, ii. 10. Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God, iv. 12. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified, Heb. x. 14. Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. xiii. 20, 21. Let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing, Jam. i. 4. But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy, 1 Pet. i. 15, 16. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered awhile, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you, v. 10. Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither

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known him, 1 John iii. 6. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him and he cannot sin, because he is born of God, 9. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world, iv. 17. We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not, v. 18.

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c See parallels on last clause ver. 16.

CHAP. VI.-VER. 1.

Προσέχετε τὴν ἐλεημοσύνην ὑμῶν μὴ ποιεῖν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, πρὸς τὸ θεαθῆναι αὐτοῖς· εἰ δὲ μήγε, μισθὸν οὐκ ἔχετε παρὰ τῷ πατρὶ ὑμῶν τῷ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.

Take heed that ye do not your *alms before men, to be seen of them botherwise ye have no reward tof your Father dwhich is in heaven.

*Or, righteousness.
+ Or, with, &c.

a Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven, Matt. v. 16. And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance : for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward, vi. 5. 16. But all their works they do for to be seen of men: They make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, xxiii. 5. Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation, 14. Even so ye outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres

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of the righteous, And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets, 28-30. And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin, 2 Kings x. 16. 31. And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness, Ezek. xxxiii. 31. Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves? Žech. vii. 5, 6. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied ; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive, xiii. 4. And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God, Luke xvi. 15. How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only? John v. 44. For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God, xii. 43. As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised ; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh, Gal. vi. 12, 13.

b For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the Publicans the same? Matt. v. 46. That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret, himself shall reward thee openly, vi. 4. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth

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a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward, x. 41, 42. For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works, xvi. 27. And the King shall answer, and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. xxv.40. For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the Gospel is committed unto me. What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the Gospel, I may make the Gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the Gospel, 1 Cor. ix. 17, 18. For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister, Heb. vi. 10. Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward, xi. 26. Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward, 2 John 8.

See parallels on third clause of ver. 16. ch. v.

d See parallels on last clause of ver. 16. ch. v.

VER. 2.

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love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward, Matt. vi. 5. Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance : for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward, 16. Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye, vii. 5. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, xv. 7. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day; for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? xvi. 3. But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? xxii. 18. And shall cut him asunder, and shall appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, xxiv. 51. Therefore the LORD shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still, Isa. ix. 17. I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets, x. 6. He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, Mark vii. 6. Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye, Luke vi. 42. Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? xii. 56. The Lord then answered him, and said,

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Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? xiii. 15.

c And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, Matt. xxiii. 6. And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts, Mark xii. 39. Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets, Luke xi. 43. Beware of the Scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts, xx. 46.

d Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God, 1 Sam. xv. 30. I receive not honour from men. How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only, John v. 41. 44. He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory : but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him, vii. 18. Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ, 1 Thes. ii. 6.

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VER. 3.

Σοῦ δὲ ποιοῦντος ἐλεημοσύνην, μὴ γνώτω ἀριστερά σου τί ποιεῖ ἡ δεξιά σου·

But when thou doest alms, a let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

a And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the Priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them, Matt. viii. 4. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it, ix. 30. He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets, xii. 19. And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the Priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them, Mark i. 44. For there is no man that doeth any thing

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MATT. VI. 4, 5.

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a See parallels on third clause, ver. 16. ch. v.

b But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly, Matt. vi. 6. That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly, 18. Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress, Ps. xvii. 3.

Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart, xliv. 21. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising; thou understand est my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying-down, and art acquainted with all my ways. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee, cxxxix. 1—3. 12. I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings, Jer. xvii. 10. Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD, Xxiii. 24. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do, Heb. iv. 13. And I will kill her chil ̓ dren with death ; and all the churches shall know that I am he which search eth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works, Rev. ii. 23.

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VER. 5.

Καὶ ὅταν ωροσεύχῃ, οὐκ ἔσῃ ὥσπερ οἱ ὑποκριταί· ὅτι φιλοῦσιν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καὶ ἐν ταῖς γωνίαις τῶν πλατειῶν ἑστῶτες προσεύχεσθαι, ὅπως ἂν φανῶσι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις. Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι ἀπέχουσι τὸν μισθὸν αὑτῶν.

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love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened, Matt. vii. 7,8. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest, ix. 38. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer believing, ye shall receive, xxi. 22. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray, Ps. v. 2. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice, lv. 17. O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come, Ps. lxv. 2. O come, let us worship and bow down let us kneel before the LORD our maker, xcv. 6. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight, Prov. xv. 8. Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon, Isa. lv. 6, 7. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you, Jer. xxix. 12. Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime, Dan. vi. 10. And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said,OLORD, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments, ix. 4. And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint, Luke xviii. 1. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name : ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy |

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may be full, John xvi. 24. Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints, Eph. vi. 18. Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds, Col. iv. 2, 3. Pray without ceasing, 1 Thess. v. 17. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much, James v. 15, 16. b Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation, Matt. xxiii. 14. For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call upon God? Job xxvii. 8-10. went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a Publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this Publican, Luke xviii. 10, 11. Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation, xx. 47.

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And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, Matt. xxiii. 6. And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the Scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the market places, Mark xii. 38. Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets, Luke xi. 43.

VER. 6.

Σὺ δὲ ὅταν προσεύχῃ, εἴσελθε εἰς τὸ ταμιεῖον σου, καὶ κλείσας τὴν θύραν σου, προσευξαι τῷ πατρὶ σου τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ· καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυπτῶ ἀποδώσει σοι ἐν τῷ φανερῷ.

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