2 Corinthians 4

2 Corinthians 4:1

AS wee have,] namely at the Lords hands, who hath called us to this office of Apostles notwithstanding our unworthines We faint not,] wee strengthen our selves by faith in our ministery, though it be contemned by some, and hated by others.

2 Corinthians 4:2

The hidden things,] namely feares, faigning, and dissimulations, which those men use that are ashamed of what they doe, daring not to appeare in the cleare light, this hath a relation to the contemptNot walking,] namely to eschew the other evill of hatred, I have not used any dissimulation or craft, to gaine mens favours.

2 Corinthians 4:3

To them,] the Italian, Amongst them,] namly those who have no part in eternall salvation; whereof there are two kindes: the one have not knowne the Gospell: the others have had it preached unto them: but they being blinded by the devill who possesseth their hearts, have rejected it through incredulitie, 2 Thessalonians 1:8.

2 Corinthians 4:4

The God,] namely the Devill, chiefe of the of the reprobates, who in this corrupted world usurpes Gods honour and domination: to whose motions all the faction of the wicked yeelds obedience, as to their god, against the true God: and to whom also all false worships have a relation, 1 Corinthians 10:20 Of the glorious,] wherein is manifested the Majestie of Christs person and Kingdome, the Soveraigne excellencie of his benefits, and the divine vertue of his operations Who is.] in whose person, works and word, God who is incomprehensible to man, reveales himselfe to salvation.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For Jesus sake,] Namely to gaine you unto him, to establish his Kingdome in you and 〈◊〉 cause him to bee acknowledged served and glorified by you.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God,] Christ is the only subject of my preaching for the great gift of light and of the spirit which we Apostles have, was conferred upon us to none other end Who commanded,]who by his Almightie word, created the light whilst all things were yet in darkenesse In our hearts,] which even as the first masse of the world was naturally deprived of all heavenly light, whereby all matter of glory is taken away from us To give the light,] first 〈◊〉 us Apostles and then by us, to others In the fact,] namely in Iesus Christ, revealed, and fully made knowne by the Gospell.

2 Corinthians 4:7

Treasure,] namely of divine light: H〈…〉 seemes to make an allusion to the Historie of Iudg. 7. 16 In earthen,] namely in our persons, which are fraile vessells, and weake instruments, which God hath made choice of for so high an office, to make it appeare that the efficacie of the Gospell proceedeth from him and not from men. See 1 Corinthians 2:5. 2 Corinthians 12:9.

2 Corinthians 4:8

Wee are,] by superaddition besides our naturall weakenesse, enduring from men all manner of calamities in which the Lord doth notwithstanding miraculously hold us up.

2 Corinthians 4:10

Bearing,] being laden with afflictions and miseries proper to all Christs members, to make them conformable to him their head, by which afflictions theit poore life is consumed, and at the last brought to nothing That the life,] to the end that after wee have suffered with him, and for him, he may also make us partakers of his glorious vertue, at the blessed resurrection.

2 Corinthians 4:11

Our mortal,] Namely as it is in this life, which notwithstanding shall put on immortalitie in the everlasting life, 1 Corinthians 15:53-54.

2 Corinthians 4:12

So then,] at this time I doe principally taste of the conformitie to Christs death: in the afflictions which I suffer for him: whereas you seeme to be pa takers only of his life and glory, being free from all calamities, stored with all manner of blessing and happinesse.

2 Corinthians 4:13

The same,] the same faith as you have; created by the same spirit, notwithstanding the diversitie of our outward state. See Romans 1:12. 2 Peter 1:1 Speake,] wee make free profession of the Gospell, wee preach it openly, and wee glory in God, and call upon him with confidence.

2 Corinthians 4:14

Shal prevent us,] the Italian, Shall cause us to appeare,] before his face in the everlasting glory With you,] in the communion of the same blessed life: though the state of this present life have been very different.

2 Corinthians 4:15

For all,] he gives a reason for his assured confidence of being their fellow in glory, after his sufferings. Namely because that labouring in those sufferings for their salvation, there was no reason but that hee himselfe should have part in the benefit thereof.

2 Corinthians 4:16

For,] the hope of eternall life which shall follow after our present afflictions, as a certaine re¦ward, is that which keeps us in a perpetuall and untited vigour Our light,] in respect of the excellen¦cie, the infinitenesse and the eternitie of the heavenly glory, Romans 8:18 Worketh for us,] that is to say it shal at last be crowned in us with that infinite glory, which wee doe even in this world lively apprehend by faith: which draweth us away from all manner of consideration, love, and esteeme of the things of this world, to settle our heart wholly upon heavenly things.