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4. The fourth thing in Glory is dignity and honor, they shall reign as kings. Therefore the Saints glorified are said to have their insignia Regalia, their ensigns of royalty, their white robes and their crown (2 Timothy 4:7). Caesar after his victories, in token of honor had a…

Nor can there be any surfeit at this feast, because a fresh course will be continually served in: new and fresh delights will spring from God; therefore the tree of life in Paradise is said to bear twelve sorts of fruit (Revelation 22:2). 8. Believers at Death shall gain honor a…

Let the wind and storms be up, and the Church almost covered with waves, yet Christ is in the ship of the Church, and so long there is no danger of shipwreck. Nor will Christ only defend his Church as he is King, but deliver it (2 Timothy 4:17), He delivered me out of the mouth…

Ministers are by virtue of their office to glorify God. 1. They must glorify God by laboring in the word and doctrine (2 Timothy 4:1): I charge you before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead: Preach the word, be instant in season, out of season…

It is true every Christian is not a martyr, but he has a spirit of martyrdom in him. He has a disposition of mind to suffer, if God call him to it (2 Timothy 4:6). [illegible], I am ready to be offered up: not only the sufferings were ready for Paul, but he was ready for the suf…

Before I come to the full handling and discussing this great point, let me first clear the sense of it, which I shall first do by way of concession or grant. When I say believers do persevere, first I grant that such as are so only in possession, may fall away (2 Timothy 4:10);…

How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God. How many have been cast away upon these golden sands (2 Timothy 4:10), as Demas? What a wonder any soul perseveres in religion, that the earth does not choke the fire of all good affections?

That God does deliver his children out of troubles (Psalm 22:4): Our Fathers trusted in you, they trusted, and you delivered them. 2 Timothy 4:17: And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion, namely, from Nero. Psalm 66:11-12: You laid affliction upon our loins, but you bro…

When the destroying angel has been abroad, and shot his deadly arrow of pestilence, God has kept off the arrow that it has not come near us. 4. God shows mercy in delivering us (2 Timothy 4:17): And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion, namely Nero. God has restored us f…

Sleidan says, the Protestants in France had a church which they called Paradise; as if they thought themselves in Paradise, while they had God's presence in his sanctuary. The soul that loves God, loves his appearing (2 Timothy 4:8). It will be a glorious appearing to the saints…

Some come to the word preached, not so much to get grace, as to enrich themselves with notions. Itching ears, (2 Timothy 4:3). Austin confesses that before his conversion, he went to hear St. Ambrose rather for his eloquence, than the spirituality of the matter.

(8.) Sins of apostasy are more heinous than others. Demas forsook the truth (2 Timothy 4:10), and afterwards became a priest in an idol temple, says Dorotheus. To fall is a sin, but to fall away is a greater sin.

4. It is the root of perjury (2 Timothy 3:3): Men shall be 〈in non-Latin alphabet〉, covetous, and it follows 〈in non-Latin alphabet〉, truce-breakers: Love of silver will make men take a false oath, and break a just oath. 5. It is the spring of apostasy (2 Timothy 4:10): Demas ha…

13. The Thirteenth Fruit of love is, To long for Christ's appearing. 2 Timothy 4.8. Henceforth there is a Crown of Righteousness laid up for me, and not for me only, but for them which love Christ's appearing.

Question. David uses imprecations against his enemies, in which he prays for their utter confusion, as Psalm 59 and Psalm 109, etc. The like is done by Paul (Galatians 5:12; 2 Timothy 4:14) and Peter (Acts 8:20), though afterwards he mitigates his execration. But how could they…

Schools, they are as seminaries to God's church, without which the church falls to decay: because they serve to make supply of ministers. 3. Thirdly, we are to desire, that the Lord would hasten the second coming of Christ, as the saints in heaven pray, Come Lord Jesus, come qui…

O Christian, shake off envy, as Paul did the viper. God has made you more excellent than others, he has given you better riches and preferment; they have a golden apple, you have a crown (2 Timothy 4:7). God keeps the best wine till last; let this divine harp drive away the evil…

Objection 7. (2 Timothy 4:8) Everlasting life is termed a crown, and a crown of righteousness to be given of a just judge: therefore man for his part by his works deserves the same. Answer: Everlasting life is called a crown only in resemblance.

When sufferings for religion grow hot, then blessed is he that is not offended in Christ. Troubles are then at a height: first, when a man's nearest friends and relations forsake and leave him — Micah 7:5-6; 2 Timothy 4:16; second, when it comes to resisting unto blood — Hebrews…

(Psalm 130:6): My soul waits for the Lord, more than they that watch for the morning. So Hezekiah (Isaiah 38:3); Paul (2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Timothy 4:7-8; 1 Corinthians 15:9-10). And others have set out in its colors the image of Christ in itself; but not as leaving out Christ,…

There is both Word and Writ, and from a land where there can be no lies, from heaven, blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, that they may rest from their labors, [illegible] that the travelers may over-rest, or exceedingly breathe, and refresh or comfort themselves after mu…

So that see how much help the Church of God has had by these writings, so that they have found much comfort in them. And these writings have been the foundation of the faith of God's people, from that time to the world's end, they have ever yielded matter to the ministers of the…

So that if we cut at a scanting with God, and will part with some lusts and corruptions, but not with others, then will God cut you short of all your hopes of eternal life: and it was upon the same terms that Herod fell short of Christ (Mark 6:10; Luke 3:18), he had done many th…

But remember, he does but offer you worldly things to deprive you of heavenly. 2. To draw us to some open sin for the world's sake, as here he tempted Christ to idolatry, and Demas to defection from the faith (2 Timothy 4:10): "Demas has forsaken us, having loved this present wo…

Satan is a loser and you a gainer by temptations, wherein you have approved your fidelity to God: as a man holds a stick the faster when another seeks to wrest it out of his hands. 5. The more we resist Satan the greater will our reward be (2 Timothy 4:7-8): I have fought a good…

Although I contend not about it as being a certainty: but I do only bring conjectures. This Demas of which he makes mention, is the same without doubt whom he complains afterward to have forsaken him, 2 Timothy 4:10. When he speaks of the household Church of Nymphas, let us reme…

He that is such a one, teaches the word and attends upon his office faithfully, without any worldly respect, that is, without regard of glory or gain, without the strength, wisdom or authority of any man. He leans not to the praise of other men, for he has it in himself (2 Timot…

Paul here shows his apostolic care and fervent zeal which he bears to the church: so that in disputing and confuting he intermixes sometimes gentle exhortations, and sometimes he chides sharply, according to his own rule given to Timothy. Preach (says he) the word: be instant in…

And therefore this judgment is seldom pronounced upon any. We find but one example in the New Testament: Paul accursed Alexander the Coppersmith (2 Timothy 4:14). And the Church afterward accursed Julian the Emperor.

And three things cause a lameness or feebleness in this foot, the lust of the eye, that is covetousness; the lust of the flesh, and pride of life. The third duty is, that we must run the race from the beginning to the end, and finish our course, so as we may apprehend life everl…

5. All reproofs must so be administered, as that the party reproved may be brought to a true sight of his sin: as also to a lively sense and feeling thereof, and so to a compunction of heart, by reason of it, and of the wrath of God, which attends upon him for his sin; For the p…

Christ therefore shows that, at his coming, the light of joy will arise on his disciples, that they may rejoice in the approaching salvation, while the wicked are overwhelmed with terror. Accordingly, Paul distinguishes them by this mark, that they wait for the day or coming of…

But we have another reply to offer, which is still more clear; for we do not deny that a reward is promised to good works, but maintain that it is a reward of grace, because it depends on adoption. Paul boasts (2 Timothy 4:8) that a crown of righteousness is laid up for him; but…

I know whom I have believed; and I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him, against that day. 2 Timothy 4:7-8. I have fought a good fight; I have finished my course; I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousnes…

For ye remember brethren, our labor and travail, laboring night and day.—Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and justly, and unblamably we behaved ourselves among you.' And such experiences as these, they were, that this blessed Apostle chiefly comforted himself in the c…

And what I beseech you is the work of an Evangelist, but to preach the Evangel, or good tidings of peace? So, as St. Paul herein gives no other charge to his Timothy, than in 2 Timothy 4:2: Preach the Word, be instant in season and out of season — and this you say and urge, to b…

Some interpret this, as an addition to the common calamity of those times: they should be so evil, that wise men would hold their peace. The Apostle prophesies of such times, wherein men will not endure sound doctrine (2 Timothy 4:3), in religion: and such times may be, wherein…

Paul does the same for himself, Galatians 2:20. Christ loved M E and gave himself FOR ME, 2 Timothy 4:8. There is laid up for me a Crown of righteousness, which God the righteous judge shall give me at that day.

5. Even the thoughts of this second coming, which flow from the faith thereof, long before it comes, will be refreshing to the believer. 6. It's peculiar to the believer to be delighted with, and to be longing for Christ's second coming; for, it agrees with this relation the Bri…

And as they must be able to teach, so they must be diligent in teaching: A necessity is laid upon them, and woe to them if they preach not the gospel, as the apostle speaks (1 Corinthians 9:16). They ought to be instant in season, and out of season (2 Timothy 4:2): Preach the wo…

Indeed, many began to be very nice and wanton, and the Gospel was not relished, unless it were served up with such neatness and dressings, in which some ministers possibly did too much endeavor to please themselves and the people, and then the sauce was more relished than the fo…

The world hindered the young man from following Christ: he went away sorrowful: whereupon, says our Savior, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God (Luke 18:24)? Demas's religion lay buried in the earth (2 Timothy 4:10). Demas has forsaken me, having…

"And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark;" and Acts 13:5. "And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John to their minister;" and, 2 Timothy 4:11. "Only Luk…

And even as the surviving Birds for a little time seemed to stand affrighted, peeping after their companions, and then as busie as ever to their meat again: Iust so it fares with the careless inconsiderate world, who see others daily dropping into eternity round about them, and…

Thus the Apostle instructs his Timothy. Reprove, rebuke, exhort, but do it with long suffering, with all long suffering (2 Timothy 4:2). And even they that oppose, instruct, says he, with meekness: if God perhaps will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth (chapt…

When we are under afflictions, we should be more solicitous that we do not offend God, that he would keep us from murmuring and dishonoring his name, than we should be about our ease and safety; for this is to prevent the judgment of the temptation. This was Paul's comfort when…

2. It does endanger our everlasting hopes and concernments, and therefore it is the greatest evil. All afflictions do but reach our temporal, but sin reaches our eternal concernments; and therefore the Apostle promises himself this kind of deliverance, as that which was most wor…

Secondly; We beg the continuance of it, that he would maintain this kingdom in our heart, and preserve us in this state; for those which can call God Father, are still to say, Your Kingdom come. It is not enough to go to Christ to begin it, but to carry it on, and to keep and pr…

3. This satiety reveals itself by our affections, too novel opinions, and erroneous conceits. (2 Timothy 4:3) The time will come that they will not endure sound doctrine, having itching ears, and shall turn away their [reconstructed: ears] from the truth, and shall be turned to…

By an inordinate respect to worldly interests, we are sure to miscarry. A man governed by lusts, will be at uncertainty, according as he is swayed by the fear or favor of men, or his carnal hopes (2 Timothy 4:10), Demas has forsaken us, having loved this present world. If a man…