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A35813	The analysis of all the epistles of the New Testament wherein the chiefe things of every particular chapter are reduced to heads, for help of the memory, and many hard places explained, for the help of the understanding / by John Dale ...	Dale, John, b. 1618 or 19.	1657 (1657)	Wing D124; ESTC R17319	68,172	227

presence of their Masters not onely to be eye-servers in working onely whilst their Master lookes on v. 6 7. And to this they are encouraged by a promise that God will be a better Paymaster to them for it then their Masters v. 8. 4. Of Masters to their Servants who are commanded 1. Not to be too severe to them v. 9. But 2. Gentle as knowing that they are Servants to God as well as Masters to Servants ibid. 2. To the maine Christian duty of spirituall warfare v. 11. wherein he tells them 1. Their Enemies i. Satan and wicked men v. 12. 2. Their Armes 1. Defensive 1. Girdle of truth v. 14. 2. Breastplate of righteousnesse i. a good conscience ibid. 3. The Shoes of Gospell-comfort against the stormes of persecution V. 15. 4. The Sheild of faith v. 16. 5. The Helmet of salvation v. 17. 6. Prayer 1. For the whole Church 2. For him who was a prisoner that he might preach the Word boldly v. 19. 2. Offensive i. the Sword of the Word v. 17. 3. Their posture courage and diligence v. 13. 3. His Care to acquaint them with his state and condition by sending Tychicus to them who was 1. To tell them how he did doe v. 22. 2. To exhort them not to grieve too much for his imprisonment ibid. 4. His usuall Conclusion with a prayer and blessing upon them v. 23 24. The Analysis of the Epistle of Saint PAUL to the PHILIPPIANS CHAP. I. After his wonted Salutation v. 1 2. The Apostle 1. Praiseth them 1. For their constancy in their profession of the Gospell v. 5. in his absence which was his joy v. 4. 2. For their sticking close to him 1. In his suffering for the Gospell 2. In his acting for it v. 7. 2. Prayeth for them 1. For their knowledge and this 1. Speculative 2. Practicall and experimentall v. 9. 2. For their unblameable carriage 1. To God 2. To men v. 10. 3. For their piety in doing good workes v. 11. 3. Relates the state and condition in which he was in viz. his imprisonment at Rome whereof he telleth the effect 1. In respect of others who were converted and made more resolute by his suffering whereby the Gospell did the more increase v. 12 13 14. 2. In respect of himselfe who 1. Bore patiently 1. His imprisonment 2. The preaching of the false Prophets to draw the people from him v. 15 16. 2. Was ready to suffer more for Christ whom he was confident to gain by both in life and death v. 20 21. 4. He sheweth his love of them and their welfare in the desire of the continuance of his life Not 1. For his owne sake because it would be better for him to dye to enjoy the joyes of heaven then to live to endure more misery v. 23. But 2. For their sake that he might live to doe them good which he was confident he should doe v. 24 25 26. Lastly Exhorteth them 1. Not to dishonour their profession by bad lives v. 27. 2. Not to be discouraged and drawne from it by any persecution whatsoever which would be 1. For the ruine of their persecuters 2. For the good of them to whom God did vouchsafe this especiall favour not onely v. 28. 1. To believe in Christ But 2. To suffer for him as he had done v. 29 30. CHAP. II. 1. An Exhortation or rather an adjuration as they expect to reape any benefit by Christ and as they are members of the same mysticall body c. v. 1. to have 1. Loving and peaceable spirits whereby they may be all one both 1. In Opinions And 2. In affections v. 2. which will be a great comfort to him in his affliction ibid. 2. Publique spirits not regarding their own ends but the good of others v. 4. 3. Humble spirits whereby they may be conformable to Christ whose Gospell they professe whose humility was so great that though he was a God v. 6. yet he condescended so much below himselfe as 1. To take upon him our vile flesh v. 7. 2. To suffer the ignominious death of the Crosse which was onely proper for bondslaves v. 8. for which humility he was rewarded 1. With power over all things v. 9 10. 2. With honour and praises from all tongues v. 11. 4. To avoid carnall security by working out their salvation with feare and trembling v. 12. for this very reason because they can doe no good thing of themselves v. 13. 5. To take heed of murmuring and wrangling v. 14. 6. To promote the Gospell both 1. By doctrine And 2. By life v. 16. 2. His great care for them testified 1. By his intention to send Timothy 1. To know in what condition they were in v. 19. 2. To let them know in what condition he was in v. 23. Whom he commends for a man of a publique spirit v. 20. 2. By his intention to visit them himselfe v. 24. 3. By sending Epaphroditus to them who was sent by them to him with a contribution to supply his wants v. 25. and got a dangerous sicknesse by taking such a long journey to him and for whose recovery he praiseth God because his death would have added affliction to his affliction v. 27. and desires them to receive him at his returne 1. With joy both for his recovery and returne And 2. With an honourable respect for hazarding his life for bringing a supply to his necessity which he calls a worke of Christ v. 29 30. CHAP. III. 1. The Doctrine 1. Of the false Prophets whom he exhorts them to avoid as being 1. Dogges barkers against the Gospell 2. Evill workers and maintainers of Concision i. Schisme in the Church rather then Circumcision v. 1 2 which doctrine was justification by the Law and the carnall descent from Abraham 2. Of the Apostle which is No confidence to be had in the flesh i. the carnall descent from Abraham Ceremonies and workes of the Law and all other things without Christ v. 3. which he did 1. Formerly when he was a Jew account great prerogatives and gaine v. 7. But 2. Now being converted from Judaisme he accounts hindrances and losses ibid. and all things else in comparison of Christ v. 8. for whom 1. He hath suffered much and was content to doe so so he might 1. Be justified and saved 1. By faith in him v. 9. And not 2. By the workes of the Law ibid. which he will not rely upon 2. Know him feelingly and practically the power of his resurrection v. 10. in raising him 1. Here from the death of sinne to the life of grace 2. Hereafter from the death of nature to the life of glory 3. Be conformable and like unto him in suffering for him ibid. 2. Will suffer more not thinking that enough which he hath done and suffered allready for him no more then he that runs a race regards the ground he hath runne over but being as he humbly confesseth not fully perfect he will not keepe at a stand

because God is a God of justice and vengeance as well as mercy v. 30 31. 3. Of Caution against impatience and that they doe not fall into it for these reasons because is They had formerly stoutly endured afflictions which were 1. Great full of contention like unto battailes v. 32. 2. Sharpned with publique scorne and derision v. 33. and therefore a shame to be worse then they had beene 2. God would reward them for it v. 35. 3. The reward would be certaine because promised by God v. 36. 4. Their comfort and reliefe would not be long deferred v. 37. 5. Their faith would make them live chearfully in the midst of all afflictions v. 37. 6. They were not of the number of backsliders v. last CHAP. XI 1. A Description of Faith v. 1. 2. The danger of the want of it v. 6. 3. The various and severall effects of it proved in many examples especially of the Fathers of old time who were famous for what they did by it and suffered for it v. 2. As 1. The knowledge of the Creation and 1. It s Author v. 3. 2. It s manner ibid. which many learned Philosophers with all their study could not find out 2. The acceptance both of 1. Our persons in Abels example v. 4. 2. Our actions in Abels example v. 4. 3. Freedome from death in the example of Enoch who was translated v. 5. 4. Watchfulnesse and providence to prevent future evils in the example of Noah who 1. Believing a floud to come provided an Arke to save himself and family v. 7. Whilst others 2. Disbelieving it were through carnall security drowned ibid. 5. A strong trust and confidence in God for maintenance and a livelyhood at all times and in all places in the example of Abraham whose faith made him 1. Willing to leave his owne Country 2. Confident to have a better i. in Heaven v. 8 9. 6. Temporall blessings beyond all expectation in the example of Sarah who had a child unlooked for against the ordinary course of Nature v. 11 12. 7. Selfe-deniall in the example of Abraham who denied his fatherly affection to his Sonne in offering up Isaac v. 17 18 19. 8. A strong relying upon Gods providence for all good things not onely 1. Towards a mans selfe But 2. Towards his posterity in the examples of Isaac and Jacob who by this confidence bestowed estates upon their posterity which were not then in their possession v. 20 21. 9. Courage to doe things even to the hazard of life in the example of the parents of Moses who preserved him though the King had forbid it upon paine of death v. 23. 10. Contempt of the World i. the riches and pleasures of it in the example of Moses who left his Courtiers life to live a miserable life with the afflicted Israelites v. 24 25 26. 11. Gods protection of them that doe undertake dangerous journies in the example of the Israelites who were preserved in their journey through the Red Sea v. 29. 12. Victory by weake meanes in the example of Jericho conquered by Rammes hornes v. 30. 13. Preservation in the midst of dangers in the examples 1. Of Daniel preserved in the Lyons denne v. 33. 2. Of the three Children preserved in the flames of fire v. 34. 14. Deliverance from dangers in the example of Rahab v. 31. and others v. 34. 15. Victory over dangers v. 34. 16. Miraculous recovery of life in the example of the woman of Sereptaes child raised by Elias v. 35. 17. A stoutnesse and valour 1. In refusing the offers of life upon tearms of forsaking their faith and Religion v. 35. 2. In enduring 1. Afflictions 1. In their names v. 36. 2. In their bodies 1. By imprisonment and whippings ibid. 2. By disconsolate wandring up and down v. 37 38. 2. Martyrdome of severall kinds as stoning sawing asunder c. v. 37. 4. And Lastly A strong Motive to stirre them up to faith by considering the faith of them of old and how that it would be a great shame for them 1. Not to believe in Christ already come When as 2. They of old which received not the promises v. 13.39 did strongly believe in Christ before his coming CHAP. XII The Christians journey wherein 1. The nature of it it is rugged and thorny implyed in these words Runne with patience v. 1. 2. The end of it i. Heaven 3. Our guides in it and examples to follow that we be not discouraged with those afflictions that are in it And these are 1. The Fathers of old mentioned in the former Chapter who by faith overcame great afflictions v. 1. 2. Christ Jesus whom we are chiefly to observe in this journey and to consider 1. The greatnesse of his person 1. In respect of power he is the Author and finisher of our faith v. 2. 2. In respect of his honour he sits at Gods right hand ibid. 2. The greatnesse of his sufferings afflictions in body and name ibid. So that out afflictions are nothing to his 3. His encouragement to suffer i. the consideration of the joyes of Heaven to be after all this enjoyed ibid. 4. Our comforts and refreshments against afflictions least we faint under them in the serious consideration 1. Of the smallnesse and lightnesse of our sufferings which are not the losse of life as Christs was v. 4. 2. Of the causes of them which is Gods love in that they proceed from God not 1. As an angry Judge But 2. As a loving Father v. 5 6 7. and therefore if we patiently suffer 1. The corrections of our earthly Fathers who often corrects out of passionate anger to please themselves much more should we 2. The chastisements of God who is our heavenly Father and corrects us not to please himselfe but profit us v. 9 10. 3. Of the benefit by them for though afflictions are 1. Hurtfull and unpleasant to the body v. 11. Yet they are 2. Helpfull and profitable to the soule ibid. 5. Directions for our behaviour in this journey which are 1. Not to be dejected nor to hang downe our hands and heads for any affliction whatsoever v. 12. 0208 1440 V But rather 2. To make all Gospell precepts tot he bearing of afflictions easy to us by a constant practice of them v. 13. 3. To be of a peaceable and holy conversation in all our wayes v. 14. 4. To take heed 1. Not to goe out of the right way● by falling into heresies v. 15. 2. Not to goe backe againe when we are in the right way ibid. for grace being once lost is hard to be recovered as appeares by the example of Esau who could not recover the blessing which he lost v. 16 17. which he too late did seeke for with teares which were not 1. Of repentance and sorrow for his sin But 2. Of discontent and disdaine against his Brother for a temporall losse ibid. 6. Reasons to perswade us to walke well in this our Christian journey which are 1. The