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if so be you have heard of the charge, which God has graciously dispens'd to me for you Gentiles;

of this I was made a minister, according to the gracious gift God bestowed on me, by the effectual operation of his influence:

and display to all the world that mysterious dispensation, which from all past ages has been conceal'd in the secret purpose of God, who created all things:

that the manifold wisdom of God, in ordering his heavenly kingdom, might by his church be now made known, to princes and magistrates,

by whom we have freedom of access to God, with confidence, by faith in him.

one God and father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all.

till being united in a perfect belief, and acknowledgment of the son of God, we grow up to that full state of maturity required by Christ:

after the image of God, in justice, sanctity, and truth.

grieve not the holy spirit of God, by whom you are sealed against the day of deliverance:

be mutually kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as his dear children; live together in love,

for Christ loved us, and for us gave himself an offering and a sacrifice acceptable to God.

for this you know, that no licentious or dissolute person, no lewd libertine, that is, an idolater, hath any part in the kingdom of Christ, and of God.

let no man mislead you by vain reasonings: for it is for these vices, that the wrath of God lights upon the incredulous.

and this the burthen of the song, "thanks be to God, even the father, for his son Jesus Christ our Lord."

not doing your work meerly out of regard to their presence or their pleasure, but as the servants of Christ, in hearty obedience to the will of God:

Pour out your souls unto God upon all occasions, watching in prayer with all perseverance and supplication for all christians:

may our brethren have peace, social affection, and faith from God the father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the christians that are at Philippi, to the bishops, and to the deacons. Grace and peace be with you from God our father,

and from the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank God, for your remembrance of me,