vers. 14.* 1.1That thou keepe this commandemt without spot unrebukable untill the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
IN this comandement & charge givē by the Apostle to Timothy, we have heard already in what a waightie manner he imposeth this duety upon all that are Pastours & teachers unto the worlds end, It is a charge from the mouth of the Apostle, and a charge in the sight of God & of God considered in his omnipotency: in that hee quickneth all things and it is before Iesus Christ to be considered of us as, a patterne for us to follow in his wit∣nessing a good confession before Pontius Pilate.
Now it followeth that wee should speak of those things wherewithall Pastours stand charged, what the matter is which is of this high moment which the Apo∣stle doth lay with such authoritye upon all Pastours & teachers, & this is layd downe in this verse in these words, that thou keepe this commandemēt without spott unre∣bukeable ūtill the appearing of our Lord Iesus Christ, this is the matter, the keeping of this commandement, and