Annotations on Chap. III.
[ a] * 1.1 V. 2. Unreasonable] That 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 absurd men, with the addition of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 wicked or villanous, signifie the Gnosticks here (described ch. 2.) will appear first, by a place in Polycarpus's Epistle to the Philippians, p 18. where citing the place 1 Cor. 3. 9. against 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, those that were guilty of effeminacy and unnatural lusts, he adds, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, neither they that doe absurd things, noting the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 to be an expression of those filthy sins against nature. Secondly; by the prayer which here follows v. 5. that God would di∣rect their hearts to the love of God, & patience of Christ, that is, that constancy of love to God, which consists in confessing him in time of persecutions, the want of which is often noted in the Gnosticks, and those that were corrupted by their infusions. See Note on 1 Joh. 2. 2. And accordingly in that Epistle of Polycarpus p. 20. describing Simon Magus the father of the Gno∣sticks, he makes up his character of these 4. things, first, denying Christ to be come in the flesh, secondly, not confessing the testimony of the crosse, thirdly, con∣verting the oracles of God to their own lusts, fourthly, denying the resurrection and judgment to come. To which he sets opposite the Christians patient suffer∣ing for Christ, pag. 21. and loving him that died for them.
[ b] * 1.2 V. 10. If any would not work—] This was a pro∣verbial speech among the Jewes, in Beresith Rabba, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and in Obel Moed, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Whosoever doth not labour, doth not eat. Of this see (beside Drusius dec. 2. adag. 3.) Bux∣torfe, Lex. Talmud. in the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Of the like pro∣verbs used by Christ, see Note on Mat. 10. h.