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of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead! (and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but in that which is to come. hath put all things under his feet and gave him to be the head over all things, to the church, which is his body, the fulness of all things, that filleth all in all ;) and you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins (wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience; among whom also we had all our conversation, in times past, in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewithal he loved us), even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ*."

Ephes. ch. i. 19, 20; ii. 1. 5. Τους πιστεύοντας κατα την ενέργειαν του κράτους της ισχύος αυτού, ἣν ενηργησεν εν τω Χριστῳ, Έγειρας αυτόν εκ νεκρών και εκάθισεν εν δεξια αυτού εν

Colos. ch. ii. 12, 13. "Through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead, and you being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of the flesh, hath he quickened together with him*”

Out of the long quotation from the Ephesians, take away the parentheses, and you have left a sentence almost in terms the same as the short quotation from the Colossians. The resemblance is more visible in the original than in our translation; for what is rendered in one place "the working," and in another the "operation," is the same Greek term ενεργεια ; in one place it is, τους πιςτευοντας κατα την ενέργειαν : in the other, δια της πίστεως TNS EVERYεlas. Here, therefore, we have the same sentiment, and nearly in the same words; but, in the Ephesians, twice broken or interrupted by incidental thoughts, which St. Paul, as his manner was, enlarges upon by the way, and then returns to the thread

τοις επουρανίοις και μασοντας νεκρους τοις παραπτώμασι και ταις αμαρτίαις—και οντας ήμας νεκρους τοις παραπτώμασί, συν εζωοποίησε τον Χριστῳ.

* Colos. ch. ii. 12, 13. Δια της πίστεως της ενεργειας του Θεου του εγείραντος αυτόν εκ των νεκρων. Και μας νεκρους οκτας εν τοις παραπτώμασι και τη ακροβυστία της σαρκος ύμων, συνεζωοποίησε συν αυτώ.

↑ Vide Locke in loc.

of his discourse. It is interrupted the first time by a view, which breaks in upon his mind of the exaltation of Christ; and the second time by a description of heathen depravity. I have only to remark that Griesbach, in his very accurate edition, gives the parentheses very nearly in the same manner in which they are here placed; and that without any respect to the comparison which we are proposing.

Ephes. ch. iv. 2-4. "With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit, in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling*.

Colos, ch. iii. 12—15. "Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering, forbearing one another and forgiving one another; if any man have a quarrel against any, even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye; and, above all these things, put on charity, which is the

c. * Ephes. ch. iv. 24. Μετα πάσης ταπεινοφροσυνης και πραότητος, μετά μακροθυμίας, ανεχόμενοι αλληλων εν αγαπη σπουδάζοντες τήξειν την ενότητα του πνεύματος εν τω συνδέσμω TTS BIGTITS Εν σώμα καὶ ἐν πνεύμα, καθώς και εκλήθητε εν μια ελπίδι της κλήσεως ύμων.

bond of perfectness; and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body*."

In these two quotations the words ταπει νοφροσυνη, πράοτης, μακροθυμία, ανεχομενοι άλλης λων, occur in exactly the same order ; αγαπη is also found in both, but in a different conmexion ; συνδεσμός της ειρηνης answers to σύνδεσ μος της τελειότητος : εκλήθητε εν ένι σωματι to έν σώμα καθως και εκληθήτε εν μια ελπιδι : yet is this similitude found in the midst of sentences otherwise very different.

Ephes. ch. iv. 16. “From whom the whole body fitly joined together, and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the bodyt."

Colos. ch. ii. 19. "From which all the body,

* Colos. ch. iii. 12-15. Εδύσασθε ουν ως εκλεκτοί του Θεου άγιοι και ηγαπημενοι, σπλαγχνα οικτίρμων, χρηστότητα, ταπεινοφροσυνην, πραοτητα, μακροθυμιαν ανεχόμενοι αλλήλων, και χαριζόμενοι ἑαυτοις, εαν τις προς τινα εχη μομφην· καθώς και ὁ Χριστός εχαρισατο ύμιν, όυτω και ύμεις: επι πασι δε τους τοις την αγαπην, ήτις εστι συνδεσμος της τελειότητος· και ἡ ειρήνη του Θεού βραβευετω εν ταις καρδίαις ύμων, εις ἦν και εκε λήθητε εν ένι σωματι.

+ Ephes. ch. iv. 16. Εξ ου παν το σώμα συναρμολογούμε νον και συμβιβαζόμενον δια πάσης άφης της επιχορηγίας κατ' ενεργειαν εν μέτρῳ ἑνος έκαστου μέλους την αύξησιν του σώματος

ποιείται.

by joints and bands, having nourishment ministered and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God*."

In these quotations are read εξ ον παν το σω μα συμβιβαζόμενον in both places: επιχορηγουμε voy answering to επιχορηγίας : δια των άφων to δια πάσης άφης : αύξει την αυξησιν το ποιείται την αυξησιν : and yet the sentences are considerably diversified in other parts.

Ephes. ch. iv. 32. "And be kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God, for Christ's sake, hath forgiven you†..”

Colos. ch. iii. 13.

"Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another; if any man have a quarrel against any, even as Christ forgave you, so also do yet.”

Here we have " forgiving one another, even as God, for Christ's sake (εν Χριστῷ) hath forgiven you,” in the first quotation, sub

* Colos. ch. ii. 19. Εξ ου παν το σωμα δια των άφων και συνδέσμων επιχορηγούμενον και συμβιβαζόμενον, αύξει την αύξη σιν του Θεου.

+ Eph. ch. iv. 32. Γίνεσθε δε εις αλλήλους χρηστοι, εύτ σπλαγχνοι, χαριζόμενοι ἑαυτοις, καθως και ο Θεος εν Χρισῳ εχαρίσατο ύμιν.

+ Colos. ch. iii. 13.

ἑαυτοις, εαν τις προς τινα σατο ύμιν, όυτω και έμεις.

Ανεχομενοι αλλήλων, και χαριζόμενοι εχη μομφην καθως και ο Χρισος εχαρι