Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Corinthians 7:40

40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment : And I think also that I have the Spirit of God .

But if other circumstances concur, that a widow can abide without marriage without waxing wanton, and running into temptation, and so as to manage her outward concerns without the help of an husband, my opinion is, That she is more happy, if she keeps her self a widow, and doth not marry again, not happy, because more holy, or in a fairer road to the Kingdom of Heaven, but upon the two accounts before mentioned, more happy, because free from troubles and distractions, and because she will be more free and at liberty to mind heavenly things.

And, saith he, I think I know as much of the mind of the holy Spirit of God, as either those who teach you otherwise, or who may have opinions contrary to mine in this case.

Marginal references: 1 Thess. 4.[illegible: 2 letters]