Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Corinthians 4:7

7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels , that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us .

By the Treasure here mentioned, the Apostle meaneth either his Ministration, or Apostolical Office, which he before had proved glorious, more glorious than that of the Law: Or else, that Light of the Knowledge of the Glory of God, which (as he had before said) God had made to shine into their hearts in the face of Jesus Christ. This Treasure (saith he) we, even we that are the Apostles of the Lord, have in our Souls; which are cloathed with bodies, and these not made of iron, or stone, or any other matter not capable of impressions of violence, but made of earth, like earthen pots or shells, that easily receive impressions of violence, and are presently broken in pieces:

That the World may see, that whatsoever powerful effects are wrought by us, they are the work of the excellent Power of God; not done by us, but by him; that he, not we, might have all the glory.

Marginal references: Chap. 5.1.; 1 Cor. 2.5.