Matthew Poole and continuators on Philippians 1:18

18 What then ? notwithstanding every way , whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached , and I therein do rejoyce , yea, and will rejoyce .

q. d. It doth not follow that these different intentions of the preachers, should hinder the spreading of the Gospel, and therefore should not abate either your confidence or mine in the cause of Christ.

Sith by the over ruling providence of God that is carried on, both by the one and the other.

Not onely by those who in truth preach the word faithfully, Ier. 23.28. Mat. 22.16: from a principle of love (as before) to the same good intent with my self: but also by those who though they act (as in the former verse) out of envy and ill will to me, for base ends under a fair shew: 1 Thess. 2.5. yet they occasionally and accidentally, not by any direct causality, do promote the interest of Christ.

And upon this account, that there is so good an effect, as the making known of Christ for the Salvation of Sinners, I have matter of present joy.

Yea and hereupon for the future, (though some should continue to doe that in it self which might aggravate his affliction yet) it should not take his joy from him eventually, however directly and of it self it tend to it: yet indirectly and by accident, God disposing, it should issue well for the furtherance of the Gospel.