Matthew Poole and continuators on Philippians 1:6

i. e. Having thank'd God for what he had done and did for them, he expresseth his firm persuasion and charitable hope of their perseverance for the future.

Not from any thing in themselves more than others, but because God the Father (who is not weary of well doeing) having begun the work of Faith in them, Chap. 2.13. with Ioh. 6.29. who else were dead in Sins, as the Ephesians, c. 2.1. He would preserve and carry on that internal and spiritual work in the fruits of real Christians and not leave it imperfect, Psal. 138.8. Isa. 64.8. but would make it perfect, or perfect, stablish, strengthen, and settle them in it, those words being of the same import in scripture with perform it, connoting the difficulty of it.

i. e. Either untill the day of their Death, when the spirits of just Men are made perfect, and Christ appears to their particular Judgment, Heb. 12.23. not as being perfect whiles here in this State, ch. 3.12. or rather untill the day of Christ or latter day, at Judgment, 1 Cor. 1.8. 1 Thess. 4.15. When they shall be acknowledged to be blameless, to the glory of Christ who hath carried them through all, and fulfilled the work of Faith in them, and glorified them, 2 Thess. 1.11. and who are his Glory, 2 Cor. 8.23.

Marginal references: Joh. 6.29.; Or, will finish it.