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Matthew Poole and continuators on Philippians 2:14

Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Browse this work.

Philippians2:14

14 Do all things without murmurings , and disputings .

The Apostle here subjoins to his exhortation to condescension, and humility, a disswasive from the opposite vices, moving them to do all that was incumbent on them as Christians without private mutterings secret whisperings and complainings, which might argue their impatience under the yoke of Christ, whiles put upon doing, or suffering such things, either reflecting on God's Providence, as the Israelites of Old, Numb. 11.1. &c. 1 Cor. 10.10. reckoning they had hard measure: or (rather here considering the context) grudging at others, as the Greeks, and Iews had done, Luk. 5.30. Ioh. 6.41, 42. Act. 6.1. yea, and some of the Disciples were found guilty of this ill temper, against their Master, Ioh. 6.61. Christian charity disallows grudgings, 1 Pet. 4.9. Iude v. 10. and also.

Hot and eager contests and quarellings about those things wherein the life and main business of Religion is not concerned, but the unity of the Spirit of holiness is opposed, Mat. 18.1. Mark 9.33. Luk. 9.46. Rom. 14.1. 2 Cor. 12.20 with 1 Tim. 1.6. & 2.8.

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