Matthew Poole and continuators on Philippians 3:7

7 But what things were gain to me , those I counted loss for Christ .

Having argued how he might have had as great a plea for confidence of his acceptance with God as any, if it would have held from the recited particulars, he now shews.

How advantagious soever they had, in the judgment of others aswell as himself, been reckoned to be, before he was effectually called.

Yet, since the scales fell off his eyes that he could discern the truth, he was so far from accounting them profitable, that indeed he accounted them prejudicial, so far from an advantage, that they were a damage to him, looking for Salvation by Christ alone, Mat. 21.31. Rom. 9.30. They were but as pebles that hide the Pearl of price, Mat. 13.44. as cyphers to this figure, that can make any thing valuable; therefore by Paul prefer'd to all before.