Matthew Poole and continuators on Philippians 4:20

20 Now unto God and our Father be glory , for ever and ever . Amen .

From thanking of the Philippians, the holy Man passeth to a giving of thanks unto God the first cause, that they might not be elated.

He had My God, now Our Father, not onely adoring him as Maker of all, but as Father of all the faithfull aswell as of Paul, being born of him in Christ, Ioh. 1.12, 13. through whom he takes a Fatherly care of them. Matt. 6.32. Ioh. 20.17. Christ saith, My Father, as being his onely Son by eternal Generation; and he allows Believers to say Our Father, as being his Children by Adoption.

Unto whom they are obliged to ascribe praise, and always to give thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Eph. 5.20. And this indeed hath been their practice which should be ours, Rom. 1.25. & 9.5. & 11.33, 36. & 16.25, 27. Eph. 3.21. 1 Tim. 1.17. 1 Pet. 4.11. & 5.11. 2 Pet. 3.18. Iude v. 25. Rev. 1.5. &c. It intimates their hearts being full with the glory of God, their pens and months were enlarg'd accordingly, exciting others to the like Doxologies.

To almost all which in the forecited places (as here) ever and ever is added connoting absolute eternity, and joining past, present, and future ages together.

This form of Amen affix'd in the close, doth signifie how his heart did give and rejoyced to give all blessedness to our Father in Christ, as rejoycing that he is so blessed a God.