Matthew Poole and continuators on Titus 2:8

8 Sound speech that cannot be condemned , that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed , having no evil thing to say of you .

Paul (as yet) seemeth to be directing Titus as a Minister, and the rest of the Ministers in Creet, how to behave themselves in the Ministry, for the last word being plural [you] signifieth either the Ministry, or else is put for thee; he would have Titus not only preach sound Doctrine, not corrupt, and do it gravely, but also preach

profitable Doctrine, tending to make the Souls of others sound and healthy, unless perhaps by [non-Latin text not transcribed], be here meant his stile, and phrase, which he would have such as none could justly condemn, what was said of Caesars Wife, that she ought not only to be chast, but so to behave her self, as not to be suspected otherwise, is applicable to Ministers their Doctrine, and phrase used in their Ministry ought not only to be sound, and grave, but such as none should judge or censure for other.

That the Adversaries of the truth may be ashamed of their aspersing them, or it,

and may have no evil thing to charge them with.

Marginal references: 1 Tim. 5.14. 1 Pet. 2.12, 15. & 3.16.