John Trapp on Ephesians 6:20

Verſe 20. [non-Latin text not transcribed] I am an Embaſſadour] Venerable for mine age and authority, as the word ſignifieth. The ancient and the honourable are uſually imploied as Embaſſadours. Cognata ſunt [non-Latin text not transcribed] & [non-Latin text not transcribed], old age and honour are akin in the Greek tongue.

In bonds] Gr. In a chain; inſtead of a chain of gold (worne commonly by Embaſſadours) and far more glorious. [non-Latin text not transcribed] I bear about my bonds (ſaith Ignatius in his Epiſtle like wiſe to the Epheſians) as ſo many ſpirituall Jewels or Enſigns of honour. Oh, ſaid Alice Driver, here is a goodly neckerchief, bleſſed be God for it, when the chain was put about her neck.

That therein I may ſpeak boldly] He ſaith not, That I may be freed from my chain, but that I may do my office well in my chain. Let God ſerve himſelf upon us, and then no matter what becomes of us. Martinus decumbens, Domine, dixi[illegible: 1 letter], ſi adhuc populo tuo firm neceſſarius, nonrecuſo L[illegible: 1 letter]borem. Sever. epiſt. 3.