Footnotes

1. Ephesians 4:1 Another part of the Epistle containing precepts of Christian life, the sum whereof is this, that every man behave himself as it is meet for so excellent grace of God.
2. Ephesians 4:1 By this is meant the general calling of the faithful, which is this, to be holy, as our God is holy.
3. Ephesians 4:2 Secondly, he commendeth meekness of the mind, which is shown forth by bearing one with another.
4. Ephesians 4:2 See Matt. 18:25.
5. Ephesians 4:3 Thirdly, he requireth perfect agreement, but yet such as is knit with the band of the holy Ghost.
6. Ephesians 4:4 An argument of great weight, for an earnest entertaining of brotherly love and charity one with another, because we are made one body as it were of one God, and Father, by one Spirit, worshipping one Lord with one faith, and consecrated to him with one Baptism, and hope for one selfsame glory, whereunto we are called. Therefore whosoever breaketh charity, breaketh all these things asunder.
7. Ephesians 4:6 Who only hath the chief authority over the Church.
8. Ephesians 4:6 Who only poureth forth his providence, through all the members of the Church.
9. Ephesians 4:6 Who only is joined together with us in Christ.
10. Ephesians 4:7 He teacheth us, that we indeed are all one body, and that all good gifts proceed from Christ only, who reigneth in heaven having mightily conquered all his enemies (from whence he heapeth all gifts upon his Church:) but yet notwithstanding these gifts are diversely and sundry ways divided according to his will and pleasure, and therefore every man ought to be content with that measure that God hath given him, and to bestow it to the common profit of the whole body.
11. Ephesians 4:7 Which Christ hath given.
12. Ephesians 4:8 A multitude of captives.
13. Ephesians 4:9 Down to the earth, which is the lowest part of the world.
14. Ephesians 4:10 Fill with his gifts.
15. Ephesians 4:10 The Church.
16. Ephesians 4:11 First of all he reckoneth up the Ecclesiastical functions, which are partly extraordinary and for a season, as Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, and partly ordinary and perpetual, as Pastors and Doctors.
17. Ephesians 4:11 The Apostles were those twelve, unto whom Paul was afterward added, whose office was to plant Churches throughout all the world.
18. Ephesians 4:11 The Prophet’s office was one of the chiefest, which were men of marvellous wisdom, and some of them could foretell things to come.
19. Ephesians 4:11 These the Apostles used as fellows in the execution of their office, being not able to answer all places themselves.
20. Ephesians 4:11 Pastors are they which govern the Church, and Teachers are they which govern the Schools.
21. Ephesians 4:12 He showeth the end of Ecclesiastical functions, to wit, that by the ministry of men all the Saints may so grow up together, that they may make one mystical body of Christ.
22. Ephesians 4:12 The Church.
23. Ephesians 4:13 The use of this ministry is perpetual so long as we are in this world, that is, until that time that having put off the flesh, and thoroughly and perfectly agreeing betwixt ourselves, we shall be joined with Christ our head. Which thing is done by that knowledge of the Son of God increasing in us, and he himself by little and little growing up in us until we come to be a perfect man, which shall be in the world to come, when God shall be all in all.
24. Ephesians 4:13 In that most near conjunction which is knit and fastened together by faith.
25. Ephesians 4:13 Christ is said to grow up to full age, not in himself, but in us.
26. Ephesians 4:14 Betwixt our childhood (that is to say, a very weak state, while as we do yet altogether waiver) and our perfect age, which we shall have at length in another world, there is a mean, to wit, our youth, and steady going forward to perfection.
27. Ephesians 4:14 He compareth them which rest not themselves upon the word of God, to little boats which are tossed hither and thither with the doctrines of men, as it were with contrary winds, and therewithall forewarneth them that it cometh to pass not only by the lightness of man’s brain, but also by the craftiness of certain, which make as it were an art of it.
28. Ephesians 4:14 With those uncertain chances which toss men to and fro.
29. Ephesians 4:14 By the deceit of those men which are very well practised in deceiving of others.
30. Ephesians 4:15 By earnest affection of the truth and love, we grow up into Christ: for he (being effectual by the ministry of his word, which as the vital spirit doth so quicken the whole body, that it nourisheth all the limbs thereof according to the measure and proportion of each one) quickeneth and cherisheth his Church, which consisteth of divers functions, as of divers members, and preserveth the proportion of every one. And thereof it followeth that neither this body can live without Christ, neither can any man grow up spiritually, which separateth himself from the other members.
31. Ephesians 4:16 Of Christ, who in manner of the soul, quickeneth all the members.
32. Ephesians 4:16 Such increase as is meet the body should have.
33. Ephesians 4:16 Charity is the knitting of the limbs together.
34. Ephesians 4:17 He descendeth to the fruits of Christian doctrine, and reasoneth first upon the principles of manners and actions, setting down a most grave comparison between the children of God, and them which are not regenerate. For in these men, all the powers of the mind are corrupted and their mind is given to vanity, and their senses are darkened with most gross mistiness, and their affections are so accustomed by little and little to wickedness, that at length they run headlong into all uncleanness, being utterly destitute of all judgment.
35. Ephesians 4:17 If the noblest parts of the soul be corrupt, what is man but corruption only?
36. Ephesians 4:18 Whereby God liveth in them.
37. Ephesians 4:19 Void of all judgment.
38. Ephesians 4:19 They strove to pass one another as though there had been some gain to be gotten by it.
39. Ephesians 4:20 Here followeth the contrary part touching men which are regenerate by the true and lively knowledge of Christ, which have other principles of their doings far different, to wit, holy and honest desires, and a mind clean changed by the virtue of the holy Ghost, from whence proceed also like effects, as a just and holy life indeed.
40. Ephesians 4:21 As they have learned which acknowledge Christ indeed, and in good earnest.
41. Ephesians 4:22 Yourselves.
42. Ephesians 4:23 Where there ought to have been the greatest force of reason, there is the greatest corruption of all which wasteth all things.
43. Ephesians 4:24 After the image of God.
44. Ephesians 4:24 The effect and end of the new creation.
45. Ephesians 4:24 Not fained nor counterfeit.
46. Ephesians 4:25 He commendeth severally certain peculiar Christian virtues, and first of all he requireth truth (that is to say, sincere manners) condemning all deceit and dissembling, because we are born one for another.
47. Ephesians 4:26 He teacheth us to bridle our anger in such sort, that although it be not, yet that it break not out, and that it be straightway quenched before we sleep, lest Satan taking occasion to give us evil counsel through the wicked counselor, destroy us.
48. Ephesians 4:26 If it so fall out, that you be angry, yet sin not: that is, bridle your anger, and do not wickedly put that in execution, which you have wickedly conceived.
49. Ephesians 4:26 Let not the night come upon you in your anger, that is, make atonement quickly for all matters.
50. Ephesians 4:28 He descendeth from the heart to the hands condemning theft: and because that men which give themselves to this wickedness use to pretend poverty, he showeth that labor is a good remedy against poverty, which God blesseth in such sort that they which labor have always some overplus to help others so far is it from this, that they are constrained to steal other men’s goods.
51. Ephesians 4:28 By laboring in things that are holy, and profitable to his neighbor.
52. Ephesians 4:29 He bridleth the tongue also, teaching us so to temper our talk, that our hearer’s mind be not only not destroyed, but also instructed.
53. Ephesians 4:29 Word for word, rotten.
54. Ephesians 4:29 By grace he meaneth that, whereby men may profit to the going on forward godliness and love.
55. Ephesians 4:30 A general precept against all excess of affections which dwell in the part of the mind, which they call, Angry, and he setteth against them the contrary means. And useth a most vehement preface, how we ought to take heed that we grieve not the holy Spirit of God through our immoderateness and intemperance, who dwelleth in us to this end, to moderate all our affections.
56. Ephesians 4:32 An argument taken from the example of Christ, most grave and vehement, both for pardoning of those injuries which have been done unto us by our greatest enemies, and much more for having consideration of the miserable, and using moderation and gentle behavior towards all men.