attach'd to the truth, that has been taught him, that he may be able to teach others sound doctrine, and to convince those who oppose it.

For there are many, especially among the Jews, who are obstinate, vain talkers and deceivers;

who ought to be curb'd, who pervert whole families, teaching things which they ought not, for sordid lucre.

who gave himself for us, to redeem us from all iniquity, and qualify us to be his peculiar people, passionately affected to virtue.

This is a secure rule, and what I would have you constantly maintain, that they who have believed in God, should take care to be examples of virtue, for that is commendable and useful to mankind.