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Colossians 3

1 He sheweth where we should seek Christ. 5 He exhorteth to mortification, 10 To put off the old man and to put on Christ. 12 To the which he addeth exhortations, both general and particular to charity and humility.
1.If ye then be arisen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God.
2.Set your affections on things which are above, and not on things, which bare on the earth.
3.For ye are cdead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4.When Christ which is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5.*dMortify therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, uncleanness, the inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness which is idolatry.
6.For the which things sakes the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience.
7.Wherein ye also walked once, when ye lived in them.
8.*But now put ye away even all these things, wrath, anger, maliciousness, cursed speaking, filthy speaking, out of your mouth.
9.Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his works,
10.And have put on the new, which is renewed in knowledge *after the image of him that created him,
11.Where is neither Grecian nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond, free: but Christ is all and in all things.
12.*Now therefore as the elect of God eholie and beloved, put on ^tender mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering:
13.Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel to another: even as Christ forgave you, even so do ye.
14.And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.
15.And let the peace of God frule in your hearts, to the which ye are called in one body, and be ye ^amiable.
16.Let the gword of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing your own selves, in hpsalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with a *^grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17.*And whatsoever ye shall do, in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God even the Father by him.
18.*Wives, submit your selves unto your husbands, as it is comely in the Lord.
19.*Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter unto them.
20.*Children, obey your parents in iall things: for that is well pleasing unto the Lord.
21.Fathers, kprovoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
22.*Servants, be obedient unto them that are your masters according to the flesh in all things, not with eye service as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
23.And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men,
24.Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
25.But he lthat doeth wrong, shall receive for the wrong that he hath done, and there is no *mrespect of persons.

Notes

1-a.
After that ye have been dead to beggarly ceremonies.
2-b.
Which either serve but for a time, or else are invented by men.
3-c.
With Christ.
5-*.
Eph. 5.3.
5-d.
Extinguish all the strength of the corrupt nature which resists against the Spirit, that ye may live in the Spirit, and not in the flesh.
8-*.
Rom. 6.4, Eph. 4.25, Ebr. 12.1, 1 Pet. 2.1 and 4.1.
10-*.
Gen. 1.26 & 5.1 & 9.6.
12-*.
Eph. 6.11.
12-^.
Or, the bowels of mercies.
12-e.
He shows what fruits are in them that are dead to the world, and are risen again with Christ.
15-^.
Or, gracious, or thankful.
15-f.
Let it guide all your doings.
16-*.
Eph. 4.29.
16-^.
Or, thanksgiving.
16-g.
The doctrine of the Gospel.
16-h.
Psalms properly contain complainings to God, narrations, and expostulations: hymns, only thanksgiving: songs contain praises, and thanksgiving, but not so largely and amply, as hymns do.
17-*.
1 Cor. 10.31.
18-*.
Eph. 5.22, 1 Pet. 3.1.
19-*.
1 Cor. 7.3, 1 Pet. 3.7.
20-*.
Eph. 6.1.
20-i.
Which are in the Lord.
21-k.
By to much rigor.
22-*.
Eph. 6.5, Tit. 2.9, 1 Pet. 2.18.
25-*.
Deu. 10.27, Wis. 6.7, Eccle. 35.12, Rom. 2.11, Gal. 2.6, Eph. 6.9.
25-l.
The cruel master.
25-m.
Whether he be master or servant.