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¹ This it is that makes me Paul a prisoner for Jesus Christ upon your account, O Gentiles; ² if so be you have heard of the charge, which God has graciously dispens'd to me for you Gentiles; ³ having revealed to me the secret, I now mention'd in short, ⁴ by the reading whereof you may perceive how far I am let into the secret of Christ. ⁵ which preceeding was not discover'd to men, as now it is to his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit; to wit, ⁶ "that the Gentiles should be heirs as well as the Jews, make one body together, and partake of the divine promise in Christ by the gospel." ⁷ of this I was made a minister, according to the gracious gift God bestowed on me, by the effectual operation of his influence: ⁸ upon me, who am the meanest of all christians, is this favour bestowed, that I should proclaim to the Gentiles the undiscoverable advantages by Christ; ⁹ and display to all the world that mysterious dispensation, which from all past ages has been conceal'd in the secret purpose of God, who created all things: ¹⁰ that the manifold wisdom of God, in ordering his heavenly kingdom, might by his church be now made known, to princes and magistrates, ¹¹ in pursuance of that dispensation which he made to former ages by Christ Jesus our Lord: ¹² by whom we have freedom of access to God, with confidence, by faith in him. ¹³ Wherefore I desire that you be not dejected at the tribulations I am under for your sake, which are matter of glory to you.

¹⁴ for this cause I bow my knees unto the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵ from whom the whole family in heaven and earth are denominated his children: ¹⁶ that by his immense power he would strengthen the faculties of your minds by his spirit: ¹⁷ so that your souls may be possess'd with faith in Christ. ¹⁸ Be ye rooted and grounded in social virtue, that you may be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height of this mystery: ¹⁹ and be sensible of his exceeding love, in giving you the knowledge of Christ, that you may be filled with all the supplies of divine bounty. ²⁰ Now unto him that is able to do infinitely above what we ask or comprehend, by his power operating in us, ²¹ unto him be glory in the church, even by Christ Jesus, thro' all the successions of future ages. amen.