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here in the words of our text itself to 'commend them in equally strong terms for their firm—solid— strict and steadfast adherence to the person, media- tion and doctrines of Christ, and to the worship, government and discipline which he had appointed in His church—notwithstanding the many attempts which had been made to corrupt their minds and draw them aside from the true grace of God in which they had been instructed; and then for their still further encouragement he actually declares to them that, in addition to all this, although neces- sarily absent from them in the body, yet he was nevertheless really present with them in Spirit— so much so indeed that he rejoiced exceedingly, and was in fact very highly delighted with beholding their correct church order—their regularity, or their undoubtedly good church government, as it had been instilled by their Divine King, Head and Sov- ereign Master himself. “For though I be absent,” says he, ”in the flesh, yet am I with you in the Spirit, joying and beholding your order and the steadfastuess of your faith in C hrist.” This declara- tion the Apostle next follows up with an earnest exhortation to the Colossian church, and through it, to all churches of Christ in every other age, to continue steadfast in this same worship—order— ordinances and commandments of the Lord, blame— less, as they are graciously revealed in the Sacred Scriptures. “As ye have therefore received Jesus Christ the Lord, so walk ye in Him, rooted and built up in Him, and established in the faith as ye

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