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THE EPISTLE TO TITUS. THE STRUCTURE OF THE EPISTLE AS A WHOLE. — Alis EMorotAny, SALUTATION. BENEDIOTON, Blice ASSEMBLIES. THEN ONDER Dain THE WALK AND WOHKS BECOMING RELIEVERS SOCIALE). ‘TITUS 0 HR [7 zarrunn o» coon wou £| _eldne cnanae ro rus 20 PUT IN aie evn, DUTIES, [ataex mmasoy, mm KnvoNESs oF coD APPEARED. D0 tmx Watk AND WORKS BBCOMTG BELTEYERS, 1rTUs To RXHORT 70 a0oD | roars. Cis corrasio.s enezans, conpexseD, THE EPISTLE TO TITUS. INTRODUCTORY NOTES. ‘The apostle Paul had no more highly etteemed fellowlatourer than Titus, yt hie name is not mentioned in the Acts. Tt has been suggested that this is owing to hit Using the authority to whom Lake ie indebted for ‘various portions of the book. A Gontile Gal. 23), and possibly « native of Crete, the words “Titus, mine own ton after the common faith” (Tit 1.4) indicate that he'was led to the trath ty Parl himself. “The two wore ‘companions in Antioch prior to the Coune!l asgombled at Jerusalem aa recanted in Acts 16, for to this Connell De-accompanied tho apostle (Gal. 2 1). Titus ia repentedly referred to ia the two Epistles to the Corinthians, to which church he waa apparently soat.on two cccasions: soo 2 Cor, 8. ¢, and chapters 2 end 7. From this Eplatle we learn that after Pants release from the Toman prison, the two journeyed together and presehed in Grote (irs, 118), where the apostle lefe him to eet in order the things that aro wanting, and ordain elders in fvery city”. "Tnter, he was ineeracted to join Paal at Nieopolis 8. 12), and itis probable that from there he ont to Daimstia (2 Tim 4. 0). ‘The apostles affectionate rogard for him is shown in 2 Oor. 2.18; 8.38, "Tho Epistlo was ono of the latest written by Paul, probably in the end of a. v.67, 1316 THE EPISTLE 4, PAUL, a “servant of ° God, and an *apos- tle of “Jesus Christ, °according to. the * faith of “God's elect, and the * acknowledg- ing of the “truth which is “after * godliness 2 %In “hope of “eternal “life, which God, that cannot lle, ° promised "before the world began; 8 But “hath "in due °times °manifested His Sword “through ° preaching, which °is °com- mitted unto me ‘according to the °command- ‘ment of !God our ° Saviour ; (4, To Titus, *mine “own “son Safer the ‘from God the" Father and the * Lord Moss Christ our* Saviour 5° Forthis cause left Ithee‘in *Crete, “that thou shouldest “set in order “the things that are wanting, and “ordain “elders “in every ity, as 9 had ‘appointed thee 0It “any be “blameless, the ° husband of one wife, having faithful “children "not "accused of riot or “unruly. 7 Fora “bishop must be *blameless, as the

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