1 Thessalonians — Chapter 1
These annotations are from the original 1582 Rheims New Testament, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Rheims. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 6
6. Followers of vs.) Religious persons imitation of diuers holy men is the imitation of Christ himself. S. Paul is bold to commend them for imitation of him, yea and to ioyne himself in that point with Christ, to be their paterne to walke after. Where without curiositie he nameth himself first, and our Lord afterward, because he was a more neer and ready obiect then Christ, who was not nor could be followed but through the preaching and conuersation of the Apostle, who was in their sight or hearing. And this imitation of some holy man or other, hath made so many Religious men of diuers Orders and Rules, al tending to the better imitation of Christ our Lord. See the like words of the Apostle, 1. Cor. 11,1 and Philip. 3,17.