Original Douay–Rheims Annotations2 Corinthians 6
English College of Douai–Rheims
Read 2 Corinthians 6 in the Bible2 Corinthians 6:5
In watchings.
◦ When in the midst of many miseries and persecutions, the Apostles yet of their own accord added and required voluntary vigils, fastings, and chastity, we may well perceive these works to be wonderful grateful to God, and specially needful in the Clergy.
- ◦ Voluntary penance.
2 Corinthians 6:14
What society.
[1] Generally here is forbidden conversation and dealing with all Infidels, and consequently with Heretics, but specially in prayers, or meetings at their Schismatical Service, preaching or other divine office whatsoever. Which the Apostle here uttereth in more particular and different terms, that Christian folk may take the better heed of it. no society (saith he) nor fellowship, no participation nor agreement, no consent between light and darkness, Christ and Baal, the temple of God and the temple of Idols: all Service, as pretended worship of God set up by Heretics or Schismatics, being nothing else but Service of Baal and plain Idolatry, and their conventicles nothing but conspirations against Christ. From such therefore specially we must sever ourselves always in heart and mind, and touching any act of religion in body also, according as the children of Israel were commanded by God to separate themselves [2] from the Schismatics Core, Dathan, and Abiron, and their tabernacles, by these words: Depart from the tabernacles of the impious men, and touch ye not those things which pertain to them, lest you be enwrapped in their sins.
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2 Corinthians 6:1
Helping.
[1] For that he declared before the Ministers of the new Testament to be Christ's deputies, and that when they preach or do any function, God as it were speaketh or doeth it by them, he boldly now saith, Helping therefore: [2] that is to say, joining or working together with God, we do exhort.
Grace in vain.
◦ The grace of God worketh not in man against his will, nor forceth any thing without his acceptation and consent: and therefore it lieth in man's will to frustrate or to follow the motion of God, as this text plainly proveth.