Original Douay–Rheims AnnotationsPhilippians 2
English College of Douai–Rheims
Read Philippians 2 in the BiblePhilippians 2:10
Name of JESUS.
[1] By the like wickedness they charge the faithful people for capping or kneeling when they hear the name of Jesus, as though they worshipped not our Lord God therein, but the syllables or letters or other material elements whereof the word written or spoken consisteth, and all this, by sophistication to draw the people from due honour and devotion toward Christ Jesus, which is Satan's drift by putting scruples into poor simple men's minds about his Sacraments, his Saints, his Cross, his name, his image, & such like, to abolish all true religion out of the world, and to make them plain Atheists. But the Church knoweth Satan's cogitations, and therefore by the Scriptures and reason, [2] warranteth and teacheth all her children to do reverence when so-ever Jesus is named. because Catholics do not honour these things nor count them holy, for their matter, colour, sound, and syllables, but for the respect and relation they have to our Saviour, bringing us to the remembrance and apprehension of Christ, by sight, hearing, or use of the same signs. Else why make we not reverence at the name of Iesus the son of Sirach, as well as of Iesus Christ? And it is a pitiful case to see these profane subtleties of Heretics to take place in religion, which were ridiculous in all other trade of life. When we hear our Prince or Sovereign named, we may without these scruples do obeisance, but towards Christ it must be superstitious.
- 1 The Protestants will have no reverence done at the name of JESUS.
- 2 How Catholics honour the name of JESUS, and other things pertaining to him.
Philippians 2:12
With fear and trembling.
◦ Against the vain presumption of Heretics that make men secure of their predestination and salvation, he willeth the Philippians to work their salvation with fear and trembling, according to that other Scripture, Blessed is the man that always is fearful. Proverb. 28. v.
- ◦ Vain security of salvation.
Philippians 2:13
Worketh in you.
◦ Of this thus saith S. Augustine, Not because the Apostle saith, it is God that worketh in you both to will and work, must we think he taketh away our free-will. For if it were so, then would he not a little before have willed them to work their own salvation with fear and trembling. For when they be commanded to work, their free will is called upon: but, with trembling and fear, is added, lest by attributing their well-working to themselves, they might be proud of their good deeds as though they were of themselves. August. de gratia & lib. arbit. c. 9.
- ◦ S. Augustine answereth the objection against free-will.
Philippians 2:17
The sacrifice.
◦ The obedience of faith and martyrdom be so acceptable acts of God, when they be voluntarily referred to his honour, that by a metaphor they be called sacrifice and pleasant hosts to God.
- ◦ Martyrdom.
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Philippians 2:9
For the which.
◦ Calvin doth so abhor the name of merit in Christian men toward their own salvation, that he wickedly and unlearnedly denieth Christ himself to have deserved or merited any thing for himself: though these words (which he shamefully writheth from the proper and plain sense, to signify a sequel and not a cause of his exaltation) and diverse other in holy writ, prove that he merited for himself according to all learned men's judgement. As Apoc. 5. The Lamb that was slain, is worthy to receive power and Divinity. And Heb. 2. We see Jesus for the passion of death, crowned with glory and honour. See S. Augustine upon these words of the Psalm 109. propterea exaltabit caput.