4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.



Ver. 4. That ye both do and will do] Qui monet ut facias quod iam facis, ille monendo laudat, &c. Here the apostle, like an orator, entereth their bosoms; and by praising their present obedience, artificially wresteth from them a redoubled diligence; Virtus laudata creseit. Thus being crafty, he catcheth them with guile, as he did those Corinthians, 2Co_12:16. It must be an elaborate discourse that shall work upon the heart.