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Greek writer, * complains of, as both his own, 

 and the general infelicity of his nation). But, 

 though Titus was so needful to St. Paul in this, 

 or some such respect, and so dear and precious in 

 many others, yet the Apostle most resolvedly 

 leaves him behind in Crete ; as he, who knew 

 most cheerfully to sacrifice all his own advantao'es, 

 and the tenderest and inmost of his affections to 

 the benefit of Christ's church, and the interest of 

 religion. Let us go, and do likewise. 



3. But thirdly and principally ; Thee, a single 

 person ; not a Consistory of Presbyters, or a 

 Bench of Elders. But this observation, together 

 with the next particular, (III.) the extent of this 

 power, as it reacheth the whole island of Crete, I 

 shall have occasion to resume by and by ; and so 

 pass on at present. 



There is nothing behind of the first part of the 

 text, but (IV.) the conveyance of the power 

 couched, or supposed, in F^go reliqui. I left thee. 

 A close conveyance, by a word, in which there 

 may be much more understood than expressed ; 

 viz. A derivation, or transmission of power from 

 St. Paul to Titus, enabling him for the discharge 

 of that work he was intrusted with. Reliquit vice 

 sua ; as Haymof well. As if St. Paul had said, 

 I left thee in Crete, my deputy, and vicegerent 

 there, to water what I had planted ; to build up 



* Antiq. 1, 20. c. ult. Tvji/ ^e Trs^t rw 'm^o^o^uv uy.^i^eixv war^tof 



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