...passage be read — " Who being, (or rather subsisting, uV«^w»), in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal * with God ; but emptied himself,...the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of man." This expresses his exinanition, namely, the voluntary assumption of the form of a servant, and...

...connection, thus it reads, " Who being in the form of God, did not hold it for a spoil to be equal unto God; but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men." Still, however, it seems unnatural to speak of our Redeemer's uncreated glories under the notion of...

...Chris! Jesus; who being in the form of Goil, thought it not robbery to be equal with God : but debased himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of a servant, and in habit found as a man. He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death-; even to...

...fo.rra of God, did not " reckon it robbery to be on an equality with God; yetempti" ed himself, assuming the form of a servant, being made in " the likeness of men: — and, having been found in fashion as " a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, " even the...

...a throne of glory at the Father's right hand. Because when " he was in the form of God, he emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men ; and being found in the fashion of a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even the death...

...flesh; the Son of God, being sent in " the likeness of sinful flesh, partaking of flesh and " blood, his taking the form of a servant, being made " in the likeness of men, being found in fashion as a " man, assuming the seed of Abraham, his descend" ing from heaven, coming...

...; the Son of God, being sent in " the likeness of sinful flesh, partaking of flesh and " blood, his taking the form of a servant, being made " in the likeness of men, being found in fashion as a " man, assuming the seed of Abraham, Iris descend" ing from heaven, coming...

...words would have been more correctly and more consistently translated thus : " Nevertheless he emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men." By emptying himself is meant, not that he lost any thing which he had before, or that he ceased to...

...showing in what it consisteth : which will clearly appear by this literal translation, " But emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men." Where if any man doubt how Christ emptied himself, the text will satisfy him, by " taking the form...

...made in " the likeness of men." Which words should have been turned thus : Nevertheless he emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. This rendering is not only more exact and conformable to the original, but also more suitable to the...