2 Pet. 1:10. "Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure; for he that doeth these things shall never fall." The apostle had exhorted to give diligence to add to our faith, virtue, etc. And tells us that if we do these things we shall not be barren and unfruitful in the knowledge, etc. Now he offers another argument; he tells us that to neglect those things, is the way to doubtfulness about our condition, "He that lacketh those things has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins;" therefore the meaning of this verse is, the rather give diligence in those things, that you may make your calling and election sure; as is evident by the following clause, "for he that doeth these things shall never fall;" "Wherefore the rather," is as much as to say, the rather for this, viz. "that you may make your," etc.

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