For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
Ver. 17. For this cause] That ye may be followers of me, and know what I do.
Of my ways which be in Christ] It is of excellent use to know what good men, especially ministers, do, as well as what they say. Ministers' lives should be a transcript of their sermons, or as so many sermons on the life of Christ.