And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
Ver. 4. And these things write we] Out of the Scriptures, those wells of salvation, draw we waters with joy, Isaiah 12:4, suck these breasts of consolation, and be satisfied, Isaiah 66:11. Nusquam inveni requiem nisi in libro et claustro, saith one. Chrysostom brings in a man laden with inward troubles, coming into the church; where, when he heard this passage read, "Why art thou cast down, my soul, &c., hope in God," &c., he presently recovered comfort. (Hom. in Genes.) There is a singular efficacy in the promises to comfort those that are cast down, Romans 15:4. See Trapp on " Rom 15:4 "