The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
Ver. 16. Preach Christ of contention] Striving to bear away the bell from me, as the better preachers. And with such ambitionists the Church of Christ hath ever been pestered. This made Luther pray, A doctore glorioso, et a pastore contentioso, liberet ecclesiam suam Dominus, From vain glorious and contentious preachers, the good Lord deliver his Church. This made Strigelius when he was on his death bed bless God that now he should be freed ab immanibus et implacabilibus odiis theologorum, from the cruel and implacable hatreds of dissenting divines. (Melch. Ad. in Vit. Strig.) This drew that counsel from Luther to preachers, that they should see that those three dogs did not follow them into the pulpit, -Pride, covetousness, and envy.
Supposing to add affliction to my bonds] As immane cruelty, such as Job and David often complain of, Job 6:14; Psalms 69:26. Queen Elizabeth hated no less than did Mithridates, such as maliciously persecuted virtue forsaken of fortune, saith Camden.