1st and 2nd Message to the Philadelphian Society

will have that to be
honored which he has
dishonored; and will
have that to be disho-
nored which he has
most of all honored
and prided himself in.
For that poverty of
spirit original: "Poverty of Spirit"; a reference to the first Beatitude, meaning humble dependence on God rather than prideful self-sufficiency which is the
scorn, the contempt,
and the offscouring original: "Offscouring"; meaning the worthless refuse or dregs of society of the
world, in the day
when God will bind up
his jewels original: "Jewels"; a reference to Malachi 3:17, referring to God's faithful people, will be made
the glory, the crown,