...poverty, abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their power, I bear record," (says Paul,) "yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of...the fellowship of the ministering to the saints," 2 Cor. viii. 1 — 4. I am far from looking with gloom on the present state of our churches ; and I...

...affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality : for to their power, I bear record, yea and beyond...were willing of themselves ; praying us, with much entreaty, that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the...

...affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their power I bear record, yea, and beyond...they were willing of themselves; praying us with much entreaty, that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the...

...affliction, the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, abounded unto the riches of their liberality, for to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond...were willing of themselves ; praying us. with much entreaty, that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the...

...the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, abounded unto the riches of their liberality ; for to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves j praying us, with much intreaty, that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of...

...pure benevolence of the Churches of Macedonia, who, " to their power, yea, and beyond their power, were willing of themselves, praying us, with much intreaty, that we would receive the gift ; and this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their ownselves to the Lord, and to us by the will of...

...affliction, the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, ahounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves. Mr. Thomson, a clergyman in the west of England, long since dead, had made it his custom for many years,...

...record, yen and beyond tlirir power, they were willing of themselves : pravin^ us with much entreaty, females in the proportion of nineteen to eighteen, or thereabouts^ which excess provides sainU." To which add, chap. ix. ver. '2: "I know the forwardness of your mind, lor which I boast of...

...censure against the rich for casting in much, the missions.*' Is not this an imchurch, says, " to tlieir power I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves ;" and he goes on to encourage the Corinthians to follow their example: " Therefore (says he) as ye...

...affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For, to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond...and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering of the saints." He then bestows a commendation upon the Corinthians themselves : " As touching the...