Paul encourageth against afflictions: Anno DOMINI 59. a Acts 19, He sheweth the sincerity of his preaching. II. CORINTHIANS. 4 And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go 21. & 20, 1. with me. chap. 4, 19. 2 Cor. 1, 16. & 2, 13. & 7, 5. 1 Tim. 4, 3. 5 d Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia. 16 P That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to 6 And it may be that I will abide, yea, and win-every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth. 17,4,15. ter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go. e Acts 15, 3. 420, 3, 38. & 21, 5. Rom. 15,24. 2 Cor. 1, 15, 23. Acts 18.21. chap. 4, 19. James 4, 15. g Acts 13, 21. Acts 14, 27. & 19, 1, 9, 23. ch. 15, 32 2 Cor. 1, 8. & 2, 12. Col. 4. 3. 7 For I will not see you now by the way; but I 10 Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be Let no man therefore despise him: but conRom. 16, duct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me; chap. 4, 17. for I look for him with the brethren. 21. Phil. 2, 19. Thes. 3, 2. k1 Tim. 4,2. 12 As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly Acts 18, desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time. 24. & 19, 1. chap. 1, 12. & 3, 5. Titus 3, 13. m Mat. 24, 42. & 25, 13. 426, 41. Acts 20, 31. ch. 1,5. & 11, 2 & 15, 1. 2 Cor. 1, 24. Eph. 18 For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such. 19 The churches of, Asia salute you. Aquila g2 and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with church that is in their house. 20 All the brethren greet you. Greet ye another with a holy kiss. 21 The salutation of me Paul with mine hand. the Col. 4, 18 Philem. 13. r1 Thes. 5, one 12 s Acts 18,19. Rom. 16, 5, own 25. Col. 4, 15. let 22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, Ep6, 10, The Second Epistle of PAUL, the Apostle, to the CORINTHIANS. 14. tRom. 16, 16. for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many 13 For we write none other things unto you than 2 Thes. 1,1. ther, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. b Rom. 1, 7. 1 Cor. 1, 3. Gal. 1, 3. 3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Eph. 1,2 Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of Peter 1,2. all comfort; Phil. 1, 2. Jude 2. c Ex. 34, 6. d 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that? Rom. 15, 5. We may be able to comfort them which are in any 2 Thes. 2,16. trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are 1 Peter 1,8. comforted of God. Eph. 1, 3. d Acts 9, 31. & 16, 25. b. 7, 4, 6. Thes. 3, 7. e 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, & 18, 9. so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your e Ps. 34, 20. consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the Acts 9, 4. enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: Col. 1, 24 or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolafch. 4, 15, tion and salvation. 94, 13. c. 4, 10. 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. 20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 21 Now he which establisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; 22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. r Acts 15, t Rom. 8, 16. Rev. 2, 17. & 4, 30. chap. 5, 5. Eph. 1, 13. Tim. 2, 18 4, 21 & u Rom. 1,9 & 9, 1. ch.2,6. & 11, 31. & 12, 20 13, 2, 10. Gal. 1, 20. 121 Tim. 5,21 3 And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I d1 Cor. 51. ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all. e 1 Cor. 5,5. ch. 15, 10. f ch. 12, 13. Gal. 6, 1. 32. Eph 4, 18, & 3, 13. g ch. 7, 12. le 1 Cor. 5,3. Luke 22, 31. 1 Cor. 7, 5. chap. 11, 3. Eh, 2 Tim. 2,25. 1 Peter 5, 8. Acts 16, 1 Cor. 15,9. 8. & 20. 6. Col. 4, 3. chap. 7, 5. m Song 13 Rom. 3, 37. 4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. 5 But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. 6 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.. 7'So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. 8 Wherefore I beseech you, that ye would confirm your love toward him. 9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in chap. 4, S. all things. 18. 1 Cor. 1, 1 Cor. 3, 5. chap 4, 1. rie 8, 10. CHAPTER III. 4 ch.214. He sheweth that their gifts and graces were a sufficient com • John 15,5. 1 Cor. 15,10. chap. 2, ib. O mendation of his ministry. Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or Of the gospel ministration. new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. Annu DOMINI 60. kEx. 34,53 Rom. 10, 4. Gal. 3, 23. 7 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory Isa. 6, 10, was to be done away; Ezek. 12, 2 Mat. 13, 11, 14. 8 How shall not the nusistration of the Spirit be Mark 4, 12. rather glorious? 9 For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. Luke 8, 10 & 12, 40. Rom. 11, 8, Acts 28, 2f.. 25. m Ex.34,94. Mat. 13, 11. Rom. 11,25 cor.2 26. n 1 10. Jobn 4, 24 & 6.3. 10 For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. 11 For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. o kom.8.29 12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use & great plainness of speech: chap. 4, 15. 1 Cor. 18,12 ch. 4, 4, 6 & 5, 7. & 3, 10. Tim. 1 4,1" a 1 Cor. 7, 25. chap. 3. e 13 And not as Moses, which put a vail over his 1.27. face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished▾ 14' But their minds were blinded; for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading Eph. 5. of the old testament: which rail is done away in Christ. 15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, 107.5.1 the vail is upon their heart. & 5, 14 IT. 1, 13. bom, & C, 21. ch. 1, 12. a 2.17.11 16Nevertheless, when it shall turn to the Lord, 4 the vail shall be taken away. 11, 3, 6, Eph. 4, 14 & 5, 3, 12. 3, 5. 17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Th Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with open face beholding c Mat. 11 as in 27 1 Cor. 1, 15 cha & 3, 14 a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the dla.t, 13 Mat. 11, 27. John 1, 12 & 12,31,44 E22 & 6, 12. 12.23 2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the e word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's con- 10,3 science in the sight of God. 3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus & the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. Cz 6' For God, who commanded the light to shine 44 need we, as some others, epistles of commenda- out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give tion to you, or letters of commendation from you?the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in 2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known the face of Jesus Christ. Rom. 1, 16. and read of all men : Paul's hope of immortal glory: Anto DOMINI 10. m. Cor. 4, 10. chap. 15, 9. II. CORINTHIANS. 12 So then death worketh in us, but life in you. 13 "We having the same spirit of faith, according P116,10. as it is written, I believed, and herefore have I spoken; Acts 2, 24. We also believe, and therefore speak; ch. 5, 12, 17. Rom. 8, 11. 1 Cor. 6, 14. Anno DOMINI €90. His sufferings and patience in the ministry. 16" Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. 17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. r a 14 Knowing that bch raised up the Lord? 18 And all things are of God, who hath reconp1 Cor.3,21. Jesus, shall raise up us alsoy Jesus, and shall pre-ciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given Col. 1, 24. sent us with you. to us the ministry of reconciliation; chap. 4, 16. Gal. 6, 15. r Rom. 5,10. 1 Jolm 2, 2 & Rom. 3, & 4, 10. S 24, 25. Isa. 53, 6, Rom. 5, 19. 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses, 46. unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ; as though God did beseech you by us, we pray you Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. in 21 "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteous18 While we look not at the things which areness of God in him. 13. seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the Hel. 9, 11. 2 Peter 1, 13. 14. Rom.8.23. 1 Cor 15,47. e Mat.22,11. CHAPTER VI. things which are seen are temporal; but the things 1 Paul's sufferings and patience in the ministry....14 Exhorta- CHAPTER V. himself to Christ, &c. Gal. 8, 27. Paul, in assured hope of immortal glory, laboureth to approve Rev. 3, 18. & 16, 15. d a 1 Cor. 15, 53, 54, 55. isa. 23. FOR tion to avoid idolaters, &c. & 8,3, 1 Jan 3, 5. a John 1,17. chap. 5, 19. Titas 2,11. Heb. 12, 15. & 61, 2 b Isa. 49, 8 Luke 4, 19. & 19, 44. Rom. 13,11 Heb. 5,7,13 & 4,7. WE then, as workers together with him, beseech 12 & 3,2 you also that ye receive not the grace of 20 God in vain. 2 OR we know that if our earthly house of this? (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time actabernacle were dissolved, we have a buildingcepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured 6.8,16,23 of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now hap 1,22 heavens. is the day of salvation.) Eph. 1, 13. 42, 10. 4:4, 30. Cor. 4, 1, 9. ch. 1,4,12. & 217.4.2.& 12, 10, 2 s 5,11. & 11,6 & 2 Tim. 3,1 & 14, 5, 19. & 16, 22, 23 18, 12 & 19, 3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the minis-17, 5 & try be not blamed: ل 4. But in all things approving ourselves, as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; 6 By pureness, by knowledge, by long-suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; i 23. & 20,35. 1 Cor. 4, 11 12 & 15, 10, c. 11,23.27. 58. Philip. 4.12 Thess, 2 9. & 3, 5. 1 Tim. 4,10. f1 Cor.4,12 & 22. 7,7. &9, 4,2 & 11, 2212,14 2 Tim. 3,10 12,12 g1 Cor. 2,4 ch. 1, 12. & 4, 2. & 10, 4. & Ep. 6, 11,13 2 Tim. 4, 7 h Mat.27,63 John 7, 12 Ps. 118,18 Rom. 8, 9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; 10 As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet & 15, 31. possessing all things. m 11'0 ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, 10 For we must all appear before the judgment-our heart is enlarged. seat of Christ; that every one may receive the 12 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are strait17,4, things done in his body, according to that he hathened in your own bowels. b. 10, 31. done, whether it be good or bad. Isa. 26, 19. 1 Cor. 4, 9 4, 2,10,11. & 11,6 ch. 1, 8. & 13 Now for a recompense in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged. 14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with un- 1 Cor., & believers: for what fellowship bath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 P And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you; Exhortation to holiness. Anno DOMINI 60. 27. & 18, 1. Josh. 22, 25. I Kin. 18,21. Acts 8, 21. q Ex. 6, 7. Lev. 26, 12. 1 Sam. 5, 2. CHAPTER VII....VIII. Auno Exhortations to liberality. 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye abundance of their joy and their deep poverty aboundshall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lorded unto the riches of their liberality. Almighty. CHAPTER VIL 1 He exhorteth to purity of life, 3 and sheweth the source of his a AVING therefore these promises, dearly be DOMIN 60. 3 For to their power (J bear record) yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves; 4 Praying us with much cutreaty that we would e Acts 11, receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of Rom. 15,26. the ministering to the saints. HAVING they did, not as we hoped, but first Jer. 31, 33. & 32, 38. Ezek. 11,0. & 36, 28, & 57, 26. Zech. 8, 8. & 13. 9. .Cor. 16. ness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the b 2 Receive us; we have wronged no man, we? 19&have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. 3 I speak not this to condemn you; for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with 10, 7, 14. Erh. 2, 21. 1 Pet. 2, 5. Ex. 29, 45. YOU. Isa. 52, 11. chap. 7, 1. J e 4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, 100 great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, Rev. 18, 4, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation. 935 For, when we were come into Macedonia, our Rev 21,7 flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; chap. 6, 16. Without were fightings, within were fears. 6'Nevertheless God that comforteth those that are bActs 20.33. cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus; a1 Cor.520. 1 Tim. 4, 8. 1 John 3, S. Rom. 15, 13. ch.1. 12. 2, 17. & 4.2.&6, 12.&11,7,13. 6 "Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he 1 Cor. 16, έ had begun, so he would also finish in you the same ch. 12, 18. grace also. 7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all dili- verse 11. gence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in 12, 13. this grace also. e 1 Cor. 1,5. ch. 9, 8. & 8I speak not by commandment, but by occasion f1 Cor. 7, of the forwardness of others, and to prove the in- 6,25. cerity of your love. Luke 9, 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus g Mat. 8, 20 Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes Philip. 26. he became poor, that ye through his poverty might rich. 17. 10 And herein I give my advice: for this is expe- h Prov. 19, dient for you, who have begun before, not only to Mat. 10, 42 do, but also to be forward a year ago. 1 Cor. 9, 12, 7 And not by his coming only, but by the consola-be 1 Cor. 7, 7, 23. & 16, 2. 1 Tim. 6, 18. Heb. 13, 16 Now therefore perform the doing of it; that ch.2 as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have. 12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. 13 For I mean not that other men be eased, and you burdened: 14 But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want, that Pr. 3, 2 Mark 12, Luke 21, 3. 1 Pet. 4, 10. Acts 4,34 15'As it is written, He that had gathered much 1 EL 16, 18 had nothing over: and he that had gathered little had no lack. 11 For behold this self-same thing, that ye sorrow-there may be equality: Deut. 32, ed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in Acts 16, 19, you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what inCor. 23. dignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, ch.2.13. & 4, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have 3212, approved yourselves to be clear in this matter. 23. - 16 But thanks be to God, which put the same car- 18. 17 For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but chap. 12, being more forward, of his own accord he went unto 1 He stirreth them up to contribute to the saints: 16 he com-partner and fellow-helper concerning you: or our Philip 2,25 The 1, 6. of Macedonia; k214, Jancs 1, 5 2' How that, in a great trial of affliction, the & 9,2 21 Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the ch. 7, 14 churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf. d ch. 11, 17. Gen. 33, 11. L. 25. 21. tir. bless tob 50, 13. 1 Pr. 11, 24. 19, 17. & .9. CHAPTER IX. II. CORINTHIANS. 1 He sheweth why he sent the brethren, 6 and stirreth them 5 NOR as touching the ministering to the saints, 3 Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting Paul's spiritual authority. 6'And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. 7% Do ye look on things after the outward appear- 8,20. & 15 ance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, 1 Cor. 5, 3. let him of himself think this again, that, as he is th Christ's, even so are we Christ's. 8 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edifi{cation, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed: 9 That I may not seem as if I would terrify by letters. 4Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting. 5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and 11 'Let such a one think this, that, such as we are make up beforehand your + bounty, whereof ye had in word by letters when we are absent, such will notice before, that the same might be ready, as awe be also indeed when we are present. matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness. 12 For we dare not make ourselves of the nuin- 1721,13 6' But this I say, He which soweth sparinglyber, or compare ourselves with some that commend ch.4 shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth themselves: but they measuring themselves by then- & 12, 5, 9 bountifully shall reap also bountifully. selves, and comparing themselves among themselves, & are not wise. 7 Every man according as he purposeth in his Lze 84,26 heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. m n 1 Cor. 5, 9, 11. Cor. 11. 6, 21, 50. 1 ch. 12, 20 13, 2, 10. m ch. 3, 1. & 5, 12. 11. 13 But we will not boast of things without our 1 Cor. 12, measure, but according to the measure of the rule ch. 11, 13. which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach Eph. 4, 7. even unto you. & 12, 5, 6. o 1 Cor. 3, 5, 10. & 4, 15 p Ro. 15, 20. Jer. 9,23,24. 14 °For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are gisa. 65, 16. come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ : 10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower, 15 Not boasting of things without our measure, ..,10.& both minister bread for your food, and multiply your that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when Philip. 411. seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteous-your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by ness ;) you according to our rule abundantly, 1 Tim. 6, 8. Cor.1, 31. r Pr. 27, 2 Rom. 2, 23. & 9, 1. 1 Paul unwillingly entereth into a commendation of himself Phil. 1, 18. with the other apostles; 7 he declineth being chargeable; & 3, 2, 18. 23 he sheweth his sufferings for the gospel. Col. 2, 4 8, 18 5. 2 Thess. 2, 6. WOULD to God ye could bear with me a little 13, 2° For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: 1 Tim. 1,3 for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 8, 20. & 4, 1. & 6, 2 Tim. 2, 16 & 3, 2 Titus 1, 10. res Heb. 13, 9. 14. & 3, 3. 7. 1 John 4, 1. Jude 4. 3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beNOW I Paul myself beseech you by the meek-guiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should ness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. Gal 4, am base among you, but being absent am bold 4For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, d chap. 10 1 Cor. 4 toward you: whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gos- 3,2 which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear 10. with him. 21. eb 1, 17. & 2, 17. & 4,2. 2 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold 11,810 when I am present with that confidence, wherewithpel, I think to be bold against some, which think of us as Phit if we walked according to the flesh. & 18, 2, 10. 13. 1 Tim. 1, 5 For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not 6 But though I be rude in speech, yet not in 4(For the weapons of our warfare are not car-knowledge; but we have been thoroughly made anal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of manifest among you in all things. The 5, strong holds :) : Cor. 1, 18, 21.2 5. Epi. 6, 13. Arts18.17. 1 Cor. 1, 19 & S 19 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of 78 Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely? |