...solicitous friends, St. Paul thus addresses them, in the first verse of the portion now under review. " But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me," that is, my bonds for Christ's sake, " have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel ;"...

...boldly, as I ought so speak. PAUL EXHORTETH THEM TO BE STEADFAST IN THE FAITH. PHILIPPIANS i. — 12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things...fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel ; 13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; 14 And many...

...bonds, and of his constancy under them, had contributed to advance the success of the Gospel: " But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me hav fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the Gospel; so that my bonds in Christ are manifest in...

...bonds, and of his constancy under them, had contributed to advance the success of the Gospel : " But 1 would ye should understand, brethren, that the things...in all other places ; and many of the brethren in tho Lord waxing confident by my bonds, arc much more bold to speak the word without fear.'" Secondly,...

...bonds, and of his constancy under them, had contributed to advance the success of the Gospel : " But 1 would ye should understand, brethren, that the things...furtherance of the Gospel ; so that my bonds in Christ arc manifest in all the palace, and in all other places ; and many of the brethren in the Lord waxing...

...Jesus Christ B unto the glory and praise of God. CHAP. I. with the fruits of righteousness. 1'2 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things...fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel ; •Horn. ii. 18. ïii. -2. Eph. v. 10. bor, try. с Or, £йт. J Acts uiv. 16. 1 These, iii. 13....

...servant's very incarceration an instrument of furthering the gospel, " so that his bonds in Christ were manifest in all the palace and in all other places,...many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by his bonds, were much more bold to speak the word without fear." Yes, in the very palace of Nero, where...

...apostle of the Gentiles, when speaking of the difficulties and discouragements which beset his path, ' I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel.' " The painful circumstances in which Mr. Hollingworth was placed...

...faithful servant of God might well hare adopted the language of the persecuted Apostle of the Gentiles, " the things which happened unto me, have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the Gospel." Alter the lapse of nearly a year, Mr Heywood was released, and, at the next assizes, his fine was paid....

...sufferings of the LORD JESUS ; counting himself happy in fulfilling them in his mystical body. Phil. i. 12. "The things which happened unto me, have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel." He who loses courage under oppositions, is even yet a stranger to the ways of the gospel. GOD can and...