 | 1830 - 744 pages
...presented. Of the Macedonian churches we are told, " How that in a great trial of and Chapel Cases. [Sept. affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep...riches of their liberality. For to their power, I bear record," (says Paul,) "yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves: Praying us... | |
 | John Whitecross - Anecdotes - 1831 - 300 pages
...feel every debt of gratitude due by him as an obligation on themselves." • Chap, viii, ver. 2, 3.— How that in a great trial of affliction, the abundance...and their deep poverty, abounded unto the riches of iheir liberality. For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power, they were willing... | |
 | Religion - 1849 - 1188 pages
...things." When the grace of God was bestowed in an extraordinary degree on the churches of Macedonia, and "in a great trial of affliction, the abundance of...poverty, abounded unto the riches of their liberality," and " they besought Paul with much entreaty" that he would carry their gift to the poor saints at Jerusalem... | |
 | John Whitecross - Anecdotes - 1831 - 302 pages
...every deht of gratitude due by him as ;ui obligation OD themselves." Chap, viii, ver. 2, 3. — Ho\y that in a great trial 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... | |
 | William Paley - Theology - 1831 - 624 pages
...Corinthians, chap. viii. ver. 1 — 1, and you will discover the particular which remains to be sought for : " flect the safety or the conduct of government, is enough to render men un churohes of Macedonia ; how that, in a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their... | |
 | Thomas S. B. Reade, Thomas Shaw Bancroft Reade - 1832 - 436 pages
...suffering churches of Judasa. To the Corinthians he held them forth as a beautiful model for imitation: " Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace...riches of their liberality. For, to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves, praying us with much intreaty,... | |
 | William Jay - Calendars - 1832 - 704 pages
...last chapter of the first book of the Chronicles. And read what Paul speaks of the poor Macedonians: " In a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their...riches of their liberality. For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves; praying us with much'intrenty... | |
 | William Burkitt - 1832 - 908 pages
...]t|ORKOVER, brethren, we do you to Ģit of the prace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia ; 2 How that, in a great trial of affliction, the abundance...poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. Tlie first argument which our apostle makes use of to excite the charity of the Corinthians, is drawn... | |
 | Charles Lambert Coghlan - 1832 - 578 pages
...such sacrifices God is well pleased. He. xiii. 15, IG. Some an hundredfold, &c.] See cliap. xiii. 8. od led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and thai in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto... | |
 | John Locke - Bible - 1832 - 468 pages
...Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God, bestowed on the churches of Macedonia ; 2 How that, in a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, abounded m. to the riches of their liberality. 3 For to their power, (I bear record) yea, and beyond their power,... | |
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Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia ; how that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. 
