15.

d Isai. 49. 8.

e Rom. 14. 13. 1 Cor. 9. 12. & 10. 32.

↑ Gr. com. mending. ch. 4. 2.

CHAP. VI.

1 That he hath approved himself a faithful
minister of Christ, both by his exhortations,
3 and by integrity of life, 4 and by patient
enduring all kinds of affliction and dis-
graces for the gospel. 10 Of which he
speaketh the more boldly amongst them,
because his heart is open to them, 13 and
he expecteth the like affection from them
again: 14 exhorting to flee the society and
pollution of idolaters, as being themselves
temples of the living God.

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E then, as workers together with
Whim, "beseech
him, beseech you also that ye
receive not the grace of God in vain.

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5 In stripes, in imprisonments, || in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; 6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

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7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness 4 on the right hand and on the left,

8 By honour and dishonour, by evil La report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

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9 As unknown, and yet well known; !+ 'as dying, and, behold, we live; "as chastened, and not killed;

10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; « sa as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

11 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. 12 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye **** are straitened in your own bowels.

13 Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye 14 also enlarged.

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14' Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? 3 L and what communion hath light with

darkness?

15 And what concord hath Christ with sa 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, fl and touch not the unclean thing; and 15 will receive you,

18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, a saith the Lord Almighty.

2 (For he saith, I have heard thee H dearly beloved, let us cleanse our-3-3

AVING therefore these promises, is i

Godly sorrow described.

CHAP. VIII.

4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you : 'I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

Paul exhorteth to liberality.

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60.

grity and willingness of Titus, and those DOMINI
other brethren, who upon his request, exhort-
ation, and commendation, were purposely
come to them for this business.

OREOVER, brethren, we do you

For, when we were come into Ma-M to wit of the grace of God bestow

cedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we
were troubled on every side; without
were fightings, within were fears.

6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth
those that are cast down, comforted us by
the coming of Titus;

ed on the churches of Macedonia;

2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their + liberality.

a Mark 12.

44.

+ Gr. sim-
plicity.
3 For to their power, I bear record, ch. 9.11.
7 And not by his coming only, but by
the consolation wherewith he was com- yea, and beyond their power they were
forted in you, when he told us your ear-willing of themselves;
nest desire, your mourning, your fervent
mind toward me; so that I rejoiced
the more.

8 For though I made you sorry with a ch. 2.4. letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.

Or, acFording to God.

2 Sam. 12. 3. Matt. 26.

9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

10 For "godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: Prov. 17. but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

och. 2. 4.

Rom. 15.

Gr. bowels, b. 6. 12.

ch. 2.9. hil. 2. 12.

2 Thess. 3. Philem. .21.

12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you. 13 Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

14 For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.

15 And his inward affection is more
abundant toward you, whilst he remem-
bereth 'the obedience of you all, how
with fear and trembling ye received him.

16 I rejoice therefore that I have con-
fidence in you in all things.
CHAP. VIII.

1 He stirreth them up to a liberal contribution
poor saints at Jerusalem, by the ex-
for the
ample of the Macedonians, 7 by commend
ation of their former forwardness, 9 by
the example of Christ, 14 and by the spi-
ritual profit that shall redound to themselves
thereby: 16 commending to them the inte-

20 Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:

21 'Providing for honest things, not 8. Pet. 2. only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

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↑ Or, he hath.

22 And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.

23 Whether any do enquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be enquired Phil. 2. 25. of, they are 'the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.

24 Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, ch. 7. 14 and of our boasting on your behalf. CHAP. IX.

& 9.2.

3 Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready: 4 Lest 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.

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10 Now he that 'ministereth seed to s the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your "righteousness ;)

11 Being enriched in every thing to allbountifulness, "which causeth through

us thanksgiving to God.

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12 For the administration of this ser- a vice not only supplieth the want of the ch saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;

13 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they 'glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;

14 And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding 'grace of God in you.

15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

CHAP. X.

Against the false apostles, who disgraced
the weakness of his person and bodily pre-
sence, he setteth out the spiritual might and
authority, with which he is armed against
all adversary powers, 7 assuring them that
at his coming he will be found as mighty in
word, as he is now in writing being absent,
12 and withal taxing them for reaching out
themselves beyond their compass, and vaunt-
ing themselves into other men's labours.

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Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: 10

2 But I beseech you, that I may not per be bold when I am present with that con- C fidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to "the flesh.

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh :

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4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty ||through God •TA 5 Therefore I thought it necessary to to the pulling down of strong holds ;) 3 exhort the brethren, that they would 5 Casting down imaginations, and f before unto you, and make up beforehand every high thing that exalteth itself as your+bounty, whereof ye had notice be- against the knowledge of God, and bring- 10,96 1 Sam. 25. fore, that the same might be ready, as a mat-ing into captivity every thought to the

Paul taxeth the false apostles.

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q 1 Cor. 2.3,

ch. 19.5, 7,

CHAP. XI.

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Paul's commendation of himself.
9 That I may not seem as if I would | which ye have not accepted, ye might
terrify you by letters.

10 For his letters, † say they, are weighty
and powerful; but his bodily presence is
4. ver. 1 weak, and his speech contemptible.
11 Let such an one think this, that,
9. Gal. 4. such as we are in word by letters when
&2.1, 4. ch. We are absent, such will we be also in
deed when we are present.

13.

ri Cor. 1. 17.

11. 6

sch. 3. 1. & 5. 12.

12 'For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, Or, under are not wise.

stand it not. t ver. 15.

13 But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to Or, line. the measure of the || rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.

10. & 4.15. & 9. 1.

14 For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached

1 Cor.3.5 not unto you: "for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:

15 Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,

16 To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand.

17 'But he that glorieth, let him glory

1 Cor. 1.31. in the Lord.

z Prov. 7.2.

18 For not he that commendeth hima Rom. 2.29 self is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

1 Cor. 4.5.

ver. 16. ch. 5. 13.

Or, ye do brar with

me.

CHAP. XI.

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60.

5 For I suppose I was not a whit be- or, with hind the very chiefest apostles.

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me.

i 1 Cor. 15-
10. ch. 12.
11. Gal. 2. 6.
k 1 Cor. 1.17.

6 But though I be rude in speech,
yet not in knowledge; but
been throughly made manifest among you & 2, 1, 13.
in all things.

1 Eph. 3. 4.

& 5.11. & 12

7 Have I committed an offence "in m ch. 4. 2.
abasing myself that ye might be exalted, 12
because I have preached to you the Acts 18. 3.
gospel of God freely?

8 I robbed other churches, taking wages
service.
you
of them, to do

9 And when I was present with you,
and wanted, I was chargeable to no man:
for that which was lacking to me the
brethren which came from Macedonia
supplied: and in all things I have kept
myself from being burdensome unto you,
and so will I keep myself.

10 As the truth of Christ is in me, 'no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

11 Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.

12 But what I do, that I will do, "that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.

14 And no marvel; for Satan himself 1. Rev. 2. 2. is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the "ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

16 I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool || receive me, that I may boast myself a little.

17 That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

1 Out of his jealousy over the Corinthians,
who seemed to make more account of the
false apostles than of him, he entereth into
a forced commendation of himself, 5 of his
equality with the chief apostles, 7 of his
preaching the gospel to them freely, and
without any their charge, 13 shewing that
he was not inferior to those deceitful work-
19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing
ers in any legal prerogative, 23 and in the
service of Christ, and in all kind of suffer-ye yourselves are wise.
ings for his ministry, far superior.

z Gal. 1. 8. a ch. 3.9.

b

c ver. 1.

Phil. 3. 19.

ch. 12. 6, 11. Or, suffer,

20 For ye suffer, "if a man bring you & 49 into bondage, if a man devour you, if a

ye could bear with
WOULD to God coully, and in- man take of you, if a man exalt himself,

deed || bear with me.

2 For I am jealous over you with b Gal.4.17, godly jealousy: for I have espoused you Hos. 2. 19, to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

13.

20. 1.5

d

1 Cor. 4. e

Col. 1. 28.

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3 But I fear, lest by any means, as 'the 13 serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

f Gen. 3. John 8. 44.

Eph. 6. 24

1.2.4, 8, 18. 1 Tim. 1.. 3. & 4. 1.

4 For if he that cometh preacheth anfebr. 13.9. other Jesus, whom we have not preached, Pet. 3. 17. or if ye receive another spirit, which ye > Gal 1.7,8. have not received, or another gospel,

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