...applied the touching commendation of the apostle, when speaking of the poor disciples of Corinth — " In a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their...yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves ; praying us, with much intreaty, that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship...

...applied the touching commendation of the apostle, when speaking of the poor disciples of Corinth — " In a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their...abounded unto the riches of their liberality ; for t« their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves ; praying...

...Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia : how in a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their...poverty, abounded unto the riches of their liberality. 4. Those who have not too much for themselves are willing to spare seed to sow, that they may have...

...applied the touching commendation of the apostle, when speaking of the poor disciples of Corinth — "In a great trial of affliction, the abundance of...their deep poverty, abounded unto the riches of their Eberenity; for to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves;...

...serve as sufficient proofs of this : " Brethren, I cannot but inform you of the grace of God, bestowed on the churches of Macedonia ; how that in a great...yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves; praying us with much entreaty, that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship...

...which remains to be sought for : ' Moreover, bretheren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the Churches of Macedonia ; how that, in a great...record, yea and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves ; praying us, with much entreaty, that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship...

...who are poorer than themselves. Let them imitate the churches of Macedonia, of whom it is recorded that in a great trial of affliction the abundance...the riches of their liberality ; for to their power, yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves. They would say, " We are very poor •and...

...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...their liberality. For to their power, I bear record," (says Paul,) "yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves: Praying us with much intreaty,...

...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...

...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...