 | Baptists - 1835 - 606 pages
...their poverty abounded to the richjes of their liberality. The apostle affirms, respecting them, " For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves, " &c. But of these poor churches, the church at Philippi was preeminent for abounding in the grace... | |
 | Charles Girdlestone - Sermons, English - 1836 - 398 pages
...almsgiving, when he writes in his second Epistle to the Corinthians, concerning the churches of Macedonia; " to their power, I bear record, 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 of... | |
 | Home missionary society - 1839 - 762 pages
...churches of Macedonia, how that their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their power I bear record, yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves." 2 Cor. viii. 7, 8, 24, " Therefore, as ye abound in everything, in faith, &c., see that ye abound in... | |
 | William Paley - Theology - 1836 - 626 pages
...the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality: for to their power, I bear record, yea and beyond their power, they were willing of thcinscivps : praying us with much entreaty, that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship... | |
 | William Nevins - Christian life - 1836 - 462 pages
...their liberality. 2. They gave not only to the full extent of their ability, but even beyond it. " For to their power, (I bear record,) yea, and beyond their power," they gave. So testifies the apostle. The Christians of our day do not give more than they are able. I wish... | |
 | William Nevins - Christian life - 1836 - 462 pages
...their liberality. 2. They gave not only to the full extent of their ability, but even beyond it. " For to their power, (I bear record,) yea, and beyond their power," they gave. So testifies the apostle. The Christians of our day do not give more than they are able. I wish... | |
 | Adam Clarke - 1836 - 1062 pages
...ginal of their joy and * their deep poverty abounded, unto the riches of their b liberality. 3 For G. We are always confident] ftappovvrtt or? of life. 7 (For «ere willing of themselves ; 4 Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gin, and take... | |
 | William Paley - 1837 - 504 pages
...abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, abounded unto the 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 entreaty, that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of... | |
 | Mennonites - Mennonites - 1837 - 540 pages
...that is athirst come : and whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Rev. 22: 17. — For to their power, .(I bear record,) yea, and beyond their power, they were willing- of themselves Now, therefore, perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance... | |
 | Bible - 1837 - 328 pages
...abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, abounded unto the 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 entreaty, that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of... | |
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How that in a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, abounded unto the riches of their liberality. 3 For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves... 
