1818 Feb. 4

Not Paul

I Argument

Ch Motives to Conversion

§. 8. Shame employed

II. Cor. IX 1 to 4

I. Cor. IV. 9 to 14 II Cor. VIII. 1 to 8. II Cor IX. 1 to 6.

Ch or §. 8. Shame or emulation employed.

After a /the/ rhetorical display in I. Cor. IV 9 to14 /13 of the urgency of his wants as above a he continues - v. 14. I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons to warn ( you).

a I Cor. IV 14

II. Cor. VIII. 1 to 8. 1. 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 unto the riches of their liberality.

3. For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves.

4. Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the Saints.

5. And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

6. Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, as he would also finish in you the same grace also.

7. Therefore as ye abound in every thing, in faith and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

8. I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove y e sincerity of you love.

II. Cor. IX. 1 to 6. For as touching the ministering of the Saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:

II. Cor. IX. 1 to 6

2. For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

3. Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you sh d 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 you) sh d be ashamed in this confident boasting -

5. Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up before hand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.

6. But this I say. He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully -