1818 Feb. 13 Note at top of page: ‘ Note

the allusion to his sufferings at Ephesus I Cor. XV. 32: in Asia II Cor. I 8.

Compare these with Acts and his ground[?] breaking

passage.’

Not Paul

I Argument

Ch. Paul’s Character

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§ Boasting

I Cor. XV. 9. 10. For I am the last of the Apostles, that am not meet to be called

an Apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

10. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me

was not in vain: but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the

grace of God which lives with me.

I Cor. XV. 31. 32. 31. I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our

Lord I die daily―

32. If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what

advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die

II. Cor. I. 12: For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in

simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshy wisdom, but by the grace of God, we

have had our conversation in the world and more abundantly to your word―

II. Cor. I 23. Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I

came not as yet unto Corinth

II. Cor. II. 17 For we are not as many which corrupt the word of God; but as of

sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. JB footnote at this point: ‘ Enter this under Competition

profit’.

III. Cor. III 1. Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others,

epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

III. Cor. III. 5. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of

ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;