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hath given unto us the earneft of the Spirit. 6. Therefore we are always confident, knowing that whilft we are at home in the body, we are abfent from the Lord: 7. (For we walk by faith, not by fight.) 8. We are confident, Ifay, and willing, rather to be abfent from the body, and to be prefent with the Lord. 9. Wherefore we labour [Or, endeavour], that whether prefent or abfent we may be accepted of him. 10. For we must all appear before the judgment-feat of Chrift, that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 11. Knowing therefore the " terror of the Lord, we perfwade men; but we are made manifeft unto God, and I truft alfo are made manifeft in your confciences. 12. For we P commend not our felves again unto you, but give you occafion to glory on our behalf, that you may have

int Gal. 6. 7. Be not deceived ร God is not mocked: for whatfoever a Man foweth, that ball he alreap. Rom. 2. 6. † Eph. 6. 58. f Col. 3. 25. † Rev. 22. 12. See on Mat. 16. 27.

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ta Cor. 1. 22. Eph. 1. 14. Eph. 4. 30. See on Rom. 8. 16. 6. h Gen. 23. 4. I am a Strangr and a fojourner with you, give me Poffeffion of a burying Place. Gen. 47. 9. Jacob faid unto Pharaoh, the Days of the Years of my II. n Deut. 10. 17. The Pilgrimage are an hundred and Lord your God, is God of gods, thirty Years. Chron. 29. 15, and Lord of lords, a great God, a We are Strangers before thee, and 10 mighty and a terrible, which regardSojourners, as were all our Fathers.- eth not Perfons, nor taketh RePfal. 39. 12. I am a Stranger ward. † Job 31. 23. Destruction with thee, and a Sojourner, as all from God was a Terror to me, and my Fathers were. Pfal. 119. 19. I by reafon of his Highness I could am à Stranger in the Earth, hide 15 not endure. Pfal. 76. 7. Thou, not thy Commandments from me. even thou art to be feared, and who Heb. 11. 13. Thefe all died in the may ftand in thy Sight when once Faith, not having received the thou art angry? Luk. 12. 5.-Fear Promifes, and confeffed that him, which after he hath killed, they were Strangers and Pilgrims 20 hath Power to caft into Hell, yea, İ on Earth 1 Pet. 1. 17. Pafs the fay unto you, Fear him. Heb. 10. time of your fojourning here in 31. It is a fearful thing to fall into fear.- 1 Pet. 2. II. Dearly bethe Hands of the living God. Heb. loved, I beseech you as Strangers 12. 29. Our God is a confuming and Pilgrims, abftain from fleshly 25 Fire. Jude Ver. 23. Others fave Lufts. with fear, pulling them out of the Fire.

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• See on 2 Cor. 4. 2. 12. P See on 2 Cor. 3. 1. 9 + 2 Cor.1.14. We are your rejuicing, even as ye alfo are ours, in the Day of the Lord Jesus.

2 Co R. V. have fomewhat to answer them which glory in appearance [Gr. or, in the face], and not in heart. 13. For whether we be befides our felves, it is to God: or whether we be fober, it is for your caufe. 14. For the love of Chrift conftraineth us, because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: 15. And that he died for all," that they which live, fhould not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rofe again. 16. Wherefore henceforth a know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Chrift after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. 17. Therefore if any man be in Christ, * he is [Or, let him be] a new creature: old things are paft away, behold, all things are become

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13. 2 Cor. 11. 1, 16, 14. Would to God you could bear with me a little in my Folly.Let no Man think me a Fool; if otherwife, yet as a Fool receive me, that I may boat my felf a little. That which I fpeak, I fpeak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolish ly in this confidence of boafting. t2 Cor. 12. 6, 11. Though I would defire to glory, I fhall not be a Fool; for I will fay the Truth; but now I forbear, leaft any Man fhould think of me above that which he feeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. I am become a Fool in glorying, ye have compel led me.

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Rom. 6. 4. We are buried with him by Baptifm into death: that like as Chrift was raised up from the Dead by the Glory of the Father,even fo we alfo fhould walk in newness of Life. 2 Cor. 4. 16. -Though our outward Man pe rifh, yet the inward Man is renewed Day by Day. Gal. 5. 6. In Chrift Jefus, neither Circumcifion availeth any thing, nor Uncircum cifion, but Faith which worketh by Love. Gal. 6. 15. The Words above..

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Ifa. 43. 18, 19. Remember ye not the former things, neither confider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing: now it fhall fpring forth, fhall ye not know it?

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new. 18. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jefus Chrift, and hath given to us the miniftry of reconciliation; 19. To wit, that God was in Chrift, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trefpaffes unto them; and hath committed unto us [Gr. put in us] the word of reconciliation. 20. Now then we are ambaffadors for Chrift, as though God did befeech you by us: we pray you in Chrifts ftead, be ye reconciled to God. 21. For he hath made him to be fin for us, who knew no fin; that we might be made the m Righteoufnefs of God in him.

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lence, neither was any Deceit in his Mouth. He was numbred with the Tranfgreffors, and he bare the Sin of many, and made Interceffion for the Tranfgreffars. Rom. 5. 19. As by one Man's Difobedience many were made Sinners: fo by the Obedience of one, fhall many be made Righteous. Rom. 8. 3. What the Law could not do, in that it was weak through the Flefh, God fending his own Son, in the Like nefs of finful Flesh, and for Sin [or, by a Sacrifice for Sin] condemn15 ed Sin in the Flefh. f Gal. 3. 13. Chrift hath redeemed us from the Curfe of the Law, being made a Curfe for us. Heb. 9. 28. Chrift was once offered to bear the Sint of many.

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E then as a workers together with him, beseech you alfo, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain: 2. (For he faith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and તા in the day of falvation have I fuccoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of falvation.) 3. Giving no offence in any thing, that the miniftry be not blamed. 4. But in all things approving [Gr.commending] our felves as the minifters of God, in much patience, in af flictions, in neceffities, in diftreffes, 5. In ftripes, ini imprifonments, in tumults [Or, toffings to and fro], in labours, in watchings, in faftings, 6. By purenefs, by knowledge, by long-fuffering, by kindnefs, by the holy Ghoft, by love unfeigned, 7. By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the 'armour of righteoufiefs on the right hand and on the left, 8. By honour and difhonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; 9. As un

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2 Cor. 5. 20. Joh. 1. 17. Grace and Truth came by Jefus Chrift. Gal. 2. 21. I do not fruftrate the Grace of God: for if Righteoufnefs come by the Law, then Chrift is dead in vain. Gal 5.4.-Whofoever of you are juftified by the Law, ye are fallen from Grace. Tit. 2. 11. The Grace 10 4. I. h of God that bringeth Salvation hath appeared to all Men. † Heb. 12. 15. Looking diligently, left any any Man fail of the Grace of God.

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known, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live as chaftned, and not killed; 10. As forrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet poffeffing all things. 11. Oye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. 12. Ye are not ftraitned in us, but ye are ftraitned in your own bowels. 13. Now for a recompenfe in the fame, ("Ifpeak as unto my children) be ye alfo enlarged. 14. Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteoufnefs? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15. And what concord hath Chrift with (1) 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 faid, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their L 2 God, they brought it into the House of Dagon, and fet it by Dagon. And when they of Afhdod arofe early on the Morrow, behold Dagon was sfallen on his Face to the Earth, before the Ark of the Lord.- t Kings 18.21.How long halt ye between two Opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: But if 10 Baal, then follow him.- Prov.

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