Wesley [1755], EXPLANATORY NOTES UPON The New Testament. By JOHN WESLEY, M.A. Late Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford (Printed by William Bowyer, LONDON) [word count] [B17100].
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1 Moreover, brethren, we declare to you the grace of God, note bestowed
on the churches in Macedonia,
2 That in a great trial of affliction, note their
overflowing joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their
liberality:
3 That to their power, I testify, and beyond their power, they
were willing of themselves,
4 Praying us with much intreaty, note to receive
the gift and take a part in ministring it to the saints.
5 And this they did,
not as we hoped; note but first gave themselves to the Lord, and to us by the
will of God:
6 So that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, note so he
would also compleat this gift among you.
7 Therefore as ye abound in
every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and all diligence,
and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
8 I speak not
by way of command, but that by the diligence of others, I may prove
the sincerity of your love.
9 For ye know note the grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, that
ye through his poverty might be rich.
10 And herein I give my advice:
for this is expedient for you, who have begun a year ago, not only to
do, but also to do it willingly.
11 Now therefore compleat the work, that
as there was a ready will, so there may be also a performance, in proportion
to what ye have.
12 For if there be first a ready mind, a man note is
accepted, according to what he hath, not according to what he hath
not.
13 For I do not mean, that others should be eased, and you burthened;
But by an equality,
14 let your abundance be at this time a supply to their
want; that their abundance note also may be a supply to your want, that
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there may be an equality,
15 As it is written, note He that had gathered the
most, had nothing over; and he that had gathered the least, did not lack. note
16 But thanks be to God, who put the same diligent care for you in the
heart of Titus.
17 For he accepted indeed the exhortation, but being more
forward, note he went to you of his own accord.
18 And we note have sent with
him the brother, whose praise in the gospel is through all the churches:
(And not only so,
19 but he was also appointed by the churches note to be a
fellow-traveller with us, with this gift, which is administred by us, to the
glory of the Lord himself,
20 and for the declaration of our ready mind) Avoiding
this, lest any one should blame us in this abundance, which is administred
by us.
21 For we provide things honest, not only before the
Lord, but also before men.
22 And we have sent with them note our brother,
whom we have often proved diligent in many things, but now much
more diligent, through his great confidence in you.
23 If any inquire concerning
Titus, he is my partner, note and fellow-labourer with respect to you;
or concerning our brethren, they are the messengers of the churches, the
glory of Christ.
24 Shew therefore to them before the churches note the proof
of your love and of our boasting on your behalf.
Wesley [1755], EXPLANATORY NOTES UPON The New Testament. By JOHN WESLEY, M.A. Late Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford (Printed by William Bowyer, LONDON) [word count] [B17100].
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