I continually give thanks to God on your behalf, for the favour he has bestowed on you thro' Jesus Christ;

so then, neither is he that planted any thing, nor he that watered: it is God only that gives the increase.

This I don't write to give you any confusion, but by way of remonstrance, to you who are my dear children.

Whatever condition God has allotted to any man, let him go on in the same state he was in when he became a christian: this I give as a standing rule to all churches.

whence then is my reward? why, from my preaching the gospel of Christ gratis, without making use of the privilege which the gospel gives me.

if I am thankful for what I have, why should I chuse to be evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?

give no offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God.

on the contrary, such is an ornament to a woman: because it was given her as a sort of veil.

and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, "take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me."

wherefore I give you to understand, that no man who has the spirit of God, can pronounce Jesus anathema: and that no man can acknowledge Jesus to be the Lord, but by the holy spirit.

now to particular men the spirit gives particular gifts, that they may be displayed to greater advantage.

for to one the spirit gives the knowledge of the prophetical writings; to another the same spirit gives the knowledge of the doctrines of religion;

and tho' I distribute my whole substance to the poor, and give my body to be burned, and have not social affection, it profits me nothing.

for if the trumpet give an undistinguish'd sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

otherwise if you should give thanks by the spirit in an unknown tongue, the hearer cannot but appear unlearned upon this occasion; how then can he say Amen to thy thanksgiving? since he does not conceive what you say.

but God gives it such a body, as he thinks fit, to every seed its peculiar body.

but thanks be to God, who has given us the victory, thro' our Lord Jesus Christ.

for I have a very fair and promising opportunity given me of propagating the gospel, tho' there are many opposers.