who comforteth me in all my tribulations, that I may be able to comfort them who are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith I myself am comforted of God.

I call God to witness, and may I die if it is not true, that the reason of my not coming yet to Corinth, was to avoid using any severity towards you.

But I purposed in my self, I would not be the occasion of any uneasiness to you when I come again.

to whom you forgive any thing, I also forgive: for if I have forgiven any thing, I forgave it, for your sakes (as Christ is

not that I am sufficient of myself to effect any thing by the strength of my own reason: but my sufficiency is from God.

Wherefore, henceforth I have no regard to any man for his external appearance: for tho' I formerly look'd for worldly grandeur in the Messiah, yet now I see things in another light.

therefore, if any man be a christian, he is in a new creation: the old state of things is chang'd to one entirely new.

wherefore, my writing to you so severely did not proceed from any prejudice to him, that had done the wrong, or from favour to him that suffered wrong, but to show my conscientious regard to your welfare.

this I did, to prevent any suspicion that might be rais'd from my having the management of so great a sum:

let every man give as he is disposed in his own mind, without any regret or reluctance: for God loves a cheerful benefactor.

Do ye judge of things by the outward appearance? if any man is confident in himself, that he is Christ's, let him from himself conclude too, that as he is Christ's, even so are we.

I will not boast of any thing done without my province, but confine myself within that line by which God has mark'd out my bounds, and in which you are included.

I might glory in being the man; but I will not glory in any thing relating to myself, unless it be my sufferings.

tho' if I had a mind to glory, I might do it without vanity, for I should say nothing but what is true: but now I forbear, lest any man should ascribe more to me than my actions, or my preaching can justify.

'tis own'd I did not put you to any charges myself: but was so crafty, as to over-reach you, by others.

what, did I make a gain of you by any body I sent to you?