in this confidence I purposed to visit you before now, (that you might have again the like satisfaction)

for we are not like others, who adulterate the word of God; but we preach the pure gospel of Christ, as I receiv'd it from God, and as in the presence of God.

always bearing about in my body the marks of sufferings like those of Jesus, so that Jesus might be plainly prov'd to be alive by the sufferings of my body.

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.

in honour and disgrace, under infamy, and in repute: look'd upon as an impostor, while I say what is true;

as it is written, " he that had much, had nothing over, and he that had little, had no lack."

but this I do, and shall do, to make them drop their hire, who are so bent upon hire: and then indeed they will be as they pretend to be, like me.

therefore it is not strange if his agents are so disguised as to appear like ministers of the gospel; but their end shall be answerable to their actions.

as if I was inferior to them. but whatever they pretend to, (I must be so vain) I pretend to the like.