but if any man say to you, this is offered in sacrifice to an idol, don't eat, for his sake that mentioned it, and for conscience sake.

when you thus assemble therefore, this is not eating the Lord's supper.

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."

in the same manner he took the cup, after supper, and said, "this cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me."

As often then as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye make a declaration of the Lord's death till he come.

so that whosoever eats this bread, and drinks this cup without respect to the Lord, does make a criminal use of the body and blood of the Lord.

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.

in the law it is written, " with men of other tongues and other lips, will I speak unto this people: and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord."

after that, he was seen by above five hundred brethren at once: of whom the greater part remain alive to this day, but some are now dead.

but whether I or they labour'd most, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

if our expectations as christians all terminate in this life, we of all men are most to be pitied.

this I say, my brethren, because the body, as it is at present, cannot possess the kingdom of God; and what is corruptible, can't enjoy incorruptibility.

for this corruptible body must be invested with incorruptibility, this mortal be invested with immortality.

but when this corruptible shall be invested with incorruptibility, and this mortal with immortality, then shall be fulfilled that passage of scripture, " death is swallowed up for ever."

for this is to me matter of glorying, the testimony of my conscience, that without artifice, and with religious sincerity, not by worldly wisdom, but by God's favourable assistance I have behaved my self towards all men, but more particularly to you.

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

was this design therefore the effect of levity? or do I design first one thing, and then another, as it best suits my worldly interest?

the punishment, which was inflicted by the community, is sufficient on this occasion.

for this was one view I had in writing, to have this trial of you, whether you are intirely obedient.

It is by Christ that I have this confidence in God.

nevertheless, when Moses is read, the veil upon their mind continues unto this day:

to those unbelievers, whose minds the God of this world has so blinded, that the glorious lustre of the gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, does not enlighten them.

but this treasure is lodg'd in such earthen vessels as we are, that the exceeding efficacy of it may appear to be from God, and not from us.

tho' should I be divested of this body, I shall not even then be destitute of one.

we that are in this tabernacle do groan under the burden of it: not that we desire to be divested of it, but we desire to have our celestial body, that this mortal state may vanish into immortality.

now he that hath prepared us for this very state, is God, who hath given us the spirit as a pledge of it.

therefore being always certainly assur'd that whilst I sojourn in this body, I am absent from the Lord,

) in this assurance, I say, I think it best to be quit of this body, and be present with the Lord.

Shall I then, who know this terrible judgment of the Lord, endeavour to appease men? as for God, I am approved by him, and I trust also you are convinced of my being so approved.

and this I say, not to commend myself again unto you, but to give you an occasion of glorying on my account, that you may confront those who make a false show of glorying.

to this I am urg'd by the love I bear to Christ, persuaded as I am, that if one died for all, then were all in a dying state: and that he died for all,

Now this is all owing to God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath made us the ministers of this reconciliation;

for he saith, " I have heard thee in a favourable time, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee." now this is the favourable time; this is that day of salvation.

I speak not this to your reproach: for I have already assured you, that I am so heartily well affected to you, I could live and die with you.

'tis observable, even this religious sorrow which you had, what solicitude has it not wrought in you, what apologies, what indignation, what fear, what desire, what zeal, yea, what revenge! so that by your whole conduct, ye have shown your selves to be clear from guilt in this matter.

and in this they out-did my expectation; such was the divine pleasure, they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then made me an offer to go themselves to Corinth.

I therefore desired Titus, as he had begun, to finish this contribution among you.

that as you excel in every thing, in faith, in language, mystical knowledge, in all virtue, and in your affection to us; I hope you will excel too in this charitable disposition.

in this I only advise you: it being for your credit, since you have not only begun to execute it, but you were the first that form'd the design a year ago.

Pray then, dispatch this affair; as you readily undertook it, as readily perform it, to the best of your abilities.

but was chosen by the churches to accompany me with this collection; which service I undertook for the sake of Christ, and to encourage your generous design.

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

I thought it therefore necessary to counsel the brethren to go before, and settle the management of the contribution by this previous notice, that it might have such dispatch, as shows a bountiful, and not a niggardly temper.

for the execution of this charitable office, does not only supply the necessities of the converts, but by the thanksgivings of many redounds also to the glory of God.

having this proof of you by such a supply, they will glorify God for your profess'd subjection to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution to them as well as others;

contemptible) let such a one depend upon this, that the same authority which appear'd in my letters, when I was absent, will appear in fact, when I am present.

I solemnly protest, no man shall hinder me of this applause, in the regions of Achaia.

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.

what I say, I say it not as an apostle, but as it were to indulge my vanity in this matter of boasting.

this I know, that he was snatch'd up into paradise, and heard such secrets as it is not lawful for a man to reveal.

This is the third time I purposed to come to you; but I will not be burdensome to you; for I seek not yours, but you: since it is not expected children should lay up for their parents, but parents for their children: on the contrary,

This is the third time I am coming to you: "in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established."

I am therefore glad when I am disarm'd by the strength of your integrity: and this is what I pray for, even your perfection.

that he might deliver us from the vices of this present age, according to the will of God, even our father: to

from me, who called you by the grace of Christ; this can be

I am crucified with Christ, it is not I that now live, but Christ that liveth in me; the life I have in this body I live by faith in the son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

this one thing I desire to know of you, did you receive the spirit by the works of the law, or by the gospel preach'd to you?

this therefore I say, that the law, which was not till four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul the promise, that was ratified before by God, so as to set the promise afoot.

I wish I could be present this very moment with you, and suit my discourse accordingly, for I stand in doubt what to think of you.

this Agar answers to the Jerusalem now in being, for she is in servitude with her children:

this opinionativeness does not come from him that called you.

for, brethren, you have been called to liberty. only abuse not this freedom as a pretext to vice, but in offices of love be as servants one to another.

for all the law is comprehended in this one precept, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

as many as walk by this rule, peace and mercy be on them, even upon the Israel of God.

and this is the pledge of our inheritance, being given for the deliverance of his peculiar people, to the display of his glory.

far above all the principalities, all the powers, all the potentates, all the dominations, and whatever order can be named, not only in this age, but also in the age to come:

in which you formerly liv'd, influenc'd by the customs of this world, and by the prince of the aerial powers, the spirits that now actuate the incredulous:

who by his spirit has likewise made you a part of this divine mansion.

This it is that makes me Paul a prisoner for Jesus Christ upon your account, O Gentiles;

of this I was made a minister, according to the gracious gift God bestowed on me, by the effectual operation of his influence:

upon me, who am the meanest of all christians, is this favour bestowed, that I should proclaim to the Gentiles the undiscoverable advantages by Christ;

for this cause I bow my knees unto the father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Be ye rooted and grounded in social virtue, that you may be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height of this mystery:

This I say therefore, and conjure you by the Lord not to live for the future as other Gentiles do, in the vanity of their minds,

for this you know, that no licentious or dissolute person, no lewd libertine, that is, an idolater, hath any part in the kingdom of Christ, and of God.

and this the burthen of the song, "thanks be to God, even the father, for his son Jesus Christ our Lord."

the scripture says, "for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and they two shall be as one."

Children, obey your christian parents: for this is the law.

he who has begun this good work in you will bring it to perfection against the appearance of Christ. it is but just

I should have this opinion of you, being sensible you make the dispensation I am under a common concern, with respect to my confinement, and the defence and confirmation of the gospel.

and the favour I ask of him is this, that your kindness to me may be crown'd with farther improvements in knowledge and all prudence;

for I know that this shall turn to my deliverance, thro' your prayers, by the spirit, which Jesus Christ will supply me with,

whether it be an advantage to me or not still to lead this mortal life, what to chuse I cannot tell.

and my inclination to abide in this life, as being more advantageous for YOU:

only conduct yourselves in a manner becoming the gospel of Christ, that whether I come to see you, or else am absent, I may have this account of you, that you are stedfastly of the same resolution, and unanimously contend for the faith of the gospel,

without being under any the least apprehension from your adversaries: this will be to them a sign of their ruin, and to you of salvation, by the divine appointment.

I don't imagine, my brethren, that I am arriv'd at the goal; but this I do, unmindful of what is pass'd, I stretch towards that which is in view,

Let us therefore, who have been instructed, have this in view: and if you are sollicitous about any thing else, God will reveal even that unto you.

who in the. end will be ruin'd, who place their religion in sensuality, their glory in that which is their shame, and fix their thoughts upon this earth.

practise what I have taught, what you have learnt of me, what you have heard me preach, and seen me practise. this do, and the God of peace will then be with you.

it is not my indigence that makes me say this: for I have learn'd, in whatevever state I am, therewith to be content: I know how to be in want,

For this cause, ever since we heard of it, we incessantly pray for you, requesting that you may be endued with respect to the knowledge of his will, with all wisdom and spiritual discernment:

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and am filling up the measure of those remaining afflictions, which in my turn I am to suffer in this life, in the cause of Christ, for the sake of his body, which is the church:

to whom God does disclose the glorious advantages of this mystery to you Gentiles, to wit, "that by Christ you may have the expectation of glory."

this is what I earnestly strive to effect, by virtue of that power, which effectually operates in me.

that their hearts might be comforted, and that being firmly united in love, they might possess the highest and fullest persuasion of the truth of this doctrine, by entring into this mystery, even of God the father, and of Christ,

I mention this, lest any one should deceive you by specious pretences.

"don't eat this, don't taste that, nor touch it:"

improv'd by knowledge into a resemblance of him, who made this change:

to all this add love, which is the band of perfect union: