 | Thomas Scott - 1805 - 566 pages
...life dear unto himself, so that he might finish 1 2 Cor. iv. 1. v. 1 4, J 5. 1 Phil. i. 20, 2 1. " his course with joy, and the ministry which he " had received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the " gospel of the grace of God1." Deep humiliation for sin; firm confidence in the mercy of God,... | |
 | John Nelson - 1807 - 152 pages
...called to endure moved him, neither " counted he his life dear unto, himself, so that he might finish his course with joy, and the ministry which he had received of the Lord Jesus, testifying the gospel of the grace of God." . His end was rather sudden and unexpected: he had been... | |
 | Paul Wright - 1810 - 508 pages
...things weighed little with our apostle, who counted not his life dear unto him, so'that he might finish his course with joy, and the ministry which he had received of the Lord Jesus ; and therefore, when he thought himself under the sentence of death, could triumphantly say, f have... | |
 | Edward Davies - 1811 - 438 pages
...received. Thus St. Paul declares, that he counted not his life dear imto himself, so that he wight Jinish his course with joy, and the ministry which he had received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God. (Acts, xx. 24.) •.,,...; t, • '• And so far is this apostle from... | |
 | Joseph Bellamy - 1811 - 552 pages
...none of those things moved him, neither counted he his life dear unto himself: so that he might finish his course with joy, and the ministry which he had received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God When he wrote this epistle, he was a prisoner at Rome for the cause... | |
 | Joseph Bellamy - 1811 - 554 pages
...none of those things moved him, neither counted he his life dear unto himself: so that he might finish his course with joy, and the ministry which he had received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God. When he wrote this epistle, he was a prisoner at Rome for the cause... | |
 | J S. Pipe - 1813 - 646 pages
...as has been observed already. The apostle counted not his life dear to himself, so he might finish his course with joy, and the ministry which he had received of the Lord Jesus. You may not indeed be called to the W prk «f the ministry, but you are called to do all the good you... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - 1813 - 638 pages
...none of th«-s<- things moved him, neithi r counted he his life dear unto himself, if he might finish his course with joy, and the ministry which he had received of the Lord Jesus." He felt the importance of his mission, and the grandeur of his own destiny. He bore about the dying... | |
 | John Fleetwood - 1813 - 558 pages
...apostle, who "counted not his life dear unto him, so that he unght fiuish bis THE LIVES OF THE APOSTLES. course with joy, and the ministry which he had received of the Lord Jesus. And therefore when he thought himself under the sentence of death, could triumphantly say, " I have... | |
 | 1839 - 702 pages
...possessed a truly devoted spirit, and ' counted not his life dear onto himself, so that he might fulfil the ministry which he had received of the Lord Jesus to testify the Gospel of the grace of God.' We fondly hoped that he and his excellent wife would be spared to... | |
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counted he his life dear unto himself, so that he might finish his course with joy, and the ministry, which he had received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. 
