 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 604 pages
...of his thorn in the flesh, he says, " I besought " the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. ~" And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for "...weakness. " Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my in" firmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon " me1;" — The power of Christ, — that... | |
 | George Burder - 1818 - 332 pages
...hinder his usefulness—" For this thing, I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me ; and he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee,...weakness ; most gladly therefore will I rather glory in mine infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." Jesus Christ is, doubtless, that Lord... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 600 pages
...of his thorn in the flesh, he says, " I besought " the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. " And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for "...weakness; " Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my in-' " firmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon " me 1 ;"—The power of Christ,—that... | |
 | John Venn - 1818 - 424 pages
...weakness," the Apostle at once founded this conclusion upon the review of his infirmities ; " Most gladly, therefore, will I rather glory in my infirmities,...Christ may rest upon me ; for, when I am weak, then am I strong." And the same language may every Christian Pastor humbly adopt. His ." strength is indeed... | |
 | 1825 - 512 pages
...he gloried even in his weakness. " Most gladly," says he, "will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me ; for when I am weak then I am strong." The Moravians, who have been among the most successful missionaries in modern times,... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - 1818 - 632 pages
...Lord, that it might depart from me. But he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee : for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, will I rather glory in mine infirmities ; that the power of Christ may rest upon me. In this passage St. Paul informs us,... | |
 | Moses Stuart - 1819 - 170 pages
...amiss ? 2 Cor. xii. 8, 9. " For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee...gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." The Lord, whom Paul here besougfa, is plainly Christ ;... | |
 | 1835 - 792 pages
...Lord thrice, that it (that is, the affliction under which he was suffering,) might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee...gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." (2 Cor. xii. 8, 9.) Again, writing to the Thessalonians,... | |
 | 1819 - 896 pages
...me a thorn in the flesh. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me : and he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee;...gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." This, accordingly, the author confesses, though with a... | |
 | 1839 - 788 pages
...Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace it sufficient for thee : for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in inßrmities, in reproaches,... | |
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And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee : for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 
