...pray the Lord Jesus Christ so to do. And speaking of his thorn in the flesh, he says, " I besought " the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. " And...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...

...it in 2 Cor. xii. 7, 0, 0. " There was given to me a thorn in the flesh. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me : and...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...

...soul filled with the Holy Ghost, ask and pray amiss ? 2 Cor. xii. 8, 9. " For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And...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 ;...

...says, " I besought the Lord thrice, that it (that is, the affliction under which he was suffering,) might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace...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,...

...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...Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in inßrmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake : fnr...

...ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us ". Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches,...distresses for Christ's sake ; for when I am weak, then am I strong b. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ ? Shall tribulation or distress, or persecution,...

...the thorn in the flesh, with which this apostle was afflicted, he says, " For this 'thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might 'depart from me. And...strength is 'made perfect in weakness. Most gladly, thereTore, will I rather glory in my infirmities, that 'the power of Christ may rest upon me." Thus,...

...and persecution for the cross of Christ appeared to him a mark of honour and a subject of pleasure. " I take "pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in...distresses for Christ's sake; for when I "am weak, then am I strong. Thrice was I beaten with "rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck; a "night...

...Christian philosophy, he will say, " most gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore, I take...distresses, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then am I strong." My brethren, to those whose probation and pilgrimage lead them through the thorny paths...

...we are sufficient to think any thing as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God. 2 Cor. iii. 5. 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. 9. Looking unto Jesus, the I remission of our...