 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. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches,...  Hele's Select offices of private devotion - Pagina 130door Richard Hele - 1825 - 546 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1828 - 620 pagina’s
...thy right hand. There is given unto me a thorn in the flesh to buffet me. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And...perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For when I am weak, then am I strong.... | |
 | Cyrus Yale - 1828 - 364 pagina’s
...dumb sing : for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and Streams in the desert.' 2 Cor. xii. 9. ' And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee...therefore, will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.' " 6. In respect to trying myself as a Christian, I would... | |
 | William Dodd - 1828 - 522 pagina’s
...hath anointed us, is God; who hath also sealed us, &c.— 2 Cor. i. 21, 22. I besought the Lord, &c. 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 : for when I am weak, then am I strong.... | |
 | Joseph John Gurney - 1829 - 412 pagina’s
...messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And...therefore, will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of CHRIST may rest upon me :" 2 Cor. xii, 7 — 9. ' Such was the practice of the apostles,... | |
 | Joseph John Gurney - 1829 - 412 pagina’s
...messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And...therefore, will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of CHIUST may rest upon me :" 2 Cor. xii, 7 — 9. Such was the practice of the apostles,... | |
 | James Nourse - 1829 - 292 pagina’s
...thrice, that it might depart from me. And he 9 said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee : for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly...the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I 10 take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for... | |
 | William Jay - 1829 - 592 pagina’s
...the thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet him — ending with his noble avowal — " Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches,...distresses, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then am I strong." There is something wonderful in this. For all these things are viewed as disadvantages,... | |
 | Howard Malcolm - 1829 - 244 pagina’s
...without them. Of the truth of this, the blessed Paul is an illustrious instance ; who says of lu'mself, " I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in...distresses, for Christ's sake ; for when I am weak, then am I strong." It is not in man to love and to bear the cross ; to resist the appetites of the body, and... | |
 | William Paley - 1830 - 358 pagina’s
...messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 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.' There can be no doubt but that ' the temptation which was... | |
 | Matson Vincent - 1830 - 448 pagina’s
...desires of thine heart. . . 220 SERMON XIII. The sufficiency of the grace of Christ. 2 Cou. xii. 9. 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. .... . 239 SERMON XIV. The believer... | |
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