...to the Minifterial Office with which God has been pleafed to intruft Me. 12 And I thank Chrift Jefus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the miniftry j 1 3 Who was before a blafphemer, and a 12. And I blefs and magnify God, for the great Favour...

...Apojlle, becaufe 1 PERSECUTED the church ef God, [l EP. xv. 9.] And to Timothy, 1 thank Chrift Jefui our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the mintjtry ; ivho nuas before a blaffhemer and a PERSECUTOR, and injurious. But 1 obtained mercy, tecavfe...

...doing of it eminently in his own perfon, i Tim. i. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. / thank Chrift Jefus cur Lard who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the miniftry ; who was before a btafphemer, and a perfecutor, and injurious. But I obtained mercy, becaufe...

...preach among the Gentiles the unfearchable Riches of Chrift:" and again, fays he, " I thank Chrift Jefus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the miniftry." Thus this tall cedar bows his reverend head to his great Mafter and Lord, owning the honour...

...ability of him whom be has thus invoked, and that" he \a able to fuccoirr," fays, " I thank Jefus Chrift our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the miniftry; who was before a blafphemer, and a perfecutor, and injurious. But I obtained mercy, becaufe...

...ilrengtheneth me.' He alfo. thanks Chrift for what he had done for him, i Tim* i- 13. I thank Chriit. Jefus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, puting me into the miniftry.' Afts ix, 17. And Ananias went his way, and entered into the houfe, and...

...to CHRIST : the words following plainly prove it. In our tranflation they are, " And I thank CHRIST JESUS our LORD, who hath " enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, put" ting me into the miniftry." But the Greek is, en Tvigov ps fiyrja-ono, Sj-pzvog si; liuKonotr...

...which he accufes himfelf, is apparent from the verfes immediately preceding : " I thank Chrift Jefus, our Lord, who ** hath enabled me, for that he counted me " faithful, putting me into the miniftry, " who was before a blafphemer, and a perfe" cutor ** cutor and injurious ; but I obtained...

...favours he had vouchfafed himfelf, and the church thro' his means. I thank Chriji Jefus the Lord, it*ho hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the mint/lry.' And this, by the way, was the very firft fubject which this worthy perfon, and imitator...

...dung, * that I may win Chrift*.' And in his epiftle to Thnothy he writcis thus : ' I thank Jefus Chrift our Lord, who * hath enabled me, for that he counted me ' faithful, putting me 'into the miniftry, c who was' before a blafphemer, and a per' fee u tor, and injurious; but I obtained * mercy,...