...o~,vn description of his own condition and character : " Whereinsoever any is bold, I am bold also. Are they Hebrews ? so am I. Are they Israelites ? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham ? so am I. Are they ministers of Christ ? I am more. In labours more abundant, in stripes above measure ; in prisons...

...sufferings evidently arose from his official calling — hence, referring to other ministers, he inquires, Are they ministers of Christ ? — " I speak as a fool, I am more : in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft, &c." — 2 Cor. xi. 23 — 28. And...

...sufferings evidently arose from his official calling — hence, referring to other ministers, he inquires, Are they ministers of Christ ? — " I speak as a fool, I am more : in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft, &c." — 2 Cor. xi. 23 — 28. And...

...do, I am about to give you a specimen. Do they presume, I blush at this folly, I presume likewise. Are they Hebrews, so am I. Are they Israelites, so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham, so am I. Are they ministers of Christ, here I boast indeed, and as they say even to madness. Are they ministers...

...Israelites ? [descended from the beloved Jacob] so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham ? [and not proselytes] so am I. 23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool] I am more ; in labours more abundant, [limit any of t /tern,] in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. That is,...

...not ourselves, but Christ Jesui the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. 2 Co. iv. 6. . For all this his anger is not turned away, but hie hand it stretched out still. stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. 2 Co. xi. 23. Brethren, ye have been...

...among you, in patience, in signs, in wonders, and mighty deeds." Referring to his traducers, he says: " Are they ministers of Christ (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. Of the Jews, five times received I...

...Lord," in exemption from the evils of the world. Contrasting himself with his enemies, St. Paul asks, " Are they ministers of Christ ? (I speak as a fool) I am more : in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. Of the Jews five times received I forty...

...as though we had been weak : howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly), I am bold also. Are they Hebrews ? so am I. Are they Israelites ? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham ? so am I. Are they ministers of Christ ? (I speak as a fool,) I am more : in labours more abundant ; in stripes...

...the interrogative form, and three opposed to them by way of answer ; three being opposed to three : ' Are they Hebrews ? — so am I. — Are they Israelites...so am I. — Are they the seed of Abraham ? — so arn I.' In the fourth place, however, though we meet with a clause likewise in the interrogative form,...