fhall also bear the image of the heavenly. 50 Now this I fay, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 51 ¶ Behold I fhew you a mystery; We fhall not all fleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the laft trump for the trumpet fhall found, and the dead fhall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible fhall have put on incor ruption, and this mortal fhall have put on immortality, then fhall be brought to pass the faying that is written, Death is fwallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where is thy fting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56 The fting of death is fin, and the strength of fin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord; forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. From the Second Epiftle of PAUL to the CORINTHIANS. CHAP. IV. conscience in the fight of God. TH have this miniftry, as it is hid to them that are we have received mercy, we loft: faint not; 2 But have renounced the hidden things of difhonefty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifeftation of the truth commending ourfelves to every man's 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, left the light of the glorious gofpel of Chrift, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 5 felves, but Chrift Jefus the I Lord; and ourselves your fervants for Jefus' fake. 6 For God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath fhined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jefus Chrift. 7¶ But we have this treafure in earthen veffels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 8 We are troubled on every fide, yet not diftreffed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 Perfecuted, but not forfaken; caft down, but not deftroyed; 14 Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jefus, shall raise us up alfo by Jefus, and fhall prefent us with you. 15 For all things are for your fakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. 16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are 10 Always bearing about not feen: for the things in the body the dying of the which are feen are temporal, Lord Jefus, that the life alfo but the things which are not of Jefus might be made ma-feen are eternal. nifeft in our body. II For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jefus' fake, that the life alfo of Jefus might be made befeech you also that ye remanifeft in our mortal flesh.ceive not the grace of God 12 So then death worketh in vain. in us, but life in you. 2 For he faith, I have heard 13 We having the fame thee in a time accepted, and fpirit of faith, according as in the day of falvation have I it is written, I believed, and fuccoured thee: behold, now therefore have I fpoken; we is the accepted time; behold, alfo believe, and therefore now is the day of falvation. speak; 3 Giving no offence in any thing, + thing, that the miniftry be not blamed: my children,) be ye alfo ens larged. 14 ¶ Be ye not unequally 4 But in all things approving ourselves, as the mi-yoked together with unbenifters of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in neceffities, in diftreffes, 5 In ftripes, in imprifonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in faftings; 6 By pureness, by knowledge, by long-fuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghoft, by love unfeigned, 7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteoufnefs on the right hand and on the left, 8 By honour and difhonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; 9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live ; as chaftened, and not killed; 10 As forrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet poffeffing all things. 11 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is our lievers. For what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteoufnefs? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Chrift with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God: as God hath faid, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they fhall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye feparate, faith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye fhall be my fons and daughters, faith the Lord Almighty. CHAP. XI. OULD to God ye could bear with me 12 Ye are not ftraitened a little in my folly; and in in us, but ye are ftraitened in your own bowels. deed bear with me. 2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealoufy: for 13 Now for a recompence in the fame, (I speak as unto I have efpoufed you to one hufband, hufband, that I may prefent 3 But I fear left by any For if he that cometh preacheth another Jefus whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another fpirit which ye have not received, or another gofpel which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him. 5 For I fuppofe I was not a whit behind the very chiefeft apoftles. have kept myself from being burdenfome unto you, and Jo will I keep myself 10 As the truth of Chrift is in me, no man fhall ftop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia. ir Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth. 12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occafion from them which defire occafion; that wherein they glory they may be found even as we. 13 For fuch are false apoftles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Chrift. 14 And no marvel: for 6 But though I be rude in Satan himfelf is transformed fpeech, yet not in know-into an angel of light. ledge; but we have been throughly made manifeft among you in all things. 7 Have I committed an offence in abafing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely? 8 I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you fervice. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his minifters alfo be transformed as the minifters of righteoufnefs; whofe end fhall be according to their works. 16 I fay again, Let no man think me a fool: if otherwife, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boaft myfelf a little. 9 And when I was pre17 That which I speak, I fent with you and wanted, I speak it not after the Lord, was chargeable to no man: but as it were foolishly, in for that which was lacking this confidence of boasting. to me the brethren which 18 Seeing that many glocame from Macedonia fup-ry after the flesh, I will glory plied and in all things I alfo. G 19 For 19 For ye fuffer fools gladly, feeing ye yourselves are wife. of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wildernefs, in perils in the fea, in perils among falfe brethren ; 20 For ye fuffer if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man fmite youfulnefs, in watchings often, on the face. 21 I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinfoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also. 22 Are they Hebrews? fo am I. Are they Ifraelites? fo am I. Are they the feed of Abraham? fo am I. 23 Are they ministers of Chrift? (I fpeak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in ftripes above measure, in prifons more frequent, in deaths oft. 24 Of the Jews five times received I forty Stripes fave one. 25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I ftoned, thrice I fuffered fhipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; 26 In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils 27 In wearinefs and pain in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakednefs. 28 Befides those things. that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? 30 If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities. 31 The God and Father of our Lord Jefus Christ, which is bleffed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. 32 In Damafcus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damafcenes with a garrison, defirous to apprehend me : 33 And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and efcaped his hands, From |