I. CornrntTurans IX, 2

will, and hath so decreed in his -heart ee he_'will_keep chis o v virgin, doeth wel
88 So then he_that giveth_her_in_ marriage doeth well; but he _that giveth her not in— marriage doeth better.
39 The wife “is_bound by_the_law as
long as her “husband liveth; but if her} }
husband ™ -be_dead, she_ is at liberty to_-be_married to.whom she_'will; only in the Lord,
40 But she_is happier if - so eabide,
after a Uae and £ think also that_I_have Spirit of_God.
NOW as touching -things_offered_ unto-idols, we_-know that we all have knowledge. -Knowledge puffeth_up, but ! -charity bedifieth. 2 And if any man think that_he_
‘knoweth any_thing, he.“knoweth no-
thing yet as he_ought to_-know.
3 But if any man love God, the_same ‘is_known /y of Him.
4 As_concerning therefore the eating of-those_things_that are_ offered —in_ sacrifice_unto_idols, we_“know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none_other God but one.
© For ,¢though there_be.+that_are_ called gods, whether in heaven or ¢in rearth, (as there_be gods many, and lords many,)
6 But to_us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are rall_things, and Wwe #in Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, ‘by whom ave callL_things, and tue (by Him.
7 Howbeit there is not in =every man
that knowledge: for some with -con-|~
science of_the idol unto this_hour eat it as a thing_offered_unto_an_idol; and their -conscience being weak is_defiled.
8 But meat commendeth us not to_ -God:.for neither, if we--eat, are-we_ the_better ; neither, if we_reat ‘not, are_ we_the_worse.
8 But 'take_heed lest_ by-any_means this -liberty of_your's -become a stum- blingblock to_+them_that are_weak.
10 For if any man «see thee which hast knowledge r4sit_at_meat in the idol’s_temple, shall not the conscience of_him_which +is weaktbe_+ emboldened to eat those_things_which are_offered_ to_idols ;
1 And through «thy knowledge shall -4the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died ?
12 But +when_ye-sin so against the brethren, and +wound their +weak -con- science, ye_sin against Christ.
18 Wherefore, if meat make my =bro- ther to_soffend, I_-will_eat no flesh F while the world standeth, lest I--make my «brother to-s effend.
9 AM_I not an apostle? am_I not
free? haye_I not seen Jesus Christ our «Lord ? are not pe my -work in the Lord ?
21f Ibe not an apostle unto_others, yet doubtless I_am to_you: for the pe agi apostleship are pe in the
ord.
by. by. |
NEED OF CAUTION.
al
at table. b, built-up. 1
4 .
s. stumble, J. for ever, or to the age. PAUL AN APOSTLE, 1, Acts 22, 14, 15, :
| 9. Deur. 25. 4. 1 Tim. 5. 18.
12. 2 Cor. 11. 9.
. give any Siindrance
yell \h. or hire. $. steward- ship.
a. authority. ALL THINGS TO ALL.
21. Gal. 2. 3-
, 11-21. 4. under law, or in law.
| 1. CoRINTHIANS IX. 3,
3 -Mine answer to_~them_that do_
.|examine me is this,
4 Have_we not «power to_:eat and to_-drink ?
5 Have we not «power to_lead_about a sister, a wife, as_well as~other apostles, and as the brethren of_the Lord, and Cephas ? !
6 Or € only and Barnabas, have not we “power +to_forbear working ?
7 Who goeth_a_warfare any_time at_ his_own charges? who planteth a vine- yard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of_the flock?
8 Say_I these_things as a man? or
saith not the law the_same also? . 9 For it_‘is_written in the law of_ Moses, “THOU SHALT NOT MUZZLE the mouth of the 0x +THAT_TREADETH_OUT_ the_corn.” Doth -God take_care for_ roxen?
10 Or saith_He 7t altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no-doubt, this ‘is_written: that he_that plougheth should plough in hope; and that he_ that thresheth in hope should_be_par- taker of_his -hope.
11 If we shave_sown unto you «spiri-
6. |tual_things, 7s if a great_thing if twe
shall_reap your -carnal_things ?
2 If others be_partakers of_this_ a=power Over_you, are not twe rather ?
Nevertheless we shave not used this a-power ; but suffer all_things, lest we_ sshould_g hinder the gospel of_-Christ.
13 Do_ye not ‘know that -they_ which minister_about s-holy_things flive of the things of the outemple? and -+they_which wait_at the altar are_ partakers_with the altar?
14 Even so hath the Lord. ordained
. |that they_which preach the gospel
'should_live of the gospel.
15 But E have used none of_these_ things: neither -haye_I_written these_ things, that it_-should_be so ‘done unto me: for 7t were better for_me to_-die, than that any man sshould_make my -glorying void.
16 For though I_e preach_the_gospel, T_have nothing to_glory_of: for neces- sity is_laid-upon me; yea, woe is unto_ me, if I_¢ preach not the gospel!
17 For if I_do this_thing willingly, I_ haye a :reward : but if against_my_will,
2.|a sdispensation of the gospel “is_com-
mitted_unto_me.
18 What is my /«reward then? Verily that, +when_I_¢ preach_the_gospel, I_ ‘may_make the gospel of_-Christ with- out_charge, that -I_-‘abuse not my a «power in the gospel.
19 For sthough_I_be free from all men, yet have 1_made myself > servant unto_all, that I_-might_gain the more.
20 And unto_the Jews I_became as a
26.| Jew, that I_-might_gain the Jews; to_
them_that_are under the law, as under
the law, that I_-might_gain them_that_-
are under the law;
21 To_them_that_are without_law, as without_law, (being not without_law to_God, but « under_the_law, to_Christ,) thatI_-might_gain them_that_are_with- out_law. -
2 To_the weak became_I as weak,
J. CoRINTHIANS X. 16.
that I-might_gain the weak: I_‘am_ made -all_things to_-all men, that I_ «might by_all_means save some.
23 And this. I_do for the gospel’s sake, that I-might_bec /partaker thereof with you.
24 “Know_ye not that ~they_which run in a race run ,‘all, but one re- ceiveth the prize? So ‘run, that ye_ *may_obtain.
2% And every man that striveth_ for_the_mastery is_temperate_in all_ things. Now thep ido it to sobtain a corruptible vcrown; but we an in- corruptible.
26 £ therefore so run, not as uncer- tainly; so /fight_J, not as +one_that- beateth the air:
27 But I_bu keep_under my ~body, and bring_it_into_subjection : lest_that_by_ any_means,*+when_I_have_preached to others, I_myself -should_bec xa cast-
away. 10 MOREOVER, brethren, I_'would not that_ye 'should_be_ignorant,
how-_that all our «fathers “were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea ;
2 And were all baptized unto “Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 And did all eat the same spiritual
neat ;
4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they_~drank of that spiritual Rock sthat_followed_them: and that “Rock “was «Christ.
Bt
5 But with g-many of_them God! a
was not well_pleased: for they_were_ s overthrown in the wilderness,
6 Now these_things »were our ‘ex- amples, to the_intent we 'should not lust after evil_things, as thep also Tusted.
7 Neither -bec_ye idolaters, as were
some of_them ; as it_‘is_written, “TuE|%
PEOPLE SAT-DOWN TO_*EAT AND ‘DRINK, AND ROSE-UP TO_PLAY.”
8 Neither 'let_us_commit_fornication, as some of_them committed, and fell in one day three_and_twenty thousand.
9 Neither 'let_us_tempt «Christ, as some of_them also tempted, and were_ destroyed 4y of ~serpents.
10 Neither 'murmur ye, as some of_ them also murmured, and were _ destroyed byof the destroyer.
11 Now all these_things ~happened unto_them for_t ensamples: and they_ ‘are_written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of_the «=world 4r -are_ come.
12 Wherefore 'let ~him_that thinketh he_‘standeth take_heed lest he_-fall.
13 There_hath no temptation taken you but such_as_is_common_to_man : but “God is faithful, who will not suffer you to_-be_tempted above that ye_are_ able ; but will with the temptation also make @ -way_to_escape, that ye-may_ be_able to_-bear tt.
14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, 'flee from ridolatry.
1s T_speak as to_wise men ; -judge pe what I_say.
16 The cup of_-blessing which we_ bless, is_it not the »y communion of_the
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c. become, F. fellow- partaker,
RUNNING THE RACE, 24. Phil. 3. 13, 14. Heb. 12. 1- 3. 2Tim. 4. 7, 8. ai. indeed. v. Victor's crowh.
b. box.
bu. buffet.
c. become.
r. rejected, or not. approved.
THE
FATHERS.
1, Ex, 13,21; 14. 22,
3. Ex. 16, 35.
4, Ex. 17, 1-6.
s. strewn- along.
6. Num. 11. 4, 33, 34. b. became.
hy. by. 10. Num. 14, 29.
WRITTEN FOR OUR ADMONI- TION. . ue Rom. 15.
a. ages. ar. arrived.
TEMPTA- TION. 13. 2 Thess. 3.3. 2 Pet, 2.9.
IDOLATRY.
Com- MUNION. 16. Matt. 26.
26-28.
p. or par- ticipation.