...and was full of heavinefs, becauie that ye had heard that he had been fick. 27 For indeed he was fick nigh unto death, but God had mercy on him : and not on him only, but on me alfo, left I mould have forrow upon forrow. 28 Ifent 25. In the mean time, I thought ft proper with...

...own and others fake that he may not. (e~) Epapbreditus was Jick, nigh unto death : yet fays St. Paul, God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me aljt, left I Jhould have Jorrow upon farrow. And it is to be hoped, that God may be pleafed to reftore...

...power to intercede for your life, and after prayer, opened on thefe words, " Epaphroditus was fick nigh unto death : but God had mercy on him, and not on him only,; but on me a!fo, left I fhoulJ have forrow upon forrow. And being told you were better, the following VOL. X....

...was full of heavinefs, becaufe that ye " had heard that he had been fick: for indeed " he was fick nigh unto death ; but God " had mercy on him, and not on him only, *' but on me alfo, left I mould have forrow " upon forrow. I fent him therefore the '* more carefully, that when,...

...heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. 27 For indeed nigh unto death : he was sick but God had mercy on him : and not on him only, but...on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I sent him, therefore, the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that...

...suffering which she exhibits, and the prayers by which she thus entreats the Lord in our behalf, ' Have mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow,' support and sanctify the heart. If her children become embarrassed in their circumstances, the face...

...longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. 27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death : but God had...on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I sent him, therefore, the more carefully, that, when • ye see him again, ye may rejoice, that...

...heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. 27 For indeed he was sick 332 things as loss for nigh unto death : but God had mercy on him; and not...on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I...

...Rome, as he knew the news would afflift you exceedingly. 27 And indeed his Jicknefs brought him nigh to death ; but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but ori me alfo, that I might not have forrou' upon farrow, by the death of this excellent perfon, who...

...would have been resigned to the will of God, if his friend had died, of whom he says, " He was sick and nigh unto death ; but God had mercy on him ; and not...on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow." From hence it appears, Paul himself, eminent as he was for holiness, would have been 4eeply affected,...