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But suddenly recollecting that examples taken from inferiors seldom have a powerful effect, he lays aside his argument drawn from the church of Macedonia, and he holds before them a reason for liberality which the hardest heart can scarcely resist, if once that reason be applied by the Spirit. He tells them, that the churches of Macedonia, though very much poorer than the church at Corinth, had done even beyond their means for the relief of the Lords family, and he exhorts the Corinthians to do the same. He desired them to contribute something for those who were the poor of the flock, that he might be able to minister to their necessities. THE APOSTLE, in this chapter, was endeavoring to stir up the Corinthians to liberality.
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"For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich"- 2Cr 8:9 Delivered on Sabbath Morning, September 13, 1857, by