of Corinth. The former he highly commends for the anxiety
which they felt and the assistance which they afforded: from the
latter he declines receiving any pecuniary aid, as if it were not
incumbent on them to give, and would be improper for him to receive.
He seems unwilling to recall to their minds the special reason of his
refusing to accept of their bounty, and endeavours to find one in the
general relation in which he stood to them, as their Spiritual
Father.--Let any one read from the eighth Chapter to the end of the
Epistle, and he will be fully satisfied that the idea of laying up in
store for future and possible wants never entered into the mind of
the Apostle. Let him read especially that part of the eighth Chapter
beginning with--"For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor,"--and
ending with--"As it is written, He, that had gathered much, had
nothing over; and he, that had gathered little, had no lack."

Footnotes:

[1] The texts which seem to give another aspect to this question,
such as, "He that provident not for his own, etc."--"The parents
ought to lay up for the children, etc."--"Provide things honest in
the sight of all men," are considered together in a note at the end
of the Pamphlet. [see APPENDIX]

[2] [It should be remembered that in this passage the words "take no
thought" should have been rendered "Be not anxious". See the Revised
Version.]

[3] "He could not tell into whose bands his wealth would pass; nor
would it be any comfort to him, even for his children or friends to
possess it, when he was torn from all which he loved and idolized,
and plunged into the pit of destruction; and perhaps they too were
preparing by it for the same dreadful end"--(Scott).

"Though possessions are useful to sustain life, yet no man is able to
prolong life, and to make it any thing more happy and comfortable to
him, by possessing more than he needs or uses, that is, by any
superfluity of wealth. The only way to be the better for the wealth
of the world, is to dispose and distribute it to the service of God,
and benefit and comfort of others"-[Hammond].

[4] [The argument is not distinctly affected, but it is to be
observed that the Lord did not here speak of being "saved", but of
entering the Kingdom. That the disciples at that time thought the two
ideas were the same does not establish it, for prior to the gift of
the indwelling S