{"passage":["2 Corinthians 8–9"],"results":[{"document":"lbcf1689","id":"26.6","url":"/api/v1/documents/lbcf1689/paragraphs/26.6","segments":[{"text":"in professed subjection to the Ordinances of the Gospel.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 9:13"]}]},{"document":"lbcf1689-modernized","id":"26.6","url":"/api/v1/documents/lbcf1689-modernized/paragraphs/26.6","segments":[{"text":"in professed subjection to the Ordinances of the Gospel.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 9:13"]}]},{"document":"lbcf1677","id":"26.6","url":"/api/v1/documents/lbcf1677/paragraphs/26.6","segments":[{"text":"in professed subjection to the Ordinances of the Gospel.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 9:13"]}]},{"document":"phila1742","id":"27.6","url":"/api/v1/documents/phila1742/paragraphs/27.6","segments":[{"text":"in professed Subjection to the Ordinances of the Gospel.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 9:13"]}]},{"document":"flcf1646","id":"47.1","url":"/api/v1/documents/flcf1646/paragraphs/47.1","segments":[{"text":"one of another, if necessitie require it, as members of one body, in the common faith, under Christ their head.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:1, 4, 13–14"]}]},{"document":"wcf1646","id":"16.2","url":"/api/v1/documents/wcf1646/paragraphs/16.2","segments":[{"text":"edifie their Brethren,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 9:2"]}]},{"document":"wcf1646","id":"16.6","url":"/api/v1/documents/wcf1646/paragraphs/16.6","segments":[{"text":"but that, he looking upon them in his Son, is pleased to accept, and reward that which is sincere, although accompanied with many weaknesses and imperfections.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:12"]}]},{"document":"wcf1646","id":"26.2","url":"/api/v1/documents/wcf1646/paragraphs/26.2","segments":[{"text":"as also, in relieving each other in outward things, according to their several abilities, and necessities. Which Communion, as God offereth opportunity, is to be extended unto all those, who, in every place, call upon the name of the Lord Jesus.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8–9"]}]},{"document":"wcf1646-modernized","id":"16.2","url":"/api/v1/documents/wcf1646-modernized/paragraphs/16.2","segments":[{"text":"edify their Brethren,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 9:2"]}]},{"document":"wcf1646-modernized","id":"16.6","url":"/api/v1/documents/wcf1646-modernized/paragraphs/16.6","segments":[{"text":"but that, he looking upon them in his Son, is pleased to accept, and reward that which is sincere, although accompanied with many weaknesses and imperfections.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:12"]}]},{"document":"wcf1646-modernized","id":"26.2","url":"/api/v1/documents/wcf1646-modernized/paragraphs/26.2","segments":[{"text":"as also, in relieving each other in outward things, according to their several abilities, and necessities. Which Communion, as God offers opportunity, is to be extended unto all those, who, in every place, call upon the name of the Lord Jesus.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8–9"]}]},{"document":"standard1660","id":"19.1","url":"/api/v1/documents/standard1660/paragraphs/19.1","segments":[{"text":"That the poor Saints belonging to the Church of Christ, are to be sufficiently provided for by the Churches, that they neither want food or rayment, and this by a free and voluntary contribution, (and not of necessity, or by the constraint or power of the Magistrate)","proofs":["2 Corinthians 9:7"]}]},{"document":"orthodox1679","id":"31.1","url":"/api/v1/documents/orthodox1679/paragraphs/31.1","segments":[{"text":"and this Maintenance is to be given out of the Labours, Profits, and Estates of the People, by Equality, and proportionable to their Ability,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:12–15","9:5–11"]}]},{"document":"orthodox1679","id":"35.1","url":"/api/v1/documents/orthodox1679/paragraphs/35.1","segments":[{"text":"seeing a need of every Member for the Publick use, and common Profit of the whole, both in the private as well as more publick and solemn Worship of God’s House: As also an interest in each others Goods and Possessions,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:9, 11–15"]}]},{"document":"wlc","id":"46","url":"/api/v1/documents/wlc/questions/46","segments":[{"text":"The estate of Christ’s humiliation was that low condition, wherein he for our sakes, emptying himself of his glory, took upon him the form of a servant, in his conception and birth, life, death, and after his death, until his resurrection.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:9"]}]},{"document":"wlc-modernized","id":"46","url":"/api/v1/documents/wlc-modernized/questions/46","segments":[{"text":"The estate of Christ’s humiliation was that low condition, wherein he for our sakes, emptying himself of his glory, took upon him the form of a servant, in his conception and birth, life, death, and after his death, until his resurrection.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:9"]}]},{"document":"flavel1692","id":"30","url":"/api/v1/documents/flavel1692/entries/30","segments":[{"text":"Hence we learn the matchless love of Christ, that he should stoop to such a condition for us.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:9"]}]},{"document":"flavel1692","id":"36","url":"/api/v1/documents/flavel1692/entries/36","segments":[{"text":"That Christ’s love to Sinners is astonishingly great.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:9"]}]},{"document":"vincent1673","id":"80","url":"/api/v1/documents/vincent1673/entries/80","segments":[{"text":"3. By readiness to distribute to the necessities of others, which is accompanied with Gods love, and blessing, who giveth the greatest comfort in these things unto such, God loveth a chearful giver: And God is able to make all grace abound towards you, that ye always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound unto every good work.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 9:7–8"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"27","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/27","segments":[{"text":"No. Tho’ he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:9"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"31","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/31","segments":[{"text":"No. For we are call’d into a professed Subjection to the Gospel of Christ,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 9:13"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"63","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/63","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Providing for honest Things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but in the sight of Men,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:21"]}]},{"document":"beddome1752","id":"1","url":"/api/v1/documents/beddome1752/entries/1","segments":[{"text":"But first gave their own selves unto the Lord,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:5"]}]},{"document":"beddome1752","id":"30","url":"/api/v1/documents/beddome1752/entries/30","segments":[{"text":"For he was rich, though for our sakes he became poor,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:9"]}]},{"document":"beddome1752","id":"101","url":"/api/v1/documents/beddome1752/entries/101","segments":[{"text":"They first gave their own selves unto the Lord, and unto us by the will of God,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:5"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"2","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/2","segments":[{"text":"the Character or Image of GODS substance, which is to be understood of Christ, (say they) not simply as GOD, but as Man. But they might as well have said, it signifies confident, or confidence, because it is so translated,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 9:4"]}]},{"document":"bastingius1591","id":"60","url":"/api/v1/documents/bastingius1591/entries/60","segments":[{"text":"Which being so, & seeing by al these proofs, it standeth out of doubt, that we are righteous by fayth only in Christ, of the meere mercy of God, we receiue from hence this most assured comfort, namely, that wee are altogether out of doubt of our saluation and of everlasting life, neither can be shaken, and as it were, throwne from our standing by any temptation of the Diuell, which surely, is a most notable fruit of the doctrine of iustification by fayth. For first, if my conscience (that is, that feeling of Gods iudgement, which is as a witnes within vs, not suffering vs to hide our sinnes, but drawing vs as guiltie before the iudgment seat of God) doe beare witnes against me, that I haue greeuouslie sinned against all the commandements of God, and haue kept none of them, and therefore, that I am vnwoorthie to be saued, and worthie to be cast away, especially, because God is most righteous, and a deadlie enemie, and a reuenger of all sin, forthwith commeth this answer in the way, that Christ hath performed both, who on my behalfe hath both offered himselfe to bee punished by the Father, and most perfitlie obeyed the Lawe, and therefore it cannot bee that mine iniquities should dismay my mind, as being wholly raised, and blotted out with the blood of Christ. If Satan yet lay to my charge: Although in Christ Iesus thou hast satisfied the punishment which thy sinnes deserued, and hast put on his righteousnes by fayth, yet thou canst not denie, but that thy nature is corrupt, so that thou art prone to al il, and thou hast in thee the seede of al vices: against this tentation, this answere is sufficient, that by the goodnes of God, not onelie perfect righteousnes, but even the holines of Christ also, is imputed and giuen vnto me, as if I had nether committed any sinne, neither were there any blot or corruption cleauing vnto me, whereto belongeth that of the Apostle: Him that knewe no sinne, he made sinne for vs, (that is, guiltie of sinne in our sted) that we might be made the righteousnes of God in him. Againe, To him that worketh not,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:19"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"20","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/20","segments":[{"text":"in the primitiue Church,","proofs":["8:18"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"38","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/38","segments":[{"text":"4. By the examples of the best men, viz. the apostles, and primitiue Church.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:1–3","9:2"]}]}]}