 | George Townsend - 1825 - 808 pages
.../Am? was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have. 12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. 13 For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened : 14 But by an equality,... | |
 | George Townsend - Bible - 1825 - 810 pages
...there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have. 12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. IS For / mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened : 14 But by an equality,... | |
 | John Evans - 1825 - 562 pages
...the discoveries made by the gospel, that he is .most easily pleased Jby an upright mind} " that if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not," 2 Cor. viii. 11J. With a firm persuasion of their acceptance in it through Christ,... | |
 | Joseph John Gurney - Society of Friends - 1825 - 362 pages
...view, that God is equal. It is unquestionably true, in great as well as in little things, that " if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not;" II Cor. viii, 12. The extent of faith required in man, in order that he may be... | |
 | Congregationalism - 1832 - 534 pages
...to quiet the conscience, and comfort the mind, in withholding " more than is meet." It is this, " if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not," which I understand to be, not only a gracious declaration that the Lord accepts... | |
 | John Milton - Dogma - 1825 - 794 pages
...people shall be willing. Prov. xxi. 15. it is joy to the just to do judgement. 2 Cor. viii. 12. if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath — . ix. 7. God loveth a chearful giver. • | Its opposites are, first, precipitancy. Matt. viii.... | |
 | H. L. Willmington - Bible - 1981 - 1038 pages
...The Father: "Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift" (9:15). B. The spirit of giving: "For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not" (8:12). "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not... | |
 | E. Keith Howick - Bible - 2003 - 300 pages
...expanded the principle Jesus was teaching to his disciples when he declared to the Corinthians: "For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that he hath, and not according to that he hath not" (2 Corinthians 8:12). Your Fellowman Matthew 25:31-46... | |
 | Herbert Lockyer - Religion - 1963 - 388 pages
...will of God. Paul would have us know that the great quality of true service is the willing mind, "If there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not" (II Corinthians 8:12). Abraham went a long way and suffered much heart-anguish... | |
 | Gospel Standard Trust Publications - Strict Baptists - 1990 - 388 pages
...I would wish ever to be mindful of. Tis but a little one can do, but this has been a comfort, " If there be first a willing mind, it is accepted, according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not." I hope you find the Lord with you both in your own soul and in preaching. The... | |
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For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. 
