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John Gill's Exposition on 1 Corinthians 1:5
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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That in everything ye are enriched by him, etc.] This is still a continuation of the thanksgiving for this church, that they were “enriched”, or plentifully and abundantly provided for by Christ, with all grace, with all the riches of grace; with his own unsearchable riches, of which they were made partakers, and the riches of glory, to which they were entitled by him; and all which come to them through his poverty, which makes his grace in the donation of these riches the more illustrious: and particularly the apostle is thankful, that they were enriched by Christ in all utterance, and in all knowledge; that not only they had the knowledge of the truths and doctrines of the Gospel, concerning the person, offices, grace, and righteousness of Christ in the theory of them, or a speculative notion of them; but for the most part had a spiritual experimental knowledge of these things; and many of them had such large to preach the Gospel to others; nay, even had the extraordinary gifts of the utterance. .] By “the to his deity, his incarnation, his obedience, sufferings, and death, his hand, and intercession for the saints; to redemption by his blood, sacrifice, and complete salvation by his obedience and death. This, as it had them, by the signs and miracles with which it was attended; by the many of them; and by the internal power and energy of the Spirit,
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