Ver. 2. _Thanksgiving and Prayer._

+I. The apostle had the burden of all the Churches and their

individual members.+

+II. The effect of the remembrance on himself.+--1. _He gives

thanks._ They were the seals of his ministry, the recipients of the

grace of God, the earnest of a more abundant harvest.

2. _He prays._--They had not fully attained. They were in danger.

None trusts less to human means than the most richly

qualified.--_Stewart._