Jean Ann Williams | Author

“All the Saintes salute you. The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ, and the loue of God, and the communion of the holy Ghost be with you all. [The seconde Epistle to the Corinthians, written from Philippi, a citie in Macedonia, and sent by Titus and Lucas.] (2 Corinthians 13:13, 14 1587 Geneva Version). Father, […]

“Behold, the thirde time I am ready to come vnto you, and yet will I not be slouthfull to your hinderance: for I seeke not yours, but you: for the children ought not to laye vp for the fathers, but the fathers for the children” (2 Corinthians 12:14 1587 Geneva Version). Father in heaven, thank […]

“And I knowe such a man (whether in the body, or out of the body, I can not tell: God knoweth) How that he was taken vp into Paradise, and heard words which cannot be spoken, which are not possible for man to [utter] vtter. Of such a man will I reioyce: of my selfe […]

“Receiue vs: we haue done wrong to no man: we haue corrupted no man: we haue defrauded no man. I speake it not to your condemnation: for I haue said before, that ye are in our hearts, to die and liue together” (2 Corinthians 7:2, 3 1587 Geneva Bible). Father, love wins above all else! […]

“But in all things we approue our selues as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, In stripes, in prisons, in tumults, in labours. By watchings, by fastings, by puritie, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindnesse, by the holy Ghost, by loue vnfained” (2 Corinthians 6:4-6 1587 Geneva […]

“Wherefore, henceforth know we no man after the flesh, yea though wee had knowen Christ after the flesh, yet nowe henceforth know we him no more [after we became His followers]. Therefore if any man be in Christ, let him be a newe creature. Olde things are passed away: beholde, all things are become newe” […]

“And he that hath created vs for this thing [spiritual life], is God, who also hath giuen vnto vs the earnest of the Spirit. Therefore we are always bolde, though we knowe that whiles we are at home in the bodie, we are absent from the Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:5, 6 1587 Geneva Bible). Father, […]

“For therefore we sighe, desiring to be clothed with our house [spiritual body], which is from heauen. Because that if we be clothed, we shal not be found naked” (2 Corinthians 5:2, 3 1587 Geneva Bible). Father, we do desire a spiritual body and a forever with You. Please give us Your strength and courage […]

“But we haue this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellencie of that power might be of God, and not of vs. Wee are afflicted on euery side, yet are we not in distresse: we are in doubt, but yet wee despaire not. We are persecuted, but not forsaken: cast downe, but we perish not” […]

“Doe we begin to praise our selues againe? or neede we as some other, epistles of recommendation vnto you, or letters of recommendation from you? Yee are our epistle, written in our hearts, which is vnderstand, and read of all men. In that yee are manifest, to be the Epistle of Christ, ministred by vs, […]