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110 LIFE OF PAUL . hinderedhislabors. The apostlehimselfacknowledgedthathe was in Corinth" inweakness,and in fear,and inmuch trembling;" butGod," who comforteththose that are cast down ," comfortedhim by thearrivalof hisfriends. God designsthat fellow-laborersin thegospelshallhavetheirhearts knitcloselytogetherin the bonds of Christian love,sothattheirpresenceshallgreatlycheerand encourageone another. Paul had sent Timothy to revisitthe places ofhis formerlabors,and to confirmand establish thechurchatThessalonica. Timothy'sreportwas encouraging,and refreshedthespiritofPaul. He was thus prompted to writeto thesebelovedbrethren. His firstand secondepistlesto the church aregivenus. His heartwas drawn outin loveto thosewho had embracedthe doctrineof Christ, whichsubjectedthem toreproachand persecution heretofore unknown to them . There was stillanother reason for Paul's communication to these brethren. Some who were newlybroughtintothefaithhad fallenintoerrors inregardtothosewho had diedsincetheirconversion. They had hoped thatallwould witness the secondcoming of Christ; but theywere in greatsorrow as one afteranother of the believers fellunderthepowerofdeath,making itimpossible forthem tobeholdthatdesirableevent,-the comingofChristinthecloudsofheaven. Some ,who had fallenintothe errorthat Christ was to come in theirday, imbibedthe fanatical ideathatitwas praiseworthyto show theirfaith bygivingup allbusiness,andresigningthemselves to idlewaitingfor the great eventwhich they thoughtwas near. Othersdespisedthe giftof prophecy,exaltingallothergiftsabovethat.