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178 LIFE OF PAUL . theirwork beingtodissectthecharactersof their brethren,toraisedark suspicions, and circulate covertinsinuations. Many honestpersonsare deceivedby thesecalumniators, whose purposes arenot so readilydiscernedas theywould be ifthe traducer dealt in bare -faced falsehoods. Paul,in hissecondepistleto theCorinthians, expresseshisfaithand hope inthatchurch,that, astheyhad sufferedreproachfor Christ'ssake, theywould not be leftin perplexitiesand trials withoutconsolation. The majorityofthechurch were true to principle, and of firm integrity; theysharedinthe sorrowsand anxietyof their fatherin the gospel, and greatlydeploredthe sinsofsome who professedtheChristianfaith. Paul informed the Corinthians of his trouble in Asia, where, he says, "We were pressedout of measure, above strength, insomuch thatwe despairedeven of life." In his firstepistlehe speaksof fightingwith beastsatEphesus. He thus refers to the fanatical mob that clamored forhislife. They wereindeedmore likefuriouswild beaststhan men . With gratitudeto God , Paul reviewshisdangerand hisdeliverance. He had thought when at Ephesus, that hislifeof usefulnesswas about to close, that the promise made to him that he should at last die for his faith,was about to be fulfilled. But God had preservedhim, and hisremarkabledeliverance made him hope that hislaborswere not atan end. The apostlementions his distressbecause of theburden of the churches. The pressurewas sometimessogreatthathe couldscarcelyendure it. Outward dangersand inward fearshad harassedhim beyond hisown power tobear. False teachershad prejudicedhisbrethrenagainsthim;