very gladly Or mostgladly.

spend and be spent St Paul regards himself but as a gift of Christ's love, in that he has been made a channel of His grace. Simply as such, as a means whereby Christ is enriching them with Himself, he will not only spend himself, but be spent by others, just as money is, which is worthless in itself, and is only valuable for what it enables us to obtain.

though the more abundantly I love you This passage shews us how the manvalued and yearned for affection, even while the Apostleknew it to be right to do his duty, without expecting the least return of any kind.

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