9. for love's sake--mine to thee, and (what ought to be) thine
to Onesimus. Or, that Christian love of which thou showest so bright an
example
(Phm 7).
being such an one--Explain, Being such a one as thou
knowest me to be, namely,
Paul--the founder of so many churches, and an apostle of Christ,
and thy father in the faith.
the aged--a circumstance calculated to secure thy respect for
anything I request.
and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ--the strongest claim I
have on thy regard: if for no other reason, at least in consideration
of this, through commiseration gratify me.
JFB.
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