[d] communion] What is the notion of κοινωνία, for charity or liberality, hath been formerly observed, note [d] on Acts ii. and 2 Cor. viii. 4. And agreeably, though in a spiritual sense, is κοινωνία Πνεύματος, the communication of the Spirit here, the liberality of the Holy Ghost in the plentiful effusion of his gifts, so as it will be all one with δωρεὰ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, the gift of the holy Spirit, Acts ii. 38, and so as will be most fit to join with χάρις Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, the grace, or charity, or liberality of Christ, and the love of God, (as in Cicero de Nat. Deor. l. 3. Dei gratia et charitas, "God's grace or favour, and charity or love," are put together.) For thus is χάρις Χριστοῦ, the grace of Christ, used 2 Cor. viii. 9; and thus κοινωνία Πνεύματος, the communication of the Spirit, Phil. ii. 1, being joined with σπλάγχνα and οἰκτιρμοὶ, bowels and mercies, that is, the evidences of the highest liberality. I persuaded Titus to come to you, (see ch. ix. 5,) and sent Luke along with him: did Titus or the other make any kind of gain of you? did he defraud you of aught? did not he behave himself just after the same manner as I had done before? Do not think, as formerly ye have done, that what I thus say is spoken largely, as to take off the objections which you have against me by some fair specious colours and excuses. No, in the sight of God I speak the very perfect truth, and would not say it for my own sake, were it not, in probability, to tend to your good, to take you off (by my giving this account of myself) from the factious courses which through admiration of other men's persons ye are engaged in.