Romans 15:15-20

Mace(i) 15 nevertheless, brethren, I have writ to the Gentile part of you, and admonish'd you with the greater freedom by virtue of the commission that God has given me, 16 to be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, officiating the gospel of God, that the Gentiles might be made an acceptable offering, being sanctified by the holy spirit. 17 I have therefore matter of glorying thro' Jesus Christ, with respect to divine service. 18 for I will not offer to mention any thing, but what Christ has wrought by me, to make the Gentiles christians, both in profession and practice: 19 by virtue of the miracles and prodigies wrought by the power of the divine spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and the neighbouring country, quite to Illyricum, 20 I have effectually preached the gospel of Christ: yet so as studiously to avoid preaching it where Christ was owned, lest I should build upon another man's foundation; for,