Matthew Poole and continuators on Philippians 4:15

15 Now ye Philippians know also , that in the beginning of the gospel , when I departed from Macedonia , no church communicated with me, as concerning giving and receiving but ye onely .

He amplifies the present favour the Christians at Philippi had vouchsafed to him, by a thankfull recollection of their former liberality.

Soon after he had preached and planted the good things of Salvation amongst them, c. 2.22. Act. 16.12, 13, 40.

So that comparing their first benevolence with other Churches, when leaving of Macedonia, Act. 18.5. 2 Cor. 11.9.

In that none of the rest of the Churches had for the spiritual things received of him in his ministration, distributed of their carnal or temporal (though that was their duty beyond dispute, 1 Cor. 9.7, 11, 13, 14. Gal▪ 6.6. 1 Tim. 5.17, 18.) but they alone: which might at once commend their Christian liberality, and evince that he in preaching of the Gospel was not mercenary, not having exacted a reward from others, but preached the Gospel freely, 2 Cor. 11.7.

Marginal references: 2 Cor. 11.8, 9.