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ACTS XVII. him, when he faw the city*wholly given to idolatry [Or, full of Idols]. 17. Therefore difputed he in the fynagogue with the Jews, and with the devout perfons, and in the mar ket daily with them that met with him. 18. Then certain philofophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks encoun tred him and fome faid, What will this babler fay [Or, bafc-fellow]? other fome, He feemeth to be a fetter forth of ftrange gods: because he preached unto them Jefus, and the refurrection. 19. And they took him, and brought him unto (1) Aeropagus, faying, May we know what this new doEtrine whereof thou fpeakeft, is? 20. For thou bringeft certain ftrange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. 21. (For all the Athenians and ftrangers which were there, fpent there time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear fome new thing.) 22. Then Paul stood in the mids of (2) Mars-hill, and faid," Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too fuperfttious. 23. For as I paffed by and beheld your * devotions [Or, gods that ye worship], I found an altar with this infcription, TO THE UNKOWN GO D. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 24. God that made the world, and all things therein, fee ing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands: 25. Neither is worshipped with mens hands, as though he needed any thing, feeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 25.

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whofe Hand is the Soul of every living thing, and the Breath of all Mankind. Job 33.4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the Breath 5 of the Almighty hath given me Life. Eccl. 13. 7. -The Spirit fhall return to God who gave it. Ifa. 4. 5. Thus faith God the Lord; he that created the Heavens, and stretched them out, he that spread forth the Earth; and that which cometh forth out of it, he that giveth Breath so the People upon it, and Spirit to them that walk 15 therein. Ifa. 57. 16. I will not

dt Gen. 27. The Lord God formed Man of the Duft of the Ground, and breathed into his Noftrils the Breath of Life; and 10 Man became a living Soul. † Numb. 16. 22, O God, the God of the

Spirits of all Flefh.- + Numb. 7. 16. Let the Lord, the God of the Spirits of all Flesh, fet a Man over the Congregation. Job 12. 1o. In

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Lord $46 -549 And hath made of one blood, all nations of men, for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation: 27. That they should feek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: 28. For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain alfo of your own poets have faid, For we are alfo his offspring. 29. Forafmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or filver, or fione graven by art and mans device. 30. And the times of this ignorance God' winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31. Because he hath appointed a day in the which he will judge the world in righteoufnefs, by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given affurance [Or, offered faith] unto all men, in that he bath raised him from the dead. 32. And when they heard of the refurrection of the dead, fome mocked: and others faid, We will hear thee again of this matter. 33. So Paul departed from among them. 34. Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionyfius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

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8+ Col. 1. 17. He is before all things, and by him all things confift. Heb. 1.3. Being the brightpefs of his Glory, and the exprefs, Image of his Perfon, and upholding all things by the Word of his Pow

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1 Pet. 1. 14. As obedient Chil dren, not fashioning your felves according to the former Lufts in your ignorance. I Pet. 4.3. The time paft of our Life, may fuffice us to have wrought the Will of the Gentiles.

1t Acts 14. 16. Who, in times paft fuffered all Nations to walk in their own Ways. See the Note on Acts 14. 16. † Rom 3. 25.- To declare his Righ efhefs for the Remiffion of Sins that are paft, thro the Forbearance of God.

m See on Mat 4. 17.

See on A&S 10.42. • See on Acts 2. 24.

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FTER these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; 2. And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Prifcilla (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome) and came unto them. 3. And because he was of the fame craft, he abode with them, and wrought (for by their occupation they were tent-makers.) 4. And he reafoned in the fynagogue every fabbath, and perfwaded the Jews, and the Greeks. 5. And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was preffed in fpirit, and teftified to the Jews, that Jefus was Chrift [Or, is the Chrift]. 6. And when they oppofed themselves, and blafphemed, he fhook his raiment, and faid unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: "from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. 7. And he departed thence, and entred into a certain mans houfe, named juftus, one that worshipped God, whofe houfe joyned hard to the fynagogue.

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Rom. 16. 3. Greet Prifcilla and Aquila, my helpers in Chrift Jefus. Cor. 16. 19. Aquila and Prifcilla falute you much in the Lord- 2 Tim. 4. 19. Salute Prifea and Aquila.

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+ Acts 20. 34. Yea, you your felves know, that thefe Hands have miniftred to my Neceffities, and to them that were with me. † 1 Cor. 10 4. 12. And labour, working with our own Hands.- 2 Cor. 11. 9. When I was prefent with you and wanted, I was chargeable to no Man.2 Cor. 12. 13, 14. -I my felf was 15 not burdenfome to you. I will not be burdenfome to you. I Thef 29. Ye remember, Brethren, our labour and travel: labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable to any of you.+ Thef 3. 8. Neither did we eat any Mans Bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travel night and day, that we might not. be 25 chargeable to any of you.

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f; 2 Sam. 1. 16. -Thy Blood be upon thy Head. Ezek. 18. † 13. He hath done all these Abo minations, he fhall furely die, his Blood fhall be upon him.

† Ezek. 3. 18, 19. When I fay unto the Wicked, Thou fhalt furely die; and thou giveft him not warning, nor fpeakeft to warn the Wicked from his wicked Way to fave his Life: the fame wicked Man fhall die in his Iniquity, but his Blood will I require at thine Hand. Yet if thou warn the Wicked, and he turn not from his 20 Wickednefs, nor from his wicked Way, he fhall die in his Iniquity; but thou haft delivered thy Soul. † A&ts 20. 26. I take you to record this Day, that I am pure from the Blood of all Men.

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ynagogue. 8. And Crifpus the chief ruler of the fynagogue, believed on the Lord, with all his houfe: and may of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were baptized. 2. Then ipake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vifion, Be ot afraid, but fpeak, and hold not thy peace: 10. For I mn with thee, and no man fhall fet on thee to hurt thee: For I have much people in this city. 1. And he ued there [Gr. fat there] a year and fix months, teaching the word of God among them.12. And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made infurrection with one accord againft Paul, and brought him to the judgment-feat, 13. Saying, This fellow perfwadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. 14. And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio faid unto the Jews, P If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdnefs, Oye Jews, reafon would that I fhould bear with you: 15. But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of fuch matters. 16. And he drave them from the judgment-feat. 17. Then all the Greeks took Softhenes, the chief ruler of the fynagogue, and beat him before the judgment-feat: and Gallio cared for none of those things. 18. And

i+ 1 Cor. 1. 14. I thank God, I baptized none of you but Crifpus and Gaius.

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Jer. 1. 17.-Arise, speak unto them all that I command thee; be not difmayed at their Faces, left I confound thee before them. Ezek. 2. 6. And thou, Son of Man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraids of their Words, though Briars and Thorns be with thee, and thou doft, dwell among Scorpions: be not afraid of their Words, nor be difmayed at their Looks.

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"Numb. 14. 9.-Their Defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us.- 2 King. 6. 16. -Fear not, for they, that be with us, are more than they that be with 25.

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Joh. 10. 16. Other Sheep have I which are not of this Fold; them alfo I must bring, and they fhall hear my Voice.

P Acts 23.29. Whom I perceiv ed to be accused of Questions of their Law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of Death, or of Bonds. † A&ts 25. 11. If I be an Offender, or have committed any thing worthy of Death, I refufe not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof they accufe me, no Man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cefar. ti Cor. 1. 1. Softhenes our Brother.

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Cenchrea: for he had a vow. 19. And he came to Ephe fus, and left them there but he himself entred into the fynagogue, and reafoned with the Jews. 20. When they defi red him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not: 21. But bade them farewel, faying, I muft by all means keep this feaft that cometh, in Jerufalem: but I will return a gain unto you if God will. And he failed from Ephelus. from Ephelus. 22. And when he had landed at Cefarea, and gone up, and faluted the church, he went down to Antioch. 23. And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, ftrengthning all the difciples. 24. And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the fciptures, came to Ephefus. 25. This man was inftructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the fpirit, he fpake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptifm of John. 26. And he began to .: Speak Heb. 6.3.

+ Numb. 6. 18. The Nazarite fhall have the Head of his Separation Acts 21. 24. Them take, and purifie thy felf with them, and be at charges with them, that they may have their Heads.

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and do this, or that. This will we do, if God permit. • See on A&s 13.43. f* Cor. 1. 12. -Every one of 5 you faith, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos I Cor. 3. 5.I have planted, Apollos watered.Tit. 3. 13. Bring Zenas the Lawyer, and A. pollos on their Journey.- Rom. 10 16. 10. Salute Apelles approved in Chrift.

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d Rom. 1. 10. Making request (if by any means now at length, I might have a profperous Journey by the Will of God) to come unto you. † Rom. 15 32. That I may come unto you with joy by the Will of God, and may with you be refreshed. 1 Cor. 4. 19. But I will come to you fhortly, if the Lord will. Cor. 16. 7. — I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit. Phil 2 24. I trust in the Lord, that I alfo my felf fhall come fhortly. Jam. 4. 15. Ye ought 25 to fay, If the Lord will we fhall live,

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Col. 3. 16. Let the Word of Chrift dwell in you richly in all Wif dom; teaching and admonishing one another.

h. Rom. 12.11.. Not flothful in Bufinefs: fervent in Spirit.- Rev. 3. 1. I know thy Works, that thou haft a Name that thou livet, and art dead, Gal. 6. 10. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all Men, especially unto them who are of the Houfhold of Faith.

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