PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
The Pulpit Commentary — Acts — Volume 1
Arthur Charles Hervey [1808-1894] · 411,060 words · 462 reading sections
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enough ln eh. x. 45, seems on unnotural one Peter had brought the brethren from Joppa in the then condition of the Church, when (now specified ae eix) with him to ,J crusalem nil the members of it were "of tho cir- to substantiate his account; a plain indica- oumciaion," and there were no Gentile con- tion that he anti…
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population in Cyprna. Antiooh, 1 the oopital Ver. 21.-Thatbelieved turned for believed of the Greek kingdom of Syrio,, on the 1·iver andtm·ned, A.V. and T.R. Tho hl\nd ofthn Orontes, built by the first kin:::-, Seleucus Lord; i.e. his power working with them nn,l Nicstor, in honour of bis f,.ther Antiochus, throu"h …
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of tho Holy Ghost and of faith. Bo Stephen eitb~r by the Roman court or camp st is dcsoribcd (oh. vi. 5) as "full of faith and Antioch, or by the Greek population, in- of the Holy Spirit." 'fhe Holy Spirit ia fluenced sa they were by Rornnn form11 spoken of in both places as o. SpirH or power of speech current amongst …
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point of fnct, the predicted famine, which it with the visit here recorded. 9. The began in the fourth year of Claudius Cmsar second identifies it with tho.t related In oh. (A.D. 44) iind lasted till A,D, 48, fell upon xv. 2, eto., which is supported by most of jndRJa exclush·ely, aB far as appears from the best autho…
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tion or the Worcl of Goel by Gentiles, e.nd their admission into the Church of God. His difficult for us, after the lapse or eighteen ce □ turies e.nd a half, during which this bas been tho rule of the kingdom of heaven, to realize the startling strangeness of such an event when first brought to the knowledge of the th…
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the rele,tion in whic~ ~t should stand t.o the civil power), or (3) a method of evaugellza- tion, or (4) the pos1t1on which should be taken toward other Christian communities I In these nnd similar me,tters the best and wisest of men have occasionally found them- 11elves c~mpelled . to confront the strong censures o…
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thle? Ho might hl\vo done eo (1) by the direct inspiration of his Holy Spirit; or (2) by mnnifesting himself to somo one of the _apostles and conveying through him hi~ mind on tho matter. But he chose to do th1e (3) by the tea.chin"' of bis providenre. "Somo of them "-we do not know who, some whose names are "1ost a…
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or k<'eps back his clouds, ~e sends dearth as'" in the days of Claudius Cresar" (ver. 28), and then men _are constram<'d to remember that there is work being done in the soil and in th~ sky which they _cannot control, and in regard to which they must look up to God the <3:1ver of all, whose 1s the earth with its fulnes…
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John as tbo positive surpasses the negative; the entrance into blessin(J', the denial ,,f nod depnrture from evil. 'l'be conclufiion, then, of the whole ia that the facts arc irrosisUblo. In these lie the clear intimations of providential will. Neither apostle nor nn"el can contend against facts, whether they refer to …
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inherit the promise of the crown of lifo. Here, too, we Seti the qualities of the true teacher-to be good and upright in life-conversation, to be full of the holy oonfidence which faith inspires, and of that coutagious iuspiration which God's indwelling imparts. IV. THE RESULT OF BLESSING. A "considerable multitude…
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The humility of both men exemplified. Both fitted to be masters because both eimplc- minded. 'l'eacliing must accompany ovangelization, or the work will fall to pieces. A wholo year they taught much people; hence their steadfastness at Antioch. VI. 'l'rm WORLD'S TESTIMONY TO THE NEW LIFE. "Called Christians." 'Antioch…
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but those indirect conflicts which are entailed by: 1. The inconsistencies of Christian, in their indi \"idual lifo. 2. The "contentions" of Christians in their mutual 01 collective life. We have before us a threatening instance of this latter kind, and an agreeable example of the way in which it wa.s averted. Notic…
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ro.ther peremptorily challenged Peter's conduct may be observed with some commcn- daL1on now. Presumo.bly these were some of his fellow "apostles and brethren'' (vers. 1, 2). And of their disposition it is to be noted favourably that: (1) If they bad begun by putting themselves a little in the \vrong so far as their…
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on the part of the ~hurch. '.l'hia it learnt partly "from above," p1utly also from bitter and humbled experience of its own. It had 11lre11dy had the faithless within it, and the attempts of tbe worst worldliness (BB in the instance of Simon M11aus) to enter wit.bin its sacred f?ld. 2, The real gist of anxiety 11nd …
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of his hc1ut, nnd a]so when he did no~ forget d1;1ty and solemn trying times to come nmid tho syrnpath1os and conzratulatrngs of bright hours. For he was "full of tho Holy Ohost."-B. Vere. 25, 26.-.An tJMly co-p<J,8toTate. The chronology of the period reaching from the martyrdom of Stephen to the mission of Barnabas …
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parisons, in personal ambition, Yet now, eighteen centuries later, these very things nre occMionally heard as l\mong the standard objections to two disciples of Jesus Christ being linked toi:et,her in equlll service for him. IY. BARNADAB AND SAut GIVE THEMSELVES FOR A WHOLE YEAn TO nnn.DmG UP Al\"D EDIFTI~G THE CHU…
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no ruBn may add thereto or take therefrom; and no man's testimony can be of any value ea.ve a.s it can be tested _by the revealed Word, And yet, though this may be fully admitted,. we may recog_mze the. fact t~at, through .spiritual insight or through intellectual ski!}, men do bnng to light missed _and hidden things, …
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nnd in the Divine culture attention to Lt is equally needed. It mo.y even be said of our Lord's p.eparation of his apostles for their work, that he stored their memories with his 1vords and his works, so that there might be the material on which the Holy Spirit could hereafter work," bringing all thino-s up into rem…
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gesUve. Repentance is not made of so much importance in our presentations of the gospel as it was by the apostles, but for their use of it we may find some adequatf) reasons. 1. The tcachin" of John the Baptist, and his requirement of repentance a.; pieparatory to the recepti~n of Messiah, retained its influence upo…
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Ver. 24.-Good Barnabas. We have had this man introduced to us before, but his character is most fully described in this passage. It may reasonably be a11ked why St. Luke, in writing the Book or the Acts, should take this opportunity of recordin'7 the received opinion about Barne.bas. The most simple answer is that he h…
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thoeo involved. And only men or faith can be men of real power as God's witnesses and preachers. Men do not want to hear from ministers about their questionings and doubtings. The great cry is," What do you know of God and truth and duty? What do you believe?" 2. He had a clear vision of the broader aspects of the Chri…
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CHAPTER XII. erges (which is a corruption or ti.1r:i '.1=1 ), son11 of thunder. Nothing is recorded· of 'him in Ver. 1,-::Put for Btret.ched, A.V.; a:ffliot the Acts but his presence in tho upper room for vez, A. 'V. The phl'&.-!e, About that time, at Jerusalem after the Ascension (eh. i. 13), RS in eh. xix. 23, po…
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the Passover." It lasted seven dr1ys (Bxod. the Church keeping her solemn watch am! xii. 15-18), from the 14th to the 21st or pouring forth her intensest prayers thro11 6 h Nisan, or Abib(Exod. xii. 18-20; Lev. xll:iii· the silence or the night I And the issue, 5 6· Deut. xvi. 1-4), the Passover bemg the triumph of the…
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<leliver him from the danger Christiana W8l'e uni,ereal ooneent tl1e Just, received the iu at Jerusnlem nt this time. government of the Churoh together with Ver. 13.- When he for"" Petef', A.V. and the apostles;" and in ii. 1 he quotes Clement T.R.; maid for dam~el, A.V.; to amioer for of Alexandria BI! saying thnt,…
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mention It, we <'nnnot tell. The Vener• ble Agrippa's deA.th, It Is corroborated in th~ Dede (' Prolog. in Expos. in Act. A poet.'), !710St remnrkcthle manner by the narrati VP, llnroniue, nnd other o.uthoritice of tlrn rn Josephus (' Ant. Jud.,' xix. viii. 2). H0 Church of Rome, eny ho went to Romo, nnd Urnre tclla…
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ROMIT,ETIOS, Vert1. l-2/i.-7711, world and the Ohuroh. There iR, 1,erhnps, no 1)1\BBl\go In Holy Scriptn_re which contrasts more shnrply the principlos of tho world nnd of the Churoh r<'spcct1vuly, I\IHl the practice flowing from thoso principles, thnn t.ho ohnptor bofore us. The roHults of each stand out no lees R…
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But no Roonor do thoy hon.r of tho n.ppronohlng f11mine In ,Jnrlm:l thn.n they mn.ke oolleotionH, ovory mrin according to hlH nbility, for tho roliof of thoir follow-OhrlRtin.nH, and eond two of tholr moRt trusted mombere to c11rry tho gil't from Antioch to Joru- anlom. l:!uroly a bonutiful Hight, that loving-cnp pasHe…
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vars. 1-19, 24.-Sin in high places. Sin has many aspects, and it is not only curious but instructive to see how it shows itself under different conditions. Here we have it manifesting its evil spirit in "high places." Herod's action at this juncture reminds us of- I. ITS CONTEMPTUOUSNE…
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might not prove to be a "slippery place," wherein virtno and purity would fall, never to rise again; or on which some of the finer graces would be dnllerl and dimm<'d, even if Rome of the.sadder sins were not no~rished a_nd practise_d? (2) We may well rejoice to be on the side of the Lord our Sav10ur. His cause will me…
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Vers. 20-23.-Hu,rnm pride and Divine retr,7iution. The main lesson which this incident conveys is the folly of human presumption. But there are side truths which the narrative suggests. 1. The interdependence of one nation on another: " Their country was nourished by the king's country" (ver. 20). One land has metal…
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Vers. 1-25.-.The persecuUon at Jerusalem, I. THE PUTTING To DEATH op JAMES, AND THE SEIZURE OF PETER, The narrative of the former event is short and dry. But, remarks e. commentator, whatever the reason of this may be, it is certain that the Holy Spirit, by whose inspiration this history was given, manifested a peculia…
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And all this Jlll81!8B as in a dream. So oft,en when swin help and wondrous dellvorance1 come by the Divine hand. "When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were M them that drel\med." So doubtless in the !Mt conflict, the escape from life and 1111 its troubles will appear as a dream to the depllrting soul, …
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of all stRbllity. He who forsakes God ruins himse\C and causes destruction to othen. God "resistR the proud, but gives grace to the humble." 2. The moral is seen also in contrast. Those who honour God, as Barnabas and Saul, receive honour from God. The persecutor is cast down, while the persecuted flourish and the work…
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Il. The m:w BNTERPRIBB should be undertaken in the spirit of prayerful dependence and eelf-conseoration, III. ORDINATION an aot of brotherhood and reoogn.ltion of spiritual gifts aa euentlal t-0 the ministry. IV. DIVINE GRAOB unites with hnman judgment and effort. Barnabas and Saul had approved themselves faithful…
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it) in all this 'history, Men pray, pray constantly, pray even before miracle, and prayer is an aotual deed honoured of Heaven. It has been truly said that a correct alias for the Acts of the Apostles would be" The Acts of the Holy Ghost," and ihis le most ,true. Another not altogether i_napt style of. th~ book might b…
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instructions. He strikes Peter so &11 to awake him; he gives him a hand; he tells hlm to be quiet; he snaps the chains off his hands; he bids him drese and put on hle shoes, and tilrow his ~rment about him, and follow whither be would lead, All the work is known and facile, and orderly and swift, without grating or …
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J, A GRAND REOEPTION, 1. It is a reception given by Herod. He wields great power• he is conscious of it. It is no moral power. It is the result of no intellectual force, 'or no lofty character; of no social attractiveness; of no love to be kind, court~ous, helpful in smoothing the ruggedness and softenin" the hardness …
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be one that has had_ for its sole object to lead up to this profane glorification of self, and has been guilty of forgetfulness to glorify God or e~n of denying glory to God. 3. The very shout of the people and the voioo that gave subsequent nrtlcu- laten888 to the shout are proclaimed to be really less their shout …
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the ohief teachers, compare Diocletian's subsequent scheme for finding and burning the Ohristia.n booles. Neither echemewae allowed to succeed. Another point of importance in introducing the subject is the recognized position of leadership which St. Peter had evidently gained. St. James, as one of the three speciall…
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import&nt to preserve. And yet, wben God would secure the deliverance or his imperilled ~ervants, he did not always employ miraculous agencies. Paul o.nd Silas were imprisoned at Philippi, but they were rescued by natural means; an earthquake proved effective to the loosening of their bonds, and the jolting open of …
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Goa'a prote~ei~e presenre. So suddenly had persecution burst upon them, so over- whelming did 1t eeem, that they were for the moment paralyzed with fear-just as the sorvant of Elisha was when the Syrian army surrounded the house-and nothina could so immediately and etliciontly recall them to calmness and trust as th…
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Vel'II. 22, 28.-The riA o/ acu11ting Divine honours. The explanation of thla incident is given in the exegetical portion of this Commentary, Several points of interest come out upon comparison of the Scripture narrative with that given by Josephus. The Jewish historian is fuller on the adulation offered to Herod tha…
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hindrancee of thoee evil times, the Word of God grew. 2. And that II sndden revival of zeal, earneetnees, and succese followed on_ the dreadful judgment and eudden removal of the Ohurch's great persecutor. It 1s to the first of these two points that we now direct attention. I. THE APPARENT BINDRANOEB OF TR0UBL0UB TDD8…
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Jesus Christ. 4. He was closely related to Barnaba.s, being his elster's eon. II. Ho was, '<'ery probably, a rich young man, and devoted his wealth to the missionary work of the Church. 6, His office, as minister or attendant on Barnabas and Paul, was one necessitated by the difficulties and perils of travelling in …
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22 2f, 81, 82: Epb. Iv. 11. See also note ~ignify "Divine eeTvice," without specify- on' oh. Iv. 26). •reaohera (B,Sd,rna"-o•) are mg th~ particular office, whether prayer, or coupled with prophets, as hero, in 1 Cor. p_reachmg, or Holy Communirm, or orrlina- xii. 28, 29; Eph. iv. 11. The teacher, t10n, or any other…
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A.V. (r,a.,.;j.:1.Pov). 8eleuoi11. WAS the ee11.-port to mPnn "the chief of the magi." But in of Antincb, nbout sixteen miles from it, and prO!'es~ of time the word " mRgue " came f!'l"e ruilee north of the mouth of the to mean a sorcerer, a magician, a praotiser Orontes. It wns n fr!'e city by a gmnt of dark arts, …
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than Zoroaster: eo muoh more reoent ls the long been his Roman nnmA, but that the eohool of Oyprue:" showing tho.t he knew conversion of Ser~iu~ Panlus, as it were, of a eohool of mngio art at Cyprus t1tught stereotyped the Roman name an that by by Jews, ond loading ue to infer tl11it he whioh the apostle was hencef…
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in other writings. Renan uya, 11 La oon- robbel'II (1 Oor. :d. 26), monntainoua, vereion d'un Rome.in de cet ordre, lt. cette rugged, and passing through an untamed ~poque est ohose e.bsnlument inadmissible." and half-savage population. Pisidio was Alford enrl Olsbeusen speak doubtfully. part of the province of Gl\l…
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Jewish benrera by dwelllng upon the great grave objections on the aeore of chronology events of the hllltory of their father11, of u well aa grammar. Duration of time is whloh they were rroud, and claiming for expreseed by the acousative case, as vers. 18 Ohristlnna an equa heritage in that history. and 21: the measure…
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Ver. 2S.-Prom,".!e for Au promi.ee, A.V.; ing Chryaostom), Alford1 and othen, make 1' brought for roiled, A.V. aud T.R. (oomp. mark the contrast between theJewsaddressed Isa. xh-iii. 15; Heb. i. 6). This verse leads by Pa nl and the J ewaa\ .Yerusalem. "Thi■ to t!Je great announoement whioh Paul hnd salvation ie sent…
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0118ly puts a mention of Galiloo in the aclded to show tbo.t Christ's resurrection was angel's mouth, in the very place where, a fino.l victory over death ; not like that or e.oeording to St. Me.tthew, he announced the Lazarus, or the Slmnammi te's son, or ,J a1rus's Lord's o.ppe1uance in Galilee. St Joh"!!, clo.ughtor…
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Ver. ~5.-BPl"Qll~e for ,o'1~efore, A.V. and their rendering the Hebrew i}.l:i, In Bab. I. T.R.: IT.nu tl'ilt not give for thou •halt not 1811.nd ii. 5, by the same word (1ta.-a.~por,oiir,-ra., s11ffer, A.Y. (sre~-h ii. 27, note); thy for thine, and ,caTa~po,,.,,Tf!l), The rendering Ka.I A.\'. It is rerunrknble that …
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"to con tlnue in the grooe of God," see Gal. 6: 2 Tim. ii. 9; I Pet. i. 2. Bee the Seven- v. 4.) teenth Article of Religion). Vor. 44.-Babbath for eabbath day, A.V.: Ver. 49.-Bpread abroad for publiahed, almo•t the t0hole oity t0a1 gotlrnred for came A.V. As the persecution after the death almost U,e 111/iole aity,…
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HOMILETICS. Vel'B. 1-16.-27ie invaaion qf heathendom. It hai, been well niwarked that Antioch was the true centre of direct missions to the heath1m world. An Ethiopian eunuch, :rnd e. Roman centurion, had indeed been gathered into the fold of Christ. But they were both closely connected with the land of Judah, and the…
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historical truth rests upon II solid basis, and whose meaning and purpose receive their only ond full explanaUon in another set of events whose basis of historical evidence is no less firm e.nd solid than the former. This double testimony to the truth of the gospel, supplied by the direct evidence of those who went in …
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vere. 1-3.-.dn illustrious Church. Antecedently it might have been expected that the Church of Jernsalem would prove to be the most influential and illustrious of all Christian communities, and that from all lands and ages men would look back to it as the most potent factor in the early…
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the membere fasting (vers. 2, 3). Fasting, for the sake of fastn:ig or with a view or pleasing Christ, is not enjoined, and both the words of our Lord 11nd the genius of his religion discourage rather than encourage it, But we shall undoubtedly do well to pursue our work and to maintain our worship-" mi_nistering Ul…
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rigbteomms111 • (ver. 10). It is not often allow11,ble for men to speak thus to one auother. As & rule, we must follow the example of the archl\ngel, and instead of "bringing a railing accnsat.ion, say, The Lord rebuke thee." Bnt there are occasions when we do well to be angry, when we should rather sin by not being…
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now risen One-" a. So.viour, Jesus "-e.e the almighty Saviour, living Lord, Divine Friend, he offers to be to us all. III. 1TB 0AitDlNAL DOC7I'RINE, (Vere. 38, 39.) "Through this man is preached unto you the forgivenes~ of sins;" "By him o.11 that believe are justified " etc. There can be no real religious life withou…
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them yielded an intelligent, Mving fll.itb to the truths presented. Bo much of centrifuaal force wM there in the enmity of the Jews that the gospel we.s carri.id far and wide, and" the Word of the Lord was published throughout all the region" (ver. 49). A happy thing it is for us that often "vaulting ambition o'erle…
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