p The houſe of Judes with whom Sar! lodged, as ver. 11. 9 Con-: cerning this, ſee Chap. 6. 6. beſides, what may be {ard of this im- L ve | poſition of hands cl{-where : The curing of 5t Paul's blindneſs, was | Par, others by Barnabas, who teilified theſe things pans,
one reaſo1 of putting his hands on him here, tor {oit was ordinaril
done towards the ſickor infirm ; they laid their hands upon them to heal them, as it was promiſed that they thould do, Mark 16. 18. y Sal was become A4nanias his Brother, as profeſſing the ſame faith, |
and heir of the ſame promiſe with him.
happened.
CTS.
e/to g joyn himſelf to the diſciples: but they were
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2. The little correſpondence berwixc the Rings of rhoſ> DIices +7 0' and Aretas, 3. The periecution which was at ern! binder the Converts of Damaſcw from going thither, ;. p41 ,..*,
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e Arabians, of which before,
-' 29 Burt & Barnabas took him, and brought },,, :, the apoſtles, and declared untothem how »4 he hay To. the Lordin the way, znd that he had {poker ks and how he had preached bo!d'y at Damatcys int}.
naine of Jelus. & Of 82rnav.zs mention is made, Chap. 4. 35. who is thousts,
ro whom Baraabas brought Pau!, were Pcter and Fames
elſewhere,
y ' Paul.
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' OUt at Jeruſalem. o Living amongſt thzm, and freely converſing with them, 4,
s .mnanies mentions what i : : . x . | 1s, with Peter, and James, andthe reſt of the believer., who hd oy had hapned to Par in the way, that Paul might be affured that he | _* I Ts 2 » WO 0:dnoy
was ſent from God, for none e!fſe could have told him what had |
no ſuſpicion of him.
29 And he ſpake boldly in the name of the LordJe(y,
18 And immediarely there fe!l from his eyes as it had and diſputed p againſt che Grecians : but they yen
been : ſcales; ard he received ſight forthwith, and
aroſe, and was baptized.
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about to ſlay him. ? Hellenifts, of which Chap 6. 1. ſechas were born, in fire parts, bur of Jewiſh parents ; theſe Pal choſe rather to diſpute with,
As ſcales of Fiſh: Ir was no ordinary blindnels, nor from | becauſe theſe had cailed the perfecurion againſt Srephen, and Paul hid
any ordinary cauſe, and could not have been cured by common means,
19 And when he had received meat , he was ſtrengih Then was Saul certain days x with the diſciple
Which were at Damaſcus.
# St. Paul coul not but be much weakned with his journey, fear, grief, faſting, and conſtant praying; and now he takes a prudent care of his health, that he might be further enabled for the ſervice of God, to what place foever he ſhould be appointed. x Sarl is no ſooner changed, but he changeth his company and acquaintance ; he reſorts to none of the Rabbies of the Fews, but to the Diſciples of CT: he would love any, learn of any, that had Chriſt for their Maſter.
20 And ſtraightway he preached Chriſtin the y ſyna
gogues, that he is z the Son of Gud.
3 The Apoſtles ſpake unto the Jews firft, either that they might convert them, or at leaſt take away all excuſe from them. doubtleſs he ſpake largely unto, though it be not here expretled ; but he had an abundance in his heart, having taſted the power of the grace of God in Chriſt, and out of his heart his inourh ſpake. | 21 But all that heard 5/m were amazed, an ſaid , It nct this he chat deſtroyed them which called on this name in Jeruſalem, and came hither for that intent, thar
he might bring them bound unto the chief prieſts ?
2 This great change is a moſt unaccountable thing, and might
t uly cauſe amazement ; but ex quovis ligno fit Mercurius, cum digitus D.: {it ftatuarius, Nothing is too hard for that God in whole hand Saui's heart was,
22 But Saul increaſed þ the more in ſtrength, and
confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damalcus ©, pro- ving that this is very Chriſt.
þ True grace thrives by exercile and oppoſition : The word here
uſed, manytaketo be a Metaphor from builders, who in ere&ing their Fabricks, fit one piece or part to another, and then bring them, and joyn them rogerher ; thus St. Paul did, in bringing forth, or guoting the pionules in the Old Teſtament, and ſhewing their ex- .aQtly being fulfilled 12 the New Teſtament, or in the Goſpel of our Saviour Jeius Chriſt ; and he ſpake with ſuch an evidence and de-
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monſtration of the Spirit, that ne did as 'twere conſtrain men to be
of his opinion : c Which was the: ſum of the Goſpp-1,
2; © And after that 4 many days were fulfilled, the
[ews took counſel to kill him :
a God wou!d not preſently expoſe h'm to conflits bur inure him
to ſuffer by degrees ; as alloit pleated God ro ſpare him fo long nigh
unto that place where he had wrought fo grear a miracle for him ,
the ſenleof which might the more be upon himſelf aM others alſo,
for he continued here three years, as may be ſeen, Gal. r. 17, 18. . excepting onely a journey into Arabia.
24 Bur e their laying wait was known of Saul : And
they watched the gates day andnight to kill him.
e The Jews, who ſtirred up Aretas the King of Damaſcus againſt
Paul, 2 Cor. 11.32, 33- Now began thoſe things foretold, wer. 16. to be fulfilled.
25 Thea the diſciples took him by night, and flet him
down by che wall in a basker.
f As Rahab did the Ipies> Joſh. 2.15. and Michal did David,
i Sam. 19.12,
+ Ch. 22.17-
26 And * when Saul was come toJerulalem he aſſayed
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2 Which
furcther-d them in it; and he was very dehrous to unweave that wh, and giveihem an Antidore unto whom he had formerly given Poiton; © | being <ſpecially concerned tor their Souls, whom he had help&dtg $ ; deſtroy.
39 Ii hich when the brethren knew, they broughthin down to q C#ſarea, and ſent him forth tor lariys
7 There were two Towns of this name, one a Coaſt. Town ſpoken of Chap. 8. 4o. the other was called Caſarea-philing, nigh Mount Lebanon. r St. Paul's birth-place, where among(t his Relations and Acquaintance, they might hope he wouldh: ſafe.
31 5 Then had chechurches reſt throughout al/Judea and Galilee, and Samaria, and were 7 editied, andy walking in the fear of the Lord, andin the « comfort f
the-holy Ghoſt, were multiplied.