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Arthur Charles Hervey [1808-1894] • SECTION 462

The Pulpit Commentary — Acts — Volume 1 — Section 462

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IUBIO P.lOB TRZME •.J.oP. The One Question of Conversion 304 " God is no Respecter of Persons " . . . 346 The Considerateness of a Love already The Universal Proclamation 346 Infinite 306 The Great Philanthropist .. . 317 The Act of Oo.pitulation ... 308 The Saviour's Charge to his Ministers 347 The Sequestrated Soul 309 Faith directed to its HighP,st Object 348 The Sight that Jesus notes 311 The Firnt Gentile Church .. . 348 The Ohoice of Perfect Forgiveness ... 313 Broadening Foundations .. . 348 Jesus' Far-Seeing Compassion appear- Devout Heathen .. . 350 ing in e.n Unexpected Way 314 The Intimacy of Divine Knowledge 352 A Parable in Things Spirituo.1 316 Nothing Common in God's Sight 352 .Amazement's Opportunity 317 Providences may translate Revela- The Beginning of Perils for Pa.nl 318 tions ... 353 An 111 Odour and its Remedy 320 Good Hearers 355 History a. Sermon 321 Believers outside Judaism ... 355 One Specimen of Christian Activity 322 The Gospel for the Heathen 3GG The Emphatic Mark of Divine Appro- bation which Christianity puts upon CHAPTER XI. Womanly Kindness, eto. 323 "The Way" 325 The Mystery 360 The Power of a. Revelation 326 Rectification and Enlargement 361 Blind Eyes, but Open Soul 327 The Many Ways and the One Work God's Chosen Vessels 328 of God 362 Saul's First Sermons 329 God's Bounty and our Well-Being ... 363 The Relation between Edifying and The Spirit of Sect and the Spirit of Multiplying 329 the Gospel 364 A Bodily Absent Christ may be a. Founding of the Church at Antioch... 365 Spiritually Present Power 330 The Church of God set on the New Apostolio and other Resun·ections 331 Foundation of Liberty ... 3613 A New Centre of Evangelistic Work: Antioch 366 CHAPTER X. The Christian Name 367 The Indenture 837 Praotioal Sympathy between Jew &nd The Great Surprise 338 Gentile 367 Piety, its Place, its Associations, and A Model Church Meeting . . . 367 its Reward 338 The Surprises of the Grace of God ... 369 Man in God's Bight; or, Divine Im. An Early Co-Pastorate 371 partiality 339 The Effioient Answer to Objectors ... 372 The Imitable and Inimitable in Jesus Well-Stored Memories 373 Christ 340 "Repentance unto Life" 374 The Pious Centurion 340 Good Barnabas .. . 8713 The Ecstasy and Vision of Peter 341 Antioohene Christians 3ii Pater's Visit to Ciasarea ... 342 Peter and Cornelius 343 CHAPTER XII. Discourse of Peter at Cmsarea. 343 Descent of the Spirit at Ciasarea 344 The World and the Church 382 The Spirit of God in the Gentile Bin in High Places 38-1 World : Ciasarea. .. . .. . 845 The Strength and Weakness of Chris- The Light of Heaven on the Open tian Discipleship 3S5 Gate of e. New World ... 845 Human Pride and Divine Retribution 3S6 The Finger.Post of Providence 845 The Persecution at Jerusalem 387 The First Trumpet-Sound of the The Death of Herod 388 Gogpcl in tho Hee.then World 346 Herodian Persecution of the Church 389 INDEX.

!l'HBD PA.CUI. THIIIB P.t.OB Judgment on the Royal Perseoutor ... 889 Another Faithful Sermon to the Jew 424 Ba.notified Affliction 889 Present Service, Promised Sleep 426 Ordination of Barnabas and Saul to Unexpected Interpretations 427 the Missione.ry Work 889 The Clash of Two Worlds in Christ ... 428 The Ohnroh in Prayer 890 Hnma.n Separation to Divine 'Missions 429 One Insta.noe of the Manner of Divine The Presidency of the Holy Ghost ... 4,30 Working 891 Seekers after God 431 Hollow Grandeur exposed ... 892 John Baptist's Relations wiLh Ch1·ist 432 The Power of United Prayer 894 Serving One's Gcnern,tion ,.. 433 M.ir&onlons Delivera.noee ... 895 Forgiveness of Sins 436 Testimony 'llel"8U8 Reasoning 897 The Sin of Aooepting Divine Hononrs 898 CHAPTER XIV. The Growing& of the Word 898 The Cha.raoter of John Mark 899 The Word and the Mire.ale 439 Apostolio Experience 440 The Insufficient and the Effioe.oious ... 440 CHAPTER XIIL The Christian Leader e.nd the Novi- tiate ... 441 The Invasion of Heathendom 410 The Work of God 442 The New Testament in the Old 410 " The Door of Faith" 443,456 The Savour of Death and of Life 412 The Gospel at Iconinm 443 A.n Illustrious Church 412 Healing of the Lame Man at Lystra. 443 Frowardness and Frailty 418 Return to A.ntiooh: a. Picture of Apos- The Christian Faith 414 tolic Activity ... 445 :MinisteriaJ. SnooeBB 415 Faithfnl Service : Ioonium 446 Ordination of Barnabas Pd Saul 416 The Light shining in Do.rk:ness : The Mission in Cyprns . .. 416, 420 Lystra. 446 Paul's Missionary Disoonrse at.A.ntiooh Dangers and Snccesses 446 in Pisidia 417 Spiritna.I Confirmation 447 Jewish Jee.lousy ... 419 The Calm Force of the Gospel a.mid A Rapid Journey by Sea. Pd LPd ... 420 Many Distre.otions of Men 447 Pe.nl's Sermon in the Synagogue at Three Inste.noes of Faith 448 A.ntioch 420 " Onoe was I stoned" 449 The Che.meter of De.vid ... 421 The Return Home 450 The Proclamation 421 Hinderers of Christian Work 450 Jewish Opposition overruled to the No Gods, only God 462 World's Good ... 421 God's Ways with the Nations 453 Spiritual Joy 422 The Witness of Harvest-Times 454 A.n Ordination Servioe 422 Through Tribula.tion to the Kingdom 455 Qbstrnction of the Truth 1111IDID&rily Prayer as a. Recommendation to the 'rilit.ed : the Blighter blighted '23 Grace of Go4 ,., •~ ,,~

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