9 Nov r 1815

Not Paul Extracts First loose Extracts From Acts and Epistles Paul’s &c

11 Aug. 1817. Extracts superseded. But quere for Observations and tactic titles consultable?

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Act VII. 50. First mention of Paul. ‘And cast him (Stephen) out of the city and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feeta young man’s feet whose name was Saul.’

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Saul ‘was consenting to’ Stephen’s death. He makes havock of the Church haling men and women to prison and scattering them. Acts VIII 1 to 4.

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Story of Simon Magus. At this very time he offers money for power to confe r the Holy Ghost Acts VIII 9 to 24.

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Saul still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples goes to the High Priest and desires letters to Damascus to the Synagogues to empower him to bring men and women bound to Jerusalem Acts IX. 1. 2

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Then comes the story of his vision near Damascus Acts IX 3 to 9.

He is 3 days without sight, meator drink.

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Then comes story of the vision of Ananias a disciple who restores Saul to sight Acts IX. 10 to 19

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All the evidence of Paul’s Apostleship is this Acts IX. 15 in the story of Ananias’s vision But the Lord said unto him (in a vision) Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and Kings and the children of Israel. For I must shew him how great things he must suffer for my sake

Then IX. v. 17 Ananias visiting him says Brother Saul the Lord (even Jesus that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest) hath sent me that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. Then receiving his sight he was baptized v. 18. If this makes an Apostle, then all who received the Holy Ghost i.e. all who were baptized were Apostles.

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Acts XXII. 1 to 21

Paul’s account to at Jerusalem — of his life and conversion.

According to this account the Lord Jesus himself gave him no commission of Apostleship only bid him go to Damascus ‘and there it shall be told you (v. 10) of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

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Acts XXVI 1 to

At Cæsarea Paul gives his own history to Agrippa. Here too his history of his conversion. Compare it with the former and with that by the author of the Acts.

Here he saw a light and heard a voice —nothing more. Nothing about his companions who or how many: only that ‘they all fell to the earth’. XXVI. 13 to 19.

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Acts XXVIII 7 to 10.

At Melita Courteously received and lodged three days by Publius Chief man of the Island.

To shew the profit of Apostleship bring together the other like instances

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Acts XXVIII last Chapters 17 to 29. At Rome, Paul calls together the chiefs of the Jews and keeps preaching to them. Some believe; some not.

Paul’s Miracles

1. At Lystra a cripple (name and time not mentioned) who had never walked, healed XIV. 8. to 11.

Whereupon Paul and Barnabas are reputed[?] as Gods.

2. At Philippi, a spirit of divination commanded out of a damsel unnamed. XVI. 16. 17. 18 Her masters, losing their profit accost Paul and Silas and get them imprisoned.

3. At Philippi By an earthquake the doors of the prison being thrown open, Paul and Silas stay voluntarily: whereupon the Jailer is converted. Jailer’s name and time not mentioned. XVI. 25 to 30.

4. At Corinth In a vision, the Lord bid him not be afraid. No particulars. XVIII 9. 10.

5. At Ephesus, upon Paul laying his hands upon them, ‘about twelve men (none named) ‘spake with tongues and prophesied.’ XIX. 5. 6. 7. Time not designated.

6. At or about Ephesus place not determinately designated, cures and dispossessions neither designated nor numbered effected XIX. 11. 12. viz. by handkerchiefs and aprons worn by him.