1817 Oct 15

Not Paul

Period after Conversion

Ch. XVIII Peter’s Exploit

Introduction

CH XVIII Period between Paul’s first and second visits to Jerusalem - Peter’s acts and sayings.

§. 1. Introductory observations.

Next After the short interval occupied by the account of Paul’s first visit /of Paul/ to Jerusalem and that of the occasion and commencement of the second, we come again to Saint Peter. During the former period he was the principal actor, during the present among /of/ Apostles and other trustees he is /was/ the only one.

In the history of this period characters brought upon the stage /persons presented to view/ are we have but one Apostle, Peter: one convert but he a distinguished one: the centurion Cornelius: two subjects of as many miracles of the somative class, two subjects viz. Æneas the paralytic cured of a palsy at Lydda, and Tabitha in Greek Dorcas, in English, She-Goat, resuscitated.

Of visions, we have one pair: viz. that of Peter that of the heathen Centurion: preparing him for recusing the Gospel at the hand /by the mouth/ of Peter: a corresponding one that of Peter preparing him to administer that means of salvation /balance /cordial/ to the mind/.