Notes Explanatory and Practical on the Acts of the Apostles: Designed for Bible Classes and Sunday SchoolsHarper, 1863 - 356 pages |
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... Holy Spirit . The Lord Jesus promised that after he had departed to heaven , he would send the Holy Ghost to carry forward the great work of redemp- tion . Johr . xiv . 16 , 17 ; xv . 26 ; xvi . 7-14 . The apostles were directed to ...
... Holy Spirit . The Lord Jesus promised that after he had departed to heaven , he would send the Holy Ghost to carry forward the great work of redemp- tion . Johr . xiv . 16 , 17 ; xv . 26 ; xvi . 7-14 . The apostles were directed to ...
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... Holy Ghost ; armed only with the power of God ; victorious only because he was their captain ; and the world acknowledged the presence of the messengers of the Highest , and the power of the Christian religion . Its success never has ...
... Holy Ghost ; armed only with the power of God ; victorious only because he was their captain ; and the world acknowledged the presence of the messengers of the Highest , and the power of the Christian religion . Its success never has ...
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... Holy Ghost , not many days | store again. CHAPTER I. THE former treatise have I made , O Theophilus , of all that Jesus began both to do and teach , a Lu.1.1-4 , & c . b Lu.24.51 . ver.9 . 1Ti.3.16 . 1. The former treatise . The former ...
... Holy Ghost , not many days | store again. CHAPTER I. THE former treatise have I made , O Theophilus , of all that Jesus began both to do and teach , a Lu.1.1-4 , & c . b Lu.24.51 . ver.9 . 1Ti.3.16 . 1. The former treatise . The former ...
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... Holy Ghost " to the phrase " was taken up , " making it mean that he was taken up by the Holy Ghost . But the most na- tural and correct translation seems to be that which is in our version . Through the Holy Ghost . To understand this ...
... Holy Ghost " to the phrase " was taken up , " making it mean that he was taken up by the Holy Ghost . But the most na- tural and correct translation seems to be that which is in our version . Through the Holy Ghost . To understand this ...
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... sacred writers affirmed that they saw him after he was risen ; when they were ... Holy Spirit ; and gave them his commands respecting the work which he had ... Ghost an with fire . This promise respecting the Messiah was now about to be ...
... sacred writers affirmed that they saw him after he was risen ; when they were ... Holy Spirit ; and gave them his commands respecting the work which he had ... Ghost an with fire . This promise respecting the Messiah was now about to be ...
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Acts Agrippa Ananias Antioch apostles appear Asia Minor baptized Barnabas believed brethren called Cesarea charge Christians church Cilicia command Comp Cyprus dead death denotes disciples divine doctrine doubtless Egypt Ephesus evidence expression fathers favour Felix Festus Gentiles gospel Greek hath heard heart heaven Hebrew Herod high-priest Holy Ghost honour implied Jerusalem Jewish Jews John John xvii Josephus Judea king known Lord Jesus Luke manner Matt means Messiah mind miracle Moses nation Note Old Testament opposed Paul persecution Peter Pharisees Pisidia prayer preached probably promise proof proper prophets refers regard religion remarkable repentance resurrection Roman Sadducees Samaria sanhedrim Saul Saviour says Scriptures sent Septuagint sinners soul speak supposed synagogue Syriac temple Terah Testament thee thing thou tion truth unto viii word worship xviii xxii xxiv
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Page 168 - Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation ; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
Page 227 - And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
Page 283 - The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream : and he that hath my word let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat ? saith the Lord. Is not my word like as a fire ? saith the Lord ; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces ? Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words, every one from his neighbour.
Page 172 - And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Page 168 - Immediately therefore I sent to thee ; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
Page 98 - But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, 20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
Page 93 - Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
Page 23 - The lot is cast into the lap ; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
Page 239 - Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people, 6.
Page 197 - And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.