 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying : the same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high...  Sufficient Grace When Your Life Is in the SewerNo preview available - About this book
 | 1804 - 476 pages
...judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us. 16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain...which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying : 17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high... | |
 | John Jortin - 1805 - 438 pages
...Apostles which eeems to determine the point in favour of divination. ' A certain damsel,' says St. Luke, ' possessed with a spirit of divination, met us, which...and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the the way of salvation. And this she did many days ; but Paul,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pages
...soothers. Sbakspeare. To SOO'THSAY. va [sooth and uy.\ To predict ; to foretell. A damsel, possessed witha spirit of divination, met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. Acts. SOO'THS,AY'ER. n. 3. [from toottuaj.'] A foreteller; a predicter; a prognosticator. Scarce w:is... | |
 | Timothy Kenrick - 1807 - 538 pages
...foretelling future events; for that power is expressly appropriated to Jehovah in the Jewish scriptures. 1 7. The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. For mad persons to utter what is true and rational... | |
 | 1807 - 570 pages
...come into my house, and abide tlure. And she constrained us. 1 6 ^f And it came to pass, as we ivent to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, wlu'ch brought her masters much gain by soothsaying : 17 The same followed Paul and us,, and cried,... | |
 | 1864 - 868 pages
...of an evil spirit is recorded Acts xvi. 16 — 19 : "And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, that a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination...cried, saying, "These men are the servants of the Most High God> which shew unto us the way of salration." And this did she many days. But Paul, being... | |
 | 1877 - 588 pages
...occurrence of a strange event, upon which we must offer a few remarks. In the 16th verse we read, " And it came to pass as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met ns, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying." The words " spirit of divination " mean literally... | |
 | Alden Bradford - 1813 - 544 pages
...(supposed to be) possessed with a spirit of Python,f met us, who brought her masters much gam by 17 soothsaying: The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, who shew unto 18 us the way of salvation. And this she did many days. But Paul being... | |
 | Hervey Wilbur - 1814 - 184 pages
...suffered them not to speak : for they knew that he was Christ. Luke 4. 41. His mimsterinff servants, — And it came to pass as we went to prayer, a certain...and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high GOD, which shew unto us the way of salvation. Acts 16. 16, 17. Jlnd his sacred word. —... | |
 | 1817 - 842 pages
...judged me to be faithful to thé Lord, corne into my house and abide there. And she constrained us. 16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain...with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her ses maîtres en devinant, nous rencontra. 17 Elle nous suivoit, Paul et nous, en criant : Ces hommes... | |
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