DISCOURSE: 1762 CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL Acts 9:3. _And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lor... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1763 SAUL’S PRAYER Acts 9:11. _Behold, he prayeth_. WHEN we speak of the grace of God as the free and only source of good to man, we are often misunderstood, as though we affirmed that man is wholly passive in the work of salvation: whereas, the truth is, that though, in the first instan... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1764 DORCAS RESTORED TO LIFE Acts 9:39. _Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them. But Peter put them all forth, an... [ Continue Reading ]