(1429) things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. 27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? lievest. xxvi. 25-27. No. 1066-8. I know that thou be 1430 Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. xxvi. 28. No. 1067-28. 1431 I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds. xxvi. 29. No. 1068-10. 1432 This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. xxvi. 31. No. 1069-15. 1433 This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cesar. xxvi. 32. No. 1070-25. 1434 Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. xxvii. 10. No. 1071-116. 1435 Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. 22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. 23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, 24 saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. 25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. 26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. — xxvii. 21 – 26. No. 1072-10. 1436 Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. — xxvii. 31. No. 1073-44. 1437 This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing. 4 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat; for this is for your health: for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you. - xxvii. 33, 34. No. 1074 20. 1438 No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. xxviii. 4. No. 1075- 103. 1439 Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans 18 who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in 19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cesar; not that I had ought to 'accuse my nation of. 20 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. xxviii. 17-20. me. No. 1076-46. 1440 We neither received letters out of Judea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came showed or spake any harm of thee. 22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest for as concerning this sect, we know that every-where it is spoken against. xxviii. 21, 22. 1441 Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, 26 saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye (1441) shall see, and not perceive: 27 for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. xxviii. 25 – 28. [Omitted after " No. 936,” p. 457.] * * 14 The God of our 1390 Brother Saul, receive thy sight. * fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. 15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.69*- Acts xxii 13-16. [Omitted after" No. 942,” p. 457.] 1316 Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. 32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea-side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.51*- Acts x. 31, 32. 1320 Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter; 14 who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.26*— Acts xi. 13, 14. THE APOCALYPTIC ADDRESSES. [75 ADDRESSES-4,818 WORDS.] AN INDEX TO THEIR SOURCES. 1. The Lord - the Almighty. 2. [Omitted in the critical editions.] 3. A great voice as of a trumpet. 4. One like unto the Son of man. 5. The first voice-as of a trumpet. 8. A strong angel-with a loud voice. 10. The four beasts and four and twenty elders. 11. Many angels, the beasts, and the elders. 12. Every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them. 13. The four beasts. 14. One of the four beasts. 15. The second beast. 16. The third beast. 17. A voice in the midst of the four beasts. 18. The fourth beast. 19. The souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held. 20. The kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bond-man, and every free-man. 21. Another angel - having the seal of the living God. 22. A great multitude. 23. All the angels-before the throne. 24. One of the elders. 25. John. 26. One of the elders. 27. An angel flying through the midst of heaven with a loud voice. 28. A voice from the four horns of the golden altar-which is before God. 29. A voice from heaven. 30. The voice - from heaven. 31. John. 32. The angel upon the sea and earth. 33. The angel upon the sea and earth. 34. The angel upon the sea and earth. 35. A great voice from heaven. 36. Great voices in heaven. 40. Another angel [flying] in the midst of heaven. 41. Another angel. 42. The third angel - with a loud voice. 43. A voice from heaven. 44. Another angel-out of the temple. 45. Another angel-out from the altar. 46. [Victors] - -on the sea of glass. 47. A great voice out of the temple. 48. The angel of the waters. 49. Another out of the altar. 50. [Our Lord Jesus Christ.] 51. A great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne. 52. One of the seven angels. 53. One of the seven angels. 54. One of the seven angels. 55. Another angel- - having great power. 56. Another voice from heaven. 57. A mighty angel. 58. A great voice of much people in heaven. 59. Much people in heaven. 60. The four and twenty elders and the four beasts. 61. A voice-out of the throne. 62. As it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings. 63. [The angel.] 64. [The angel.] 65. [The angel.] 66. An angel standing in the sun. 67. A great voice out of heaven. 68. He that sat upon the throne. 69. He that sat upon the throne. 70. He that sat upon the throne. 71. One of the seven angels. 72. One of the seven angels. 73. [Our Lord Jesus Christ.] 74. The angel. 75. The angel. (484) THE APOCALYPTIC ADDRESSES. No. 1-10. 1447 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending. Rev. i. 8. No. 2-10. 1448 I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last. — i. 11. No. 338. 1449 What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. i. 11. No. 4-1552. 1450 Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. 19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; 20 the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candle- · sticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. [Ephesus.] II. Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 2I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil; and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 3 and hast borne, and hast |