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the_o holy_a ghost_n or_o the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n for_o as_o it_o be_v a_o rabbinick_n expression_n very_o common_a in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o evermore_o in_o their_o use_n and_o sense_n mean_v only_o the_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n mention_v so_o do_v it_o constant_o signify_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a if_o not_o utter_o impossible_a to_o find_v it_o signify_v any_o other_o sense_n second_o it_o be_v yet_o more_o evident_a by_o the_o very_a historical_a relation_n of_o luke_n concern_v the_o matter_n in_o hand_n for_o in_o act_n 19.6_o tell_v how_o paul_n lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o certain_a man_n at_o ephesus_n and_o they_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o instant_o explain_v what_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o they_o receive_v for_o they_o speak_v with_o tongue_n say_v he_o and_o prophesy_v and_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o think_v 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be_v grant_v that_o simon_n magus_n receive_v they_o as_o well_o as_o other_o which_o i_o know_v not_o who_o will_v grant_v for_o by_o his_o familiarity_n with_o philip_n and_o the_o apostle_n he_o have_v also_o be_v baptize_v with_o the_o rest_n and_o his_o wickedness_n and_o his_o villainy_n not_o yet_o break_v forth_o he_o may_v have_v get_v a_o precedency_n in_o this_o gift_n before_o other_o if_o it_o have_v be_v general_a 2._o it_o will_v bring_v woman_n under_o imposition_n of_o hand_n which_o can_v hardly_o be_v dream_v of_o or_o ever_o be_v of_o any_o one_o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o woman_n may_v &_o do_v receive_v some_o of_o these_o extraordinary_a gift_n but_o it_o be_v by_o immediate_a influence_n from_o heaven_n and_o not_o by_o any_o imposition_n of_o hand_n so_o that_o now_o if_o we_o look_v upon_o this_o story_n and_o upon_o other_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n through_o these_o spectacle_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o this_o imposition_n of_o the_o apostle_n 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the_o country_n and_o so_o be_v luke_n to_o be_v understand_v here_o philip_n come_v down_o to_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n that_o be_v to_o the_o metropolis_n of_o that_o country_n which_o indeed_o be_v sychem_n and_o so_o say_v josephus_n antiq._n lib._n 11._o cap._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o samaritan_n have_v then_o sichem_n for_o their_o metropolis_n and_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n he_o say_v again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o his_o latin_a interpreter_n have_v render_v thus_o illis_fw-la samaritis_fw-la dicentibus_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la quidem_fw-la se_fw-la esse_fw-la sed_fw-la sichimitas_fw-la vocari_fw-la a_o sodoniis_fw-la which_o translation_n how_o true_a it_o be_v and_o whether_o josephus_n mean_v not_o that_o the_o samaritan_n say_v that_o they_o be_v indeed_o hebrew_n but_o be_v call_v sidonian_n that_o dwell_v at_o sichem_n &_o whether_o in_o that_o story_n they_o call_v not_o themselves_o so_o for_o advantage_n let_v the_o learned_a censure_n this_o city_n john_n the_o evangelist_n call_v sychar_n in_o stead_n of_o sychem_n joh._n 4.5_o not_o that_o the_o text_n be_v there_o corrupt_v as_o some_o have_v hold_v but_o that_o the_o jew_n seem_v to_o have_v pronounce_v the_o word_n so_o corrupt_o in_o derision_n of_o the_o samaritan_n to_o who_o they_o be_v bitter_a enemy_n for_o by_o this_o name_n they_o revile_v they_o for_o drunkard_n for_o so_o the_o word_n signify_v and_o this_o taunt_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v take_v up_o from_o isaiah_n 28.1_o wo_n to_o the_o drunkard_n of_o ephraim_n of_o which_o sichem_n be_v the_o chief_a city_n vers._n 6._o and_o the_o people_n give_v heed_n etc._n etc._n sect._n iii_o samaria_n convert_v our_o saviour_n give_v it_o in_o lesson_n to_o his_o disciple_n both_o by_o precept_n and_o his_o own_o example_n that_o they_o shall_v preach_v first_o in_o jerusalem_n then_o in_o judea_n and_o then_o in_o samaria_n for_o so_o do_v he_o himself_o joh._n 1._o and_o 2._o and_o 4._o so_o command_v he_o they_o to_o do_v act._n 1.8_o and_o so_o do_v they_o now_o act._n 8._o philip_n one_o of_o the_o seven_o travail_v in_o the_o common_a affliction_n and_o in_o preach_v the_o gospel_n as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o 108._o do_v be_v back_v with_o this_o warrant_n of_o his_o master_n go_v down_o to_o samaria_n and_o preach_v there_o though_o they_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n it_o be_v but_o three_o year_n or_o little_o more_o since_o christ_n have_v be_v there_o among_o they_o himself_o joh._n 4._o and_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o good_a remembrance_n of_o what_o he_o have_v teach_v they_o then_o or_o the_o extraordinary_a hand_n of_o god_n with_o what_o be_v deliver_v now_o or_o both_o together_o such_o effect_n have_v philip_n doctrine_n and_o miracle_n that_o the_o city_n for_o the_o general_n do_v believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v vers._n 13._o simon_n himself_o believe_v sect._n four_o simon_n magus_n he_o who_o have_v long_o cause_v the_o people_n to_o wonder_v at_o his_o 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have_v do_v vers._n 9_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o libertine_n that_o be_v of_o jew_n that_o be_v freeborn_a as_o paul_n act._n 22.28_o viz._n the_o son_n of_o those_o jew_n that_o have_v obtain_v the_o roman_a freedom_n he_o that_o from_o a_o slave_n or_o servant_n obtain_v manumission_n and_o liberty_n be_v call_v libertus_fw-la and_o his_o child_n bear_v to_o he_o in_o this_o freedom_n be_v libertinus_fw-la vers._n 15._o his_o face_n as_o the_o face_n of_o a_o angel_n stephen_n be_v accuse_v by_o the_o student_n of_o this_o libertine_n college_n of_o blasphemy_n against_o moses_n and_o the_o temple_n for_o preach_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o his_o ceremony_n and_o of_o that_o place_n whereas_o he_o speak_v but_o what_o moses_n and_o a_o angel_n have_v foretell_v before_o deut._n 28._o and_o 32._o dan._n 9_o and_o according_o his_o face_n have_v the_o
when_o he_o have_v now_o sit_v emperor_n about_o two_o year_n for_o that_o the_o scripture_n sometime_o reckon_v from_o such_o unnamed_a date_n may_v be_v show_v from_o ezek._n 1.1_o 2_o sam._n 15.7_o 2_o chron._n 22.2_o and_o that_o it_o be_v so_o to_o be_v understand_v may_v be_v confirm_v out_o of_o josephus_n antiq._n lib._n 20._o cap._n 7._o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o this_o time_n be_v fix_v of_o paul_n apprehension_n at_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v in_o nero_n second_o as_o eusebius_n and_o other_o have_v well_o hold_v and_o his_o writing_n the_o second_o epistle_n to_o corinth_n prove_v to_o be_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o that_o year_n and_o so_o the_o fourteen_o year_n mention_v 2_o cor._n 12.2_o measure_a out_o vi_o we_o must_v now_o count_v backward_o from_o this_o time_n to_o the_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o as_o near_o as_o we_o can_v cast_v up_o what_o time_n may_v be_v take_v up_o betwixt_o those_o two_o period_n in_o the_o motion_n and_o station_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o the_o text_n have_v express_v betwixt_o the_o 15_o chapter_n of_o the_o act_n and_o the_o twenty_v or_o rather_o let_v we_o count_v forward_o for_o the_o more_o facile_a and_o methodical_a proceed_n and_o take_v up_o what_o may_v be_v guess_v to_o be_v every_o year_n work_v and_o passage_n as_o it_o come_v to_o hand_n paul_n come_v from_o jerusalem_n to_o antioch_n with_o judas_n silas_n and_o barnabas_n act_v 15.20_o judas_n and_o silas_n stay_v there_o a_o space_n verse_n 33._o paul_n stay_v after_o they_o be_v go_v away_o verse_n 35._o some_o day_n after_o he_o depart_v verse_n 36_o 40._o he_o go_v through_o syria_n &_o cilicia_n confirm_v the_o church_n verse_n 41._o to_o derbe_n and_o lystâ—a_n chap._n 16.1_o through_o the_o city_n &_o deliver_v the_o apostle_n decree_n ver_fw-la 4._o throughout_o phrygia_n ver_fw-la 6._o throughout_o the_o region_n of_o galatia_n vers_fw-la 16._o to_o all_o these_o journey_n we_o may_v allow_v one_o year_n and_o certain_o if_o the_o moving_n and_o staying_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o distance_n of_o the_o place_n and_o the_o work_n he_o do_v be_v consider_v there_o can_v no_o less_o than_o a_o whole_a year_n be_v allow_v for_o all_o this_o progress_n after_o his_o passage_n through_o galatia_n paul_n go_v to_o mysia_n act_v 16.7_o to_o troas_n verse_n 6._o to_o samothrace_n neapolis_n and_o philippi_n ver_fw-la 11_o 12._o at_o philippi_n he_o continue_v many_o day_n ver_fw-la 13_o 16_o 18._o thence_o he_o pass_v through_o amphipolis_n and_o apollonia_n chap._n 17.1_o come_n to_o thessalonia_n and_o be_v there_o three_o sabbath_n day_n in_o quiet_a ver_fw-la 2._o afterwards_o be_v persecute_v ver_fw-la 5._o go_v to_o berea_n and_o convert_v very_o many_o vers_n 10_o 12._o go_v from_o thence_o to_o athens_n ver_fw-la 15._o there_o wait_v for_o silas_n and_o timothy_n ver_fw-la 16._o from_o thence_o go_v to_o corinth_n act_v 18.1_o for_o all_o these_o journey_n and_o action_n we_o will_v allow_v he_o half_o a_o year_n and_o i_o can_v see_v how_o they_o can_v take_v so_o little_a at_o corinth_n he_o continue_v a_o year_n and_o a_o half_a act_v 18._o verse_n 11._o and_o this_o make_v up_o 3_o year_n since_o the_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n after_o this_o long_a stay_n at_o corinth_n he_o be_v persecute_v yet_o tarry_v a_o good_a while_n after_o act_v 18.18_o from_o thence_o he_o sail_v to_o ephesus_n but_o stay_v little_a ver_fw-la 19_o go_v thence_o to_o caesarea_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o antioch_n and_o spend_v some_o time_n there_o act_v 18.22_o 23._o go_v over_o all_o the_o country_n of_o galatia_n and_o phrygia_n in_o order_n act_v 18.23_o to_o these_o passage_n i_o suppose_v there_o be_v hardly_o any_o that_o can_v allow_v he_o less_o than_o a_o whole_a year_n that_o shall_v but_o serious_o consider_v of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v mention_v and_o the_o length_n of_o the_o journey_n after_o his_o pass_v through_o phrygia_n he_o come_v to_o ephesus_n act_v 19.1_o and_o there_o continue_v three_o year_n act_n 19.8_o 10_o 21_o 22._o &_o 20.31_o after_o this_o he_o go_v into_o macedonia_n act_v 20.1_o from_o whence_o he_o write_v that_o second_o epistle_n to_o corinth_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 2_o year_n of_o nero._n so_o that_o yield_v these_o seven_o year_n for_o the_o travail_n of_o this_o apostle_n betwixt_o that_o time_n and_o the_o council_n of_o jerusalem_n act_v 15._o and_o less_o than_o seven_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o allow_v see_v that_o four_o year_n and_o a_o half_a of_o that_o space_n be_v take_v up_o in_o the_o two_o city_n of_o corinth_n and_o ephesus_n and_o it_o will_v result_v that_o the_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n be_v in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o claudius_n now_o paul_n himself_o reckon_v seventeen_o year_n from_o his_o conversion_n to_o this_o council_n gal._n 1.18_o &_o 2.1_o which_o seventeen_o count_v backward_o from_o the_o nine_o of_o claudius_n it_o fall_v out_o almost_o past_a all_o controversy_n that_o paul_n conversion_n be_v in_o the_o next_o year_n after_o our_o saviour_n ascension_n as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o this_o ensue_a table_n christ._n tiberius_n 33_o 18_o christ_n ascend_v 34_o 19_o paul_n convert_v 35_o 20_o go_v into_o arabia_n 36_o 21_o come_n up_o to_o jerusalem_n 37_o 22_o 38_o 1_o caius_n 39_o 2_o 40_o 3_o 41_o 4_o 42_o 1_o claudius_n 43_o 2_o the_o famine_n act._n 11.28_o paul_n rapt_v into_o the_o three_o heaven_n 44_o 3_o 45_o 4_o 46_o 5_o 47_o 6_o 48_o 7_o 49_o 8_o 50_o 9_o the_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n paul_n go_v to_o antioch_n syria_n cilicia_n etc._n etc._n 51_o 10_o paul_n the_o latter_a half_n this_o year_n at_o corinth_n the_o former_a half_n in_o athens_n beraea_n thessalonia_n etc._n etc._n 52_o 11_o paul_n all_o this_o year_n at_o corinth_n 53_o 12_o paul_n in_o phrygia_n galatia_n antioch_n jerus_n caesarea_n ephesus_n corinth_n 54_o 13_o paul_n at_o ephesus_n 55_o 14_o paul_n at_o ephesus_n 56_o 1_o nero._n paul_n at_o ephesus_n 57_o 2_o paul_n write_v the_o second_o epistle_n to_o corinth_n and_o now_o may_v we_o in_o some_o scantling_n fix_v those_o story_n to_o their_o time_n which_o hang_v loose_o before_o namely_o the_o choose_n of_o the_o deacon_n the_o death_n of_o stephen_n conversion_n of_o samaria_n and_o the_o eunuch_n and_o conclude_v that_o they_o be_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o next_o year_n after_o christ_n ascension_n part_n ii_o the_o roman_a story_n sect._n i._n velleius_n paterculus_n tiberius_n keep_v himself_o still_o in_o the_o country_n but_o not_o still_o at_o capri_n coâ—â—_n for_o this_o year_n he_o draw_v near_o unto_o rome_n and_o haunt_v in_o some_o place_n about_o four_o mile_n off_o but_o come_v not_o at_o all_o unto_o the_o city_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v his_o first_o journey_n towards_o it_o that_o suetonius_n speak_v of_o 17_o when_o he_o come_v by_o water_n to_o the_o garden_n beside_o the_o naumachy_n or_o the_o pool_n in_o tiber_n where_o they_o use_v their_o sport_v sea-fight_n and_o return_v again_o but_o the_o cause_n not_o know_v the_o first_o thing_n mention_v of_o he_o under_o these_o consul_n both_o by_o tacitus_n and_o dion_n be_v his_o marry_v forth_o the_o daughter_n of_o drusus_n which_o they_o name_v not_o and_o julia_n and_o drusilla_n the_o daughter_n of_o germanicus_n drusilla_n to_o l._n cassius_n julia_n to_o m._n vinicius_n this_o be_v a_o son_n of_o that_o m._n vinicius_n to_o who_o paterculus_n dedicate_v his_o short_a and_o sweet_a roman_a history_n and_o the_o nearness_n of_o the_o time_n will_v very_o near_o persuade_v that_o this_o be_v that_o very_a vinicius_n himself_o but_o that_o paterculus_n show_v that_o his_o vinicius_n be_v consul_n when_o he_o write_v his_o book_n to_o he_o and_o that_o as_o himself_o and_o dion_n agree_v with_o he_o show_v an._n v._o c._n 783_o or_o the_o next_o year_n after_o our_o saviour_n baptism_n but_o this_o vinicius_n tiberius_n his_o son_n in_o law_n as_o tacitus_n intimate_v be_v only_o a_o knight_n but_o a_o consul_n son_n howsoever_o in_o these_o time_n shine_v forth_o and_o flourish_v the_o excellent_a wit_n and_o matchless_a pen_n of_o that_o historian_n a_o author_n know_v to_o all_o learned_a man_n and_o admire_v by_o all_o that_o know_v he_o his_o original_a be_v from_o the_o campanian_o as_o himself_o witness_v not_o very_o far_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o second_o book_n when_o he_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o italian_a war_n in_o the_o time_n of_o sylla_n and_o marius_n no_o pen_n be_v so_o fit_a to_o draw_v his_o pedigree_n and_o character_n as_o his_o own_o and_o therefore_o take_v only_o his_o own_o word_n neque_fw-la ego_fw-la verecundiâ_fw-la domestici_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la gloriae_fw-la dum_fw-la verum_fw-la refero_fw-la subâ—raham_fw-la etc._n etc._n nor_o will_v i_o for_o
show_v elsewhere_o that_o it_o be_v no_o uncouth_a thing_n with_o this_o and_o the_o other_o evangelist_n to_o make_v such_o brief_a transition_n sometime_o in_o story_n of_o a_o large_a distance_n and_o paul_n himself_o plain_o show_v we_o in_o the_o place_n allege_v how_o to_o make_v the_o brief_a story_n of_o luke_n full_a and_o complete_a and_o to_o speak_v it_o out_o namely_o that_o paul_n upon_o his_o come_n after_o his_o conversion_n into_o damascus_n begin_v there_o to_o preach_v and_o increase_v more_o and_o more_o in_o strength_n and_o confound_v the_o jew_n that_o dwell_v at_o damascus_n prove_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o very_a christ_n and_o have_v preach_v a_o while_n in_o damascus_n he_o go_v into_o arabia_n which_o country_n be_v now_o under_o the_o same_o government_n with_o damascus_n namely_o under_o king_n aretas_n and_o after_o a_o while_o he_o return_v into_o damascus_n again_o and_o then_o do_v the_o jew_n there_o seek_v to_o kill_v he_o and_o they_o incense_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o city_n under_o aretas_n against_o he_o so_o that_o he_o set_v a_o watch_n to_o take_v he_o but_o he_o escape_v over_o the_o wall_n by_o night_n in_o a_o basket_n act_v 9.25_o 2_o cor._n 11.33_o we_o shall_v see_v by_o and_o by_o that_o there_o be_v preparation_n for_o war_n this_o year_n betwixt_o aretas_n the_o king_n of_o arabia_n and_o herod_n the_o tetrarch_n and_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o the_o jew_n in_o those_o time_n of_o commotion_n do_v accuse_v paul_n to_o the_o governor_n of_o damascus_n under_o aretas_n for_o a_o spy_n or_o for_o a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o king_n cause_n and_o so_o they_o interest_n the_o governor_n in_o a_o quarrel_n against_o he_o and_o this_o very_a thing_n be_v consider_v may_v help_v somewhat_o to_o confirm_v this_o for_o the_o year_n of_o paul_n come_v from_o damascus_n for_o fear_n of_o his_o life_n to_o jerusalem_n if_o his_o own_o account_v the_o year_n do_v not_o make_v it_o plain_a enough_o vers._n 26._o and_o when_o saul_n be_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n his_o errand_n to_o jerusalem_n as_o himself_o testify_v be_v to_o see_v peter_n gal._n 1.18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o for_o any_o homage_n to_o his_o primacy_n as_o be_v strong_o plead_v by_o the_o popish_a crew_n for_o he_o make_v no_o distinction_n betwixt_o he_o and_o james_n and_o john_n in_o point_n of_o dignity_n gal._n 2.9_o nay_o be_v so_o far_o from_o homage_v he_o that_o he_o rebuke_v and_o reprove_v he_o gal._n 2.11_o but_o his_o journey_n to_o peter_n at_o this_o time_n be_v that_o he_o may_v have_v acquaintance_n with_o he_o and_o some_o knowledge_n of_o he_o for_o so_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o proper_o signify_v and_o that_o he_o desire_v the_o rather_o because_o than_o peter_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o circumcision_n as_o he_o himself_o be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o uncircumcision_n gal._n 2.8_o and_o because_o there_o have_v be_v some_o kind_n of_o remarkable_a parallel_n betwixt_o they_o in_o their_o recovery_n the_o one_o from_o deny_v and_o forswear_v christ_n himself_o and_o the_o other_o from_o persecute_v of_o christ_n in_o his_o member_n sect._n but_o they_o be_v all_o afraid_a of_o he_o and_o believe_v not_o that_o he_o be_v a_o disciple_n this_o very_a thing_n have_v cause_v some_o to_o conceive_v that_o paul_n have_v a_o journey_n to_o jerusalem_n a_o little_a after_o his_o conversion_n and_o before_o ever_o he_o go_v into_o arabia_n because_o they_o can_v conceive_v how_o it_o shall_v be_v possible_a that_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v a_o convert_n and_o a_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n three_o year_n together_o and_o yet_o his_o conversion_n and_o his_o present_a quality_n shall_v be_v unknown_a to_o the_o church_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o he_o himself_o say_v that_o the_o wonder_n of_o his_o conversion_n be_v not_o do_v in_o a_o corner_n act_v 26.26_o answ._n but_o these_o two_o or_o three_o consideration_n may_v help_v to_o resolve_v the_o scruple_n 1._o the_o distance_n betwixt_o damascus_n and_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v exceed_v great_a 2._o the_o quarrel_n betwixt_o herod_n and_o aretas_n which_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o hinder_v intercourse_n betwixt_o those_o two_o place_n 3._o the_o persecution_n that_o continue_v still_o upon_o the_o church_n of_o judea_n which_o will_v keep_v disciple_n of_o damascus_n from_o go_v thither_o and_o 4._o the_o just_a fear_n that_o may_v possess_v the_o disciple_n at_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o very_a time_n of_o persecution_n for_o though_o it_o be_v say_v before_o the_o church_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o of_o judaea_n enjoy_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o rest_n and_o tranquillity_n after_o the_o conversion_n of_o paul_n their_o great_a persecutor_n in_o comparison_n of_o what_o they_o have_v do_v before_o yet_o be_v not_o the_o persecution_n of_o the_o church_n utter_o extinct_a to_o the_o very_a time_n of_o paul_n come_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n but_o continue_v still_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o less_o wonder_n if_o the_o disciple_n there_o be_v the_o more_o fearful_a and_o cautelous_a vers._n 27._o but_o barnabas_n take_v he_o etc._n etc._n how_o barnabas_n come_v acquaint_v with_o the_o certainty_n of_o paul_n conversion_n better_a than_o the_o other_o disciple_n be_v not_o easy_a to_o resolve_v it_o be_v like_o that_o he_o be_v abroad_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o persecution_n as_o the_o other_o of_o the_o preacher_n be_v all_o but_o the_o apostle_n go_v in_o his_o travail_n towards_o damascus_n or_o arabia_n and_o so_o have_v hear_v and_o learn_v the_o certainty_n of_o the_o matter_n however_o it_o be_v pregnant_a to_o our_o observation_n that_o he_o that_o be_v afterward_o to_o be_v fellow_n traveller_n and_o labourer_n with_o paul_n in_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o gentile_n be_v now_o make_v the_o instrument_n and_o mean_n of_o his_o first_o admission_n to_o the_o society_n of_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v 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