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christ_n to_o all_o their_o amazement_n that_o hear_v he_o because_o he_o now_o preach_v that_o truth_n which_o before_o he_o persecute_v and_o preach_v it_o there_o where_o he_o most_o persecute_v it_o or_o most_o intend_a to_o persecute_v it_o for_o god_n to_o show_v his_o power_n upon_o paul_n and_o to_o comfort_v those_o saint_n who_o paul_n have_v terrify_v will_v make_v paul_n there_o build_v again_o the_o thing_n which_o there_o he_o have_v destroy_v and_o there_o he_o preach_v christ_n till_o he_o be_v persecute_v thence_o for_o damascus_n be_v a_o garison-city_n who_o gate_n be_v watch_v day_n and_o night_n where_o the_o governor_n mind_v to_o apprehend_v paul_n and_o the_o jew_n lay_v wait_v to_o kill_v he_o but_o by_o night_n he_o be_v let_v down_o by_o the_o wall_n in_o a_o basket_n by_o mean_n whereof_o he_o escape_v thence_o see_v act._n 9.24.25_o and_o 2._o cor._n 11.32_o here_o be_v another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o depart_v from_o damascus_n by_o way_n of_o a_o force_a and_o secret_a retire_n for_o although_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o apostleship_n he_o travel_v more_o than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n yet_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o it_o he_o never_o travel_v otherwise_o then_o as_o the_o storm_n of_o persecution_n blow_v he_o and_o as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n steer_v he_o verse_n 18._o text._n then_o after_o three_o year_n i_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o see_v peter_n and_o abode_n with_o he_o fifteen_o day_n sense_n after_o three_o year_n viz._n from_o my_o conversion_n or_o call_n to_o my_o apostleship_n go_v up_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n i_o return_v to_o see_v peter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n to_o visit_v or_o be_v acquaint_v with_o peter_n reason_n a_o narrative_n of_o his_o first_o return_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o time_n of_o his_o stay_n after_o his_o go_v from_o thence_o with_o authority_n from_o the_o high_a priest_n to_o persecute_v the_o saint_n at_o damascus_n comment_fw-fr paul_n return_n to_o jerusalem_n &_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o &_o his_o short_a stay_n there_o then_o after_o three_o year_n i_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n then._n the_o grek_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n after_o that_o or_o afterward_o for_o so_o the_o word_n take_v as_o a_o adverb_n of_o order_n be_v render_v elsewhere_o in_o our_o last_o translation_n see_v afterward_o in_o this_o cap._n ver_fw-la 21._o and_o 1._o cor._n 12.28_o and_o 1._o cor._n 15.6.7.23.46_o and_o heb._n 7.2_o when_o he_o be_v persecute_v from_o damascus_n the_o next_o city_n whereto_o he_o come_v afterward_o be_v jerusalem_n from_o whence_o he_o have_v now_o be_v absent_a for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n for_o the_o three_o year_n must_v not_o be_v compute_v from_o his_o retire_n out_o of_o arabia_n unto_o damascus_n as_o if_o he_o have_v preach_v three_o year_n at_o damascus_n for_o how_o can_v he_o possible_o preach_v so_o long_o in_o a_o city_n so_o populous_a and_o so_o near_o to_o jerusalem_n with_o such_o astonishment_n to_o all_o that_o hear_v he_o in_o then_o preach_v christ_n who_o before_o he_o persecute_v and_o yet_o all_o this_o while_n no_o report_n of_o his_o conversion_n shall_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n now_o that_o no_o certainty_n thereof_o come_v thither_o be_v from_o hence_o evident_a because_o when_o at_o the_o end_n of_o three_o year_n paul_n himself_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n his_o present_a condition_n of_o be_v a_o apostle_n be_v so_o unknown_a to_o the_o disciple_n there_o that_o they_o believe_v he_o not_o a_o disciple_n and_o when_o he_o assay_v to_o join_v himself_o with_o they_o they_o be_v all_o afraid_a of_o he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v yet_o persist_v a_o persecutor_n until_o he_o be_v necessitate_v to_o procure_v the_o courtesy_n of_o barnabas_n to_o introduce_v he_o to_o the_o apostle_n and_o to_o make_v the_o report_n as_o well_o of_o his_o conversion_n to_o the_o faith_n as_o of_o his_o preach_a christ_n at_o damascus_n see_v act._n 9.26.27_o hence_o it_o appear_v 1._o that_o although_o his_o preach_v at_o damascus_n be_v many_o day_n as_o luke_n express_v the_o time_n of_o it_o act._n 9.23_o yet_o it_o last_v not_o for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n and_o therefore_o the_o three_o year_n must_v be_v compute_v from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o conversion_n or_o call_v to_o his_o apostleship_n or_o which_o come_v all_o to_o one_o from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o journey_n from_o jerusalem_n towards_o damascus_n because_o his_o conversion_n fall_v out_o in_o that_o journey_n 2._o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o three_o year_n be_v spend_v in_o preach_v in_o arabia_n from_o whence_o the_o news_n of_o his_o conversion_n come_v not_o to_o jerusalem_n either_o because_o the_o country_n of_o arabia_n be_v
such_o a_o latitude_n of_o sense_n as_o may_v also_o include_v the_o presence_n of_o the_o person_n as_o oppose_v unto_o his_o absence_n for_o the_o word_n take_v in_o this_o sense_n be_v elsewhere_o render_v presence_n in_o our_o last_o english_a translation_n see_v act._n 3.13_o and_o act._n 5.41_o and_o 2._o cor._n 10.1_o and_o 1._o thess_n 2.17_o and_o 2._o thess_n 1.9_o and_o heb._n 9.24_o unto_o the_o church_n of_o judea_n i._n e._n unto_o the_o church_n in_o the_o region_n of_o judea_n both_o at_o jerusalem_n and_o other_o countrey-towne_n and_o judea_n must_v not_o here_o be_v take_v strict_o as_o sometime_o it_o be_v when_o it_o stand_v oppose_v unto_o galilee_n and_o samaria_n but_o large_o as_o it_o contayn_n the_o whole_a land_n of_o israel_n include_v galily_n and_o samaria_n and_o as_o judea_n be_v oppose_v to_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n for_o the_o persecution_n at_o jerusalem_n arise_v upon_o the_o dispute_n of_o stephen_n with_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o stranger_n there_o grow_v so_o fearful_a and_o bloody_a for_o divers_a be_v put_v to_o death_n that_o the_o faithful_a be_v scatter_v all_o abroad_o not_o only_o throughout_o the_o region_n of_o judea_n strict_o take_v but_o of_o samaria_n also_o act._n 8.1_o and_o the_o good_a providence_n of_o god_n by_o the_o scatter_n of_o the_o faithful_a scatter_v also_o the_o gospel_n for_o they_o who_o from_o jerusalem_n be_v scatter_v abroad_o go_v every_o where_o preach_v the_o gospel_n act._n 8.4_o hence_o philip_n to_o who_o peter_n and_o john_n soon_o after_o adjoin_v themselves_o plant_v the_o gospel_n in_o samaria_n and_o preach_v it_o in_o many_o village_n of_o the_o samaritan_n act._n 8.25_o and_o after_o the_o baptism_n of_o the_o eunuch_n he_o preach_v in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n till_o he_o come_v to_o caesarea_n which_o frontier_n upon_o syria_n act._n 8.40_o as_o for_o galily_n the_o gospel_n have_v her_o beginning_n there_o and_o thither_o it_o redound_v about_o this_o time_n with_o peace_n and_o rest_n from_o persecution_n which_o be_v now_o full_o cease_v throughout_o all_o the_o church_n of_o judea_n galily_n and_o samaria_n act._n 9.31_o yet_o paul_n depart_v from_o jerusalem_n make_v not_o his_o address_n to_o any_o of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o region_n of_o judea_n galilee_n or_o samaria_n where_o he_o may_v have_v rest_v with_o safety_n and_o security_n for_o it_o be_v now_o a_o time_n of_o tranquillity_n from_o the_o tempest_n of_o the_o former_a persecution_n but_o he_o proceed_v into_o the_o region_n of_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n because_o unto_o the_o church_n of_o judea_n galilee_n and_o samaria_n he_o be_v altogether_o a_o stranger_n unknown_a by_o his_o bodily_a and_o personal_a presence_n neither_o the_o teacher_n nor_o member_n of_o those_o church_n have_v ever_o see_v his_o face_n to_o his_o knowledge_n and_o the_o reason_n hereof_o may_v be_v because_o in_o a_o manner_n paul_n be_v a_o stranger_n in_o the_o country_n of_o judea_n samaria_n and_o galilee_n for_o he_o be_v then_o but_o a_o young_a man_n who_o be_v bear_v at_o tarsus_n and_o bring_v up_o at_o jerusalem_n where_o he_o have_v always_o live_v till_o about_o three_o year_n before_o during_o which_o time_n he_o have_v preach_v in_o arabia_n and_o at_o damascus_n in_o syria_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n a_o note_n of_o distinction_n whereby_o to_o discern_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o synagogue_n of_o moses_n for_o hereby_o he_o will_v specify_v what_o church_n of_o judea_n he_o understand_v namely_o not_o the_o jewish_a synagogue_n but_o the_o christian_a congregation_n because_o in_o all_o the_o region_n of_o judea_n galilee_n and_o samaria_n the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v intermingle_v with_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o hereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o christian_n be_v subject_a to_o so_o many_o persecution_n from_o the_o jew_n who_o for_o their_o abode_n be_v their_o countryman_n as_o paul_n intimate_v to_o the_o thessalonian_o where_o he_o express_v the_o church_n of_o judea_n with_o the_o like_a note_n of_o distinction_n of_o be_v in_o christ_n 1._o thes_n 2.14_o to_o be_v in_o christ_n bear_v two_o sense_n 1._o general_o and_o so_o to_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v a_o christian_n and_o he_o be_v a_o christian_n who_o have_v take_v the_o new_a covenant_n whereof_o christ_n be_v and_o be_v the_o mediator_n and_o he_o have_v take_v that_o covenant_n who_o believe_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o and_o accept_v the_o grace_n of_o it_o for_o in_o this_o sense_n to_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v take_v here_o and_o so_o the_o word_n be_v oppose_v to_o a_o jew_n and_o a_o heathen_a 2._o special_o and_o so_o to_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v a_o real_a sincere_a and_o true_a christian_a in_o opposition_n to_o the_o hypocrite_n the_o carnal_a and_o false_a christian_a and_o he_o be_v a_o real_a christian_a who_o put_v on_o christ_n and_o live_v according_a to_o the_o life_n of_o christ_n who_o not_o only_o believe_v the_o verity_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n and_o accept_v the_o promise_n of_o it_o but_o also_o obey_v the_o precept_n of_o it_o by_o be_v a_o new_a creature_n according_a to_o the_o new_a covenant_n for_o thus_o to_o do_v and_o be_v be_v to_o be_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o to_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n which_o if_o any_o man_n have_v not_o he_o be_v not_o in_o christ_n see_v and_o compare_v rom._n 8.9_o and_o 2._o cor._n 5.17_o and_o gal._n 5.24_o and_o 1._o john_n 4.13_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o word_n in_o this_o verse_n for_o the_o history_n be_v show_v before_o in_o the_o context_n but_o the_o reason_n for_o their_o argument_n be_v thus_o q._n d._n i_o be_v so_o far_o from_o learn_v any_o point_n of_o doctrine_n either_o from_o the_o apostle_n at_o jerusalem_n or_o from_o any_o other_o teacher_n among_o the_o christian_a church_n of_o judea_n that_o they_o never_o see_v my_o face_n but_o my_o person_n be_v whole_o unknown_a unto_o they_o for_o to_o my_o remembrance_n i_o never_o be_v in_o presence_n with_o any_o of_o they_o verse_n 23._o text._n but_o they_o have_v hear_v only_o that_o he_o which_o persecute_v we_o in_o time_n past_a now_o preach_v the_o faith_n which_o once_o he_o destroy_v sense_n but_o they_o viz._n the_o church_n of_o judea_n hear_v only_o supply_v some_o man_n say_v that_o he_o etc._n etc._n the_o faith_n i._n e._n the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n or_o the_o gospel_n which_o once_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n in_o time_n past_a he_o destroy_v greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n he_o waste_v reason_n a_o illustration_n of_o his_o former_a say_n or_o a_o limitation_n of_o the_o generality_n therein_o by_o specify_v in_o what_o sense_n and_o how_o far_o he_o may_v be_v or_o say_v to_o be_v know_v unto_o the_o church_n of_o judea_n comment_fw-fr the_o believe_a jew_n hear_v of_o paul_n that_o from_o a_o persecutor_n he_o be_v become_v a_o preacher_n but_o they_o have_v hear_v 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be_v see_v in_o israel_n and_o because_o they_o be_v so_o available_a to_o beget_v faith_n and_o belief_n that_o mat._n 11.21_o have_v they_o be_v do_v in_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n they_o will_v have_v repent_v long_o ago_o in_o sackcloth_n and_o ash_n or_o have_v they_o be_v do_v in_o sodom_n it_o will_v have_v remain_v until_o this_o day_n hence_o christ_n to_o make_v the_o full_a faith_n of_o his_o message_n appeal_v from_o his_o word_n unto_o his_o work_n for_o say_v he_o john_n 5.36_o the_o work_n which_o the_o father_n have_v give_v i_o to_o finish_v the_o same_o work_n that_o i_o do_v bear_v witness_n of_o i_o that_o the_o father_n have_v send_v i_o and_o again_o john_n 10.37_o if_o i_o do_v not_o the_o work_n of_o my_o father_n believe_v i_o not_o but_o if_o i_o do_v though_o you_o believe_v not_o i_o believe_v the_o work_n that_o you_o may_v know_v and_o believe_v that_o the_o father_n be_v in_o i_o and_o i_o in_o he_o hence_o also_o in_o scripture_n miracle_n be_v call_v sign_n 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