Scenes from the life of StPaul and their religious lessons .. . hrist might showforth all long-suffering, for a pattern to themwhich should afterward believe on Him to lifeeverlasting (i Tim. i. 16). But it is now time to turn our attention towards_, , the journey itself, and the great The Arrest on • i • i 1 1 the Way to transaction which took place near amascus ^^^^ close of it. The outward cir- cumstances might well tempt us to a prolongeddescription. The extreme beauty of Damascus;the greenness and freshness of its surroundinggardens, especially as contrasted with the desertroad by which i
Scenes from the life of StPaul and their religious lessons .. . hrist might showforth all long-suffering, for a pattern to themwhich should afterward believe on Him to lifeeverlasting (i Tim. i. 16). But it is now time to turn our attention towards_, , the journey itself, and the great The Arrest on • i • i 1 1 the Way to transaction which took place near amascus ^^^^ close of it. The outward cir- cumstances might well tempt us to a prolongeddescription. The extreme beauty of Damascus;the greenness and freshness of its surroundinggardens, especially as contrasted with the desertroad by which it is approached; the hot noon;the light at mid-day (Acts xxii. 6), overpoweringeven the brightness of the sun (Acts xxvi. 13);the voice penetrating articulately into the heartof Saul; the terror and the falling to the ground;—in these things we are furnished with abundantmaterials for a literal representation of what tookplace: and the imagination may lawfully addother things which are probable. Thus withartists (both in pictures and in early engrav- 22. ST. PAUL LED INTO DAMASCUS.(Acts ix, 8.) RELIEF TO THE CHRISTIANS ings),i it has been conventional to represent St Paulas falling from a horse in the midst of the terrorand confusion of his fellow-travellers. All suchcircumstantial details on the present occasion weleave on one side, that we may attend simply tothe religious lessons of this great event. And first, it is well to notice the suddenrescue which came to the terrified The Relief toChristians in Damascus, by this the Christiansarrest of the persecutor. His errand was wellknown within the city; and the terror which itinspired can be gathered from the reluctance ofAnanias to approach him (Lord, I have heardby many of this man, how much evil he hath doneto thy saints; and here he hath authority to bindall that call on Thy name: Acts ix. 13, 14), andfrom the incredulous amazement of the discipleswhen Saul appeared as a fellow-disciple in thesynagogues (Is not this h
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