...his heart on the road to Damascus ? He says himself, in reference to this astonishing transaction, I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious : but I obtained mercy. These, says a celebrated foreigner, are the preparatory deserts the apostle produces ; for nothing...

...ver< 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. And in his epiftle to Timothy he writes thus : " I thank Jcfus Chrift our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the miniftry, who was before a blafphemer, and a perfecutor, and injurious ; but I obtained mercy, becaufe...

...brightly. 188 CHAP. I. God, which was comniitted to my trull. 12 And I thank Chrift Jefus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the miniftry ; 13 Who was before a blafphemer, and a perfecutor, and injurious : but I obtained mercy,...

...becaufe I find the apoflle Paul doing of it eminently in his own perfon, I thank Chrift Jefus our Lord who hath enabled me, for that: he counted me faithful, putting me into the minijlry ; who was before a blafphemcr and a perfzcutor, and injurious. But I obtained mercy, becauje...

...hath enabled nie, for that he counted, rne faithful, putting me into the mim, try j 13 Who • \ 3 Who was before a blasphemer and a persecutor, and...obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. '...

...blasphemously spake they against Jesus. Acts xxvi. I1. I (Paul) compelled them to blaspheme, I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious, but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly. xviii 6. The Jews opposed and blasphemed. Ch. xiii. 45. 1 Tim. i. 2o. Of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus,...

...creature in the form of that doxology. Mr. Lindsey goes on. " 1 Tim. 1. 2. I thank Jesus Christ our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry. This is no address of thanks to Christ as an object of worship, but a sudden emotion of gratitude in...

...any other, as feeling himself more unworthy of it. Thus Paul, referring to his own conversion, says, And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant, with faith and /ore, . which is in Christ Jesus, as if it had exceeded every former example of mercy. So also, He...

...7, 8. Again, in writing to Timothy, how he expresses his gratitude ! " I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful,...before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious, Stc." 1 Tim. i. 12, 13, &c. But it may be objected, that the apostle's conversion was miraculous, and,...

...our Lord, who hath given me strength, that he counted me faithful, and put me into the ministry ; 13 who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious : but I obtained mercy, because I acted ignorant14 ly through unbelief: and the favour f of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with that...