...Cilicia;" (were there no brethren of the Jews in these churches ?) "Forasmuch as we have heard," &c. "it seemed good unto us, being assembled with one...men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul," &,c. "We have sent, therefore, Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same thing by word of mouth,"...

...another. The phrase in question is used concerning the external ordinances exclusively in Acts xv. 24 : " Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went...keep the law ; to whom we gave no such commandment." This is very generally, if not always, its import, when " the faith" and " the law" are put in contrast...

...carried by the hands of Barnabas and Paul : in which, after stating the point in controversy thus — "Forasmuch as we have heard that certain, which went...keep the law:' to whom we gave no such commandment:" — they announce their decision in the following terms : — " It seemed good to the Holy Ghost and...

...were dictated by the Holy Ghost, in the settlement of disputable doctrines, is highly questionable. " Forasmuch as we have heard that certain, which, went...keep the law, to whom we gave no such commandment, for it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no other burthen than these necessary...

...out from us, have trmiblcd you with words, &LC. ; saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the lam ; to whom we gave no such commandment. It seemed good...assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you. We have sent, therefore, Judas and Silas, &c. For ti seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay...

...the Holy Ghost, in the settlement of disputable doctrines, is highly questionable. " Forasmuch as wr. have heard that certain, which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your sou's, saying, ye must be circumcised and keep the law, to whom we gave no such commandment, for it...

...brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of he Gentiles, in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia. Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain, which went...men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things...

...brethren, send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia. 24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went...keep the law ; to whom we gave no such commandment: 25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you, with our beloved...

...brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia : 24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went...with words, subverting your souls, saying, ye must be circurncised, and keep the law : to whom we gave no *wcA commandment : 25 It seemed good unto us, being...

...they only were competent to do it,) the point of fact. Hence the language introduced into the decree: "Forasmuch as we have heard that certain which went...from us, have troubled you with words subverting your faith, saying ye must be circumcised, and keep the law ; to whom we gave no such commandment," &c.,...