...or monopolize the gifts of Heaven. As Paul said to his bitterest persecutors, " I would to God that all who hear me this day were both almost and altogether such as lam, except these bonds1," so did Moses wish all the people of Israel to have the Spirit of the Lord...

...persuadest me to be a Christian. And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am — except these bonds !" His writings from first to last discover an extraordinary mind, and a fund, of intelligence,...

...persuadest me to be a Christian. And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds. IT is surprising to see what different effects the Gospel produces upon different minds ; some...

...Paul said, in the presence of King Agrippa, " I would to GOD, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost and altogether such as I am, excepting these bonds:" suppose, I say, that it had so pleased GOD to touch the heart of that prince,...

...Rom. ix. 1 — 3. Acts xxvi. 29, " And Paul said, I would to God that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost and altogether such as I am, except these bonds." — See 1 Peter iii. 15. The proof that power to embrace this requirement is given and evinced,...

...persuadest me to be a Christian. 29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds. 30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that...

...intimated in the conduct of Paul before Agrippa. " I would to God that not only thou, but all that hear me this day, were both almost and altogether such as I am, except these bonds." He had no reason to believe any such thing. But it would have given him great satisfaction...

...of the Acts, where Paul replies to Agrippa, " I would to God that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost and altogether such as I am, except these bonds" wtt{wroi im Iwftiit .tturm. When the prisoner was confined between two soldiers, as in the case...

...and affectionate persuasives — not saying, " I would to God that not only thon, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost and altogether such as I am, except t'ifse Ixmds," — but with defamatory statements and nrî"st accusations, which,were it not for the...

..." Quid te tibi reddat amicum ?" St. Paul replies, " I would to God that not only thou, but all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether, such as I am." This, and this only, is the language of happiness, — " The soul's calm sunshine, and the heartfelt...