Christ had said to his disciples, when he was parting with them ( Jn. Something more concerning Stephen and his death how people stood affected to it-variously, as generally in such cases, according to men's different sentiments of things. Thus in different ways and methods the gospel was dispersed among the nations, and, one way or other, "Have they not all heard?" 29-35), baptizes him upon his profession of the Christian faith ( v. Philip is sent to him, and in his chariot preaches Christ to him ( v. He is returning home in his chariot from Jerusalem ( v. The gospel sent to Ethiopia, by the eunuch, a person of quality of that country. 14-17) and the severe rebuke given by Peter to Simon Magus for offering money for a power to bestow that gift ( v. 9-13) the gift of the Holy Ghost conferred upon some of the believing Samaritans by the imposition of the hands of Peter and John ( v. The gospel brought to Samaria, preached there ( v. Here is the church spreading by the ministry of Philip and others that were dispersed upon that occasion. Here is the church suffering upon the occasion of putting Stephen to death a very sharp storm arose, which forced many from Jerusalem ( v. It was strange, but very true, that the disciples of Christ the more they were afflicted the more they multiplied. In this chapter we have an account of the persecutions of the Christians, and the propagating of Christianity thereby.
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