 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.  8 Steps To Spiritual MaturityNo preview available - About this book
 | John Flavel - 1671 - 576 lehte
...christian spirit. Thus did Christ: "Father, forgive them." And thus did Stephen, in imitation of Christ: "And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying,...with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge." Acts, 7 : 59, 60. This accords with the rule of Christ, "But I say unto you, love your enemies;... | |
 | Thomas Secker (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1771 - 470 lehte
...SERMON XVIII, ACTS vii. 59, 60. And they jloned Stephen, calling upon God, and faying, Lord Jefus, receive my Spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried...lay not this Sin to their Charge. And 'when he had f aid this, befell afteep. AS the Interefts of Religion and Virtue require, that due Regards be paid... | |
 | 1802 - 374 lehte
...Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their :ars, and ran upon him with one accord, 58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned' him : and...their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Srail. 59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 60... | |
 | 1804 - 476 lehte
...Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, 58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and...clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. 59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 60 And he... | |
 | Theophilus Browne - 1805 - 274 lehte
...named Saul ; and they stoned Ste59 phen, appealing to his enemies, and also, saying, " Lord Jesus, 60 ' receive my spirit." And he kneeled down-, and cried...charge ;" and when he had said this, he fell asleep. Now, Saul gladly consented to his death. And they of the church were grievously persecuted on that... | |
 | Timothy Kenrick - 1807 - 538 lehte
...extraordinary circumstances in which Stephen was at this time, for addressing prayers to Christ in general. 60. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice,...charge ; and when he had said this he fell asleep. And Saul was consenting unto his death. This was sufficiently evident from what was before said of... | |
 | James Thomson (minister at Quarrelwood.) - 1808 - 592 lehte
...obedience, their head and Lord, bo did the proto-martyr Stephen when sealing the truth with his blood. " And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying,...with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge." Acts vii. 59, 60. Thus he prayed to the Mediator both for himself and his persecutors. The... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 lehte
...•was fit for him, to whom the Father hath committed all power and glory. So also verse 56. VII. 58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him : and...clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. Yet this tumultuous violence was not without some pretence of a legal proceeding : for there came in... | |
 | Eliza Hunt - 1808 - 138 lehte
...Then they cried out with a loud voice, aud stopped their cars, and van upon him with one accord, "Aud cast him out of the city, and stoned him; and the...clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. " Aud they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, ' Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.' "And he... | |
 | 1809 - 612 lehte
...their cruel rage. The closing words of the historian arc pregnant with weighty instruction : — -• And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying,...charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep ;" which is the usual phrase, whereby the New Testa, ment beautifully describes the death of true Christians... | |
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