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3. to whom also he presented himself living, after the event, him to have suffered, by many proofs, for forty days, being seen by them, and heard speaking the things that are pertaining to the kingdom of the God,

4. and being assembled together, he commanded them, from Jerusalem. Not to depart, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which ye heard of me, 5. that John indeed baptized with water. But that ye, as to spirit, shall be baptized holy, not after these many days.

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8. but ye shall receive power to do so by the Holy Spirit's having come upon you, and my witnesses be. Even in Jerusalem, and in all the Judea and Samaria, and as far as the most distant part of the earth,

9. and these things having spoken concerning their understanding, he was taken up, and a cloud received him, according to their eyes,

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10. and as looking stedfastly they were existing toward the heaven by departing of him, verily behold two men had stood by them without their perceiving it, in white garments,

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500,1. After the event him to have suffered. Had our Blessed Lord been an Ordinary Man, possessed alone of one Nature, without Pre-existence, I see no reason for the Government and Disarrangement here, which appears to me intended to express, That his sufferings were confined to his human body, in which case it is a strong confirmation of the explanation I have given in my Tract on 'Inσov, respecting its use in those cases in which Modern Scholars regard it to be a Dative.

501. Then even they that assembled were asking him._Literally, Several of them made applications to him; whereas &c., He received an interrogation by one on the part of them; hence &c., 322,1.

501,1. My witnesses. Literally, Witnesses belonging to me; whereas &c., Witnesses attesting to me; hence &c., 321.

502. A Cloud received him. Literally, Actually did so; whereas &c., Appeared to them to do so; hence &c., 322,1.

503. Two men had stood by them. Literally, Actually human beings; whereas &c., Two beings having the appearance of men ; hence &c., 322,1.

504. Being a journey of a sabbath. Literally, A journey to be performed on that day; whereas &c., A journey that may be performed on that day; hence &c., 321.

504,1. It is necessary for the Scripture to have been fully performed. Literally, At the time when the Apostle uttered this declaration; whereas &c., That it was necessary for such part of it to be fully performed as that the time requiring its fulfilment had arrived; hence &c., 321.

Observe. The necessity is, For the thing predicted in the Scripture to have been fully performed. The Apostle does not state, That it was necessary for him that performed the thing predicted in the Scripture to be personally responsible for his act; and hence it may have been the will of the Unerring Disposer of all events to decree, that he judged it meet to appoint a Man to be one of the Immediate Disciples of his Son, who had filled up the measure of his iniquity, but who instead of immediately calling from this world to receive the reward of his iniquity, he reserved, 2 Peter ii. 9, in this world for a season, to complete his purposes of Mercy and Loving-kindness to the children of men. He whose reward of iniquity is Annihilation, cannot augment the result of his responsibility by any temporal Reservation, that the Great Disposer of all events may see meet to appoint, even though such appointment be Foreknown or Predestinated.

504,2. Which the spirit that is holy foretold. Literally, Was the Actor in foretelling; whereas &c. I conceive, Was employed by God as the means of foretelling; hence &c., 321.

505. This share. Not, This man, seeing the Record Matt. xxvii. 3 forbids it, and no reasonable exposition exists why we read at all, Therefore assuredly this man purchased;" as all that the Sense of the Authorized Translation requires is expressed by the words, And purchased, or, Now he purchased. See Alford in loco.

505,1. Known it was to all that dwelt in Jerusalem. Literally, It was known that the field was called; whereas &c., The event was so well known, as to cause the field to be called; hence &c., 321. 506. And another take his bishoprick. Literally, May of his own accord take it; whereas &c., May be appointed to fulfil the duties of it; hence &c., 321.

506,1. The Lord Jesus went in and out. Literally, This would end with his crucifixion; whereas &c., Extends the time till he ascended into heaven; hence &c., 321.

506,2. Who Justus was surnamed. Literally, Legally bore that Appellation; whereas &c. I think probable, He was so designated by Christians; hence &c., 321.

507. This is one of the few portions of Holy Scripture that are advanced in sanction of the observance of Sunday in the place of the Sabbath. All the Texts that are commonly advanced for this object are as follows; John xx. 19.26, Acts xi. 1, xx. 7, 1 Cor. xvi. 2, and Rev. 1 10.

Pentecost is a moveable Feast, and it is stated to be determined by calculation, that the particular Feast here specified happened that year to be celebrated on the first day of the week.

Tradition asserts. That as the Feast of Pentecost is here expressly named, the probability is, that in the express mention of a feast that was that year celebrated on the first day of the week, God intended to teach man, by choosing that year, and expressly naming the Feast, that it is His appointment, that man should regard the day of the week, on which the Feast was that year celebrated as holy, which day, man by calculation discovers to be the first day of the week.

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7. Then they were amazed and marvelled, saying, is it not. Behold all these that speak Galileans are, 8. then how do we hear, each in our own dialect, in which, we were born,

9. Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and they that inhabit the Mesopotamia, Judea and also Cappadocia, Pontus and the Asia,

10. Phrygia and also Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of the Libya that is of Cyrene, and Romans that are strangers, Jews and also Proselytes,

11. Cretes and Arabians, we do hear by their uttering in the our tongues we speak, the wonderful things of the God.

12. And all were amazed and in doubt, one, to another, saying, what wills this thing to exist.

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507,1. Then a sound came suddenly out of the heaven. Literally, From the place specified; whereas &c., It appeared to Man so to come ; hence &c., 321.

508. As the spirit was giving to utter to them. Had the spirit been a person, and so an actual giver of the power specified in the manner that God is the giver of it, the Arrangement would not have been Irregular. See Rule 322,1. See Note 504,2.

508,1. And others deriding said. The Disarrangement here See Rule 322,1 is intended to shew, That the Sense is not intended to be understood absolutely Literally, For if all were amazed, who could be those here described as, And others deriding said.

23. As ye yourselves have known this man by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of the God delivered, by means of hand of lawless men, having crucified, ye slew,

24. whom the God raised up, having loosed the

508,2. Having been filled with new wine. Literally, With the exact thing specified; whereas &c., With intoxicating liquor; hence &c., 321.

509. Shall see by visions. Literally, Their instruction shall be confined to this channel; hence &c., 321. I have no direct authority for, Shall be instructed.

511. Day of Jehovah &c. Literally, A particular day; whereas &c., A particular event; hence &c., 321.

511,1. Which the God did. Literally I conceive, Actively performed; whereas &c. Passive, Empowered Jesus to effect; hence &c., 321.

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516. His sepulchre exists with us. he addressed them; whereas &c., Was known by them to be existing ; hence &c., 322,1.

517. The God swore with an oath to him. Literally, He actually did what is stated; whereas &c., What he did was in effect what is stated; hence &c., 321.

518. Nor his flesh saw corruption. Irregular, in order to shew that the Sense is intended to be understood Metaphorically; Not his actual flesh, but that his existence was not terminated; hence &c., 322,1. See Rule 498.

519. The God raised up this the Jesus. Literally, The same human form of which Man had knowledge; whereas &c. I conceive, The same existence, but not the same human body, For flesh and blood shall not inherit the kingdom of God; hence &c., 321.

520. Having been exalted by the right hand of the God. Literally, Having been exalted to the right hand of the God; hence &c., 321.

521. Having received the promise of the spirit that is holy. Literally, Having received that which the Holy Spirit had promised;

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whereas &c., Having received from the Father the Holy Spirit which he had promised; hence &c., 321.

522. For not David ascended into the heavens. Literally, For David has not ascended into heaven; whereas &c., For David did not ascend into heaven to obtain the information he records; hence &c., 322,1.

522,1. See Matt. xxii. 44.

523. That the God made a Lord him. Literally, He made him on earth a Lord; whereas &c., That God made man to perceive that he was a Lord; hence &c., 321.

523,1. For a remission. Observe the Article is not expressed. 524. The promise exists to you. Literally, You in particular; whereas &c., General, Such as you; hence &c., 321.

524,1. As many as soever Jehovah our God should have called. Literally, Personally do what is stated; whereas &c., Cause the thing to be done; hence &c., 321.

525. And he testified with many other words. Literally, Testifying to many other words; hence &c., 321.

525,1. Then indeed they that received his word were baptized. Literally, All that heard his word; whereas &c., All that accepted it who had not received baptism; hence &c., 321.

526. And souls about three thousand were added. Literally, Were finally saved; whereas &c. I conceive, Were then saved should they not afterwards depart from their faith; hence &c., 321.

527. Verily a fear came. Literally, Actively approached; whereas &c. Passive, They were all subject to fear; hence &c., 321.

528. Were having need. Literally, Having absolute want; whereas &c., Having an ordinary requirement; hence &c., 321. 529. The Lord was adding. Literally, Actively doing what is stated; whereas &c. Passive, Permitting such men to be so added; hence &c., 322,1.

531. In respect of that he should ask an alms. Literally, He did it for the object specified; whereas &c., He did it to obtain support; hence the Peculiar Government. See Rule 381.

532. Silver and gold exists not. Literally, I am absolutely without; whereas &c., Is not so possessed by me as to enable me by it to supply your wants; hence &c., 322,1.

533. This I give to thee. Literally, All that he possessed of it; whereas &c., That the character of his gifts would be the same as that he possessed; hence &c., 321.

533,1. And were knowing that he was sitting for alms. Literally, For that object; whereas &c., They were knowing that he did sit there; hence &c., 321.

534. In respect of that he should walk. Literally, Do what is stated; whereas &c., That he should be cured; hence the Irregular Government. See Rule 381.

534,1. The God of our fathers glorified. Literally, Added glory to; whereas &c., Enabled man to perceive; hence &c.,

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534,2. See Matt. ii. 16.