his arms, and said, Be not troubled; for his life is in him. When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and conversed a good while, even till break of day, so he departed. And they brought the young man alive, and were comforted not a little.

But we went on to the ship, and sailed for Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so he had appointed, he himself purposing to go by land. And when he joined us at Assos, we took him up, and came to Mitylene. And from thence we set sail, and the next day, arrived off Chios; and the next day we ran over to Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus. For it was Paul's determination to sail past Ephesus, that he might not be detained in Asia; for he was hastening,* if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem by the day of Pentecost.

Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and

upon them two, and prayed unto the Lord; and he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, aud his hands upon his hands; and he stretched himself upon the child, and the child's flesh grew warm. Then he returned and walked in the house to and fro, and went up and stretched himself upon him, and the child sneezed seven times; and the child opened his eyes. And he called Gehazi and said, Call this Shunamitess. So he called her. And when she was come in to him, he said, Take up thy son. Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son and went out." 2 Kings, iv. 32-37. (Douay, 4th Kings, iv. 32—37.) *Was hastening.-Paul sailed from Philippi after the Passover, and the seven days of unleavened bread connected with that feast. The day of Pentecost was fifty days after the Passover, and considering the uncertainty of voyages in the then imperfect state of navigation, he had no time to spare. We shall learn in the account of his voyage from Syria to Rome which follows, the delays to which such voyages were liable.

called to him the Presbyters of the church. And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know after what manner, from the first day that I came into Asia, I passed the whole of my time with you; serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and trials which befel me by the machinations of the Jews; how I kept back nothing that was profitable, so as not to declare it, and teach it to you publicly, and in private houses, earnestly testifying, both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, [the necessity of] repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. And now, behold, constrained in my spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that I am to meet with there: except that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me. But of none of these things do I make any account, neither hold I my life valuable to me, so that I might finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I have received in charge from the Lord Jesus, to give testimony to the good tidings of the grace of God. And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more. Wherefore I take you to witness this day, that I am clear from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare to you all the counsel of God.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock in which the Holy Ghost hath made you pastors, to feed the Church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Nay, of your own selves shall men arise, speaking things perverted, [from the truth,] to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore watch, remembering, that, for three years, I ceased not to warn every one, night and day, with tears.

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And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them that are sanctified. I coveted no man's

silver, or gold, or apparel. Yea, you yourselves know, that these hands supplied my necessities, and the necessities of those that were with me. I completely set you an example that by labouring thus, it is necessary to support the feeble; and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, It is blessed to give rather than to receive.

And, having said these things, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. And they all wept much, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him; sorrowing chiefly on account of the word which he spoke, that they were to see his face no more. And they brought him on his way to the ship.

WORDS, &C. TO BE EXPLAINED IN LESSON XIX.

Put to sea,
Unleavened bread,

Off Chios,

Ran over to Samos,

Machinations,
Apparel,

QUESTIONS ON LESSON XIX.

WHERE did Paul go to from Macedonia?

To what city? (see note.)

How long did he remain there?

How was he employed during that time?

Where did he propose to go to from Corinth ?

In what direction did he go?

What induced him to go so far round?

Who accompanied him?

At what time did he sail from Philippi?

Where was Philippi? (see a former Lesson.)

Where did he come to from Philippi?

What took place at Troas?

From Troas where did he go, and how?

How did his companions go to Assos?

What was the course of his voyage from Assos?
What did he do at Miletus?

Why did he not visit Ephesus?

Of what did he remind the Presbyters of the church of Ephesus?

What did he tell them he intended to do?

What did he warn them of?

What did he exhort them to do?

What words of the Lord Jesus did he remind them of? After this address, what did he do?

What did they do?

Where then did he go to?

LESSON XX.

Paul prosecutes his voyage to Judea-he arrives at Jerusalem-has a conference with James, &c.he is seen in the temple-an uproar is createdhe is assailed by the people-rescued by the Roman officer-He addresses the people from the stairs of the castle-The tumult is renewed-The Roman officer orders him to be examined by torture, but learning that he is a Roman citizen he desists.

FROM ACTS XXI. AND XXII.

AND it came to pass, that after we had separated ourselves from them, and had put to sea, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara and finding a ship crossing over_to Phenicia, we went on board, and put to sea. But when he came in sight of Cyprus, and left it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden. And having found out the disciples, we remained there seven days. And they said to Paul, through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem. And when we had completed those days, we departed and proceeded onward.

And they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed. And when we had taken our leave one of another, we went into the ship; and they returned home. But we finished our voyage, and from Tyre, came to Ptolemais, and having saluted the brethren, we remained with them one day. And the next day we departed, and came unto Česarea, and entered into the house of Philip, the evangelist, who was one of the seven [deacons]; and remained with him. And this man had four daughters, virgins, who prophesied.

Now, as we remained there many days, there came down a certain person from Judea, a prophet, named Agabus. And he came to us, and took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, intreated him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to soften my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done. And after

those days we made up our baggage, and went up to Jerusalem. There went with us also certain of the disciples from Cesarea, and brought with them one Mnason, of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.

Now, when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. And on the day following Paul went in with us to James; and all the presbyters were present. And when he had saluted them, he related all the several things that God had wrought among the Gentiles by his