...by that man whom he hath ordained, whereof he hath given assurance in that he hath raised him from the dead, some mocked, and others said, we will hear thee again of this matter." Wilmington, Del. MISSIONARY WARFARE. BY REV. JOHN W. BROWN. *' Long and faithfully may they wage it—...

...charge of being " a setter forth of strange gods," the effect of his admirable address was, " when tliey heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, and others said, * We will hear tbee again of this matter :' " but so few were interested Grecian cities become more rational 1 So...

...And when St. Paul preached the doctrine of Jesus and the resurrection before the learned Athenians, " some mocked, and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter." In the doctrine of the cross of Christ, the Greeks and Romans could discover nothing to gratify and...

...same strain to a congregation of unconverted heathens ; and what was the consequence ? Why, several believed ; among the which was Dionysius, the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them — (Acts xvii. 34). And why is it, that urgent appeals made to the consciences...

...a time when that hope, at which, when afterwards it was preached by Saul of Tarsus, some of them ' mocked, and others said we will hear thee again of this matter,' gave lustre to science and dignity to philosophy. CHAPTER XXVII. THE PANTHEON. A VERY few words will...

...brought strange things to their ears (and yet true,) but they liked not to hear it; and so some of them mocked, and others said, ' We will hear thee again of this matter.' " Now all people search the Scriptures and see with the light of Jesus Christ, ' The true light, which...

...on the charge of being " a setter forth of strange goda," the effect of his admirable address was, " when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, and oilicrs said. ' We will bear thec again of this matter:'" but BO few were interested heaven; and only...

...him from the dead." Acts xvii. 30, 31. This appeared strange doctrine to those unenlightened men. " When they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some...others said, We will hear thee again of this matter." Verse 32. They were more surprised to hear of the resurrection, than of the day of judgment ; and no...

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...ordained, whereof he hathgiven assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead; and when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, and others said, we im.ll hear thee again of this matter." (Acts 17 : 30 — 32.) Here Paul also preaches most clearly...