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made all these things? i. Ye * ftiff-necked and uncircumcifed in heart and ears, ye do always refift the holy Ghoft as your fathers did, to do ye. 52. Which of the Prophets have not your fathers perfecuted? and they have lain them which thewed before of the coming of the juft one, of whom ye have been now the betrayers and Kk 2

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k† Exod. 32. 9. And the Lord faid unto Mofes, I have feen this People, and behold it is a ftiff-neck d People. Exod. 33. 3. — I will not go up in the midft of thee, for thou art a ftiff-necked People: left I confume thee in the Way. Neh. 9. 16. They and our Fathers dealt proudly, and hardned their Necks,and hearkned not to thy Commandments. Job 9. 4. He is wife in Heart, and mighty in Strength who hath hardned himfelf against him and profpered. † Ifa. 48. 4. I knew that thou art bftinate, and thy Neck is an iron Si-15 new, and thy Brow brafs. Ezek.2. 4. They are impudent Children and tiff-hearted: I do fend thee unto them, and thou fhalt say unto them, Thus faith the Lord God. Zech. 7. 11, 12 They refufed to hearken, and stopped their Ears, that they fhould not hear. Yea, they made their Hearts as an Adamant Stone, left they should hear the 25 Law, and the Words which the Lord of Hofts hath sent in his Spirit by the former Prophets.

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live. † Jer. 4. 4. Circumcife your felves to the Lord, and take away the Fore-skin of your Heart. † Jer. 6. 10. To whom shall I speak and give Warning, that they may hear? behold their Ear is uncircumcifed, they cannot hearken: behold the Word of the Lord is unto them a Reproach: they have no delight in it. Jer. 9. 26. -Ali thefe Nations are uncircumcifed, and all the House of Ifrael are uncircumcifed in the Heart. Rom. 2. 28, 29. Neither is that Circumcifion which is outward in the Flefh: But-Circumcifion is that of the Heart, in the Spirit, and not in the Letter, whofe Praise is not of Men, but of God. Rom. 4. 11, 12. He received the Sign of Cira cumcifion, a Seal of the Righteoufnefs of the Faith which he had being yet uncircumcifed that he might be the Father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcifed. And the Father of Circumcifion to them who are not of the Circumcifion only, but alfo walk in the Steps of that Faith of our Father Abraham, which he had 30 being yet uncircumcifed. Phil. 3. 3. We are the Circumcifion, which worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Chrift Jefus, and have no Cona fidence in the Flefh. Col. 2. 11. In whom alfo ye are Circumcifed with the Circumcifion made without Hands, in putting off the Body of the Sins of the Flefh, by the Circumcifion of Chrift.

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1f Lev. 26. 41, 42. I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the Land of their Enemies; if then their uncircumcifed Hearts be humbled, and they then, accept of the Punishment of their iniquity: then will I 35 remember my Covenant with Jacob. Deut. 10. 16. Circumcife therefore the Fore-skin of your Heart, and be no more ftiff necked.40 Deut. 30. 6. The Lord thy God will circumcife thine Heart, and the Heart of thy Seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine Heart, and with all thy Soul, that thou mayst 45

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ACTS VII. murderers 53. Who have received, the law by the dif pofition of angels, and have not kept it. 54. When they heard thele things, they were cut to the heart, and they giafhed on him with their teeth. 55. But he being full of the holy Ghoft, looked up ftedfaftly into heaven, and faw the glory of God, and Jefus ftanding on the right hand of God, 36. And faid, Behold, I fee the heavens opened, and the Son of man ftanding on the right hand of God. 57. Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, 58. And caft him out of the city, and ftoned him and the witneffes laid down their clothes at a young mans feet, whose name was Saul. 59. And they ftoned Stephen, calling upon God, and faying,Lord Jefus, receive my fpirit. 60. And he kneel

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d† Ezek. 1. 1-The Heavens were opened, and I faw Visions of God. + Mat. 3. 16. Lo, the Heavens were opened unto him, and 10 he faw the Spirit of God defcending like a Dove, and lighting upon him. Acts 10. 11. [Peter] faw Heaven opened, and a certain Veffel defcending unto him. 19. 11. I faw Heaven opened.

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e. Dan. 7. 13. I faw in the Night Vifions, and behold, one like the Son of Man came with the Clouds of Heaven.ft King.21. 13. † Luk. 4. 29. Heb. 13. 12. See on Joh.

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† Deut. 17. 7. The Hands of the Witneffes fhall be firft upon him to put him to death † A&ts 22. 20. When the Blood of thy Martyr Stephen was fhed, I alfo was ftanding by and confenting to his Death, and kept the Raiment of them that flew him.

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Acts 22. 16. Arife and be baptized, and wash away thy Sins, calling on the Name of the Lord. Cor.1.2.Unto theChurch of God which is at Corinth, with all that in every Place call upon the Name of Jefus Chrift our Lord, both theirs and ours. 2 Tim. 2. 22. -Follow Righteousness, Faith, Charity, Peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure Heart. See the Note on A&s 2. 21.

it Luk. 23. 46. † Pfal. 31. 5. See on Pet.4. 19.

K King. 8. 54. When Solomon k I had made an end of praying all this Prayer and Supplication unto the Lord, he arofe from before the Altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his Knees, with his Hands fpread up to Heaven. Ezra 9.5. At the Evening Sacrifice I arofe from my Heavinefs, and I fell upon my Knees, and spread out my Hands unto the Lord my God. Pfal. 95. 6. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. Dan. 6. 10. [Daniel] kneeled upon his Knees three 30 times a Day and prayed, and gave thanks before his God. Luk. 22. 41. He was withdrawn from them about a Stones caft,and kneel ed down and prayed. A&ts 9. 49. Peter-kneeled down and pray;

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confenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great Perfecution against the Church which was at Jerufalem; and they were all " fcattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2. And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. 3. As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entring into eveKk:30

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ry Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the fon of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the Brother of James. Acts 2. 1. When the Day of Pentecoft was fully come, they were all with one accord in one Place.

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which were Scattered abroad upon the. Perfecution that arofe about Stephen, travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the Word to none but the Jews only.

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Acts 1. 13. When they were? come in, they went up into an upper Room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and An- 20 drew, Philip, and Thomas, and

ed [for Jacob] with a great and very fore Lamentation: and he made a Mourning for his Father feven Days. 2 Sam. 3.31. -Rent your Clothes, and gird you with Sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.

Acts 9. 1. Saul yet breathing out Threatnings and Slaughter against the Difciples of the Lord, went unto the high Priest. Acts 22.

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(1) Proftration or falling flat on the Face, and Standing, are proper Po ftures of Worfhip and Adoration. But that which is recommended to us, not only by the Practice of David, Solomon, Ezra, and Daniel, in the Old Teftament, but by our Lord and his Apoftles in the New, is Kneeling, as may be feen in the References. And our Church, conformable to thefe unexceptionable Examples,requires the fame Pofture. We fhould be careful to avoid both Irreverence and Superftition,expreffing ourReverence ofAlmighty God by fuch outward Tokens as our Condition and Circumstances will ad mit of, which holy Men have not neglected, even on their Death-beds. See the References on Heb. 11. 21. The Places of Scripture alledged to excufe fitting at Prayer, will not upon Examination be found fufficient: For Sitting is, by Mr. Waple, in the 3d. Vol, of his Sermons, p. 37. proved to denote not the Pofture of Sitting, but the being, remaining, and continu ing in a Place.

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ry houfe, and haling men and women, committed them to prifon. 4. Therefore they that were fcattered abroad, went every where preaching the word. 5. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Chrift unto them. 6. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip fpake, hearing and feeing the miracles which he did. 7. For dunclean fpirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many that were poffeffed with them: and many taken with palfies, and that were lame,were healed. 8. And there was great joy in that city. 9. But there was a certain man called Simon, which before-time in the fame city ufed forcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was fome f great one. 10. To whom they all gave heed, from the leaft to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. of God. 11. And to him they had regard, becaufe that of long time he had bewitched them with forceries 12. But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jefus Chrift, they were baptized both men and 13. Then Simon himfelf believed alfo: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondred, beholding the miracles and figns [Gr. Signs and great m

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4, 19. I perfecuted this Way unto the Death, binding and delivering into Prisons both Men and Women. Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every Synagogue them that believed in thee. † A&ts 26, 10, 11. Many of the Saints did I Shut up in Prifon, having received Authority from the chief Priefts; and when they were put to Death, 10 I gave my Voice against them.. And I punished them oft in every Synagogue, and compelled them to blafpheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I perfecuted them 15 even unto ftrange Cities +1 Cor. 15. 9. I am the least of the Apoftles, that am not meet to be called an Apoftle, because I perfecuted the Church of God. † Gal. 1. 13.20 Ye have heard of my Converfation in time paft, in the Jews Reli- Acts 1. 3. [Jefus] being gion, how that beyond Measure I feen of them forty Days, and perfecuted the Church of God and fpeaking of the Things pertaining wafted it. Phil. 3.6. Concerning 25 to the Kingdom of God.

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d See on Mar. 16. 17. et Acts 13. 6. When they had gone through the Ifle of Paphos, they found a certain Sorcerer, a falle Prophet, a Jew, whofe Name was Barjefus.

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which were done. 14. Now when the apostles, were at Jerufalem, heard that Samaria had received, d of God, they fent unto them Peter and John. 15 hen they were come down, prayed for them that ight receive the holy Ghoft. 16. (For as yet he en upon none of them: only they were baptized in ame of the Lord Jefus) 17. Then laid they their in them, and they received the holy Ghoft. 18. And, imon faw that through laying on of the apoftles hands,, ly Ghoft was given, he offered them money, 19. Give me alfo this power, that on whomfoever I lay. he may receive the holy Ghost. 20. But Peter faid im, Thy money perish with thee, because thou haft it that the gift of God may be purchafed with 21. Thou haft neither part nor lot in this matter: y heart is not right in the fight of God. 22. Repent ore of this thy wickednefs, and pray God, if pers he thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. 23. perceive that thou art in the P gall of bitterness, and · bond of iniquity. 24. Then anfwered Simon, and 4 Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things Kk 4 which

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