EVANGELICAL DISCCURSES ON SEVERAL SUBJECTS, Sic. DISCOURSE L The Divine Commission of St. Paul examined andestablished. A Sermon preached on Easter-day, 1731, in opposition to all the Deists who have appeared in the world since christianity began : Being a full confirmation of the blessed gospel. Acrs xxv. 18, 19.Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as T supposed, but had certain questions against him of their own superstition, andof oneJesus, who was dead¡' whomPaul affirmed to be alive. THE FIRST PART. THE history, which introduces these verses may be represented in short in thismanner The Jews were highly enraged against St. Paul for preach- ing the gospel of Christ with such freedom and boldness in seve- ral places; and when they found him at Jerusalem, they took occasion to seizehim, and bringhim before tire.magistrates,, with heavy, accusations; but when hehad defended himself so well, the magistrates saw no cause to punish him: The Jews lay in wait to assasinate him, or murder him privately; which being known, he was sent by night to Cesarea, to be judged by Felix the governor ; and there he lay in prison two years, till a new governor, Festus, came to the province. The Jews still pursued their malice against Paul, and what they could not obtain of Felix, they hoped to persuade Festus to grant them : And when Festus had heard what charges theJews brought against Festus him, and when Paul appealed unto Cursar, fear- ing that would comply with the unjust desire of the Jews, Festus had a mind tó hear the whole cause, that he might send
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