566 A s}OttT VIEW OF sCUIPTtrat ISISTORY. 10. Q. What remarkable miracle was wrought by Peter and John at the temple-gate? A. A beggar that was born a cripple received the use of his limbs, when they bid him rise up and walk, in the name of Jesus of Nazareth ; Acts iii. 1 -9. 11. Q. What use was made of this miracle ? A. Peter took occasion from it to preach up this new doctrine, viz. the resurrection of Christ, and salvation in his name, citing the an cient prophets to confirm it ; Acts iii. 12-26. 12. Q. What was theeffect of this sermon,? A. Five thou- sand were converted by it to the faith of Christ, but the priests and rulers put the apostles in prison ; Acts iv. 1-4. 13. Q. What defence did the apostles make, when they were brought the next day, before the priests and rulers? A. They took courage again, and preached to this court the doctrine of the gospel of Christ; and silenced their enemies, by having the cripple that was healed, stand among them; Verses 5-14. 14. Q. What became of them after this their defence ? A. They were dismissed, and charged to preach no more in the name of Jesus; but Peter and John declared they. would obey God rather than man ; Verses 15-20. 15. Q Whither went the apostles after their discharge ? A. They went to their own company, and gave glory to God in prayer and praise; and their whole assembly was filled with the Holy Ghost, and boldly spake the word of God ; Verses 23-31. 16. Q. What remarkable instance of goodness and compas- Sion was practised by these first believers ? A. The souls of all of them were so united in love to Christ, and one another, that they sold their possessions and goods, and threw all into a com- mon stock, which the apostles divided to every man according to his need; Acts iii. 44, 45. and iv. 32-35. 17. Q. Were they all faithful and honest inbringing theprice of their estates to the joint-stock ? A. There was one Ananias, . with his wife Sapphira, who sold a possession, and secretly with- held part of the money, though they declared they had paid it in all; Acts v. 1, 2. 18. Q. Did they meet with any punishment for their hy- pocrisy and deceit ? A. Peter charged them with lying to the Holy Ghost, and struck them both dead with his word ; Verses 3-10. 19. Q. What effect had this upon the multitude ? A. It discouraged'others that were in the church, from practising the like deceit, and frighted hypocrites from coming into the church, merely in hopes of a maintenance; Verse 11. 20. Q. What other miracles were wrought by the apostles? A, Multitudes of sick were healed, and those that were possessed
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