570 A SHORT VIEW OF SCRIPTURE HISTORY. him for it? A. Peter related the whole story, both of his own vision upon the house-top, and of theangel that was sent to Cor- nelius, and the wonderful success of his sermon ; upon which they held their peace, and glorified God ; Acts xi. 1 -18. 53. Q. Were the disciples of Christ free from persecution at this time ? A. They had been free from persecution fora consider- able time in Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, till Herod killed James, the brother of John, with the sword, andput Peter in prison Acts ix. 31. and xii. 1 -4. 54. Q. How did Peter escape from his hands ? A. Prayer was made by the church without ceasing for him ; and while he was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and the centinels kept the prison -door, at night a light shone in theprison, and the angel of the Lord awakened him, the chains fell from his hands, the gates opened of their own accord, and the angel brought him into the street, and departed ; Acts xii. 5-10. 55; Q. Whither went Peter after his release from prison ? A. To the houseof Mary the mother of John Mark, where the dis- ciples were met together for prayer, and he ordered them to acquaint the brethren of his miraculous deliverance ; Verses 12-17. 56. Q: How did Herod shew his rage for his disappoint- ment ? A. He commanded the keepers of the prison to be put to death, being exceedingly vexed that Peter had escaped his hands ; Verse 19. 57. Q. Whit remarkable judgment of God fell upon He- rod ? A. Upon a special occasion, sitting on his throne in his royal robes he made a speech to the people, upon which they cried out, " It is the voice of a God, and not of a man ;" and immediately the angel of tIle Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory, and he was eaten of worms, and died ; Ver- ses 21-23. 58. Q. What further account is there given of Peter in scripture? A. He preached the gospel to the world, he encou- raged the receiving the Gentiles into the church without circum- cision, by his own example ; he wrote letters to encourage the believers under persecution, till at last he was crucified, as Christ had foretold him ; Acts x v. 7 -11. First and second epis- tles of Peter ; John xxi. 18, 19. -2 Pet, i. 13-15. 59. Q. Is there any thing else recorded concerning the apbstle John ? A. He also preached the word, and wrote the history of the life and death of Christ, which is called his gos- pel; he wrote several epistles to the christians, he was banished to the isle of Patmos for the sake of Christ, where he wrote the book of the Revelation: In what order he wrote these things, does not appear from scripture. -60. Q. You have informedus, what were the doctrines, and
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