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Excerpt from A Discourse, Delivered in Norfield, May 29th, 1836
The Apostle Paul was a pattern to all Gospel ministers. He sought not his own glory, but the glory of his Lord and Master. It was his fixed determination that Christ should be magnified in his body, whether it were by life, or by death.
He was a chosen vessel unto Christ, to bear his name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel. (acts ix. At his conversion, the Lord Jesus said unto him, I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a min ister and a witness both of those things which thou hast seen, and of those things in which I will appear unto thee dcliv ering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, to open their eyes, and to turn them f darkness unto light, and from the power of satan unto ck: that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith that is in me. Acts xxvi. 16, (sec.
Paul was commissioned particularly to preach to the Gen tiles, as appears by the words addressed to him by the Saviour, already quoted. He speaks of his being appointed a preacher, and an Apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. (1 Tim. I. Also, that the Gospel of the uncircumcision was committed to him, as that of the circumcision was unto Peter. (gal. Ii.
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