...men of Athens, I pereeive that in all things ye are too superstitious. 20 For thou bringest eertain strange things to our ears; we would know, therefore, what these things mean. Christ. They believed the world to be the effeet of ehanee ; that there were superior and divine beings,...

...brought him to the Areopagus, saying : May we know, what this new doctrine is, whereof thou speakest ? For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears...nothing else, but either to .tell, or to hear some new thing.) Paul, therefore, standing up in the midst of the Areopagus, said : Ye men of Athens, I...

...doctrine might undergo a public examinaation. When he was come thither they applied unto him, saying, M ay we know what this new doctrine whereof thou speakest,...things to our ears : we would know therefore what these thing* mean. Now this was quite agreeable to the Athenians in general, as well as to the strangers...

...exclaim—There is bdellium and the onyx stone, the sources of our wealth and splendour. ON NEWSMONGERS. " For all the Athenians and strangers, which were there,...in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing."—Acts xvii. 21. ATHENS, when visited by the apostle, was literally a barber's shop. The...

...Thessalonians, to whom this rule was given, were probably an inquisitive race, and like the men of Athens, spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing. We must frame such a supposition, to excuse St. Paul from the charge of impertinence. For...

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...give him the hearing, and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, " May we know what this new doc" trine whereof thou speakest is? for thou " bringest certain strange things to our *' ears-f-." But when they heard what these strange things were, BELIEF IN ONE SUPREME AUTHOR AND GOVERNOR...

...something new. It was so in the days of the Apostles ; the people were desirous to hear something new. "For all the Athenians and strangers which were there, spent their time in nothing else, but either to te«ll or hear some new thing." If we inquire into the cause of this natural disposition, almost...

...speaking the words of truth and soberness. Mr. Whitefield was then preaching from Acts xvii. 19, 20. " May we know what this new doctrine whereof thou speakest is? — for thou hringcst certain strange things to our ears." He went home much impressed, and determined to hear him...