Ghost upon the Apostles according to the promise; and the miraculous Conversion of St. Paul.

St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans. Chap. iv. verse 25. "Who was delivered. for our offences."

Chap. v. verse 6. "In due time Christ died for the ungodly."

Verse 8, &c. "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the Atonement."

The whole chapter is one continued chain of argument and proof of the Atonement.

Chap. viii. verse 32. "He that spared

not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all," &c.

First Epistle to the Corinthians. Chap. vi. verse 20. "For ye are bought with a price."

Chap. xv. verse 3. "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures."

Second Epistle to the Corinthians. Chap. v. verse 14. "For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: and that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him who died for them, and rose again."

Verse 18. "And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ. God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them." "He had made him to be sin for us,

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who knew no sin; in that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."

verse 4.

Epistle to the Galatians. Chap. i. Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God.”

Chap. iii. verse 13.

"Christ hast re

deemed us from the curse of the law,

being made a curse for us."

Epistle to the Ephesians.

verse 7.

Chap. i.

"Jesus Christ, in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace."

Chap. ii. verse 13. "But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were afar off are made nigh by the blood of Christ."

Epistle to the Philippians. Chap. ii. verse 6. "Christ Jesus who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but made himself

of no reputation,* and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."

Epistle to the Colossians.

Chap. i.

verse 12. Giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son; in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins."

First Epistle to the Thessalonians. Chap. i. verse 10. "And to wait for his Son from Heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivered us from the wrath to come."

Chap. v. verse 9. "For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain

* Literally "emptied himself," i. e. of his Divine glory, εκένωσε.

salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, who

died for us."

verse 15.

First Epistle to Timothy. Chap. i. "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sin

Chap. ii. verse 6. "Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.”

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Second Epistle to Timothy. Chap. i. verse 9. God, who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, but is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel."

Epistle to Titus. Chap. ii. verse 13. Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and