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History of Providence, as Manifested in Scripture, With a Defence of the Doctrine of Providence and an Examination of the Philosophy of T.
History of Providence as Manifested in Scripture With a Defence of the Doctrine of Providence and an Examination of the Philosophy of T Author:Alexander Carson Title: History of Providence, as Manifested in Scripture, With a Defence of the Doctrine of Providence and an Examination of the Philosophy of T. Brown on That Subject General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1840 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typo... more »s or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: PAUL PROTECTED BY GALLIO S ENLIGHTENED VIEWS OF THE DUTIES OF THE MAGISTRATE'S OFFICE. Acts xviii. 14. As the world, in general, are enemies to the gospel, it might be supposed that protection to the Christian might be impossible under despotic governments. Shall the lamb be safe under the paws of tlte lion ? Yes, as safe as by the side of the dam in an inclosed fold. Divine Providence can devise means of protection when there is no protection but in the capricious resolves of an absolute tyrant. Paul was brought before the judgment- seat, but the philosophic and enlightened views of Gallio refused to hear their complaint. Yet Gallic, as a philosopher and man of learning, would have been as great an enemy to the gospel, had he taken the trouble to inquire into its nature and pretensions, as were the Jews themselves. Indeed, the men of science and pretended virtue are usually more virulent enemies of the gospel than are the vilest of the vulgar. They have something to lose, and the gospel strips them of all their glory. But Gallio seems to have been a man who did not trouble himself to inquire into the nature of the dispute between the Jews and the Christians, and this was the protection of Paul. Gallio justly considered that it did not belong to the office of the magistrate to judge between different systems of religion. He had nothing to do but with crime, consideredwith respect to society. In this he was much more enlightened than man...« less