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PAUL A PRISONER . 225 tryingoccasionsseveraltimesbefore,Paul was now comfortedand encouragedby a visionin the night season. Such a visitationhad been grantedhim inthehouseof Aquilaand Priscilla atCorinth,when he was contemplatingleaving the cityfor a more safe and prosperousfield. And now theLord stoodby him and said, "Be of good cheer,Paul; foras thouhasttestifiedof me in Jerusalem,so must thou bear witnessalso atRome." Paul had longlookedforwardto a visittoRome ; he greatlydesiredto witnessfor Christthere,but had feltthathispurposeswere frustratedby theenmity of theJews. He little thoughtevennow ,thatitwould be as a prisoner oftheLord,thathe would go toRome . In thepeacefulhours of the night, whilethe Lord was visitinghisdiscouragedservant, the enemiesofPaul wereeagerlyplottinghisdestruction. " And when itwas day ,certainof the Jews banded together,and bound themselvesunder a curse, saying that they would neithereat nor drinktilltheyhad killedPaul. And theywere morethanfortywhichhadmadethisconspiracy."Here was sucha fastas the Lord throughIsaiah had condemned many yearsbefore, a fast" for strifeand debate, and to smite with the fistof wickedness." The Jews thus soughtto giveto theirdiabolicalplan the sanctionof religion. Having fortifiedthemselvesby theirdreadful oath,theycame tothechiefpriestsand members oftheSanhedrim,and made known theirpurpose. It was proposedto requestthatPaul be again brought beforethe court as if for a further investigationof hiscase, and that the assassins would liein wait and murder him while on his way from thefortress. Such was thehorrible15