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LIFE OF PAUL . thoughtthat,even ifhislifeshouldbe sacrificed forthe truth,itwould not more than settlethe fearfulaccountwhich he held againsthimself forthedeathof Stephen. He answered," Lord, theyknow thatI imprisonedand beat in every synagogue them that believedon thee. And when thebloodof thy martyr Stephenwas shed, I alsowas standingby,and consentinguntohis death,and kept the raimentof them that slew him." But thereplywas more decidedthan before: " Depart ; for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles ." When the brethren learned of the vision of Paul, and the care which God had over him , theiranxiety on his behalf increased. They hastenedhis secretescapefrom Jerusalem, for fear of his assassinationby the Jews. The departureof Paul suspendedfora time theviolentoppositionof the Jews,and thechurchhad a periodof rest,in which many were added to the number of believers . Christhad commanded hisdisciplestogo and teach all nations; but the previous teachings which they had receivedfrom the Jews made it difficultforthem tofullycomprehend thewords of theirMaster,and thereforetheywere slowto actupon them. They calledthemselvesthechildren of Abraham , and regardedthemselvesas the heirsof divinepromise. It was not until severalyearsafterthe Lord'sascensionthat their minds weresufficientlyexpandedto clearlyunderstandthe intentof Christ'swords,thatthey were to labor for the conversion of the Gentiles aswellasof theJews. Theirmindswere particularlycalledouttothispartof thework by the Gentilesthemselves, many of whom em