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Title: The pictorial Bible and commentator: presenting the great truths of God's word in the most simple, pleasing, affectionate, and instructive manner
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Cobbin, Ingram, 1777-1851 March, Daniel, 1816-1909 Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont), 1820-1893 Stretton, Hesba, 1832-1911
Subjects: Jesus Christ John, the Apostle, Saint Bible
Publisher: Philadelphia (etc.) Bradley, Garretson & co. Columbus, Ohio (etc.) W. Garretson & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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of checking theprogress of the religion ofJesus, it only spread itabroad the more; for thedisciples being drivenfrom Jerusalem, wenteverywhere preaching theword. And among thosewho preached with verygreat success was Philip,one of the seven who wentto Samaria, and preachedChrist unto the people.And they all with oneaccord gave heed untothose things which Philipspake, hearing and seeingthe miracles which hewrought. And therewas great joy in thatcity. And there was a manat Samaria named Simon,whom we are accustomedto call Simon Magus, thatis, Simon the magician or conjurer ; because he used cunning arts like themagicians of Egypt. This man bewitched, or astonished the people withhis tricks, and they thought he was some most wonderful person. But whenthey heard the wonderful things about Jesus which Philip had to tell, andsaw how he cured the lame and the sick, and others, they would no longerbelieve in Simon Magus, but became disciples of Jesus; and Simon professedto be a disciple also.
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PRACTISING THE CUNNING ARTS. 772 Bible and Gommentator. The apostles at Jerusalem being informed of the great things doing atSamaria, sent Peter and John to assist Philip in his work. And they laidtheir hands on some of the disciples, as a sign of imploring the HolySpirit to give them peculiar courage and abilities, that they might becomefellow-laborers in their great work; and the Holy Ghost gave them extra-ordinary powers, as had been done to the disciples assembled on the dayof Pentecost. Simon seeing this, and having been left out of the number,offered Peter money if he would enable him to do the wonderful things which he saw the others coulddo, that is, speak in differenttongues, and heal diseases, andthe like. Here he showed thathis heart was awfully darkened,or he must have seen that nomoney could purchase suchpower, and that it could onlyhave been given from above.This Peter told him, and ex-horted him to repent, and prayGod to forgive him for suchwicked thoughts. It is mostli

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