 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.  Essays on the Evidences, Doctrines, and Practical Operation of Christianity - Page 341by Joseph John Gurney - 1825 - 566 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1826 - 322 pages
...the genuine fine traits of pure Christianity. " And they stoned Stephen,calling upon God,and saying Lord Jesus receive my spirit. And he kneeled down,...Lord, lay not this sin to their charge." Acts vii. 59, 60. But why dosttbou judge thy brother? or why dost Ihon set at nought thy brother ? For we shall... | |
 | Gottlob Christian Storr - 1826 - 502 pages
...Christians. Acts 7: 59, 60, " And they stoned Stephen, making invocation (tnHtukovftfvov) and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down,...with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep." Now here is a dying martyr, who is expressly said... | |
 | 1826 - 416 pages
...at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus receive my spirit. And he kneeled down,...with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge: and when he had said this, he fell asleep. So that this saint died as his Lord did before him,... | |
 | John Scott - 1826 - 538 pages
...Stephen, when he was breathing out his soul in that hearty prayer for his enemies, it is said, that he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge, Acts vii. 60. So also St. Peter, when he came to raise Tabitha from the dead, is said to kneel down and pray,... | |
 | Joseph Milner - 1826 - 386 pages
...and ran upon him, and cast him out of the city, and stoned him." But while in the agonies of death, he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, " Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when be had said this he fell asleep." The eloquence of Cicero would be mere feebleness... | |
 | Hannah More - 1826 - 428 pages
...that of St. Stephen. Even after the expiring martyr had ejaculated, " Lord Jesus, receive my spirit," he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, " Lord, lay not this sin to their charge." Let every instance of Roman greatness of mind, let every story of Grecian magnanimity be ransacked,... | |
 | Joseph Fincher - 1827 - 438 pages
...PRAYER OF STEPHEN. ACTS vii. 59, 60. •_.r,And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down,...with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. THE PRAYER OF PETER AND JOHN. 'i' ACTS viii. 14... | |
 | George Mundy - 1827 - 156 pages
...prayer for their forgiveness. (Acts vii. 69.) "And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down,...with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge ; and when he had said this, he fell asleep." 26 The apostle Paul, before his conversion to... | |
 | 1827 - 512 pages
...at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God and saying 5 Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down,...with a loud voice ; Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that... | |
 | John Edmund Jones - 1828 - 416 pages
...affecting instance of divine worship paid to Christ : " They stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit ! And he kneeled down,...with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge !" The prayer of the thief on the cross is a similar instance: " Lord, remember me when thou... | |
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