A New Literal Translation From the Original Greek, of All the Apostolical Epistles, Vol. 4 of 4: With a Commentary, and Notes, Philological, Critical, ... a History of the Life of the Apostle Paul - Tapa blanda

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James the less, the son of Alpheus, being not only the Lord's near relation, but an apostle, whom, as is generally supposed, he honoured in a particular manner, by appearing to him alone af ter his resurrection, 1 Cor. Xv. 7. These circumstances, together with his own personal merit, rendered him of such note among the apostles, that they appointed him to reside in Jerusalem, and to superintend the church there. This appointment, Lardner says, was made soon after the martyrdom of Stephen and in support of his 0pinion observes, That Peter always speaks first as president among the apostles, until after the choice of the se ven deacons. Every thing said of St James after that, im plies his presiding in the church of Jerusalem. Canon. Vol. Iii. P. 28. For example: When the apostles and elders at Jerusa lem came together to consider whether it was needful to circum cise the Gentiles, after there had been much disputing, Peter spake, Acts xv. 7. Then Barnabas and Paul, ver 12. And when they had ended, James summed up the arguments,and preposed the terms on which the Gentiles were to be received into the church, ver. 19, 20, 21. To which the whole assembly agreed, and wrote letters to the Gentiles conformably to the Opinion of James, ver. 22.-29. From this. It is inferred, that James presided in the council of Jerusalem, because he was president of the church in that city. Chrysostom, in his homily on Acts xv. Says, James was bishop of Jerusalem, and therefore spake last.

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