...word, and to celebrate the supper of our Lord after his ascension on high. We thus read that " on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them :" And on the same day the churches of Corinth and Galatia were ordered, probably when convened for...

...apostles, for solemn public worship. Thus we read in Acts xx. 7. that upon the Jirst day of the tueek, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them. Where we may observe, 1 [lj That it was not a private, but a public meeting of the \ ' hurch ; for...

...Sabbath, he went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made." — ACTS xvi. 13. " And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples...morrow, and continued his speech until midnight."— ACTS xx. 7. The toil-worn Itonc set free.— ¥. 4. 1. 13. " A Sabbath day's journey," says a late...

...to this passage as in his favour. * 1 have no doubt, therefore, but that when we read, Acts xx. 7, " And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples...preached unto them, (ready to depart on the morrow,) f and continued his speech until midnight," the assembly began in the day-light of the Sunday, and...

...day; and therefore doubtless they assembled together by the direction of the apostles. Acts xx. 7. " And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples...together to break bread, Paul preached unto them." So the Holy Ghost was careful that the public contributions should be on this day, in all the churches,...

...to Troas in five days ; where we abode seven days. 7 And upon thé first day of thé week, when thé disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on thé morrow; and continued bis speech until midnight. 8 And there were many lights in thé upper chamber,...

...week, when the disciples came to- АП. oiymp. gether ' to break bread, Paul preach- dr' CC1X' *; ed unto them, ready to depart on the morrow ; and continued his speech until mid! 8 And there were many lights k in the j upper chamber, where they were gathered together. host...

...midnight, he seems to have considered it still the first day of the .week. "And upon the first day of thfe week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, and continued his .speech uotil midnight." It appears, that thesr ancient primitive Christians and...

...continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread and in prayers'. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto themd. Let us consider one another, to provoke unto love and to good works ; not forsaking the assembling...

...the course of his visits to the churches, arrived at Trous, where he remained seven days, and that " upon the first day of the week, when the disciples...together to break bread, Paul preached unto them." From such passages he inters, that in the estimation and in the practice of the primitive Christians,...