 | Richard Mant - Apostles - 1828 - 634 pages
...agent of it. Such was the case at Philippi, when, during the midnight imprisonment of Paul and Silas, " suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the...doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed d." Such again was the case in Melita, when " a viper having fastened on the hand of Paul," and the... | |
 | Charles James Blomfield - Bible - 1828 - 416 pages
...persecutors, for they are stronger than I. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name. "\ » And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that...foundations of the prison were shaken : and immediately all tJie doors were opened, and' every one's bands were loosed. This awful interference of a divine power... | |
 | 1828 - 828 pages
...received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. 25 It And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. SS And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken : and... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - 1828 - 328 pages
...prayed and sang praises unto God, and the prisoners heard them. " But listen to what follows :— " Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. All the doors flew open ; and every one's hands were loosed. The gaoler, awaking out of .his sleep,... | |
 | Timothy Kenrick - Bible - 1828 - 332 pages
...by such treatment. 25. And at midnight, when they were not likely to be heard or to disturb any one, Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God, and the prisoners heard them, " were listening to them." 26. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of... | |
 | Thomas Erskine - Christian literature, English - 1828 - 282 pages
...ad iiiiiiV-i'jf'*'^iB2_Y take part with the prisoner*, against the wrong done to them'; 'iherl'was' a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken— all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed : he was awakened by the commotion, and... | |
 | Joseph Fincher - Providence and government of God - 1829 - 442 pages
...prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. IN THE CONVERSION OF THE GAOLER. ACTS xvi. 25—34. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises...the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners... | |
 | James Nourse - 1829 - 292 pages
...,i,,i_.r tized. Paul and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the icunSiias liberated. ,]ations of the prison were shaken : and immediately all the...opened, and every one's bands were loosed. And the 27 keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison-doors open, he drew out his... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1829 - 620 pages
...that moment, amid the voice of prayer and praise, there suddenly rame on so powerful an earthquake, that the foundations of the prison were shaken ; and immediately all the doors were opened, and the bands of all were loosed. The jailer awoke ; and when he saw the prison doors opened, he drew out... | |
 | John Monaghan - 1829 - 144 pages
...followed a great earthquake, the foundations of the prison were shaken, the doors opened, and every one s bands were loosed, and the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, saw his danger as a sinner, and came trembling and fell down before Paul and Silas, and brought them... | |
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And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken ; and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. 
