An Exposition of the Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1807 Excerpt: ...does the church celebrate this day? A. That of St. Barnabas, a disciple of Jesus Christ, and for some time a companion of St. Paul in his apostolic labours. Q. What was his original? A. He was a native of Cvprus, and descended of the tribe of Levi; but his kindred are not known. Q. What was the proper name of this disciple? A. Joses, a softer termination, familiar with the Greeks, for Joseph; to which, after his conversion to christianity, the Apostles added that of Barnabas, signifying either the son of prophecy, or the son of consolation; the first respecting his eminent prophetic gifts, for we are told, Acts ii. 24, that Barnabas was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost; the other his extensive charity, in selling his estate for the comfort and relief of the poor Christians, he being the first who sold an estate, and placed the purchase-money in a common fund, then applied to that purpose. Q. Where was St. Barnabas educated? A. At Jerusalem, under Gamaliel, an eminent doctor of the law. St. Barnabas was a great master of the Greek, which was the current language of Antioch, and which was probably one reason why the Apostles were particularly induced to send him to that place to preach the gospel, as mentioned in Acts ii. 22. Q. When was he converted? A. It is not known, but he is generallv esteemed to be one of the seventy disciples chosen by our Saviour. % What became of htm after his separation from St. Paul? (Acts xv. 36.) A. He is said to have gone into Italy, preached at Rome, and founded a church at Milan; though it is most probable he spent the remainder of his life at Cyprus, in converting his own countrymen, the Jews; as may be conjectured from the epistle he wrote, which seems manifestly designed for their benefit. Q. Where did he suffer mart...