...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...

...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 came 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,...

...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...

...repeated the use of this holy sacrament every Lord's day, at least; for it is said, that upon the first day of the week,- when the disciples came together to break bread (that is, to celebrate the Lord's Supper in communion), Paul took that opportunity of preaching to...

...promulgation of the gospel thereupon from Mount Zion. A .second scripture is, Acts xx. 7. f And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached to them,'' &c Whence it is plain that the first day of the week was then the stated time for Christians...

...we came unto them to Troas in five days,- where we abode seven days; and iipc.n the first day of Ihe week, when the disciples came together to break bread. Paul preached unto them." Acts xv. (3, 7. The manner in which Ihe historian mentions the disciples coming together to break bread...

...especially " that of the Lord's Supper. " And therefore it is mentioned, Acts, xx. " 7 : Upon the first day of the week, when the " disciples came together to break bread, that " is, to partake of the Holy Communion of " the body and blood of Christ, Paul preached " unto...

...is risen : remember how be spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee. Acts xx. 7. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together...preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow ; and continued in bis speech until midnight. John xx. 19. Then the same day at evening, being the...

...41. The same practice of convening we find continued in the following years ; for " upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them," Acts xx. 7 : and the same apostfe gave express command concerning the collection for ' the saints both...

...house, and all was common to all. The breaking of bread is next mentioned, Acts, xx. 7, " Upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached to them, ready to depart on the morrow, and continued his speech until midnight." " Here," (says Barclay,*)...