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So the nations drew near unto them, believing their testimony; and, giving up the world and their false beliefs, they embraced the Christian faith as soon as ever the dawn of truth and the light of the good tidings broke in upon them. SO THE NATIONS DREW NEAR UNTO THEM BELIEVING THEIR TESTIMONY AND GIVING UP THE WORLD AND THEIR FALSE BELIEFS THEY EMBRACED THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AS SOON AS EVER THE DAWN OF TRUTH AND THE LIGHT OF THE GOOD TIDINGS BROKE IN UPON THEM
law, but simply at the voice of truth enforced by miracles beyond the power of man to show. And so there came over to them the kings and great ones of the earth. And the philosophers abandoned their systems, with all their wisdom and learning, and betook them to a saintly life, giving up the delights of this world together with their old-established usages, and became followers of a company of poor men, fishers and publicans, who had neither name nor rank nor any claim other than that they were obedient to the command of the Messiah--he that gave them power to do such wonderful works.[57] [Sidenote: The apostles compared with the chiefs of Islam.] And yet once more, comparing the apostles with the military chiefs of Islam, Al Kindy proceeds: After the descent of the Holy Ghost and the gift of tongues the apostles separated each to the country to which he was called. They wrote out in every tongue the holy Gospel, and the story and teaching of Christ, at the dictation of the Holy Ghost. N WITH NO WORLDLY INDUCEMENT NOR YET AGAIN WITH ANY RELAXATION OF THE MORAL LAW BUT SIMPLY AT THE VOICE OF TRUTH ENFORCED BY MIRACLES BEYOND THE POWER OF MAN TO SHOW AND SO THERE CAME OVER TO THEM THE KINGS AND THE GREAT ONES OF THE EARTH AND THE PHILOSOPHERS ABANDONED THEIR SYSTEMS WITH ALL THEIR WISDOM AND LEARNING AND BETOOK THEM TO A SAINTLY LIFE GIVING UP THE DELIGHTS OF THIS WORLD TOGETHER WITH THEIR OLD ESTABLISHED USAGES AND BECAME FOLLOWERS OF A COMPANY OF POOR MEN FISHERS AND PUBLICANS WHO HAD NEITHER NAME NOR RANK NOR ANY CLAIM OTHER THAN THAT THEY WERE OBEDIENT TO THE COMMAND OF THE MESSIAH HE THAT GAVE THEM POWER TO DO SUCH WONDERFUL WORKS AND YET ONCE MORE COMPARING THE APOSTORS WITH THE MILITARY CHIEFS OF HIS LAMP ALKINDY PROCEEDS AFTER THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY GHOST AND THE GIFT OF TONGUES THE APOSTLES SEPARATED EACH TO THE COUNTRY TO WHICH HE WAS CALLED THEY WROTE OUT IN EVERY TONGUE THE HOLY GOSPEL AND THE STORY AND TEACHING OF CHRIST AT THE DICTATION OF THE HOLY GHOST
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