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] 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. 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
l kings and philosophers and learned men and judges of the earth hearkened unto them, without lash or rod, with neither sword nor spear, nor the advantages of birth or "Helpers;"[56] with no wisdom of this world, or eloquence or power of language, or subtlety of reason; 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 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.  THEY PUBLISHED THEIR MESSAGE BY MEANS OF THESE MIRACLES ENTHUS GREAT AND POWERFUL KINGS AND PHILOSOPHERS AND LEARNED MEN AND JUDGES OF THE EARTH ARE CAINED ON TO THEM WITHOUT LASH OR ROD WITH NEITHER SWORD NOR SPEAR NOR THE ADVANTAGES OF BIRTH OR HELPERS WITH NO WISDOM OF THIS WORLD OR ELOQUENCE OF POWER OF LANGUAGE OR SUBTILITY OF REASON 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
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