1824.] Documents concerning St. Paul, St. Peter, and St. Ananius. 
banished out of Rome. © At which time, 
the consuls enlisted four-thousand men out 
of them, and sent them to the island of 
Sardinia; but punished a greater number, 
who were unwilling to become soldiers, on 
account of keeping the laws of their fore- 
fathers. Thus were these Jews banished 
out of the ¢ city by, the profligacy of four 
men, >" 
Who were these four men?’ In the 
sixteenth chapter of the Epistle of 
Paul ‘to the Romans, it is stated (com- 
pare y. 3 anil 7 .) that Paut had“ been 
commitied to prison with Aquila, with 
Andronicus, and with Junias. In the 
eighteenth chapter of Acts, (v. 2,) we 
moreover learn, that Aquila, one of 
these four men, was one at whom the 
imperial’ edict ‘of banishment was 
levelled. “And in’ the Epistle to 
Philetaon, St. Paul admits (v.-13,)that 
some charge of embezzlement had 
been made against his son Onesimus. 
Here, then, is a teacher of the law of 
Moses, w ho is imprisoned with three 
associates, dnd involved ina charge 
of embezzlement. “Can it be, that the 
four xnonymous Men of Josephus, are 
any other than Paul, Aquila, Androni- 
cus,’and Junias? “And why may not 
the name of Fulvia’s husband have 
really been Narcissus, as St. Paut 
(Romans. xvii. ii.) distinguishes that 
hoasehold among his patrons. 
II. In the Antiquities of Josephus, 
xix, 7. 4. occurs this paragraph. 
Tthappened at Jernsalem that a provin- 
cial naned Simon, who was held skilful 
in’ the Taw, ‘during a sermon which he 
preached fo the maltitnde, while the king 
(Xgripjia) was gone 'to Cesarea, ventured 
to acense him of not being holy ; and con- 
tended, that he ought to be excluded from 
the temple, which ts not open te foreigners, 
This was signified to the king by leiters 
from the prefect of the city. The king 
then sent for Simon, and ordered him to 
He placed next him, for he was then at 
the theatre; and, with a calm and placid 
voice, asked him’ whether he was doing 
any thing contrary to the law. Bat Simon, 
having nothirg to say, asked pardon for his 
fornier speeches. ‘Phe king, more con- 
* vineed than others that he liad reconciled 
the man, thinking clemency more honour- 
able to royalty than anger, and persuaded 
that. great men prefer lenity to severity, 
made presents to Simon and dismissed 
him. 
When it is considered, how  fre- 
quently, Simon, Peter visited Cesarea, 
which is the scene of this interview, 
and how much it layin his: charaeier 
tobe rash while sate; and cowed by 
Sit 
peril, (Mark xiv. 29 and 30,) it may 
with prebability be assumed, that this 
is the Simon Peterofthe Evangelists. 
IIT. In the Antiquities of Josephus, 
xx 2.'4 Occurs this paragraph!) : 
Dnring the time that Tzares was en- 
camped at Spasina, a Jewish merchant, 
named Ananias, got among the -woineu 
that belonged) to the king, and) tanght 
them to worship God-vaccording to the 
Jewish religion, He also, when Izares 
knew. this, drew him over to the opinion > 
and, at this prince’s request, accompanied 
him, when, sent for by his father, to 
Adiahene. If also happened about the 
same time, that Helena was instructed by 
a certain other Jew, and went over. to 
them. 
This I take to be an anecdote of the 
success of Ananias and Paul, during 
their Arabian missionary journey; if 
so, it must set aside your lurking 
doubts about the real ‘existence, of 
Ananias, 
Truth, whithersoever it leads, must 
be the ultimate interest of the haman 
race; because it cannot. be worth 
while to perform actions, of which the 
motives are unsound and baseless: you 
deserve, therefore, thanks for, the 
frankness and boldness with which yeu 
dissect the documents of ecclesiastical 
history : that branch of enquiry has not 
yet often been conducted in the spirit 
of honest investigation : yet, why are its 
authorities not to be examined on the 
same principles as the authorities for 
civil history? There are. still, many 
enigmas to be guessed in the Jives of 
saiuted men, BioGRaPuicus. 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
TRAVELS of the BROTHERS BACHBYILLE 
‘im VARIOUS COUNTRIES, before and 
after the UNHAPPY RESTORATION of 
the BOURAP NS cg 
TRAIN bees ania oa during 
the late revolutions of goyern- 
inet In the history of France, ‘oblig ed 
my brother and me to adopt the design 
of quitting our native country, and 
visiting other regions, That govern- 
ment was marching, throughout, in the 
old beaten track of harassing men jor 
opinions, which, whether common or 
uncommon, erroncous or not, they 
will never resign, and which no authe- 
rity can give countenance or validity 
to persecute. 
Misfortunes genevally open a. vast 
field for the exercise of useful recollee- 
tion ; and committing the selected con- 
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