EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS. 95 



1. The history, in giving an account of St. Paul after his 

 L-onversion, relates, "that after many days," efiecting, by 

 the assistance of the disciples, his escape from Dama&aus, 

 "he proceeded to Jerusalem." Acts 9:25. The epistle, 

 spealdng of the same period, makes St. Paul say that " ho 

 went into Arabia," that he returned again to Damascus, 

 and that after three years he went up to Jerusalem. Chap. 

 1 : 17, 18. 



2. The history relates, that when Saul was come from 

 Damascus, he was with the disciples " coming in and going 

 out." Acts 9 : 28. The epistle, describing the same jour- 

 ney, tells us, that he " went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, 

 and abode with him fifteen days." Chap. 1:18. 



3. The history relates that when Paul was come to Jeru- 

 salem, " Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apos' 

 ties." Acts 9:27. The epistle, that he saw Peter; but 

 other of the apostles saw he " none, save James the Lord's 

 brother." Chap. 1 : 19. 



Now this is as it should be. The histoiian delivers his 

 account in general terms, as of facts at which he was not 

 present. The person who is the subject of that account, 

 when he comes to speak of these facts himself, particularizes 

 time, names, and circumstances. 



4. The hke notation of places, persons, and dates, is 

 met with in the account of St. Paul's journey to Jerusalem, 

 given in the second chapter of the epistle. It was fourteen 

 years after his conversion ; it was in company with Bar- 

 nabas and Titus ; it was then that he met with James, 

 Cephas, and John; it was then also that it was agreed 

 among them that they should go to the circumcision, and he 

 unto the Gentiles. 



5. The dispute with Peter, which occupies the sequel of 

 the second chapter, is marked with the same particularity. 

 [t was at Antioch ; it was after certain came from James ; 

 it was while Barnabas was there, who was carried away by 

 their dissimulation. These exam.ples negative the inainua' 



