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Now Paul hath spoken, Agrippa answers, Almost thou hast persuaded me to become a Christian. Wherein ye may see how Pauls ⟨p. 948⟩speech wrought with him, that he was almost converted with a word, when it was spoken in wisdom and love: what power is in one Sermon, if ye hear attentively. Agrippa was an heathen even now, and worshipped Idols, and never heard a Preacher before, yet one Sermon made him almost a Christian. As Luke saith of Stephen, when he disputed against the Cyrenians, Acts the sixth Chapter, and the tenth verse, they could not resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake: So Agrippa could not resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which Paul spake, but was so fettered with the holy chain, that as Paul was captive to Festus, so Agrippa now was captive to Paul, the word had him in bands like a prisoner, and made him confess against himself before Festus, that he was almost a Christian. For Pauls speech to the amaze of that obstinate President, and wonder of all that stood by, to see a King, an heathen, and an Idolater, which sate to judge, to be so changed with a word of a captive from his opinion, whom they though all the words in Gods book could not alter, if Paul and Christ had spoken to him all his life: Then it was verified which before was prophesied, They shall bind Kings in chains, and Nobles in fetters of Iron, Psalm one hundred forty nine, and ⟨p. 929⟩the eight verse. O the Majesty and force of the word, when faith doth kindle it, and zeal doth utter it, it flies like the stone out of Davids sling, and strikes sin and sinner both together at the heart.

Now Paul hath spoken, Agrippa answeres, Almost thou hast parswaded me to become a Christian. Wherein ye may see how Paules ⟨p. 948⟩speech wrought with him, that hee was almost conuerted with a worde, when it was spoken in wisedome and loue: what power is in one Sermon, if ye heare attentiuelie. Agrippa was an heathen euen nowe, and worshipped Idols, and neuer heard a Preacher before, yet one Sermon made him almost a Christian. As Luke saith of Steeuen, when he disputed against the Sirenians, Acts the sixt Chapter, and the tenth verse, they could not resist the wisedome and the spirite by which he spake: So Agrippa coulde not risist the wisedome and the Spiritte by which Paul spake, but was so fettered with the holie chaine, that as Paule was captine to Festus, so Agrippa nowe was captiue to Paul, the worde had him in bands like a prisoner, and made him confesse against himselfe before Festus, that hee was almost a Christian. For Pauls speech to the amase of that obstinate President, and wonder of all that stoode by, to see a King, an heathen, and an Idolatour, which sate to iudge, to be so chaunged with a worde of a captiue from his opinion, whom they though all the wordes in Gods booke coulde not alter, if Paul and Christ had spoken to him all his life: Then it was verified which before was prophecied, They shall binde Kinges in chaines, and Nobles in fetters of Iron, Psalme one hundred fortie nine, and