The Doctrine of Repentance

2. Paul discourseth of the manner of his conversion, ver. 13. I saw in the way a light from Heaven, above the brightness of the Sun. This light was no other but what shined from Christs glorified body: And I heard a voice speaking unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? The body being hurt, the head in Heaven cried out. At this light and voice Paul was amazed, and fell to the earth, ver. 14. And I said, who ⟨p. 3⟩art thou Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest, ver. 15. Paul was now taken off from himself; all opinion of self-righteousness vanished, and he did graft his hope of Heaven upon the stock of Christs Righteousness.

2. Paul discourseth of the manner of his conversion, ver. 13. I saw in the way a light from Heaven, above the brightness of the Sun. This light was no other but what shined from Christs glorified body: And I heard a voice speaking unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? The body being hurt, the head in Heaven cryed out. At this light and voice Paul was amazed, and fell to the earth, ver. 14. And I said, who ⟨p. 3⟩art thou Lord? and he said, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest, ver. 15. Paul was now taken off from himself; all opinion of self-righteousness vanished, and he did graft his hope of Heaven upon the stock of Christs Righteousness.

3. Paul discourseth of the manner of his life after his conversion: He who before was a persecutor, now became a Preacher, ver. 16. Arise, for I have appeared unto thee, to make thee a Minister, and a Witness, of those things which thou hast seen. When Paul (this vessel of election^*) was savingly wrought upon, he laboured to do as much good as before he had done hurt. Before, he persecuted Saints to death, now he preacheth sinners to life. God first sent him to the Jews at Damascus, and afterwards enlarged his-commission to preach to the Gentiles. And the subject he preached upon was this in the text, That they should repent and turn to God