By Paul himself, in his Epistle to the Galatians, 2:9, 10, 11, the idea of any such extensive cordiality,--say rather of cordiality to any the smallest extent,--is pretty plainly negatived.[32] On that occasion, it was that of the Partition Treaty, what his interest required was--that, on the part of the Apostles and their disciples, the concurrence given to it, should appear as extensive as possible. If then they had all of them, really and personally concurred in it,--or even if the contrary had not been notorious, this is the conception which he would have been forward to convey and inculcate. No such notion, however, does he venture to convey. When speaking of them in general terms--of no affection on either side, more kindly than that of ill humor, does he give any intimation. Gal. 2:6. "Of those who seemed to be somewhat, whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepted no man's person: for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me." When, again, he comes to speak of the sort of intercourse, such as it was, which he had with the Apostles,--who are the persons that he speaks of? All the Apostles? the body of the Apostles in general?--No: James, Cephas, the Hebrew name of which Peter is a translation, and John: these three, and no more. These are the men, whom, to him Paul and his protector Barnabas in conjunction, he on that same occasion speaks of, as "giving the right hand of fellowship:" to wit, for the purpose of the Partition Treaty, the terms of which immediately follow. And, even of these men, in what way does he speak? As of men "who seemed to be pillars:" so that, as to what concerned the rest of the Apostles, he found himself reduced to speak no otherwise than by conjecture. And this same "right hand of fellowship"--what was their inducement for giving it?--It was, says he, that "they perceived the grace that was given unto me": _i.e._, in plain language, and ungrounded pretension apart,--the power, which they saw he had, of doing mischief:--of passing, from the character of a jealous and restless rival, into that of a declared enemy: into that character, in which he had originally appeared, and with such disastrous effect. Immediately after this comes the mention of the visit, made by Peter to Antioch: and therefore it is, that, no sooner is Peter--that chief of the Apostles of Jesus--mentioned,--than he is mentioned, as a man whom this Paul "withstood to his face, because he was to be blamed." Gal. 2:11.