Reports of Ancient Sermons, how Derived--Use of Shorthand among Ancients--St. Peter's Auditory--Celts of Britain at Crucifixion--Jews in Arabia--Homerite Martyrs--St. Peter's Conduct at Pentecost an Evidence for the Resurrection--Contrast with his Action at Antioch--St. Peter's Universal Conceptions and Language--A Protest against Ebionism and Unitarianism-- St. Peter and Christ's Descent into Hades-- Apollinarianism and the True Doctrine of Our Lord's Humanity--David's Sepulchre and Christ's Resurrection-- Jewish Traditions 107-126 CHAPTER VII. THE FIRSTFRUITS OF PENTECOST. ACTS ii. 37-39. Contrast between Our Lord's Preaching and that of His Apostles--Proof of Extraordinary Work of the Spirit-- Evidence of Tacitus--Spiritual Power a Different Thing from Religious Knowledge--Character of St. Peter's Teaching--Repentance--Modern Antinomianism--Williams, Baxter, Stillingfleet, Wesley--St. Peter and Baptism-- Baptism in the _Didache_--Story of that Manual and its Discovery--The Baptismal Formula--Immersion--Infant Baptism--St. Peter and the Power of the Keys 127-147 CHAPTER VIII. FIRST RECORDED MIRACLE AND FIRST PERSECUTION. ACTS iii. 1-6. The Acts a Mirror of Church History--Pause after Pentecost, Reason of--Need of Pastoral Work--Relapses in Mission Field--The Corinthian Case--Rest and Spiritual Growth--Evils of Excitement--Contrast of Christianity with the Montanists and Cynics-- True Religion not, however, Purely Contemplative-- Circumstances of First Miracle--Which was Typical of Church's Future Work--Among the Poor and Sick-- Story of St. Crispin--St. Chrysostom's Sermons-- First Franciscans Contrasted with Early Methodists-- Medical Missions--Place of Miracle--Solomon's Porch--St. Peter's Address Model for Preachers--Shows Divinity of Christ--Exalts Christ--Is Bold and Prudent withal 148-172 CHAPTER IX. THE FIRST PERSECUTION. ACTS iv. 1-3, 5-7. St. Peter's Teaching in Solomon's Porch and the Captain of the Temple--The Romans and Jewish Law--Discovery of Temple Tablet--The Sadducees and the Work of Opposition--Sadduceism and Modern Theories--Sceptics and Religious Intolerance-- Pliny and the Martyrs--Trial of the Apostles--Constitution of the Sanhedrin--Sadduceism and the Priesthood--St. Peter's Defence and Christ's Promise--Afford no Support to Unprepared Teaching in Ordinary Life--St. Peter and the Power of Christ's Name--The Sanhedrin and Miracles--The Jews and Magic--Reverence towards the Name of God--Early Symbolism and Christ's Name--Salvation through Christ and the Wider Hope 173-192 CHAPTER X. THE COMMUNITY OF GOODS. ACTS iv. 32-35.