And Paul said, I would to God, &c.— "When I consider this apostle (says that great enemy of Christianity himself—Lord Shaftesbury,) as appearing either before the witty Athenians, or the Roman court of Judicature, in the presence of their great men and ladies, I see how handsomely he accommodates himself to the apprehensions and temper of those politer people, &c." St. Paul is thought to have had his chain now wrapped about his own arm, and that he was not chained to a soldier while he stood before this grand and numerous audience.
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Acts 26:29
29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.