The figure of citizenship is, of course, originally drawn from the registers of the tribes of Israel. In that use, through not without a glance at some higher meaning, it appears in the Old Testament, where we read of "those who are written among them living in...
Paul was as gentle as he was strong. Winsome courtesy and delicate considerateness lay in his character, in beautiful union with fiery impetuosity and undaunted tenacity of conviction. We have here a remarkable instance of his quick apprehension of the possible effects of his words, and of...