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John Gill's Exposition on Acts 17:8

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And they troubled the people, and the rulers of the city, etc.] Fearing some revolution would be made, and some new king, or rather tyrant, would start up, and usurp a power over them; or that they should come under some suspicion or charge with the Roman government, and should be called to an account, for admitting such men and tenets among them; with such fears were they possessed, when they heard these things; alleged against the apostle and his company.
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