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So true hath it been from the beginning of the gospel, that sanguis martyrum est semen eccesiae. St. Stephen’s death, and the persecution upon it, was a great means of disseminating the gospel. Thus all things work for good.
Phenice; the country about Tyre.
Cyprus; an island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Antioch; the metropolis of Syria. This explains what was briefly said, Act_8:4, and showed what places the disciples were scattered into, and preached in.
They preached to
the Jews only, because they were not yet persuaded of the calling of the Gentiles; God suffering them to be enlightened by degrees.