Lives of the Twelve Apostles : to Which is Prefixed a Life of John the Baptist
Lives of the Twelve Apostles : to Which is Prefixed a Life of John the Baptist
F W P Francis William Pitt Greenwood
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And who that succeeds in leading a brother there will not feel that he crosses the sacred threshold with more delight and confi- dence than before ? ANDREW. 75 Andrew is generally styled by the ancient writ- ers of the Church Protocletos, or the first called. The following encomium on him is by Hesychius, Presbyter of Jerusalem : " St Andrew was the first-born of the Apostolic Choir ; the prime pillar of the Church ; a rock before the rock ; the foun- dation of that foundation ; the first fruit...s of the beginning ; a caller of others before he was called himself. He preached that Gospel which was not yet believed or entertained ; revealed and made known that life to his brother which he had not yet perfectly learned himself. So great treasures did that one question bring him, '-Master, where dwellest thou?' which he soon perceived by the answer given him, and which he deeply pondered in his mind, ' Come and see. ' " We find, further, concerning him, that he was the disciple who, just before the miracle of feed- ing the five thousand, informed Jesus that there was a lad present who had five barley loaves and ^two small fishes, and then added the question, " But what are they among so many ?
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