Barnabas
And even after the Holy Ghost was more largely given, after life and immortality were brought to light by the gospel (2 Timothy 1:10), we do not lack instances of the same melancholy kind, which were also doubtless written for our instruction (1 Corinthians 10:11).
Thus the man who, probably from his selling all that he had and bringing the price for the relief of his poor brothers, was surnamed Barnabas by the apostles themselves, that is, the son of consolation (Acts 4:36). He was so honored at Antioch as to be selected with Saul, out of all the disciples, to carry their relief to the brothers in Judea. This Barnabas, who at his return from Judea was, by the peculiar direction of the Holy Ghost, solemnly separated from the other prophets and teachers for the work to which God had called him, even to accompany the great apostle among the Gentiles and to be his fellow laborer in every place.
Nevertheless he was afterward so sharp in his contention with Saint Paul, because he thought it not good to take with them John, in his visiting the brothers a second time, John who had departed from them from Pamphylia (Acts 15:38) and did not go with them to the work, that he himself also departed from the work. He took John and sailed to Cyprus (Acts 15:39), forsaking the one to whom he had been joined in so immediate a manner by the Holy Ghost.
1771 text
5. And even after the Holy Ghost was more largely given, after life and immortality were brought to light by the gospel, we want not instances of the same melancholy kind, which were also doubtless written for our instruction. Thus he who (probably from his selling all that he had, and bringing the price for the relief of his poor brethren) was by the apostles themselves sirnamed Barnabas, that is, the son of consolation; who was so honoured at Antioch, as to be selected with Saul out of all the disciples, to carry their relief unto the brethren in Judea: this Barnabas, who at his return from Judea, was by the peculiar direction of the Holy Ghost, solemnly separated from the other prophets and teachers, for the work whereunto God had called him, even to accompany the great apostle among the Gentiles, and to be his fellow-labourer in every place; nevertheless was afterward so sharp in his contention with St. Paul (because he thought it not good to take with them John, in his visiting the brethren, a second time, who had departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work) that he himself also departed from the work; that he took John, and sailed unto Cyprus; forsaking him to whom he had been in so immediate a manner joined by the Holy Ghost.
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Sermon 19 in the 1771 Works. First John 3:9.
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