The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 203

APOSTLES TO-DAY?

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them a Paul. As to the former, the Scripture mentions his election and no more. Yet even tho to the Church of later times the apostolate without St. Paul is unthinkable, and tho behold, Jesus gave

it

allowed his person the

first

writings highest in authority

place

among

among

the apostles and his

the Scriptures of the

New

Tes-

tament, to the person of Matthias the election to the apostolate

must have brought highest honor.

The

apostolate stands so high

that the fact of having been identified with

imparts greater luster to a man's

name than

it,

even temporarily,

a royal crown.

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