who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and didn't please God, and are contrary to all men;
6. They forbade the apostles to preach to the Gentiles, lest they should be saved; this was an inveteracy of malice completely superhuman; they persecuted the body to death, and the soul to damnation! They were afraid that the Gentiles should get their souls saved if the Gospel was preached to them!