8. Should there be no true acceleration in such progress? Should there be no more Corneliuses, over which the Spirit of God comes even before they get baptized by Peter? This is a very different question, and its answer is certainly of the greatest practical importance. But how will we answer such a question of such great importance in the most satisfactory way for all to clearly understand? This is not going to be so difficult for us; for, if there are enough examples for something, one only has to go to the gospels, and the answer will be self-evident. We shall therefore no longer be concerned with introductions, but will immediately resort to the next best example.