6. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the fame Night Peter was SLEEPING between two Soldiers, bound with two CHAINS; and the Keepers before the Door kept the Prifon.

7. And behold, the ANGEL of the Lord came upon him, and a LIGHT SHINED in the Prifon, and he finote Peter on the Side, and raifed him up, faying, ARISE up quickly. And his Chains fell off from his Hands.

8. And the ANGEL faid unto him, Gird thy felf, and bind on thy Sandals: And fo he did. And he faith unto him, Caft thy Garment about thee, and follow me.

9. And he went out and followed him, and wist not that it was true which was done by the Angel: but thought he faw a Vifion.

10. When they were paft the first and the fecond Ward, they came unto the Iron Gate that leadeth unto the City, which opened to them of his own ACCORD: And they went out, and paffed on through one Street, and forthwith the Angel departed from him.

II. And when Peter was come to himfelf, he faid, Now I know of a furety, that the LORD hath SENT his ANGEL, and hath DELIVERED me out of the Hand of Herod, and from all the Expectation of the People of the Jews.

12. And when he had confidered the Thing, he came to the House of Mary the Mother of John, whofe fir name was Mark, where many were gathered together,

PRAYING.

13. And as Peter knocked at the Door of the Gate, a Damfel came to hearken, named Rhoda.

14. And when the knew Peter's Voice, fhe opened not the Gate for Gladnefs, but ran in, and told how Peter ftood before the Gate.

15. And they faid unto her, Thou art mad. But fhe conftantly affirmed that it was even fo. Then faid they, It is his Angel.

16. But Peter continued knocking: And when they opened the Door, and faw him, they were aftonifhed.

17. But he beckning unto them with the Hand to hold their Peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the Prifon. And he faid, Go, fhew thefe Things unto Fames, and to the Brethren. And he departed, and went into another Place.

18. Now as foon as it was Day, there was no fmall stir among the Soldiers, what was become of Peter.

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19. And

19. And when Herod had fought for him, and found him not, he examined the Keepers, and commanded that they should be put to Death. And he went down from Judea to Cefarea, and there abode.

20. And Herod was highly difpleafed with them of Tyre and Sidon: But they came with one Accord to him, and having made Blaftus the King's Chamberlain their Friend, defired Peace; becaufe their Country was nourished by the King's Country.

21. And upon a fet Day, Herod arayed in Royal Apparel, fat upon his Throne, and made an Oration unto

them.

22. And the People gave a Shout, faying, It is the Voice of a God, and not of a Man.

23. And immediately the ANGEL of the Lord SMOTE HIM, because he gave not GoD the GLORY: And he was EATEN OF WORMS, and gave up the GHOST.

24. But the WORD of GOD GREW and MULTIPLIED. 25. And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerufalem, when they had fulfilled their Miniftry, and took with them John whofe firname was Mark.

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CHAP. XIII

1. Paul and Barnabas are chosen to go to the Gentiles. 7. Of Sergius Paulus, and Elymas the Sorcerer. 14 Paul preacheth et Antioch, that Jefus is CHRIST. 42. The Gentiles believe: 45. But the Jews gainfay and blafpheme. 46. Whereupon they turn to the Gentiles. 48. As many as were ordained to Life, believed.

Ver. 1.NOW there were in the Church that was at Antioch, certain Prophets and Teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.

2. As they miniftred to the Lord, and fafted, the HOLY GHOST faid, Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the Work whereunto I have called them.

3. And when they had FASTED and PRAYED, and laid their Hands on them, they fent them away.

4. So they being SENT forth by the HOLY GHOST, departed unto Seleucia, and from thence they failed to Cyprus.

5. And when they were at Salamis, they preached the Word of God in the Synagogues of the Jews: and they had alfo John to their Minifter.

6. And when they had gone through the Ifle unto Paphos, they found a certain Sorcerer, a falfe Prophet, a Jew, whofe Name was Barjefus:

7. Which was with the Deputy of the Country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent Man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and defired to hear the Word of God.

8. But Elymas the Sorcerer (for fo is his Name by Interpretation) withstood them, feeking to turn away the Deputy from the Faith.

9. Then Saul (who alfo is called Paul) FILLED with the HOLY GHOST, fet his Eyes on him,

10. And faid, O full of all Subtilty and all Mischief, thou Child of the Devil, thou Enemy of all Righteoufnefs, wilt thou not ceafe to pervert the right Ways of the Lord?

11. And now behold, the Hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not feeing the Sun for a Seafon. And immediately there fell on him a Mift, and a Darkness and he went about fecking fome to lead him by the Hand.

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12. Then the Deputy when he faw what was done, BELIEVED, being ASTONISHED at the DOCTRINE of the LORD.

13. Now when Paul and his Company loofed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them, returned to Jerufalem.

14. But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pifidia, and went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath Day, and fat down.

15. And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the Rulers of the Synagogue fent unto them, faying, Ye Men and Brethren, if ye have any Word of Exhortation for the People, fay on.

16. Then Paul ftood up, and beckning with his Hand, faid, Men of Ifrael, and ye that fear God, give Audience. 17. The God of this People of Ifrael CHOSE our Fathers, and exalted the People, when they dwelt as Strangers in the Land of Egypt, and with an high Arm brought he them out of it. Ggg 2

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18. And about the Time of forty Years fuffered he their Manners in the Wildernefs.

19. And when he had deftroyed feven Nations in the Land of Canaan, he divided their Land to them by Lots. 20. And after that he gave unto them Judges, about the Space of four hundred and fifty Years, until Samuel the Prophet.

21. And afterward they defired a King: and God gave unto them Saul the Son of Cis, a Man of the Tribe of Benjamin, by the Space of forty Years.

22. And when he had removed him, he raifed up unto them David to be their King; to whom alfo he gave Teftimony, and faid, I have found David the Son of Jeffe, a Man after mine own Heart, which fhall fulfil all my Will. 23. Of this Man's Seed hath God according to his PROMISE, RAISED unto Ifrael a SAVIOUR Jesus:

24. When John had firit preached before his Coming, the BAPTISM of REPENTANCE to all the People of Ifrael.

25. And as John fulfilled his Courfe, he faid, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But behold, there cometh one after me, whofe Shoes of his Feet I am not worthy to loofe.

26. Men and Brethren, Children of the Stock of Abraham, and whofoever among you FEARETH GOD, to you is the WORD of this SALVATION fent.

27. For they that dwell at Jerufalem, and their Rulers, becaufe they knew him not, nor yet the VoICES of the PROPHETS which are read every Sabbath Day, they have FULFILLED them in CONDEMNING him.

28. And though they found no Caufe of Death in him, yet defired they Pilate that he fhould be flain.

29. And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the Tree, and laid him in a Sepulchre.

30. But God RAISED him from the DEAD:

31. And he was SEEN many Days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerufalem, who are his WITNESSES unto the People.

32. And we declare unto you GLAD TIDINGS, how that the PROMISE which was made unto the Fathers,

32. God hath FULFILLED the SAME unto us their Children, in that he hath RAISED up Jefus again; as it is alfo written in the fecond Pfalm, Thou art my Son, this Day have I begotten thee.

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34. And as concerning that he raifed him up from the Dead, now no more to return to Corruption, he said on this wife, I will give you the fure Mercies of David.

35. Wherefore he faith alfo in another Pfalm, Thou fhalt not fuffer thine Holy One to fee Corruption.

36. For David after he had ferved his own Generation by the Will of God, fell on fleep, and was laid unto his Fathers, and faw Corruption.

37. But he whom God raised again, faw no Corrup

tion.

38. Be it known unto you therefore, Men and Brethren, that through this Man is preached unto you the FORGIVENESS of SINS.

39. And by him all that BELIEVE are JUSTIFIED from all Things, from which ye could not be justified by the Law of Mofes.

40. Beware therefore, left that come upon you which is fpoken of in the Prophets,

41. Behold, ye Defpifers, and wonder, and perifh: for I work a Work in your Days, a Work which you fhall in no wife believe, though a Man declare it unto you.

42. And when the Jews were gone out of the Synagogue, the Gentiles befought that thefe Words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.

43. Now when the Congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious Profelites followed Paul and Barnabas; who fpeaking to them, perfwaded them to continue in the Grace of God.

44. And the next Sabbath Day came almoft the whole City together to HEAR the WORD of GOD.

45. But when the Jews faw the Multitudes, they were filled with Envy, and fpake againft thofe Things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blafpheming.

46. Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and faid, it was neceffary that the Word of God fhould first have been spoken to you; but feeing ye put it from you, and judge your felves UNWORTHY OF EVERLASTING LIFE, lo,

we TURN to the Gentiles.

47. For fo hath the Lord commanded us, faying, I have fet thee to be a LIGHT of the Gentiles, that thou shouldft be for SALVATION unto the Ends of the Earth.

48. And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the Word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal LIFE, BELIEVED.

49. And