whose firname is Peter; he is lodged in the Houfe of one Simon a Tanner, by the Seafide ; who when he cometh, fhall speak unto thee.

33. Immediately therefore I fent to thee; and thou haft well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here prefent before God, to hear all Things that are commanded thee of God.

34. Then Peter opened his Mouth, and faid, "Of a Truth I perceive that God is no RESPECTER of PERSONS;

35. But in every NATION, he that FEARETH HIM, and worketh RIGHTEOUSNESS, is ACCEPTED with him.

36. The Word which God fent unto the Children of If rael, preaching PEACE by Jefus Chrift (he is LORD of ALL)

37. That Word (I fay) you know, which was publifhed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, af ter the Baptifm which John preached:

38. How God ANOINTED Jefus of Nazareth with the HOLY GHOST, and with POWER; who went about doing Good, and HEALING all that were oppreffed of the Devil; for GOD was with him.

39. And we are WITNESSES of all Things which he did both in the Land of the Jews, and in Jerufalem;

whom

in every Place INCENSE shall be offered unto my Name, and a pure Offering: For my Name fhall be GREAT among the HEATHEN, faith the Lord of Hofts.

Matt. xii. 21. In his NAME fhall the Geutiles TRUST.

Luke ii. 32. ALIGHT to lighten the Gentiles, and the Glory of thy People Ifracl.

Acts xiii. 46. Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was neceffary that the Word of God should first have been spoken to you but seeing you put it from you, and judge your felves unworthy of everlasting LIFE, lo, we

turn to the Gentiles.

47. For fo hath the Lord com

manded us, faying, I have fet thee to be a LIGHT of the Gentiles, that thou fhouldit be for SALVATION unto the ENDS of the EARTH.

Chap. xv. 3. And being brought on their way by the Church, they pafled through Phenice, and Samaria, declaring the CONVERSION of the Gentiles: And they caufed great Joy unto all the Brethren. Silence, and gave Audience to Bar12. Then all the Multitude kept nabas and Paul, declaring what Miracles and Wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. Peace, James answered, faying, Men 13. And after they had held their and Brethren, hearken unto me. 14. Simeon hath declared how God at the firft did VISIT the Go

tiles, to take out of them a People for his Name,

15. And to this agree the WORDS of the PROPHETS; as it is written,

16. After this I will return, and

will build again the Tabernacle of David, which is fallen down: and I will build again the Ruins thereof, and I will fet it up:

17. That the RESIDUE of Men might feek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles upon whom my Name is called, faith the Lord, who doch all these Things.

Chap. xxvi. 22. Having therefore obtained Help of God, I continue unto this Day witnefling both to fmall and great, faying none other Things than those which the

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whom they flew, and hang

ed on a Tree.

40. Him God RAISED up the third Day, and SHEWED him openly,

41. Not to all the People, but unto Witneffes chofen before of GOD, even to us, who did EAT and DRINK with him after he ROSE from the DEAD.

42. And he commanded us to preach unto the People, and to TESTIFY that it is he which was ORDAINED of God to be the JUDGE of QUICK and DEAD.

43. To him give all the PROPHETS WITNESS, that through his Name, whofoever believeth in him, fhall receive REMISSION of SINS. 44. While Peter yet fpake thefe Words, the HOLY GHOST fell on all them which heard the Word.

45. And they of the Circumcifion, which believed, were aftonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles alfo was poured out the GIFT of the HOLY GHOST.

46 For they heard them fpeak with Tongues, and magnify God. fwered Peter,

Then an

47. Can any Man forbid Water, that these should not be BAPTIZED, which have received the HOLY GHOST as well as we ?

48. And he commanded them to be BAPTIZED in the

PROPHETS and Mofes did fay should

come :

23. That Chrift fhould sUFFER, and that he should be the first that fhould RISE from the DEAD, and

fhould fhew LIGHT unto the People, and to the Gentiles.

Chap. xxviii. 28. Be it known therefore unto you, that the SALGentiles, and that they will hear it. VATION of God is fent unto the

Rom. ix. 23. And that he might make known the Riches of his GLORY on the Veffels of Mercy, Glory; which he had afore prepared unto

24. Even us whom he hath CALLED, not of the Jews only, but alfo of the Gentiles.

Chap. xi. 11. I fay then, Have they ftumbled that they fhould fall? God forbid But rather through their FALL SALVATION is come

unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to Jealoufy.

12. Now if the Fall of them be the Riches of the World, and the

diminishing of them the Riches of the Gentiles, how much more their FULNESS?

that ye fhould be ignorant of this 25. For I would not, Brethren, Mystery (left ye fhould be wife in your own Conceits) that Blindness in part is hapned unto Ifrael, until the FULNESs of the Gentiles be come in.

Chap. xv. 9. And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his Caufe I will CONFESS to thee aMercy; as it is written, For this mong the Gentiles, and fing unto

thy Name.

10. And again he faith, REJOICE ye Gentiles, with his People.

Ephef. iii. 6. That the Gentiles fhould be FELLOW HEIRS, and of the fame Body, and Partakers of his PROMISE in Chrift, by the Gofpel:

7. Whereof I was made a Minifter, according to the Gift of the Grace of God given unto me, by the effectual working of his Power.

8. Unto me, who am less than the leaft of all Saints, is this Grace the Gentiles the UNSEARCHABLE given, that I should preach among RICHES of Chrift. Col.

the NAME of the LORD. Then prayed they him to tarry certain Days.

Col. i. 27. To whom God would make known what is the Riches of

the Glory of this MYSTERY among the Gentiles, which is Chrift in you, the HOPE of GLORY.

1 Tim. iii. 16. And without Controverfy, great is the Mystery of Godliness: God was MANIFEST in the FLESH, juftified in the SPIRIT, feen of ANGELS, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the WORLD, received up into GLORY.

2 Tim. iv. 17. Notwithstanding, the Lord ftood with me, and strengthned me; that by me the PREACHING might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the Mouth of the Lion.

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CHAP. XI.

Peter being accufed for going in to the Gentiles, 5. maketh his Defence; 18. which is accepted. 19. The Gospel being spread into Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, Barnabas is fent to confirm them. 26. The Difciples there are first called Chriftians. 27. They fend Relief to the Brethren in Judea, in time of Fa

mine.

Ver. 1. AND, the Apoftles, and Brethren that were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles had alfo re

ceived the Word of God.

2. And when Feter was come up to Jerufalem, they that were of the CIRCUMCISION contended with him, 3. Saying, Thou wenteft in to Men uncircumcifed, and didft eat with them.

4. But Peter rehearfed the Matter from the Beginning, and expounded it by Order unto them, faying,

5. I was in the City of Foppa, praying; and in a Trance I faw a Vifion, A certain Veffel defcend, as it had been a great Sheet, let down from Heaven by four Corand it came even to me.

ners;

6. Upon the which when I had faftned mine Eyes, I confidered, and faw four-footed Beafts of the Earth, and wild Beafts, and creeping Things, and Fowls of the Air.

7. And I heard a Voice, faying unto me, Arise, Pɛter; flay and eat.

8. But I faid, Not fo, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entred into my Mouth.

9. But the Voice answered me again from Heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

10. And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into Heaven.

11. And behold, immediately there were three Men already come unto the House where I was, fent from Cefa

rea unto me.

12. And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover, these fix Brethren accompanied me, and we entred into the Man's House:

13. And he fhewed us how he had feen an Angel in his Houfe, which food and faid unto him, Send Men to Foppa, and call for Simon, whofe firname is Perer:

14. Who fhall tell thee Words, whereby thou and all thy House fhall be faved.

15. And as I began to fpeak, the HOLY GHOST fell on them, as on us at the Beginning.

16. Then remembred I the Word of the Lord, how that he faid, John indeed baptized with Water; but ye fhall be baptized with the Holy Ghoft.

17. Forafmuch then as God gave them the like Gift as he did unto us, who BELIEVED on the Lord Jefus Christ, what was I, that I could withstand God?

18. When they heard thefe Things, they held their Peace, and glorified God, faying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted REPENTANCE unto LIFE.

19. Now they which were fcattered abroad upon the Perfecution that arofe about Stephen, travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the Word to none but unto the Jews only.

20. And fome of them were Men of Cyprus, and Cyrene, which when they were come to Antioch, fpake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jefus.

21. And the Hand of the Lord was with them: And a great Number believed, and turned unto the Lord.

22. Then Tidings of thefe Things came unto the Ears of the Church which was in Jerufalem: and they fent forth Barnabas, that he fhould go as far as Antioch.

23. Who when he came, and had feen the Grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with Purpose of Heart they would CLEAVE unto the LORD.

24. For he was a good Man, and full of the Holy Ghost, and of Faith: And much People was added unto the Lord.

25. Then

25. Then departed Barnabas to Tarfus, for to feek Saul.

26. And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pafs, that a whole Year they affembled themselves with the Church, and taught much People; and the Disciples were called CHRISTIANS first in Antioch.

27. And in these Days came Prophets from Jerufalem unto Antioch.

28. And there ftood up one of them, named Agabus, and fignified by the Spirit, that there fhould be great Dearth throughout all the World: Which came to pass in the Days of Claudius Cefar.

29. Then the Difciples, every Man according to his Ability, determined to fend Relief unto the Brethren which dwelt in Judea.

30. Which alfo they did, and fent it to the Elders by the Hands of Barnabas and Saul.

1. King Herod perfecuteth the Chriftians, killeth James, and imprisoneth Peter; whom an Angel delivereth upon the Prayers of the Church. 20. In his Pride, taking to himself the Honour due to God, he is ftricken by an Angel, and dieth miferably. 24. After bis Death, the Word of God profpereth.

Ver.1.

Church.

Now

OW about that Time, Herod the King ftretched forth his Hands to vex certain of the

2. And he KILLED James the Brother of John with the Sword.

3. And because he faw it pleafed the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter alfo. (Then were the Days of unleavened Bread)

4. And when he had apprehended him, he put him in Prifon, and delivered him to four Quaternions of Soldiers to keep him, intending after Easter to bring him forth to the People.

5. Peter therefore was kept in Prifon; but PRAYER was made without CEASING of the Church unto God for him.

6. And