being with them when they were assembled, he order'd they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for what the father had promis'd, which, said he, I mention'd.

and he said to them, it is not for you, to know the times or the seasons, which the father hath reserv'd in his own disposal.

and as they were looking stedfastly toward heaven, as he mounted up, on a sudden, two men appear'd before them robed in white, who said,

and said, men and brethren, the prediction which the holy ghost made, by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was guide to those that seiz'd Jesus, must have been accomplished.

struck with astonishment and admiration, they said to one another, are not these men who are speaking, all Galileans?

others in derision said, these men are full of sweet wine.

But Peter standing up with the eleven, and raising his voice, said to them, ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and observe what I say.

but this is the accomplishment of what was said by the prophet Joel,

he spoke of the resurrection of Christ, when he said, "that his soul was not lest in the grave, neither did his body undergo corruption."'

for David is not ascended to heaven: yet he saith himself, "the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand,

Now when they heard this, their hearts were struck with remorse, and they said to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, men and brethren, what shall we do?

Peter and John having their eyes upon him, Peter said, look on us.

then Peter said, silver and gold have I none; but such as I have I give thee: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk.

for Moses said to the fathers, "a prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me; observe whatever he shall say to you.

ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, when he said to Abraham, "all the families of the earth shall be blessed in your posterity."

then Peter filled with the holy spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people, and senators of Israel,

As soon as they were discharg'd, they went to their brethren, and reported all that the chief priests and senators had said to them:

at the relation of which they unanimously lift up their voice to God, and said, Lord, thou art the God who hast made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all that is therein:

who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, "why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

upon which Peter said, Ananias, how could satan inspire thine heart to lye to the holy ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

when Peter addressing himself to her, tell me, said he, have you sold the land for such a price? yes, said she, for so much.

then Peter said to her, how comes it that you have conspir'd together, to tempt the spirit of the Lord? see there at the door the men that are come from burying thy husband, and they shall carry thee out likewise.

but an angel of the Lord opened the prison-doors by night, and having brought them out, said to them,

and then he said, "ye men of Israel, be cautious how you proceed with regard to these men.

the twelve therefore assembled all the disciples, and said, it is not fit that we should leave the word of God, to mind what relates to your meals.

they suborned men, who said, we have heard him speak irreverently of Moses, and of God.

where they produc'd false witnesses, who said, this man is continually inveighing against the holy place, and against the law.

Then said the high priest, are these things so?

and said to him, quit your country, and your kindred, to go to the land which I shall shew thee.

and the nation to whom they shall be in bondage, will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place."

Moses was astonished at this vision: and as he drew near to observe it, he heard the voice of the Lord, which said to him,

then said the Lord to him, "put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

this is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, "a prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear."

"make us gods, said they to Aaron, to be our guides: for as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him."

altho' the most high does not dwell in temples made with hands; as the prophet said, "heaven is my throne,

and he said, there I see the heavens open, and the son of man standing on the right hand of God.

and on his knees he cried with a loud voice, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge." and having said this, he expired.

that they all followed him, both old and young. this man, said they, is the plenipotentiary of God.

but Peter said unto him, thy money perish with thee, for thinking that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

then the spirit said unto Philip, go near, and advance to his chariot.

Philip ran to him, and hearing him read the prophet Esaias, said, do you understand what you read?

and the eunuch answered Philip, and said, pray, of whom does the prophet say this? of himself, or of some other?

as they pursued their journey, they came to a place of water: and the eunuch said, see, here is water; what should hinder my being baptized?

[and Philip said, if you believe with all your heart, you may. and he answered, I do believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God.]

and he fell to the ground, and heard a voice which said to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

and he said, who art thou, Lord? and the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: [it is hard for thee to kick against the goad. Then trembling with the fright Saul said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? and the Lord said to him,]

Now there was a disciple at Damascus, named Ananias, to whom the Lord said in a vision, Ananias! and he said, Lord, here I am.

and the Lord said unto him, arise, and go to the street called Straight, and enquire at the house of Judas, for one Saul of Tarsus: for he is there at prayer.

(at that very instant Saul saw in a vision the said Ananias come in, and put his hand on him, to restore his sight.)

go, said the Lord to him: for he is the instrument I have chosen, to bear my name to the Gentiles, to kings, and to the children of Israel.

Ananias therefore departed, and being arrived at the house, he put his hands on Saul, and said, brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus that appeared to you on your journey hither, hath sent me, that you might obtain your sight, and be filled with the holy spirit.

the audience were all amazed, and said, is not this he that persecuted the professors of this doctrine at Jerusalem, and came here on purpose to carry them prisoners to the chief priests?

Peter said to him, Eneas, Jesus, who is the Messiah, gives thee health: rise, and make your bed your self: upon which he immediately rose.

but Peter turn'd them all out, and kneeled down and prayed, then turning towards the body, Tabitha, said he, arise immediately. she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

one day about the ninth hour, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God, who addrest himself to him, and said, Cornelius!

and when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, what is it, Lord? and he said to him, thy prayers and thine alms have been observ'd and approv'd by God.

and a voice said to him, rise, Peter; kill and eat.

but Peter said, not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

As Peter was still pondering upon the vision, the spirit said to him, there are people below, who enquire for you.

then Peter went down to the messengers; and said, I am the person you look for: what occasion brought you hither?

said he, how unlawful it is for a Jew, to frequent a stranger, or even to go to his house: but God hath shewed me, that I should not look upon any man as common and unclean.

then Cornelius said, it is now four days ago that I was fasting, and while I was at prayers in my house, about the ninth hour, a man in bright attire presented himself before me,

and said, "Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and God has approved thine alms.

then Peter said, can we refuse the water of baptism to such as have received the holy spirit as well as we?

then I heard a voice, which said, rise, Peter; kill and eat.

but I said, Lord, by no means: for I never did eat any thing impure, and defiled.

but the voice from heaven address'd it self to me again, and said, don't call that impure, which God has purified.

he told us how he had seen an angel, who had presented himself to him, and had said, send to Joppa, to fetch Simon, surnam'd Peter:

put on your girdle, continu'd the angel, and bind on your sandals: which he did. throw your cloak over you, said the angel, and follow me.

said he, I know for certain, that the Lord has sent his angel, and has deliver'd me from the hands of Herod, and from what the Jews were in expectation of.

are you mad? said they. but she persisting that it was even so, they reply'd, it is then his angel.

but he made a sign to them with his hand, to be silent: and related to them, how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. go, said he, and acquaint James and the other brethren with this affair. after which he departed and went to another place.

as they were ministring to the Lord, and fasting, the holy spirit said to them, separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have destin'd them.

and said, "thou heap of imposture and mischief, offspring of the devil, and enemy to all justice, wilt thou not cease to pervers men from the right ways of the Lord?

thereupon Paul stood up, and having made sign with his hand for their attention, he said, men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

and in the discharge of his mission, he said, "who do you think I am? I am not the Messias. but there comes another after me, whose shoes I am not worthy to untie."

and to show that he rais'd him from the dead, never more to return to corruption, he said thus, "I will faithfully perform the promises, which I made to David."

he said to him aloud, rise and stand right upon your feet: upon which he leap'd up and walk'd.

and after the question had been much canvass'd, Peter rose up, and said, my brethren, you know that a considerable time since God chose me from among you to preach the gospel to the Gentiles, and bring them to the faith.

After they had done speaking, James assum'd the discourse, and said, my brethren, give me your attention.

he that does all these things, is the Lord himself that has said it." for the works of God are all known to him from the beginning of the world.

Some time after, Paul said to Barnabas, let us return to visit all those cities, where we have preach'd the word of the Lord, to see what condition the brethren are in.

so we took our places, and convers'd with the women, that came there. one of them was nam'd Lydia of Thyatira, a trader in purple, and a Jewish proselyte. she heard us: and the Lord inclin'd her heart to attend to what Paul said.

this she did for several days, till Paul tir'd with it turn'd about, and said to the spirit, in the name of Jesus Christ I command you to quit her; and instantly he came out.

having presented them to the Officers, they said, these men, who are Jews, raise great disorders in our city, and preach such maxims,

but Paul call'd to him aloud, and said, do thy self no harm, for we are all here.

and bringing them out, he said, sirs, what must I do to be saved?

believe, said they, on the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, you, and your family.

so the jayler told Paul, the magistrates had order'd them to be discharg'd. depart then, said he, and go in peace.

the serjeants having reported what he said, to their officers, they began to be apprehensive upon hearing they were Romans.

there certain Epicurean and Stoick philosophers encountred him: "what does this mountebank mean?" said some: "he seems to proclaim some strange deitys," said others: because he talk'd to them of Jesus and the resurrection.

One day they conducted him to the Areopagus, and said to him, may we know what this new doctrine is, which you publish?

Then Paul being plac'd in the middle of the Areopagus, said thus, "I observe, O Athenians, that you are in a manner too devout.

are moved, and do exist: even as some of your own poets have said, WE ARE EVEN HIS OFFSPRING.

When they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some made it a matter of ridicule: others said, we will hear you again upon this subject;

but as they oppos'd him with invectives, he shook his garment, and said, "you your selves be answerable for your own destruction, I am clear: and for the future I shall address my self to the Gentiles."

then the Lord said to Paul in a vision by night, "be not afraid, but speak, and be not silenc'd:

this fellow, said they, would persuade us to set up a way of worship inconsistent with our law.

and when Paul was going to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, "if it were a matter of some injustice or something immoral, O Jews, it would be reasonable to hear you out.

said he, in taking his leave, I must necessarily keep the approaching feast at Jerusalem: after which I will return to you if God permit.