but after he had purchased a field with the reward of his iniquity, he fell down, his belly burst, and all his bowels gushed out:

and all the people were allarm'd at the many prodigies and miracles which were done by the apostles.

and having caused Peter and John to appear, they asked, by what influence, or by what authority have you done this?

saying, what shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

so when they had further threatned them, they let them go, not finding it practicable to punish them, because of the people, who all glorified God for that which was done.

to effect what thy power and thy wisdom pre-determined to be done.

by displaying thine hand in miraculous cures, and prodigies, which by the name of thy holy child Jesus shall be done.

which they laid down at the apostles feet: and they distributed it to every man as his occasions required.

at these words Ananias fell down dead upon the spot: which struck the minds of all that heard of it with great dread.

in the instant she fell down dead at his feet: and the young men came in, found her dead, carried her out, and buried her by her husband.

so Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he and our fathers,

I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt; I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. come immediately, and I will send you into Egypt."

then they dragg'd him out of the city, and stoned him: the false witnesses having laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

so he order'd the charioteer to stop: and they went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many that this man has done a world of mischief to thy saints at Jerusalem: he is now here,

the disciples took him by night, and let him down the wall in a basket.

which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Cesarea, and sent him away to Tarsus.

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.

when he saw the heaven open, and something descending in the form of a great sheet, ty'd at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

and the voice spake to him again the second time, don't call that common, which God calls clean.

this was done thrice: and then the sheet was taken up into heaven.

rise therefore, get thee down, and go with them, without hesitating: for I have sent them.

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

immediately I sent to you; and you have done well to come. now here we are all in the presence of God, to hear whatever he has given you in charge.

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

this was done three times, and then the whole scene was mounted to heaven.

so he went out after the angel without knowing that what the angel had done, was real; but thinking it was all a vision.

after they had accomplished all that was written concerning him, he was taken down from the cross, and laid in a sepulchre:

When the people saw what Paul had done, they cry'd out in the Lycaonian tongue, the Gods have assum'd a human form, and are descended among us.

and being arrived at Jerusalem, they were receiv'd by the church, by the apostles, and presbyters, to whom they related all that God had done by them.

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

"after this I will return and build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down:

we went out of town on the sabbath towards the river, where the Jews were allowed to have an oratory.

then having called for a light, he ran in, and with trembling fell down before Paul and Silas;

for one Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made little models of Diana's temple, and so furnish'd a deal of employment to the workmen in that trade,

so that not only our profession runs the risk of being vilified; but the temple of the great goddess Diana will be depreciated, and her majesty, so rever'd thro' all Asia, and the whole world, will be discarded."

at these words, they were fir'd with indignation, and cry'd out, "great is Diana of the Ephesians."

but when they knew he was a Jew, they cry'd out one and all for the space of two hours, "great is Diana of the Ephesians."

at length the town-clerk appeased the people, and thus began, "who is there, O Ephesians, that does not know, that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Diana, and of her statue, which fell from heaven:

and as Paul continued his discourse a great while, a young man, named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, was seiz'd with a deep sleep, which quite o'er-came him; so that he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

so Paul went down, and stooping over him, he embraced him, and said, don't trouble your selves; for his life is in him.

After this discourse, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

that time being ended, we departed, being conducted by them in a body with the women and children quite out of the city, where we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.

he being then inflexible, we desisted, saying, the will of the Lord be done.

what then is to be done? they will necessarily be all assembled, for they can't but hear, you are come.

the commander advanc'd, seiz'd him, and order'd to load him with two chains: then demanded who he was, and what he had done.

the Jews, said he, have agreed to desire you would send Paul down to-morrow to the council, under the pretext of examining him more strictly.

but don't believe them: for above forty of them lie in ambush, having bound themselves by oath not to eat or drink till they have kill'd him: they are already prepar'd, and only wait your answer.

then the tribune dismiss'd the youth with this charge, don't tell any one, that you have given me this information.

Having staid above eight, nay ten days, he went to Cesarea, and on the morrow mounting the tribunal, he order'd Paul to be brought before him.

"I stand, said Paul, to the tribunal of Cesar, where I ought to be judged. to the Jews I have done no wrong, as you yourself very well know.

but finding he had done nothing that deserv'd death, I have resolved to send him to the emperor, to whom he had appealed.

we were all struck down: when I heard a voice directed to me pronounce these words in the Hebrew tongue, "Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me? it is dangerous for thee to kick against the goad."

king Agrippa, don't you give credit to the prophetic writings? I know you do.

they declar'd to one another, "this man has done nothing that deserves either death or imprisonment:"

this done, all hands aloft they frapp'd the ship tought with her cables, and for fear of striking upon the sands, they struck the main sail, and so drove.

It was the fourteenth night that we had been driving up and down in the Adriatick sea, when the ship's crew about midnight suspected they were making to land:

three days after, Paul sent for the chief of the Jews: and when they were assembled, he said to them, "my brethren, tho' I have done nothing against the Jews, or against the customs of our fathers, I was made a prisoner at Jerusalem, and put into the hands of the Romans:

who, after my examination, would have discharg'd me, as having done nothing that was capital.