when all of a sudden there came a sound from heaven, like that of an impetuous wind, which filled all the house where they were.

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

at which he look'd very attentively, expecting to receive something of them.

which Peter observing, thus addressed them, ye men of Israel, why are ye so surprized at this event? or why do you look so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or piety, we had caus'd this man to 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.

Now the whole body of believers were but one heart, and one soul: no one look'd upon what he possessed, as his own, but every thing was held in common.

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."

stubborn people, whose hearts and ears like the uncircumcised, are always averse to the holy spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.

Simon answered, do you pray to the Lord for me, that nothing like what you mention may befall me.

the passage of the scripture which he read, was this, "he was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb before his shearer, was dumb, so opened he not his mouth:

immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he recover'd his sight; upon which he instantly arose, and was baptized.

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.

saying, as I was at prayers in Joppa, I saw something like a great sheet, tied at the four corners, which descended from heaven, and came just to me.

then Saul, who was nam'd likewise Paul, full of the holy spirit, look'd fixedly upon him,

God has been pleas'd to over-look this state of ignorance: but now he enjoins all men every where to repent: