a fact so generally known to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that they called the field in their tongue, Aceldema, that is to say, the field of blood.

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.

ye men of Israel attend to what I say; Jesus of Nazareth was a man whom God distinguished among you, by miracles, by prodigies, and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as you your selves also know:

for David says concerning him, "I had the Lord always present before me, he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

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.

among the rest one Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (that is to say, the son of consolation) a Levite, and a native of Cyprus,

and we are his witnesses in what we say, and so is the holy spirit, whom God hath given to those that obey him.

for we have heard him say, that Jesus the Nazarene shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered us.

you, I say, who received the law by the administration of angels, but have not however observ'd it.

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

they answered, Cornelius the centurion, a man of probity and piety, one that has an universal good character among the Jews, was divinely admonish'd by an holy angel to send for you to his house, to hear what you had to say to him.

not to all the people, but to those witnesses, which God had before chosen: to us, I say, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

wherefore in another place he says, "thou shalt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption."

but whatever they could say, it was with difficulty that they restrain'd the people from sacrificing to them.

for what you say sounds so very strange, we should be glad to know what it means.

My brethren, and fathers, pray hear what I have to say for my self.

which made Paul say, "may God strike thee, thou plaister'd wall: you sit to judge me according to law, and in defiance of the law you order me to be struck!"

then the tribune taking him by the hand, retir'd with him in private, and ask'd, what he had to say.

but not to trespass upon you too far, be pleas'd to hear what I have to say in brief, with your usual indulgence.

I am not mad, said he, most noble Festus, but what I say, is very sound truth.

"go to this people and say, hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive.