when he was full forty years old, he took the resolution to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

give me too this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands he may receive the holy spirit.

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

thereupon Barnabas took him with him to the apostles, and related to them how the Lord had appear'd to him on his journey, and had spoken to him, and how publickly Saul had preach'd at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

and Saul had executed their commission, they return'd to Jerusalem, and took with them John who was surnam'd Mark.

From Perga they went to Antioch in Pisidia, and going to the synagogue on the sabbath-day, they took their places,

and the contention was so sharp between them, that they separated: so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus.

so he took him and had him circumcised, out of regard to the Jews of that country, who all knew his father was a Greek.

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.

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.

This disturbance being over, Paul sent for the disciples, took his leave and departed for Macedonia.

meeting with him at Assos, we took him in and arriv'd at Mitylene:

having made Cyprus, leaving it to the North, we took our course to Syria, and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unlade her cargo.

bawling out, "men of Israel, help: this is the man that every where inveighs upon all occasions against the people, against the law, and against this place, where they have brought Greeks too to profane this holy place."

this the high-priest and the senate know too well: from them I receiv'd my warrant directed to the Jews of Damascus, where I went, to bring the converts there in chains to Jerusalem, in order to be punished.

as he was resolv'd to know for certain, the next day, what the Jews laid to his charge, he took off his chains, and summon'd the chief priests, and the council to appear, when Paul was brought, and presented before them.

The soldiers pursuant to order took Paul, and conducted him by night to Antipatris.

"The happiness our nation enjoys, most noble Felix, by the wisdom of your administration, affects us too sensibly not to be acknowledg'd every where, and upon all occasions, with the utmost gratitude.

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

but general Lysias interpos'd, and with open force took him out of our hands,

I myself too once thought myself oblig'd strenuously to oppose the professors of Jesus the Nazarene, as I actually did at Jerusalem,

"my friends, said he, I foresee our voyage will be attended with great difficulties, and no small risk of losing not only the ship and cargo, but our lives too."

having said this, he took bread, and gave thanks to God, the whole company present: then he broke it and began to eat,

at which they all took heart and fell a eating likewise,