and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you entirely recover'd.

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

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.

did not venture to approach near them. the number of those who believed in the Lord, both men and women, increas'd more and more.

saying, did not we strictly command you, not to teach in this name? and yet you have spread your doctrine through Jerusalem, and you endeavour to make us responsible for this man's blood.

Now Stephen full of grace and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

in the mean time a famine spread over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, so that our fathers did not know where to get provisions.

for he supposed his brethren would have perceiv'd by this, that God design'd to make him the instrument of their deliverance; but they did not perceive it.

but he that did his neighbour the injury repelled Moses, saying, who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

this Moses whom they refused, saying, who made thee a ruler and a judge? the very same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hands of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.

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

was there ever any prophet whom your fathers did not persecute? have they not slain those who predicted the coming of that just person whom you have so lately betrayed and murder'd?

where he was three days without sight, and did neither eat nor drink.

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.

and he commanded us to publish, and to testify to the people, that he was the person whom God had constituted to be the judge of the living, and of the dead.

and ask'd him, why did you go to eat with the uncircumcised?

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

and while I was speaking to them, the holy spirit descended upon them, as it did on us, at the beginning.

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.

but at the instant an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not glorify God: so that he became a prey to worms and died. In the mean time, the

but God raised him from the dead:

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."

however the apostles stay'd there a considerable time, being inspir'd with great resolution by the Lord, who gave his attestation to the evangelical doctrine, by the prodigys and miracles, which he did by their hands.

Now some Jews being arriv'd from Antioch and Iconium, work'd so upon the people, that they stoned Paul, and dragg'd him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

God who knows their hearts has granted them a testimonial, by giving them the holy spirit, even as he did to us:

but Paul did not think it proper to take one that had quitted them at Pamphylia, refusing to accompany them in their ministry.

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.

explaining them, and setting it to view, that the Messiah was to suffer and rise again from the dead: and that Jesus, whom he denounc'd to them, was that very Messiah.

because he has fix'd the day, when he will judge in equity, by that man, whom he has appointed thereto: of which he has given full proof to all the world, by having raised him from the dead."

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;

did you receive the holy spirit, when you made profession of your faith? they answer'd, we have not so much as heard of a holy spirit.

what baptism then, said he, did you receive? they replied, the baptism of John.

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.

the company actually saw the light, but did not hear the voice of him that spoke to me.

Paul replied, I did not consider, brethren, that he was the high priest. it is indeed written, "thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people."

But as Paul knew that one part of the Sanhedrim were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out, my brethren, "I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee, and I am now prosecuted for believing the resurrection of the dead."

unless it be, that I did indeed break out into this expression, it "is for the resurrection of the dead, that I am now call'd into question."

this he frequently did, and convers'd with him upon the presumption that Paul would have

when his accusers appear'd, they did not charge him with any such crimes as I imagined they would.

they objected certain articles that related only to their superstition, and to one Jesus that was dead, but Paul asserted he was alive.

you may think it something incredible that God should raise the dead:

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

that he should be the first that was to rise from the dead: and that he should enlighten both the Jews and the Gentiles."

however, the centurion minded the pilot and the ship's owner more than he did Paul's prediction.

The chief of the island, one Publius, had his estate in that quarter: he entertain'd us with diet and lodging for three days with great civility.

some believed what he had said, but others did not believe:

but as to his holy spirit miraculously declared to be the son of God, by his resurrection from the dead:

because when they knew God, they did not with gratitude glorify him as God, but their reasoning became extravagance, and their minds, void of judgment, were involv'd in darkness.

As they did not seek the favour of God, by worshipping him, God gave them over to a depraved sense, to act unworthy of human nature;

who knowing the divine rule of right, did not perceive that they who commit such things are worthy of death, and not only they who do the same, but they who give countenance to those that do them.

" I have made thee a father of many nations," then existing in the sight of God, whom he believed, who gives life to the dead, and calls forth things that are not, as if they were:

he was not incredulously diffident of the divine promise; but was strong in faith, and did honour to God,

but for us also, to whom it shall be accounted, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead,

nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned by violating a positive law, as did Adam, who is

therefore we are buried with him by being plunged into a sort of death: that as Christ was raised up from the dead into a state of glory with the father, even so we also should proceed to a new state of life.

for by its being dead, we are set free from sin.

knowing that Christ being raised from the dead, is to die no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

in like manner consider your selves as dead to sin; but alive to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

neither yield your members as instruments to iniquity: but yield yourselves unto God, as being alive after having been dead; and your members as instruments of righteousness.

thus, my brethren, the law is become dead with respect to you by the body of Christ; that you might be subject to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

but now we are delivered by the death of the law, which held us in bondage: that we might serve according to the living spirit, and not in the dead letter of the law.

but sin receiving strength by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. for before the law sin appear'd dead.

for if the spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you; he that raised up Christ from the dead, shall likewise restore your mortal bodies to life, by his spirit that dwelleth in you.

or, who shall descend into the deep, in order to bring up Christ again from the dead?"

for if you openly confess, that Jesus is the Lord, and sincerely believe, that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.

but still I ask, did not Israel know this? first, Moses saith, "I will provoke you to jealousy, by those that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you."

lest God should not spare you, since he did not spare even the natural branches.

as you in times past did not obey God, yet have now obtained mercy upon the occasion of their disobedience:

for to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

for even Christ did not consult his own satisfaction; but as it is written, "the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me."

for Christ did not send me to baptize: but to preach the gospel: tho' not with the preaching of the wise, lest the cross of Christ should have been hinder'd in its efficacy.

for whereas the world, with all their learning, did not distinguish the characters of his divine wisdom, in his works, it pleased God to save those who believe, by preaching, which they counted folly.

for I did not think I was to have any other knowledge among you, than that of Christ, a crucified saviour.

my discourse, and my preaching did not consist in the persuasive reasonings of human wisdom, but in demonstrating the spiritual meaning of the scriptures:

for who has distinguish'd thee above another? or what have you, that you did not receive? now if you did receive it, why do you glory as if you had not received it?

You have already a sufficiency, you already abound, you live like princes in our absence: and would to God you did reign, that we too might have the advantage of your administration.

I did not mean the vicious Gentiles, the misers, the raparees, or with idolaters; for then you must have gone out of the world.

The wife is bound as long as her husband lives: but if her husbnd be dead, she is at liberty to be married, if she pleases; provided it be to a christian.

have not we the liberty to take a christian woman with us in our travels, as well as the rest of the apostles, as the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas did?

now these things were examples to deter us from longing after things that are pernicious, as they did.

neither let us commit fornication, as some of them did, of whom three and twenty thousand fell in one day.

What, did the gospel take its rise from you? or was it communicated to you alone?

after that, he was seen by above five hundred brethren at once: of whom the greater part remain alive to this day, but some are now dead.

Now if it has been declared, that Christ rose from the dead, how comes it, that some among you assert, "there is no resurrection of the dead?"

for if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.

yea, and we are no better than enthusiastic impostors by affirming that God raised up Christ, when he never did raise him up.

for if the dead are not raised, then was not Christ raised:

But Christ is actually risen, as previous to those who were dead.

for since by man came death, by man the resurrection of the dead will likewise come.

for he hath subjected all things to him. but when it is said all things are subjected, it is plain that he is to be excepted, who did subject all things to him.

If it be not so, what can they effect who are baptized for the dead? if the dead rise not at all, why are they then baptized for the dead?

besides, my engaging with those monsters, as I may say, at Ephesus, what advantage was it to me? if the dead don't rise, "let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die."

But some will say, how will the dead be raised? with what kind of body will they appear?

such will be the resurrection of the dead: the body is sown corruptible, it will be raised incorruptible.

in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the sound of the last trumpet (for the trumpet shall sound) and the dead shall rise incorruptible; but as for us, we shall be changed.

nay, I abandon'd my self to death, that I might not rely upon my self for deliverance, but on God who raiseth the dead.

and he did deliver me from so terrible a death, and on him I have relied for further deliverance: especially,

and do not act as Moses did, who threw a veil over his face so as to hinder the children of Israel from perceiving the end of that which was to cease:

For tho' I was sorry my letter gave you some uneasiness, I do not repent of it, perceiving, that the uneasiness you had from that letter, did not dwell upon your minds.