While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadduces came upon them,

so they called them in, and commanded them not to speak or teach upon any account, in the name of Jesus.

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.

upon which Peter said, Ananias, how could satan inspire thine heart to lye to the holy ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

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

Upon hearing this, the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests wonder'd bow this could be.

upon which the captain went with his officers, and brought them, without offering any violence, for fear of being stoned, he and his men by the people.

which our fathers and Joshua having receiv'd, they carry'd it into the territory of those nations whom God drove out upon their arrival: where it staid to the time of David, who was favoured by God,

and he said, there I see the heavens open, and the son of man standing on the right hand of God.

then they broke out into a loud cry, and stopping their ears, fell upon him all at once.

Thus they stoned Stephen, while he was calling upon God, and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

who upon their arrival, prayed for them that they might receive the holy spirit.

for I perceive you are upon the brink of misery, led captive by your sin.

but was now upon his return, and sat in his chariot, reading the prophet Esaias.

then Philip enter'd upon the subject, and show'd how the whole passage was applicable to Jesus.

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

but Saul was appriz'd of their plot. and as they were night and day upon the watch at the gates, in order to kill him,

Peter said to him, Eneas, Jesus, who is the Messiah, gives thee health: rise, and make your bed your self: upon which he immediately rose.

On the morrow as they were on their journey, and drew nigh the city, Peter went upon the leads to pray, about the sixth hour.

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:

As Peter was still pondering upon the vision, the spirit said to him, there are people below, who enquire for you.

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.

for which reason I came without demur, as soon as I knew your message: I ask therefore upon what account you sent for me?

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

if therefore God has bestow'd the same favour upon them, as on us, after we had believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, how could I make any opposition to the divine will?

In the mean time they who were dispers'd upon the persecution that arose after Stephen's time, had travell'd as far as Phenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, without preaching the gospel to any, but Jews only.

some of them were of Cyprus and Cyrene, and upon their arrival at Antioch they address'd themselves to the Greeks, and preach'd to them the Lord Jesus.

who upon his arrival there, was glad to see such effects of the divine grace, and exhorted them all to remain firmly attach'd to the christian profession:

when they had pass'd the first and second guard, they came to the iron-gate that leads to the city, which open'd to them of itself: so they went out and pass'd together thro' one street: when all of a sudden the angel quitted Peter. Then coming to himself; now,

upon hearing Peter tell his name, instead of opening the gate, she ran, out of joy, to tell them, that Peter was there.

one court-day, Herod array'd in his robes of state, and seated upon the throne, made a publick oration:

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

his hand is falling upon thee, thou shalt be blind, and not see the sun for some time." immediately his eyes were covered with obscurity and darkness; so that he grop'd about for somebody to lead him by the hand.

but the disbelieving Jews practis'd upon the Gentiles, and inflam'd their minds against the brethren.

upon this the Gentiles and the Jews, supported by their magistrates, made an insurrection in order to use violence against them, and even to stone them:

Now at Lystra there was a man, who could not stand upon his feet, he was born a cripple, and had never walked about.

one day he heard Paul preach, who fixing his eyes upon him, and perceiving that he expected to be cured,

he said to him aloud, rise and stand right upon your feet: upon which he leap'd up and walk'd.

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.

upon which Paul and Barnabas having warmly contested the point with them, it was resolved, that Paul and Barnabas and some others should go to Jerusalem to consult the apostles upon this question.

The apostles therefore, and the presbyters assembled to deliberate upon this affair.

why therefore do you tempt God to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither we nor our forefathers were able to bear?

for by the holy spirit it seemed good to us, to lay no greater burthen upon you, than these necessary injunctions;

upon which Barnabas propos'd to take John surnam'd Mark, with them.

so that having been baptized with her family, she made us this request, if you think me sincere in my profession, pray come and lodge at my house; and she prevail'd upon us.

her masters finding they had lost such a prospect of gain, seized upon Paul and Silas, and hawl'd them to the publick place before the magistrates.

upon this the populace rose upon them, and the Officers order'd them to be stript and scourg'd.

the jayler waking, and seeing the prison-doors open, drew his sword, designing to dispatch himself from the apprehension that the prisoners had escaped.

the serjeants having reported what he said, to their officers, they began to be apprehensive upon hearing they were Romans.

the people, and the magistrates upon hearing this were alarm'd:

Upon this the brethren immediately sent Paul away to the sea-coast, but Silas and Timothy staid there.

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;

upon which Paul left the assembly.

and try'd to gain upon the Jews and the Greek proselytes:

upon which he order'd them to withdraw.

but the Greeks in a body fell upon Sosthenes the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the tribunal: whilst Gallio was unconcern'd about the matter.

Paul still continued a considerable time at Corinth, and then taking his leave of the brethren, he set sail for Syria, with Priscilla and Aquila, who had his head shav'd in Cenchrea upon account of a vow.

upon which Paul said, John indeed administer'd the baptism of repentance, but with this admonition, that they should believe in him, who was to come after, that is, in Jesus the Messias.

and Paul having given them imposition of hands, the holy spirit came upon them, and they spoke foreign languages, and prophesied:

Upon this, certain vagabond Jews, who were exorcists, pretended to cure demoniacs by pronouncing the name of the Lord Jesus: their form being this, "I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."

the man who was possess'd immediately leapt upon them, got the better, and used them so roughly, they were forc'd to fly out of the house, cover'd with nothing but their wounds.

It was then a tumult happen'd at Ephesus upon account of the christian sect.

upon this Paul was bent upon going. to the populace,

if Demetrius and the other artists, that are with him, can lay their action against any man, the law is open, and the proconsul is near; let them begin their process.

be therefore upon your guard to secure your selves, and the whole flock over which the holy spirit has made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.

be then upon the watch, and remember, that for three years I have not ceased by night, or by day to warn every soul of you, even with tears.

then melted into tears, they fell upon his neck and kissed him,

upon hearing this, we and some of the city intreated him not to go to Jerusalem.

upon hearing this, they gave glory to God: and thus address'd Paul, you see, brother, how many thousand believing Jews there are, all however zealous for the law.

The seven days being almost expir'd, the Asiatic Jews seeing him in the temple, rais'd a tumult, and fell upon him,

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."

as they were busy upon his execution, news came to the commander of the cohort, that the whole city was in an uproar.

immediately he headed a detachment, with his centurions, and march'd briskly to them; who, upon seeing the officer and his men, left off beating Paul.

Paul then standing upon the stairs made a sign with his hand to the people, who being very silent, he rais'd his voice, and thus address'd them in the Hebrew tongue:

as I was upon the road, advanc'd near Damascus, about mid-day, all of a sudden a great light from heaven broke all around me.

upon hearing that, the centurion went to acquaint the head officer, take care, said he, what you do; for this man is a Roman.

The Jews having seiz'd this man, were just upon the point to dispatch him, when I march'd with a body to his rescue;

but I found their accusation turned upon certain topics of their law, and contain'd nothing that was capital, or that deserv'd imprisonment:

who upon their arrival at Cesarea, delivered the letter to the governour, and presented Paul to him.

so Paul was call'd, and Tertullus thus open'd the charge.

"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,

Then the governour sign'd to Paul to reply; who said, I enter upon my defence with the greater confidence, by considering you have govern'd this nation several years:

Felix then order'd a centurion to take Paul into his custody, without confining him so as to hinder his friends from waiting upon him.

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

when the high priest and the chief of the Jews waited upon him with an information against Paul,

"desiring the favour he might be sent for to Jerusalem." they having prepar'd measures to assassinate him upon the road.

upon this, Festus having deliberated with his council, answer'd, "since you have appeal'd to Cesar, to Cesar you shall go."

Then Agrippa said to Paul, you are at liberty to make your defence. upon which Paul disengaging his hand from his cloak, thus made his plea.

but rise upright upon thy feet: for I have appear'd to thee in order to establish you my minister in testifying both what you have seen, and what I shall hereafter show to you,

by delivering you from this people, and from the Gentiles to whom I now send thee, to open their eyes,

for such a conduct the Jews seiz'd upon me in the temple, designing to assassinate me;

but soon after it blew a storm from north-east, which bore so upon the ship,

we could not go upon the wind, but were forc'd to let her drive.

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.

and our spirits droop with fasting: when Paul presented himself, and said, "well, my friends, it had been, if I could have prevail'd upon you, to have sav'd your selves all this perplexity and loss by staying at Crete.

you must be brought before Cesar: and upon your account, the whole company now with you, will God preserve.

notwithstanding we must be shipwrack'd upon some island."

then for fear of striking upon the rocks, they dropt four anchors astern, and lay impatient for the day.