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Then Peter said vnto them, Amend your liues, and bee baptized euery one of you in the Name of Iesus Christ for the remission of sinnes: and ye shall receiue the gift of the holy Ghost.

For the promise is made vnto you, and to your children, and to all that are a farre off, euen as many as the Lord our God shall call.

And they knewe him, that it was he which sate for the almes at the Beautifull gate of the Temple: and they were amased, and sore astonied at that, which was come vnto him.

For Moses said vnto the Fathers, The Lord your God shall raise vp vnto you a Prophet, euen of your brethren, like vnto me: ye shal heare him in all things, whatsoeuer he shal say vnto you.

For it shalbe that euery person which shall not heare that Prophet, shall be destroyed out of the people.

And they layde handes on them, and put them in holde, vntill the next day: for it was now euentide.

For as much as we this day are examined of the good deede done to the impotent man, to wit, by what meanes he is made whole,

Neither is there saluation in any other: for among men there is giuen none other Name vnder heauen, whereby we must be saued.

Saying, What shall we doe to these men? for surely a manifest signe is done by them, and it is openly knowen to all them that dwell in Hierusalem: and we cannot denie it.

For we cannot but speake the things which we haue seene and heard.

So they threatened them, and let them goe, and found nothing how to punish them, because of the people: for all men praised God for that which was done.

For the man was aboue fourtie yeeres olde, on whome this miracle of healing was shewed.

For doutlesse, against thine holy Sonne Iesus, whome thou haddest anoynted, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel gathered themselues together,

Neither was there any among them, that lacked: for as many as were possessours of landes or houses, solde them, and brought the price of the things that were solde,

And Peter sayd vnto her, Tell me, solde ye the land for so much? And she sayd, Yea, for so much.

Then went the captaine with the officers, and brought them without violence (for they feared the people, lest they should haue bene stoned)

Now when they heard it, they brast for anger, and consulted to slay them.

For before these times, rose vp Theudas boasting himselfe, to whom resorted a number of men, about a foure hundreth, who was slaine: and they all which obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.

And nowe I say vnto you, Refraine your selues from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsell, or this worke be of men, it will come to nought:

So they departed from the Councill, reioycing, that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke for his Name.