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"I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." and Moses trembled so, he durst not observe any longer.

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?

and Saul was accessory to his death. At that time the persecution was so violent against the church at Jerusalem, they were all dispers'd through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles,

One Simon was then resident in that place, who pretended to be something extra-ordinary, and by his magical practices had so enchanted the people of Samaria,

no wonder they were so attach'd to one, who had for a long time infatuated them with his arts.

the passage of the scripture which he read, was this, "he was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb before his shearer, was dumb, so opened he not his mouth:

so he order'd the charioteer to stop: and they went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

at length Saul rose from the ground; and when he opened his eyes, he could not see: so that they led him by the hand, and brought him to Damascus,

so that Peter staid there a considerable time with one Simon a tanner.

but Peter said, not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

so he directed they should be baptized in the name of the Lord. after which they desired him to stay some time with them.

for he was a good man, and full of the holy spirit and of faith: so that many converts were added to the church.

so he went out after the angel without knowing that what the angel had done, was real; but thinking it was all a vision.

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,

are you mad? said they. but she persisting that it was even so, they reply'd, it is then his angel.

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

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.

so they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and went to Iconium.

so that the people of the city were divided, some siding with the Jews, and others with the apostles.