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Was returning, and sitting in his charet, read Esaias the Prophet.

The place of the Scripture, which hee read, was this, Hee was led as a sheepe to the slaughter, & like a Lambe dumbe before the shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

In his humiliation, his Iudgement was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? For his life is taken from the earth.

Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, and preached vnto him Iesus.

And when they were come vp out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the Eunuch saw him no more: and hee went on his way reioycing.

And Saul arose from the earth, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

And hath seene in a vision a man named Ananias, comming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receiue his sight.

And Ananias went his way, and entred into the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord (euen Iesus that appeared vnto thee in the way as thou camest) hath sent me, that thou mightest receiue thy sight, and be filled with the holy Ghost.

And immediatly there fell from his eyes as it had bene scales, and he receiued sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

And there he found a certaine man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight yeeres, and was sicke of the palsie.

And he gaue her his hand, and lift her vp: and when hee had called the Saints & widowes, presented her aliue.

A deuout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gaue much almes to the people, and prayed to God alway.

And when the Angel which spake vnto Cornelius, was departed, he called two of his houshold seruants, and a deuout souldier of them that waited on him continually.

And they saide, Cornelius the Centurion, a iust man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Iewes, was warned from God by an holy Angel, to send for thee into his house, and to heare words of thee.

And the morrow after they entred into Cesarea: and Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and neere friends.

And as Peter was comming in, Cornelius met him, and fell downe at his feete, and worshipped him.

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a trueth I perceiue that God is no respecter of persons:

To him giue all the Prophets witnesse, that through his Name whosoeuer beleeueth in him, shall receiue remission of sinnes.

And he shewed vs how hee had seene an Angell in his house, which stood and said vnto him, Send men to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose sirname is Peter:

Then the disciples, euery man according to his abilitie, determined to send reliefe vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iudea.