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As for Steuen, men yt feared God dressed him, and made greate lamentacion ouer him.

For the vncleane spretes cryed loude, and departed out of many yt were possessed. And many that were sicke of the palsie and lame, were healed.

Which, wha they were come, prayed for the, yt they might receaue the holy goost.

For as yet he was come vpon none of them but they were baptysed onely in the name of Christ Iesu.

Thou shalt haue nether parte ner felashipe in this worde, for yi hert is not righte before God.

For I se, yt thou art full of bytter gall, and wrapped in wt vnrighteousnesse.

Then answered Simon, & sayde: Praye ye vnto the LORDE for me, yt none of these thinges wherof ye haue spoken, come vpon me.

In his humblenesse is his iudgment exalted. Who shal declare his generacion? for his life is taken awaye from the earth.

As for Philippe, he was founde at Assdod, and walked aboute, and preached the Gospell vnto all the cities, tyll he came to Cesarea.

He sayde: LORDE, who art thou? The LORDE sayde: I am Iesus, who thou persecutest. It shalbe harde for ye to kycke agaynst the prycke.

As for ye me that iourneyed wt him, they stode and were amased: for they herde a voyce, but sawe noman.

The LORDE sayde vnto him: Aryse, and go in to the strete which is called straight, and axe in the house of Iuda after one called Saul of Tharsis: for beholde, he prayeth,

The LORDE sayde vnto him: Go thy waye, for this man is a chosen vessell vnto me, that he maye beare my name before the Heythen, and before kynges, and before the children of Israel.

I wil shewe him, how greate thinges he must suffre for my names sake.

But it was tolde Saul, that they layed wayte for him. And they wayted at ye gates daye & night, that they might kyll him.

And Peter sayde vnto him: Eneas, Iesus Christ make the whole, aryse, and make thy bedd for yi self. And he arose immediatly.

But for so moch as Lydda was nye vnto Ioppa, and the disciples herde that Peter was there, they sent two men vnto him, and desyred him, yt he wolde take it for no grefe to come vnto them.

And now sende men vnto Ioppa, & call for Simo, whose syrname is Peter,

And whan he was hogrie, he wolde haue eate. But whyle they made ready for him, he fell into a traunce,

But Peter sayde: Oh no, LORDE, for I neuer ate eny commen or vncleane thinge.