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For so hath the Lord comanded vs, saying, I haue set thee to bee a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for saluation vnto the ends of the earth.

And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God, for the worke which they fulfilled.

And the Apostles & Elders came together for to consider of this matter.

Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visite the Gentiles to take out of them a people for his Name.

For Moses of olde time hath in euery citie them that preach him, being read in the Synagogues euery Sabbath day.

Men that haue hazarded their liues for the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ.

For it seemed good to the holy Ghost, and to vs, to lay vpon you no greater burden then these necessarie things;

Which when they had read, they reioyced for the consolation.

Him would Paul haue to go forth with him, and tooke, and circumcised him, because of the Iewes which were in those quarters: for they knew all, that his father was a Greeke.

And as they went through the cities, they deliuered them the decrees for to keepe, that were ordeined of the Apostles and Elders, which were at Hierusalem.

And after he had seene the vision, immediatly we endeuoured to goe into Macedonia, assuredly gathering, that the Lord had called vs for to preach the Gospel vnto them.

And teach customes which are not lawfull for vs to receiue, neither to obserue, being Romanes.

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Doe thy selfe no harme, for we are all heere.

Then hee called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell downe before Paul and Silas,

And they that conducted Paul, brought him vnto Athens, and receiuing a commaundement vnto Silas and Timotheus, for to come to him with all speed, they departed.

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when hee saw the city wholy giuen to idolatrie.

For thou bringest certaine strange things to our eares: we would know therefore what these things meane.

(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there, spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to heare some new thing.)

For as I passed by, and beheld your deuotions, I found an Altar with this inscription, TO THE VNKNOWEN GOD. Whom therefore yee ignorantly worship, him declare I vnto you.

And hath made of one blood all nations of men, for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation: