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For as yet he was come on none of them: But they were baptised only in the name of Christ Iesu.

Thou hast nether parte nor felloushippe in this busines. For thy hert is not ryght in the syght of God.

For I perceave that thou arte full of bitter gall and wrapped in iniquite.

Then answered Simon and sayde: Praye ye to the lorde for me yt none of these thinges whiche ye have spoken fall on me.

And he arose and wet on. And beholde a man of Ethiopia which was a chaberlayne and of grete auctorite wt Cadace quene of ye Ethiopias and had ye rule of all her treasure came to Ierusalem for to praye.

Because of his humblenes he was not estemed: who shall declare his generacio? for his lyfe is taken fro the erthe.

And he sayde what arte thou lorde? And the lorde sayd I am Iesus whom thou persecutest it shalbe harde for ye to kycke agaynst ye pricke.

The men which iornayed with him stode amased for they herde a voyce but sawe no man.

And the lorde sayde to him: aryse and goo into the strete which is called strayght and seke in the housse of Iudas after one called Saul of Tharsus. For beholde he prayeth

The lorde sayde vnto him: Goo thy wayes: for he is a chosen vessell vnto me to beare my name before the gentyls and kynges and the chyldren of Israel.

For I will shewe him how great thinges he must suffre for my names sake.

All that hearde him were amased and sayde: is not this he that spoyled the which called on this name in Ierusalem and came hyther for ye entent that he shuld bringe the bounde vnto the hye prestes?

And now sende men to Ioppa and call for one Simon named also Peter.

But Peter sayde: God forbyd Lorde for I have never eaten eny thinge that is comen or vnclene.

Whyle Peter mused in him selfe what this vision which he had sene meant beholde the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquirance for Simons housse and stode before the dore.

aryse therfore get the doune and goo with them and doute not. For I have sent them.

And they sayde vnto him: Cornelius the captayne a iust man and won that feareth God and of good reporte amonge all the people of the Iewes was warned by an holy angell to sende for the into his housse and to heare wordes of the.

And the thyrd daye entred they into Cesaria. And Cornelius wayted for them and had called to gether his kynsmen and speciall frendes.

But Peter toke him vp sayinge: stonde vp: for evyn I my silfe am a ma.

And he sayde vnto them: Ye do knowe how that yt ys an vnlawfull thynge for a man that is a Iewe to company or come vnto an alient: But god hath shewed me that I shuld not call eny man commen or vnclene: