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And as it chaunsed Peter to come in Cornelius met hym and fell doune at his fete and worshipped hym.

Then Peter opened his mouth and sayde: Of a trueth I perseave that God is not parciall

To him geve all the Prophetes witnes that thorowe his name shall receave remission of synnes all that beleve in him.

And he shewed vs how he had sene an angell in his housse which stod and sayde to him: Send men to Ioppa and call for Symon named also Peter:

Then the disciples every man accordinge to his abilite purposed to sende socoure vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iewry.

In that tyme Herode the kynge stretched forthe his handes to vexe certayne of the congregacion.

And beholde the angell of ye Lorde was there present and a lyght shyned in the lodge. And smote Peter on the syde and steryd him vp sayinge: aryse vp quyckly. And his cheynes fell of fro his hondes.

When they were past ye fyrst and ye seconde watche they came vnto yt yron gate yt ledeth vnto the cyte which opened to them by his awne accorde. And they went out and passed thorowe one strete and by and by the angell departed fro him.

And when Peter was come to him selfe he sayde: now I knowe of a surety that the Lorde hath sent his angell and hath delyvered me out of the honde of Herode and from all the waytynge for of the people of ye Iewes.

And they sayde vnto her: thou arte mad. And she bare them doune yt it was even so. Then sayde they: it is his angell.

And upon a daye appoynted Herode arayed him in royall apparell and set him in his seate and made an oraycon vnto them.

But Elemas the sorcerar (for so was his name by interpretacion) wt stode them and sought to turne awaye the ruler fro the fayth.

Then Saul which also is called Paul beinge full of the holy goost set his eyes on him

Of this manes seed hath God (accordinge to his promes) brought forth to the people of Israel a saviour one Iesus

when Iohn had fyrst preached before his cominge the baptyme of repentauce to Israel.

And when Iohn had fulfylled his course he sayde: whome ye thinke that I am the same am I not. But beholde ther cometh one after me whose shewes of his fete I am not worthy to lowse.

and he was sene many dayes of them which came wt him fro Galile to Ierusalem. Which are his witnesses vnto the people.

Howbe it David after he had in his tyme fulfilled the will of God he slepte and was layde with his fathers and sawe corrupcion.

Longe tyme a bode they there and quyt them selves boldly with the helpe of the Lorde the which gave testimony vnto ye worde of his grace and caused signes and wondres to be done by their hondes.

And ther sate a certayne man at Listra weake in his fete beinge creple from his mothers wombe and never walkyd.