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the God of Israel made choice of our fathers, and exalted the people when they sojourn'd in Egypt, from whence he conducted them by the terror of his arm.

it is of his posterity that God, pursuant to his promise, has rais'd up Jesus to be the saviour of Israel.

before his appearance, John had preach'd the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

and in the discharge of his mission, he said, "who do you think I am? I am not the Messias. but there comes another after me, whose shoes I am not worthy to untie."

and for many days he was seen by those, who had accompany'd him from Galilee to Jerusalem: and they are now his witnesses to the people.

to you therefore we declare, that the promise which God had made to the fathers, he has now perform'd to us, who are their children, by his having raised up Jesus again.

for David, after he had serv'd in his time the designs of providence, died and was buryed with his fathers, and was subject to corruption.

however the apostles stay'd there a considerable time, being inspir'd with great resolution by the Lord, who gave his attestation to the evangelical doctrine, by the prodigys and miracles, which he did by their hands.

Now at Lystra there was a man, who could not stand upon his feet, he was born a cripple, and had never walked about.

one day he heard Paul preach, who fixing his eyes upon him, and perceiving that he expected to be cured,

nevertheless he sufficiently display'd himself by his beneficence to mankind, in giving us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, replenishing our hearts with food and gladness."

Simon has related how God began to visit the Gentiles, to chuse from among them a people consecrated to his name.

Paul arrived then at Derbe and Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, whose mother was a Jewish convert, but his father a Greek.

so he took him and had him circumcised, out of regard to the Jews of that country, who all knew his father was a Greek.

the jayler waking, and seeing the prison-doors open, drew his sword, designing to dispatch himself from the apprehension that the prisoners had escaped.

then they declared the word of the Lord to him, and to all his family.

then he conducted them to his house, and gave them an entertainment; and he and his family were affected with joy, for having believed in God.

Paul, as was his custom, us'd to go there, and for three sabbath-days discours'd to the Jews from the scriptures,

however Paul's guides attended him to Athens: where they left him, after having received his orders for Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed.

are moved, and do exist: even as some of your own poets have said, WE ARE EVEN HIS OFFSPRING.