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then melted into tears, they fell upon his neck and kissed him,

being more particularly afflicted at his having said, "they should see his face no more." and then they conducted him to the ship.

when taking Paul's girdle, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, "thus saith the holy spirit, so shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man, that owns this girdle, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles."

after having saluted them, he gave a particular account of what God had wrought by his ministry among the Gentiles.

as they were busy upon his execution, news came to the commander of the cohort, that the whole city was in an uproar.

immediately he headed a detachment, with his centurions, and march'd briskly to them; who, upon seeing the officer and his men, left off beating Paul.

Paul then standing upon the stairs made a sign with his hand to the people, who being very silent, he rais'd his voice, and thus address'd them in the Hebrew tongue:

then he said, the God of our fathers has singled you out to be acquainted with his will, to see the just one, and to hear the words of his mouth:

as he was resolv'd to know for certain, the next day, what the Jews laid to his charge, he took off his chains, and summon'd the chief priests, and the council to appear, when Paul was brought, and presented before them.

if you will move it then to the tribune in the name of the Sanhedrim, to send him here to-morrow, under colour of examining his affair with more solemnity, we shall take care to dispatch him, and make a short end of his journey."

then calling two of his centurions, draw out, said he, two hundred foot, seventy horse, and two hundred archers, ready to march to Cesarea by the third hour of the night:

The Jews having seiz'd this man, were just upon the point to dispatch him, when I march'd with a body to his rescue;

having been informed he was a Roman, I had him brought before their Sanhedrim, to hear what crime they laid to his charge.

and having intelligence that the Jews had form'd a conspiracy against him, I immediately sent him to you, directing his accusers to lay their charge before you. farewel.

ordering his accusers to appear before you. if you please to interrogate him yourself, you will find the whole charge to be truly laid."

Felix then order'd a centurion to take Paul into his custody, without confining him so as to hinder his friends from waiting upon him.

some time after he came to Cesarea with his wife Drusilla, a Jewess, when sending for Paul, he heard him discourse about the Christian faith.

offer'd him mony in order to obtain his discharge. but two years after he was succeeded by Porcius Festus, who to oblige the Jews left Paul under confinement.

Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went from Cesarea to Jerusalem:

upon this, Festus having deliberated with his council, answer'd, "since you have appeal'd to Cesar, to Cesar you shall go."