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speake, of Galile? 8 How then heare we euery thine Holy one to see corruption. 28 Thou hast
man our owne language, wherein we were borne? shewed me the waies of life, and shalt make me
9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the full of ioy with thy countenance. 29 Men and
inhabitants of Mesopotamia, and of Iudea, and brethren, I may boldly speake vnto you of the
of Cappadocia, of Pontus, and Asia, 10 And of Patriarke Dauid, that hee is both dead and buried,
Phrygia, and Pamphylia, of Egypt, and of the and his sepulchre remaineth with vs vnto this
partes of Libya, which is beside Cyrene, and day. 30 Therefore, seeing hee was a Prophet,
strangers of Rome, and Iewes, and Proselytes, and knewe that God had sworne with an othe to
11 Creetes, and Arabians: wee hearde them speake him, that of the fruite of his loynes hee woulde
in our owne tongues the wonderful works of raise vp Christ concerning the flesh, to set him
God. 12 They were all then amased, and douted, vpon his throne, 31 Hee knowing this before,
saying one to another, What may this be? 13 And spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soule
others mocked, and saide, They are full of newe shoulde not bee left in graue, neither his flesh
wine. 14 But Peter standing with ye Eleuen, lift shoulde see corruption. 32 This Iesus hath God
vp his voice, and said vnto them, Ye men of raised vp, whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Since
Iudea, and ye all that inhabite Hierusalem, be then that he by the right hande of God hath
this knowen vnto you, and hearken vnto my bene exalted, and hath receiued of his Father the
promise of the holy Ghost, hee hath shed foorth
woordes. 15 For these are not drunken, as yee this which yee nowe see and heare. 34 For Dauid
suppose, since it is but the third houre of the is not ascended into heauen, but he sayth, The
day. 16 But this is that, which was spoken by the
Prophet Ioel, 17 And it shalbe in the last daies, Lord sayd to my Lord, Sit at my right hande,
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saith God, I wil powre out of my Spirite vpon al 36 Vntill I make thine enemies thy footestoole.
Therefore, let all the house of Israel know for
flesh, and your sonnes, and your daughters shall a suretie, that God hath made him both Lord,
prophecie, and your yong men shall see visions, and Christ, this Iesus, I say, whome yee haue
and your old men shall dreame dreames. 18 And crucified. 37 Now when they heard it, they were
on my seruauntes, and on mine handmaides I will pricked in their heartes, and said vnto Peter and
powre out of my Spirite in those daies, and they the other Apostles, Men and brethren, what shall
shall prophecie. 19 And I wil shew wonders in we doe? 38 Then Peter said vnto them, Amend
heauen aboue, and tokens in the earth beneath, your liues, and bee baptized euery one of you
blood, and fire, and the vapour of smoke. 20 The in the Name of Iesus Christ for the remission
Sunne shalbe turned into darkenesse, and the of sinnes: and ye shall receiue the gift of the
moone into blood, before that great and notable holy Ghost. 39 For the promise is made vnto you,
day of the Lord come. 21 And it shalbe, that and to your children, and to all that are a farre
whosoeuer shall call on the Name of the Lord, off, euen as many as the Lord our God shall call.
shalbe saued. 22 Yee men of Israel, heare these 40 And with many other words he besought and
woordes, JESUS of Nazareth, a man approued of
God among you with great workes, and wonders, exhorted them, saying, Saue your selues from
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and signes, which God did by him in the middes of this froward generation. Then they that gladly
you, as yee your selues also knowe: 23 Him, I say, receiued his word, were baptized: and the same
being deliuered by the determinate counsell, and day there were added to the Church about three
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foreknowledge of God, after you had taken, with thousand soules. And they continued in the
wicked handes you haue crucified and slaine. Apostles doctrine, and fellowship, and breaking
And feare came vpon
of bread, and prayers.
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24 Whome God hath raised vp, and loosed the
sorrowes of death, because it was vnpossible that euery soule: and many wonders and signes were
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he should be holden of it. 25 For Dauid sayeth done by ye Apostles. And all that beleeued,
concerning him, I beheld the Lord alwaies before were in one place, and had all things common.
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me: for hee is at my right hand, that I should not And they sold their possessions and goods, and
be shaken. 26 Therefore did mine heart reioyce, parted them to all me, as euery one had need.
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and my tongue was glad, and moreouer also my And they continued dayly with one accord in
flesh shall rest in hope, 27 Because thou wilt the Temple, and breaking bread at home, did
not leaue my soule in graue, neither wilt suffer eate their meate together with gladnesse and
singlenesse of heart, 47 Praysing God, and had