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The .ix. Chapter.
The Actes of the Apostles |  |
The .ix. Chapter.
The Contentes.
PAVLE is conuerted to the LordeThe Iues he dothe confounde:
Tabythas lyfe, Peter restorde
VVhen she lay deade on grounde.
Saule
breathing out, threatninges abrode
The faythful to resist:
Agaynst thelect, of God ye Lorde
Went vnto the hye prist.
The faythful to resist:
Agaynst thelect, of God ye Lorde
Went vnto the hye prist.
And ernestly, dyd hym desyre
Hys letters to graunt out:
Unto Damasco to enquire
The Sinagoges about.
Hys letters to graunt out:
The Sinagoges about.
To fynde such as, on Christ beleues
Man or woman of them:
That he might bring, thē boūd as theues
Unto Ierusalem.
Man or woman of them:
That he might bring, thē boūd as theues
Unto Ierusalem.
But as he went, and was come nye
Damasco for thys thynge:
He was beset, then sodaynlye
With lyght from heauen shynynge.
Damasco for thys thynge:
He was beset, then sodaynlye
With lyght from heauen shynynge.
And strayght vnto, the earth fell he
And heard a voyce recorde:
Saule, Saule, why persecutest thou me
He sayde what art thou Lorde.
And heard a voyce recorde:
Saule, Saule, why persecutest thou me
He sayde what art thou Lorde.
Then sayde the Lorde, Iesus I am
Whome thou dost tosse and torne:
It wyll be harde, for thee mad man
Agaynst the prycke to sporne.
Whome thou dost tosse and torne:
It wyll be harde, for thee mad man
Agaynst the prycke to sporne.
He tremblynge then, sayde on thys wyse
Lorde what wylt thou I do:
And then the Lorde, bad hym aryse
The citye go in to.
Lorde what wylt thou I do:
And then the Lorde, bad hym aryse
The citye go in to.
And ther it shall, be tolde to thee
Men hearynge ther this noyce:
Amased were, that no man see
But hearde a certayne voyce.
Men hearynge ther this noyce:
Amased were, that no man see
But hearde a certayne voyce.
And Saule arose, then from the grounde
Hys eyes he then opened:
And sawe no man, but hearde the sounde
Of suche as hym then led.
Hys eyes he then opened:
And sawe no man, but hearde the sounde
Of suche as hym then led.
Who brought hym then, to Damasco
Thre dayes hys syght was blancke:
He sawe no lyght, great was hys wo
He neither eate nor drancke.
Thre dayes hys syght was blancke:
He sawe no lyght, great was hys wo
He neither eate nor drancke.
A certayne disciple, there was
That at Damasco lay:
Who was named, Ananias
The Lorde to hym dyd say.
That at Damasco lay:
Who was named, Ananias
The Lorde to hym dyd say.
Ananias, worke myne aduice
Here Lorde he dyd repeate
And then the Lorde, bad hym arise
And go into the streate.
Here Lorde he dyd repeate
And then the Lorde, bad hym arise
And go into the streate.
Whiche streate is called strayght in dede
And further more, do thus
In Iudas house, looke thou with spede
For one Saule of Tharsus
And further more, do thus
In Iudas house, looke thou with spede
For one Saule of Tharsus
Beholde he prayth, and he hath sene
A vision brought to pas:
Wherin appeard, as it had bene
The man Ananias.
A vision brought to pas:
Wherin appeard, as it had bene
The man Ananias.
Who as he thought, to hym drewe nere
To helpe hys heauye plyght:
And by hys handes, as myght appere
He shoulde receyue hys syght,
To helpe hys heauye plyght:
And by hys handes, as myght appere
He shoulde receyue hys syght,
Then answerd he, the Lorde direct
And made of Saule complayntes:
Howe he had delt, with hys elect
In Iury that were saynctes.
And made of Saule complayntes:
Howe he had delt, with hys elect
In Iury that were saynctes.
And here he hath, authorite
From the hye priestes to staye:
And bynde all those, that call on thee
The Lorde to hym dyd saye.
From the hye priestes to staye:
And bynde all those, that call on thee
The Lorde to hym dyd saye.
Go on thy wayes, and do these thynges
For he is geuen to me:
To beare my name, before all kynges
And where the Gentyls be.
For he is geuen to me:
To beare my name, before all kynges
And where the Gentyls be.
And eke chyldren, of Israell
For I wyll hym betake
To suffer great thynges, passynge well
Onelye for my names sake.
For I wyll hym betake
To suffer great thynges, passynge well
Onelye for my names sake.
Ananias, went on hys waye
And vnto Saule drewe nere:
And eke hys handes, on hym dyd laye
And sayde Saule brother dere.
And vnto Saule drewe nere:
And eke hys handes, on hym dyd laye
And sayde Saule brother dere.
The Lorde that dyd, appeare to thee
In the hye wayes so bryght:
Hath sent me nowe, to make thee see
Wherfore receyue thy syght.
In the hye wayes so bryght:
Hath sent me nowe, to make thee see
Wherfore receyue thy syght.
The holy ghost, shal thee suffies
And fyll thee with good tales:
And thē fel thinges, downe from hys eyes
Lyke as they had bene scales.
And fyll thee with good tales:
And thē fel thinges, downe from hys eyes
Lyke as they had bene scales.
He dyd receyue, hys syght certayne
So dyd he then baptym:
And eke dyd eate, his meate agayne
Whiche dyd well comforte hym.
So dyd he then baptym:
And eke dyd eate, his meate agayne
Whiche dyd well comforte hym.
And certayne dayes, Saule would not go
But kept with the elect:
Whiche then abode, at Damasco
The fayth there to erect.
But kept with the elect:
Whiche then abode, at Damasco
The fayth there to erect.
Saule preached Christ, with heart ryght fre
The sinagoges dyd vse:
Auouchynge Christ, Gods sonne to be
That all muche dyd muse.
The sinagoges dyd vse:
Auouchynge Christ, Gods sonne to be
That all muche dyd muse.
Some sayde is not, thys man the same
That latelye spoyled them:
Whiche then dyd call, on Christ his name
Euen at Ierusalem.
That latelye spoyled them:
Whiche then dyd call, on Christ his name
Euen at Ierusalem.
And also came, for thys entent
Yf any suche he founde:
Before thygh priest, them to conuent
And eke to brynge them bounde.
Yf any suche he founde:
Before thygh priest, them to conuent
And eke to brynge them bounde.
But Saule in strength, encreased so
The Iewes he dyd resist:
Which then dyd dwel, at Damasco
Affirminge verye Christ.
The Iewes he dyd resist:
Which then dyd dwel, at Damasco
Affirminge verye Christ.
Within a whyle, Saule preachynge styll
Whose wordes abrode were blowne:
The Iewes toke, councel him to kyll
The whiche to Saule was knowne.
Whose wordes abrode were blowne:
The Iewes toke, councel him to kyll
The whiche to Saule was knowne.
They dyd laye wayte, both day and nyght
And on the gates dyd watche:
Full cruelly, agaynst all ryght
Hys lyfe then to dispatche.
And on the gates dyd watche:
Full cruelly, agaynst all ryght
Hys lyfe then to dispatche.
But the disciples, knowynge all
Their purpose then to tell:
By nyght they put, him through ye wall
Downe in a great basket.
Their purpose then to tell:
By nyght they put, him through ye wall
Downe in a great basket.
When he came to, Ierusalem
Disciples beyng theare:
He sayed to ioyne, hym selfe to them
But they dyd hym muche feare.
Disciples beyng theare:
He sayed to ioyne, hym selfe to them
But they dyd hym muche feare.
And scarsly woulde, beleue that God
Thys thynge in hym had wrought:
But Barnabas that there abod
Hym to thappostles brought.
Thys thynge in hym had wrought:
But Barnabas that there abod
Hym to thappostles brought.
And dyd declare, to them also
That sene the Lorde he had:
In the hye way, as he dyd go
And what the Lorde hym bad.
That sene the Lorde he had:
In the hye way, as he dyd go
And what the Lorde hym bad.
And how he had, ryght boldely done
The synagoges throughout:
In preachynge Christ, to be Gods sonne
Damasco rounde about.
The synagoges throughout:
In preachynge Christ, to be Gods sonne
Damasco rounde about.
And then he had, the company
Of them with ryght good wyll:
And in the citye, taught boldly
The name of Iesus styll.
Of them with ryght good wyll:
And in the citye, taught boldly
The name of Iesus styll.
And he dyd speake, and eke dispute
Euen with the Grekes certayne:
He stoutly stode, them to confute
And they wolde him haue slayne.
Euen with the Grekes certayne:
He stoutly stode, them to confute
And they wolde him haue slayne.
But when the brethren dyd espye
They would haue slayne hym thus:
They brought him vnto Cesarye
And sent hym to Tharsus.
They would haue slayne hym thus:
They brought him vnto Cesarye
And sent hym to Tharsus.
Then dyd the congregacion lye
Throughe Iewry al at rest:
And Galile, and Samarye
Were edified and blest.
Throughe Iewry al at rest:
And Galile, and Samarye
Were edified and blest.
The feare of God, they dyd support
In eche countrey and cost:
They multiplyd, in the comfort
Euen of the holye ghost.
In eche countrey and cost:
They multiplyd, in the comfort
Euen of the holye ghost.
And it chaunced, as Peter went
And of all countreys felt:
The Lorde vnto, the sainctes him sent
Which then at Lidda dwelt.
And of all countreys felt:
The Lorde vnto, the sainctes him sent
Which then at Lidda dwelt.
A man he founde, of heauye chere
Whose name was Eneas:
The which had kept, his bed .viii. yere
Sicke of the Paulsye was.
Whose name was Eneas:
The which had kept, his bed .viii. yere
Sicke of the Paulsye was.
Eneas then, dyd Peter saye
Christ Iesus comfort thee:
Aryse and make, thy bed strayght waye
And then arise dyd he.
Christ Iesus comfort thee:
Aryse and make, thy bed strayght waye
And then arise dyd he.
And al Lidda, and Assaron
Of this doth beare recorde:
Which saw the man, and ther vpon
Dyd tourne vnto the Lorde.
Of this doth beare recorde:
Which saw the man, and ther vpon
Dyd tourne vnto the Lorde.
There was a woman, at Ioppa
A disciple she was:
Whose name was called, Tabitha
Which is to saye Dorcas,
A disciple she was:
Whose name was called, Tabitha
Which is to saye Dorcas,
Full of good worckes, she was alwayes
And eke in almes tryed:
It chaunced so, euen in those dayes
That she was sycke and dyed.
And eke in almes tryed:
It chaunced so, euen in those dayes
That she was sycke and dyed.
When they had washt, her certaynlye
And in her Chamber layde:
Because Lidda, was Ioppa nye
Then the disciples sayde.
And in her Chamber layde:
Because Lidda, was Ioppa nye
Then the disciples sayde.
That Peter was, then at Lidda
And sent one to report:
That their desyre, was to Ioppa
He shoulde to them resort.
And sent one to report:
That their desyre, was to Ioppa
He shoulde to them resort.
Peter arose, and quicklye sought
For them that Dorcas kept:
Into the Chamber, they hym brought
Where all the wydowes wept.
For them that Dorcas kept:
Into the Chamber, they hym brought
Where all the wydowes wept.
And shewed suche coates, as she dyd make
And also dyd conuert:
Unto their vse, for Christ hys sake
And Peter sayde depart.
And also dyd conuert:
Unto their vse, for Christ hys sake
And Peter sayde depart.
He kneled downe, and eke dyd praye
And on the dead dyd crye:
Tabytha nowe, aryse I saye
And she lyft vp her eye.
And on the dead dyd crye:
Tabytha nowe, aryse I saye
And she lyft vp her eye.
And when she sawe, Peter there stande
Her selfe she dyd vp rayse:
And then he toke, her by the hande
And lyft her vp strayght wayse.
Her selfe she dyd vp rayse:
And then he toke, her by the hande
And lyft her vp strayght wayse.
Unto the saynctes, and widowes then
Alyue he brought her out:
And it was knowen, vnto all men
In Ioppa rounde about.
Alyue he brought her out:
And it was knowen, vnto all men
In Ioppa rounde about.
And manye that, were them amonge
Beleued then eche where:
And he abode, in Ioppa longe
With Simon Tanner there.
Beleued then eche where:
With Simon Tanner there.
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