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matter_n stand_v then_o i._n but_o when_o as_o paul_n have_v refuse_v that_o and_o appeal_v to_o cesar_n in_o will_n to_o be_v arraign_v before_o he_o i_o command_v that_o he_o in_o the_o mean_a space_n shall_v be_v keep_v in_o custody_n until_o such_o time_n the_o i_o may_v have_v occasion_n to_o send_v he_o to_o cesar._n agrippa_z say_v unto_o festus_n i_o will_v also_o hear_v the_o man_n myself_o to_o morrow_n say_v he_o thou_o shall_v hear_v he_o and_o on_o the_o morrow_n when_o agrippa_n be_v come_v &_o bernice_n with_o great_a pomp_n and_o be_v enter_v into_o the_o council_n house_n with_o the_o captain_n &_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o city_n at_o festus_n commandment_n be_v paul_n bring_v forth_o and_o festus_n saydt_v king_n agrippa_n and_o all_o you_o man_n which_o be_v here_o present_a with_o we_o you_o see_v this_o man_n about_o who_o all_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o jew_n have_v entreat_v i_o both_o at_o jerusalem_n and_o also_o here_o cri_v that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o live_v any_o long_o yet_o find_v i_o nothing_o worthy_a of_o death_n that_o he_o have_v commit_v nevertheless_o sing_v that_o he_o have_v appeal_v to_o cesar._n i_o have_v no_o certain_a thing_n to_o write_v unto_o my_o lord_n wherefore_o i_o have_v bring_v he_o unto_o you_o and_o special_o unto_o the_o o_o king_n agrippa_n that_o after_o examination_n have_v i_o may_v have_v sumwhat_o to_o write_v for_o i_o think_v it_o unreasonable_a for_o to_o send_v a_o prisoner_n and_o not_o to_o show_v the_o cause_n which_o be_v lay_v against_o he_o when_o agrippa_n have_v hear_v this_o he_o say_v unto_o festus_n i_o have_v of_o late_o hear_v much_o speak_v of_o that_o same_o jesus_n and_o of_o his_o disciple_n and_o therefore_o will_v i_o myself_o hear_v that_o fellow_n before_o he_o go_v to_o cesar._n than_o say_v festus_n to_o morrow_n shall_v you_o hear_v he_o the_o next_o day_n after_o that_o agrippa_n and_o his_o wife_n bernice_n have_v with_o much_o pomp_n and_o a_o great_a train_n enter_v with_o the_o captain_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o city_n into_o the_o common_a hall_n festus_n command_v paul_n to_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o than_o festus_n jest_n that_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o have_v bring_v forth_o paul_n only_o to_o get_v favour_n of_o the_o king_n speak_v in_o this_o wise_n king_n agrippa_n and_o you_o all_o that_o be_v here_o present_a you_o see_v the_o man_n who_o all_o the_o jew_n have_v complain_v on_o to_o i_o as_o well_o at_o jerusalem_n as_o here_o also_o in_o this_o city_n &_o have_v with_o great_a clamour_n cry_v that_o it_o be_v pity_n of_o his_o life_n but_o i_o have_v make_v enquiry_n and_o can_v not_o see_v that_o he_o have_v any_o way_n deserve_a death_n albeit_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o have_v of_o his_o own_o free_a will_n appeal_v to_o the_o emperor_n i_o be_o in_o full_a mind_n to_o send_v he_o thither_o and_o yet_o i_o can_v well_o tell_v what_o i_o may_v certify_v unto_o his_o majesty_n in_o write_v wherefore_o i_o have_v here_o bring_v he_o forth_o before_o you_o and_o especial_o before_o you_o king_n agrippa_n that_o we_o may_v examyne_n he_o and_o to_o have_v sumwhat_o to_o write_v for_o i_o think_v it_o stand_v with_o no_o reason_n to_o send_v a_o prisoner_n and_o not_o to_o show_v withal_o what_o be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n the_o xxvi_o chapter_n agrippa_z say_v unto_o paul_n thou_o be_v permit_v to_o speak_v for_o thyself_o thâ—â—_n paul_n stretch_v forth_o the_o hand_n and_o answer_v for_o himself_o i_o think_v myself_o happy_a king_n agrippa_n because_o i_o shall_v this_o day_n answer_v before_o yâ—_z of_o all_o the_o thing_n whereof_o i_o be_o accuse_v of_o the_o jews_n namely_o because_o thou_o be_v expert_a in_o all_o custom_n and_o question_n which_o be_v among_o the_o jew_n wherefore_o i_o beseech_v the_o to_o hear_v i_o patient_o then_o king_n agryppa_n turn_v himself_o to_o paul_n who_o stand_v before_o he_o bind_v and_o say_v thou_o have_v pardon_v to_o speak_v for_o thyself_o if_o thou_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o say_v in_o thy_o own_o defence_n and_o forthwith_o paul_n hold_v up_o his_o hand_n begin_v to_o defend_v himself_o in_o this_o wise_n it_o make_v not_o a_o little_a matter_n in_o my_o opinion_n o_o king_n agrippa_n before_o what_o judge_n a_o man_n that_o be_v indict_v plead_v his_o cause_n for_o he_o who_o confidence_n be_v whole_o in_o his_o own_o innocence_n desire_v nothing_o more_o then_o to_o have_v such_o a_o judge_n that_o either_o know_v his_o cause_n very_o well_o already_o or_o else_o can_v soon_o perceive_v it_o for_o if_o the_o judge_n be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o matter_n he_o that_o plead_v it_o shall_v in_o vain_a go_v about_o to_o set_v it_o forth_o in_o
the_o people_n and_o from_o the_o gentile_n unto_o who_o now_o i_o send_v the_o to_o open_v their_o iye_n that_o they_o may_v be_v turn_v from_o darkness_n to_o light_v and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n that_o they_o may_v receyve_v forgevenesse_n of_o sin_n and_o inheritance_n among_o they_o which_o be_v sanctify_v by_o faith_n that_o be_v toward_o i_o and_o when_o we_o all_o be_v amaze_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o brightness_n of_o the_o light_n have_v fall_v down_o on_o the_o ground_n i_o hear_v a_o voice_n speak_v unto_o i_o that_o say_v in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n saul_n saul_n why_o do_v thou_o persecute_v i_o it_o be_v hard_a for_o the_o to_o wynche_n against_o the_o prycke_n than_o answer_v i_o what_o be_v thou_o lord_n than_o speak_v he_o again_o and_o say_v i_o be_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n who_o thou_o persecute_v but_o arise_v and_o stand_v up_o on_o thy_o foot_n therefore_o have_v i_o strike_v the_o down_o eye_n be_v a_o persecutor_n that_o i_o may_v set_v 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they_o of_o damascus_n and_o at_o jerusalem_n and_o through_o out_o all_o the_o coast_n of_o jewry_n and_o then_o to_o the_o gentile_n that_o they_o shall_v repent_v and_o turn_v to_o god_n and_o do_v such_o work_n as_o become_v they_o that_o repent_v for_o this_o cause_n the_o jew_n catch_v i_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o go_v about_o to_o kylle_v i_o see_v therefore_o that_o i_o have_v obtain_v help_n of_o god_n unto_o this_o day_n i_o continewe_v witness_v both_o to_o small_a and_o to_o great_a say_v none_o other_o thing_n than_o those_o which_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n do_v say_v shall_v come_v that_o christ_n shall_v suffer_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o first_o that_o shall_v arise_v from_o death_n and_o shall_v show_v light_n unto_o the_o people_n and_o to_o the_o gentile_n these_o thing_n king_n agrippa_n be_v not_o do_v either_o in_o the_o night_n time_n or_o in_o any_o dream_n but_o when_o it_o be_v broad_a day_n many_o of_o we_o see_v the_o clerenesse_n of_o the_o 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life_n and_o whether_o that_o he_o shall_v preach_v the_o true_a light_n first_o to_o the_o israelite_n and_o after_o to_o the_o gentyle_n which_o thing_n everychone_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v speak_v of_o before_o by_o the_o prophet_n and_o by_o moses_n himself_o of_o messiah_n i_o preach_v that_o we_o must_v look_v for_o none_o other_o messiah_n for_o why_o ▪_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v fulfyl_v in_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n and_o nothing_o now_o remain_v but_o that_o all_o man_n through_o penance_n and_o purity_n of_o life_n prepare_v themselves_o against_o his_o come_v when_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o judge_v all_o the_o whole_a world_n ¶_o as_o he_o thus_o speak_v for_o himself_o festus_n say_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n paul_n thou_o be_v beside_o thyself_o much_o learning_n both_o make_v the_o mad_a and_o paul_n say_v i_o be_o not_o mad_a most_o dear_a festus_n but_o speak_v forth_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n and_o soberness_n for_o the_o king_n know_v of_o these_o thing_n 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