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A16101	The Actes of the Apostles, translated into Englyshe metre, and dedicated to the kynges moste excellent maiestye, by Christofer Tye, Doctor in musyke, and one of the gentylmen of hys graces moste honourable chappell, wyth notes to eche chapter, to synge and also to play vpon the lute, very necessarye for studentes after theyr studye, to fyle theyr wyttes, and also for all Christians that cannot synge, to reade the good and Godlye storyes of the lyues of Christ hys Apostles	Tye, Christopher, 1497?-1572.	1553 (1553)	STC 2985; ESTC S115612	37,497	208

Iesus of Nazarethe Of God approued man ¶ Amonge you was miraculus Great wonders he dyd showe God wrought by hym thinges wonderus Emidst of you ye knowe ¶ Hym haue ye taken by the handes To scourge him with a rod After he was geuen you in bandes By the foresyght of God ¶ Ye haue hym crucifed and slayne But God agayne him raysed And losed hym from deathe and payne In him styll to be praysed ¶ Because it was impossible To withstande his great myght For Dauid which was credible Dyd prophecie aryght ¶ I sawe God alwayes before me He is on my ryght hande That I shoulde neuer moued be My heart dyd vnderstande ¶ Great ioyes my heart dyd fele in dede My tounge was glad also My fleash dyd lyue without all drede In hope voyde of all wo. ¶ Because my soule to make his mone In hell shall not left be Ne yet suffer the holye one Corruption for to see ¶ Thou hast of lyfe shewed me the lyght With ioye my heart possest Euen with thy countenaunce so bryght My soule is brought to rest ¶ Ye men brethren my wordes marke Let me speche frely haue Euen of Dauid the Patriarke For he lyeth dead in graue ¶ And his sepulchre doth remayne With vs vnto thys daye No dout he was a prophet playne And knewe what God dyd saye ¶ Not onely saye but also swere And in hys othe repeate The fruites of hys loynes shal prospere And syt vpon his seate ¶ In that Christ in the fleash shoulde ryse He ryght well sawe before And sayde he shoulde ryse vp ryght wise And lyue for euermore ¶ Hys soule shoulde not be left in hell Hys fleash corrupt nought shall God hath hym raysed vp right well Wherof we wytnes all ¶ Syns now that he by the right hande Of God exalted is And by the Lorde doth vnderstande The holy ghostes promis ¶ Now of hys wordes ye knowe the ende As ye may heare and see Dauid to heauen dyd not ascende But truly thus sayde he ¶ The Lorde vnto my Lorde dyd saye Syt thou on my ryght hande Untyll I make thy foes to staye Thy fote on them to stande ¶ All Israell knowe thys certayne And therin to persist The same Iesus whome ye haue slayne God hath made Lorde and Christ. ¶ When they hearde this their hearts did fall And sayde Peter vnto And eke to the Apostles all Brethren what shall we do ¶ And Peter sayde to them repent And then Baptisme begynne In Christ his name by whom God sent Remission of synne Ye shall receyue the holy goost The promyse so dyd fall To you and yours in euery coost Such as the Lorde shall call ¶ He bare witnes of great comforte Exhortynge them eche one To saue them from thou towarde sorte And generacion They that his preachinge dyd imbrace Were baptist euen through out There came to them that day by grace Thre thousande soules about They dyd folowe thapostles lore Doctrine and companye Breakynge their breade and euermore In prayer certaynelye And eke of euery soule the fere Of God on them dyd fall Wonders and sygnes were shewed eche where By the apostles all And such as dyd beleue Gods wyll Together kept in bandes To haue all thynges in comen styll They solde their goodes and landes Departynge them euen in the Lorde As euery man had nede Beinge daylye with one accorde In the temple in dede In euerye house the breade to parte Their meate to eate aryght With ioye and singlenes of hearte Praysynge the God of myght They had fauour with euery one The Lorde added right fre Unto the congregacion Suche as shoulde saued he The contentes THE halte restored is certayne Euen to hys perfecte strengthe And Peter preched Christ right playne As ye shall reade at lengthe Meane Peter Iohn they toke their way The temple vp in Tenor. Peter and Iohn they toke their way The temple vp in Treble Peter Iohn they toke their way The temple vp into Aboute the nynth houre for to pray As they were wont to do A certayne man both halt and lame Euen from hys byrth ryght poore They brought and layd dayly the same Euen at the tem ple dore Tenor. Peter and Iohn they toke theyr way The temple vp in to Aboute the nynth houre for to praye for to praye As they were wont to do A certayne mā both halt lame Euen frō his byrth ryght poore They brought and layd dayly the same Euen at the tem ple dore Meane Peter and Iohn they toke theyr way The temple vp in to About the nynth houre for to praye As they were wont to do A certayne man bothe halt lame Euen frō his byrth ryght poore They brought and layd dayly the same Euen at the temple doore Basse. Peter and Iohn they toke theyr way The temple vp in to Aboute the nynth houre for to praye for to praye As they were wont to do A certayne man both halte and lame Euen frō his byrth ryght pore They brought layd dayly the same Euen at the temple dore ▪ PEter Iohn they toke theyr way The Temple vp in to About the ninth houre for to pray As they were wonte to do certayne man both halt and lame Euen from his byrthe ryght pore They brought and layd daylye the same Euen at the Temple dore Whiche is called the Beutifull That he myght almesse craue Of them that went to the temple Some helpe of them to haue And when he sawe Peter and Iohn Ryght nere the temple drew Theyr almesse he dyd axe anon And they both dyd him vew And sayde to hym loke thou on vs And he was well a payde Hopinge of them to haue almesse But Peter to hym sayde Siluer and golde nowe haue I none But suche as God gaue me By vertue of the holye one The same geue I to thee Nowe in the name of Christ Iesus Of Nazareth aryse In company to walke with vs And prayse the Lorde most wyse He toke hym then by the ryght hande And lyfte hym vp at length Upon hys feete he strayght dyd stande Hys bones receyued strength And he dyd sprynge stande walke start In at the temple dore Lepynge praysynge euen with his heart The lyuynge Lorde therfore The people all dyd hym well see Prayse God for hys good state And they knewe well that it was he Whiche begged at the gate They were fylled with great wondryng And were amased sore Euen at thys mans sodayne healynge That was so lame before Thys healed halt helde fast also Euen of Peter and Iohn The people ranne to them in to The Porche of Salomon When Peter saw them wonder so These wordes to them he spake Ye Israelittes I saye of who Thys wondrynge do ye make Or why loke ye with stedfastnes On vs as we coulde do By our owne power or holynes Thys cure thys man vnto The God of Abraham and Isacke And Iacob thys hath done God of our fathers

without lacke Hath glorifed hys sonne Iesus whom once refused ye In Pilates presents playne When he had iudged hym to be Losed from deathe and payne But ye denyed the holy one A murtherer to saue And eke kylled the Lorde alone Hys lyfe ye woulde not haue Whiche God hath raysed from the deed Wherof we wytnes can Through fayth in hys name confirmed Hys name vpon thys man Whome ye dyd see and knowe also When fayth in hym dyd ryse Whiche fayth hath geuen this man vnto Hys health before your eyes Nowe dere brethren I knowe that ye Haue done thys wycked dede Through ignoraunce as semeth me Whiche dyd your rulers leade But God before hande he dyd vtter And eke his prophetes wylled To teache that Christ the death shoul suffer Which he hath now fulfylled Repent ye now I say repent And turne to vs this daye That all your synnes nowe euident May cleane be done awaye For when the tyme of refreshynge Shal come to vs with spede In presentes of the Lorde and Kynge Aboue all Kynges in dede And when God shall hym sende the day Before preached to vs Unto you all which is to saye The Lorde and Christ Iesus Whiche must haue heauen vntyl al thyng Whiche he hath spoken playne By Prophetes syns the first begynnyng Restored be agayne For Moyses to the fathers sayde The Lorde rayse vp wyl he A Prophete vnto you for ayde Muche lyke euen vnto me Hym shal ye heare and not controule But in hys wordes reioyce The tyme wyl come that euery soule Whiche wyll not heare hys voyce Shalbe destroyed without all dout Whiche tyme wyl not be longe That all such shall be cleane throune out The people from amonge The Prophetes all syns Samuell And thence forth hath alwayes Tolde of the truth ryght passynge well And eke spake of these dayes The Prophets children all are you That by the couenaunt came To our fathers whiche God dyd vou And sayde to Abraham In thy sede shall the kynredes all On earth be blest in vs Fyrste vnto you God dyd vp call Hys onelye sonne Iesus And hym he hath sent vnto you Eche one of you to blesse That euery one of you shoulde now Tourne from hys wickednesse THE Apostles vvere in pryson cast They vvere to preache forbod But they toke them to prayer fast Renouncynge men for God Trebel When that the people taught they had There came to them doutles Priests rulers as men nye mad And eke the Saduces Whome it greued that they should moue The people and them leade That Iesus Christ by powre aboue Shoulde ryse vp from the deade The Tenor. When that the people taught they had There came to them doutles Priests rulers as men nye mad And eke the Saduces Whom it greued that they should moue The people and them lead That Iesus Christe by power aboue Should ryse vp from the deade should ryse vp from the deade Meane When that the people taught they had Ther cam to them doutles ▪ Priests and rulers as men nye mad as men nye mad And eke the Saduces Whom it greued that they should moue The people and them leade That Iesus Christe by powre aboue Should ryse vp from the deade from the deade Basse. When that the people taught they had There came to them doutles Priests Rulars as mē nye mad as mē nye mad And eke the Saduces Whome it greued that they should moue The people and them leade That Iesus Christ by powre aboue Should ryse vp from the deade from the deade WHen that y e people taught they had There came to them doutles Priestes rulers as men nie mad And eke the Saduces Whome it dyd greue y t they should moue The people and them leade That Iesus Christ by power aboue Shoulde ryse vp from the deade And they layd hādes on thē strayght way And put them all asyde In prison fast tyll the next daye For it was then euentyde But those that heard the worde euen then Beleued out of hande The numbre then of those wonne men Was well nye fyue thousande And it chaunced the next daye was Eche ruler and Elder The Scribes Annas and eke Cayphas Iohn and Allexander And eke all those that were with them There of the hye Priestes kyn Then gathered at Ierusalem Where they were then brought in And when they stode before the same They axed them sayinge Shew by whose powre or in whose name That you haue done thys thynge Peter ful of the holy goost Sayde vnto them ryght well Ye rulers all both lest and moost And chiefe of Israell Yf we thys daye muste testify Of the good dede and dole Delt to the sicke man and eke by What meanes he is made whole Be it well knowen to them that lyst And ye that rulers be That in the name of Iesus Christ Of Nazareth worke we Whome ye haue crucified and slayne God hath from death now raysed By whome this man is whole certayne The Lord therfore be praysed This is the chefe stone cast a syde Of you that buylders be Whiche in the chiefe place shall abyde Of the corners saye we For neyther is there saluacion In anye sauinge he Nor other name there is not one Wherin made safe we be When they behelde the boldnes then Of Peter and of Iohn And knewe them both vnlearned men And laye people eche one They dyd muche muse and knew iustly That they were with Iesu And dyd beholde the man stand by The whiche was healed new Commaundynge them to stande asyde And from their counsell goo Consultinge there and sayde prouyde With these men what to do A wondrus signe is done by them And eke is iustly knowne To all them in Ierusalem The thynge abrode is blowen But that they shal hence forth therfore No further noyse the same Let vs charge them to speake no more To no man in hys name They gaue to them commaūdment new That they should no man ayde To preache or teache of their Iesu But Peter and Iohn sayde Yf it be ryght as ye thynke it In syght of God the Lorde Your words to kepe Gods to omit Iuge ye and so recorde For we wyl speake the truth euen so Wherof we knowe the grounde They thretened them and let them go No faut in them was founde The people also praysed God The lame awaye went rounde Who was of age ful fourty and od Which was made whole and sounde As soone as they were then let go They to their felowes went Expressynge their great payne and wo And eke imprisonment By the hye Priestes and Elders all And what to them they sayde When they heard that they loude dyd call And gaue God thankes for ayde And sayde thou Lorde thou God of blys Madst heauen and earth for vs The sea and all that ther in is By whome Dauid sayd thus Why dyd the heathen fume and fret What rage in them now sprynges Why dyd the Iuishe people set Their myndes

vpon vayne thynges The Kynges and Rulers dyd persist In wycked councell longe Agaynst the Lorde and hys sonne Christ Whiche he sent vs amonge For of a trueth agaynst the Lorde Whome thou annoynted hast Herod Pilate with one accorde Helde with the Gentyls fast The people eke of Israell Increased more and more To do what thy handes and councell Determyned before Nowe Lorde beholde their threatnynge sworde And graunt to thy elect With confydence to speake thy worde Good Lorde do vs protect So that thyne hand stretche forth y t same Healyng and signes to vs That we do wonders in the name Of thy dere sonne Iesus As soone as they had prayed anone The place began to shake They were full of the holye one The worde boldly they spake The multytude that dyd beleue Were of one sprit and harte Eche one to other styll dyd geue In commen they dyd parte And with great power they dyd witnes The resurreccion all Of Iesu Christ yea and doutles Great grace on them dyd fall Not one amonge them all dyd lacke For who had house and lande Solde all and dyd kepe nothynge backe To haue in hys owne hande They layde all downe at the fete than Of thappostles in dede Distributynge to euery man Accordynge to hys nede Ioses who was of an olde wonne Of thappostles eche one Called Barnabas whiche is the sonne Of Consolacion A Leuite borne woulde not doe yll Had lande and eke solde it And layd the pryce downe with good wyll At the Apostles feet The Contentes ANANIAS vntruth vvas knovvne And hys vvyues to their shame Thappostles vvere in pryson throvvne Reioysynge in the same Meane A certayne man who was named Ananias trulye With Saphira his wyfe framed Unto the Lorde a lye Who sellyng then a pece of lande Kept backe parte of the pryce The which his wyfe dyd vn der stande They wrought with one ad vice Countertenor A certayne man who was named A na ni as trulye With Saphira his wyfe framed Unto the Lorde a lye Who sellyng then a pece of lande Kept backe parte of the price The which his wyfe dyd vnderstand They wrought wyth one aduice Tenor. A certayne man who was named A na ni as trulye With Saphira his wyfe framed Unto the Lorde a lye Who sellynge then a pece of lande Kept backe parte of the price the which hys wyfe dyd vn derstand They wrought w t one aduice with one aduice they wrought Basse. A certayne man who was named A na ni as trulye With Saphira his wyfe framed Unto the Lorde a lye Who sellyng then a pece of lande Kept backe parte of the price The which his wyfe dyd vnderstand dyd vnder stand they wrought with one aduice they A Certayne man who was named Ananias trulye With Saphira hys wyfe framed Unto the Lorde a lye Who sellynge then a pece of lande Kept backe part of the pryce The whiche hys wyfe dyd vnderstande They wrought with one aduyce The other part then layde downe was At the Apostles fit And Peter sayde Ananias By what meanes chaunceth it That Sathan hath fylled thyne harte To cause thee thus to lye U●to the holy ghost and parte Of thy lyuelode denye Pertayned it not to thee that howre And after it was solde Was not the parte in thyne owne powre That thou dost nowe witholde How chaūceth it that thou shouldest then Thus brynge thy selfe to wo Thou hast not lyed onely to men But vnto God also And when he was trulye thus tryed Hys doyinges was abhorde He strayght gaue vp the ghost and dyed For triflynge with the Lorde Great feare then came vpon eche heade That thys dyd heare and see The yonge men rose vp and hym leed Where he shoulde buryd be And it chaunced within the space Of thre houres thys was done Hys wyfe not knowynge came in place Appearynge there ryght soone And Peter sayde to her tell me Solde ye the lande for thys And she ryght soone to hym sayde ye I haue sayde as it is Then Peter sayde I wyll recorde That ye dyd both consent To tempt the sprit of God the Lorde As it is euydent Beholde the fete of them that haue Buryd thy make thys daye Be redye to put thee in graue Then she fell dead strayght waye The yonge men then came in and founde Her dead lyinge at hande They bare her forth and in the grounde Layde her by her husbande And therwith came on them great feare That sawe thys done of ryght Euen on all those that then were there To see that feareful syght By the Apostles handes was wrought Ryght straunge and wondrus thinges Amonge the people which then sought To heare their good tydynges With one accorde they all were gone To prayse their Lorde and Kynge With in the porche of Salomon And that with thankes geuynge Of thother sort there was not one Durst ioyne hym selfe them to And yet of them some longe had gone To learne the best to do The numbre of those men that dyd Beleue the Lorde hys lore Men and women God be praysed Encreased more and more That in so much they brought bedsteades For sycke in to the stretes And some were layed in standyng beddes And eke some in palletes That at the least Peter myght come Nye to them that laye there When he came by to shadow some Of them that sore sycke were Ther came also a multitude From cityes rounde aboute To Ierusalem to seclude Sycknes from them through out And such as were vexed euen there With vncleane sprites eche one Were brought to them then euery where And were made whole anone The chiefe priest then rose vp certes And all that with hym were Whiche is the sect of Saduces Who then dyd stampe and steare Of thappostles not one went quight In prison they were set The angell of the Lorde by nyght Them out of prison let And brought them forthe eke sayde than Go steppe forth and speake ryfe With in the Temple to euery man The wordes now of this lyfe When they heard y t they with good wyll Into the temple went Soone in the morne for to fulfyll The Lordes commaundement The chief priest came and they that were Wyth hym in that forenone And called councell to them there To knowe what myght be done Then of the children of Israell The elders were also Of them that sat there in councell And bade some for them goo When they then went to them that had The pryson then in cure They dyd retourne as men nye mad Shut was the pryson sure The kepers standynge at the dore To wayt vpon their charge And yet of them they had no pore God had set them at large When the chiefe priest and he that is Euen of the temple chefe And eke the hye pristes heard of this They mused with muche grefe Then came one forth and sayde beholde Those that in pryson were Stande in the churche and are full bolde To teache the people

your brethren lyke to me Hym shall ye heare and trust And in the congregacion Thys Moyses was doutles And hearde the voyce of God alone Euen in the wyldernes Whiche then dyd talke assuredlye With thangel of the Lorde Upon mounte Sinay certaynlye Our fathers doth recorde The worde of lyfe receyued he To geue to vs was sent Our fathers wolde in no wyse be To hym obedient But thrust him from them with despyght Their heartes turned echeone Into Egypt to go with myght And sayde vnto Aron Make gods for vs both more and les For we can not discus What is become of thys Moyses That from Egypt brought vs. To make a Calfe thys was their choice And offred sacrifyce Unto the same and dyd reioyce In that their owne deuyce Then turned God from them trulye And gaue them vp with thretes To worship starres wyth in the skye Foresayde of the prophetes O ye the house of Israell Gaue me your Sacrifyces Meate offeryngs fortye yeres to tell Wyth in the wildernes Soone dyd ye take and not defarre The tabernacle than Of Moloch ye and eke the starre Of your great God Remphan Fygures to whome oft ye dyd vow And worship them eche one Wherfore I will translate all you Beyond great Babylon The tabernacle our fathers had Within the wildernes As he appoynted and them bad Speakyng vnto Moyses That he shuld make it according As he before dyd see The which our fathers receyuynge Brought in with Iosue Into the lande of the gentyls Whiche God draue out and chyd Before our fathers as exyls Tyll the tyme of Dauid Whiche fauour found with God y e Lorde Desyrynge then that he Myght synde an house of mete accorde For Iacobs God to be An house for hym buylt Salomon But yet the hyest I ken Dwelthe not in temples made of stone Wrought by the hands of men As he declareth by hys wrst The Prophet sayinge this Heauen is my seat where on I sit The earth my fote stole is What house then wyll ye me behest Sayth God tell you I shall Whiche is the place then of my rest Hath not my hande made all Ye styffe neckte all both least and most With heartes and ears ye seke Styll to resist the holy Ghost As dyd your fathers eke The prophetes all your fathers lore Nedes persecute them must And eke slew them which taught before The commynge of the iust Whose murtherers and traytours now Ye are and to them knit The Angels gaue the lawe to you ▪ And ye haue not kept it When they hearde thys great was their grefe Their heartes did cleaue in two Gnashynge on hym euen with their tethe And knewe not what to do He was ful of the holy ghost Hys eyes to heauen dyd stande Which sawe the glory of the Lorde And Christ on hys ryght hande And sayde beholde the heauens I se Appeare for my lyuelod And eke the sonne of man to be At the ryght hande of God Then they cryde out with rorynge voyce And stopt their eares and brethe Thus in their rage they toke their choyce And stoned hym to deathe The witnesses their clothes downe layde Then at a mans fete euen Whose name was Saule which then assayde With them to stone good Steuen Which cryde and sayd Lord Christ Iesu Receyue my sprite thys daye He kneled downe all thys is trew And on thys wyse dyd saye Laye not thys synne Lord to their charge Thus he dyd call and clepe Of that their synne them to discharge And so he fell a slepe The Contentes HOVV Philip came to Samary Simon the vvhyche dyd fayne Philip dyd baptyse vvyllynglye Eunuch the chamberlayne Meane The death of Steuen dyd Saule cōfort Who dyd a gre with them That wold haue slayne the godlye Tenor. The deathe of Steuen dyd Saul cōfort Who dyd a gre with them That wold haue slayne the godly Countertenor The deathe of Steuen dyd Saul cōfort who dyd a gre With them That wold haue slayne the godly Basse. The death of Steuen dyd Saul cōfort who dyd a gre with them That wold haue slayne the godlye Meane sort Then at Ie ru salem scatred they were both far and nye And through the regions Tenor. sort Then at Ie ru salem scattred they were both far and nye And through the regions Contertenor sort Then at Ie ru salem scattred they were both far and nye And through the regions Bassus sort Then at Ie ru salem Scattred they were both far and nye And through the regions Meane crept Of Iu rye and of Samarye The twelue onely except Tenor. crept Of Iurye and of Samarye The twelue onely except THe death of Steuē dyd Saule comforte Who did agre with them That would haue slayne the godlye sorte Then at Ierusalem Scattred they were both far and nye And through the regions crept Countertenor crept Of Iu rye and of Samary The twelue onely except Bassus crept Of Iu rye and of Samarye the twelue onely except Of Iury and of Samarye The twelue onelye except Deuoute there were that dressed Steuen Of whome stones brake eche lym Besydes their oyntmentes to hym geuen They dyd wepe ouer hym But of the congregacion than Saul spared no mans lyfe But sought the house of euery man And drewe out man and wyfe In pryson fast he dyd them place But those that went about Dyd preache the worde of lyfe and grace Euen as they went throughout And Philippe came a cytye to Which was of Samarye And preached Christ as he to do Had power geuen from an hye The people then with one accorde Hys words ryght well out sought In that they sawe that God the Lorde Straunge thynges by hym had wrought For vncleane sprites with corynge voyce Came out of sundrye men That were possest and had no choyse But cald on Philip then The palseyes he dyd heale also And therof was not coye The halte he heald that coulde not go In whome became great ioye A certayne man there was whose name Was Simon truth to tell Which here tofore the very same In witchcrafte dyd excell Uvho the people bewycht to fore That dwelt in Samarye And eke reporte he coulde do more Great thynges miraculouslye He was had in great reuerence Of all that there abode Whiche sayde no dout he doth commence The myghtye power of God Because of hys continuaunce By hym they set muche bye He mocked them and dyd aduaunce Hym selfe with sorcerye When Philipes words they dyd wel vew Who taught of Gods kyngdome And in the name of Christ Iesu Baptised they dyd become Simon hym selfe dyd then beleue And baptised was also Abydynge styll by Philipes sleue And woulde not from hym go But wondred much then to beholde The signes that he dyd see And miracles so manifolde By Philip done to be Thapostles hearyng that were glad Then at Ierusalem That Samarye receyued had The worde of God to them And sent Peter and Iohn aryght To them in to that cost Who

God to them Bassus glad Throughout Ie ru salem To heare the heathen receyuyd had The worde of God to them Meane them When Peter to Ie ru salem Came to his iorneys ende Tenor. them When Peter to Ieru salem Came to his iorneys end They of the cir Countertenor When Peter to Ie ru salem Came to his iorneys end They of Basse. When Peter to Ie ru salem Came to his iorneys end They of the Meane They of the cir cumci sion wyth him dyd then contend Tenor. cum ci sion Wyth him dyd then contend contend THapostles and brethren were glad Throughout Ierusalem To heare the heathen receiued had The worde of God to them When Peter to Ierusalem Came to hys iorneyes ende They of the circumcision With hym dyd then contende The countertenor the cir cumci si on wyth hym dyd then contend Bassus circum ci si on wyth hym dyd then contend And sayde of late thou wenst into Thuncircumsyde in dede With them to eate whiche thynge to do Our lawe hath not decrede Peter began then to debate The thynges as they dyd chaunce And sayde I was in Ioppa late Prayinge and in a traunce As I in dede playnelye had sene A vessell descendynge A large whyte cloth as it had bene From heauen then downe commynge Let downe it was by corners fower And so it came to me Within the whiche when it came lower Myne eyes playnely myght se. Fourfoted beastes that semed fayre Uermen and wormes there layde And also foules out of the ayre A voyce to me then sayde Peter aryse slee thou and eate And I sayde Lorde God shylde For in my mouth came neuer meate Then common or yet defylde And then the voyce dyd aunswere me From heauen with good accorde Count not those thynges vncleane to be That cleansed hath the Lorde Thre tymes thys thynge was brought about As I haue shewed you playne And all thynges was without all dout Up take to heauen agayne And then beholde immediatlye There came to me thre men The which were sent from Cesarye Onely to seke me then And then the sprite to me dyd saye Do thou thy selfe prepare To go with them forth on their waye And haue therof no feare Moreouer then syxe brethren went In companye of vs Unto the house of hym that sent Which was Cornelius How he had sene he shewed to vs The aungel of the Lorde Whiche sayde to hym Cornelius To Ioppa sende thou worde To Simon Peter one of myne Who shall tell words to thee Wherby that thou and eke all thyne No dout shall saued be And then as I began to preache The sprite on them fel thus As dyd on vs when we dyd teache The Lorde and Christ Iesus Then in my head I dyd recorde Great thinges that I then wayde Whiche were the words of God y e Lorde That he in dede had sayde Iohn with water he dyd baptyse But ye shal baptysed be Euen with the sprite that is right wyse Within fewe dayes trust me Then forasmuch as God dyd geue To them as vnto vs When we dyd fyrst preache and beleue The Lorde and Christ Iesus What was I then that I should seace And eke the Lorde denye When they heard y t they helde their peace And God dyd glorifye And sayd also that God had sent The Gentils euen the same Their former lyfe then to repent Beleuyng in his name Those that before abrode were dryuen Through persecution stronge The which arose about good Steuen From place to place went longe Untyll they came to Phenices Cipers and Antioche Unto the Iewes both more and les Onlye they dyd approche And eke of Cipers there were some And of Sirene also To Antioche when they were come Unto the Grekes dyd go And preached then the Lorde Iesus Whose hande with them abod A great numbre beleued vs And turned vnto God Of these thinges tydinges came anon Unto the eares of them That were the congregation Then at Ierusalem And they sent forth one Barnabas To Antioche in peace When he came there right glad he was To see the fayth encrease Exhorting them not once to start Sith God had them restorde Unto his grace that they with heart Should cleaue vnto the Lorde Ryght good he was euen from his youth Full of the sprite and fayth Much people he vnto the truth Dyd wynne the storye sayth Then Barnabas to Tharsus sought To see Saule there approche Upon whose sight right soone he brought Hym vnto Antioche And it chaunced that one whole yere They kept together styll Euen with the congregacion there And taught the Lorde hys wyll That in so much thelect that were At Antioche euen then Were those in dede that first dyd beare The name of Christen men In those dayes from Ierusalem The Prophetes came to vs To Antioche and one of them Was named Agabus Whiche by the sprite then signified Great dearth shoulde then succede And that throughout the worlde so wyde Whiche came to passe in dede In Claudius dayes the Emperour Thelect them selues dyd bynde Eche man accordynge to hys power Some succour then to sende Unto the brethren in Iurye Whiche thynge they brought to pas And sent vnto the Elders bye Saule and eke Barnabas The contentes HERODE doth persecute Christes flocke And doth slaye Iames in dede In pryson he doth Peter locke The vvormes Herode doth fede Meane And in that tyme Herode the Kynge He dyd his hands let slyp To trouble men of good ly Tenor. And in the tyme Herode the Kynge He dyd his hands let slyp To trouble men of good lyuyng Countertenor And in that tyme Herode the Kyng He dyd his hands let slyp To trouble men of good ly Bassus And in that tyme Herode the Kyng He dyd his hands slyp To trouble men of good ly Meane uyng And Godlye fe lowshyp He dyd slee Iames Iohns brother deare Euen wyth the swerde in Tenor. uyng And Godlye fe lowshyp He dyd slee Iames Iohns brother deare Euen wyth the swerde in Countertenor uyng And godlye fe lowshyp He dyd slee Iames Iohns brother deare Euen wyth the swerde in Bassus uyng And god lye fe lowshyp He dyd slee Iames Iohns brother deare Euen wyth the swerd in dede Meane dede Because the Iues well pleased were He further dyd pro cede Tenor. dede Because y e Iues wel pleased were be cause the Iues wel pleased were he further dyd procede Countertenor dede Because the Iues wel pleased were he further dyd procede Bassus dede Because the Iues well pleased were He further dyd procede ANd in that tyme Herode the kynge He dyd hys handes let slyppe To trouble men of good lyuynge And godly felowshyppe He dyd slaye Iames Iohns brother dere Euen with the swearde in dede Because the Iewes wel pleased were He further dyd procede It was the dayes then of swete bread And he caught Peter fast With violence voyde of all dread In pryson dyd hym cast Delyuerynge hym a

fayne Gods worde with thankes they dyd embrace Beleuynge it certayne And those that God had ordayned To euerlastynge lyfe Abode in fayth the worde dyd spread Throughout the countrey ryfe Wherfore the Iewes them dyd abhore And moued without pytye The women of worshyp and honore The chiefe men of the cytye Agaynst poore Paule and Barnabas And woulde without offence A persecution brought to pas Expellynge them from thence Out of that coast when they nedes must To go they made them mete And for a witnes shoke the dust Agaynst them of their fete And they came to Iconium Accept of least and moste And Gods elect were all becum Full of the holye goste The contentes THAPOSTLES at Iconium Dyd preache vvith good aduice The people vvoulde both all and some To them do sacrifice iiij partes in ij It chaunced in Iconium As Tenor. It chaunced in Ico ni um As they oft Contertenor It chaunced in I co nium As they oft ▪ Bassus It chaunced in I co nium As they oft tymes dyd Meane they oft tymes dyd vse together they into dyd cum the Si nagoge of Iues where they dyd preache Tenor. tymes dyd vse together they into dyd cum the Si nagoge of Iues Where they dyd The countertenor tymes dyd vse to gether they into dyd come the Sinagoge of Iues Wher they dyd preach and one Bassus vse together they in to dyd cum the Si na goge of Iues where they dyd preache Meane and onelye seke gods grace then to atcheue that they so spake to Iue and Tenor. preache and on lye seke Gods grace then to at cheue that they so spake to Countertenor lye seke Gods grace then to atcheue That they so spake to Iue and Greke That Bassus and onelye seke Gods grace then to atcheue That they so spake to Iue and Meane greke That ma ny dyd beleue be leue Tenor. Iue and Greke That manye dyd beleue IT chaunced in Iconium As they oft tymes dyd vse Together they into dyd cum The sinagoge of Iewes Where they dyd Preache and only seke Gods grace then to atcheue That they so spake to Iewe and Greke That many dyd beleue Countertenor manye dyd be leue beleue Bassus Greke That manye dyd beleue beleue But then the Iues of vnbelefe The Gentyles on dyd call And styrde their mindes to much mischefe Agaynst the bretherne all And they longe tyme dyd there persist Gods worde styll to recorde And quit them selues boldly in Christ By helpe of God the Lorde ¶ Whiche then gaue testimonye vnto The worde euen of hys grace And caused them great thynges to do Whiche by their handes toke place ¶ The people dyd them selues deuyde As they were then affect Sum frō the Iues woulde neuer slyde Nor sum from Christes elect ¶ When y t the Iewes gentyles woulde Assaulte make them vpon Their rulers wrought all y t they coulde By counsel them to ston ¶ Whose coūcel knowen they made no host But fled vnto Lystra And Derba cytyes of the cost Of Licaonia ¶ And eke vnto the region That lyeth there rounde about And preached Christ to euerye one And his Gospel through out ¶ There sat a man of lytle myrth At Lystra lame of fete A trepell was euen from his byrth And neuer walked yet ¶ Who heard Paule preach y e story sayth And Paule behelde the man And dyd perceyue that he had fayth To be made whole euen then ¶ Paule sayd to him with chereful voyce Upon thy fete vp stande And he start vp and dyd reioyce And walked out of hande ¶ And when the people dyd beholde What Paule had done that daye With mightye voyce they were full bolde To brute these thynges and saye ¶ Nowe in the speche of our countre Gods are come downe vs to In likenes nowe of men ye se And what straunge thinges they do ¶ And Barnabas they called thus The name of Iupiter And called Paule Mercurius Because he was preacher ¶ And then the priest of Iupiter Bystyrd both fete and handes Which dwelt before the Citye there Brought oxen and garlandes ¶ To the church porche and dyd aduyse The people and them caule With him then to do Sacrifyce To Barnabas and Paule ¶ But whā Thappostles herd their knackes They myght it not abyde But rent their clothes thē on their backes And ran with them to chyde ¶ They cryed and sayde vnto them then Why haue ye done thus now For we are both but mortall men In all poyntes lyke to you ¶ And we do preache you verytyes That lyes myght be abhorde To turne you from these vanytyes Unto the lyuynge Lorde ¶ Who made the heauens eke y e landes That they shuld styll be his He made the sea euen with his handes And all that in them is ¶ Whiche in tymes past euen in those dayes Dyd suffer and permit Eche man to walke in his owne wayes Geuen vp to his owne wyt ¶ Neuertheles his heauenlye wyttes Left witnes to declare In that he shewed his benefyttes From heauen rayne to prepare ¶ And frutfull seasons gaue at wyll To vs both more and les And in the ende our heartes dyd fyll Wyth foode and great gladnes ¶ And all these wordes wold scarce entyse The people to forbeare But that they wolde do Sacrifyce Unto them both euen there ¶ And certenly Iues dyd there approche The whiche dyd euen then cum Immediatlye from Antioche And from Iconium ¶ And got the people to consent With stones Paules bloude to shed And through the cytye they hym rent Thynkynge he had bene deed ¶ And yet as the disciples stode Aboute him to lament He dyd arise and for hys fode Into the citye went ¶ And he abode there all that nyght Euen vnto the next daye Then Barnabas and he a ryght To Darby toke the waye ¶ And in that Citie they dyd preache While they dyd there soiorne To all men Iesus Christ did teache And then they dyd retorne ¶ To Lystra and Iconium To Antioche and there Strengthned the soules of all and sum That there disciples were ¶ Exhortynge them not to relent But in the fayth remayne Affirmynge that through much torment We must to heauen attayne ¶ And they then by election Ordayned elders ther In euerye congregacion By fastynge and prayer ¶ That God to thē his grace might sēde To worke his wyll moste Iust And thus to God dyd them commend In whome they put their trust ¶ And they went through Pisidia And taught the people styll And came vnto Pamphilia Their callynge to fulfyll ¶ And when they had declared playne Gods worde then in Perca They dyd descende forth with agayne Into Attalia ¶ From thence by shyp they all sayled To Antioche a pace From whence they were delyuered To God and to hys grace ¶ Who had them longe preserued styll From cruel men and mad Euen by his grace to worcke his wyll Whiche they fulfylled had ¶ When they were come and to one stead The congregacion brought Ther was rehearst by eche mans head That God by them had wrought Howe he the doore of fayth vntyde The Gentyls in to call And there longe tyme they dyd abyde With the disciples all Imprynted at London by Nycolas Hyll for Wyllyam Seres Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum