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ere in quarters: for they knew all that his father as a Greek. 4. And as they went through the cities, they devered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained f the apoftles and elders which were at Jerufalem. 5. And o were the Churches eftablifhed in the faith, and increased number daily. 6. Now when they had gone throughout hrygia, and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of he holy Ghoft to preach the word in Afia, 7. After they vere come to Myfia, they affayed to go into Bithynia: but he Spirit fuffered them not. 8. And they paffing by Myia, came down to Troas. 9. And a vifion appeared to Paul in the night: There ftood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, faying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. o. And after he had feen the vifion, * immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, affuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gofpel unto them. 11. Therefore loofing from Troas, we came with a ftraight courfe to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis; 12. And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief [Or, the firft] city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony and we were in that city abiding certain days. 13. And on the *fabbath [Gr.fabbath-day we went out of the city by a riverfide, where prayer was wont to be made; and we fat down, and fpake unto the women which reforted thither. 14. And a certain woman named Lydia, a feller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which (1) worshipped God heard us: whofe "heart the Lord opened, that the attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. 15. And when the was baptiNn 2

f+A&s 15,28,29.

See on A&s 13.43. ht 2 Cor. 2.12. When I came to Troas to preach the Gospel, and a Door was opened to me of the Lord! i. See on Acts 10.30.

k Pfal. 119, 60. I made haft and delayed not to keep thy Commandments. Mat. 4. 20. They

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upon, O King Agrippa, I was not difobedient to the heavenly Vifion. 2 Cor. 2. 13. Taking my leave of them, I went from thence 5 into Macedonia.

See the Note on Luk. 6. 12. n † Luk. 24.45. Then opened he their understanding, that they might underftand the Scriptures..

Straightway left their Nets and fol- 19 Acts 8. 12, 38. When they be

lowed him. Acts 10. 28, 29.-God hath fhewed me, that 1 fhould not call any Man common or unclean. Therefore am I come unto you without gainfaying, as foon as I was fent for. A&ts 26. 19. Where

(r)She was a Profelyte. See the Note, A 13. 16.

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zed and her houfhold, fhe befought us, faying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And the constrained us. 16. And it came to país, as we went to prayer, a certain damfel poffelfed with a fpirit of divination [Or, of Python] met us, which brought her mafters much gain by foothfaying: 17. The fame followed Paul and us, and cried, faying, These men are the fervants of the moft high God, which fhew unto us the way of falvation. 18. And this did the many days. But Paul being grieved, turned and faid to the fpirit, 1 command thee in the name of Jefus Chrift to come out of her. And he came out the fame hour. 19. And when her mafters faw that the hope of their f gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace [Or, court, unto the rulers. 20. And brought them to the Magiftrates, faying, Thefe men being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city. 21. And teach cuftoms which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to obferve, being Romans. 22. And the multitude rofe up together against them: and the magiftrates rent off their clothes, and commanded

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Gen.19.3. Gen33.11. † Judg. 19.21. fHeb.13.2.See on Luk.24.29. b Lev. 19. 26, 3v. -Neither fhall ye ufe Inchantment, nor observe Times. Regard not them that have familiar Spirits,neither feek after Wizards, to be defiled by them. Lev. 20. 6, 27. The Soul that turneth after fuch as have familiar Spirits, and after Wizards, to go a 10 whoring after them, I will even fer my Face against that Soul, and will cut him off from among his People. A Man alfo or a Woman that hath a familiar Spirit, or that is a Wizard, fhall furely be put to Death. Deut. 18. 10. There thall not be found among you any one, that useth Divination, or an obferver of Times, or an Enchanter, 20 or a Witch Sam. 28. 7. Then faid Saul unto his Servants, Seek me a Woman that hath a familiar Spirit, that I may go to her, and ens quire of her. Ifa. 8. 9. When they fall fay unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar Spirits, and unto Wizards that peep, and that

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ct Acts 19. 24. Demetrius a Silver-fmith, which made Silver Shrines for Diana, brought no small Gain to the Crafts-men.

dt See Mar. 1. 25, 34. Jefus rebuked him, faying, Hold thy Peace, and come out of him. [Jefus] fuffered not the Devils to speak, because they knew him.

e See on Mar. 16. 17.

f. A&ts 19. 25, 26. -Sirs, ye know that by this Graft we have our Wealth: Moreover, ye fee and hear that not alone at Ephefus, but almoft throughout all Afia, this Paul hath perfuaded and turned away much People, faying, that they be no Gods which are made with Hands...

+2 Cor. 6. 5: In Stripes, in Ime prifonments, in Tumults.ht King. 18. 17. Ahab faid unto him [Elijah], Art thou he that troublech Ifrael + Acts 17. 6. Acts 24.5. We have found this Man

to beat them. 23. And when they had laid many ftripes upon them, they caft them into prifon, charging the jayler o keep them fafely. 24. Who having received fuch as charge, thrust them into the inner-prifon, and made their feet faft in the ftocks. 25. And at midnight Paul and silas prayed, and fang praifes unto God and the prifoners heard them. 26. And luddenly there was a great earth-: quake, fo that the foundations of the prifon were fhaken:! and immediately all the doors were opened, and every ones bands were loofed. 27. And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his fleep, and feeing the prifon-doors open, he drew out his fword, and would have killed himself, fuppofing that the prisoners had been fled. 28. But Paul cried with a loud voice, faying, Do thy felf no harm: for we are all here. 29. Then he called for a light, and fprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas; 30. And brought them out, and faid, Sirs, " what must I do to he faved? 31. And they faid, Believe on the Lord Jefus Christ, and thou fhalt be faved, and thy houfe. 32. And they fpake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his houfe. 33. And he took them the fame hour of the night, and washed their Stripes, and was baptized, he and all his, ftraightway:34. And when he had brought them into his houfe, he fet meat before them, and rejoyced, believing in God, with all his house. 35. And when it was day, the Magiftrates fent the fergeants, faying, Let thofe men go. 36. And the keeper of the prifon told this faying to Paul, The Magiftrates have fent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace. 37 But Paul id unto thein, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have caft us into prilon; and now do Nn 3 they

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See on Acts 5. 19.

47 Luk. 5. 29. Levi måde hm a great Feaft in his own Houfe. † Luk. 19. 6. He made hafte, and came down, and received him joyfully.

Acts 22. 25. As they bound him with Thongs, Paul faid unto the Centurion that stood by, Is it

Luk 316+ Acts 9.6. See Jawful for you to fcourge a Man on Acts 2. 37.

that is a Roman and uncondemned ? ·

they thrust us out privily? nay, verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out. 38. And the fergeants told thefe words unto the magiftrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans. 39. And they came and befought them, and brought them out, and defired them to depart out of the city. 40. And they went out of the pri fon, and entred into the houfe of Lydia: and when they had feen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

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OW when they had paffed through Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Theffalonica, where was a 1ynagogue of the Jews. 2. And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three fabbath days reafoned, with them out of the fcriptures, 3. Opening and alledging, that Chrift f muft reeds have fuffered, and rifen again from the dead and that this Jefuis* whom I preach [Or, whom, faid he, I preach] unto you, is Chrift.. 4. And some of them believed, and conforted with Paul and Silas and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. 5. But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the bafer fort, and gathered a company, and fet all the city on an uproar, and affaulted the house of Jafon, and fought to bring them

4. See on Mat. 8. 34.

b Ver. 15.

C I Thef. 3. 2, 3. And fent Timotheus to comfort you concern. ing your Faith; That no Man fhould be moved by thefe Afflictions: for your felves know that we are appointed thereunto.

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Jews, and alfo of the Greeks, be lieved. Acts 18. 4, 19.He reafoned in the Synagogue every Sabbath,

He himself entered into the Synagogue, and reafoned with the Jews. Acts 19. 8. He went into the Synagogue, and fpake boldly for the Space of three MonthsLuk. 4. 16. [Jefus] went in

day, and ftood up for to read.

See on Luk. 24. 26, 46.

5+ A&ts 28. 24. Some believed the things which were spoken, and fome believed not.

d Acts 16. 13. Ver. 10. Acts 9. 20. Straightway he preached to to the Synagogue on the Sabbath Chrift in the Synagogues. 13.5, 14. When they were at Salamis, they preached the Word of God in the Synagogues of the Jews. -They came to Antioch in Pifidia, and went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath-day. Acts. 14. 1. It came to pass in Iconium that they went both together into the Rom 16. 21.Jafon and SoSynagogue of the Jews, and to fpake, 20 fipater my kinfmen falute you. that a great multitude both of the

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them out to the people, 6. And when they found them not, they drew Jafon, and certain brethren, unto the rulers of the city, crying, Thefe that have turned the world upfide down, are come hither alfo; 7. Whom Jafon hath received: and thefe all do contrary to the decrees of Cefar, faying, " That there is another king, one Jefus. 8. And they troubled the people, and the rulers of the city, when they heard thefe things. 9. And when they had taken fecurity of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.. 10. And the brethren immediately fent away Paul and Silas " by night unto Berea; who coming thither, went into the fynagogue of the Jews. 11. These were more noble than thofe in Theffalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and fearched the fcriptures daily, whether those things were fo. 12. Therefore many of them believed: alfo of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men not a few. 13. But when the Jews of Theffalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and ftirred up the people. 14. And then immediately the brethren P fent away Paul, to go as it were to the fea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there ftill. 15. And they that conducted Paul, brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus, for to come to him with all fpeed, Year of our they departed. 16. Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his fpirit was ftirred in

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as foon as he came nigh unto the Camp, that he faw the Calf and the Dancing: and Mofes Anger waxed hot Pfal 119 136, 139.

See on A&ts 16. 20. m† Luk. 23. 2. They began to accufe him, faying, We found this Fellow perverting the Nation, and forbidding to give Tribute to Ce-Rivers of Water run down mine far, faying, that he himself is Chrift a King. Joh. 19. 12. If thou let this Man go, thou art not Cefars Friend: whofoever maketh himself a King, fpeaketh against Ce- ro Sar.

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ket.

Ifa.34. 16.

on Luk. 16, 29.

Joh.5.39. See

P See on Mat. 10. 23.

† Acts 18.9.

Eyes: because they keep not thy Law. My Zeal hath confumed me: becaufe mine Enemies have for gotten thy Words. Pfal. 119 158. I beheld the Tranfgreffors and was grieved: becaufe they kept not thy Word. Ezek. 9.4. Set a Mark on the Foreheads of the Men that figh and cry for all the Abominati ons that be done in the midst

thereof. 2 Pet 2. 8. That righte ous Man dwelling among them, in feeing and hearing, vexed his righteous Soul from Day to Day with

Exod. 32. 19. It came to pafs 20 their unlawful Deeds.