A   As they spake vnto the people, the prestes and the rulars of the temple, and the Saduces, came vpon th&ebar;, takyng it greuously, that they taught the people, and preached in Iesus the resurreccyon from deeth. And they layde h&abar;des on them, and put them in holde vntyll þe; nexte daye: for it was now euentyde. Howbeit many of them which hearde the wordes beleued, and the nombre of the men was aboute fyue thousande.

And it chaunsed on the morow, that their rulars and elders and Scribes, (and Annas the chefe Prest, and Cayphas, and Iohn, &abar;d Alex&abar;der, ∧ as many as were of þe; kynred of þe; hye Prestes) gathered together at Ierusalem. B   And wh&abar; they had set them before them they asked ^note by what power, or in what name haue ye done this? &cross2;

Then Peter full of þe; holy goost sayde vnto th&ebar; ye rulars of the people, and elders of Israel, yf we this daye be examined of the good dede that we haue done to the sycke m&abar; by what meanes he is made whoale: be it knowen vnto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of ^note Iesus Chryst of Nazareth, whom ye crucyfyed, whom God raysed agayne from deeth: euen by him doth this m&abar; stande here present before you whoale. ^noteThis is the stone which was cast asyde of you buylders, which is become the chefe of the corner. Nether is there saluacyon in eny other. ^note C   For amonge men vnder heauen there is geuen none other name, wherin we must be saued. &cross3;

When they sawe the boldnes of Peter &abar;d Iohn, and vnderstode that they were vnlerned and laye men, they marueyled, and they knewe them, that they had bene with Iesu: and beholdynge also the man (which was healed) standynge with th&ebar;, they coulde not saye agaynst it: but commaunded them to go asyde out of þe; counsell, and counceled am&obar;ge them selues, sayinge: ^note what shall we do to these men? For a manifest sygne is done by them, and is openly knowen to all them that dwell in Ierusalem, and we cannot denye it. But that it be noysed no farther amonge the people, let vs threaten and charge th&ebar;, þt; they speake hence forth to no man in thys name.

D   And they called them, ^note and comma&ubar;ded them, that in no wyse they shulde speake ner teach in þe; name of Iesu. But Peter ∧ Iohn answered and sayde vnto them: whether it be ryght in þe; sight of God, to herk&ebar; vnto you more then to God, iudge ye. For we cannot but speake, that which we haue sene ∧ heard. So threatened they them, and let them go, and founde nothynge howe to punysshe th&ebar;, because of the people. For all men praysed God because of ^note þt; which was done: for the man was aboue fourty yeare olde, on whom thys myracle of healynge was shewed.

E   Assone as they were let go, they came to theyr felowes, and shewed all that the hye Prestes &abar;d elders had sayde. And when they hearde þt;, they lyfte vp their voyces to God with one accorde, and sayde: Lorde, thou art God, which hast made heauen and erth, the see, ∧ all that in th&ebar; is, which (in the holy goost) by þe; mouth of thy serua&ubar;t Dauid (oure father) hast sayd: ^note Why dyd the heth&ebar; rage, and the people ymagen vayne thynges? The kynges of the erth stode vp, and the rulars came together, agaynst the Lorde and agaynst hys anoynted.

For of a trueth, agaynst thy holy chylde Iesus (whom þu; hast anoynted) both Herode and also Poncius Pylate, which the G&ebar;tyls and the people of Israel, gathered them selues together (in thys cyte) for to do whatsoeuer F    thy hande and thy counsell determyned before to be done. And now Lorde, beholde their threatenynges, and graunte vnto thy seruauntes, that with all confydence they maye speake thy worde. So that thou stretche forth thyne hande, that healynge &abar;d sygnes and wonders be done by the name of thy holy chylde Iesus. And assone as they had prayed ^note þe; place moued where they were assembled together ^note and they were all fylled with the holy Goost, and they spake the worde of God boldely.

G   &cross2; And the multitude of them that beleued, ^note were of one hert, ∧ of one soule. Neyther sayde anye of them, that ought of the thynges which he possessed, was hys awne: but they had all thinges commen. And with greate power gaue the Apostles wytnes of the resurrecyon of the Lord Iesu. And great grace was with them all. Nether was ther eny among them, that lacked. For as many as were possessers of landes or houses, solde them, and brought þe; pryce of þe; thinges that

were solde, &abar;d layed it downe at þe; Apostles fete: And distribucion was made vnto euery man accordynge as he had nede. &cross3;

And ^note Ioses, which was also called of þe; Apostles, Barnabas (that is to saye, þe; sonne of consolacyon) beynge a Leuite, and of the countre of Cypers whan he had lande, solde it, and layde the pryce downe at the Apostles fete.

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