A   There was a certen man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a captayn of the soudyers of Italy, a deuote m&abar;, ∧ one that feared God with all hys housholde, which gaue moch almes to the people, and prayde God all waye. The same sawe by a vision euid&ebar;tly (about the ninth houre of the daye) an angel of God commynge into him, and sayinge vnto him: Cornelius? When he loked on hym, he was afrayde, &abar;d sayd: what is it Lorde? He sayde vnto him: Thy prayers ∧ ^note thy almeses are come vp into rem&ebar;braunce before God. And now sende men to Ioppa, ∧ call for one Symon, whose syrname is Peter. He lodgeth &wt; one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the see syde. He shall tell þe;, what thou oughtest to do. And when the angell which spake vnto hym, was departed, he called two of hys housholde seruauntes, and a deuoute soudier of them that wayted on him, and tolde them all the matter, and sent them to Ioppa.

B   On þe; morowe as they went on their iorney, and drewe ny vnto the cytie, Peter w&ebar;t vp ^note vpon the toppe of the house to praye, about the syxt houre. And wh&ebar; he wexed an h&obar;gred, he wolde haue eat&ebar;. But whyle they made ready, he fell into a traunce, and sawe, heauen opened, and a certen vessell come downe vnto hym, as it had bene a great shete, knyt at the foure corners, and was let downe to the earth, wherin were ^note all maner of fourfoted beastes of the earth,∧ vermen and wormes ∧ foules of the ayer. And ther came a voyce to h&ibar;, rise Peter, kyl ∧ eate. But Peter sayd: not so Lorde, for I haue neuer eaten eny thinge that is c&obar;men or vncleane. And þe; voyce spake vnto him agayne the second tyme: ^note what God hath clensed, that call not þu; c&obar;men. This was done threse, and the vessell was receaued vp agayne into heauen.

C   Whyle Peter also mused in him self what thys visyon (which he had sene) meant: beholde, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquirance for Sim&obar;s house, and stode before the dore: and called out one, and asked whether Simon which was syrnamed Peter were lodged there. Whyle Peter thought on the visyon, þe; sprete sayd vnto him: behold, men seke the: aryse therfore, and get the downe, ∧ go with them, ∧ dowte not for I haue sent them. Peter went downe to the men which were sent vnto hym fr&obar; Cornelius and sayd: Behold, I am he wh&obar; ye seke, what is the cause wherfore ye are come? They sayd: Cornelius þe; captayne a iust m&abar;, and one that feareth God, ∧ of good reporte amonge all the people of the Iewes, was warned by an holy angell to sende for the into his house, ∧ to heare wordes of the. Then called he them in, ^note and lodged them.

D   And on the morowe, Peter went awaye with them, and ^note certayn brethren fr&obar; Ioppa accompanyed hym. And the thyrde daye entred they into Cesarea. And Cornelius wayted for them, and had called togeather hys kynsmen, and speciall frendes. And as it chaunsed Peter to come in, Cornelius mete hym, and fell downe at hys fete, ∧ worshypped hym. But Peter toke hym vp, sayinge: stande vp, ^note I my selfe also am a man. And as he talked with him, he came in, and founde many that were come together. And he sayde vnto them: Ye knowe how that ^note it is a vnlawful thinge for a m&abar; that is a Iewe, to company or come vnto an alient: but God hath shewed me, that I shulde not call any man commen or vncleane: therfore came I vnto you without delaye, assone as I was sent for. I aske therfore, for what intent haue ye sent for me.

E   And Cornelius sayd: This daye now .iiij. dayes about this houre, I sat fasting, and at the nynthe houre I prayde in my house: and behold, a man stode before me in bryght clothynge, and sayde: Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thyne almes dedes are had in remembraunce in the syght of God. S&ebar;de men therfore to go to Ioppa, and call for Sym&obar;, whose syrname is Peter. He is lodged in the house of one Symon a t&abar;ner by the see syde: which assone as he is come, shall speake vnto the. Then sent I for the immediatly, ∧ thou

hast well downe, that thou art come. Nowe therfore are we all here present before God, to heare all thinges that are c&obar;maunded vnto the of God.

Then Peter opened his mouth, &abar;d sayde: Of a treuth I perceaue that ^note there is no respect of persones with God, ^note but in all people, he that feareth hym, and worketh ryghtewesnes, is accepted with him.

F   Ye knowe the preachynge that God sent vnto the children of Israel, preachyng peace by Iesu Christ, which is Lord ouer all thynges. &cross2; Which preachynge was publisshed thorowout all Iewry (and ^note began in Galile, after the baptyme which Iohn preached) how ^note God anoynted Iesus of Nazareth &wt; the holy ghost, and with power. Which Ies&us; went about doynge good, and healynge all þt; were oppressed of the deuyll, for God was with him. And we are witnes of all thinges which he dyd in the lande of the Iewes and at Ierusalem: whom they slewe, and h&abar;ged on tre. Him God raysed vp the thyrd daye, ∧ shewed him openly, not to all the people, but vnto vs witnesses (chosen before of God for the same intent) which dyd eate ∧ dryncke &wt; him, after he arose ^note fr&obar; deeth. &cross2; And ^note he c&obar;maunded vs to preach vnto the people, and to testify that it is he, which was ordened of God to be the iudge of quycke and deed. To hym geue ^note all the prophetes witnes, þt; thorowe hys name whosoeuer beleueth in him, shall receaue remissyon of synnes. &cross3;

Whyle Peter yet spake these wordes, ^note þe; holy ghost fell on all th&ebar; which heard þe; preachyng. And they of the circ&ubar;cisyon which beleued, were ast&obar;nied, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentils also was shed out the gyft of the holy ghost. For they hearde them speake with tonges, ∧ magnify God. Then answered Peter: ^note can eny man forbyd water, þt; these shuld not be baptysed, which haue receaued the holy ghost as well as we? And he c&obar;maunded th&ebar; to be baptysed in the name of the Lord. &cross3; Then prayd they him, to tary a few dayes.

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