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to for prayer, about noon; and he ba~ came very hungry, and longed to taste something. While they were preparing, however, he fell into an

rr ecstatic reverie; and he saw the sky open, and something descending from it, resembling a. large sheet, sup- ported at the four corners, and

12 lowered to the ground ; in which were all kinds of quadrupeds, reptiles, and

r 3 birds of the sky. And a voice came Arise, Peter, sacrifice and 18 20 21 22 26 28 replied Peter,

‘ for I have never eaten anything vile and unclean. A voice addressed him a second

What God has purified, never treat as dehled E This occurred three times; and the

article was then taken up into the sky. While Peter was pondering in him-

self what the vision which he had seen might mean, the men sent by Cornelius, having found out the house of Simon, then stood at the gate; and, calling, they inquired whether Simon, surnamed Peter, lodged there. Then while Peter was refiectingabout the vision, the Spirit said to him, I`hree men are now inquiring for you; but rise up, descend, and ac~ company them unhesitatingly: he- causel have sent them} Peter accordingly went down to the

I am the man you want; what is the object of your coming 2 ' Cornelius, a cap~

tain, arighteous and God·fearing man, whose character is attested by the whole of the jewish people, has been instructed by a holy angel to bring you into his house, and to listen to instructions from you. Heaccordingly invited them in,and

entertained them. Then, on the fol- lowing morning, arising, he went with them, accompanied by some of the disciples from joppa; and the day after they arrived at Cmsarea. And Cornelius, awaiting them, had col- lected his relatives and more intimate friends. Then as Peter was entering, Cor—

nelius met him, and showed him respect by bowing at his feet. Peter Stand And, conversing with him, he went in and You know quite well how unusual it is for a jewish man to join or associate with a foreigner. God has taught me, how· ever, to regard no man as common or dehled. And therefore I have come without scruple on being sent for ; I may now be allowed to ask for what reason you have brought me Four days ago from this time}

I was observing the hour of prayer, at three o’clock in the afternoon, in my house; when suddenly a man in lustrous robes stood before me, and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayers have been heard, and your almsgivings are remembered in the presence of God. Send, therefore, to joppa, and invite here Simon, who is surnamed Peter; he lodges in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea- side.’ This is the reason why I sent for you ; and you have been very kind in coming. Now we are all here present before God, to learn from you all that has been entrusted to you by the Lord. Peter then opened his mouth and

Of a truth I perceive that God is not a tiatterer; but, on the con— trary, in every nation, whoever reve- rences Him and practises righteous- ness, is acceptable to Him. The message which He sent to the sons of lsrael—~promising them the good news of peace throughj esus Christ, yWho is Lord of all. ou know the message of jesus from Nazareth, which came through all judea, be- ginning from Galilee, after the bap- tism which was proclaimed by john when God had endowed Him with

Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good, and curing all who were overpowered by the Devil ; be· cause God was with Him. And we are witnesses of all that He did, both in the villages of the judeans, and in jerusalem ; Whom, however, they murdered by hanging Him upon a tree. But God raised Him the third day, and granted Him to become visible—-·~n0t indeed to all the people; but to witnesses previously appointed by God, to ourselves, who ate together and drank together with Him after His resurrection from the deed. And He commanded us to proclaim it to the people, and to testify that He is the One appointed under God, judge of both living and dead. All gbe

fouudacousiderable asseniblege; and l prophets are witnesses to this, that 1 r 52 33 35 37 39 43