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26. And they gave forth their Lots, and the Lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbred with the eleven APOSTLES.

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1. The Apostles filled with the Holy Ghost, and speaking divers Languages, are admired by fome, and derided by others: 14. Whom Peter difproving, and fhewing that the Apostles fpake by the Power of the Holy Ghost, that Jefus was rifen from the Dead, afcended into Heaven, had poured down the fame Holy Ghoft, and was the Meffiah, a Man known to them to be approved of God by his Miracles, Wonders, and Signs, and not crucified without his determinate Counsel, and Fore-knowledge. 37. He baptizeth a great Number that were converted; 41. Who afterwards devoutly and charitably converfed together the Apostles working many Miracles, and God daily increasing bis Church.

Pfalm

Ver.1. of PENTECOST CXXXIX. 7. Hither fhall I go

was fully come, they were all with one accord in one Place.

2. And fuddenly there came a Sound from Heaven as of a rushing mighty Wind, and it filled all the Houfe where they were fitting.

3. And there appeared unto them CLOVEN Tongues, like as of Fire, and it fat upon EAGH of them.

4. And they were all filled with the HOLY GHOST, and began to speak with other TONGUES, as the SPIRIT gave them Utterance.

5. And there were dwelling

Or whither fhall I flee from thy

PRESENCE?

Pf. li. 10. Create in me a clean Heart, O God, and renew a right SPIRIT within me.

Prefence; and take not thy HOLY 11. Caft me not away from thy SPIRIT from me.

thy SALVATION: and uphold me 12. Reftore unto me the Joy of with thy free SPIRIT.

Prov. i. 23. Turn you at my Re

proof: Behold, I will POUR out
known my Words unto you.
my SPIRIT unto you, I will make

Ifai. xliv. 3. For I will pour Water upon him that is thirty, and will POUR my SPIRIT upon thy Floods upon the dry Ground: I Seed, and my BLESSING upon thine Offspring.

Chap. Iv. 1. Ho, every one that TERS, and he that hath no Money; THIRSTETH, Come ye to the WA

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ling at Ferufalem Jews, devout Men, out of every Nation under Heaven.

6. Now when this was noised abroad, the Multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every Man heard them fpeak in his own Language.

7. And they were all amazed, and marvelled, faying one to another, Behold, are not all these which fpeak Galileans?

8. And how hear we every Man in our own Tongue, wherein we were born?

9. Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the Dwellers in Mefopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Afia,

10. Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the Parts of Lybia, about Cyrene, and Strangers of Rome, Jews, and Profelites,

11. Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them fpeak in our Tongues the WONDERFUL WORKS of God.

12. And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, faying one to another, What meaneth this?

13. Others mocking, faid, Thefe Men are full of new Wine.

14. But Peter ftanding with the Eleven, lift up up his Voice, and faid unto them, Ye Men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerufalem, be this known unto you, and

hear

come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, ney, and without Price. buy Wine and Milk without Mo

Ezek. xi. 19. And I will give them one Heart, and I will put a NEW SPIRIT within you; and I will take away the STONY Heart out of their Flefh, and will give them an Heart of Fleth:

20. That they may walk in my Statutes, and keep mine Ordinances, and do them: And they fhall be my People, and I will be their

God.

Chap. xxxvi. 26. A new Heart alfo will I give you, and a NEW SPIRIT will I put within you, and I will take away the STONY Heart out of your Flesh, and I will give you an Heart of Flefh.

27. And I will put MY SPIRIT within you, and caufe you to walk keep my JUDGMENTS, and do in my STATUTES, and ye fhail them.

Zech. xii. 10. And I will POUR

upon the House of David, and up

on the Inhabitants of Jerufalem, the SPIRIT of GRACE, and of SupPLICATIONS, and they shall look upon me whom they have PIERCED, and they fhall mourn for him as one mourneth for his only Son; and fhall be in Bitterness for him,

as one that is in Bitterness for his First-born.

John iii. 5. Jefus answered, Verily, verily I fay unto thee, Except of the SPIRIT, he cannot enter ina Man be BORN of WATER, and to the Kingdom of God.

6. That which is born of the

Fiefh, is Fiefh; and that which is

born of the SPIRIT, is SPIRIT.

Chap. v. 32. There is another that BEARETH WITNESS of me,

and I know that the Witnefs which

he witneffeth of me is true.

Chap. vii. 37. In the last Day, that great Day of the Feast, Jefus food and cried, faying, If any Man and DRINK THIRST, let him come unto me,

38. He that BELIEVETH ON me,

as the Scripture hath faid, out of

his BELLY thall flow RIVERS of LIVING WATER.

39. But this fpake he of the SriRIT,

hearken to my Words:

15. For these are not drunken, as ye fuppofe, feeing it is but the third Hour of the Day.

16. But this is that which was spoken by the Prophet Foel*

17. And it fhall come to pafs in the last Days (faith God) I will pour out of my SPIRIT upon all FLESH: and your Sons and your Daughters fhall prophefy, and your young Men fhall fee Vifions, and your old Men fhall dream Dreams

18. And on my Servants, and on my Handmaidens, I will POUR out in those Days of my SPIRIT, and they they fhall prophefy:

19. And I will fhew Wonders in Heaven above, and Signs in the Earth beneath Blood, and Fire, and Vapour of Smoke.

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20. The Sun fhall be turned into Darknefs, and the Moon into Blood, before that great and notable Day of the Lord come.

21. And it fhall come to

RIT, which they that BELIEVE on him should receive: for the HoLY GHOST was not yet given, becaufe that Jefus was not yet glori fied.

Chap. xiv. 16. I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another COMFORTER, that he may abide with you for ever;

* See Joel ii. 31.

17. Even the SPIRIT OF TRUTH,

whom the World cannot receive, because it feeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye KNOW him, for he dwelleth with you, and shall

be in you.

25. Thefe Things have I spoken

unto you, being yet prefent with you.

26. But the COMFORTER, which is the HOLY GHOST, whom the Father will fend in my Name, he fhall TEACH you all Things, and bring ALL THINGS to your remembrance, whatsoever I have faid unto you.

Chap. xv. 26. But when the COMFORTER is come, whom I will fend unto you from the Father, even the SPIRIT of TRuth, which PROCEEDETH from the Father, he shall testify of me.

Chap. xvi. 7. Nevertheless, I tell you the Truth; it is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the COMFORTER Will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will fend him unto you.

8. And when he is come, he will

reprove the World of SIN, and of RIGHTEOUSNESS, and of JUDG

MENT:

12. I have yet many Things to

pass, that whofoever fhall fay unto you, but ye cannot bear

CALL on the Name of the them now.
Lord fhall be SAVED.

22. Ye Men of Ifrael,
hear thefe Words; Fefus of
Nazareth, a Man approved
of God among you, by Mi-
racles, and Wonders, and
Signs, which God did by
him in the midst of
you,
ye your felves alfo know:
23. Him

as

13. Howbeit, when he the SPIRIT of TRUTH is come, he will

guide you into all Truth: for he fhall not fpeak of himself; but whatsoever he fhall hear, that fhall he fpeak, and he will fhew you Things to come.

14. He fhall GLORIFY me: for

he fhall receive of mine, and fhall

fhew it unto you.

Luke xxiv. 49. And behold, I fend the PROMISE of my Father

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23. Him being delivered upon you: But tarry ye in the City of Jerufalem, until ye be endued with POWER from on HIGH.

by the determinate COUN

SEL and FORE KNOWLEDGE of God, ye have taken, and by wicked Hands have CRU

CIFIED, and SLAIN.

24. Whom God hath RAISED up, having loofed the PAINS of DEATH: becaufe it was not poffible that he fhould be holden of it.

25. For David fpeaketh concerning him, * I fore-faw the LORD always before my Face, for he is on my right Hand, that I fhould not be moved.

26. Therefore did my Heart rejoice, and my Tongue was glad Moreover alfo, my Flefh fhall reft in Hope, 27. Because thou wilt not leave my Soul in Hell, neither wilt thou fuffer thine HOLY ONE to fee Corrup

tion.

28.Thou haft made known to me the WAYS OF LIFE; thou fhalt make me full of Joy with thy Countenance.

29. Men and Brethren, let me freely fpeak unto you of the Patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his Sepulchre is with us unto this Day.

30. Therefore being a Prophet, and knowing that God had fworn with an Oath to him, that of the Fruit of his Loins, according to the Flefh, he would raise up CHRIST, to fit on his Throne.

31. He feeing this before,
fpake

Rom v. S. HOPE maketh not 3fhamed, because the Love of GOD is fhed abroad in our Hearts, by the HOLY GHOST which is given un

to us.

Chap. viii. 11. But if the SPIRIT of him that raifed up Jefus fiom the Dead dwell in you; he that raifed up Chrift from the Dead, fhall alfo QUICKEN your mortal Bodies, by his SPIRIT that dwelleth in you.

* See Pfal xvi. 8,- -11.

13. For if ye live after the Fleft, ye fhall die: but if ye through the SPIRIT do mortify the Deeds of the BoDy, ye fhall live.

14. For as many as are led by the SPIRIT of God, they are the Sons of God.

26. Likewife the SPIRIT alfo

helpeth our INFIRMITIES: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the SPIRIT itself maketh Interceffion for us, with Groanings which cannot be

uttered.

27. And he that fearcheth the Hearts, knoweth what is the Mind of the SPIRIT, because he maketh Interceffion for the Saints, according to the WILL of GOD.

I Cor. ii. 9. But as it is written, EYE hath not feen, nor EAR heard, neither have entred into the HEART of Man, the Things which God hath prepared for them that LOVE him.

10. But God hath revealed them unto us by his SPIRIT: for the SPIRIT fearcherh all Things, yea, the deep Things of God.

11. For what Man knoweth the Things of a Man, fave the SPIRIT of Man which is in him? Even fo the Things of God knowe h nd Man, but the SPIRIT of God.

12. Now we have received, not

the Spirit of the World, but the
SPIRIT which is of God; that we
might know the Things that are
freely given to us of God.
Chap. xii. 4. Now there are Di-
verfities of GIFTS, but the fame
SPIRIT

Cec

2 Cor.

fpake of the RESURRECTION of CHRIST, that his SOUL was not left in Hell, neither his FLESH did fee Corruption.

32. This Jefus hath God RAISED up, whereof we all are Witnelles.

33. Therefore being by the right Hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the PROMISE of the HOLY GHOST, he hath fhed forth this which ye now fee and hear.

34. For David is not af cended into the Heavens : but he faith himself, * The Lord faid unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right Hand, 35. Until I make thy Foes thy Footstool.

36. Therefore let all the Houfe of Ifrael know affuredly, that God hath made that fame Jefus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and CHRIST.

37. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their Heart, and faid unto Peter, and to the rest of the Apoftles, Men and Brethren, What hall we do?

you,

38. Then Peter faid unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of in the Name of Jefus Chrift, for the Remiflion of SINS, and ye fhall receive the Gift of the HOLY GHOST.

39. For the Promife is unto you, and to your Children, and to all that are afar off

2 Cor. iii. 17. Now the Lord is that SPIRIT: and where the SPIRIT of the Lord is, there is Liberty.

18. But we all with open Face, beholding as in a Glass the Glory of the Lord, are CHANGED into

the fame IMAGE, from Glory to Glory, even as by the SPIRIT of

the Lord.

Gal. iii. 13. Chrt hath redeem

ed us from the Curfe of the Law, being made a Curfe for us: for it is written, Curfed is every one that hangeth on a Tree:

we

14. That the Bieffing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jefus Chrift; that might receive the PROMISE of the SPIRIT through FAITH.

* See Pfal. cx. I.

Chap. iv. 6. Because ye are Sons, God hath fent forth the SPIRIT of his SoN into your Hearts, crying, ABBA, Father.

Ephef. i. 12. That we should be to the Praise of his GLORY, who

first trufted in Chrift.

13. In whom ye alfo trusted after that ye heard the Word of Truth, the GOSPEL of your SALVATION: In whom alfo after that ye believed, ye were fealed with the HOLY SPIRIT of PROMISE,

14. Which is the Earnest of our

Inheritance, until the Redemption of the purchafed POSSESSION UMO the Praife of his Glory.

Tirus iii. 4. But after that the KINDNESS and LOVE of God our SAVIOUR toward Man appeared,

5. Not by Works of Righteouf nels, which we have done, but according to his MERCY he faved us by the washing of Regeneration, and renewing of the HOLY GHOST ;

6. Which he fhed on us abun

dantly through Jefus Chrift our Saviour.

Heb. ii. 4. God also bearing them witnefs, both with Signs and Wonders, and with divers MIRACLES

and GIFTS of the HOLY GHOST, according to his own Will.

1 John v. 6. This is he that came by Water and Blood, even if Chrift;

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