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CAP. X.

[verse 1] A [And a gk.] man was in Cesarie, Cornelie bi name, a centurien [that is, a man hauyng C. knyȝtis vndir hym K marg.] of the cumpanye of [verse 2] knyȝtis, that is seid of Italie; a religious man [a religious man; in wor|schiping oo God, as many hethen men doon, that han not the lawe of Moises. to the puple; that is, to the poore Jewis. prey|inge to the Lord euermore; that is, in alle tymes able herto, that the Lord schulde dresse him in to the weie of heelthe. Doctouris seien comunly bi this place, that if a panym turneth him to biseche verey God, the firste cause of alle thingis, in preyinge that God dresse him to his heelthe, if he kepith himself fro synnes, God schal schewe to hym of Cristen feith, as myche as is needful to helthe, either God schal sende a techere to hym. Lire here. ve.] , and [Om. gk pr. m.] dredinge the Lord, with al his meyne; doynge many almessis to the puple, and preynge the Lord euere more. [verse 3] This say in a visioun opinli, as in the nynthe oure of the dai, an aungel of God entringe in to hym, and seiynge to hym, Cornelie. [verse 4] And he bihelde hym, and was a dred, and seide, Who art thou, Lord? And he seide to hym, Thi preieris and thin almesdedis han stied vp in to mynde, in the siȝt of the Lord. [verse 5] And now sende thou men in to Joppe, and clepe [clepe thou b.] oon Symount, that is named Petre. [verse 6] This [He this I.] is herborid at a man Sy|mount, curiour, whos hous is bisidis the see. This schal seie to thee, what it bihoueth thee to do. [verse 7] And whanne the aungel that spak to hym, was gon awei, he clepide twei men of his hous, and a knyȝt that dredde the Lord, whiche weren at his bidding. [verse 8] And whanne he hadde told hem [to hem a.] alle these thingis, he sente hem in to Joppe. [verse 9] And on the dai

suynge, while [the while k.] thei maden iournei, and neiȝeden to the citee, Petre wente vp in to [Om. A pr. m. g.] the [Om. k pr. m.] hiest place of the hous to preie, aboute the sixte our. [verse 10] And whanne he was hungrid, he wolde haue ete. But while thei maden redi, a rauysching of [verse 11] spirit [the spirit K.] [an exces of soule; that is, rauisching fro vttermere wittis. V. he say; bi yma|ginarie siȝt. Ve. as a greet scheete; the scripture seith, as a scheete, for al was in ymaginarie siȝt. V. alle foure footid beestis; that is, vnclene beestis, bi the lawe of Moises; bi whiche beestis weren vndirstonden hethen men, whiche the Jewis wlatiden as vnclene men, neither comun|eden with hem. goostly bi foure footid beestis ben vndir|stoden auerouse men; bi creep|inge thingis, ben vndir|stonden men ful of uenym of enuie; and bi volatilis, ben singnefied proude men. slee; in slee|ing vices in hem. ete; in makinge hem membris of hooly chirche bi feith and sacramentis. Lyre here. ve.] felde on [vp on R.] hym; and he say heuene openyd, and a vessel comynge doun, as a greet scheet with foure corneris [cordis R.] , to be [verse 12] lette doun fro heuene in to erthe, in which weren alle foure footid beestis, and crepinge of the erthe, and volatilis of heuene. [verse 13] And a vois was maad to hym, Rise thou, Petre, and sle, and ete. [verse 14] And Petre seide, Lord, forbede, for Y neuer ete ony comun thing and vnclene. [verse 15] And eft the secounde tyme the vois was maad to him, That thing that God hath clens|id, seye thou not vnclene. [verse 16] And this thing was don bi thries; and anoon the vessel was resseyued aȝen [aȝen into heuen A sec. m. Q sec. m. Xa sec. m. αβ.] . [verse 17] And while that Petre doutide with ynne hym silf, what the visioun was that he say, lo! the men, that weren sent fro Corneli, souȝten the hous of Symount, and stoden at the ȝate. [verse 18] And whanne thei hadden clepid, thei axiden if Symount, that is named Petre, hadde there herbore. [verse 19] And while Petre thouȝte on the visioun, the spirit seide to hym, Lo! thre men seken thee. [verse 20] Therfor ryse thou, and go doun, and go with hem, and doute thou no thing, for Y sente hem. [verse 21] And Petre cam doun to the men, and seide, Lo! Y am, whom ȝe seken; what is the cause, for which ȝe ben come? [verse 22] And thei seiden, Cornelie, the centurien, a iust man, and dredinge God, and hath [hauynge R.] good witness|yng of alle the folc of Jewis, took aun|swere of an hooli aungel, to clepe thee in to his hous, and to here wordis of thee. [verse 23] Therfor he ledde hem inne [in to k sec. m.] , and

resseyuede in herbore; and that nyȝt thei dwelliden with hym. And in the dai suynge he roos, and wente forth with hem; and sum of the britheren [summe of britheren; that is, bileeuinge in Crist, that weren Jewis. This that is added in summe bookis, that thei be wit|nesse to Petir, is not of the text, neither is had in book is amendid; but first it was a gloos entirly|narie, and aftir|ward it was set in the text bi ignoraunce of writeris, as in many other placis of the olde and newe testament. Lire here. v.] folewiden hym fro Joppe, that thei be witnessis to Petre. [verse 24] And the other [tother CEKRXbeoβ.] dai he entride in to Cesarie. And Cornelie abood hem, with hise cousyns, and ne|cessarie freendis, that weren clepid to|gidere. [verse 25] And it was don, whanne Petre was come ynne, Corneli cam metynge hym, and felle doun at hise feet, and worschipide him. [verse 26] But Petre reiside hym, and seide, Aryse thou, also Y my silf am a man, as thou. [verse 27] And he spak with hym, and wente in, and foonde many that weren come togidere. [verse 28] And he seide to hem, Ȝe witen, how abho|mynable it is to a Jewe, to be ioyned ether to come to an alien; but God schewide to me, that no man seye a man comyn [to be comyn k.] , ethir vnclene. [verse 29] For which thing Y cam, whanne Y was clepid, with out douting. Therfor Y axe ȝou, for what cause han ȝe clepid me? [verse 30] And Cornelie seide, To dai foure daies in to this our, Y was preiynge and fastynge in the nynthe our in myn hous. And lo! a man stood bifore me in a whijt cloth, [verse 31] and seide, Cornelie, thi preier is herd [yherd a.] , and thin almesdedis ben in mynde in the siȝt of God. [verse 32] Therfor sende thou in to Joppe, and clepe Symount, that is named Petre; this is herborid in the hous of Symount coriour, bisidis the see. This [He this I.] , whanne he schal come, schal speke to thee. [verse 33] Therfor anoon Y sente to thee, and thou didist wel in comynge to vs. `Now therfor [Therfore now Igk.] we alle ben present in thi siȝt, to here the wordis, what euer ben comaundid to thee of the Lord. [verse 34] And Petre openyde his mouth, and seide, In trewthe Y haue foundun, that God is

[verse 35] no acceptor of persoones; but in eche folk he that dredith God, and worchith riȝtwisnesse, is accept to hym. [verse 36] God sente a word to the children of Israel, schew|inge pees bi Jhesu Crist; this is Lord of alle thingis. [verse 37] Ȝe witen the word [the word; that is, the thing singnefied bi word. Jhesu of Nazareth; that is, that Jhesu cam to preche heelthe. hou God anoyntide him; that is, Jhesu, in mankinde. with the Holy Gost; that is, with the ful|nesse of grace, and uertu in worching of miraclis, in whiche the manhed of Crist was an instrument ioyned to the godhed. Lyre here. ve.] that is maad [ymaad a.] thorou [bi K sec. m.] al Judee, and bigan at Galile, aftir the baptym that Joon prech|ide, [verse 38] Jhesu of Nazareth; hou God anoynt|ide hym with the Hooli Goost, and ver|tu; which passide forth in doynge wel [which pass|id forth in doinge wel, as to enfoormyng of uertues, and curing of sijke men, oppresid of the deuel, in soule and body. for God was with him; bi fulnesse of uer|tu, and bi oon|yng of persoone to the kyndely sone of God. Lire here. v.] , and heelynge alle men oppressid of the deuel, for God was with hym. [verse 39] And we ben witnessis of alle thingis, whiche [that R.] he dide in the cuntrei of Jewis, and of Je|rusalem; whom thei slowen, hangynge in [on a.] a tre. [verse 40] And God reiside this in the thridde dai, and ȝaf hym [to him EIgkα.] to be maad [verse 41] knowun, not to al puple [the peple k.] , but to wit|nessis bifor ordeyned of God; to vs that eeten and drunken with hym, after that he roos aȝen fro deth. [verse 42] And he co|maundide to vs to preche to the puple, and to witnesse, that he it is, that is ordeyned of God domesman of the quyk and of deede [the dede C et alii.] [domesman of quyke and deede men; that is, of iust men, that lyuen bi lijf of grace, and of wickid men, that ben deed bi deth of synne. alle pro|phetis beren witnessing; as if he seide, not oonly we ben witnessis of him, but also alle elde pro|phetis enspirid of God, beryn witnessing to him. Lire here. ve.] . [verse 43] To this alle prophetis beren witnessing, that alle men that bi|leuen in hym, schulen resseyue remys|sioun of synnes bi his name. [verse 44] And ȝit while that Petre spak these wordis, the Hooli Goost felde on alle that herden the word. [verse 45] And the feithful men of circum|cisioun, that camen with Petre, won|driden, that also in to naciouns the grace of the Hooli Goost is sched out. [verse 46] For thei herden hem spekynge in langagis, and magnyfiynge God. [verse 47] Thanne Petre answeride, Whether ony man may for|bede watir, that these ben not baptisid, that han also resseyued the Hooli Goost as we? [verse 48] And he comaundide hem to be baptisid in the name of the Lord Jhesu Crist. Thanne thei preieden hym, that he schulde dwelle with hem sum daies.