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CAP. XVII.

[verse 1] And whanne thei hadden passid bi Amfipolis and Appollonye, thei camen to Thessolonyk, where was a synagoge of Jewis. [verse 2] And bi custom Poul entride to hem, and bi thre sabatis he declaride to

[verse 3] hem of [the a.] scripturis, and openyde, and schewide that it bihofte Crist to suffre, and rise aȝen fro deth, and that this is Jhesus Crist, whom Y telle to ȝou. [verse 4] And summe of hem bileueden, and weren ioyned to Poul and to Silas; and a greet multitude of hethene men worschipide God, and noble wymmen not a fewe. [verse 5] But the Jewis hadden enuye, and token of the comyn puple summe yuele men, and whanne thei hadden maad a cum|penye, thei moueden the citee. And thei camen to Jasouns hous, and souȝten hem [Om. k.] to brynge [brynge hem Ik.] forth among the puple. [verse 6] And whanne thei founden hem not, thei drowen Jasoun and summe britheren to the princis of the citee, and crieden, That these it ben, that mouen [moueden k pr. m.] the world, and [verse 7] hidir thei camen, whiche [whom I.] Jason resseyu|ede. And these alle don aȝens the maundementis [comaundementes Rak.] of the emperour, and [and thei EIKb sec. m. gkoα.] seien [seiden E.] , that Jhesu is anothir king. [verse 8] And thei moueden the puple, and the princis of the citee, herynge these thingis. [verse 9] And whanne satisfaccioun was takun of Ja|son, and of othere, thei leten Poul and Silas go. [verse 10] And anoon bi niȝt britheren leten Silas go in to Beroan. And whanne thei camen thidur, thei entriden in to the synagoge of the [Om. QO.] Jewis. [verse 11] But these weren the worthier of hem that ben at Thessolonik, whiche resseyueden the word with al desire, eche dai sekinge scripturis, if these thingis hadden hem so. [verse 12] And manye of hem bileueden and of [of the b.] hethen wymmen onest and men not a fewe. [verse 13] But whanne the Jewis in [at hk sec. m.] Tes|salonyk hadden knowe, that also at Bero the word of God was prechid of Poul, thei camen thidir, mouynge and disturb|lynge

[distroublynge RO.] the multitude. [verse 14] And tho [thus g sec. m. k.] anoon britheren delyuerden Poul, that he schulde go to the see; but Sylas and Tymothe dwelten there. [verse 15] And thei that ledden forth Poul, ledden hym to Atenes. And whanne thei hadden take maunde|ment [a maundement EIK sec. m. MQRUXabceghkoαβ.] of him to Silas and to [Om. k.] Tymothe, that ful hiȝyngli thei schulden come to hym, thei wenten forth. [verse 16] And while Poul abood hem at Atenys, his spirit was moued in him, for he saiȝ the citee ȝouun [was ȝofen K pr. m.] to [to do b pr. m.] ydolatrie. [verse 17] Therfor he dis|putide in the synagoge with the [Om. R.] Jewis, and with men that worschipiden [worschipen g.] God, and in the dom place, by alle daies to hem that herden. [verse 18] And summe Epei|cureis, and Stoisens, and filosofris dis|putiden [ether tretiden K marg.] with hym. And summe seiden, What wole this sowere of wordis seie? And othere seiden, He semeth to be a tellere of newe fendis [that is, newe sciencis maad bi feendis O marg.] [that is, of newe sciencis. Lire here. v.] ; for he telde to hem Jhesu, and the aȝenrisyng. [verse 19] And thei token, and ledden hym to Ario|page [that is, a comun scole K et O marg.] , and seide, Moun we wite, what is this newe doctryne, that is seid of thee? [verse 20] For thou bringist ynne summe newe thingis to oure eeris; therfor we wolen wite, what these thingis wolen be. [verse 21] For alle men of Athenys and comlingis her|borid ȝauen tent to noon other thing, but ether to seie [lerne EK sec. m. gk pr. m.] , ethir to here, sum newe thing. [verse 22] And Poul stood in the myddil of Ariopage, and seide, Men of Athenys, bi alle thingis Y se ȝou as veyn wor|schipers. [verse 23] For Y passide, and siȝ ȝoure maumetis, and foond an auter, in which was writun, To the vnknowun God. Therfor which thing ȝe vnknowynge worschipen, this thing Y schew to ȝou. [verse 24] God that made the world and alle thingis that ben in it, this, for he is Lord of he|uene

and of [Om. EIQg pr. m. kα.] erthe, dwellith not in tem|plis [verse 25] maad with hoond, nethir is [he is I.] wor|schipid bi mannus hoondis [that is, sacrifices offrid to him bi mannes hondis O marg.] [by mannus hondis; that is, bi sacrifices of|frid to him, with mannes hondis. Lire here. ve.] , nether hath nede of ony thing, for he ȝyueth lijf to alle men, and brethinge, and alle thingis; [verse 26] and made of oon [that is, of Adam, the first man K marg.] al the kinde of men to enhabite on al the face of the erthe, de|termynynge tymes ordeyned, and termes [verse 27] of the dwellynge of hem, to seke God, if perauenture thei felen hym, ether fynden, thouȝ he be not fer fro eche of ȝou. [verse 28] For in hym we lyuen, and mouen, and ben. As also summe of ȝoure poetis seiden, And we ben also the kynde of hym. [verse 29] Therfor sithen we ben the kynde [Om. EQgk.] of God, we schulen not deme, that godli thing is lijk gold, and siluer, ethir stoon, ethir to grauyng of craft and thouȝt of man. [verse 30] For God dispisith the tymes of this vnkunnyng, and now [now he I.] schewith to men, that alle euery where doon pen|aunce; [verse 31] for that he hath ordeyned a dai, in which he schal deme the world in equite, in [and EIg.] a man in which he ordeynede, and ȝaf feith [and ȝaf feith; of rising aȝen to comynge; for the rysing aȝen of Crist is cause and en|saumpler of oure rising aȝen to comynge. Lire here. ve.] to alle men, and reiside hym fro deth. [verse 32] And whanne thei hadden herd the aȝenrysing of deed men, summe scorneden, and summe seiden, We schu|len here thee eft of this thing. [verse 33] So Poul wente out of the myddil of hem. [verse 34] But summen [summe KQRkα.] drowen to hym, and bileueden. Among whiche [whom I.] Dynyse Aropagite [that is, a greete man of comune scole K marg.] was, and a womman, bi name Damaris, and othere men with hem.