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CAP. XVII.

[verse 1] Sotheli, whanne thei hadden [Om. Q.] passid [passiden Q.] bi Amphipolis and Apolonye, thei camen to Tessalonyk, wher was a synagoge of Jewis. [verse 2] Sothli vp [after the G pr. m. aftir MPT. by QV.] custom Poul entride into [to V.] hem, and by thre sabotis he declar|ide [verse 3]

to hem of scripturis, `openynge and schewynge for [and openide and schewide that V.] it bihoueth [bihofte AMNOPQSVXY. bihoued G.] Crist [Om. K et alii.] for [Om. S.] to suffre, and ryse aȝen fro deede men [Om. X.] , and for [that V.] this is Jhesus Crist, whom I `tolde, or schewide [telle, or schewe AGMNOPSTY. telle QVX.] , to ȝou. [verse 4] And summe of hem bileueden, and ben [Om. N. weren V.] ioyned to Poul and Silas; and of hethen men worschipinge [worschiping God V.] a greet multitude, and noble wymmen not fewe. [verse 5] Sothli Jewis hauynge [hadden V.] enuye, and takinge [token V.] of the comune [comynte GMPT. comyne puple NV.] summe yuele men, and a [with a V.] cumpanye maad, thei moueden the citee. And thei stondinge [stoden V.] nyȝ [nyȝ to A sec. m. GMNQSTVXY sec. m.] Jasons hous, souȝten [and souȝten V.] hem for [Om. SX.] to bringe forth into [to S. vnto X.] the peple. [verse 6] And whanne thei founden hem not, thei drowen Jason and summe bretheren to the princes of `the citee [prestis Q.] , `criynge, For [and crieden, That V.] these it ben, that mouen the [verse 7] world, and hidir thei camen, whom [whiche V.] Ja|son receyuede. And `thes alle [alle these GMP.] don aȝens the maundementis of Cesar, `seiynge, an other Jhesu [and seien that Jhesu V.] `for to be [to be SX. is V.] kyng [another king V.] . [verse 8] Forsoth thei mouyden the peple, and princes [the princes G sec. m.] of the citee, heeringe thes thingis. [verse 9] And `sa|tisfaccioun takun [whanne satisfaccioun was taken V.] of Jason and of othere, thei leften hem. [verse 10] Forsoth anoon by nyȝte bretheren dismittiden [senten N.] Poul and Silas in to Beroan. The [Om. V.] whiche whanne thei camen, entriden into the synagoge of Jewis. [verse 11] Sothli thes weren [ben X.] the nobelere of hem that ben at Tessalonyk, whiche [the whiche O.] resceyueden the [Om. N.] word with al desyr, ech day sekynge scripturis [the scripturis V.] , if [of O.] these thingis so hadden hem. [verse 12] And sotheli manye of hem bileuyden, and of `hethen wymmen honeste [honest heithen wymmen GP.] and men not fewe. [verse 13] Forsothe whanne Jewis in [at X.] Tessalonyk hadden knowe, `for and [that also V.] at Beroan the word of God is [was V.] prechid of Poul, thei camen and [Om. O. also V.] thidur, mouynge and disturblinge [disturbende SX. distroublinge V.] the multitude. [verse 14] And anon bretheren dis|mittiden

Poul thanne, that he schulde go `til to [vnto GMPT.] the see; forsoth Silas and Ty|mothe dwelten there. [verse 15] Sothli [Forsothe N.] thei that ledden forth Poul, ledden him `til to [vnto GMPT. to Q.] Athenes. And `maundement takyn [whanne thei hadden take a maundement V.] of him to [of O.] Silas and Tymothe, that ful hiȝyngli thei schulden come to him, thei wenten forth. [verse 16] Forsoth whanne Poul abood hem at Athenys, his spirit was mouyd in him, seynge the citee ȝouun to ydolatrie. [verse 17] Ther|fore he disputide in the synagoge with Jewis, and men worschipinge [worschiping God, and V.] , in the [Om. G pr. m. TV pr. m.] `chepinge, or dom place [dome place, or chepyng O. cheping X.] , bi alle dayes to hem that herden. [verse 18] Forsothe summe Epi|cureis, and Stoycis [Stoisens X.] , and philosofris disput|iden, `or tretiden [Om. OQVX.] , with him. And summe seiden, What wole this sowere of wordis seie? Sothli othere seiden, He is seyn for [Om. SX.] to be a tellere of newe deuelis [feendis V.] ; for he telde to hem Jhesu, and [Om. OT.] aȝen rysing. [verse 19] And thei `ledden him takun [tooken and ledden hym V.] to Ariopage [the Ariopage O.] , that is, comun [a comoun GMPT.] scole, seyinge, Mown we wite, what is this newe doctryn, that is seid of thee? [verse 20] Sothli [For V.] thou bringist yn sum newe thingis [doctrine O.] to oure eeris; therfore we wolen wite, what these thingis [newe thingis O.] wolen be. [verse 21] Sothli alle men of Athenis and come|lingis, herborid [and herborewid G sec. m. MPT.] men [Om. V.] , ȝauen tent to noon othir thing, no but ethir [other MP.] for [Om. SX.] to seye, ethir [or NQX. other MP.] for [Om. N.] to heere, ony [any othir N.] thing of newe. [verse 22] Forsoth Poul stondinge [stood V.] in the myddel of Areopage [Ariopage, or comun scole GMPQSTV.] , seith [and seyde V.] , Men of Athenis [Athenyencis Y.] , bi alle thingis I se ȝou as veyn worschiperis. [verse 23] `Sothli I passinge [For I passide V.] , and seynge [siȝ V.] ȝoure sy|mulacris, foond [and foond V.] and [in K. Om. O. also V.] an auter, in which was writun, To vnknowun God. Therfore which [the whiche N.] thing ȝe vnknowynge worschipen, this thing I schewe to ȝou. [verse 24] God that made the world and alle thingis that ben in it, this, whanne he is Lord of heuene and erthe, dwellith not in templis maad

[verse 25] bi [with O.] hond, nether is worschipid by mannis hondis, `hauynge nede [neither hath nede V.] of ony thing, whanne he ȝyueth lyf to alle men, `and [verse 26] ynbrething [in breething V.] , and alle thingis; and maad of [on N.] oon al the kynde of men for [Om. OS pr. m.] to en|habite on [Om. SX.] al the face of erthe, determyn|ynge tymes ordeyned, and termes of `habi|tacioun [verse 27] [dwelling O.] , `or dwelling [Om. OQ.] , of hem, for [Om. SX.] to seke God, if perauenture thei feelen him, ethir fynden, thouȝ he be not fer fro `ech of [Om. N.] ȝou. [verse 28] Sotheli [For V.] in him we lyuen, and ben moued, and ben. As and summe of ȝoure poetis seiden, Sotheli we [and wee X.] ben and [also V. Om. X.] the kynde [kyn V.] of him. [verse 29] Therfore sithen we ben the kynde [kyn V.] of God, we schulen not deme [gesse O.] , `or gesse [Om. OQVX.] , godly [that godly V.] thing `for to be [to be SX. is V.] lyk to [Om. GV.] gold, and [or O.] siluer, or [and X.] stoon, to grauyng of craft and [or N. either V fere passim.] thouȝt of man. [verse 30] And sotheli God dispisinge [dispisith V.] the tymes of this vnkunnynge, now [and now V.] schewith to men, that [verse 31] alle euerywhere do penaunce; for that he ordeynede a day, in which he `is to [schal V.] dem|ynge [demen S. deme VX.] the world in equyte, in a man in which he ordeynede, `feith ȝyuynge [and ȝaf feith V.] to alle [alle men V.] , reysinge [and reyside V.] him fro deede men [Om. X.] . [verse 32] So|theli whanne thei `hadden herd [herden N.] the aȝen rysing of deede men [Om. X.] , sothli summe scorn|eden, summe forsothe seiden, We schulen heere thee eft [eftsoone X.] of `this thing [thees thenges O. this T.] . [verse 33] So Poul wente out of the [Om. V.] myddil of hem. [verse 34] For|sothe summe [summen QV.] cliuynge [cleueden V.] to him, bileu|yden [and bileeueden V.] . In the [Om. QVX.] whiche and Dionyse Ario|pagite, or greet [a grete GMPT.] man of [in S.] comun scole [Gloss om. in X.] , and a womman, by name Damaris, and othere men [Om. G pr. m. MPT.] with hem.