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CHAP. XVII.
Hovv in other parts of Macedonia he planted the Church, and namely at Thessalonica, 5 vvhere the obstinate Ievves are so malicious, that they pursue him also into Be∣r••a▪ 14 From vvhence being conducted into Greece, he preacheth at Athens both to the Ievves and Gentiles, disputing vvith the Philosophers, 19 and in Areopagods, persuading them from their Idols vnto one God and IESVS CHRIST raised from the dead.
[verse 1] AND vvhen they had vvalked through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, vvhere there vvas a syna∣gogue of the Ievves. ✝ [rightJustify 2] And Paul accor∣ding to his custome entred in vnto them, & there Sabboths he discoursed to them out of the Scriptures, ✝ [rightJustify 3] declaring and insinuating that it behoued CHRIST to suffer and to rise againe from the dead: and that this is IESVS CHRIST, vvhom I preach to you. ✝ [rightJustify 4] And certaine of them beleeued, and vvere ioyned to Paul and Silas, and of the Gentiles that serued God a great multitude, and noble vvomen not a fevv. ✝ [rightJustify 5] But the Ievves∷ 1.1 enuying, & taking vnto them of the rascal sort certaine naughtie men, and making a tumult, stirred the citie: and besetting Iasons house, sought to bring them forth vnto the people. ✝ [rightJustify 6] And not finding them, they drevv Iason and certaine brethren to the princes of the citie, crying, That these are they that stirre vp the vvorld, and are come hither, ✝ [rightJustify 7] vvhom Iason hath receiued, and al these doe against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is an other king, IESVS. ✝ [rightJustify 8] And they moued the people, and the princes of the citie hearing these things. ✝ [rightJustify 9] And taking a satisfaction of Iason and of the rest, they dimissed them. ✝ [rightJustify 10] But the brethren forth∣vvith by night sent avvay Paul and Silas vnto Beroea.
Vvho vvhen they vvere come, entred into the syna∣gogue of the Ievves. ✝ [rightJustify 11] (And these were more noble then they that are at Thessalonica, vvho receiued the vvord vvith al greedines, daily searching the scriptures, if these things vvere so. ✝ [rightJustify 12] And many surely of them beleeued, and of honest vvo∣men Gentiles, and men not a fevv.) ✝ [rightJustify 13] And vvhen the Ievves in Thessalonica vnderstood, that at Beroea also the vvord of God vvas preached by Paul, they came thither also, mouing and troubling the multitude, ✝ [rightJustify 14] And then immediatly the