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The noumbre of them that beleved in the Lorde bothe of men and wemen grewe moare and moare:
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in so moche that they brought the sicke into the strettes and layde them on beddes and palettes that at the lest waye the shadowe of Peter when he came by myght shadowe some of them.
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There came also a multitude out of ye cities roud about vnto Ierusalem bringynge sicke folkes and them which were vexed with vnclene spretes. And they were healed every one.
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Then ye chefe preste rose vp and all they that were with him (which is the secte of the Saduces) and were full of indignacion
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and layde hondes on the Apostles and put them in the comen preson.
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But the angell of the Lorde by nyght openned the preson dores and brought them forthe and sayde:
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goo steppe forthe and speake in the temple to the people all the wordes of this lyfe.
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When they hearde that they entred into the temple erly in the morninge and taught. The chefe prest came and they that were with him and called a counsell to gedder and all the elders of the chyldren of Israel and sent to the preson to fet them.
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When the ministres came and founde them not in the preson they returned and tolde
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sayinge: the preson founde we shut as sure as was possible and the kepers stondynge with out before ye dores. But whe we had opened we founde no man with in.
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When the chefe prest of all and the ruler of the temple and the hye prestes hearde these thinges they douted of them whervnto this wolde growe.