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And they that gyded Paul brought him vnto Attens and receaved a comaundment vnto Sylas and Timotheus for to come to him at once and came their waye.
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Whyll Paul wayted for them at Attens his sprete was moved in him to se the cite geven to worshippinge of ymages.
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Then he disputed in the synagoge wt the Iewes and with the devout persones and in the market dayly with the that came vnto him.
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Certayne philosophers of ye Epicures and of ye stoyckes disputed with him. And some ther were which sayde: what will this babler saye. Other sayd: he semeth to be a tydynges bringer of newe devyls because he preached vnto them Iesus and the resurreccion.
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And they toke him and brought him into Marsestrete sayinge: maye we not knowe what this newe doctrine wher of thou speakest is?
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For thou bringest straunge tydynges to oure eares. We wolde knowe therfore what these thinges meane.
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For all the Attenians and straungers which were there gave the selves to nothinge els but ether to tell or to heare newe tydynges.
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Paul stode in the myddes of Marse strete and sayde: ye men of Attens I perceave that in all thinges ye are to supersticious.
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For as I passed by and behelde the maner how ye worship youre goddes I founde an aultre wher in was written: vnto ye vnknowen god. Whom ye then ignoratly worship him shewe I vnto you.
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God that made the worlde and all that are in it seynge that he is Lorde of heven and erth he dwelleth not in temples made with hondes
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nether is worshipped with mennes hondes as though he neded of eny thinge seinge he him selfe geveth lyfe and breeth to all men every where