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And they called Barnabas Iupiter and Paul Mercurius because he was the preacher.
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Then Iupiters Preste which dwelt before their cite brought oxe and garlondes vnto the churche porche and wolde have done sacrifise with the people.
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But when the Apostles Barnabas and Paul herde that they rent their clothes and ran in amonge the people cryinge
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and sayinge: syrs why do ye this? We are mortall men lyke vnto you and preache vnto you that ye shuld turne from these vanyties vnto ye lyvinge God which made heaven and erth and the see and all that in them is:
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the which in tymes past suffred all nacions to walke in their awne wayes.
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Neverthelesse he lefte not him selfe with outen witnes in that he shewed his benefites in gevinge vs rayne from heaven and frutefull ceasons fyllinge oure hertes with fode and gladnes.
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And with these sayinges scase refrayned they the people that they had not done sacrifice vnto them.
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Thither came certayne Iewes fro Antioche and Iconium and optayned the peoples consent and stoned Paul and drewe him oute of the cyte supposynge he had bene deed.
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How be it as the disciples stode rounde about him he arose vp and cam into the cyte. And the nexte daye he departed with Barnabas to Derba.
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After they had preached to that cite and had taught many they returned agayne to Lisira and to Iconium and Antioche
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and strengthed the disciples soules exhortinge them to continue in the faith affyrminge yt we must thorowe moche tribulacion entre into the kyngdome of God.