his father, and all his company, seventy and five souls.

And Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he and our fathers.

And they were brought over to Shechem, and laid in the sepulchre which Abraham bought for money of the children of Hemor in Shechem.

And it came to pass, when the time of the promise which God sware unto Abraham was at hand, that the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

Till another king arose, who knew nothing of Joseph.

This man deceived our kindred, and did evil to our fathers, and caused the young children to be cast down, that they should not live.

And Moses was born at that time, and was a goodly child in the sight of God, and was nourished in his father’s house three months.

And when he was cast down, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and brought him up to be a son.

And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in works and words.

And when he was forty years old, he considered to see his brethren the children of Israel, 24. And he saw one wronged. And he prevailed, and avenged him that was wronged, and slew the Egyptian.

And he thought that his brethren should hear, that by his hand God would give them salvation: but they heard it not.

And the next day he came to them, when they were at strife one with another, and dealt with them, that they might have peace, saying, Men, ye are brethren; why doth one wrong another?

And he that wronged his neighbour cast him away, saying, Who made thee ruler and judge over us?

Wilt thou kill me also, as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?

And Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian. And there he begat two sons.

And for forty years the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in the wilderness in mount Sinai in a flame of fire in a bush.

And when Moses saw it, he marvelled at the vision. And when he went to look, the voice of the LORD came unto him:

I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and could not look.

And the LORD said unto him, Put off thy shoes from off thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

I have seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. Now therefore come hither, and I will send thee into Egypt.

This Moses, whom they denied, saying: Who made you a ruler and a judge? God sent him to be a ruler and a redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

And he led them out, and did wonders and signs in Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.

This is Moses, which said unto the children of Israel: A prophet shall the LORD your God raise up unto you of your brethren like unto me, and ye shall hear him.

This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel that talked with him in mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received the living word to give unto us; 39. Whom your fathers would not obey, but cast him away, and turned back their hearts into Egypt.

And they said unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for we know not what hath befallen this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt.

And they made a calf at that time, and offered sacrifices unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.

But God turned, and gave them to serve the host of heaven: as it is written in the book of the prophet: Did ye of the house of Israel offer me sacrifices and cattle in the wilderness forty years?

And ye approached unto the tabernacle of Moloch, and unto the star of Remphan your god, even unto the images which ye had made to worship them: and I will cast you away beyond Babylon.

Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, as he commanded them, when he spake unto Moses, that he should make it after the pattern which he had seen, 45. Which our fathers also received, and brought them with Joshua into the land which the heathen possessed, whom God cast out from before the face of our fathers unto the days of David.

And he found grace in the sight of God, and asked that he might find a tabernacle unto the God of Jacob.

But built him an house.

But the Most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands, as the prophet saith: 49. Heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool: what house will ye build me, saith the LORD, or what is the place of my rest?

Did not my hand do all this?

Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye always resist the Holy Ghost, as your fathers did, so do ye.

Which prophet did not your fathers persecute, and slay them that proclaimed beforehand the future of that righteous man, whose betrayer and murderer ye are now become?

Ye have received the law by the business of angels, and have not kept it.

And when they heard these things, they were sore troubled, and gnashed their teeth at him.

And when he was full of the Holy Ghost, he looked up to heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, and said, Behold, I see heaven open, and the
Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

And they cried with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed in with one accord unto him, and thrust him out of the city, and stoned him.

And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man whose name was Saul.

And they stoned Stephen, who cried out, saying, Lord JEsu, receive my spirit.

And he kneeled down, and cried aloud: Lord, do not keep this sin from them! And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
(Acts)
Chapter 8
The persecution of Saul. Conversion of the Samaritans. The trickery of Simon the sorcerer. Conversion of the chamberlain of Mohrenland.

And Saul was pleased with his death. And at that time there arose a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad in Judea and Samaria without the apostles.

And there buried Stephen, men that feared God, and made great lamentation over him.

And Saul destroyed the church, and went to and fro into the houses, and brought out men and women, and delivered them into prison.

They therefore which were scattered abroad went about preaching the word.

And Philip came down into a city of Samaria, and preached unto them of Christ.

And the people with one accord diligently heard what Philip said, and saw the signs which he did.

For the unclean spirits came out of many that were possessed with a great cry; and many that were sick of the palsy and lame were made whole.

And there was great joy in that city.

Now there was a man named Simon, which did sorcery before in the same city, and bewitched the Samaritan people, pretending that he was something great.

And they all looked upon him, both small and great, and said: This is the power of God, which is great.

And they looked upon him because he had long bewitched them with his magic.

And when they believed the preaching of Philip concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of JESUS Christ, both men and women were baptized.

Then Simon also believed, and was baptized, and stood by Philip. And when he saw the signs and the deeds that were done, he marvelled.
(Epistle on Pentecost Tuesday.)

And when the apostles heard at Jerusalem that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John.

Which when they were come down, they prayed over them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost.

(For he was not yet fallen on any, but were baptized alone in the name of Christ JEsu.) 17. Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost:]

And when Simon saw that the Holy Ghost was given when the apostles laid their hands on him, he offered them money.

Saying, Give me also power, that if I lay hands on any man, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

And Peter said unto him, That thou shouldest be condemned with thy money, that thou shouldest think that the gift of God is obtained by money.

Thou shalt not have any part nor any pleasure in this word: for thy heart is not righteous in the sight of God.

Therefore repent of this thy wickedness, and ask God whether the wickedness of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

For I see that thou art full of bitter gall, and bound up in iniquity.

And Simon answered and said, Pray ye the LORD for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken of come upon me.

And they, when they had testified and spoken the word of the LORD, returned again to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many Samaritan villages.

And the angel of the LORD spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south into the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desolate.

And he arose, and went his way. And, behold, a man of the land of Moor, an officer and ruler of the queen Candaze in the land of Moor, which was over all her treasures, came