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clothing, 31. And faid, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard and thine alms are had in remembrance in the fight o God. 32. Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon whofe firmame is Peter; he is lodged in the houfe of on Simon a tamer, by the fea-fide; who when he cometh, fhall fpeak unto thee. 33. Immediately therefore I fent to thee; and thou haft well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here prefent before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God. 34. Then Peter opened his mouth, and faid, Of a truth I perceive that God is no refpecter of perfons: 35. But in every nation,

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right fide, clothed in a long white Garment, Luk. 24. 4. Two Men food by them in fining Garments5 (997 1 * s Deut. 10. 17. The Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty and a Pet. 1. 17. If ye call on the terrible, which regardeth not Per Father, who without refpect of Pa Jons, nor taketh Rewards. 2 Chron. fans judgeth according to every 19. 7.There is no iniquity with to Mans Work, pafs the time of your the Lord our God, nor refpect of fojourning here in fear. Perfons, nor taking Gifts. † Job A&ts 15. 9. [God] put no dif 34. 19. That accepteth not the Perference between us [Jews] and them Jons of Princes, nor regardeth the

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Righteousness of God which is by Faith of Jefus Chrift unto all, and upon all them that believe; for there is no difference. Is he the God of the Jews only ? is he not all of the Gentiles? Yeas, of the Gentiles alfo Rom. 1o. 12. There is no difference between the lew and the Greek for the fame Lord over all, is rich unto all that call upon him.

Rich more than the Poor; for they 15 by Faith. Rom. 3. 22,29. Even the are all the Work of his Hands. Wifd. 6. 7. He which is Lord over Call, fhall fear no Mans Perfox, neither fhall he ftand in awe of any Mans Greatnefs: for he hath made the Small and Great, and careth for all alike Ecclefiafticus 35. 12, 16. Do not think to corrupt with Gifts, for fuch he will not receive: and truft not to unrighteous Sacrifi 25 ces, for the Lord is Judge, and with him is no refpect of Perfons. He that ferveth the Lord, fhall be accepted with Favour, and his Prayer fhall reach unto the Clouds30 Mat. 3. 9. Think not to fay within your felves, we have Abraham to our Father

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Cor, 12. 13. By one Spirit are we all baptized into one Body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be Bond or Free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. Gal 3. 28. There is neither few nor Greck, there is nei ther Bond nor Free, there is nei ther Male nor Female: for ye are all one in Chrift Jefus. Gal. 5. 6. In Chrift Jefus neither Circumcifi on availeth any thing, nor Uncir cumcifion;

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ation, he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, s accepted with him. 36. The word which God fent uno the children of Ifrael, preaching peace by Jefus Chrift he is Lord of all) 37. That word (I fay) you know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptifm which John preached; 38. How God anointed Jefus of Nazareth with the holy Ghoft, nd with power; who went about doing good, and heal

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cumcifion; but Faith which worketh by love. Gal. 6. 15. but a new Creature. Eph. 1. 10. That n the Difpenfation of the Fulness of Times, he might gather together in one all things in Chrift,both which are in Heaven, and which are on Earth. Eph. 2. 13, 14, 16. In Chrift Jefus, ye who fometimes were far off, are made nigh by the Blood of Chrift. For he is our Peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle Wall of Partition between us, and that he might reconcile both unto God in one Body by the Crofs, having flain the Enmity thereby. Eph. 6. 8. Knowing that what foever good thing any Man doth, the fame fhall he receive of the Lord, whether he be Bond or Free. Col. 3. II. Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, Circumcifion nor Uncircumcifion, Barbarian, Scythian, Bond nor Free, but Chrift is all, and in all.

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call upon him. † Deut. 10. 17. The Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty and a terrible. Dan. 52.47. The King answered unto Daniel, and faid, Of a Truth it is that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of Kings.- 1 Tim. 6. 15. Which in his Times he fhall fhew, who is the blessed and only Poten tate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords. Rev. 1. 5. From Jefus Chrift the Prince of the Kings of the Earth.- * Rev. 17. 14. These fhall make War with the Lamb, and the Lamb fhall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings. Rev. 19. 16, He hath on his Vefture and on his Thigh a Name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords.

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Rom. 2. 27. Shall not Uncircumcifion which is by Nature, if it fulfil the Law, judge thee, who by the Letter and Circumcifion doth tranfgrefs the Law? Rom. 14. 17. The Kingdom of God is not Meat and Drink, but Righteousness, Peace, and Joy in the holy Ghoft. Col. 1. 26. The Mystery which hath been hid from Ages and Ge- 35 nerations, but now is made manifeft to the Saints.

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Mat. 4. 23. Jefus went about all Galilee, teaching in their Syna gogues, and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom. Luk. 4. 14. Jefus returned in the Power of the Spirit into Galilee.—

8. Luk. 4. 18. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, becaufe he hath anointed me to preach the Gofpel to the Poor, he hath fent me to heal the broken-hearted. Joh.3. 34. God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

A&ts 2. 22. Jefus of Nazareth, a Man ap proved of God among you by Mira cles, and Wonders, and Signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye your felves alfo know. Acts 4. 27. Of a Truth, against 40 thy holy Child Jefus, whom thou haft anointed, both Herod and Pon tius

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to the uttermoft Part of the Earth Mat. 25. 3. When the Son of Man fhall come in his Glory, and all the holy Angels with him, then fhall he fit upon the Throne of his Glory. † Job 5, 22, 27. The Fa ther judgeth no Man: but hath committed all Judgment to the Son, And hath given him Authority to execute Judgment also, because he is the Son of Man. † Acts 17. 31. Because he hath appointed a Day wherein he will judge the World in Righteoufnefs, by that Man whom he hath ordained. Rom. 2. 16. In the Day when God fhall Judge the Secrets of Men by Jefus Christ. Rom.) 14.10. -We fhall all ftand before the Judgment-Stat of Christ. Cor. 4. 5. Judge nothing before the Time, until the Lord come, who will bring to Light the hidden things of Darkness, and then fhall every Man have praise 59f God. 2 Cor. 5. 10. We must all appear before the Judgment-Seat of Christ- † 2 Tim 4. 1. I charge thee before God and the Lord Je fus Chrift, who fhall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing, and his Kingdom. t1 Pet. 4-5. Who fhall give Account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. Jude Ver. 14, 15.-The Lord cometh with ten Thousands of his Saints, to execute Judgment upon all. --Rev. 20. 12. I faw the Dead fmall and great fand before God, and the Dead were judged

See on Acts 2. 24. d Joh. 14. 17, 22. Ye know him, the Spirit of Truth for he 20 dwelleth with you, and fhall be in you. How is it that thou wilt manifeft thy felf unto us, and not unto the World? A&ts 13.31. He was feen many Days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerufalem,, who are his Witneffes unto the People.

Luk. 24 42,43. They gave him a Piece of a broiled Fish, and of an Honey-comb. And he took it and did eat before them, Joh. 21. 13 Jefus then cometh and taketh Bread, and giveth them," and Fib likewife.

Mat. 28. 19. Go ye there-35 fore and teach all Nations.f Acts 1. 8. Ye fhall be Witnefes unto me, both in Jerufalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and un- 40

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Luk. 19. 9. Jefus faid unto him, This Day is Salvation come to this Houfe, forafmuch as he allo is the Son of Abraham. Acts 16.

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