how he wrought many miracles in this world,
and afterwards suffered death of His own will for us,
and on the third day arose from the dead uncorrupt.
In the midst of these words was shown a great miracle of God,
so that the Holy Ghost came upon the heathen,
and they all who heard that lore spake
with divers tongues, magnifying God.
Then marvelled the Jews who were there with Peter,
which believed in Christ, that the Holy Ghost came
upon the heathen, and the holy Peter said,
' Who shall forbid water for the baptism of these men
now that they have received the Holy Ghost
even as we ourselves?' and he straightway commanded them
all to be baptized, in the name of the Almighty.
Then prayed they Peter to tarry there
for a few days after their baptism.
After that when Peter came to the Christian congregation
at Jerusalem, then the brethren asked him,
they of the Jewish nation who believed in Christ,
' Why wentest thou to the heathen and didst eat in their house?'
The Jews thought that they alone were
chosen of God, and therefore so spake.
In old days, under Moses' Law,
the Jews would not come near the heathen,
nor eat with them, and very rightly then,
because they themselves believed in the living God,
and the heathen believed in the false gods,
which were not gods but horrible devils.
The Jews wished now to hold their customs S
after their baptism, and to contemn the heathen.
Then began St. Peter to relate to them all
what God had showed him before ho came thither,
