Obedience to God, Not Men

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Then Peter and the Apostles answered, and sayd, We ought rather to obey God then men.

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The God of our fathers hath raised vp Iesus, whom ye slewe, and hanged on a tree.

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Him hath God lift vp with his right hand, to be a Prince and a Sauiour, to giue repentance to Israel, and forgiuenes of sinnes.

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And we are his witnesses concerning these things which we say: yea, and the holy Ghost, whome God hath giuen to them that obey him.

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Now when they heard it, they brast for anger, and consulted to slay them.

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Then stoode there vp in the Councill a certaine Pharise named Gamaliel, a doctour of the Lawe, honoured of all the people, and commanded to put the Apostles forth a litle space,

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And sayd vnto them, Men of Israel, take heede to your selues, what ye intende to doe touching these men.

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For before these times, rose vp Theudas boasting himselfe, to whom resorted a number of men, about a foure hundreth, who was slaine: and they all which obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.

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After this man, arose vp Iudas of Galile, in the dayes of the tribute, and drewe away much people after him: hee also perished, and all that obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

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And nowe I say vnto you, Refraine your selues from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsell, or this worke be of men, it will come to nought:

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But if it be of God, ye can not destroy it, lest ye be found euen fighters against God.

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And to him they agreed, and called the Apostles: and when they had beaten them, they commanded that they should not speake in the Name of Iesus, and let them goe.

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So they departed from the Councill, reioycing, that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke for his Name.

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And dayly in the Temple, and from house to house they ceased not to teach, and preach Iesus Christ.

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