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ACTS OF PAUL
And there was there one by name . . . rimus, who had a son born to him which was dumb.
On the next page is a proper name, Lix (or perhaps Kilix, a Cilician), and later the words, ‘I preach the good tidings of the Saviour . . . . Son of God’.
On the next page. Lix perhaps occurs again, and ‘Moses'.
The next begins: for that which we say cometh to pass forthwith. Behold we will bring him hither unto thee that he may . . . . thee, to hear the truth of thy . . . . .
Next page. On God whose desire is come to pass in him, this is the wise man . . . .
. . . . the Father and he hath sent Jesus Christ.
Next page, turned toward the East. Moses . . . . .
. . . . in Syria
. . . . in Cyrene
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Again I say unto you . . . .
I, that do the works . . . . .
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that a man is not justifed by the Law, but that he is justified by the works of righteousness, and he . . . .
Next page has the words ‘liberty', ‘and the yoke', ‘all flesh’; and, ‘and every one confess that Jesus Christ is the glory of the Father'.
Next page, lower part: is not water in him, but . . . . being water, I am not hungry but I am thirsty; I am not . . . . but not to . . . . to suffer them, to be (devoured) by wild beasts, not to be able . . . . from the earth, but not to suffer them to be burnt by the fire, are these things of the present age testified, he which was a persecutor . . . . .
Next page, lower part, (Cle)anthes.
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the law of God which is called . . . . who walketh here before them, hath he not followed us throughout all the cities . . . . And when . . . . he turned himself toward the East after this (after two lines) such words, neither preacheth he as thou preachest them, O Paul, that thou mayest not . . . .
Next page begins: Thou art in the presence (sight, face) of Jerusalem, but I trust in the Lord that thou wilt . . . . .
The name ‘Saul’ is almost certain some lines later.
Next page begins: whom they crucified.
And at the end: raised up our flesh.
Next page, 7th line, For since the day when . . . . persecuted the apostles which were (with me? sc. Peter) out of Jerusalem, I hid myself that I might have comfort, and we nourish them which stand, through the word according to the promise (?) of his grace. I have fallen into many troubles and have