Acts 12

^{1 a} Who was called Agrippa the sone of Aristobul: he was nephewe vnto Herode the Great, and brother of Herodias.

^{2 !} He killeth James,

^{2 b} There was another so named which was the sonne of Alpheus.

^{3 c} It came then of no zeale nor relition, but onely to flatter the people.

^{4 d} The nomber being sixtene was deuided by foures to kepe diuers wardes.

^{4 !} And putteth Peter in prison.

^{7 !} Whome the Lord deliuereth by an Angel.

^{8 e} Read {Marke 6,9}

^{8 !} Herode persecuteth the Christian.

^{11 f} For they thoght that Herode wolde haue put him to death, as he had purposed.

^{15 g} For thei did know by Gods worde that Angels were appointed to defende the faithful, and also in those dayes thei were accustomed to se suche sights.

^{17 h} Which was lesse suspect, by reason of the brethren.

^{20 i} Bothe by flattering wordes & also by briberie.

^{21 !} The horrible death of Herode.

^{23 k} Which he shulde haue done, if he had punished the flatterers, of whose vanitie he complained, when he was a dying, as Josephus writeth.

^{23 l} The vilenes of the punishment declareth how God detesteth pride, and tyrannie: his grande father also was eaten of life.

^{24 !} The Gospel florisheth.

^{24 m} The more that tyrants go about to suppresse Gods worde, the more doeth it increase.

^{25 !} Barnabas & Saul returning to Antiochia take John Marke with them.

^{25 n} Which was to distribute the almes sent from Antiochia, {Chap. 11,29}