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The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the Acts of the Apostles, faithfully translated…The commentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the Actes of the Apostles, faithfully translated…
The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the Acts of the Apostles, faithfully translated out of Latin into English for the great profit of our country-men, by Christopher Fetherstone student in divinityThe commentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the Actes of the Apostles, faithfully translated out of Latine into English for the great profite of our countrie-men, by Christopher Fetherstone student in diuinitie
Londini: printed by Thomas Dawson, 1585
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Help us. This speech setteth forth the ministry committed to Paul. For seeing that the Gospel is the power of God to salvation, those which are the ministers of God are said to help those who perish: that having delivered them from death, they may bring them unto the inheritance of eternal life.1 And this ought to be no small encouragement for godly teachers to stir up the heat of their study and desire: when they hear that they call back miserable souls from destruction, and that they help those who should otherwise perish, that they may be saved. Again, all people unto whom the Gospel is brought, are taught reverently to embrace the ministers thereof as deliverers: unless they will maliciously reject the grace of God: and yet this commendation and title is not so translated unto men, that God is robbed even of the least part of his praise: because though he by his ministers give salvation, yet is he the only author thereof, as if he reached out his hands to help.
Helpe vs. This speech setteth forth the ministerie committed to Paul. For seing that the Gospel is the power of God to saluation, those which are the ministers of God are said to helpe those who perish: that hauing deliuered them from death, they may bring them vnto the inheritance of eternall life.1 And this ought to be no small incouragement for godly teachers to stirre vp the heat of their studie and desire: when they heare that they call backe miserable soules from destruction, and that they helpe those who shoulde otherwise perish, that they may bee saued. Againe, all people vnto whom the Gospel is brought, are taught reuerently to embrace the ministers thereof as deliuerers: vnlesse they will maliciously reiect the grace of God: and yet this commendation and title is not so translated vnto men, that God is robbed euen of the least parte of his praise: because though hee by his ministers giue saluation, yet is he the onely author thereof, as if he reached out his hands to helpe.