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…

2 He disputed. Luke setteth down first, what was the sum of the disputation: to wit, that Jesus the son of Mary is Christ, who was promised in times past in the law & the prophets, who by the sacrifice of his death did make satisfaction for the sins of the world, & brought righteousness, & life by his resurrection: secondly how he proved that which he taught. Let us handle this second member first. Luke saith that he disputed out of the scriptures: therefore the proofs of faith must be•fet from the mouth of god alone. If we dispute about matters which concern men then let human reasons take place: but in the doctrine of faith, the authority ⟨p. 408⟩of God alone must reign, and upon it must we depend. All men confess that this is true, that we must stay our selves upon God alone: yet there be but a few, which hear him speak in the scriptures. But and if that maxim take place among us; that the scripture cometh of God: the rule either of teaching or of learning ought to be taken no where else. Whereby it doth also appear, with what devilish fury the papists are driven, when they deny that there can any certainty be gathered out of the scriptures: and therefore they hold that we must stand to the decrees of men. For I demand of them whether Paul did observe a right order in disputing or no? at least let them blush for shame, that the word of the Lord was more reverenced in an unbelieving nation, then it is at this day among them. The Jews admit Paul & suffer him when he disputeth out of the scriptures: the Pope and all his, count it a mere mock, when the scripture is cited: as if God did speak doubtfully there, and did with vain boughts mock men. Hereunto is added that because there is at this day much more light in the scripture, and the trueth of God shineth there more clearly, then in the law and prophets. For in the Gospel Christ, who is the sun of righteousness doeth shed out his beam with perfect brightness upon us, for which cause the blasphemy of the papists is the more intolerable, whiles that they will make the word of God as yet uncertain. But let us know, as faith can be grounded no where else then in the word of the Lord, so we must only stand to the testimony thereof in all controversies.

2 He disputed. Luke setteth down first, what was the sum of the dlsputatiō: to wit, that Iesus the son of Mary is Christ, who was promised in times past in the law & the prophets, who by the sacrifice of his death did make satisfactiō for the sins of the world, & brought righteousnes, & life by his resurrectiō: secōdly how he proued that which he taught. Let vs hādle this second member first. Luke saith that he disputed out of the scriptures: therfore the proofes of fayth must befet frō the mouth of god alone. If we dispute about matters which cō cern mē thē let human resōs take place: but in the doctrine of faith, the authority