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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.
Now he willeth all men. In these words Paul teacheth that we must give ear to God so soon as he speaketh, as it is written, To day if ye will hear his voice harden not your hearts, For the stubbornness of those men is without excuse, who forslow this opportunity when God doeth gently call them unto him. Also we gather out of this place to what end the Gospel is preached:1 to wit, that God may gather us to himself from the former errors of our life. Therefore so oft as the voice of the gospel doeth sound in our ears, let us know that God doeth exhort us unto repentance. We must also note that he attributeth to God the person of the speaker, though he do it by man. For otherwise the Gospel hath not so full authority as the heavenly truth deserveth, save only when our faith doth look unto him who is the governor of the prophetical function, and doth depend upon his mouth.
Now he willeth all men. In these wordes Paul teacheth that wee must giue eare to God so soone as he speaketh, as it is written, To day if yee will heare his voice harden not your hearts, For the stubbernes of those men is without excuse, who forslow this opportunitie when God doeth gently call them vnto him. Also we gather out of this place to what end the Gospel is preached:1 to wit, that God may gather vs to himself from the former errours of our life. Therefore so oft as the voice of the gospel doeth sounde in our eares, let vs know that God doeth exhort vs vnto repentance. We must also note that he attributeth to God the person of the speaker, though he do it by man. For otherwise the Gospel hath not so full authoritie as the heauenly truth deserueth, saue onely when our faith doth looke vnto him who is the gouernor of the propheticall function, and doth depend vpon his mouth.