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…

Indeed I confess that all things cannot be taught at one time, and that we must imitate Paul his wisdom, who did apply himself unto the capacity of the ignorant. But what moderation is this when they suffer the blind to fall into the ditch, when they leave miserable souls under the tyranny of Antichrist: and whereas they see Idolatry ⟨p. 479⟩rage, the worship of God corrupt, his Law broken, and finally all […] things profaned, they do either with silence pass over such filthy confusion, or else they show it under hand sparingly and obscurely like men that be afraid? Therefore we must note Paul his word, when as he saith that he kept back nothing, but did show whatsoever things were profitable for the people: for by this we gather that the pure and free profession of sound doctrine is required at the hands of the servants of Christ, wherein there must be no boughts nor crooks, and that nothing is more unseemly in them than oblique insinuations, and such as are inwrapped in crafty dissimulation.

Indeed I confesse that all thinges cannot be taught at one time, and that we must imitate Paul his wisedom, who did apply himselfe vnto the capacitie of the ignoraunt. But what moderation is this when they suffer the blinde to fal into the ditch, when they leaue myserable soules vnder the tyranny of Antichrist: and whereas they see Idolatrie ⟨p. 479⟩rage, the worship of God corrupt, his Lawe broken, and finally all 〈…〉 thinges prophaned, they doe either with silence passe ouer such filthie confusion, or else they shew it vnder hand sparingly and obscurelie like men that be afraid? Therefore we must note Paul his word, when as he saith that he kept backe nothing, but did shew whatsoeuer things were profitable for the people: for by this wee gather that the pure and free profession of sounde doctrine is required at the hands of the seruants of Christ, wherein there must be no boughts nor crooks, and that nothing is more vnseemely in them than oblique insinuations, and such as are inwrapped in crafty dissimulation.