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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.
32 And when they saw the chief captain. Those whose fury neither the majesty of God, ne yet the reverence of the temple could once stay, begin to relent when they see a profane man. Whereby it appeareth that they were set on fire rather with barbarous cruelty than zeal. Now whereas the chief captain bindeth Paul with chains, he declareth thereby sufficiently that he came not to ease him. The unbelievers would attribute this to fortune: but the Spirit hath depainted out unto us the providence of God as in a table reigning amidst the confused uproars of men. And though this be very hard that this holy minister of God is so shamefully handled: yet the equity of the chief captain is to be commended, if he be compared with the Jews. He bindeth him with chains, as if he were some evil doer or some wicked person: yet doth he vouchsafe to hear him when he is bound, whom they did beat unmercifully: neither doeth he determine to handle him hardly before he knew his cause. Yea this was the best way to mitigate their cruelty, because they thought that Paul should be punished immediately.
32 And when they saw the chiefe captaine. Those whose furie neither the maiestie of God, ne yet the reuerence of the temple could once stay, begin to relent when they see a prophane man. Wherby it appeareth that theye were set on fire rather with barbarous crueltie than zeale. Nowe whereas the chiefe captaine bindeth Paul with chaines, hee declareth thereby sufficiently that he came not to ease him. The vnbeleeuers wold attribute this to fortune: but the Spirit hath depainted out vnto vs the prouidence of God as in a table reigning amidst the confused vprores of men. And though this be very hard that this holy minister of God is so shamefully handled: yet the equitie of the chiefe captaine is to be commended, if hee bee compared with the Iewes. Hee bindeth him with chaines, as if he were some euill doer or some wicked person: yet doth he vouchsafe to heare him when he is bounde, whom they did beat vnmercifully: neither doeth hee determin to handle him hardly before he knew his cause. Yea this was the best way to mitigate their cruelty, because they thought that Paul should be punished immediatly.