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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.
In the mean season we see what horrible and filthy disorder there was at that day in the Church. Ananias, who was the chief of the council, whereas he ought to have stayed others by his gravity: forgetting all modesty, he enforceth them unto violence and savageness. Therefore they had at that day no regard of discipline: but there remained among them confused barbarism. And no marvel for they had estranged themselves from God: they had most reproachfully rejected Christ: all their religion was set to sale: therefore it was meet that they should run headlong into furious madness, which might be loathsome even among profane men, that they might be punished in their own shame, for their ungodliness.
In the meane season wee see what horrible and filthy disorder there was at that day in the Church. Ananias, who was the chiefe of the councell, whereas he ought to haue stayed others by his grauitie: forgetting all modestie, he enforceth them vnto violence and sauagenesse. Therefore they had at that day no regarde of discipline: but there remained among them confused barbarisme. And no maruell for they had estranged themselues from God: they had most reprochfully reiected Christ: all their religion was set to sale: therefore it was meete that they should runne headlong into furious madnes, which might bee loathsome euen among prophane men, that they might be punished in their own shame, for their vngodlinesse.
3 God shall smite thee. Paul cannot put up that injury, but he must at least with sharp words reprehend the high Priest, and denounce Gods vengeance unto him. For it is no curse as appeareth sufficiently by the Greek text: but rather a reprehension, joined with the denouncing of a punishment. If any man object, that Paul did not use that modesty, which Christ commandeth his to use, when he commandeth them after they have received a blow on the left cheek to turn the right cheek also: we may readily answer,1 that Christ doth not in these words require silence, whereby the wickedness and frowardness of the wicked may be nourished: but he doeth only bridle