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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.
Therefore let us know that God who hath appointed judgement seats doth also grant liberty to his to use the same lawfully. Therefore those mistake Paul,1 who think that he doth flatly condemn the Corinthians, because they require help of the magistrate for defence of their right, seeing he reproveth in that place a manifest fault, to wit, because they could suffer no wrong, and because they were too much set upon suing one another, whereby they caused the gospel to be evil spoken of.
Therfore let vs know that God who hath appointed iudgement seats doth also graunt libertie to his to vse the same lawfully. Therfore those mistake Paul,1 who think that he doth flatly condemne the Corinthiās, bicause they require help of the magistrate for defence of their right, seeing he reproueth in that place a manifest fault, to wit, because they could suffer no wrong, and because they were too much set vpon sueing one another, whereby they caused the gospell to be euill spoken of.
12 Festus having talked with the council. The governors did use to have certain of the chief citizens which did attend upon them, & sate with them in judgement: that they might decree nothing without the consent of the council. Furthermore it doth seem that Festus pronoun ced this with indignation, when he said interrogatively, hast thou appealed to Caesar? to wit, because it grieved him that he could not do the Jews such a pleasure as he desired: though I leave that indifferent because it is neither of any great importance, and it leaneth only to a conjecture.
12 Festus hauing talked with the councell. The gouernours did vse to haue certain of the chief citizens which did attend vpon them, & sate with them in iudgement: that they might decree nothing without the consent of the councell. Furthermore it doth seeme that Festus pronoū ced this with indignation, when hee said interrogatiuely, hast thou appealed to Caesar? to wit, because it greeued him that he coulde not doe the Iewes such a pleasure as he desired: though I leaue that indifferent because it is neither of any great importance, and it leaneth only to a coniecture.