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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.
But when Festus commendeth the Romans, he showeth what doth beseem judges. And if nature did tell profane men thus much, that they must admit no such favour as may oppress the guiltless: how much more must judges, (who have the light of the word of God) be careful to avoid all corruption.
But when Festus commendeth the Romanes, he sheweth what doth beseeme iudges. And if nature did tel profane men thus much, that they must admit no such fauour as may oppresse the giltlesse: howe muche more must iudges, (who haue the light of the word of God) be carefull to auoide all corruption.
18 They laid no such crime to his charge. I marvel why Festus doeth say that there was no such crime objected to Paul as he supposed, seeing he was accused of sedition: but we may again conject by this, ⟨p. 556⟩yea, plainly know that their accusations were so vain, that they ought not to have been brought before the judgement seat: as if a man did utter a slanderous speech unadvisedly. For which cause he saith that the state of the cause did consist in questions of the law. Therefore we see that he putteth a difference between those offences which were wont to be punished by mans laws, and the controversy which was between Paul and the Jews: not that religion ought to be corrupted freely, or that their malapertness is tolerable, who overthrow the worship of god with their own inventions: but because the man being a Roman, cared not for Moses law: therefore he speaketh so disdainfully when he saith, that they did strive about their superstition. Though this word deisidaimonia be taken of the Grecians as well in good as evil part: to wit, because the choice of worshippings of false gods were common in all places. Notwithstanding his meaning is that he careth not what manner religion the Jews have. And no marvel if a man which was an Ethnic and had not learned that the rule of godliness must be fet from the mouth of God, know not how to distinguish between the pure worship of God and superstitions.